Vetra Blueprints

Hey Indecisive, I understand where you’re coming from, and I appreciate the feedback.

Regarding the “remake this 1:1” argument, technically, you could say that about pretty much any addon on GmodStore nowadays. That doesn’t necessarily mean the original product has no value.

What makes Blueprints interesting in the long run isn’t just its current feature set, but its extensibility. The adapter SDK allows third-party developers to integrate their own addons and define exactly what data or configurations can be captured, compared, restored, and migrated.

As more developers adopt the SDK, Blueprints could build an ecosystem of integrations that a simple copy of its current features wouldn’t automatically provide.

Regarding DRM, I want to clarify that its purpose isn’t to restrict how people use Blueprints. Licensing is also tied to Vetra’s connected services, including features like Remote Deploy.

I’m also considering a future configuration panel where server owners could manage their own server groups and environments, such as DEV, STAGING, and PROD, with greater control over how their infrastructure is organized. The goal would be to make this as flexible and self-managed as possible, without imposing unnecessary limitations on normal usage.

As for the $40 price, I’ve heard the feedback, and I agree that it needs reconsidering. I genuinely underestimated the pricing expectations and the scale of the GmodStore economy. I’m planning to lower the price accordingly.

I’m still learning what works best for this community, and I appreciate the feedback, even when it’s critical.

That’s fair feedback Kagura, and I appreciate you taking the time to explain your perspective.

If your current workflow already covers everything you need, I completely understand why Blueprints might not seem particularly useful to you.

Just to clarify, Blueprints isn’t intended to replace Git, deployment scripts, or hosting panels. Those are great for managing files and configurations.

The main focus is versioning and managing in-game state, and that goes well beyond props and spawn points.

One of the key parts of Blueprints is its adapter SDK, which allows developers to integrate their own addons and define exactly what data or configurations can be captured, compared, restored, and migrated.

That means Blueprints isn’t limited to tracking where an entity was placed. Depending on the integration, it can manage specific configurations and properties belonging to third-party addons, all through the same versioning workflow.

For example, you could capture a complete setup, make changes, compare the actual in-game configuration before and after, and restore a previous state if something goes wrong, without having to manually recreate everything.

Of course, not every server needs that level of control, and that’s perfectly fine. But for administrators managing complex setups or multiple integrated addons, that’s where Blueprints is intended to provide value.

Thanks again for the feedback!

"hey claude remake this 1-1" IMO $40 is a waste on this DRM slop

You mention that this was designed with the owners of serious server in mind.

I haven’t spoken to all of them, of course, but a couple of friends and I, for instance, use a VDS that hosts both our dev and prod environments. We have full control, along with a simple deployment script that moves everything from dev to prod.

Honestly, I don’t really see the point of this add-on.

Setting up props and spawn points in advance—what’s stopping you from doing that while everyone is online, or at night when no one is playing?

Changing config files—you can do that without a dev/test environment, too.

If errors pop up, you just fix them and restart the server—no need for a separate dev or test setup; that’s how everyone usually handles it.

I suppose it looks decent and includes a comparison feature, but I don’t see much value in that—most hosting control panels already provide activity logs where you can view file diffs anyway. For comparing which prop was placed where, before and after—well, that’s just funny.

I've added you on Steam as I would definitely like to explore adding support for my own addons into this.

Thanks a lot Owain, especially coming from someone who’s been around this marketplace for a long time!

And honestly, that’s fair feedback. I priced Blueprints based on the scope of the product and what it provides to serious server owners, but I completely get your point about GmodStore being its own micro-economy.

You’re also not the first person to mention the pricing, so I’m definitely paying attention to it while I see how the launch goes.

Also, since Blueprints is built around adapters and compatibility with other addons, I’d actually be interested in looking at proper support for some of your addons at some point if you’re open to it.

Thanks again for the constructive feedback and the kind words, I really appreciate it!

Nice to see a unique addon, it's been a while since something cool has come through.

You are definitely outpricing yourself tho. While the product might be worth $40, with loads of rich features, your customer base is mostly teenagers with no money who simply can't afford $40 for a single addon. We are in a micro-economy on gmodstore so can't apply real-world pricing logic.

All the best!

Hey Kyle, fair point 😄

The price reflects the scope of the addon more than just the basic feature list. Blueprints includes versioning, diff, grouped setups, cross-map migration, restore/rollback, DEV → PROD deployment and the commercial/licensing infrastructure around it.

The server limit is there because one purchase is intended for one customer setup rather than unlimited redistribution across unrelated servers.

That said, I’m definitely keeping feedback on pricing and licensing in mind now that the addon is live. Thanks for being the first one to call it out 😅

DRM, limited servers and more than 40€??