Watering Can ID? Or how to edit tool in.

[Cynoetic]

I lost my watering can.
New world, beginning of autumn.
Low number of chests, not in any of those.
Not with blacksmith.
Not in Lost and Found box.
Not able to retrieve threw Adventures Guild.
Did not pass out or be knocked out in a mine.

Can't find a watering can ID or any tool IDs for that matter.
Someone mentioned I could ID/cheat them in? Google just gives me random item IDs in the game, or mentions watering can upgrades or not applicable searches.

I just want my watering can back. I don't care if I have to start upgrading it from the beginning again.

If this is a bug that happens, and can just happen at any time I'd just like a fail-safe, so I can without worrying continue my game.

EDIT
Just to make absolute sure, I gave the game a week to see if it could come back. It hasn't. I think this is an actual bug that can happen. I don't know what else this is. And it sucks.

[I Kinda Fail]

Might be a dumb question, but did you check your fridge? :P Any chests in uncommon areas like the mine entrance, quarry, beach, etc.?

If not, you might try the mod "CJB Item Spawner" (I think that's the name?) No item ID needed, just type in "watering can" and I think it'll let you add the tier of watering can you lost back to your inventory. You can immediately uninstall the mod after.

[Cynoetic]

I saw that happened to some people which is interesting. If I had a fridge I'd check my fridge, but I don't even have a kitchen yet. Just my few wateringcanemptiness chests..

I've made sure over and over checking every chest, even ones I knew it'd never be. Just to be sure. My chest in the fruit cave. In the barn(I only have a barn). In the mine. Secret forest. All fishing spots. Next to the black smith and community center. On the beach. Every single chest, non left unchecked.

I've never downloaded a mod before.. seems very complicated but I might have to.
Do you know of any tool item codes? Because I'm pretty sure they're a myth at this point, lots of weeds though.

[lizardmang]

Not all items can be spawned using the ID spawn trick, and I believe tools are among the ones that can't. For example, someone recently posted here asking for help because they were unable to get the trick to work with an ID they found for some shoes, and the consensus seemed to be that shoes just can't be spawned. The explanation I've heard before is that there are multiple item ID lists, and the trick doesn't work on all of them.

This guide can walk you through installing SMAPI and mods. Even if you uninstall the mod afterward, SMAPI can be nice to have, as it automatically creates backups of your saves and can be useful for troubleshooting.
https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started

And this is where you can download the CJB Item Spawner mod. You just need to make a free account. There's a premium option, but it's not required.
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/93

[Cynoetic]

Thank you, your comment really helps. I thought since I couldn't find them anywhere that there wasn't anything, but I guess I was holding out the hope that I just wasn't looking hard enough or knew the right thing to ask while searching. Which does make a big difference sometimes, asking the right thing.
I'll defiantly give the mods a chance and if this ever happens again I wont have to worry.

Thanks again!

[Cynoetic]

The SMAPI wants me to get rid of the 'compatibility branch' that someone suggested I update Stardew Valley with, which was to keep it from erroring and giving me a black screen randomly without warning throughout gameplay.
Do you know if there's a version that's compatible with the 'compatibility branch', does SMAPI help prevent that, or do I just hope the game wont glitch out?

[lizardmang]

The compatibility version isn't supported by SMAPI, so you'll need to switch back to the standard branch to use it. As far as I know, SMAPI doesn't help prevent anything like that, but it can sometimes aid in identifying issues with the error logs it creates.

[Cynoetic]

Yeah, SMAPI said I needed to switch over. It's worked really well, got it and the mod installed after a while.

Um, I wouldn't need to uninstall SMAPI to switch over to compatibility when I don't need it, will I? To be safe in case of black screens or whatever non-compatibility can cause.
I was thinking that might be a good idea to have that around, and switch back in case I ever lose a tool again. Do you think it'd be okay? I've never played with mods before, and SMAPI and the whole Nexus mods stuff's all completely new for me.

[lizardmang]

You can leave it installed. Assuming you have SMAPI set up to launch through Steam, you'd just need to clear the game's launch options in Steam to go back to playing without it.

[Cynoetic]

By clearing the launch options? Thank you! You've really helped me so much, I'm really grateful!

[Freya]

you could always go into a different game save and copy and paste watering can section to the save you are currently using. i have done that myself before. its pretty easy to do and you don't need a mod to do it. just a text editor like notepad++