Hello all

Regarding influence, let me pose a scenario to best describe my question. Lets say I have a planet with "good" influence levels, and there is a foreign planet quite a ways away, even out of my area of influence on the minimap. Am I having any affect at all on that planet, or does he have to be within my AoI? Likewise, as my planet's influence values increase, I see my AoI increase on the minimap... is the effect I have on enemy planets within my AoI the same no matter where they are, or is "closer better"? Finally, back to the first example with the distant enemy planet, if I build an Influencer base near him, but out of my AoI, am I having any effect on him that way? My understanding of the base's bonuses is that they are all a percentage bonus... if I have no influence outside my AoI, it seems those bases should not help at all (ie, a 10% bonus to 'zero' is still zero).

Regarding the Galactic Bazaar, it is supposed to double the value of any diplomatic overtures you make. I have been successful in building it in my last three games, and I really have not seen any decrease in the pathetically unbalanced trades I have to offer, even if my diplomacy is superior. Can anyone confirm it is truly working?

Thanks for reading
Jonathan