Decoupling more hardcoded data

- Created a json helper to streamline decoupling of hardcoded data
- Removed non-existent VR bridge reference
- News ticker files are no longer hardcoded to the game.
- Removed hardcoded city and mayor names using Json helper

scripts/autoload/caseyverse.gd

@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 extends Node
 
 const caseyverse_path = "res://json/ticker/extra_lore.json"
+const news_outlets = "res://json/ticker/extra_lore.json"
 const is_caseyverse_path = "res://is_caseyverse.txt"
 
 func is_caseyverse():
 	var file = File.new()
 	if file.file_exists(is_caseyverse_path):
 		return true
-		
-func competing_outlet():
-	var file = File.new()
-	if is_caseyverse():
-		file.open(caseyverse_path, File.READ)
-		var result = parse_json(file.get_as_text())
-		return result["competing_outlet"]

scripts/autoload/jsonhelper.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends Node
+
+func key_value(json_path, json_file, key, is_dictionary = false):
+	var file = File.new()
+	var news_outlets_path = str(json_path + json_file);	
+	if file.file_exists(news_outlets_path):
+		file.open(news_outlets_path, File.READ)
+		var result = parse_json(file.get_as_text())
+		if is_dictionary == true:
+			result.clear()
+		return result[key]

scripts/autoload/sim_data.gd

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 extends Node
 
-var city_name: String = "Furtropolis" # Hard-coded, for now
-var mayor_name: String = "Defecto"
+const DEFAULT_CITY = "defualt.json"
+const SAVE_PATH = "res://json/saves/"
+
+var city_name: String = ""
+var mayor_name: String = ""
 var population: int = 0
 var budget: int = 20000
 var expenses: int
@@ -65,6 +68,13 @@ enum Ordinances {
 	TIRE_RECYCLE
 }
 
+func _ready():
+	if city_name == "":
+		city_name = JsonHelper.key_value(SAVE_PATH, DEFAULT_CITY, "city")
+	
+	if mayor_name == "":
+		mayor_name = JsonHelper.key_value(SAVE_PATH, DEFAULT_CITY, "mayor")
+
 #func starting_budget(lev = Level.EASY):
 #	match lev:
 #		Level.EASY: