diff --git a/src/css/ingame_hud/blueprint_placer.scss b/src/css/ingame_hud/blueprint_placer.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acf66087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/css/ingame_hud/blueprint_placer.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ingame_HUD_BlueprintPlacer {
+    position: absolute;
+    @include S(top, 50px);
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    color: #333;
+    z-index: 9999;
+    background: rgba(0, 10, 20, 0.5);
+    @include S(padding, 5px);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    color: #fff;
+    @include S(width, 120px);
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    .label {
+        @include PlainText;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+    .costContainer {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        @include Heading;
+
+        > canvas {
+            @include S(margin-left, 5px);
+            @include S(width, 30px);
+            @include S(height, 30px);
+        }
+    }
+
+    &:not(.canAfford) {
+        background: rgba(98, 27, 41, 0.8);
+        // .costContainer {
+        color: rgb(255, 97, 128);
+        // }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/css/main.scss b/src/css/main.scss
index 3f06853f..bc19b3a0 100644
--- a/src/css/main.scss
+++ b/src/css/main.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 @import "ingame_hud/entity_debugger";
 @import "ingame_hud/tutorial_hints";
 @import "ingame_hud/watermark";
+@import "ingame_hud/blueprint_placer";
 
 // prettier-ignore
 $elements: 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ ingame_HUD_DebugInfo,
 ingame_HUD_EntityDebugger,
 ingame_HUD_TutorialHints,
 ingame_HUD_buildings_toolbar,
+ingame_HUD_BlueprintPlacer,
 ingame_HUD_Watermark,
 
 // Overlays
diff --git a/src/js/core/config.js b/src/js/core/config.js
index 953af4e7..06af636c 100644
--- a/src/js/core/config.js
+++ b/src/js/core/config.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const globalConfig = {
 
     debug: {
         /* dev:start */
-        // fastGameEnter: true,
+        fastGameEnter: true,
         // noArtificialDelays: true,
         // disableSavegameWrite: true,
         // showEntityBounds: true,
diff --git a/src/js/game/hub_goals.js b/src/js/game/hub_goals.js
index a6f24284..aa410e75 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hub_goals.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hub_goals.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { enumItemProcessorTypes } from "./components/item_processor";
 import { GameRoot } from "./root";
 import { enumSubShape, ShapeDefinition } from "./shape_definition";
 import { enumHubGoalRewards, tutorialGoals } from "./tutorial_goals";
-import { UPGRADES } from "./upgrades";
+import { UPGRADES, blueprintShape } from "./upgrades";
 
 export class HubGoals extends BasicSerializableObject {
     static getId() {
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export class HubGoals extends BasicSerializableObject {
             }
             this.upgradeImprovements[upgradeId] = totalImprovement;
         }
+
+        if (G_IS_DEV) {
+            this.storedShapes[blueprintShape] = 1000;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ export class HubGoals extends BasicSerializableObject {
          */
         this.storedShapes = {};
 
+        if (G_IS_DEV) {
+            this.storedShapes[blueprintShape] = 1000;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Stores the levels for all upgrades
          * @type {Object<string, number>}
@@ -113,6 +121,19 @@ export class HubGoals extends BasicSerializableObject {
     getShapesStored(definition) {
         return this.storedShapes[definition.getHash()] || 0;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} key
+     * @param {number} amount
+     */
+    takeShapeByKey(key, amount) {
+        assert(this.getShapesStoredByKey(key) >= amount, "Can not afford: " + key + " x " + amount);
+        assert(amount > 0, "Amount <= 0 for " + key);
+        assert(Number.isInteger(amount), "Invalid amount: " + amount);
+        this.storedShapes[key] -= amount;
+        return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns how much of the current shape is stored
      * @param {string} key
diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint.js
index 59271469..16d0e7da 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { createLogger } from "../../../core/logging";
 import { Vector } from "../../../core/vector";
 import { Entity } from "../../entity";
 import { GameRoot } from "../../root";
+import { findNiceIntegerValue } from "../../../core/utils";
+import { Math_pow } from "../../../core/builtins";
+import { blueprintShape } from "../../upgrades";
 
 const logger = createLogger("blueprint");
 
@@ -47,6 +50,13 @@ export class Blueprint {
         return new Blueprint(newEntities);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the cost of this blueprint in shapes
+     */
+    getCost() {
+        return findNiceIntegerValue(4 * Math_pow(this.entities.length, 1.1));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Draws the blueprint at the given origin
      * @param {DrawParameters} parameters
@@ -147,6 +157,13 @@ export class Blueprint {
         return anyPlaceable;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {GameRoot} root
+     */
+    canAfford(root) {
+        return root.hubGoals.getShapesStoredByKey(blueprintShape) >= this.getCost();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attempts to place the blueprint at the given tile
      * @param {GameRoot} root
diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint_placer.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint_placer.js
index 5034b2ba..7c0244e9 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint_placer.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/blueprint_placer.js
@@ -6,9 +6,23 @@ import { enumMouseButton } from "../../camera";
 import { KEYMAPPINGS } from "../../key_action_mapper";
 import { BaseHUDPart } from "../base_hud_part";
 import { Blueprint } from "./blueprint";
+import { makeDiv } from "../../../core/utils";
+import { DynamicDomAttach } from "../dynamic_dom_attach";
+import { blueprintShape } from "../../upgrades";
+import { T } from "../../../translations";
 
 export class HUDBlueprintPlacer extends BaseHUDPart {
-    createElements(parent) {}
+    createElements(parent) {
+        const blueprintCostShape = this.root.shapeDefinitionMgr.getShapeFromShortKey(blueprintShape);
+        const blueprintCostShapeCanvas = blueprintCostShape.generateAsCanvas(80);
+
+        this.costDisplayParent = makeDiv(parent, "ingame_HUD_BlueprintPlacer", [], ``);
+
+        makeDiv(this.costDisplayParent, null, ["label"], T.ingame.blueprintPlacer.cost);
+        const costContainer = makeDiv(this.costDisplayParent, null, ["costContainer"], "");
+        this.costDisplayText = makeDiv(costContainer, null, ["costText"], "");
+        costContainer.appendChild(blueprintCostShapeCanvas);
+    }
 
     initialize() {
         this.root.hud.signals.buildingsSelectedForCopy.add(this.onBuildingsSelected, this);
@@ -27,6 +41,9 @@ export class HUDBlueprintPlacer extends BaseHUDPart {
         this.root.camera.movePreHandler.add(this.onMouseMove, this);
 
         this.root.hud.signals.selectedPlacementBuildingChanged.add(this.abortPlacement, this);
+
+        this.domAttach = new DynamicDomAttach(this.root, this.costDisplayParent);
+        this.trackedCanAfford = new TrackedState(this.onCanAffordChanged, this);
     }
 
     abortPlacement() {
@@ -37,7 +54,25 @@ export class HUDBlueprintPlacer extends BaseHUDPart {
         }
     }
 
-    onBlueprintChanged(blueprint) {}
+    onCanAffordChanged(canAfford) {
+        this.costDisplayParent.classList.toggle("canAfford", canAfford);
+    }
+
+    update() {
+        this.domAttach.update(this.currentBlueprint.get());
+        this.trackedCanAfford.set(
+            this.currentBlueprint.get() && this.currentBlueprint.get().canAfford(this.root)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {Blueprint} blueprint
+     */
+    onBlueprintChanged(blueprint) {
+        if (blueprint) {
+            this.costDisplayText.innerText = "" + blueprint.getCost();
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * mouse down pre handler
@@ -55,9 +90,17 @@ export class HUDBlueprintPlacer extends BaseHUDPart {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!blueprint.canAfford(this.root)) {
+            this.root.soundProxy.playUiError();
+            return;
+        }
+
         const worldPos = this.root.camera.screenToWorld(pos);
         const tile = worldPos.toTileSpace();
         if (blueprint.tryPlace(this.root, tile)) {
+            const cost = blueprint.getCost();
+            this.root.hubGoals.takeShapeByKey(blueprintShape, cost);
+
             // This actually feels weird
             // if (!this.root.keyMapper.getBinding(KEYMAPPINGS.placementModifiers.placeMultiple).isCurrentlyPressed()) {
             //     this.currentBlueprint.set(null);
diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/pinned_shapes.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/pinned_shapes.js
index 1c5fa341..48ab98f2 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/pinned_shapes.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/pinned_shapes.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class HUDPinnedShapes extends BaseHUDPart {
         this.internalPinShape(currentKey, currentGoal.required, false);
 
         if (this.root.hubGoals.isRewardUnlocked(enumHubGoalRewards.reward_blueprints)) {
-            this.internalPinShape(blueprintShape, currentGoal.required, false);
+            this.internalPinShape(blueprintShape, null, false);
         }
 
         for (let i = 0; i < this.pinnedShapes.length; ++i) {
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ export class HUDPinnedShapes extends BaseHUDPart {
         }
 
         const amountLabel = makeDiv(element, null, ["amountLabel"], "");
-        const goalLabel = makeDiv(element, null, ["goalLabel"], "/" + formatBigNumber(goal));
+
+        if (goal) {
+            makeDiv(element, null, ["goalLabel"], "/" + formatBigNumber(goal));
+        }
 
         this.handles.push({
             key,
diff --git a/translations/base-en.yaml b/translations/base-en.yaml
index f00c68ef..27abd55a 100644
--- a/translations/base-en.yaml
+++ b/translations/base-en.yaml
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ ingame:
         showHint: Show hint
         hideHint: Close
 
+    # When placing a blueprint
+    blueprintPlacer:
+        cost: Cost
+
 # All shop upgrades
 shopUpgrades:
     belt: