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{{InfoboxNeue
|title = The Next Great Starship
|image = TNGS contest logo.png
|label1 = Event Type
|content1 = Contest
|label2 = Location
|content2 = Online
|label3 = Date
|content3 = 2014-01-31 – 2014-06-08
|label4 = Broadcast
|content4 = Livestream
}}

'''The Next Great Starship''' ('''TNGS''') was a modding contest hosted by [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium]] in [[StarCitizen:2014]] that let the community to create a spaceship to be implemented in ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]''.<ref name="tngs">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship|text=The Next Great Starship|accessdate=2021-04-15}}</ref>

== 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. [[StarCitizen: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. [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]] started working on the idea right after Gamescom in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point|title=The Next Great Starship|volume=02|month=02|startpage=66|endpage=69|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref>

A total of 270 teams representing 65 countries entered the contest,<ref name="cl13546">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/13546-The-Next-Great-Starship-Episode-1|text=The Next Great Starship Episode 1|accessdate=2021-04-15}}</ref> 16 finalists were chosen, and the [[StarCitizen:Four Horsemen]] won the contest with the [[StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics]] [[StarCitizen:Redeemer]].<ref name="cl13932">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/13932-The-Next-Great-Starship-Finale-LIVE|text=The Next Great Starship Finale|accessdate=2021-04-15}}</ref>

== Prizes ==
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
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* $5,000 USD cash 
* Autodesk Maya LT, and AMD Radeon R9 290X for each team member.
|-
| 4th – 16th
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* 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.<ref name="cl13413">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/13413-The-Next-Great-Starship-Registration|text=The Next Greatship Registration|accessdate=2021-04-15}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Status
!Logo
!Team name
!Weapon
!Ship
!Team members
|-
|🥇 1st
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/fourhorsemen Four Horsemen]
|
|[[StarCitizen:Redeemer|Aegis Redeemer]]
|[[StarCitizen:Paul Dalessi]], Tobias Frank, David Simon
|-
|🥈 2nd
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/shard Shard Collective]
|
|Origin AX-114 Boomslang
|Brian Cozzens, Eric Andrew Belita, Sergiu Stoicovici
|-
|🥉 3rd
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/3dingo 3Dingo]
|
|Anvil Phoenix AX (LV)
|Alex Novello, Michele Schillaci, Eric Oliva
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/shimapan Shimapan]
|
|Drake AC-240 MKII Brutus
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/infinitexuemonkey Infinitexuemonkey]
|
|Anvil Scimitar
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/tallon Tallon Corporation]
|
|
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/1bitamoeba 1 Bit Amoeba]
|
|
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/tritri Tri-Tri]
|
|Drake AX-14 Silverback
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/skyguard-fabrications Skyguard Fabrications]
|
|Guardian AX2
|-
|
|
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/cryo Cryo]
|
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|-
|
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/troyka Troyka]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/true TRUE]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/eris Eris Heavy Manufacturing]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/visioncut VISIONCUT]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/belafonte Team Belafonte]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/catapult Team Catapult]
|
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|-
|
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/damage Damage]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/raging-vertex Raging Vertex]
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/zeus Team Zeus]
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/aem AEM]
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/tothestars To the Stars and Beyond]
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/sakuramoon Sakura Moon]
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/prosimian Prosimian Productions]
|
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|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/dragonsofnirvana Dragons of Nirvana]
|Breezefire DX
|
|-
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|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/archon Archon]
|Windfire EX
|
|}

== Episodes ==
{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Episode
!Date
|-
|1||[https://youtu.be/CIb4rTrP_9w The Next Great Starship Episode 1.1]||Febuary 1, 2014
|-
|2||[https://youtu.be/4TXIezhaOiM The Next Great Starship Episode 1.2]||Febuary 8, 2014
|-
|3||[https://youtu.be/56fWI8W0thw The Next Great Starship Episode 1.3]||Febuary 15, 2014
|-
|4||[https://youtu.be/MnzvPA2ObWI The Next Great Starship Episode 1.4]||Febuary 22, 2014
|-
|5||[https://youtu.be/scvwN6u2mwM The Next Great Starship Episode 1.5]||March 1, 2014
|-
|6||[https://youtu.be/qiFkrM7kUTU The Next Great Starship Episode 1.6]||March 8, 2014
|-
|7||[https://youtu.be/YGWg0ZrUm8Q The Next Great Starship Episode 1.7]||March 14, 2014
|-
|8||[https://youtu.be/ftCZPRcz7_c The Next Great Starship Episode 1.8]||March 21, 2014
|-
|9||[https://youtu.be/O3T2tiWF2og TNGS Dogfight Special episode 1.1]||March 28, 2014
|-
|10||[https://youtu.be/gDKlAg0t2VQ TNGS Dogfight Special episode 1.2]||April 5, 2014
|-
|11||[https://youtu.be/Ey3_SEa25f4 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.9]||April 19, 2014
|-
|12||[https://youtu.be/SL3-Z4OPWis The Next Great Starship Episode 1.10]||April 25, 2014
|-
|13||[https://youtu.be/z_oSsy9Et-g The Next Great Starship Episode 1.11]||May 2, 2014
|-
|14||[https://youtu.be/4PqQnehIl-I The Next Great Starship Episode 1.12]||May 10, 2014
|-
|15||[https://youtu.be/HBv3OulvkG8 The Next Great Starship Episode 1.13]||May 16, 2014
|-
|16||[https://youtu.be/AJj7gw9P9wo The Next Great Starship Episode 1.14]||May 24, 2014
|-
|17||[https://youtu.be/h8tFZm7ooiY The Next Great Starship Episode 1.15]||May 30, 2014
|-
|18||[https://www.youtube.com/live/Sz08I1L1SgQ The Next Great Starship Episode LIVE Finale]||June 7, 2014
|}

== Trivia ==

* Several contestants ended up bring hired by CIG.<ref>[https://youtu.be/wZOhB_uGXRE?t=1293 Star Citizen Live: Flight, Light & Insight], YouTube, 10 Feb 2023</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Link RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship|text=The Next Great Starship info}}
* {{Link RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship/teams|text=The Next Great Starship finalist teams}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Short description|Spaceship modding contest}}
[[Category:Community Events]]