[quote=@Sophrus]
Awesome while Im thinking about it, technology, I haven't read everything but it's all reasonably plausible technology yes? No energy shields, FTL flight or communication (ignoring the gateways) or infinite energy schemes etc
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Instant communication has mostly been allowed, mainly as a plot device. If you have a diplomat in orbit of Earth, they can still send a message back to your home planet. It just makes things smoother. (Plus, we have a hive mind nation that literally couldn't function if they weren't all in contact with each other.)

As for the rest, I wouldn't at all say that it's only plausible techs. 

My only real rule is that it can't be literal magic, or out of place in a sci-fi setting. But I'm pretty loose about it. My nation has hardlight. Someone else used sci-fi vampires. Raylah is currently developing cloaking tech, and nobody has (thankfully) ever tried to start a debate about which technologies are 'realistic' enough to be allowed.