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Space Stations - Version 8 vs Version 9
Sep 21, 2026, 02:03 AM
Added a station interior screenshot
Oct 18, 2026, 05:45 PM
Added the services and locations introduced in Major Update #1: the UCG Agent, the Debt Quarter, patch removal and Mag Plasma Delivery
11Space stations are the hubs of SpaceCraft. They are where you refine resources, trade goods, and upgrade or repair ships, and they anchor much of the game’s multiplayer. They are distinct from the planetary bases you build yourself, which are covered on Base Building.22Owned by The Company44Stations are owned by The Company, the organization the player works for. The tutorial begins on a station named Babylon 7, which serves as the primary place to refine resources, trade goods, and upgrade and repair ships. While the first station in the tutorial is a single-player instance, stations are described as key locations for multiplayer and cooperative interactions. See Setting and Story.77Areas of a Station99A station like Babylon 7 is made up of multiple areas, and players move between them using an elevator. Each area serves a different purpose, and the developer has confirmed how some of them are instanced:1111AreaPurpose / InstancingShipyardA single-player instance where you modify your ship without interruption (the ship editor lives here).DocksInstanced by the number of ships, not players: up to five small ships or two large ships can share a dock.MarketplacePlanned to be a fully shared area where players meet and trade.Unique FloorsSome stations will feature unique floors tied to quests or special mechanics.1313Docking1414To dock you fly into the hangar bay, which begins an automatically piloted docking sequence that acts as the transition into the station instance. The game uses a dynamic docking system: if every dock in a section is full, a new one is created automatically, and once a dock is empty it is removed to free up space, so the station can accommodate as many ships as needed.1616What You Do at a Station1919Stations are where the production chain comes together. You use the Smelter to turn raw ore and nuggets into ingots and the Workshop to craft ingots into components, tools, and ship modules, with The Company taking a commission on both. You open the Permits menu to spend Credits on new permits, and you head to the Shipyard to install modules and rebuild your ship. See Crafting, Progression: Permits and Experience, and Ship Building.2121Recalling a Stranded Ship2323A station’s Shipyard also lets you recover a ship that has become stranded or otherwise unreachable. A Retrieve Ship option, added after launch, recalls such a vessel back to the station, so a ship left stuck out in the world can be brought home rather than lost. See Updates and Patch Notes for the patch that introduced it.2525Personal Station Storage2727Since Community Update #1 on September 16, 2026, every station offers 300 SU of personal storage that is shared across all stations, so loot deposited at one station can be collected at any other. It answers a complaint the developer named directly, that limited inventory space was forcing players to discard or lose resources in the early game. See Storage and Warehouses.2929New Services in Major Update #131+Major Update #1 on October 8, 2026 added these services and locations. The patch note names them without saying which stations they are found on.33+ServiceDetailUCG AgentA new NPC at the Mining Bureau who takes the Data Disks you recover from Restricted Areas; delivering one unlocks its Encyclopedia entry.Debt QuarterYou can re-customise your character back in the Debt Quarter of Babylon.Patch removalPatches can be removed from modules at stations as well as at a base shipyard, with a chance to recover them for reuse. See Ship Modules and Tools.Mag Plasma DeliveryOrder Mag Plasma from the nearest stations using your ship's Mag Plasma Tank.3035Early Access Status3136Station features are still being built out. Shared areas such as the marketplace and station floors tied to special mechanics are described as planned or in progress, so the exact layout and services of stations may change during Early Access.3338The organisation behind the stations, the commission it charges, and the permits it issues are covered on The Company.