I like it when I see members helping members. Means the site hasn't fallen to pieces while I was asleep.
1) Ships are all part of the
Factory. Feel free to use anything we have in there or any canon ship, as long as isn't longer than 400m or in possession of a superweapon or a cloaking field.
2) Yasuo managed to answer every question about factions brilliantly. It's largely just point and click. Factions are almost entirely "open," which means that anyone can walk in the front door and join. No need to overthink it.
3) To start out, just post a bio in
character creation. There's a relevant
template here, which also includes the basic rules for character creation.
If you have any other questions, just ask away.