Artifact effects stack?

I don't think the game's random map generator supports placing two identical artifacts, and there wouldn't be any doubles in the maps the game comes with. I'd expect it wouldn't stack, you'd just get the bonus from one of them, if having two doesn't outright crash the game.

-- Retro

One time, I found an artefact that gave me an 25% phase jump time loading reduction. I was happy. But I found another one and my artifact screen show me an 50% reduction. So I guess that if you find 2 identical artifact, yes, the effect stack.

Just saw your post, Retro. I can assure you I found two identical artifact. Unfortunaly, I do not have any screen, replay or anything else similar. But artifact are relatively uncommons, so its quite hard to find two of the same kind.

That's interesting. I was going by an educated guess based on the interface - it *looks* like it should support only one artifact of a kind at a time.

Geez, imagine if you found three of the "stronger weapon" Kinetic Intensifier artifacts... "I take out your Sova Carrier with my Cobalt Frigate, so HA!"

p.s. http://www.soasewiki.com/index.php/Artifacts - might need an update now. See the last paragraph in the Exploration section.

-- Retro

Yeah, everytime i find an artifact I pray it's not an identical one because i've never seen the effects stack, but maybe I'm missing something.

But yeah, there are definately duplicate artifacts.

Yeah, when trying to get the Archaeologist achievement (collect all artifacts at once) I got 2 of many artifacts and 3 of some(200+ planets). I never noticed them stacking but I didn't think to look. I got the one I was missing on the second to last planet I could take over. That achievement is ridiculously annoying.

That's because achievements in general are ridiculously annoying.

The mere existence of that achievement was one of the reasons why I thought that there wouldn't be duplicate artifacts.

-- Retro

I edited the galaxy file to put an artifact at every planet. It definitely makes the game lively;)

Someone from Ironcald or Stardock can answer this? Artefact DOES duplicate. Im certain about this. But do they STACK? I think yes, but im not sure.

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Apparently they do stack yes.

Thanks for the answers, psugar. My comment for an future fix is to either leave it here like that or ensure their never identicals artifacts.