Alpha UEC

Alpha UEC (aUEC) is a test currency to be replaced by UEC, introduced in Alpha 2.4. It is designed to test out economy balance, item pricing, mission rewards, and more. CIG monitors the activity of the initial wave of Alpha UEC and improve and iterate on the features mentioned. At any point this currency, and anything purchased with it, can be wiped so that a clean slate can be instituted to begin a new cycle of testing.

Players cannot be reimbursed aUEC if lost due to a crash or bugs.

Development history
aUEC was awarded for performing both Outlaw and "Defender" missions in Crusader, and could also be earned by salvaging rare valuables in the asteroid fields around crusader in Alpha 2.4.