QOL request: remove default planet for cargo requests from blueprint
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 10:18 am
TLDR:
remove default planet when requesting buildings by adding a request section with a blueprint in hand, so ships can easily be built in orbits other than nauvis.
(images below might be all you need to see.)
what:
in space hub when "add section" is clicked with a blueprint in hand, all building materials are requested as shown below.
(this is a usefull QOL feature that also works on constant combinators and personal reuests)
step 1
the problem is all items that are not limited to a single planet are given a default import planet nauvis, even though items are available at the current planet.
(items limited to a single planet such as foundry or stack inserter are given vulcanus and gleba as expected.)
step 2
step 3: change the import planet from ALL items to not be any specific planet.
why:
many players switch to vulcanus for building spaceships so defaulting to nauvis just doesnt make sense.
i understand that in early game you might not want to request items from a planet not yet capable of making more items, so the request group can be turned off when manually doing step 1 so the player has time to change plan.
the default planet can still be nauvis for nauvis related items such as spidertron, nuclear reactor, biter eggs.
(yes i know nuclear reactor can be crafted on vulcanus but so can stack inserters, so its up to the devs to put reactor on nauvis or no default)
remove default planet when requesting buildings by adding a request section with a blueprint in hand, so ships can easily be built in orbits other than nauvis.
(images below might be all you need to see.)
what:
in space hub when "add section" is clicked with a blueprint in hand, all building materials are requested as shown below.
(this is a usefull QOL feature that also works on constant combinators and personal reuests)
- Schermafbeelding 2026-08-27 115224.png (94.79 KiB) Viewed 155 times
the problem is all items that are not limited to a single planet are given a default import planet nauvis, even though items are available at the current planet.
(items limited to a single planet such as foundry or stack inserter are given vulcanus and gleba as expected.)
- Schermafbeelding 2026-08-27 114536.png (1.65 MiB) Viewed 155 times
step 3: change the import planet from ALL items to not be any specific planet.
why:
many players switch to vulcanus for building spaceships so defaulting to nauvis just doesnt make sense.
i understand that in early game you might not want to request items from a planet not yet capable of making more items, so the request group can be turned off when manually doing step 1 so the player has time to change plan.
the default planet can still be nauvis for nauvis related items such as spidertron, nuclear reactor, biter eggs.
(yes i know nuclear reactor can be crafted on vulcanus but so can stack inserters, so its up to the devs to put reactor on nauvis or no default)