Hope I can get my votes in on time !
1 one planet-start: why not three? I am afraid of never finding any planet as good as my single home planet, and it would make the first 30 turns pretty boring, development wise. right?
2 warp points anywhere: OFF
3 finite resources: Hmm. I have never tried it, but OK as Quikn said, lets doa ll the experimentation in one game
4 low cost of tech: why not, I've never tried it, I always have medium.