Ship Showdown

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	ANVL Hammerhead ^[6]

Trivia

The unexpected but worthy winner in 2951, on display at the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo

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

[1] 2954 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2024-08-30

[2] 2953 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2023-10-27

[3] 2952 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2022-09-18

[4] 2951 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2021-12-11

[5] 2950 Ship Showdown Winners. Retrieved 2021-12-11

[6] 2949 Ship Showdown Winners. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-12-11

[7] Spectrum - Ship Showdown: 2952 - The Greycat PTV. Spectrum. Retrieved 2024-08-30

[8] Clean Shot: Argo Advocate. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2021-12-11

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