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# How to add new stashes

Files & folders needed:

> assets/gameplay/loot\_containers.json
>
> assets/scripts/p\_game.gd

Here is JSON structure of regular container:

{% code title="loot\_containers.json" %}

```json
"loot_battery":{
    "name": "shelf",
    "caption": "box",
    "items_casual":[
        "medkit",
        "medkit"
    ],
    "items": [
	"af_battery",
	"medkit_army"
    ]
}
```

{% endcode %}

<pre class="language-ini" data-title="Properties description"><code class="lang-ini"><strong>loot_battery = container ID, must be unique
</strong>name = Any text or language key from lang_*.json
caption = cut-off feature, just leave blank
items_casual = (optional) list of items IDs that will be spawned in easy mode
items = array of items IDs
</code></pre>

Create new container copy with ID "my\_loot\_container" and add there few medkits and antirads.

```json
"my_loot_container":{
    "name": "box",
    "caption": "",
    "items": [
	"medkit",
	"medkit_army",
	"antirad"
    ]
}
```

How to test it? Well... We can do some trick. If you look into source code project, it has level\_editor folder there.

<figure><img src="/files/kmmjXwJBod343T1KZQrB" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

&#x20;Inside it, there will be prefabs that can be used in Godot Engine level editor but we can trick it with external scripts that inside game build path <mark style="color:orange;">assets/scripts/</mark>.

<figure><img src="/files/uOknQxVKfSRENutfnVnq" alt="" width="430"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Remember the path to the prefab: \
(in game root directory -> res\://) <mark style="color:orange;">/level\_editor/usable\_triggers/items\_loot\_trigger.tscn</mark>&#x20;

{% code title="items\_loot\_trigger.tscn" %}

```gdscript
# this file contains keys parameter and you can change invisible state or loot id
# by scripts using: *Prefab_Node_When_Instantiated*.keys["key"] = ...
keys = {
    "invisible": true,
    "loot_id": "id_from_assets_gameplay_loot_containers_json"
}
```

{% endcode %}

Open <mark style="color:orange;">assets/scripts/p\_game.gd</mark> script and at the start of the game [(level intro)](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] add this code:

```gdscript
"intro":
    # preload and spawn object to the scene tree
    var my_container_prefab = preload("res://level_editor/usable_triggers/items_loot_trigger.tscn").instantiate()
    # set stash ID with meds
    my_container_prefab.keys["loot_id"] = "my_loot_container"
    # always generate colliders and visibility for that type of prefabs
    # or you can use only GameManager.generate_collider(my_container_prefab or *other node*)
    GM._visibility_collision_generation(my_container_prefab)
    # add trigger zone to the current level
    GM.current_level.add_child(my_container_prefab)
```

Run the new game and look at the middle between corpses:

<figure><img src="/files/TAepwXVgPoeTLMi7WZTo" alt=""><figcaption><p>Loot trigger at the (0, 0, 0) position coordinates (because we don't change position when spawn)</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/lLkPa222CUof4Z3bWcxH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Loo are there! Good job!</p></figcaption></figure>

[^1]: {% code title="p\_game.gd" %}

    ```gdscript
    func on_level_changed(level_id):
    ```

    {% endcode %}