AirCS

AirCS Central Station in 2023

AirCS (formerly Air Central Station) is a major transportation network on the server. It was formerly owned by Aren, then in 2020 the AirCS Foundation was established as Victor and The Pixel Polygon being the owners of it.

History

AirCS Central Station in bnbVanilla

bits & Bytes Vanilla

AirCS was formerly owned by Aren, he initially built the first line between AirCS Central Station to Whale City. He also made an enchanting store known as "Arenchant". But once he became inactive, the community decided to expand it to where it has 6 stations. The Pixel Polygon also came up with the now famous branding.

Platforms

Platform 1:

NCO

Platform 2:

BnBBnB

Platform 3:

theStation

Platform 4:

Birch Lodges

Platform 5:

Birch Boat Town

Platform 6:

Legal District

Platform 10:

The Alee Isle

AirCS Central Station bnbmc2

Inside AirCS Central Station in bnbmc2

bits & Bytes Vanilla 2

Once bits & Bytes Vanilla 2 began, The Pixel Polygon decided to revive it under "Project: Aren". He also documented the entire process of building it on his YouTube channel. Only 3 platforms were made during this time. AirCS wasn't as popular during this time due to local transportation system existing and SQTR started to exist during this time as well. New Verona was planned to be added as a station in AirCS but The Pixel Polygon was embargoed from building there.

Platforms

Platform 1:

Sunflower City

Platform 3:

Contemporary Valley

Platform 11:

Inkytown

Contributors

• TechLion (Donated rails)
• Inkydink (Donated rails)
• Right Angle (Making a pathway to central station from Right Valley)
• TotalTowerTech (Improving the tracks between Inkytown and central station by adding birch planks and a glass enclosure. He also donated materials for support the development of AirCS)
• Victor and Royce (Undirectly promoting AirCS)

bits & Bytes Minecraft 1.1

When bits & Bytes Minecraft 1.1 was revived, AirCS became very popular with the community and more stations appeared. Royce decided to create SQTR in order to compete with the system that he did not like. Orphan station were introduced during this time.

bits & Bytes Minecraft 5/Q

There were plans for AirCS coming to bnbmc5/Q but there were little progress to it, but at the same time The Pixel Polygon established the AirCS Foundation which is still active to this day.

bits & Bytes Minecraft 1.2

After the AirCS race, AirCS kept growing but there were long distances rail, such as VIC it would take approximately 2 minutes to arrive there, and Palinode which took 17 minutes. The AirCS Foundation decide to look for other alternatives to rail as it was not feasible for very long distance travel. AirCS 255 and AirCS Aqua were established to shorten the travel time and could travel over 1000+ blocks.

Transit Systems

AirCS Rail

Rail-based transit has been a part of AirCS since its inception, and is the most commonly used service. The rail standard has seen very minimal changes, and is one of the easiest systems to build.

AirCS 255

AirCS 255 is a straight tube with walls, ceiling, and a floor that riders run through once they have received a highly amplified speed effect. This solution works best for two stations that are situated very far away from each other.

AirCS Aqua

AirCS Aqua is a water-based transportation system designed during bits & Bytes Vanilla 1.2. The system attains its maximum stock speed based on three components:

• Dolphin’s Grace
• Soul Speed III
• Depth Strider III

Each of these effects greatly multiply the speed boost given to the player during the course of the line. In addition, any additional speed boosts that may already be applied to the rider (such as speed potions or nearby beacons) stack on top of these effects as well for even greater speeds.