X4 7.10 - New Plot cannot be used if Xenon attack before first module complete

[TheGazbeard]

I placed a 6x6x6 plot in Hatikva's Choice I, near the entrances to the Superhighway and Jump Gate at the northeast of the sector, but south of the superhighway route. I paid the fee and entered the build planner and paused the game to get the build set out for the base. I regularly saved the module changes as I went along, and saved before exiting out of the build planner.

Unfortunately as soon as I exited the planner and unpaused the game (before I could F5 save it), the Xenon poured out of the northmost jump gate and went straight for my fledgling station - they killed or drove off the builder ship before it could start the first module. (As always - it turned out the previous autosave was three hours before this, because autosaves don't seem to trigger if you're in the map or build planner.)

Now I have a ghost of that first module on the main map, with a marker for the new base and its correct name, BUT ... I cannot access the plot or the build plan anywhere in the menus to "re-place" the build and re-hire a builder. I also cannot put a new plot there because the plot is still registered somewhere in the game files and obstructs a replacement plot.

Game is pure vanilla with no edits or add-ins. It was started with the default experience a few sectors south of Argon Prime (forgot the name). This is my first playthrough and I'm almost 300 hours in and want to see this one through before I start another, but this bug may have blown my entire strategy and game run.

How do I delete that "broken zone" so I can place a new one and re-plan my station? It is not listed in my zones list, but it shows in the map info panel if I right-click on it, just not in the zones or stations lists. It only displays the name and has no log entries (because the builder never got to start it?)

Thanks in advance.

[Tranxalive]

The plot will eventually disappear, and you'll be able to replace the destroyed plot. (It is annoying though, I'll admit, as the Xenon have done that to me quite a few times too in the past...)

[Irushian]

Sort-of the same thing happened in my game (reported it a long time ago with a save), though in my game it was a Terran station and to this day it's still there, with no build station next to it and nothing targetable to remove it.

Bug Tracker #1425
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