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[quote=Darkmatter]Empire Power:
	Planetary Power – Confined to one or two planets
	Solar Power – In full control of home system
	Interstellar Power – Branched into at least one other system and successfully settled
	Multi-stellar Power – Full control over multiple solar systems
	Minor Regional Power – Influence within a region of star systems
	Major Regional Power – Dominant Influence in a region
	Quadrant Power – Authority over an entire quadrant 
	Arm Power – Exerts control over an entire arm (none to begin with)
	Galactic Power – Full domination of the galaxy (obviously none of these either)[/quote]

You never placed restriction on quadrant powers? It only says arm/galactic restrictions.