Ship Editor

Opens by double-clicking a ship in the viewport, or via Editors › Ships.

The Ship Editor configures individual ships. When multiple ships are selected in the viewport, editing a field applies the change to all of them simultaneously; some fields are disabled during multi-ship editing (such as Name, which must be unique). Some fields also behave differently or are unavailable when the selected ship is a Player Start.

General fields

Field	Description
Name	Unique identifier used to reference this ship in SEXPs and mission log entries. Often visible to the player in the targeting HUD.
Display name	If set, shown to the player instead of the ship name in the targeting HUD and other player-facing contexts.
Ship class	The ship class from the game tables, defining the model, stats, and weapon hardpoints.
Callsign	Short identifier appended to the ship name in HUD target boxes (e.g. the ship name may read "Alpha 1 (Braveheart)" if a callsign is set).
Alt name	If set, replaces the ship's class name in HUD target boxes. Use this to display a different class name to the player without changing the actual ship class.
AI class	Overrides the AI skill level for this ship, independent of the mission's global AI profile.
Team	IFF team (Friendly, Hostile, Neutral, etc.) determining which ships treat this one as ally or enemy.
Cargo	Text displayed to the player when the ship is scanned. Use Nothing for ships with no cargo.
Cargo Title	Text title displayed to the player when the ship is scanned. This is the text before the ":" and defaults to "Cargo:" if not set.
Wing	Read-only. Shows which wing this ship belongs to, if any.
Hotkey	Function key (F5–F12) that selects this ship during play.
Persona	Voice persona used when this ship sends messages and when auto-selecting a wingmate sender for messages with a matching persona assigned.
Kill score	Points awarded to the player for destroying this ship.
Assist %	Percentage of the kill score awarded to players who earn an assist on this ship. For example, a value of 50 with a kill score of 100 gives assisters 50 points.
Respawn priority	In multiplayer, ships with higher values are prioritized when the engine selects which ship a player respawns into.
Player ship	Read-only indicator. Use Set Player Ship to change this.

Buttons

Button	Description
Set Player Ship	Converts the selected ship between a Player Start and a regular ship. This changes the ship's internal object type and updates the player start count, affecting how the engine handles spawning and player-specific logic.
Prev / Next	Moves the selection to the previous or next ship in the mission, allowing quick sequential editing without switching back to the viewport.
Layer	The layer the ship is assigned to.
Delete Ship	Removes the selected ship from the mission.
Reset	Resets the selected ship(s) to their ship class defaults, including cargo, AI class, goals, hull and shield percentages, and weapon loadout.

Subdialogs

Dialog	Description
Weapons	Primary and secondary weapon bank loadout.
Player Orders	Configures which comm menu orders the player can issue to this ship.
Texture Replacement	Overrides specific textures on this ship instance.
Initial Status	Starting hull, shields, subsystem damage, and weapon ammo.
Initial Orders	AI orders this ship follows at mission start.
Special Stats	Per-instance overrides for ship statistics.
Flags	Per-ship behavior flags.
Alt Ship Class	Fallback ship classes used if the primary class is unavailable at mission load.

Arrival & Departure

Controls when and where this ship enters and leaves the mission. The cue SEXP must evaluate to true before the arrival or departure can occur. Most arrival locations require a target ship to be selected. Departure location options are limited to Hyperspace or To Dock Bay.

Arrival locations

Location	Notes
Hyperspace	Warps in from hyperspace. No target required.
Near Ship	Appears near the target ship at the specified distance.
In Front of Ship	Appears in front of the target at the specified distance.
In Back of Ship	Appears behind the target at the specified distance.
Above Ship	Appears above the target at the specified distance.
Below Ship	Appears below the target at the specified distance.
To Left of Ship	Appears to the left of the target at the specified distance.
To Right of Ship	Appears to the right of the target at the specified distance.
From Dock Bay	Launches from the target ship's dock bay. Use Restrict Paths to limit which bay paths are used.

Fields

Field	Description
Target	The ship this arrival or departure is relative to. Required for all locations except Hyperspace.
Distance	Distance from the target in meters. Arrival only; available for positional locations (Near Ship, In Front of Ship, etc.).
Delay	Seconds after the cue becomes true before the ship arrives or departs.
Restrict Paths	Selects which dock bay paths to use. Only available when the location is From Dock Bay or To Dock Bay.
Custom Warp Params	Opens a sub-dialog to configure custom warp appearance and behavior.
Cue	SEXP that must evaluate to true for arrival or departure to occur.
No warp effect	When checked, the ship appears or leaves without the visual warp effect.
Don't Adjust Warp When Docked	By default, ships that are docked together warp in or out with an enlarged effect sized to cover the combined formation. When checked, this ship instead uses its individual warp effect size, ignoring the docked aggregate.