Guild Wars 2

“Why does item show up in red even though I have the level to craft it?”

I want to make a new shortbow for my Thief.
I’m level 117 Huntsman, and made a Short-Bow Stave (level 75), and a Thin String, and an Inscription. I can use the Inscription and the String, but the Short-Bow isn’t marked as compatible, and shows up red in the interface, like it does for other items that are too high level for my crafting… I’m missing something?

Which Short-Bow, there’s like a dozen around that rating level.

And the Short-Bow Stave you made is a Soft Short-Bow Stave if it’s a 75 rating one. Is the inscription also made from a soft wood dowel, an XXXXX Soft Inscription?

Have you already discovered that recipe?
If you already discovered that recipe with that inscription, you won’t be able to do it in discovery any more, it has to be done from the regular menu. However, the string could be selected along with the inscription if you haven’t made the longbow using that inscription yet.

Oh yeah, I checked and I guess it’s because I discovered all the shortbow things. I couldn’t remember that I did. Thanks for the answer.

Ah, didn’t realize you were “researching” it.