first you find a large planet size hammer, and wack them a few times
and then gently squeeeeeezeeee

nahhhh
main thing is keep adding artifact buildings that produce artifacts, and use Mylarai Build Extractor to extract building and make room for it when You steal or buy better artifact structures or get them from Missions/NPC's
The Dyson
Assimilation Locus (100% Upgrade) Mining: 8, Population: 400
Omnistream Gateway Mining: 3, Research: 3, Artifact: 3
Hypergate Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2
T.O. Manufacturing Core Mining: 2, Artifact: 2
Scruuge Lab Mining: 1, Research: 2, Artifact: 1, Attack: 300
Trellith Comm Relay Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
Zolazin Analyzer Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Zolazin Analyzer Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
HyperSensor Satellite Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Tri-Phase Cutter Mining: 3, Attack: 300
Tri-Phase Cutter Mining: 3, Attack: 300
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
Meta-Tuned Jammer Research: 4, Cloak: 10%
Bioship Gene Lab Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 200
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6
Intraphasic Hoveroid Bonus Production: 5%
Hyperforge Fabricator (100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Hyperforge Fabricator (100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Polychoron Vault Mining Storage: 1000, Artifact Storage: 1000, Research Storage: 1000
Heist Dispatch Station Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Attack: 300, Attack: 10%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Bonus Artifact: 6%, Defense: 10%
Bane Generator II Mining: 3, Artifact: 3, Attack: 800
Litheor Core-Tunnel Mining: 2, Cloak: 15%
Quantum Accelerator Artifact: 2, Cloak: 150
Orbital Stabilizer Artifact: 2, Bonus Mining: 14%
T.O. Harvest Vault II Mining: 3, Mining Storage: 3000
Isolation Bureau Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Cloak: 400
Scruuge Hoarding Vault II Artifact: 3, Artifact Storage: 5000
Scruuge Hoarding Vault II Artifact: 3, Artifact Storage: 5000
Taltherian Archives Research: 1, Research Storage: 1000
A.I. Emotion Core Research: 2, Artifact: 1, Attack: 500
Cognizant Omniforge Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Bonus Production: 5%
Auric Lepus Drone 3.0 Research: 1, Artifact: 3, Attack: 1500, Defense: 1500
Auric Lepus Drone 3.0 Research: 1, Artifact: 3, Attack: 1500, Defense: 1500
Galactic Concord Station II Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Defense: 20%
Lepus Chromatic Gateway Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1, B Population: 30%
Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
Large Moons : Space +20%
Trade Outpost Intelligence : Production +4%
VARA Interface Link : Production +4%
(1 day, 11 hours left)
Barrier Nexus Effect : Defense +20%
Barrier Nexus Effect : Defense +20%
Meta-Tuned Jammer Effect : Cloak +10%
Intraphasic Hoveroid Effect : Production +5%
Heist Dispatch Station Effect : Attack +10%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Artifact +6%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Defense +10%
Litheor Core-Tunnel Effect : Cloak +15%
Orbital Stabilizer Effect : Mining +14%
Cognizant Omniforge Effect : Production +5%
Galactic Concord Station II Effect : Defense +20%
Lepus Chromatic Gateway Effect : Population +30%
the Exotic
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
Perimeter Station Artifact: 2, Population: 100, Defense: 200
Omnistream Gateway Mining: 3, Research: 3, Artifact: 3
Hypergate Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Scruuge Lab Mining: 1, Research: 2, Artifact: 1, Attack: 300
Trellith Comm Relay Research: 2, Artifact: 2
T.O. Manufacturing Core Mining: 2, Artifact: 2
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Adaptive Spire Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1
HyperSensor Satellite Research: 2, Artifact: 2
Tri-Phase Cutter Mining: 3, Attack: 300
Tri-Phase Cutter Mining: 3, Attack: 300
Zolazin Analyzer Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Zolazin Analyzer Research: 1, Artifact: 1
Quantum Hydro-Meliorator Artifact: 1, Population: 100
Intraphasic Hoveroid Bonus Production: 5%
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
Barrier Nexus Artifact: 1, Defense: 300, Defense: 20%
Bioship Gene Lab Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Population: 200
DM79 Datacenter Research: 6
Hyperforge Fabricator (100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Hyperforge Fabricator (100% Upgrade) Artifact: 24
Galactic Concord Station II Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Defense: 20%
Heist Dispatch Station Mining: 2, Artifact: 2, Attack: 300, Attack: 10%
Silthion Gas Vesicle Research: 2, Cloak: 150
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Adumbrate Station Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Cloak: 200
Litheor Transmutative Locator Bonus Artifact: 6%, Defense: 10%
Bane Generator II Mining: 3, Artifact: 3, Attack: 800
Litheor Core-Tunnel Mining: 2, Cloak: 15%
Meta-Tuned Jammer Research: 4, Cloak: 10%
T.O. Harvest Vault II Mining: 3, Mining Storage: 3000
Orbital Stabilizer Artifact: 2, Bonus Mining: 14%
Taltherian Archives Research: 1, Research Storage: 1000
Taltherian Archives Research: 1, Research Storage: 1000
Antimatter Drill Mining: 1, Artifact: 1, Attack: 400
A.I. Emotion Core Research: 2, Artifact: 1, Attack: 500
Lepus Drone 3.0 Research: 1, Artifact: 2, Attack: 500, Defense: 500
Lepus Drone 3.0 Research: 1, Artifact: 2, Attack: 500, Defense: 500
Cognizant Omniforge Mining: 1, Research: 1, Artifact: 1, Bonus Production: 5%
Isolation Bureau Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Cloak: 400
Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
Litheor Deep-Phase Probe Mining: 2, Research: 2, Artifact: 2, Population: 900, Cloak: 150
Large Moons : Space +20%
Trade Outpost Intelligence : Production +4%
Intraphasic Hoveroid Effect : Production +5%
Barrier Nexus Effect : Defense +20%
Barrier Nexus Effect : Defense +20%
Galactic Concord Station II Effect : Defense +20%
Heist Dispatch Station Effect : Attack +10%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Artifact +6%
Litheor Transmutative Locator Effect : Defense +10%
Litheor Core-Tunnel Effect : Cloak +15%
Meta-Tuned Jammer Effect : Cloak +10%
Orbital Stabilizer Effect : Mining +14%
Cognizant Omniforge Effect : Production +5%
I'll proberly lift some of the Mining structurs soner or later to make room for Quantum Accelerator (size 2, artifact 4 (at +100%)), Toxic Processing Plant (Size:2, Mining:3, Artifact:2, Attack:+30%) or Vorean Biostasis Lab (Uses Left: 4) (size 1, artifact 2, recearch 2 (if you have the right profession when you install them) to increase artifact production even futher
and take a look at
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=38392to see other posible setups that give high artifact production