Catalog & Blueprints
The Catalog stores ship blueprints — saved snapshots of ships and stations that can be purchased and spawned elsewhere.
Accessing the Catalog
Open your inventory (I) and click the Catalog tab, or press U in build mode.
Saving a Blueprint
While inside the ship you want to save:
- Open the Catalog.
- Click Create New Entry.
- The ship is saved as a blueprint.
Admin / Singleplayer Command
Server admins and singleplayer players can use chat commands:
- /save <name> — saves your current ship or the last ship you were in
- /load <name> — loads (spawns) a blueprint by name
Stations saved via /save are not listed in the Catalog but can be loaded with /load.
Local vs. Server Catalog
| Catalog | Where blueprints are stored | When used |
|---|---|---|
| Server Catalog | Server's blueprints/ folder |
Default; visible to all on that server |
| Local Catalog | Your StarMade/blueprints/ folder on your PC |
Singleplayer; private to you |
In multiplayer, tick Save in Local Catalog when saving if you want to keep the blueprint private on your machine rather than uploading it to the server.
Uploading Local Blueprints to a Server
You can upload a blueprint from your local catalog to the server so you can spawn it there:
- In the Catalog, find the local blueprint.
- Click Upload to Server.
The server owner and admins will also have access to uploaded blueprints. Only upload designs you are comfortable sharing.
Permissions
Each catalog entry has a permission level controlling who can spawn it:
| Permission | Who can spawn |
|---|---|
| Others | Anyone |
| Faction | Only your faction members |
| Homebase | Only from your faction's homebase |
| Enemy Usable | Also available for pirates and NPCs (admin/singleplayer only) |
Spawning from the Catalog
At any shop you can purchase and spawn a blueprint:
- Approach a shop.
- Open the Catalog tab.
- Find the blueprint and click Buy / Spawn.
- The game checks if you have the required blocks in your inventory.
- If you have the blocks, the ship spawns.
Blueprints are essentially "recipes" — the game deducts the required blocks from your inventory each time you spawn one. The design is saved permanently; you can spawn it as many times as you can afford the materials.
Sharing Blueprints Across Servers
Local blueprints are stored in your StarMade/blueprints/ folder as .sment files. You can:
- Copy them to another computer
- Share them with friends
- Upload them to multiplayer servers
This makes it possible to build a design in singleplayer, perfect it, then deploy it on a multiplayer server.