welcome to Order of RP
Create a civilization if you choose to (best bet), choose your race. We have had Alien, Zerg, Protoss, Humans, Shivans, Chozo (me), and even sheep. Just choose what you want to be
and you ahve to start at a technological point where you can actually upgrade your tech.
I find it helps to be scientific with the effects of devices and such, as it makes it more realistic, interesting, and challenging. Though we have had people (like Darkiron, the creator of the RP) bend the laws of physics to his uses (general godmodding included)
So, I also advise you to find allies.
Things can get tough
(Misha left, so now I have no ally :/ But I am still doing rather good considering
) So, with that out of the way, Welcome to order of RP!
Happy Shooting!