How to get a spawn egg as item?

[Dustpuppy 1]

I am searching now for ages, how to get a specified spawn egg.

What ever i try, i only get a white spawn egg, that can't spawn anything.

Here's what i've tried at last.

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	public static Item spawnEgg = getSpawnEgg();
	public static Item getSpawnEgg()
	{
		ItemStack stack = new ItemStack(Items.SPAWN_EGG, 1);
        ItemMonsterPlacer.applyEntityIdToItemStack(stack, "thewizardmod.MiniZombie");
		return stack.getItem();
	}

 

 

[Choonster 1651]

An Item instance only represents an item type, in this case the spawn egg. To store any more data (e.g. the entity spawned by the egg), you need the metadata/NBT of an ItemStack.

 

You create an ItemStack with the NBT data required to spawn a "thewizardmod.MiniZombie" entity but then immediately discard it by returning the Item from the method rather than the ItemStack.

 

Which version of Minecraft are you using?

 

If you're using 1.9-1.11.2, ItemMonsterPlacer.applyEntityIdToItemStack is a client-only method that can't be used from common code.

 

If you're using 1.11+, "thewizardmod.MiniZombie" is in the wrong format for a mod entity's registry name; it's a ResourceLocation so it should be lowercase and in the format "modid:entity_name".

[Dustpuppy 1]

It's MC 1.10.2

I don't need the ItemStack. I need the Item it self. What else to do, then stack,getItem() to get it?

 

[Choonster 1651]

8 minutes ago, Dustpuppy said:

It's MC 1.10.2

I don't need the ItemStack. I need the Item it self. What else to do, then stack,getItem() to get it?

 

The Item is just "Spawn Egg". If you want "Spawn Egg of Mini Zombie", you need an ItemStack.

[Dustpuppy 1]

Shit. Then i have to find another way to give player an item he can use to spawn the entity. Don't want to rewrite the whole crafting code, i have.

 

[Dustpuppy 1]

Is there a way to make an item from an entity? Then i could give the player this to spawn the entity.

 

[Choonster 1651]

Just now, Dustpuppy said:

Is there a way to make an item from an entity? Then i could give the player this to spawn the entity.

 

You'd have to make your own Item like the spawn egg that only spawns one entity type rather than whatever's specified in the NBT.

 

I'd recommend reworking your code to use an ItemStack rather than just an Item.

[Draco18s 2402]

Yes, it's an ItemStack(SpawnEgg) with NBT data indicating what entity to spawn.

[jredfox 2]

You could try either making your own spawn egg and look at my code. if you copy and paste give me credit.

https://github.com/jredfox/silkspawners/tree/master/src/main/java/com/EvilNotch/silkspawners

 

Or you could download silk spawners mod which already adds in eggs to the creative tab for missing eggs your choice. Note it might add eggs for 1.9+ that are not there as it's not fully tested with the new egg system but, still should work.

https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/silk-spawners-forge-edition

Edited September 17, 2017 by jredfox
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[Dustpuppy 1]

Too late. Have made an item, that can be crafted on the altar and used to spawn the zombie. This little zombies are like golems. They can do stupid work, but have no brain for more. Like politics

[Draco18s 2402]

Why does its inventory icon look rotated?

[Dustpuppy 1]

Because i rotated it. Flat was yesterday

[Draco18s 2402]

Completely breaks the minecraft aesthetic.