First of all, before I start going into detail about the gameplay mechanics, here are the rules (these are compulsory, first two times you break them you will be warned, third time kicked from the RP!):

1. No power-gaming: It is not allowed to "control" other player's characters without their permission. E.g. you can't say: "A meteor crashes into B's satellite and obliterates it."

2. No meta-gaming: Basically, you can't know things you aren't supposed to know. If player A says:"Currently working on a secret spy satellite", B can't know he is having a secret project unless he has a spy there or another very good reason to know something like that.

3. No god-moding: Pretty self-explanatory. It's OK if sometimes you simply do not want something bad to happen to you, but don't make your organization literally unsurpassed in luck(only good things happen to you)

Every player begins with the same amount of currency: 100,000$ (it's an alien planet, so they probably don't use dollars there, but we'll just use it as a currency marker)

Of course, you're funds will fluctate depending on your profits and expenses

Profits:

Due to lack of general public services at the beginning of the game, most of your profits will be gained from your investors, or if you are a space agency, the government along with investors (I will describe organization types later)

Later on, you will be able to profit off of comm satellites and other public services.

Expenses

Initially, most of you're expenses will be simply building maintainance, but later on, you will also have to maintain more advanced space missions

Bankruptcy

If a player's funds are below 0$ for more than 3 turns, he goes into 'bankruptcy' for another 3 turns. During that time, they cannot do anything. All of their space missions will continue to operate, however further orders cannot be issued

After the 3 turns, the player will get a minimalist sum of money and be able to continue to make orders.

Public opinion is a value that scales from 1-10, and is applied only to space agencies. The higher the PO, the more money you get from the government. This is changed depending on events, missions, etc.

Players can initially only build 1 building per turn and 3 parts per turn (this will fluctate)

Current buildings (only 1 per turn):

Production

Small manufactory (40,000$, m. 5000$ per turn)- Enables +1 part per turn, parts are 10% cheaper

Launchpads

Public launchpad(15,000$, m. 1000$ per turn)- Not necessarily required for launch but trust me, it will be messy if you don't use this. The public version allows the public to spectate your (hopefully) fantastic launches, increasing your PO, or decreasing it if you fail
Secret launchpad(15,000$, m. 1000$ per turn)- The public version, except away from the eyes of the public, not changing your PO almost all of the time

Scientific

Research station(35,000$, m.5000$ per turn)- Can do research (during research, you can only produce -2 parts)(later you will be able to make buildings specialized in researching certain fields)
Small ground telescope(20,000$, m.1000$ per turn)-Can be used to detect most dwarf-planet sized objects in your star system and very primitive observations of very near stars

Crew

Training center(35,000$, m. 1000$ per turn)- For training astronauts

Tracking

Radar(15,000$, m. 1000$)- Good for tracking local sub-orbital craft
Small Dipole Radio Antenna(20,000$, m. 1000$)- For tracking craft up to (and including) orbit. This building is stackable, and the more you have of these, the stronger the signal
Directional Antenna(25,000$, m. 1000$)- Used for tracking craft with tracking transmitter

Used for rockets.

NOTE: New parts (and buildings) will constantly appear as technology advances and old ones be decommissioned. After every turn, I will announce what parts have become available, and what have been put out of manufacture.

Players can also research specific parts themselves. Just say that you are currently researching X, say what X will give you (don't go too ahead of the time period, this on an alien planet which begins with level of tech similar to humanity in the 50's) .
You will get exclusivity to that part for the next 3 turns (only you will be able to use it), and after that it goes public and everyone can use it.

Fuel and engines

Solid rocket booster(2500$)- It's power is greater than it's weight, so it is good for the early stages of a flight. Negliable weight. PP is 1, lasts only 1 turn
Large solid rocket booster(5000$)- Much more powerful than the ordinary version, used for heavier craft. Negliable weight. 2 PP, lasts only 1 turn
Liquid fuel tank(5000$)- Contains 5 units of liquid fuel. Weight is 2 units of weight
Large fuel tank(10,000$)- More fuel (10 units) and weight. Weight is 4 units of weight

Liquid fuel engine(7000$)- Ordinary version. Requires 3 liquid fuel per turn. Produces 5 units of propulsion power per turn. Weight is 1 unit
Dual-nozzle liquid fuel engine(15,000$)- Heavier (2 units) and more powerful (8 units of propulsion per turn). Consumes more fuel(5 per turn)

Structural and aerodynamic

Set of fins(5000$)- Craft made more aerodynamic, prevents major strafing with most craft

Payload

These aren't produced, just bought

Power

Small silver-zinc battery(1000$)- Stores 3 units of electric power

Communications

These can, apart from their general uses, be leased to TV companies, governments etc.

Radio transmitting unit(2500$)- Used to communicate with stations with radio dipole antennae.
Tracking transmitter(7500$)- Requires transistor processor to operate. Stronger signal and increased ranged (up to and including the planet's closest moons)

Computers

Relayed processor(5000$)- A system that carries out commands and collect data.
Transistor processor(10,000$)- Required for tracking transmitters. Can also carry out more advanced tasks than a relayed processor

Scientific

Thermometer(500$)- Used for measuring the local temperature
Barometer(500$)- For measuring local pressure
Small black-white camera(1000$)- The most primitive type of camera. Takes pictures in black-white low quality
Radiometer(500$)- Measures local EM

Landing equipment

Small military parachute(1000$)- Used to be used to land heavy weapons, now can be used to slow down the descent of smaller objects

Probably the most important part of this RP, launches work like this:

First you say what parts your craft will contain (e.g. Parts: Liquid fuel engine, liquid fuel tank...)

Then you launch the craft and can operate it. Later, once decouplers are invented, you will be able to throw of dead weight by putting *decoupler* between stages

The 3 most important values during your flight will be:

Propulsion power (PP)- Used to move you spacecraft. Produced by engines. To succesfully change your 'location' (e.g. from sub orbital to orbital) you will be required to first generate a certain amount of 'used PP' (Propulsion power - weight). If used PP is less than 0, your craft will:
a)Start losing height if it is in sub-orbit or lower
b)If in low orbit or greater, you can still move, however your generated PP will be equal to one divided by the absolute value of the negative number, or if the number is a zero, then it will be equal to 1. If the number is greater than -1 but lesser than zero (e.g. -0.5) then it is simply equal to 1. (e.g. if generated PP = -1 and you are in orbit, generated PP will instead be 1/1=1)
Weight- Increases with the amount of parts your craft has
Electric power- Required to operate your craft. Depending on your parts, you will use a certain amount every turn.

Name of organization: Put any name you like
Organization type: Only 2 right now. Either a space agency (mostly funded by government and to a lesser degree by investors aswell. Public opinion is very important for these) or private company (funded by investors, public opinion not important)

Waldikan
The primary star of the Cimmer-Waldikan system, Waldikan is a yellow dwarf in it's early stages of life. It is currently the only known star which has a planetary system, although it is generally agreed upon that there are probably planets around other stars aswell. Due to it's prominence in the sky determining the cycles of day and night, it was treated as a god by the older residents of Haelga.

Planets:


Korliwa
Due to it's surface conditions, Korliwa is seen by many as something close to hell in the universe. It is tidally locked to Waldikan, so one side is permanent day, the other night. The temperatures on the day side of Korliwa are what can be described as close to an inferno - Almost 800 Kelvin, while that on the night side is somwhat lower. The atmospheric pressure here is unbearable - around 1150 atm, crushing nearly anything that comes here. Due to the raging temperature and monstrous atmosphere, it is speculated that the surface of Korliwa is liquid, in the form of molten rock, although this is yet to be determined due to the fact that the atmosphere is so thick the surface cannot be seen at all from Haelga.

Moons:


Waronezch
A relatively small moon, orbiting a relatively small distance away from Korliwa, little is know about it.


Glantnik
Korliwa's more distant moon, it appears to be much larger than Waronezch, almost 3 times bigger.


Gizmin
Gizmin was known since time immemorial by old civilizations, and some of the earliest calendar seemed to have been based upon it's place in the sky, probably due to the characteristic correlation between it's and Haelga's orbit, since every 10 Haelgan days, Gizmin appears to swap it's place from it's lefternmost place in the sky with it's righternmost place in the sky. It was one of the first objects in the sky to be observed with the first primitive telescopes, which has quickly lead to the discovery to it's currently only known moon - Gizm'Flynn, and the first ever celestial object not visible from Haelga without an optical instrument to be discovered.

Moons:


Gizm'Flynn
The first object to be discovered using a telescope, Gizm'Flynn when translated means 'Gizman Moon'. It appears to have a red surface and a thin atmosphere. Gizm'Flynn currently holds the title of the largest moon in the whole Waldikan system - bigger than most independant planets (twice the size of Haelga, four times the size of Hollux, a little bigger than Maurn Fayer). Due to it's large inclination and distance from Gizman, many astronomers speculate that it initially used to be a planet with a very unstable orbit that eventually got caught up in Gizman gravity.


Holux
The smallest planet in the Waldikan System, located in the Holuxan asteroid field. It was initially regarded as an asteroid mainly due to a specific quirk with telescopes back in time that greatly disorterted objects with a small apparent size from the viewer. It was classified as a planet once several skilled mathematicians from the small island nation of Haelax, from which it got it's name in their honor, finally proved that Holux (Called Syrga back then) was actually round, and had a quite notable mass.

Haelga
Currently the only know planet that supports liquid water and life, Haelga is planet of vasts forests that cover around 45 % of the planet, while the other 30 % are covered by an expansive equatorial desert, inhabited by a unique type of oasis that inhabits the occasional natural water reservoir, and 25% by a vast array of seas in the planet's north pole. Most craters have been erased from it's surface by erosion long since, with the exception of Lake Guissan, the largest lake on Haelga - A crater thought to have formed some 200 million years ago, with a large asteroid collision that is thought to have erased 50% of the species inhabiting Haelga at the time and throwing the planet into an ice age, after which the crater started getting filled by water from the ice that melt after it ended. The civilized residents of the planet are scientific and well-organized, eager to start exploration of the universe and the discovery of it's secrets.

Required generated PP to leave atmosphere: 4
Required generated PP to enter low orbit: 2

Moons:


Flynn
The gray, universally recognized moon of Haelga has been known since the dawn of Haelgians. It determined the tides of the equatorial lakes, was used in calendar systems along with Gizmin, and has always fascinated Haelgians. It is thought to have formed some 2,5 billion years ago when a large rogue planet collided with Haelga and stripped away a notable portion of it which later formed the Flynn. It seemed to have had a turbulent geological past - there are several notable basins on it's surface formed by cooled down lava, which affirms the theory that the Flynn once had an active core.

Gorloviet
An asteroid thought to have formed the same way and at the same time the Flynn did, however since it was ejected much further from Haelga than the Flynn did, and didn't culminate enough matter to properly circularize itself. Gorloviet literaly means 'flying rock', a name jokingly given to it by astronomers due to it's appearance, but the name eventually caught on and soon became official.

Kiell
A recently discovered asteroid, it was initially thought to be an independent object passing by Haelga, however astronomers soon discovered that it is in fact a moon of the planet. Other than the fact that Kiell has probably formed the same way the Flynn and Gorloviet did, little is known about the moon.


Maurn Fayer
A cold, reddish planet with a visible ring system and currently only one known moon. Maurn Fayer has been known since ancient times. It currently has ice covering both of it's poles, making it a relatively attractive location for future colonization. It has a relatively thin atmosphere however, and it's cold conditions also make the planet a less-than-perfect location for colonization.

Moons:


Sanian
A recently discovered moon, it was for years impossible to detect with at the time telescope technology due to it's very small size. Very little is known about it, and is currently being widely studied.


Sterhauf
Very similar to Maurn Fayer, Sterhauf only has a thicker atmosphere and is thought to be slightly bigger. It also has a notable ring system, via which it is differentiated from Maurn Fayer by amateur astronomers.

Moons:



Bativa and Knieb
Two recently discovered moons, both appear to have their entire surfaces covered by ice.


Gloomnik
Gloomnik got it's name from the Haelgan word for eye - gloom, due to the huge storm on it's visible atmosphere which looks like an eye. It was recently observed throughoutly by astronomers in search of new moons. So far only 2 have been discovered, however there are probably still many left to be discovered.

Moons:


Ingerfyasa
A world unique due to the fact that it has a dense atmosphere despite the extremely low temperatures that rule in the outer regions of the Waldikan system. Due to the extremely low temperatures, it is thought that Ingerfyasa has weather on it's surface, however instead of water, liquid methane falls in the form of rain. This makes scientists believe that Ingerfyasa has entire seas of methane on its surface. It also has a ring system - the only known moon to have such an anomaly.

Goblen
The first moon of Gloomnik to be discovered, Goblen is mainly composed of ice and unlike other ice worlds discovered so far, has a significant size. Due to it's significant size, Goblen may have an active core, forming a vast sub-terranian ocean which may, as some say, very well be the closest candidate in the Waldikan system to support life. Due to this, it has gained fame in the general public as many are confident that there may be life in the sub-terranian ocean which can't even be confirmed yet.


Cimmer
The second star in the Cimmer-Waldikan system, Cimmer is an orange dwarf. Currently, no planets orbiting Cimmer have been discovered