Created a way for the player data from AddCharacter.gd to be stored in the PlayerCharacterTemplate object and the Player Character Singleton.

Phase2/Documentation/ToDoForCharacterMVP.txt

@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
  4: Then save the singleton data to a CSV
 
  5: Figure out the issues with CSV like doug mentioned.
+
+
+ Completed: 3

Phase2/Godot_GameCode/_MVP_Game_Demo/Luke/bcirpg_game_mvp_2024_0204A/Screens/Character_Add.gd

@@ -7,23 +7,54 @@ extends Control
 onready var settings = get_node("/root/GlobalSaveInstance").settingsInstance
 onready var pSingleton = get_node("/root/PlayerCharacter").pc
 
+onready var Name = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelName/LE_Name")
+
+onready var Profession = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelProfession/LE_Pro")
+
+onready var Strength = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelStrength/LE_Str")
+
+onready var Intellect = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelIntellect/LE_Intl")
+
+onready var Willpower = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWillpower/LE_Will")
+
+onready var Charm = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelCharm/LE_Charm")
+
+onready var Weapon = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWeapon/LE_Weapon")
+
+onready var Armor = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelArmor/LE_Armor")
+
+onready var Quote = get_node("Title/VBoxContainer/LabelQuote/LE_Quote")
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	theme=load(settings.themeFile)
 	$Title/But_SaveChar.grab_focus()
 
+func _prep_PlayerCharacter_Template():
+#	This function prepares the data for the player character in two ways.
+#	Way 1: By loading all of this data into the singleton for easy reads during gameplay
+#	Way 2: To prepare the data to be pulled from the singleton, when writing a file.
+	pSingleton.name = Name.text
+	pSingleton.profession = Profession.text
+	pSingleton.strength = Strength.text
+	pSingleton.intellect = Intellect.text
+	pSingleton.willpower = Willpower.text
+	pSingleton.charm = Charm.text
+	pSingleton.armor = Armor.text
+	pSingleton.quote = Quote.text
+
 func _on_But_SaveChar_pressed() -> void:
+	_prep_PlayerCharacter_Template()
 	$Title/FileDialog.popup()
 
 #DKM TEMP: this code was inherited and it needs pretty substantial
 #	overhaul for use in the module, depending on toolset use. 
 #	For now all the labels are individual lineEdits we need to grab.
 func _on_FileDialog_file_selected(path: String) -> void:
+#	This function runs when you hit the button to save your file, after you selected the name and location
+#	TODO: Create the CSV File, Populate the CSV File, workout where it saves to.
+	
 	var pc = get_node("/root/PlayerCharacter")
 	var newCharFile = File.new()
 	newCharFile.open(path, 2)
 	
-	#DKM TEMP: getting something to work with as text	
+	
-	var newCharStr = $Title/VBoxContainer/LabelName/LE_Name.text
-	newCharFile.store_string(newCharStr)
-	pSingleton.pcText = "Name: " + newCharStr
-	print("PC text: " + pSingleton.pcText )

Phase2/Godot_GameCode/_MVP_Game_Demo/Luke/bcirpg_game_mvp_2024_0204A/Screens/Character_Add.tscn

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ margin_bottom = 66.0
 text = "PROFESSION
 "
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelProfession"]
+[node name="LE_Pro" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelProfession"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ margin_bottom = 101.0
 text = "STRENGTH
 "
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelStrength"]
+[node name="LE_Str" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelStrength"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
-margin_bottom = 24.0
+margin_bottom = 39.0
 
 [node name="LabelIntellect" type="Label" parent="Title/VBoxContainer"]
 margin_top = 105.0
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ margin_bottom = 136.0
 text = "INTELLECT
 "
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelIntellect"]
+[node name="LE_Intl" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelIntellect"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ margin_bottom = 171.0
 text = "WILLPOWER
 "
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWillpower"]
+[node name="LE_Will" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWillpower"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ margin_right = 81.0
 margin_bottom = 189.0
 text = "CHARM"
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelCharm"]
+[node name="LE_Charm" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelCharm"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ margin_bottom = 224.0
 text = "WEAPON
 "
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWeapon"]
+[node name="LE_Weapon" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelWeapon"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ margin_right = 81.0
 margin_bottom = 242.0
 text = "ARMOR"
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelArmor"]
+[node name="LE_Armor" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelArmor"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ margin_right = 81.0
 margin_bottom = 260.0
 text = "QUOTE"
 
-[node name="LineEdit" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelQuote"]
+[node name="LE_Quote" type="LineEdit" parent="Title/VBoxContainer/LabelQuote"]
 margin_top = 15.0
 margin_right = 58.0
 margin_bottom = 24.0

Phase2/Godot_GameCode/_MVP_Game_Demo/Luke/bcirpg_game_mvp_2024_0204A/globalScripts/PlayerCharacter.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #PLAYER CHARACTER: 
 #	Unique handler script for root PC singleton.  May be adapted for 
-#		player loading and saving functionality
+#		player loading and saving functionality.
+
+# 	Values are pulled from PlayerCharacterTemplate.gd
 
 extends Node
 

Phase2/Godot_GameCode/_MVP_Game_Demo/Luke/bcirpg_game_mvp_2024_0204A/globalScripts/playerCharacterTemplate.gd

@@ -6,3 +6,21 @@ extends Resource
 class_name playerCharacterTemplate
 
 var pcText = ""
+ 
+var name = ""
+
+var profession = ""
+
+var strength = ""
+
+var intellect = ""
+
+var willpower = ""
+
+var charm = ""
+
+var weapon = ""
+
+var armor = ""
+
+var quote = ""