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Now that the Drake Cutter has been added to the ‘verse, we posed a few questions to the vehicle team about the new, versatile starter ship. Here are the answers, straight from the designers themselves.
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Drake believes our Empire thrives on liberty, equity, and the empowerment of the people, tenets embodied by their approach to ship design. This true spirit of freedom is never more apparent than in the 2952 Corsair, and the new multipurpose Cutter, both making their debut here at IAE 2952.
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What's next for Drake Interplanetary? Get ready for IAE 2952 by taking a look at the latest starter vehicle to hit the 'verse, plus an early glimpse of the Origin 600i's brand new concept interior.
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Howdy, folks! Craig Burton here with another installment of Clean Shot, the show that delivers the latest news and reviews that today’s hauler’s need to know. Alongside me, as always, is Skinny, who’s literally packing his bags for the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo as I speak.
SKINNY: What’s that?
The show started and here you are rooting around our luggage.
SKINNY: Would you rather double check that we got all our gear?
I’ll leave that in your capable hands. Just threw me to see you doing it during the show.
SKINNY: Sorry, figured I had a second before you invited me on. Wanted to triple check that we had a back-up TX-3 adapter in here before I forgot.
Anything else you need to knock out before we get started?
SKINNY: I’m good to go.
For the IAE or this show?
SKINNY: Both.
Fantastic. Before me is the man who needs no introduction but insists that I still do one. His resume includes being Clean Shot’s producer, a certified gearhead, and the self-proclaimed “King of Components.” How you doing, Skinny? Excited for the IAE?
SKINNY: Absolutely, but can you hold on a sec? I just need to double check… Kidding.
Well, aren’t you full of piss and vinegar today?
SKINNY: How can you not be? It’s IAE season.
If you can’t already tell, we’re keeping this one a little looser than normal because Skinny and I are supposed to catch a transport right after this.
SKINNY: And we’re a little bit behind schedule.
Whole crew got hit with a bad case of TRV last week which thankfully we seem to be past the worst of now. Ate my first good meal in a long time last night and actually managed to keep it down.
SKINNY: Was worried for a hot minute that we might have to skip the show altogether.
Yeah, I would’ve been pretty devastated if we had to miss this year. As you can imagine, we’re both very excited for the show, and you should be too, as we have a Hull E full of content planned, with Skinny going above and beyond to line up some outstanding guests. He even got us a sneak peek at—
SKINNY: Careful now.
—some of the big surprises manufacturers have in-store. Did you really think I was gonna let something slip there?
SKINNY: A good producer takes nothing for granted. That’s why I had to triple check that the extra TX-3 adapter was packed.
Well, as thrilling as this conversation is, how about we get to the issue at hand?
SKINNY: Let’s do it.
That’s right, it’s time for our annual IAE predictions segment where Skinny and I hone our powers of prognostication around this year’s event. Skinny, care to get us started?
SKINNY: I’m gonna go bold with my first one here. I predict that attendance at the satellite IAE expos will exceed the attendance at the main expo in Kiel.
Interesting. Did not see a prediction like this coming from you. Figured most of yours would be something like a component manufacturer announcing a new generation of heat distribution coils to improve cooler performance.
SKINNY: To be honest, making predictions was harder this year because we’ve already been scooped to some of the big reveals coming.
Had that same issue myself. I understand wanting to know what’s coming, but half the fun of the show for me is being there for the announcements. It’s like opening your Luminalia presents early. Ruins the whole thing. But anyway, you really think people are going to skip Kiel this year in favor of the other shows?
SKINNY: Yeah, attendance numbers have been trending in this direction for several years now. More and more people have realized that it’s a huge pain to get into Kiel. There’s already so much traffic and somehow the express lanes created to expedite official expo ships have only made things worse for everyone else.
You remember how long we waited to make the jump into Kiel last year?
SKINNY: Long enough for me to take two naps. Plus, people have realized that the local expos, like the one in Stanton, are just as fun and full of spectacle as the main event.
And don’t forget the security issues.
SKINNY: Good call. Seems like every year I’m hearing more and more stories about criminals targeting ships traveling to and from Kiel. So that’s another headache to factor into your travel plans. Add all that up, and throw in the rising cost of hotels, and well, I think more people will avoid the main event in favor of the satellite expos.
Solid prediction. Moving onto my first one, I’m gonna predict that Silas Koerner makes an appearance on the show floor on a day when Consolidated Outland isn’t featured.
SKINNY: Instead of being there on day six?
Oh, I think he’ll be there then too. That man can’t help himself.
SKINNY: For extra bragging rights, you want to predict what day he shows up?
That’s tough, but my guess would be one of the first few days. That’ll create more buzz around Consolidated’s day-six appearance, and shift the narrative away from all the negative press the company got recently following the departure of several top execs.
SKINNY: Those leaked comms from Silas sure were something. If you ever spoke to me like that, I’d quit too and give you more than just a piece of my mind while heading out the door.
Yeah, not a good look for Silas, which is why I believe he has some kinda antics planned for the IAE. What’s next on your prediction, Skinny?
SKINNY: Okay, how about this? I predict that Drake will not be allowed to be the main sponsor after this year.
And why’s that?
SKINNY: The way I understand it, the IAE board of directors sets rules and standards that the sponsor must adhere to so they don’t hurt the image and integrity of the event.
Or other manufacturers.
SKINNY: Exactly, and Drake’s instinct is to push buttons and go against the grain. Sources have told me that Drake’s been frustrated with the IAE board for months and had to scrap some of their biggest ideas and plans for the event. But I don’t think they can help themselves. I’m guessing they have something up their sleeve for the expo that’s gonna anger the board and get them banned from being the main sponsor going forward.
I get your point but I’ll take the other side of this bet all day. I’m not surprised that Drake’s been butting heads with the IAE, but if they’re good at one thing, it’s knowing how to artfully bend the rules to their favor.
SKINNY: And they’ve tried, but even getting the theme and slogans for this year’s event approved turned into a huge fight that annoyed some of the folks at Drake. From what I hear, some execs already believe being the main sponsor is way more trouble than it’s worth, so why not do something unexpected? If they don’t care about being the main sponsor again, then a ban doesn’t matter and they can generate a ton of publicity out of it.
I think sponsoring the event is part of a long game for them. If anything, this is the year they sit back, learn how it all works, and then figure out how to subvert future events.
SKINNY: Another thing I’m factoring in is backlash from their diehard fans. Spectrum is already filled with folks who think Drake are going soft or betraying their brand by becoming the main sponsor. There’s a chance they’ve underestimated just how many people love what they do because it antagonizes other brands. Hard to play the underdog when you’re literally sponsoring the biggest aerospace event of the year.
Come on, let’s be honest here. Drake aren’t some scrappy start-up anymore. They’re a major manufacturer that has smartly defined themselves by being what other brands aren’t. Some of their fans might not like it, but doing this might convince more people to give their ships a shot.
SKINNY: I don’t know. It feels like the most Drake thing they could do is become the official sponsor, anger the IAE, and justify it by saying something like “what’d they expect Drake not to be Drake?” That’s my prediction and I’m sticking with it.
We need to go to a break here in a moment, but let me get one more prediction in before that. This one might ruffle some feathers but I don’t think Jax will be back this year.
SKINNY: So you’re not buying the rumors that this has all been an elaborate publicity stunt?
I mean, I hope that’s true, because I love Jax and all the crazy things he does for the sake of testing ships, but umm… you know, a lotta the folks on spectrum who have ship shows know each other and I’ve heard zilch from anyone about him.
SKINNY: Same. If all this is a publicity stunt, then bravo to all involved for keeping it so locked down.
Anyways, we need to take a quick break. After that, we’ll do a special IAE related TroubleZone that you won’t want to miss if you’re traveling to the main event or any of the expos. Trust me. That and more when Clean Shot returns.
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Welcome to another edition of Traveler’s Guide to the Galaxy, your expert companion to exploring the most important and breathtaking destinations in the ‘verse.
This time, we’re wrapping up warm and heading to microTech’s frigid-but-friendly capital city, New Babbage, for the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo. With IAE 2952 starting on November 18, prepare for your visit to microTech early.
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Are you feeling the need for speed yet? Today on Star Citizen Live, find out how our team infiltrated the racing community while taking a deeper dive into the six new trace tracks coming in Alpha 3.18.
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This week on Inside Star Citizen, it's a showcase of spectacular scenes and speeds as we kick back and unpack new outbacks and racetracks going bareback into the persistent universe next week, next month and next year.
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Every two weeks, we accompany the Roadmap update with a brief explanatory note to give you insight into the decision-making that led to any changes. This is part of an effort to make our communications more transparent, more specific, and more insightful for all of you who help to make Star Citizen and Squadron 42 possible.
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Welcome to October’s Squadron 42 development report. Enclosed you will find details on the latest progress made across the campaign, including updates to alien executions, saving and loading, and outlaw interactions.
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Somewhere on Castor, Corel system, sits a dusty and desolate plain ignored by all except for the most dedicated spacecraft enthusiast. A small plaque commemorates this site where, in 2670, Audrey Timmerman launched her experimental ship, named Poby, before a small crowd of fellow pilots, inventors, and aerospace enthusiasts. Though the test flight failed when a power surge fried several of Poby’s Xi’an-inspired maneuverable thrusters, this small event evolved over the centuries into the ultimate celebration of ships and the tech that make interstellar flight possible: the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE).
Yet, the event’s rich centuries-long history is an incredible journey itself. One that not only chronicles advancements in space travel but also reflects the social and political forces shaping the empire. Historian Ariel Rutte famously argued that, “The IAE is so much more than a ship showcase. It’s one of the best historical gauges for the state of the empire itself.” In celebration of the 2951 IAE, let’s look at some of the distinct eras in IAE history and the important and memorable moments that shaped them.
KITBASH (2670-2714)
Failed flight aside, Timmerman considered the first event a success and focused on making each subsequent one bigger and better. Standing among that first crowd was Steffon Dillard, whose New Junction Ship Emporium became the event’s first sponsor in 2675. To advertise the event and his dealership, Dillard acquired a version of every spacecraft made that year and exhibited them across a massive Castor plain in a way that was visually arresting on the ground and spelled IAE from above. Vids of the event saturated spectrum and popularized the use of IAE to refer to the event.
In 2683, when RSI signed on as an official sponsor, Timmerman and her dedicated team found that they had enough funding and clout to hold the event at the Agustin Exposition Hall on Lo. When local officials denied permits for a flyover of homemade spacecraft citing safety concerns, Timmerman moved the experimental flight show back to Castor and used RSI ships to ferry observers to and from it. This split event continued for years until a tragic experimental ship crash in 2701 killed both the pilot and fifteen observers. Legal repercussions and civil lawsuits from the accident nearly destroyed the event, so they decided to change their approach. Amateur pilots handling homemade builds were officially out, and stunt flying from the Navy’s elite “Wreckless” 999th Test Squadron was in.
RSI stuck by the IAE and remained the primary sponsor of the event for years, using its industrial clout to attract more sponsors and market the event as the most prestigious and important ship show in the ‘verse. In 2712, RSI used the IAE to push its latest ship, the Constellation. The expo generated massive interest in the ship and sales skyrocketed, which couldn’t have come at a better time for RSI with the loss of several military contracts to Aegis Dynamics. The Connie’s commercial success proved that the event could be a boon to a company’s bottom line. Yet industry observers weren’t the only ones to recognize the IAE’s growing influence.
AGE OF AEGIS (2715-2791)
Following the 2712 expo, the Messer regime looked to use the IAE’s popularity to push its agenda and began proposing ideas to its leadership, who placated them on smaller issues but ignored the majority of requests. Years earlier, in 2704, Timmerman had created a non-profit organization to oversee the IAE and ensure profits would go to charities once she was gone. She also hoped creating a board of directors would diffuse undue political and corporate influence. It helped until 2715, when Lo’s local government refused to permit the expo over fabricated safety concerns. When Timmerman and the IAE board met with local officials to discuss the issues, a Messer regime mediator also joined and made it abundantly clear what changes were expected for the event to be permitted. Timmerman refused to comply and officially retired from running the event instead of facing the promised repercussions to both herself and the expo.
For the next few decades, the IAE board was stocked with Messer loyalists who slowly bent the event to the regime’s will. The expo became more exclusive with most showfloor space reserved for ship and component companies in good standing with the regime. It was not unusual for smaller or out-of-favor manufacturers to have to pay significant bribes to board members before they would be allocated space. In 2725, the IAE began to make guests register for the event by filling out a lengthy form that included a loyalty oath to the empire that many activists and critics refused to sign. Though entry remained free, a ticketing system allowed event organizers to pick who could attend the expo and when, which drove interest in attending the event into a fever pitch among the populace.
Aegis Dynamics and its military ships dominated this era of the IAE. The regime’s favorite manufacturer became so prominent that some began to call the show the Intergalactic Aegis Expo. Memorable events of the era include 2736, when controversy erupted over the use of dogfight footage from the Vanduul front in a patriotic vid looped at the expo. The 2754 event became famous for doubling down on the exclusivity factor. It included a special showfloor that only select guests could access after a strict security check. Inside sat a top-secret military ship hidden beneath a giant tarp that only divulged its unique silhouette. Years later the ship was declassified and revealed to be the Aegis Vanguard.
The expo’s nationalistic bent remained until the fall of the regime in 2792. The resulting chaos of the uprising saw all IAE directors either get arrested or flee. Many wondered if, for the first time in the event’s history, the IAE would be cancelled. Thankfully, a coalition of ship and component manufacturers stepped in to fund the event and worked with local Lo officials to make it happen. This partnership saved the expo and set in motion its next phase.
CORPORATE EXPANSION (2792-2915)
The coalition that took over after the Messers were ousted decided to fill the IAE’s vacant board of directors by splitting the seats between local Lo officials and representatives from prominent ship manufactures. The ensuing decades saw a struggle for power eventually won by corporate interests who wanted the event to expand in more commercial directions. In 2847, the IAE left Lo to move between locations across the empire. The event brought huge profits and logistical headaches to whatever system hosted it. This era culminated in several systems hosting the event in 2870 to celebrate the IAE’s 200th anniversary.
Although the event was more popular than ever, critics claimed that the corporations controlling the IAE were favoring profits over innovation and neglecting experimental inventors and hobbyists during this era. Defenders of the IAE refuted the criticism by saying that Esperia, run by experimenting hobbyists, was launched into the stratosphere at the 2877 event when Victor Hurston flew a refurbished Vanduul Glaive. Other historians claim that the biggest problem of this era, besides the overly sanitized corporate environment, would be the local governments hosting the event. This sentiment culminated at the 2913 IAE in Asura, Ferron, when local organizers failed to build enough hangars and make necessary infrastructure improvements to accommodate the power standards specified in the IAE’s contract. This disastrous event showed the IAE board of directors the benefits of having a permanent home for the expo.
NEW FRONTIERS (2916-PRESENT)
On the heels of the disastrous expo in Ferron, Governor Joona Tzur of Severus, Kiel system, approached the IAE board of directors and convinced them to make Eri City the event’s new permanent home. The former military system had plenty of hangars, solid infrastructure, and a desperate need for a new identity and economic engine. Eri City hosted its first expo in 2916 and has been its home ever since.
Having a new permanent location has not been without issues. In 2934, the Advocacy released a report detailing an alarming increase in outlaw activity targeting civilian and corporate transports going to and from the IAE. Meanwhile, IAE-related traffic into Kiel had gotten so bad that MISC famously had a half empty showfloor for part of the 2941 expo due to issues getting their transports into the system. This led to the creation of an express lane for IAE-related ships that grants preferential access to the jump gates into Kiel. A system that has been exploited enough to create back-ups in the express lane that has only further increased the wait time for others. To alleviate this issue, in 2948 the IAE began hosting smaller satellite expos in other systems so people could attend the event without worsening the situation in Kiel. While some have decried the satellite expos, IAE historians note it harkens back to earlier events split between Lo and Castor.
Though the modern IAE looks vastly different from the first events, the core spirit of camaraderie and enthusiasm over ships remains the same. The IAE provides a place to celebrate the evolution of ships and the tech that makes them possible while also embodying the current state of the empire. Making the IAE’s history a fascinating microcosm of UEE history.
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We hosted an open submission live Q&A on Spectrum to cover all things Cargo Refactor and upcoming features to enhance the cargo hauling career further. These questions and answers were collected from the Spectrum AMA on November 8, 2022.
Before you leap into the Q&A section below, get caught up on all things Cargo by checking out this video!
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How will physicalizing cargo make the capture and retrieval more rewarding than ever before? In this episode of Inside Star Citizen, we'll check out the progress of the upcoming Cargo Refactor and explore how RaStar is being used to populate the planets of Stanton and Pyro.
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With many of the teams having completed their work for the upcoming IAE event and Alpha 3.18 release, progress was made on tasks for early next year and beyond. Read on for the latest developments on AI behaviors, ongoing engine improvements, Arena Commander, and more.
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