The Stars, Like Dust (reboot) (interest and discussion)

[Zeinbrad]

I want to be my Czachvist-time-machine-makes-them-go-into-a-different-universe-and-then-they-conquer-a-planet-and go-into-space nation


Don't ask, it's a long story.

[Versail]

Yeah.
I'll make it under corporation though.

...which makes it a mercenary company.

What do you recommend?

[Photana]

So, any ruling on the one habitable planet in Proxima having intelligent life? Or life at all?
Or are you gonna just tease us about that?

[Ayreonia]

...which makes it a mercenary company.

What do you recommend?

Something that hasn't got to do with people who fight in wars for money.

[Ayreonia]

So, any ruling on the one habitable planet in Proxima having intelligent life? Or life at all?
Or are you gonna just tease us about that?

I'm kinda liking this cliche about alien subjugation, except this time, the humans are the aliens.

[Photana]

So, any ruling on the one habitable planet in Proxima having intelligent life? Or life at all?
Or are you gonna just tease us about that?

I'm kinda liking this cliche about alien subjugation, except this time, the humans are the aliens.

We aren't subjugating them, we are civilizing them!
There are no WMDs in Proxima, those aren't weapons behind me they are ... uh ... EDUCATION RAYS!

[Creataris]

What would the limits be for a corporations private security forces? The way that I think of this, they have the money to build large well armed vessels with their own dedicated nuclear reactors which would be insanely expensive so I would think that they would have something akin to a rivate army/navy to protect the companies interests.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

I don't think anyone here's been talking about Puritans.

[Creataris]

I don't think anyone here's been talking about Puritans.

Puritans? Religious puritans or some other kind that I'm not familiar with?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

I don't think anyone here's been talking about Puritans.

Puritans? Religious puritans or some other kind that I'm not familiar with?

Puritans. Pilgrims. Religious fundamentalists who travelled to the new world for religious freedom. This time around, they'll be muslims.

[Creataris]

Puritans? Religious puritans or some other kind that I'm not familiar with?

Puritans. Pilgrims. Religious fundamentalists who travelled to the new world for religious freedom.

That is quite an interesting point to cover since on Earth there would be an increase in 'heathens' that don't believe in god so they might escape into space to either find god or establish a really strictly religious colony somewhere.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Puritans. Pilgrims. Religious fundamentalists who travelled to the new world for religious freedom.

That is quite an interesting point to cover since on Earth there would be an increase in 'heathens' that don't believe in god so they might escape into space to either find god or establish a really strictly religious colony somewhere.

They'll probably be muslims, oil sultans and all that.

[Creataris]

That is quite an interesting point to cover since on Earth there would be an increase in 'heathens' that don't believe in god so they might escape into space to either find god or establish a really strictly religious colony somewhere.

They'll probably be muslims, oil sultans and all that.

Highly likely

[Photana]

That is quite an interesting point to cover since on Earth there would be an increase in 'heathens' that don't believe in god so they might escape into space to either find god or establish a really strictly religious colony somewhere.

They'll probably be muslims, oil sultans and all that.

That sounds cool. I'm assuming they'd go to Proxima-3 or one of the Jovian/Saturnian moons to establish a colony. It'd be cool to see something similar to the colonization of the new world happen on Proxima, but with less genocide and more natives.

[Lunas Legion]

They'll probably be muslims, oil sultans and all that.

That sounds cool. I'm assuming they'd go to Proxima-3 or one of the Jovian/Saturnian moons to establish a colony. It'd be cool to see something similar to the colonization of the new world happen on Proxima, but with less genocide and more natives.

Titan. Because ebul Molsem oil baronz in Spess.

[Photana]

So, Ayre, when can we expect to get the apps?

[Ayreonia]

So, Ayre, when can we expect to get the apps?

Tonight, Gwyn willing.

[Creataris]

Ayer, do you need a hand with the apps, I've got some free time and would be willing to help out a little.

[Creataris]

Would power armour like this be a little too advanced?

[Lunas Legion]

Would power armour like this be a little too advanced? (Image)

By power armour Aye means Fallout-esque Power Armour. Or that was allowed in the previous version.

[Creataris]

Would power armour like this be a little too advanced? (Image)

By power armour Aye means Fallout-esque Power Armour. Or that was allowed in the previous version.

Ok thanks, didn't so the previous version.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Would power armour like this be a little too advanced? (Image)

By power armour Aye means Fallout-esque Power Armour. Or that was allowed in the previous version.

What was allowed in the previous version?

[Ayreonia]

Added apps!

[Photana]

Added apps!

Finally!

I guess I'll get it started.

Company name: Sol Corporation
Headquarters: Two headquarters- One in New York City for when the corporation needs to talk to the people of Earth, one on Ceres for private meetings and a more centrally located hub.
Type: Space Mining and Engineering Corporation
Symbols/logos:

Main product/service: Mining and Refining materials from asteroids and other space objects.
Other products/services: Making new robots and economical ships to put into space.

CEO/Board of directors/etc: CEO Skylar Banes heads the Sol Corporation.
Total personnel: 100,000 basic workers (I.E. Space shuttle operators, mining bot repairmen, etc.) 20,000 office workers/managers, 6,500 private security forces.

Description: The Sol Corporation began in 2020 as a simple mining corporation on Earth, owning land in some of the most promising areas for their industry, land bought for cheap in places like the Congo and Mongolia, but after the death of their first CEO, the next began to take a keen interest in space, but ran into several problems, namely the fact that the transport of both men and materials into space to mine asteroids, and bring them back was too high to be economical. This was solved with research into the field of robotics and AI research was given special attention. The Sol Corporation needed robots that were autonomous, that could automatically depart for an asteroid, take samples to determine the content of the asteroid, and determine by referring to an onboard catalog of valuable minerals, and decide if the minerals were worth harvesting, and return to a mining base to drop off their cargo and refuel. These robots also needed to be tough enough to protect from micro-meteorites and from solar electromagnetic radiation that would undoubtedly affect the AI's programming unshielded. In 2050, the technology is ready, and the Automated Excavation Vehicle, AEV, was unveiled at a Consumer Electronics Expo, and in 2055, the first of the Sol Corporation's asteroid mining platforms was in place near Ceres. Ceres would be colonized in 2100 to create a central hub for refueling and refining as the mining operations expanded. As the sphere of mining expanded, so did the breadth of ships and robots the Sol Corporation fielded.

[Great Nepal]

Nation name: Republic of South Asia
Form of Government: Single-party totalitarian republic
Capital City: Kathmandu
Governing Body: President
Economic Policy: Capitalist (kind of)
Land Claims: South Asia and Tibet
Colony Claims: Oil "mining" colony in Titan, Moon production colony (for production of space installations and spaceships), civilian colonies in Mars, Europa and Triton. Penal colony in Charon. Very small research establishment in Io to research on volcanic activity (mostly uninhabited and automated), Small civilian/ research instillation in Proxcnt-4 which government hopes to develop into a massive factory just like moon is in sol.
Head of State or equivalent: President Gaurav Shumsher Kshetri
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Motto: जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī), The motherland is greater than heaven.

Total Population: 1,600,000,000
- of which on Earth: 1,539,997,000
- of which in Sol (excluding earth): 60,000,000
- of which in Proxima: 3000

Cultures: Nepalese (including Greater Nepal area): 32%, Afghan: 30%, South Indian: 10%, Burmese: 8%, North Indian: 5%, Pakistani: 5%, Bangladeshi: 2%, Others (immigrants, Tibetan, Bhutanese etc): 8%

Religions: Hinduism: 55%, Islam: 23%, Buddhism: 10%, Non-religious: 10%, Other: 2%

Military: Armed forces is highly trained, focusing on quality of training and equipments over quantity. Armed forces can be broadly divided into two groups: expeditionary and internal. Expeditionary forces are professional soldiers, not much unlike modern troops.

Internal forces however are professional cadre, who were severely indoctrinated and put through gruelling series of training lasting for ten years in severest of conditions, not only physically but psychologically as well. By end of ten year training, 30% end up dead, 20% are deemed mentally incompetent, 10% are severely injured and 10% are deemed too injured for military service thus giving graduation rate of mere 30%. However, the 30% are the elite, almost superhuman who are devoid of emotions like empathy and fanatically loyal to no one but the president and who will follow every order, no matter how suicidal it may be. One division (20,000 troops) of this unit is deployed in every district, two divisions of this unit is deployed in Nepal and Afghanistan so as to ensure the capitol and military recruitment/ training/ production is safe is safe. In addition to this, there are several reserve of this divisions. Highest unit of the internal forces is a division which is commanded by major generals who report to no one but president directly. They act to enforce law and order in districts as well as suppress any riots, rebellion, resurrection in addition to repealing possible invasion of the motherland.

Free-form description of your nation: The republic can trace its history back to December 1985 when SAARC was formed between seven South Asian nations to be a mutual development and economic organisation rather than military alliance and Afghanistan joined in 2007 creating a eight nation organisation. While, this was supposed to be purely economic organisation, it slowly grew to be more than that and a military and political alliance despite several attempts by national leaders to deny this. When SAARC cabinet decided to implement a decree which required national laws to be approved by it before taking effect, Pakistani government was outraged and declared its withdrawal from the organisation in late-august 2013, this however could not be allowed and SAARC cabinet ordered every government to mobilise their forces and declared commencement of "international deployment of force for peacekeeping operation". Pakistani forces were simply overwhelmed and Pakistani government was forced to capitulate in early-October 2013. SAARC cabinet then installed a new government in Pakistan, and gave each member state parts of the Pakistan to oversee so as to ensure peace and stability of region was never threatened again.

Regardless of what the cabinet said, implication was clear: "you do not leave SAARC". Chinese government condemned this action against Pakistan, mobilising its forces and SAARC members replied in kind. Several diplomatic talks to resolve the situation was unsuccessful and nuclear weapons were readied, locked on each other's cities and military installations, both side even to this day claims it did not lock its nuclear weapons first however in all likelihood, they were already pointed at each other's cities for decades since tensions between two governments were always high. This situation lasted for entire decade, both sides had hundreds of nuclear weapons locked on other's territory and capable of launching those weapons by pressing a single button. During this decade there were diplomatic talks almost every week, and leaders from both side met over twenty times however, there was still no solution and more nuclear weapons were just being produced to target at opponent with hope that they would back down first. During this ten year period, SAARC built several secure underground cities to protect against nuclear attacks as well as fallout after that, most of which were under major cities. Eventually, after entire decade of living on the edge, nations making progress in space and enough nuclear weapons pointed on both sides to irradiate entire world several times, both sides agreed with international mediation attempts to settle for status quo but with agreement that neither side would expand further in any nation which was bordered by the other side.

The nuclear weapons arsenal was reduced, some sold to nations without nuclear capabilities, some to shady organisations and some converted to shuttles for extra-terrestrial missions, all of which improve the economy of SAARC. During the cold war with China, the political ties had strengthened and indivudal nations were nothing more than states. Using the nuclear weapons that were produced during ten year long cold war, SAARC launched several missions to several planets in the Sol as well as first mission to Titan where one of first human extraterrestrial bases was established in 2038, funded by the government and companies to mine oil.

After which, the government started to establish other colonies as well as other establishments and things were going rather well on earth as well, people were content, economy was booming and foreign relations weren't that bad however, just them Tajikistan signed protectorate agreement with China after facing sanctions from SAARC over extradition issues in 2040. The cabinet took this as gross violation of treaty of 2023, demanding Chinese rescind their agreement with Tajikistan. When Chinese government refused, the cabinet declared war on Myanmar in retaliation which was followed by Chinese declaration of war against nations bordering SAARC. Following an accidental border incident in Kashmir where shots were fired by a side which killed no one, there was full blown war between both sides within matter of minutes however, anxious to repeat the cold war, neither side used nuclear weapons. After five years of war, the result was an stalemate with neither side moving an inch in either direction however, just then military high command had a stroke of genius: take the war out of earth thus leading to first extraterrestrial conflict where SAARC forces made one victory after another. In 2048, peace accord was reached between China and SAARC which meant China surrendered control of Tibet, paid a small reparation and established 20 mile no-man's land along the border with SAARC. In return, all captured extraterrestrial colonies were to be return to Chinese government. In addition to this, region of influences were carved out which were extraordinarily complicated, encompassing over five thousand pages and negotiations over it lasted for five whole years.

In simplistic terms however, it gave SAARC influence over everything in Asia below 35th parallel north unless it was already controlled by China while giving China influence over everything above 40th parallel north in Asia unless it was already controlled by SAARC. Soon Myanmar was invaded by SAARC as allowed by the compromise, soon overwhelming it. In all this though, people had grown discontent with the government and the endless war. When SAARC cabinet attempted to formalize what was already reality by declaring its territory Republic of South Asia. This however pushed many people over the edge, and there was wide-scale rebellion in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. Afghanistan and Nepal was one of the few original member states that remained loyal to the new republic, mostly because they were region where people were most well-off and well treated, either because they were home to the capitol like Nepal or because they were home for military training and recruitment like Afghanistan.

To lead the civil war, cabinet established a position of "president", who would act like Roman dictator. The civil war ended after two years with victory of the republic, especially when southern India switched sides when it was obvious who was going to emerge victorious. To prevent such thing from ever happening, people were cleansed off and rebellious regions was segregated to districts: travel between which were strictly forbidden unless it was with official permit given by the government. Only two regions do not have such district system: Nepal and Afghanistan however entry/ exit from these regions is still highly regulated.

After the victory, cabinet voted to make the position of president a permanent one, it is still subject of wide debate if this is was out of their own accord or because president demanded it be done. However, regardless president would be elected hereditarily by the cabinet, which would assemble after death of the reining president. Over last century, people have been content at the very least, mostly because of lack of access to outside world in the districts and frankly, as long as people get food on their tables and decent entertainment, they have grown to be loyal to the government plus there is whole thing about indoctrination.

RP example

(after considering everything from multinational companies to UK lead totalitarian West Europe, I decided to stick to my traditional comfort zone... Nepal lead totalitarian South Asia).