With the release of IAE 2954, Star Citizen also gets a limited-time IAE Academy event that will reward players with permanent items for completing a series of easy and simple missions, focused on making new players familiar with the game.
IAE 2954 is available now and it will be around until December 5. During this period, new ships and vehicles will be available for rent in the New Babbage Expo halls every day. Players can rent ships for up to 48 hours and test-fly them before making a purchase.
IAE Academy Rewards
IAE Academy offers a full armor set of ORC-mKX with a unique Black-Red color along with two weapons and a t-shirt.
- IAE 2954 In-Game Event Shirt (White)
- ORC-mkX Singularity Armor Set (Helmet, Body, Arms, Legs)
- Stoneskin Undersuit
- P4-AR “Nightstalker” Rifle
- Gemini L86 Pistol
How To Complete IAE Academy Quests
The academy offers five quests, but completing only three of them will be enough to be eligible for receiving all the rewards mentioned earlier. Here are the list of quests and how to complete them:
- Complete The Tutorial
- After making your character, Star Citizen will ask you to play a 30-minute tutorial that will guide you toward claiming a ship and flying with it. Make sure to accept this prompt after choosing the starting location.
- If you have already completed the tutorial since Alpha 3.24.0, then this quest will be checked completed for you by default.
- Visit The IAE Show Floor
- Head to New Babbage and use the Metroloop system to reach the IAE 2954 halls at Tobin Expo Center. Make sure to rent at least one ship or vehicle from the expo to mark this task complete.
- Complete Bounty Hunting Initial Mission
- Open your MobiGlass, head to Contracts, and under Bounty Hunter, accept the mission named “Tracker Training Permit Certification”. Complete the mission to get this task done.
- If you have already completed this mission since Alpha 3.24.0, it will be counted as completed for you.
- Complete Cargo Hauling Initial Mission
- Open your MobiGlass, head to Contracts, and under Hauling, accept the mission named “Opportunity For Independent Cargo Hauler”. Complete the mission to get this task done.
- If you have already completed this mission since Alpha 3.24.0, it will be counted as completed for you.
- Mine And Sell Ores
- Both Ship Mining and Hand Mining are accepted in this mission.
- For Ship Mining, use either Misc Prospector or Argo Mole, head to a planet’s surface (a moon preferably), scan for mineral rocks, mine one, extract the ores, and then sell them at a refinery in any of the L1 Lagrange points.
- For Hand Mining, buy a Multi-Tool from a cargo center or a refinery shop along with a Mining Attachment. Then attach the mining mod to the Multi-Tool. Now either scan for Gemstones on a moon’s surface or find a cave and search the interior for mineable rocks. Mine the Gemstones, collect them in a backpack, and sell them at any mining station.
