My entity works in game through world spawns and /summon but the spawn egg returns null for the entity not existing. I think it is to do with the spawn egg item being registered too early but my entity is registered before my spawn egg so I don't see why this is an issue. Any help is much appreciated

 

Entity Registry Class

public static EntityType<?> GIANT_SQUIRREL;
	
	public static void registerEntityWorldSpawns()
	{
		registerEntityWorldSpawn(GIANT_SQUIRREL, EntityClassification.CREATURE, 10, 1, 3, Biomes.BIRCH_FOREST, Biomes.DARK_FOREST, Biomes.FOREST);
	}
	
	public static void registerEntityWorldSpawn(EntityType<?> entity, EntityClassification type, int weight, int minGroupSize, int maxGroupSize, Biome... biomes)
	{
		for(Biome biome : biomes)
		{
			if(biome != null)
			{
				biome.getSpawns(type).add(new Biome.SpawnListEntry(entity, weight, minGroupSize, maxGroupSize));
			}
		}
	}
	
	public static void registerEntitySpawnEggs(final RegistryEvent.Register<Item> event)
	{
		event.getRegistry().registerAll
		(
			TutorialItems.giant_squrrel_egg = registerEntitySpawnEgg(GIANT_SQUIRREL, 0x000000, 0xffffff, "giant_squirrel_egg")
		);
	}
	
	public static SpawnEggItem registerEntitySpawnEgg(EntityType<?> entityType, int color1, int color2, String name)
	{
		SpawnEggItem item = new SpawnEggItem(entityType, color1, color2, new Item.Properties().group(TutorialModRegistries.TUTORIAL)); 
		item.setRegistryName(new ResourceLocation(TutorialModRegistries.MODID, name));
		return item;
	}

 

Mod Event Subscriber Class

@SubscribeEvent
	public static void regiserEntities(final RegistryEvent.Register<EntityType<?>> event)
	{
		event.getRegistry().registerAll
		(
			TutorialEntities.GIANT_SQUIRREL = EntityType.Builder.create(EntityGiantSquirrel::new, EntityClassification.CREATURE).build(MODID + ":giant_squirrel").setRegistryName(location("giant_squirrel"))
		);
		
		TutorialEntities.registerEntityWorldSpawns();
	}
	
	@SubscribeEvent
	public static void registerItems(final RegistryEvent.Register<Item> event)
	{
		event.getRegistry().registerAll
		(
			TutorialItems.tutorial_item = new Item(new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_item")),
			
			TutorialItems.tutorial_axe = new CustomAxeItem(TutorialToolMaterials.tutorial, -1.0f, 6.0f, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_axe")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_hoe = new HoeItem(TutorialToolMaterials.tutorial, 6.0f, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_hoe")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_pickaxe = new CustomPickaxeItem(TutorialToolMaterials.tutorial, -2, 6.0f, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_pickaxe")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_shovel = new ShovelItem(TutorialToolMaterials.tutorial, -3.0f, 6.0f, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_shovel")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_sword = new SwordItem(TutorialToolMaterials.tutorial, 0, 6.0f, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_sword")),
			
			TutorialItems.tutorial_helmet = new ArmorItem(TutorialArmorMaterials.tutorial, EquipmentSlotType.HEAD, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_helmet")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_chestplate = new ArmorItem(TutorialArmorMaterials.tutorial, EquipmentSlotType.CHEST, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_chestplate")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_leggings = new ArmorItem(TutorialArmorMaterials.tutorial, EquipmentSlotType.LEGS, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_leggings")),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_boots = new ArmorItem(TutorialArmorMaterials.tutorial, EquipmentSlotType.FEET, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(location("tutorial_boots")),
			
			TutorialItems.tutorial_block = new BlockItem(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_block, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_block.getRegistryName()),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_ore = new BlockItem(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore.getRegistryName()),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_ore_nether = new BlockItem(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore_nether, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore_nether.getRegistryName()),
			TutorialItems.tutorial_ore_end = new BlockItem(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore_end, new Item.Properties().group(TUTORIAL)).setRegistryName(TutorialBlocks.tutorial_ore_end.getRegistryName())

		);
		
		/*TODO FIX SPAWN EGGS */
		TutorialEntities.registerEntitySpawnEggs(event);
		
		LOGGER.info("Items registered.");
	}
      
      public static ResourceLocation location(String name)
	{
		return new ResourceLocation(MODID, name);
	}

 

3 minutes ago, diesieben07 said:

The Item registry event fires before the EntityEntry registry event, so at the point where you call registerEntitySpawnEggs, GIANT_SQUIRREL is not initialized yet.

You must initialize (not register!) GIANT_SQUIRREL where you register the spawn eggs and only do the actual registration when the EntityEntry registry event comes around.

Sorry but how would I initialize it without registering it?

6 minutes ago, diesieben07 said:

Create the instance, but don't register it.

Thanks. That worked great!