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Newbie Challenge
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New characters this month *AS WELL AS any characters who were made from AUGUST 15 until the time of this post* are invited to take part in the return of the NEWBIE CHALLENGE, to be rewarded with 750 credits!

The criteria are as follows:
So long as the character is made between Aug 15th and Sept 30th 23:59 they will have 30 days from their CREATION TIME, and you must:

Complete ONE of the following:
- Attain Level 75
- Attain Admiral 1 in Captaincy (Level 50)
- Attain Level 19 in Hacking
AND
Complete FOUR of the following:
- Deliver, crush, or compress 60 asteroids or gas.
- Counts up 1 for each time you REFINERY <id> QUEUE ASTEROID/GAS, else it will count up 1 time for every 5 raw materials you've crushed or compressed in an Ore Crusher or Gas Compressor.
- Participate in 25 Cosmpiercer assaults or Arena events (duels/spars count,
but only one per day!)
- Establish a modding WORKSHOP and invest a total of 3000 research credits.
- Harvest 100 Ta-Deth crystals from caches
- Form a band and achieve a popularity of 25 (it must be a new band, you can form a new band together, but the founder of the band must also be eligible for the challenge).
- Complete 75 unique quests
- Complete the main quest
Eligible players can type NEWBIECHALLENGE at any time to track their progress.
New Hardcore characters are also welcome to participate, and they have the extra advantage that their winnings will roll over into their Hardcore Credit Pool for their next character. Who knows, maybe we'll get some Hardcore players completing the challenge multiple times within the month!

This is also a great time to take advantage of our referral program - check HELP REFERRAL!

You will receive one free credit for each new character created and linked to a new account that is created by someone who clicks on your referral link. The new character must play for at least 5 hours for you to get credit. You will be rewarded for each character created on any IRE game. You are limited to 10 free credits per week from referrals.

You will also receive a 10% referral bonus for every purchase your referrals make, on any IRE game, on any character, forever. There is no limit to the number of credits you can earn in this way.

Tell your friends!

xo,
Soren