Quick facts:Ship Showdown
Ship Showdown
Event type
In-game
Subtype
Ship Popularity Contest
Occurrence
Yearly, around August/September
The Ship Showdown is an annual popularity contest in which Star Citizen players may vote for their favorite ship.
Players can upload creative art and upvote their favorite vehicles in the Community Hub. The top 16 vehicles will be selected and pitted against each other. Upon completion, special sales and vehicle liveries are made available for the top four vehicles. These vehicles will then be displayed at the "Best in Show" showfloor during the last few days of the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo.
For the 2954 event, CIG established eight distinct divisions into which each ship would be categorized;
- Heavy Duty Division (Industrial)
- Speed Demons Division (Racing)
- Run & Gun Division (Combat)
- Pathfinder Division (Exploration)
- Freighter Division (Transport)
- Alien Division (Alien Vehicles)
- Road Warrior Division (Ground Vehicles)
- Underdog Division (The Little Guys)
Past winners
| Year | Winner | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2954 | ANVL F8C Lightning | CRUS C1 Spirit | ANVL Terrapin | AEGS Reclaimer [1] |
| 2953 | DRAK Corsair | DRAK Vulture | AEGS Redeemer | ORIG 600i Explorer [2] |
| 2952 | ANVL Carrack | CRUS Mercury Star Runner | ANVL C8X Pisces Expedition | RSI Scorpius [3] |
| 2951 | ARGO MPUV-1C | CRUS Mercury Star Runner | CRUS C2 Hercules Starlifter | ORIG 600i Explorer [4] |
| 2950 | ANVL Carrack | ANVL Valkyrie | DRAK Cutlass Black | AEGS Eclipse [5] |
| 2949 | DRAK Caterpillar | AEGS Reclaimer | DRAK Cutlass Black | AEGS Hammerhead [6] |
Trivia
- In the 2952 event, the Greycat PTV was intended to participate in the final 16 knockout round; however, CIG opted to withhold the vehicle due to its incompatibility with the existing paint system and its impending comprehensive rework. In appreciation of the community's support for the PTV, CIG declared their intention to develop a new, complimentary, and distinctive paint for the vehicle, which will be made available to all backers following the rework. [7]
- Originally, the 2951 contest entry for the ARGO MPUV-1C was made more in jest than with any serious intention of it winning the showdown. However, an overwhelming fanbase as well as a rising Empire-wide appreciation for the MPUV's utility[8] quickly saw it rising through the rounds and beating the MISC Freelancer, Anvil Carrack, and then the C2 Hercules in the semi-finals before triumphing over the Star Runner in the finals.
References
- ↑
2954 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2024-08-30
- ↑ 2953 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2023-10-27
- ↑ 2952 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2022-09-18
- ↑ 2951 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2021-12-11
- ↑ 2950 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2021-12-11
- ↑ 2949 Ship Showdown Winners. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-12-11
- ↑ Spectrum - Ship Showdown: 2952 - The Greycat PTV. Spectrum. Retrieved 2024-08-30
- ↑ Clean Shot: Argo Advocate. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-12-11