basic capture functionality

scripts/core/CaptureController.cs

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+using Godot;
+
+public partial class CaptureController : Node
+{
+	[Export] public NodePath CaptureUIPath { get; set; }
+
+	private GameRoot _root = null!;
+	private CaptureUI? _ui;
+
+	public override void _Ready()
+	{
+		_ui = GetNodeOrNull<CaptureUI>(CaptureUIPath);
+		if (_ui == null)
+		{
+			GD.PrintErr("CaptureController: CaptureUIPath not set.");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		GameRoot.Instance.CaptureRequested += OnRequestCapture;
+	}
+
+	private void OnRequestCapture(Creature creature)
+	{
+		if (_ui == null) return;
+		if (!IsInstanceValid(creature)) return;
+		_ui.StartCapture(creature);
+	}
+}

scripts/core/CaptureController.cs.uid

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+uid://bl7xagtutg20w

scripts/core/GameRoot.cs

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+using Godot;
+
+public partial class GameRoot : Node
+{
+	public static GameRoot Instance { get; private set; } = null!;
+	public event System.Action<Creature>? CaptureRequested;
+
+	public override void _EnterTree()
+	{
+		Instance = this;
+	}
+
+	public void RequestCapture(Creature creature) => CaptureRequested?.Invoke(creature);
+}

scripts/core/GameRoot.cs.uid

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+uid://boip0mbmeqmhk

scripts/core/SaveState.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ public class SaveState
 	// Respawnables: pickupId -> unixTimeSeconds when it becomes available again
 	public Dictionary<string, long> PickupRespawnAt { get; set; } = new();
 	
+	public HashSet<string> CapturedCreatures { get; set; } = new();
+
 	//public Vector2I? LastPlayerChunk { get; set; } // optional debug, requires "using Godot;"
 	//public int[]? LastPlayerChunk { get; set; }  // [x,y] same debug as above, does not require Godot
 }