Is it possible to make a dictionary into a random player generator?

[dragonforge-dev]

You need to put the tick marks on the lines abov and below the code, and you’ll need to copy and paste it from Godot again to get the tabs back in there, but then I can help you with it. Although it looks like you are using and correctly.

@kleptolia_pennyfeath

2. would it be advisable to code behavior of each position in its own node to keep them seperate, or would it be better to code them all in one resource?

Start with one, and if it gets too big, break it into smaller pieces.

@kleptolia_pennyfeath

3. do you know of any resources/tutorial videos that you would recommend for what I’m doing? I’ve watch dev worm’s videos on dictionaries and resources, and I’ve watched Brackey’s video on learning GDScript in one hour. Clearly I’m not good at this. I need to learn more, especially about functions; there are a lot of function types I’m not aware of.

Here’s a couple of posts on the subject that might help. This first one might actually help with your first question:

How to approach modifiable item stats

So you can do this a number of ways, and a few have been discussed. Have a Dictionary that stores all the stats. Have Resources that store all the stats and add them as variables. I think it helps to ask what you want the whole thing to look like? So let’s say this is a 3D game, and I want to drag and drop gems onto a sword, and that modifies the sword’s properties. I also physically want to show the slots so that the player can customize the look of their sword. In the original description I…

This one will lead you down a nice rabbit-hole of other links I’ve posted for people. I answer questions like this a lot on here. Let me know if you have more questions after reading.

Designing a Scalable Combat System with Composition

I thought I had watched that first video, and maybe I did, but I was also confusing it with the one in this thread: Feel free to read my comments on that. I then talked at length about composition in Godot in this thread: I’m linking them because it’s a LOT to type. First Video This guy kinda gets components, and kinda doesn’t. First of all, his naming SUCKS, but he shares that with the second guy. You don’t name something “Component”. You just name it what it is. Sprite2D isn’t called S…

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Therefore, I need to understand a lot more about coding multiple npc behaviors and how to use Control nodes to govern player objects.

I have definitely bitten off more than I can chew.

The fact that you know what you want to build will take you far. The more videos you watch and tutorials you read, the better your vocabulary about programming and making games will be. In turn that will make your questions more targeted, and the answers will get better. Jump in, and have fun!