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The Next Great Starship

Spaceship modding contest
Quick facts:
The Next Great Starship
TNGS contest logo.png
The Next Great Starship
Event Type
Contest
Location
Online
Date
2014-01-31 – 2014-06-08
Broadcast
Livestream

The Next Great Starship (TNGS) was a modding contest hosted by Cloud Imperium in 2014 that let the community to create a spaceship to be implemented in Star Citizen.[1]

History

The idea originated from Crytek suggesting to CIG in May 2013 that they would like to do a competition for modders and partner with CIG. Chris Roberts suggested to open this up to a broader audience and engage the community as a whole and let them in on the process. He wanted to give artists, modelers, texturers and CryEngine specialists a platform to showcase their work and also put a starship into the world of Star Citizen. Sandi Gardiner started working on the idea right after Gamescom in August 2013.[2]

A total of 270 teams representing 65 countries entered the contest,[3] 16 finalists were chosen, and the Four Horsemen won the contest with the Aegis Dynamics Redeemer.[4]

Prizes

Type Prize
1st
  • $30,000 USD cash
  • The team's starship will be implemented in Star Citizen.
  • The first production models for each team member.
  • Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite, Maya Premium, and one high-end AMD based system with Radeon R9 290X for each team member.
2nd
  • $10,000 USD cash
  • Alienware laptop, Autodesk Maya 2014, AMD Radeon R9 290X for each team member.
3rd
  • $5,000 USD cash
  • Autodesk Maya LT, and AMD Radeon R9 290X for each team member.
4th – 16th
  • Non-transferable and non-refundable $250 USD in RSI Credits for each team member.
Specialty (MVP in final three teams)
  • One Cintiq Companion, and "Make the World your Studio" tablet from Wacom.

Teams

The contest was opened to all backers age 17 and older. Each team can consist of one to three people. The finalist 16 teams were selected from the 270 teams that registered into the contest by submitting their ship weapon model by December 31, 2013.[5]

Status Logo Team name Weapon Ship Team members
🥇 1st Four Horsemen Aegis Redeemer Paul Dalessi, Tobias Frank, David Simon
🥈 2nd Shard Collective Origin AX-114 Boomslang Brian Cozzens, Eric Andrew Belita, Sergiu Stoicovici
🥉 3rd 3Dingo Anvil Phoenix AX (LV) Alex Novello, Michele Schillaci, Eric Oliva
Shimapan Drake AC-240 MKII Brutus
Infinitexuemonkey Anvil Scimitar
Tallon Corporation
1 Bit Amoeba
Tri-Tri Drake AX-14 Silverback
Skyguard Fabrications Guardian AX2
Cryo
Troyka
TRUE
Eris Heavy Manufacturing
VISIONCUT
Team Belafonte
Team Catapult
Damage
Raging Vertex
Team Zeus
AEM
To the Stars and Beyond
Sakura Moon
Prosimian Productions
Dragons of Nirvana Breezefire DX
Archon Windfire EX

Episodes

# Episode Date
1 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.1 Febuary 1, 2014
2 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.2 Febuary 8, 2014
3 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.3 Febuary 15, 2014
4 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.4 Febuary 22, 2014
5 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.5 March 1, 2014
6 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.6 March 8, 2014
7 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.7 March 14, 2014
8 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.8 March 21, 2014
9 TNGS Dogfight Special episode 1.1 March 28, 2014
10 TNGS Dogfight Special episode 1.2 April 5, 2014
11 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.9 April 19, 2014
12 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.10 April 25, 2014
13 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.11 May 2, 2014
14 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.12 May 10, 2014
15 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.13 May 16, 2014
16 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.14 May 24, 2014
17 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.15 May 30, 2014
18 The Next Great Starship Episode LIVE Finale June 7, 2014

Trivia

  • Several contestants ended up bring hired by CIG.[6]

See also

References

  1. The Next Great Starship. Retrieved 2021-04-15
  2. David Ladyman, "The Next Great Starship". Jump Point. Vol. 02 no. 02. pp.66–69. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  3. The Next Great Starship Episode 1. Citizens - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-04-15
  4. The Next Great Starship Finale. Citizens - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-04-15
  5. The Next Greatship Registration. Citizens - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-04-15
  6. Star Citizen Live: Flight, Light & Insight, YouTube, 10 Feb 2023