[Psionics] [Space] Psi Trek - Worldbuilding

[Prince Charon]

The post that I wanted to do next isn't ready yet, but this one is:

Cloaking devices

Should cloaking devices exist in this setting, and if so, how common should they be? Please include the number of your preferred option in your vote.

*1. There Is No Stealth In Space (No cloaking devices at all).

*2. No cloaking devices, but less complete forms of sensor countermeasures do exist, leading to combat ranges generally being shorter when SCM is more effective, and longer when sensor counter-countermeasures are more effective.

*3. Cloaking devices are very rare and expensive, and generally experimental in any polity that uses them, never standard issue.

*4. The Romulans are the only polity that uses them, and they're rare even then.

*5. The Romulans are the only polity that uses them, but they're relatively common among the Romulan fleet.

*6. Two or three polities use cloaking devices.

*7. Lots of polities use cloaking devices.

*8. Small Cloaking Devices exist (i.e. man-portable), but the Romulans are the only ones with ship cloaks.

*9. Something that I haven't considered (please specify).

EDIT: OK, the consensus appears to be that while only the Romulans have proper vehicular-scale cloaking devices, personal scale cloaks are available in other polities, and advanced sensor countermeasures are, as well.