basic Party Manager

scripts/core/CreatureRegistry.cs

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+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

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+uid://bi2q7xkb1pew3

scripts/core/PartyManager.cs

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+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

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+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

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+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

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+uid://lonokky58akh