Blueprint tutorial mission won't allow placement on platform

Jeff Parker shared this bug 20 days ago
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The blueprint tutorial mission uses a large platform with a ship on it. When attempting to place the ship for the blueprint, there are several issues:

  • The blueprint won't place on top of the platform surface
  • Floating the blueprint over the platform surface refuses to generate support blocks
  • The only place where the blueprint can be placed is in the dirt just off the edge of the platform, and the ship needs to be turned so it is floating partially off the edge

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Also the welding mission has Delete for a message. See attached screenshot.

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In my game, I'm specifically getting the warning message:

> Unauthorized Action

> You don't have permission to perform this block placement operation on the target grid


@Jeff - Are you saying that placing & creating the ship in the dirt is a workaround? I'll try that out and [try to remember to] report back if successful

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Correct. I found that the platform has a gap between its edge and the edge of the green build box. It is at the spot where one block sticks out to the side. If you carefully place the blueprint in the air right near that spot, the structural support will extend to the ground and let you place the blueprint hanging over the edge of the platform. If the ship's tail is aimed into the platform and green box, it will mostly be over the platform, but will be awkwardly hanging nose-first over the side.

I was able to complete the contract that way.

The workaround you documented below is another good way around the issue.

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Confirmed!


Workaround: Build the ship under the platform and the contract will complete (You might have to use your handheld miner to dig out some dirt

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I worked around this by going to blueprint, capturing the ship and the platform, and then walking away from the platform and placing the ghost blueprint without building any of it.


Side note, you can't attach anything to that ship either, and it's underbuilt, so if you fill both it's cargo containers, it will likely roll off whatever you try to land it on.

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Also, had same problem. My workaround is get in the ship that’s already there and fly it in to the green box and it completes mission

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omg.... your workaround is much better than my workaround :D

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