Grid name is greyed out / can't change the grid name

[Eriduan]

Hi, I just started a new custom game scenario called Pertram Orbiter. I dunno if it is a mod or vannila. You are spawned inside an asteroid base orbiting a plannet.
And I tried to change a grid name of my base but it is greyed out.

I don't understand why?

I have read somewhere if there is a script using that name it can't be changed, so it may be that instance, so I tried to change a name of the small mining ship, also included in this game start scenario.

I flew it away the station, so it is not connected and the greyed out name is there also, therefore I can't change the name of the small mining ship too.

I remember if a grid belongs to some other faction then you are not able to change it, but I am the owner and founder of the faction in which these both grids belong.

Does somebody know something about how to circumvent this problem?

[Capt Fuzzy]

If it shows you as the owner, then you should be able to change it.
If not, then I would recommend using admin tools (Alt+F10) to change it that way, then when finished, simply turn it off again.

[Eriduan]

Aha, turning on the Creative mode tools (I am in survival) did not helped, it was not sufficient to be able to change it, it is still greyed out.

I forgot to tell that although I am the ownver and founder of the IDO Faction, there is another one. I think the other one is the some remnant from the creator of this scenario.
( This is Offline mode and single player game. )

That may be the culprit. Shuld I just to kick it out? It may screw the scripts, if there are some.

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, that happnes to me whan I am not the owner of the grid.

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I don't think "Pertarm Orbiter" is a scenario, I think it's in the available Custom worlds and I can go in to see if I have the same problem.

I will be back later with more info ...

[Dan2D3D]

Testing done = Station and Ships are owned by a dead NPC

+ Pertarm Orbiter is not in the scenarios Tab but available Custom worlds.

All is ownwed by a Dead NPC and set to "Share with all" :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003626906
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003626528

Solution :

Hack all blocks, so you must grind all blocks to the red line, grind and rebuild all the blocks containing computers to be able to change the ownership.

OR -> Cheat :

1 - Enable Creative from the admin menu Alt+F10

2 - Open control panel of the grid Terminal.

3 - Select all blocks on the left (highlighted) and change ownership to "ME" on the right side.

[Dan2D3D]

But no need to change the owneship because we are in the Faction by default so we can already use all in.

Edit
-> All grids are set on "Share with all"

[Eriduan]

Ahaaaa Thank you Dan,
I've tried both sollutions, it did not helped. Nor the admin tools on, nor the ownership set to me.

And it is too much pain to try to grind and rebuild all the functional / blocks containing computers. It will be easier just to get acustomed with the names given by the custom game scenario, or as you have found a custom world.

I think i will let it be as it is and try to not overthink it.

[Dan2D3D]

Oh! it may be some "Magic" from the SE Programmers if you can't change ownership with admin rights (creative enabled).

BUT
You could aim at the ship, hit Ctrl+B to create the Local Blueprint that willl be saved to your C: Drive F10 in-game, select that new Bp in F10 and paste in the world.

= It will be set to "ME" on pasting and just delete to other one with Ctlr+X, must do so with creative enabled from Admin menu.

[Dan2D3D]

I just went in again to test and indeed we can't change ownership with admin rights and there may be a reason why they did that "Magic", so I recommend to keep the Default ownership.

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I was able to set to "ME" with copy/paste of the ship :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003651895

[Eriduan]

Haha, I knew there must be some way, there is always a way in SE :D
Copy paste through the blueprint. thank you that worked.