🍎 How to Add a New Food Item

This page guides you through the process of creating and configuring a new food item in the game using the FoodData system.

---

🧾 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create the Food Asset

• Right-click in the Project window → Create → PetCareGame → Food Data

• Fill in the following fields:

Field	Description
foodId	Unique ID for this food (must not conflict with others)
foodIcon	Sprite to display in the inventory/shop
foodName	Localized name (multi-language support)
foodDescription	Tooltip/description text
currencyId	Currency required to buy this food (e.g. "GO")
price	Cost of the food in the chosen currency
expWhenEating	EXP gained when pet consumes this item
petStats	Stats restored (e.g., Hunger, Energy)

---

2. Configure Pet Preferences

You can define how much each pet likes or dislikes this food using the preferences list.

public PetPreference[] preferences;

Each entry links a petId to a PreferenceLevel:

PreferenceLevel	Description
Dislike	Very low chance to eat (unless starving)
Neutral	Standard acceptance chance
Like	High chance to eat and visual feedback

⚠️ If a petId is not listed, the food will use a default neutral chance.

---

3. Add to GameInstance

To make the new food available in the game:

• Open the GameInstance Component in Home Scene

• Add your new FoodData to the foodData array:

public FoodData[] foodData;

This allows the system to load and display the food in shops, menus, and when handling feeding actions.

---

✅ Summary

Feature	Supported
Multi-language food names	✅
EXP on consumption	✅
Per-pet preferences	✅
Stat gain on use	✅
Shop integration	✅
Currency support	✅

You can now create dozens of foods with different effects and make each pet respond uniquely to them!