Starting backpack for custom character

[Goregonzola]

Greetings!

Sooo, I was thinking about giving my custom character a backback as a starting item, but I'm not sure if it's ever possible, as backpacks can't be put into inventories.

How is this works?

A simple "backpack" to the starting item list does the trick, or is it a lot more difficult?

Thanks in advance!

Edited February 9, 2021 by BillTheCipher

[Combustiblemon]

Just adding 'backpack' in starting items will work, because I did it long ago.

[Goregonzola]

@Combustiblemon I've just tried it out: The backpack do appeared in the character selection screen as starting item, but the character doesn't had it when it spawned.

Am I missing something here?

[Combustiblemon]

Well, somehow I remember I did start with backpacks, but I can't test scripts now, so I just have to guess:

local function _OnNewSpawn()
  SpawnPrefab("backpack")
  end

Add this function to your character.lua.

maybe this will work?

Edited February 7, 2021 by Combustiblemon

[Goregonzola]

@Combustiblemon No luck with it, even with the function added

[Combustiblemon]

Then try add this function:

local function SpawnBack()
  SpawnPrefab("backpack")
end

and this line to common_postinit or master_postinit I guess?

inst._onnewspawn = SpawnBack()

[Goregonzola]

@Combustiblemon This coding spawned a backpack in a random place in the world 

[DecDuck]

Make a function to spawn a prefab into the world and then either equip it or move it near the player

[Wonderlarr]

On 2/8/2021 at 7:36 AM, BillTheCipher said:

@Combustiblemon This coding spawned a backpack in a random place in the world 

In my mod, I use a line of code in my character's prefab file to make her spawn with a Hat on, maybe the same can be done with the backpack slot.

Try having this function run when your character spawns in. That should be the function OnNewSpawn if you used the character template.
 

local function SpawnWithStuff(inst)
    local backpack = SpawnPrefab("backpack")
    inst.components.inventory:Equip(backpack)
end

If this doesn't work, an easy option may be to make your own version of the backpack that can also act as an inventory item, specifically so you can properly spawn with it.

Edited February 9, 2021 by TheSkylarr

[Goregonzola]

@TheSkylarr Thanks for the tip! I'll experiment with it