Do Terror stars affect influence/diplomacy?

[hardcore_gamer]

I heard that once you construct a terror star it increases either your influence or diplomacy (or both?). Is this true?

I love the idea of being able to blackmail the galaxy with my fleet of terror stars!

 

[Adam7Eight]

I heard that once you construct a terror star it increases either your influence or diplomacy (or both?). Is this true?

I love the idea of being able to blackmail the galaxy with my fleet of terror stars!

I was under the impression that building terror stars makes them angry. However, I don't know for sure.

 

[Sarcasticon]

There is no effect on your influence.
Diplomacy takes into account your military rating, to which terror stars don't contribute iirc. However I think the same as low, though I'm not sure whether the AI responds if you have a terror star in your own territory. As soon as you move it into their area of influence (again from what I remember) they will see it as a threat, not unlike when you move a military fleet into their territory. However that will not help to blackmail them, for that you need a high military rating (you could use those constructors to build military starbase arrays and park a nice fleet there)