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Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950

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Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950
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Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950
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Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950
Event type
In-game
Subtype
Ship exposition
Date start
November 20, 2950 (2950-11-20)
Doors open at 16:00 SET
Date end
December 2, 2950 (2950-12-02)
Concept sales
Commemorative items
Free-fly event
Yes;
Accounts without a package can play, starting at Nov 20, 22:00 SET
Free rentals
Yes (48 hours)

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 (real-life 2020) is a 13 day ship exposition event held at Tobin Expo Center in New Babbage. The expo is an annual event that brings ships of all different manufacturers together to be displayed at several expo halls.[1]

Each 24 hours, a new manufacturer opens up their halls to display their ships. Manufacturers display their ships for 48 hours. Any ship displayed is available to rent and fly for free for a period of 48 [2] hours.

As in previous years, Jax McCleary was present at the event providing detailed coverage with his Whitley's Guide videos.[1]

Ship showdown

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) succeeds the annual Ship Showdown. During the showdown, backers were able vote on their favorite ship through a round-based bracket-system between August 27 and September 23, 2950. The placements were finalized on September 24, 2950.[3]

The winning ships of 2950 were as follows:

Placement Ship Name Ship Manufacturer Special Livery Awarded
1st Carrack Anvil Aerospace Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
2nd Valkyrie Anvil Aerospace Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
3rd Cutlass Black Drake Interplanetary Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
4th Eclipse Aegis Dynamics Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)

Best in Show 2950 variant ships were available to fly for free between November 29 and December 2 during IAE 2950.[4]

Backers who owned a winning ship(s) through pledging recieved the relevant 2950 Livery at no cost on the last day of IAE 2950. The pledge had to be made prior to the end of IAE 2950, or the end of the RSI sale related to the Best In Show variant for 2950.[4]

To be eligble for this Livery, it was required to own a ship through RSI Hanger. Having a winning ship only in buyback on RSI did not grant you Best in Show Liveries for IAE 2950.[4]

Stock limited sale schedule

The event also featured sales of stock limited ships on the Pledge Store. These ships are considered 'exclusive' and are therefore only sold in limited quantities over a small period of time. Each stock-limited ship is limited to 1 per account and will be available in three waves:

  • Wave 1: 16:00 UTC
  • Wave 2: 00:00 UTC
  • Wave 3: 08:00 UTC

Launch day issues

At the same moment of the launch of the IAE (nov 20, 1600 UTC), the RSI website experienced a high amount of errors and people were unable to access the website, Pledge Store, or Spectrum in the first hour. Login services were also disrupted so people couldn't log into the launcher and start the game. People already in the game were unaffected.[5] The issue was mostly resolved within a few hours.

Showcase schedule

Showcases were available at Tobin Expo center, where they rotated different ship brands each several days. All of the ships on display on these days were also available to fly for free during a period of 48 hours.[1][6]

Period Brands Location Ships Map
Nov 20-21 Argo Astronautics/Greycat Industrial/Consolidated Outland Apex Hall 1,2 / Lower Level / Holosuite Nomad, Mustang series, Mole, MPUV series, ROC, PTV IAE Expo 2950 - Day 1 - Greycat-Argo-CO.png
Nov 21-22 Aegis Dynamics Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite Avenger series, Eclipse, Gladius, Hammerhead, Reclaimer, Retaliator, Sabre, Vanguard series IAE Expo 2950 - Day 2 - Aegis.png
Nov 22-23 Anvil Aerospace Apex Hall 1-3 / Lower level / Holosuite Arrow, Ballista, C8X Pisces Expedition, Carrack, Hornet series, Gladiator, Hawk, Hurricane, Terrapin, Valkyrie IAE Expo 2950 - Day 3 - Anvil.png
Nov 23-24 Crusader Industries/Tumbril/Kruger Intergalactic Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite Mercury Star Runner, Cyclone series, P-52 Merlin, P-72 Archimedes IAE Expo 2950 - Day 4 - Tumbril-Crusasder-Kruger.png
Nov 24-25 MISC Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite Freelancer series, Prospector, Razor series, Reliant series, Starfarer Gemini IAE Expo 2950 - Day 5 - MISC.png
Nov 25-26 Drake Interplanetary Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite Buccaneer, Caterpillar, Cutlass series, Dragonfly, Herald IAE Expo 2950 - Day 6 - Drake.png
Nov 26-27 Aopoa/Souli/Esperia Apex Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite Khartu-al, Nox, Defender, Blade (replica), Glaive (replica), Prowler IAE Expo 2950 - Day 7 - Esperia-Banu-Aopoa.png
Nov 27-28 Origin Jumpworks Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite 85X, 100 series, 300 series, 600i Touring, 890 Jump, M50 IAE Expo 2950 - Day 8 - Origin.png
Nov 28-29 Roberts Space Industries Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite Aurora series, Constellation series, Mantis, Ursa Rover IAE Expo 2950 - Day 9 - RSI.png
Nov 29 - Dec 02 Best in show/weapons & armor/ship rentals Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level Carrack, Valkyrie, Eclipse, Cutlass Black (with best in show liveries) IAE Expo 2950 - Day 10 -.png

Whitley's Guide

Jax McCleary did exclusive coverage of each day, with some looks behind the scenes of some of the ships as well.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IAE 2950. Retrieved 2020-11-08
  2. 2.0 2.1 Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 FAQ. Spectrum. Retrieved 2020-11-18
  3. RSI: Ship Showdown 2950. Retrieved 2024-03-19
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Spectrum: Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 FAQ. Spectrum. Retrieved 2024-03-19
  5. RSI services disruption
  6. IAE-2950-Schedule. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2020-11-18
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