RPG Game

Question

I'm a beginner. Just started learning python a few weeks ago but haven't actively done anything. My first project (no where near done. at all.)

I was wondering how i could have the game file save to my computer. so i could open different characters.

<code>
import math
import time

print("""This is pain V 0.01.
By Kody Noe
A long term side project.
Caps do matter. If told to type somthing as 'Example' don't type it as 'example' or it won't work
""")

#Jaida's Worm (Wormfish)
WF= 'Wormfish'

#Character things
charName = input("{}: What is your name, adventurer?".format(WF))
charHealth = 100
charMana = 100
charGold = 100
charInventory = 0
charHealthMax = 100
charHealthMin = 0
charInv= {"Health Potion" : 0 , "Mana Potion" : 0 ,}
#Potion things
HealthPotion = charHealth + 25
ManaPotion = charMana + 25

#Progiest things
ProgiestPotionsMax = 3
ProgiestManaPotionCount = 3
ProgiestHealthPotionCount = 3
ProgiestShop= "Health Potion: {} | Mana Potion: {}".format(ProgiestHealthPotionCount,ProgiestManaPotionCount, )

Progiest = print("Progiest: Welcome to the town of TinSpire, {} , How may I help you?".format(charName))
userAnswer = input("""Options:
Shop
Talk
Leave
{} :
""".format(charName))
if userAnswer == 'Shop':
print("Progiest: Welcome to my shop!")
print("{}".format(ProgiestShop))
input("Would you like to buy something? ('Yes' or 'No')")
if 'Yes':
input("Type 'Health Potion' or 'Mana Potion' ")
if ' Health Potion':
input("Buy one Health Potion for 20 gold? ('Yes' or 'No')")
if 'Yes':
print("Bought one Health Potion for 20 gold")
if userAnswer == 'Talk':
print("Progiest: What would you like to talk about?")
if userAnswer == 'Leave':
print("Progiest: Goodbye {}".format(charName))

</code>

Answer 1

First of all you should learn about classes and object oriented programming. It is ideally fitted to RPG games - you define a class called Character which you can later call each time a game character is created. They can share similar attributes (Strength, Power, Mana, Health, etc.) and skills (Attack, Defend, Jump, Run, etc.). It will be fun just learning about it :)

As for file saving, that is quite simple. You just have to think of its syntax, it should carry all the variables and data you will need later. There are many ways to do that, but I recommend you 'pickle' module. It takes care of file handling and data formatting for you. You just pickle and unpickle stuff when needed.

Answer 2

it's me. I want to release it to my friends eventually. so I'll have to research on how to make saving the game via main menu is simple.