My comments.

files/functions.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { checkPOI } from './poiscreens.js';
 import './poiscreens.js';
 import os from 'os';
 import { exit } from 'process';
+import { naturalEncounter } from './encounters.js';
 
 global.isRawModeEnabled = false; // Track whether raw mode is enabled
 
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ export function checkLose() {  // Checks to see if any lose conditions have been
         death("Test Death");
     }
 }
-
-
+// Checks to see what path the player is on and adds the respective amount to the respective location variable
 export function calcLocation() {
     if (walkRate == 1) {
         if (path == 0) {
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ export function calcLocation() {
     }
 }
 
+// sleep() function
+// First detects what os the user is on and assigns it to osPlat
+// if osPlat == 'win32' the program runs the shell command 'sleep' with powershell and the desired time parameter
+// if it is not equal to 'win32' the program just runs 'sleep' with the desired time parameter
 var osPlat = os.platform();
 export async function sleep(time) {
     if (osPlat === 'win32') {
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ export async function sleep(time) {
     }
 }  
 
+// Calculates a random number to see which death screen you recieve if called and imputs the death cause as a parameter.
 function death(deathCause) {
     let random = randomNumber(1,100);
     if (random >= 1 && random <= 33) { death1(deathCause); }
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ function death(deathCause) {
     if (random == 100) { death4(deathCause); }
 }
 
+// death1, death2, and death3 all display a death message, similar to those in Fallout 1, along with the cause given as a parameter
 function death1(dc) {
     console.clear();
     sleep(2);
@@ -203,6 +209,7 @@ function timeDeath() { // The death screen for passing the time limit
 
 var travelFrame = 0;
 
+// Shows the 'frames' of the travel screen, and shows some player stats.
 export function travelScreen() {
     if (travelFrame < 0 || travelFrame > 3) {
         travelFrame = 0;
@@ -305,6 +312,9 @@ export function travelScreen() {
     }
 }
 
+// This function is run everytime the player 'moves' in the world. It first enables raw mode to detect for the pause button
+// If paused it displays pauseScreen();
+// If not it runs calcLocation(), radPointsCalc(), healthCapCalc(), checkLose(), travelScreen(), checkPOI(), naturalEncounter(), eatFood(), adds to the day counter, and then re runs the function.
 export async function walkPathMain() {
     enableRawMode();
     if (paused) {
@@ -318,22 +328,23 @@ export async function walkPathMain() {
     checkLose();
     travelScreen();
     checkPOI();
+    naturalEncounter(location);
     eatFood();
     day++
     await sleep(0.5);
     walkPathMain();
 }
 
+// This checks to see if the spacebar is pressed while raw menu is enabled.
+// If so it sets paused to true.
 process.stdin.resume();
 process.stdin.on('data', (key) => {
     if (key.toString() === ' ') {
         paused = true; // Pause the game
-    } else if (key.toString() === '\u0003') { // Handle Ctrl+C (ASCII code for Ctrl+C)
-        console.log("\nExiting game...");
-        process.exit(); // Exit the program
-    }
+    } 
 });
 
+// Turns raw mode on, runs the above function when called and sets the variable isRawModeEnabled to true
 export function enableRawMode() {
     if (!isRawModeEnabled) {
         process.stdin.setRawMode(true);
@@ -342,6 +353,7 @@ export function enableRawMode() {
     }
 }
 
+// Turns raw mode off and sets the variable isRawModeEnabled to true
 export function disableRawMode() {
     if (isRawModeEnabled) {
         process.stdin.setRawMode(false);
@@ -350,6 +362,7 @@ export function disableRawMode() {
     }
 }
 
+// Gives player a menu to resume the game, view inventory, distances, stats, scavenge, and change the speed/food rate
 var paused = false;
 export function pauseScreen() {
     let pauseInput
@@ -365,6 +378,7 @@ export function pauseScreen() {
         console.log ("6) Change Speed/Food Rate");
         pauseInput = userInput("Enter: ");
 
+        // Input validation
         if (pauseInput != "1" && pauseInput != "2" && pauseInput != "3" && pauseInput != "4" && pauseInput != "5" && pauseInput != "6") {
             console.log("Invalid input. Please enter 1, 2, or 3.");
         } else {
@@ -372,6 +386,7 @@ export function pauseScreen() {
         }
     }
     switch(pauseInput) {
+        // Shows all pois on the main path, and the chosen path if the player choses one.
         case "1":
             paused = false;
             break;
@@ -421,6 +436,7 @@ export function pauseScreen() {
             userInput("\n[Press Enter to return]");
             break;
         case "4":
+            // Displays many player stat variables.
             console.clear();
             console.log("Player Stats");
             console.log("-------------");
@@ -437,9 +453,10 @@ export function pauseScreen() {
             userInput("\n[Press Enter to return]");
             break;
         case "5":
-            scavenge();
+            scavenge(); // Scavenge is curently not used in game
             break;
         case "6":
+            // Gives the player a menu to change the walkRate and foodRate variables.
             console.clear();
             console.log("Current Walk Rate: "+walkRate);
             console.log("Current Food Rate: "+foodRate);