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ShipShaper Community and Weekly Contests

Articles here explain Steam Workshop sharing, weekly build prompts, community upvote leaderboards, Discord beta branches, and physical prizes.

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How does the ShipShaper weekly building challenge work?

Players build ships matching a randomized theme, upload them via the in-game heart icon to the Steam Workshop, and compete for community votes. Read the guide

When does the ShipShaper weekly leaderboard reset?

The weekly challenge cycle and voting leaderboard reset every Monday, after which top submissions are reviewed by the developer. Read the guide

How do players access private beta builds through the ShipShaper Discord?

Join the official Discord server and check the pinned messages in the shipshaper channel for active testing announcement passwords. Read the guide

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