Solved Lost Watering Can [iOS]

[bernienja]

Hi all, I am a newbie in this forum. I need help! I lost my watering can, I tried doing the suggestions I found in different threads. Like searching to all the wooden chest, checking all the fridge, I also checked lost and found item at Mayor’s house. But I couldn’t find it. Worse is, according to my research, there’s no way I can buy a new one. What to do? I’m in my Winter year three.

 

[Pathoschild]

@berinjela Hi! Can you post a zip of your save folder?

 

[bernienja]

@berinjela Hi! Can you post a zip of your save folder?

I’m not sure if this is what you asked for. But here.

 

[Pathoschild]

@bernienja Your watering can is in the shed, in the fourth chest:

 

[Wolf Haley]

how....

 

[Lew Zealand]

@bernienja Your watering can is in the shed, in the fourth chest:
View attachment 24891

Hi Pathoschild, in an attempt to help someone with a similar request in the future, I'm trying to understand the mechanics of locating the Watering Can in this instance and I see this:

<Item p3:type="WateringCan"><isLostItem>false</isLostItem><category>-99</category><hasBeenInInventory>true</hasBeenInInventory><name>Watering Can</name><specialItem>false</specialItem><SpecialVariable>0</SpecialVariable><DisplayName>Copper Watering Can</DisplayName><Name>Copper Watering Can</Name><Stack>1</Stack><initialParentTileIndex>280</initialParentTileIndex><currentParentTileIndex>282</currentParentTileIndex><indexOfMenuItemView>303</indexOfMenuItemView><stackable>false</stackable><instantUse>false</instantUse><isEfficient>false</isEfficient><animationSpeedModifier>1</animationSpeedModifier><upgradeLevel>1</upgradeLevel><numAttachmentSlots>0</numAttachmentSlots><attachments /><BaseName>Watering Can</BaseName><InitialParentTileIndex>280</InitialParentTileIndex><IndexOfMenuItemView>303</IndexOfMenuItemView>

Is the location of the Shed on the Farm coded as 280 with the tile in that Shed as 282 and the location in the Chest inventory as 303? If 'no' then LOL I'll end it there!

If so then what resource would you recommend reading about to learn about how these numbers translate into locations on the Farm. SMAPI documentation or something more/less/else? Thanks!

 

[Pathoschild]

@Lew Zealand I added a debug command in the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.6.9 which lets you find items in the current save:

> debug whereItem "Watering Can"

Found 1 item matching name 'Watering Can':
- Farm > Shed at 50, 14 > Shed149bae63-2add-4ab6-a5aa-b3bd76372004 > Chest at 4, 4 > Watering Can ((T)CopperWateringCan)

But in the meantime, the location is encoded in the XML structure (not the fields like initialParentTileIndex). You can format the save file and then check which elements contain the item.

For example, that save file has:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SaveGame>
    ...
    <locations>
        <GameLocation p3:type="Farm" xmlns:p3="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            ...
            <name>Farm</name>
            ...
            <buildings>
                ...
                <Building>
                    <indoors p3:type="Shed">
                        <characters/>
                        <objects>
                            ...
                            <item>
                                <key>
                                    <Vector2>
                                        <X>4</X>
                                        <Y>4</Y>
                                    </Vector2>
                                </key>
                                <value>
                                    <Object p3:type="Chest">
                                        ...
                                        <items>
                                            ...
                                            <Item p3:type="WateringCan">

So reading down the structure, you have:

location (farm)
    building (shed)
       indoor location
           chest at tile (4, 4)

Finding items by reading the save file is a bit tedious though, so the debug command in 1.6.9 will be much easier.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Thanks @Pathoschild for the explanation and I'll try this out a few times to get familiar with it!

 

[bernienja]

@bernienja Your watering can is in the shed, in the fourth chest:
View attachment 24891

OMG! Thank you! Was it there all this time or di you just magically put it there? Am I blind for not seeing it there? Oh my gosh! Thank you so much! You’re a life saver.

 

[JayDee1963]

@bernienja Your watering can is in the shed, in the fourth chest:
View attachment 24891

I too have lost my watering can...am hanging my head in shame. Would you be willing to locate mine (please???)?

I would be ever so grateful!

 

[Pathoschild]

@JayDee1963 Sure, feel free to post a zip of your save folder and I'll take a look.

 

[JayDee1963]

@JayDee1963 Sure, feel free to post a zip of your save folder and I'll take a look.

I think this is it. I will be in your debt! Thanks for taking a look!

 

[Pathoschild]

@JayDee1963 Your watering can is in the left chest next to the island farmhouse:

 

[JayDee1963]

@JayDee1963 Your watering can is in the left chest next to the island farmhouse:
View attachment 25182

WOW! I have looked everywhere (I thought!). Thank you so very much!!

 

[junesfarm]

@berinjela Hi! Can you post a zip of your save folder?

Hello! Would be incredibly grateful for help finding my watering can as well! :)