Spawning items into game world.

[EzraN]

Right now I am trying to figure out how to use C# with items for mods and have run into a problem. What I'm trying to do is create a block that will spawn in an item (steel), but it doesn't work.

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Could not convert id number from thingID=Steel, numString= Exception=System.FormatException: Input string was not in the correct format
  at System.Int32.Parse (System.String s) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Convert.ToInt32 (System.String value) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Verse.Thing.IDNumberFromThingID (System.String thingID) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
This error message will pop up so I must not be using the ThingID property correctly, has anyone used it before?

This is the code that I am using trying to spawn the item in with:

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Thing item = new Thing();
item.ThingID = ("Steel");
                   
GenSpawn.Spawn(item, location);

[RawCode]

There is no Int32 that correspond to String "Steel".

Please read MSDN article about intrinsic data types of C#, you may find article in your native language with google.

[EzraN]

Alright so if it needs an integer instead of a string for the item's id, how/where can I find the id's of the items in the game?

[RawCode]

there are no comments for methods, but, EVERY method is used internally by the game, please check how game uses provided method and all your questions will be resolved.

[notfood]

Nonono, that's not how you create Steel.

You use GenSpawn.Spawn( ThingDefOf.Steel , an_IntVec3_location );

[EzraN]

Thank you, it now works! I'm still figuring a few things out so I might be asking some dumb questions, sorry.