UPDATE 1

basicly startign everything, ill just speil about the resources quickly.

there are only a few.

Iron - island and surface
Coal - Island and surface
Oil - Planetary Surface only
Gas - Planetary Surface only
wood - both
Float stone 0r anti-magnetite - Island only
gold - both
silver - both
gems - both

these are all the main resources i may add a few more luxury ones later, but for now these are the base.

NOW, the main part, EACH island can only possess 1 resource, so you have to choose WISELY, though you will start with 3 islands already, though you will have to choose what resource it is.

these, will relate for virtually everything, how you conduct R&D, manufacture fleets, build your floating island worlds.

i allow you the choice because it gives you the ability to craft your own ships, which is freely open to design, how this is governed will be discussed later.