Borders and Where is a uber database w/ all the stats for everything?

I'm a noob and I see my borders being criss-crossed by many a ship(scout ships atm b/c I'm only 50 or so turns into a gigantic game). What good are borders?

The borders show influence right? If the border is covering one of their planets, is my influence even close to turning that planet over?

Is there a 3rd party website that has uber useful information such as exact (or close enough) ship sizes/equipment (could be manually scaleable w/ miniaturization), list of planet improvements and what they do, build strategies, basic useful information such as how much a class 20 planet can earn in money in the middle of the tech tree or how sharply the tech tree research requirements rise ... I can't believe this game wouldn't have a very detailed data bank, b/c right now all I can find is only the most basic information and strategies. Nothing specific or complex.

...Maybe I'm stupid?

Thanks

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Mumblefratz

Join Date 07/2006

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The Galactopedia is probably your best bet. Follow the sticky below.

Galactopedia

AFAIK the Galactopedia reads the .xml files right from the game so it's always up to date with the version you're running.

Also the Wiki has lots of good information, though some of it's out of date.

GalCiv Wiki

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What if I'm on the work computer? lol..... Having an online database would be...uber.

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Mumblefratz

Join Date 07/2006

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The Wiki is your best bet for online.

Another useful reference by cyberj914 is hosted at Gamefaqs.

FAQ/Strategy Guide

It's pretty much for v1.1 and it's a hard copy, but it's a good all around source for the new player.

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Edit: Damnit mumblefratz, beat me to it ><

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I'm a noob and I see my borders being criss-crossed by many a ship(scout ships atm b/c I'm only 50 or so turns into a gigantic game). What good are borders?

I do believe that those are not borders, they merely highlight the edge of your influence? As for the flipping of planets through influence I;m not entirely sure, I rarely go that route, but I believe an X or something appears someplace on the planet when it's about the flip.

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kryo

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I do believe that those are not borders, they merely highlight the edge of your influence?

Right. Borders just show where a race's influence is stronger than any other's (the edge of your border is equivalent to the influence ration being 1.0+ on a planet). When a planet reaches a 4.0+ enemy influence ratio, it will start rolling to resist a culture flip. After the first failure, a skull-and-crossbones icon appears by the planet, and after the second failure, it rebels and joins that enemy.

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