Hello! I'm sure many of you people who create workshop maps have one big problem with your maps: Item spawns. It takes so long to go in and put items in one at a time. Introducing, spawn tables!


Spawn tables are easier ways for workshop creators to place item spawns in their maps.


Spawn tables are a numerical ID that is used to easily create item, animal, and vehicle spawns. For now, let's only focus on the items.


When you are in the "item" part of the editor, you create a new item set and there are lot's of buttons and places to fill in. Once you create a set, you should focus on the "Spawn ID" section of the menu. With spawn tables, there is no need for tiers or normal ids. In the "Spawn ID" section, this is where you put the number of the spawn table.


To figure out the spawn table IDs, you need to go back to the main menu of Unturned. You then need to click on the "Workshop" button, which is how you get to the editor in the first place. This time, do not click on the editor. Near the bottom, there is a button titled "Spawn Tables" with a % sign next to it. Once clicked, you will be brought to a menu that does not make much sense to you. What you do is put a number in the box that says "0". Let's say for example, 100. You will be brought to a page that is not one of the actual spawn tables, but more a category for a spawn table, this case being "Police." Under the "100 Police_Ammo-Roots" there is a button labeled "94 Police." This brings you to the bigger table, and you do this until you reach the main page, this one being "94 Police-Tables" This is the section where you can look at what is in each of the parts of the spawn table. Now the number that is in the "Tables" section is the number of the ID. In this case, it is 94. Now, go back to your editor.


Go back into your editor and create a new item table. Color and call it whatever you'd like, but put the number "94" in the "Spawn ID" section. Now, you can place the node wherever you'd like. Boom. Fully created spawn table without adding items one-by-one. It may seem complex, but in the long run, it's easier to look for the IDs in the Spawn Tables menu rather than finding each item ID.

Browsing spawn tables can be a pain, so I compiled a small list of spawn table IDs to help with your maps. Please note: These IDs go in the "Spawn ID" Section of your item.

- Civilian Clothes: 262
- Chef: 203
- Civilian Food: 253
- Civilian Random: 279
- Gas / Garage: 163
- School: 149
- Farm: 215
- Doctor: 126
- Military (Canada): 114
- Military Low (Greece): 1000
- Ranger: 570
- Construction: 169
- Grocery: 154
- Police: 93
- Lab / Research: 369
- Prison: 197

I hope I helped you! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! (I may or may not be able to answer them; I only have a basic knowledge of spawn tables from messing around with them a bit) I will hopfully publish another guide to creating custom spawn tables at some point, linking it here.