Dummy character more explicit, customise character

src/bobbin/constants/Actions.java

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public int respondToInteraction(PlayerCharacter actor,
     public static final BaseAction NEW_GAME =
             new BaseAction(Globals.messages.getString("Actions.NEW_GAME.name"),
                            "",
-                           gameCharacter -> Main.stockGame());
+                           gameCharacter -> Main.buildStockGame());
 
     public static BaseAction OPEN_DOOR(Door door) {
         return new BaseAction(Printers.format("Actions.OPEN_DOOR", door.getName()),

src/bobbin/main/Main.java

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import bobbin.characters.PlayerCharacter;
 import bobbin.constants.Items;
 import bobbin.effects.GameCharacterEffect;
+import bobbin.interaction.ConsolePrompt;
 import bobbin.interaction.ExitToException;
 import bobbin.interaction.Interactive;
 import bobbin.interaction.actions.Action;
@@ -52,7 +53,20 @@ private static void start(BufferedReader reader, PrintWriter writer,
         }
     }
 
-    public static PlayerCharacter stockGame() {
+    /**
+     * Build a room, allowing the player to configure their character.
+     *
+     * @return {@link PlayerCharacter} in the new game.
+     */
+    public static PlayerCharacter buildNewGame(BufferedReader reader, PrintWriter writer) {
+        Room startingRoom = new Room("Starting Room", "A Whole New Room");
+        return new PlayerCharacter(
+                ConsolePrompt.getResponseString(reader, writer, "Character Name"),
+                ConsolePrompt.getResponseString(reader, writer, "Character Tagline"),
+                startingRoom);
+    }
+
+    public static PlayerCharacter buildStockGame() {
         Room startingRoom = new Room("Starting Room", "The room you start in",
                                      Items.getCopiesOf(Items.BLUEBERRY, Items.BED));
         Room otherRoom = new Room("Another Room", "Not the room you start in",

src/bobbin/menus/MainMenu.java

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 
 public class MainMenu extends Menu {
 
+    class DummyPlayerCharacter extends PlayerCharacter {
+        public DummyPlayerCharacter(String name, String description, Room location) {
+            super(name, description, location);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static PlayerCharacter dummyPlayerCharacter() {
         Room fakeRoom = new Room("Fake Room", "For dummy character to exist in");
         return new PlayerCharacter("A Dummy Character", "To be used in the main menu", fakeRoom);
@@ -31,8 +37,8 @@ public static PlayerCharacter dummyPlayerCharacter() {
     public void saveGame(PrintWriter writer, PlayerCharacter playerCharacter) {
         try {
             new SaveGameSerial(playerCharacter.getName()
-                                                .replace(' ', '_')
-                                                .replace(File.separatorChar, '.'))
+                                              .replace(' ', '_')
+                                              .replace(File.separatorChar, '.'))
                     .saveData(playerCharacter);
             Printers.printMessage(writer, "MainMenu.gameSaved");
         }
@@ -59,7 +65,11 @@ protected ActionList actions(GameCharacter actor, BaseGameEntity from) {
         ActionList actions = new ActionList();
 
         if (SaveGameSerial.hasActiveSave()) {
-            actions.add(Actions.CONTINUE);
+            SaveGameSerial activeSave = SaveGameSerial.loadActiveSave();
+            if (activeSave != null && !(activeSave.loadData() instanceof DummyPlayerCharacter)) {
+                // Only allow continue if the current player isn't a dummy
+                actions.add(Actions.CONTINUE);
+            }
         }
 
         actions.add(Actions.NEW_GAME);
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ public int respondToInteraction(PlayerCharacter actor, BaseGameEntity from, Buff
         }
 
         if (next.equals(Actions.NEW_GAME)) {
-            PlayerCharacter playerCharacter = Main.stockGame();
+            PlayerCharacter playerCharacter = Main.buildNewGame(reader, writer);
             return playerCharacter.interact(playerCharacter, this, reader, writer);
         }