Influence Starbases Question

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I have a question about how to use influence starbases. I am trying to influence the population of an enemy planet to revolt and join my side. I can place an influence Starbase so that either the enemy planet is covered by the colored ring you get when you click on the base (I can't remember what it is called) or my planet is covered, but not both. Where should I place the Starbase?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If you are trying to influence their planet, cover their planet, preferably with more than one Influence Starbase.
If you are trying to defend your planet from their influence, cover your planet.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
In order to take over a planet via influence (the way I prefer to conquer planets) you need to elevate your influence to 4x the planet's influence. You can tell how much influence over the planet you have by looking to the right of the Influence section. Whatever it says after IP [as in 39IP (1.00)] is your influence multiplier. I have seen them in my games as high as 45 as I generally take the influence route to conquer the universe. It is pretty much random after the 4x point when you finally take over a planet. If I knew how to accelerate it beyond just increasing influence I would tell you but I really don't know how.
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