basic Party Manager

project.godot

@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ capture_mash={
 , Object(InputEventMouseButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"button_mask":1,"position":Vector2(389, 19),"global_position":Vector2(398, 67),"factor":1.0,"button_index":1,"canceled":false,"pressed":true,"double_click":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+battle_attack={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":69,"key_label":0,"unicode":101,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
 
 [physics]
 

scenes/Main.tscn

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://boip0mbmeqmhk" path="res://scripts/core/GameRoot.cs" id="8_jlsqs"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bffdg1ki45e4e" path="res://ui/CaptureUI.tscn" id="9_lhr70"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bl7xagtutg20w" path="res://scripts/core/CaptureController.cs" id="10_wp0k4"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cbqbnpj2451y4" path="res://scripts/core/PartyManager.cs" id="11_wp0k4"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://jfswyfq1eswl" path="res://ui/PartyHUD.tscn" id="12_bjd11"]
 
 [node name="Main" type="Node2D" unique_id=1194367579]
 
@@ -39,7 +41,15 @@ script = ExtResource("6_c01mt")
 script = ExtResource("8_jlsqs")
 
 [node name="CaptureUi" parent="." unique_id=1650401906 instance=ExtResource("9_lhr70")]
+PartyManagerPath = NodePath("../PartyManager")
 
 [node name="CaptureController" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=68644702]
 script = ExtResource("10_wp0k4")
 CaptureUIPath = NodePath("../CaptureUi")
+
+[node name="PartyManager" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=1307007773]
+script = ExtResource("11_wp0k4")
+SaveManagerPath = NodePath("../SaveManager")
+
+[node name="PartyHud" parent="." unique_id=1636873718 instance=ExtResource("12_bjd11")]
+PartyManagerPath = NodePath("../PartyManager")

scripts/core/CreatureRegistry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using Godot;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+public partial class CreatureRegistry : Node
+{
+	public record CreatureDef(
+		string id,
+		string name,
+		List<string> types,
+		List<string> biomes,
+		List<string> time_windows,
+		int base_hp,
+		int base_atk,
+		int base_def,
+		int capture_difficulty
+	);
+
+	public record CreatureFile(int schema, List<CreatureDef> creatures);
+
+	private readonly Dictionary<string, CreatureDef> _byId = new();
+
+	public CreatureDef Get(string id)
+	{
+		if (_byId.TryGetValue(id, out var def)) return def;
+		throw new KeyNotFoundException($"Unknown creature id: {id}");
+	}
+
+	public bool TryGet(string id, out CreatureDef def) => _byId.TryGetValue(id, out def!);
+
+	[Export] public NodePath PackManagerPath { get; set; }
+	private PackManager? _packs;
+
+	public override void _Ready()
+	{
+		_packs = GetNodeOrNull<PackManager>(PackManagerPath);
+		if (_packs == null)
+		{
+			GD.PrintErr("CreatureRegistry: PackManagerPath not set.");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		var path = _packs.Resolve("data/creatures/creatures.json");
+		if (path == null)
+		{
+			GD.PrintErr("CreatureRegistry: Could not resolve data/creatures/creatures.json");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		var json = FileAccess.GetFileAsString(path);
+		var file = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<CreatureFile>(json);
+
+		if (file?.creatures == null)
+		{
+			GD.PrintErr("CreatureRegistry: Failed to parse creatures.json");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		_byId.Clear();
+		foreach (var c in file.creatures)
+			_byId[c.id] = c;
+
+		GD.Print($"CreatureRegistry: loaded {_byId.Count} creatures");
+	}
+}

scripts/core/CreatureRegistry.cs.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bi2q7xkb1pew3

scripts/core/PartyManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using Godot;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+public partial class PartyManager : Node
+{
+	public List<string> PartyCreatureIds { get; private set; } = new();
+
+	[Export] public NodePath SaveManagerPath { get; set; }
+	private SaveManager? _save;
+
+	public override void _Ready()
+	{
+		_save = GetNodeOrNull<SaveManager>(SaveManagerPath);
+		if (_save == null)
+		{
+			GD.PrintErr("PartyManager: SaveManagerPath not set.");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// v0: party is all captured creatures (later: cap to 6 and add boxes)
+		PartyCreatureIds = _save.State.CapturedCreatures.ToList();
+		GD.Print($"Party loaded: {string.Join(", ", PartyCreatureIds)}");
+	}
+
+	public void AddToParty(string creatureId)
+	{
+		if (_save == null) return;
+
+		_save.State.CapturedCreatures.Add(creatureId);
+		_save.Save();
+
+		if (!PartyCreatureIds.Contains(creatureId))
+			PartyCreatureIds.Add(creatureId);
+
+		GD.Print($"Party updated: {string.Join(", ", PartyCreatureIds)}");
+	}
+}

scripts/core/PartyManager.cs.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cbqbnpj2451y4

scripts/ui/CaptureUI.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ public partial class CaptureUI : CanvasLayer
 	[Export] public float BaseTimeLimit = 3.0f;
 	[Export] public float BaseRequired = 14.0f; // “energy” required
 	[Export] public float EnergyPerPress = 1.0f;
+	[Export] public NodePath PartyManagerPath { get; set; }
+	private PartyManager? _party;
 
 	private Creature? _target;
 	private SaveManager? _save;
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ public partial class CaptureUI : CanvasLayer
 		_ballOption.AddItem("Basic Soulball (easy)", 0);
 		_ballOption.AddItem("Heavy Soulball (hard)", 1);
 
-		_save = GetNodeOrNull<SaveManager>("/root/Main/SaveManager"); // or export a path if you prefer
+		_party = GetNodeOrNull<PartyManager>(PartyManagerPath);
+		if (_party == null) GD.PrintErr("CaptureUI: PartyManagerPath not set.");
 	}
 
 	public void StartCapture(Creature target)
@@ -102,13 +105,7 @@ public partial class CaptureUI : CanvasLayer
 
 		GD.Print($"Captured {_target.CreatureId}");
 
-		// v0: store captured creature IDs
-		if (_save != null)
-		{
-			_save.State.CapturedCreatures.Add(_target.CreatureId);
-			_save.Save();
-		}
-
+		_party?.AddToParty(_target.CreatureId);
 		_target.Despawn();
 		EndCapture();
 	}

scripts/ui/PartyHUD.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Godot;
+using System.Linq;
+
+public partial class PartyHUD : CanvasLayer
+{
+	[Export] public NodePath PartyManagerPath { get; set; }
+	private PartyManager? _party;
+	private Label _label = null!;
+
+	public override void _Ready()
+	{
+		_label = GetNode<Label>("PartyLabel");
+		_party = GetNodeOrNull<PartyManager>(PartyManagerPath);
+		if (_party == null) GD.PrintErr("PartyHUD: PartyManagerPath not set.");
+	}
+
+	public override void _Process(double delta)
+	{
+		if (_party == null) return;
+		_label.Text = "Party: " + string.Join(", ", _party.PartyCreatureIds.Take(6));
+	}
+}

scripts/ui/PartyHUD.cs.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://lonokky58akh

ui/PartyHUD.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://jfswyfq1eswl"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://lonokky58akh" path="res://scripts/ui/PartyHUD.cs" id="1_gubqd"]
+
+[node name="PartyHud" type="CanvasLayer" unique_id=1636873718]
+script = ExtResource("1_gubqd")
+
+[node name="PartyLabel" type="Label" parent="." unique_id=939167348]
+offset_right = 40.0
+offset_bottom = 23.0