What makes a blueprint red?

[Zuleica]

I have a number of blueprints that are red and others that are not. Just by looking at the Info block in the blueprints screen I can't tell why some are red and others not. Even when the Unlock Level or Size Class is red, the blueprint name isn't. And sometimes when the Unlock Level and Size Class are not red the blueprint name is red.

Is there some definitive way of telling why a blueprint name is red?

[Ploppy]

I had a 'red' base BP and found out it was because I had left plants in the growing plots when I made it into a blueprint.

Also be careful of using creative mode, I'm not sure if some of the blocks there are allowed in blueprints, I could be wrong though.

[TH3.W0R5T.0N3]

Try this command:
https://empyrion.gamepedia.com/Console_commands_prefabinfo

[Zuleica]

Thanks everyone. Be nice if there was a command like show airtight blocks but that would show 'illegal' blocks!

[TH3.W0R5T.0N3]

Originally posted by TH3_W0R5T_0N3:

Try this command:
https://empyrion.gamepedia.com/Console_commands_prefabinfo

This will show you all illegal blocks and devices.

[EzRyder]

i would like to add guns as something to check for, thats probably like the second reason they can show red, having too many of a specific gun type

[zaphodikus]

Originally posted by CaptRyder:

i would like to add guns as something to check for, thats probably like the second reason they can show red, having too many of a specific gun type

You cannot configure what blocks are legal/illegal at this time. I have asked about letting us choose which blocks are illegal, (per server) but it's not happening soon.

[Zuleica]

The plants were the problems! Thanks!

[EzRyder]

@zaphodikus
i was not talking about 'assigning' anything or servers at all (your a bit off-topic there) but about default rules for the game.
there is a limit to how many of each gun type you can use even in SP, and using too many of 1 type will cause the bp to show red

[Ploppy]

Thanks Scooby, I have not played for while but will check out the BP false next time ;)

Originally posted by Zuleica:

The plants were the problems! Thanks!

Yeah it happened to me and I found the solution a few months ago :)

[zaphodikus]

The "limits" on number of guns etc, you can edit, although not convinced it works perfectly as I have a issue adding 2 artillery to a HV, the limit of 1 artillery gun is a bit tight. I have given up, on the 1 artillery only per HV setting, but have managed to break item number limits on other block types.

The default limits have changed over time I assume too.