From 9d14bc56b2b5caa799c9c42ca6074ac26ef759df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lockeshor <jonathan.slivka@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 23:56:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fill out creatures file and implement loadCreatures

---
 ai_prompts/2.txt |  9 +++++++++
 creatures.tsv    | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 main.py          | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 ai_prompts/2.txt

diff --git a/ai_prompts/2.txt b/ai_prompts/2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b5718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai_prompts/2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+###############################################
+Prompt to Kiro AI (Default):
+
+
+
+Response:
+
+
+###############################################
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/creatures.tsv b/creatures.tsv
index ddaea2b..b9871f3 100644
--- a/creatures.tsv
+++ b/creatures.tsv
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-name	description	price	sprite-file	difficulty	length	weight
-The Rainbow Fish
-Pufferfish
-Turtle
-Shrimp
-Lobster
-Aubrey Fish	Requested by the artist, my girlfriend.
-Hammerhead Shark
-Koi Fish
-One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish	Yes, you caught a book.
-Bone Fish
\ No newline at end of file
+name	description	price	sprite-file	difficulty	length (in)	weight (lbs)
+The Rainbow Fish	The friendliest fish from our childhood	120	rainbow-fish.png	90	8.2	1.4
+Pufferfish	yeeeeowwwch!!	56	pufferfish.png	50	6.8	3.1
+Turtle	"Give me some fin. Noggin. Duuuude." - Crush, Finding Nemo	30	turtle.png	40	72	180
+Shrimp	Yeah, I'm a little small. Whaddaboutit?	18	shrimp.png	20	0.7	0.2
+Lobster	ROCK LOBSTERRRR OOOO OOOH	82	lobster.png	80	13.3	4.5
+Aubrey Fish	Requested by the artist, my girlfriend.	65	aubrey-fish.png	60	4.3	1.9
+Hammerhead Shark	Great for building a shed. Not so great in the ocean	150	hammerhead.png	100	120	560
+Koi Fish	WHO'S HOUSE?? MUDGE HOUSE!!	26	mudge-fish.png	20	10.4	1.6
+One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish	Yes, you caught a book.	66	book.png	70	8.5	2
+Bone Fish	He must have needed saltwater...	12	bone-fish.png	10	16.1	0.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index cc7ad79..fe0662f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -19,14 +19,29 @@ from cmu_graphics import *
 # the data source (TSV path, save path) can change without touching gameplay.
 # =============================================================================
 
-def loadCreatures(path):
+def loadCreatures(path="creatures.tsv"):
     # Read creatures.tsv (tab-separated) and parse it into a usable structure.
     # Suggested return: a list of dicts, one per creature, with keys matching
     # the header row: name, description, price, sprite-file, difficulty,
     # length, weight. Convert numeric columns (price, difficulty, length,
     # weight) from strings to int/float here; leave missing fields as sensible
     # defaults so partially-filled rows (like the current TSV) don't crash.
-    pass
+    creatures = []
+    with open(path) as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+    for line in lines[1:]: #ignore header
+        data = line.split("\t")
+        creatures.append({
+            "name": data[0],
+            "description": data[1],
+            "price": float(data[2]),
+            "sprite-file": data[3],
+            "difficulty": int(data[4]),
+            "length": float(data[5]), #inches
+            "weight": float(data[6]) #pounds
+        })
+
+    return creatures
 
 
 def loadSave(path):