Locked blueprint, that i made?..

[Quack]

So yeah, i made a blueprint of my saltwater crocodile habitat and its locked for me, on the same franchise zoo, so research isn't an issue. Any idea how to unlock it? Or delete it? Because i can't even delete it when it's locked....

[Moving Target]

Try checking it in Sandbox mode and make sure it works there, if not you ought to be able to delete it at the very least

[psychobellic]

Just another kind of bug they introduced with one of the last patches. Try to research everything what belongs to enclosures (even if you didn't use anything what needs research). In my case that helped. A shame how long we've to wait until the easiest bugs get solved...

If you want to delete it, you can do it in user/username/saved games/Frontier Developments/Planet Zoo/. There's a file where your saves and blueprints are stored. Search for your blueprint by name and delete it.

[MrHappy]

Creating a Blueprint in Sandbox mode does not make it available in Franchise mode unless all of the parts are researched.

[Quack]

Made it in franchise mode at beginning of zoo, now 20 hours later with everything researched i still cant use it. But ill try going into sandbox mode, and if that doesn't work, ill go into the blueprint save file, thanks guys.

[Quack]

Alright, it worked in sandbox mode, and i could delete it from there, still not working in franchise though even though there shouldn't be a problem with research etc. Strange, definitely a bug, could be because of the water?

[MrHappy]

I would think if its a bug then the same bug would also manifest itself in sandbox mode as well. Are you certain all of your mechanic research is complete in franchise mode? This is usually the reason items and blueprints are locked. there might be one part or a blade of grass or a light or a roof type that you have used which is in a locked theme.

[psychobellic]

It must be a bug. I made all my blueprints in Franchise Mode, I never played in Sandbox Mode. The blueprints worked well until one of the last patches. Since this time it's like the op described the problem.

[Sparhawk4242]

I have the same bug. Blueprint created in Franchise. Locked in same Zoo in Franchise. Works fine in Sandbox. Really annoying.

Are there any solutions in the meantime?

[Livia]

Have you really researched everything? Common issue I was having is I used one of the pre-made shelters and created a blueprint - the blueprint was locked. Even though the shelter was available with zero research, it was made from stuff from the base Africa pack, which I had not researched yet (this was in a timed scenario), so it was why I could not use the blueprint.

[Livia]

Originally posted by mzda_grl:

No I haven't researched everything yet because I thought since I already had a habitat with all the same stuff in it, it wouldn't matter. Will continue researching and see if it helps! Thanks for replying :lunar2019piginablanket:

You might have a pre-made item though that has pieces you don't have access to like I noted with the shelter. Check for such items and research those themes. I'd look at your shelter first as there is a number you are given access to that are part of the Africa theme you have to research. This was a repeated issue for me before I figured out it was the issue.

[Quack]

I love getting notified on a post i made almost 2 years ago <3

[Quack]

Originally posted by mzda_grl:

No I haven't researched everything yet because I thought since I already had a habitat with all the same stuff in it, it wouldn't matter. Will continue researching and see if it helps! Thanks for replying :lunar2019piginablanket:

But yeah research everything first, that seems to have been the issue for it :D Since they made research carry over in franchise from zoo to zoo its been a lot nicer :D

[Quack]

Originally posted by mzda_grl:

Thanks guys! Sorry to wake up an old post lol but figured why make a duplicate? I think I'm finally starting to understand the research part (still haven't finished research yet but it makes sense). This game has a bit of a learning curve, but I am so in love with it!

Well, have fun! :D

[Livia]

Originally posted by Quack:

I love getting notified on a post i made almost 2 years ago <3

🤣 I didn't even notice the date.

[berit.vanderjagt]

I have the same problem! I somehow even can't use a blueprint existing of literally only 13 climbable logs and nothing else! Idk how to fix this :(