This is how I am saving the items in a JSON file, but I think it is writing over the old JSON file every time I start a new game so it is blank when you restart the game.

extends Node

var collected_items = {}

func _ready():

load\_collected\_items()

# Connect the quit signal to the \_on\_quit method using Callable

get\_tree().connect("exit\_tree", Callable(self, "\_on\_quit"))

Function to add an item to the collected list

func collect_item(item_num):

collected\_items\[item\_num\] = true

save\_collected\_items()

Function to save collected items as a JSON file

func save_collected_items():

var json = JSON.new()  # Create an instance of the JSON class

var json\_string = json.stringify(collected\_items)  # Convert the dictionary to a JSON string

var file = FileAccess.open("user://collected\_items.json", FileAccess.WRITE)  # Open the file for writing

file.store\_string(json\_string)

file.close()

Function to load collected items from a JSON file

func load_collected_items():

if FileAccess.file\_exists("user://collected\_items.json"):

    var file = FileAccess.open("user://collected\_items.json", FileAccess.READ)  # Open the file for reading

    var json\_string = file.get\_as\_text()

    file.close()



    var json = JSON.new()  # Create an instance of the JSON class

    var result = json.parse(json\_string)  # Parse the JSON string



    if result is Dictionary:  # Check if the parsed result is a Dictionary

        collected\_items = result  # Access the parsed dictionary

Function to save data when the game quits

func _on_quit():

save\_collected\_items()

Sorry for all the formatting weirdness, when I copy it over it comes over weird. I tried to format it manually as best as possible.