fixed a couple of minor issues

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/
+obj/

Creacher.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace creachopedia {
-		enum Locomotion {
+	internal enum Locomotion {
 			None, //barnacles, plants and so on
 			Walker,
 			Swimmer,
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 			Slitherer,
 			Incher // snails et al
 		}
-		enum SurfaceRel {
+
+	internal enum SurfaceRel {
 			Below,
 			At,
 			Above
 		}
-		class Creacher {
+
+	internal class Creacher {
 				public string name {get; set;}
-				// public int kingdom;
-				// public string description;
 				[JsonProperty]
 				private int _footsies { get; set; }
 				[JsonIgnore]
 				public int footsies {get { return this._footsies; } set { Console.WriteLine("What do you think you're doing?! 0uo Leave those footsies alone!!!"); }}
 				public string type = "simple creacher";
-				Locomotion locoStyle {get; set;}
+				private Locomotion locoStyle {get; set;}
-				SurfaceRel height {get; set;}
+				private SurfaceRel height {get; set;}
 
 				public Creacher(string name, int footsyCount = 4, string biome = "land", Locomotion locoStyle = Locomotion.Walker, SurfaceRel height = SurfaceRel.At) {
 						this.name = name;

Program.cs

@@ -62,41 +62,40 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 				string userin = Console.ReadLine();
 				string luserin = userin.ToLower();
 
-				if (status == "base") {
+				switch (status)
-					if (luserin == "q" || luserin == "quit") {
+				{
+					case "base" when luserin == "q" || luserin == "quit":
 						Console.WriteLine("Thank you for using the CreachoPedia, please come again!!!!");
 						return;
-					}
+					case "base" when creacherdict.ContainsKey(userin):
-					if (creacherdict.ContainsKey(userin)) {
 						creacherdict[userin].Introduce();
 						creacherdict[userin].Step();
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (luserin == "heenlo!" || luserin == "henlo" || luserin == "heenlo" || luserin == "henlo!") {
+					case "base" when luserin == "heenlo!" || luserin == "henlo" || luserin == "heenlo" || luserin == "henlo!":
 						Console.WriteLine("Well heenlo to you too! 0u0");
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (userin == "*pats*") {
+					case "base" when userin == "*pats*":
 						Console.WriteLine("Oh! Thank you!");
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (luserin == "a" || luserin == "add") {
+					case "base" when luserin == "a" || luserin == "add":
 						status = "add";
-					}
+						break;
-					else {
+					case "base":
 						Console.WriteLine($"I don't know what {userin} is! What on boo Earth?!!?!?!?");
-					}
+						break;
-				}
+					case "add" when luserin == "x":
-				else if (status == "add") {
-					if (luserin == "x") {
 						substatus--;
 						luserin = "";
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (luserin == "q") {
+					case "add" when luserin == "q":
 						status = "base";
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (substatus == 0) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 0:
 						status = "base";
 						substatus = 1;
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (substatus == 1) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 1:
+					{
 						tempdict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 						var namematcher = new Regex(@"[^ ].[A-Za-z\- ]{2,}(?<! )");
 						if (namematcher.Match(userin).Success) {
@@ -106,8 +105,11 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 						else {
 							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this name is invalid, please try again.");
 						}
+
+						break;
 					}
-					else if (substatus == 2) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 2:
+					{
 						if (int.TryParse(userin, out int footsiecounter)) {
 							tempdict.Add("footsies", userin);
 							if (footsiecounter >= 5) {
@@ -121,12 +123,15 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 						else {
 							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this is not a number!");
 						}
+
+						break;
 					}
-					else if (substatus == 3) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 3:
 						tempdict.Add("biome", luserin);
 						substatus ++;
-					}
+						break;
-					else if (substatus == 4) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 4:
+					{
 						var locomatcher = new Regex(@"^[nwshfli]$");
 						if (locomatcher.Match(userin).Success) {
 							tempdict.Add("locomethod", userin);
@@ -135,8 +140,11 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 						else {
 							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this type is invalid, please try again.");
 						}
+
+						break;
 					}
-					else if (substatus == 5) {
+					case "add" when substatus == 5:
+					{
 						var relsurfacematcher = new Regex(@"^[abv]$");
 						if (relsurfacematcher.Match(luserin).Success) {
 							tempdict.Add("surfacerel", luserin);
@@ -145,19 +153,25 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 						else {
 							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this surface relation did not match one of the three listed above. Please try again.");
 						}
-					}
+
-					else if (substatus == 6) {
+						break;
-						Console.WriteLine("test0");
-						var tempcreach = new Creacher(tempdict["name"], int.Parse(tempdict["footsies"]), tempdict["biome"], (Locomotion)Enum.Parse(typeof(Locomotion), shortdefs[tempdict["locomethod"]]), (SurfaceRel)Enum.Parse(typeof(SurfaceRel), shortdefs[tempdict["surfacerel"]]));
-						creacherdict.Add(tempdict["name"], tempcreach);
-						File.WriteAllText("creachopedia.json", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(creacherdict, Formatting.Indented));
-						Console.WriteLine("Creacher adde! 0u0");
-						status = "base";
-						substatus = 1;
 					}
 					// foreach (var i in tempdict) {
 					// 	Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", i.Key, i.Value);
 					// }
+					case "add":
+					{
+						if (substatus == 6) {
+							var tempcreach = new Creacher(tempdict["name"], int.Parse(tempdict["footsies"]), tempdict["biome"], (Locomotion)Enum.Parse(typeof(Locomotion), shortdefs[tempdict["locomethod"]]), (SurfaceRel)Enum.Parse(typeof(SurfaceRel), shortdefs[tempdict["surfacerel"]]));
+							creacherdict.Add(tempdict["name"], tempcreach);
+							File.WriteAllText("creachopedia.json", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(creacherdict, Formatting.Indented));
+							Console.WriteLine("Creacher added! 0u0");
+							status = "base";
+							substatus = 1;
+						}
+
+						break;
+					}
 				}
 
 				Console.WriteLine("");

creachopedia.csproj

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

creachopedia.json

@@ -14,9 +14,19 @@
     "name": "stingray",
     "_footsies": 0
   },
-  "Snool": {
+  "snool": {
     "type": "creacher of the urban",
-    "name": "Snool",
+    "name": "snool",
     "_footsies": 1
+  },
+  "aquapig": {
+    "type": "creacher of the sea",
+    "name": "aquapig",
+    "_footsies": 4
+  },
+  "croncher the crab": {
+    "type": "creacher of the sea",
+    "name": "croncher the crab",
+    "_footsies": 6
   }
 }