Good lord dude this is getting silly, no one cares or needs to know about your gaming history or IQ, and none of us can help you unless you actually give details on your problem, like telling us your sensor resolutions for one.
You should also consider that if literally everyone responding to you about SM mode are saying it isn't cheating, and only you are saying it is cheating, then you might actually be wrong about it, there isn't anything wrong with that.
When you create a game you are given a number of RP to spend on tech and designs, you are also given a bunch of points to spend on ships made with those designs, both the points are based on your starting population, and nothing other than your own self control keeps you from going over that, this isn't cheating, the NPRs get similar advantages. You keep saying "How on earth could a civilization have all that info yet not have a ship in space" I point you towards the part where I said you get points to spend on ships, you can both have those techs and have ships in space very easily, it is in fact encouraged! You can also set the system to be surveyed and customize minerals on planets as well, or simply let your freshly built surveyors do the job once the game starts.
This is not cheating, it is a basic feature of the game and one you should use if you want to maintain parity with the NPR advancement, and to have a fighting chance of dealing with certain spoiler enemies if they are turned on.
Just... take a step back, take a deep breath, acknowledge that you might not know everything, and that with the new version something might actually be broken and if you found it the only way you can get help is to give real details, then use the people here as a resource and not simply climb into your shell at the first sign of disagreement.