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# Adding new items & objects

### Creating ScriptableObjects

To add a new item or object to the tilemap system, a new scriptableobject needs to be created.

<figure><img src="https://3495811604-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F95OhrYYgKj0eUTnfM9sL%2Fuploads%2FFVwF4pg7JB1ESD5ZrySO%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=eb648078-8c1b-4850-aba8-492c810ee063" alt=""><figcaption><p>Right click in the Unity Editor to create a new object</p></figcaption></figure>

### Location

Make sure to save the item/tile ScriptableObjects under the corresponding "Content/Data/TileMap/Resources/" folder

### Details

The following information can be filled in for a TileObjectSo:

#### Tile objects

* Name String - describes the name of the object
* Prefab - which prefab to spawn
* Icon - Icon which is used by the creator and construction interface
* Layer - which layer the item should be put in
* Generic Type - Generics types are used to categorize objects on the same layer. Used by the adjacency connector to connect walls for example
* Specific Type - Specific types are used to specify the material that the object is made of. For example used by carpets to ensure that they don't connect to other floors&#x20;
* Width - width of the object. Used for multi-tile objects
* Height - height of the object. Used for multi-tile objects

<figure><img src="https://3495811604-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F95OhrYYgKj0eUTnfM9sL%2Fuploads%2Fc1Pz6nhIsQevxHf9r8rD%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=996c9cb3-cf69-466b-a702-28294e8079af" alt=""><figcaption><p>Details to fill in</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Items

Items can be added in a similar way:

<figure><img src="https://3495811604-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F95OhrYYgKj0eUTnfM9sL%2Fuploads%2Fqr4YT74HjtfnsrAyL6PS%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=3c817d8d-71c5-4345-bf2f-6f2d9289f2b5" alt=""><figcaption><p>Items follow the same approach</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure the Name String is unique. Not doing so will create issues during loading & saving.
{% endhint %}


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