Added basic saves

App.config

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
         <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2" />
     </startup>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
 </configuration>

Encounters.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static void Combat(Enemy enemy)
                 WriteLine("=====================");
                 WriteLine("Potions:  " + currentPlayer.potion + "  Health:  " + currentPlayer.health);
                 string input = ReadKey(true).Key.ToString().ToLower();
-                if (input == "a" || input == "attack")
+                if (input == "a")
                 {
                     // Attack
                     WriteLine("");

Player.cs

@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ namespace Text_Based_Game
 {
     public class Player
     {
-        Random rand = new Random();
+        Random rand { get; set; } = new Random();
 
-        public string name;
-        public int coins = 0;
-        public int health = 10; // Default Health = 10
-        public int damage = 1; // Default Damage = 1
-        public int armorValue = 0;
-        public int potion = 5;
-        public int weaponValue = 1; // Default weaponValue = 1
+        public string name { get; set; }
+        public int coins { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int health { get; set; } = 10; // Default Health = 10
+        public int damage { get; set; } = 1; // Default Damage = 1
+        public int armorValue { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int potion { get; set; } = 5;
+        public int weaponValue { get; set; } = 1; // Default weaponValue = 1
 
-        public int nextLevel = 10;
-        public int level = 1;
-        public int xp = 0;
+        public int nextLevel { get; set; } = 10;
+        public int level { get; set; } = 1;
+        public int xp { get; set; } = 0;
 
-        public int mods = 0;
+        public int mods { get; set; } = 0;
 
         public int GetHealth()
         {

Program.cs

@@ -18,27 +18,47 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 
             FirstEncounter firstEncounter = new FirstEncounter();
             firstEncounter.StartBattle();
-            while(mainLoop)
+            while (mainLoop)
             {
                 Encounters.RandomEncounter();
             }
         }
-        
+
         static void Start()
         {
-            WriteLine("Text-Based Game\n");
+            Clear();
+            WriteLine("Generic Text Based RPG - Epic Edition\n");
+            WriteLine("(N)ew Game");
+            WriteLine("(L)oad Game");
+            string input = ReadKey(true).Key.ToString().ToLower();
+            if (input == "n")
+            {
+                NewGame();
+            }
+            else if (input == "l")
+            {
+                currentPlayer = SaveManager.LoadGame();
+                Shop.RunShop(currentPlayer);
+                Clear();
+            }
+        }
+
+        static void NewGame()
+        {
+            Clear();
+            WriteLine("Generic Text Based RPG - Epic Edition\n");
             Write("Name (Optional): ");
             currentPlayer.name = ReadLine();
             Clear();
             WriteLine("You awake in a bright field. You're feeling dazed and having trouble remembering what happened.\n");
-            if(currentPlayer.name == "")
+            if (currentPlayer.name == "")
                 WriteLine("You can't even remember your own name...");
-            else 
+            else
                 WriteLine("You remember that your name is " + currentPlayer.name + ".");
             WriteLine("(Press any key to continue)");
             ReadKey();
             Clear();
             WriteLine("You wander around in the fields till you find a creature.");
         }
     }
-}
+}

SaveManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Text_Based_Game
+{
+    public class SaveManager
+    {
+        public static Player LoadGame()
+        {
+            FileStream save = File.OpenRead(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\save.json");
+            Player player = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Player>(save);
+            save.Close();
+            return player;
+        }
+
+        public static void SaveGame(Player player)
+        {
+            File.WriteAllText(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\save.json", JsonSerializer.Serialize(player));
+        }
+    }
+}

Shop.cs

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public static void RunShop(Player player)
                 WriteLine("(S)tats");
                 WriteLine("=====================");
                 WriteLine("(E)xit");
+                WriteLine("Save and (Q)uit");
                 WriteLine("=====================");
 
                 string input = ReadKey(true).Key.ToString().ToLower();
@@ -58,7 +59,14 @@ public static void RunShop(Player player)
                     StatsScreen(player);
                 }
                 else if (input == "e")
+                {
                     break;
+                }
+                else if (input == "q")
+                {
+                    SaveManager.SaveGame(Program.currentPlayer);
+                    Environment.Exit(0);
+                }
 
             }
         }
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ static void StatsScreen(Player player)
                 WriteLine("=====================");
                 WriteLine("    Player Stats     ");
                 WriteLine("=====================");
+                WriteLine("Player Name: " + player.name);
                 WriteLine("Current Health: " + player.health);
                 WriteLine("Coins: " + player.coins);
                 WriteLine("Weapon Strength: " + player.weaponValue);

Text Based Game.csproj

@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProjectGuid>{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <RootNamespace>Text_Based_Game</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>Text Based Game</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>Generic_Text_Based_RPG_Epic_Edition</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>Generic Text-Based RPG - Epic Edition</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -34,8 +36,36 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.6.0.0\lib\net461\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Buffers, Version=4.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Buffers.4.5.1\lib\net461\System.Buffers.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Memory, Version=4.0.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Memory.4.5.4\lib\net461\System.Memory.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Numerics" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors, Version=4.1.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Numerics.Vectors.4.5.0\lib\net46\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.6.0.0\lib\net461\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Text.Encodings.Web.6.0.0\lib\net461\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Text.Json, Version=6.0.0.3, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.3\lib\net461\System.Text.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions, Version=4.2.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.4.5.4\lib\net461\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.ValueTuple, Version=4.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.ValueTuple.4.5.0\lib\net47\System.ValueTuple.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
@@ -54,10 +84,19 @@
     <Compile Include="Player.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SaveManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Shop.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.3\build\System.Text.Json.targets" Condition="Exists('packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.3\build\System.Text.Json.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.3\build\System.Text.Json.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', 'packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.3\build\System.Text.Json.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>

Text Based Game.sln

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.32228.343
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Text Based Game", "Text Based Game.csproj", "{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{C8A118DD-F815-4EC5-BD2A-277A8EB2B875}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {13DF82DF-C141-49D4-8E22-FE292E60F933}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal

packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" version="6.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Buffers" version="4.5.1" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Memory" version="4.5.4" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Numerics.Vectors" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" version="6.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Text.Encodings.Web" version="6.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Text.Json" version="6.0.3" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" version="4.5.4" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
+</packages>