started a new game finally... also i fixed the compiler complaints and idk what else i did... if you're interested you can look at the diff

defs.h

@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 void gameguess(void);
 void gamecatch(void);
 void gamemaze(void);
+void gameclicker(void);
 
 #endif

games/gameclicker.c

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include "../rat.h"
+
+#define width getmaxx(stdscr)
+#define height getmaxy(stdscr)
+
+int running;
+int row = 1; 
+
+static void stop() {
+    clear();
+    refresh();
+    endwin();
+    running = 0; 
+}
+
+void gameclicker(){
+
+    srand(time(NULL));
+        static int initialized = 0;
+        if(!initialized){ initscr();}else{refresh();}
+        ++initialized;
+
+    noecho();
+    cbreak();
+    nodelay(stdscr, TRUE);
+    keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+    curs_set(0);
+
+    int winh = height * 0.96;
+    int winw = width * 0.96;
+    int boxy = (height - winh) / 2;
+    int boxx = (width - winw) / 2;
+    WINDOW *win = newwin(winh, winw, boxy, boxx);
+   
+    box(win, 0, 0); //box? 
+
+    //should i wrap all this into a macro in rat.h to not have to write all of this every time i make a new game?
+    
+    running = 1; 
+
+    mvwprintw(win, row ++, 2, "hi"); 
+    while(running){
+        if(!running){stop();}
+        int ch = getch();     
+        switch (ch) {
+            case 'q': case 'Q': stop(); break;
+            }
+
+    
+        wrefresh(win);
+        usleep(16667); //60 fps according to google ai overview lmao
+    }
+
+stop();
+printf("yeah");
+}

games/gamemaze.c

@@ -248,13 +248,25 @@ void gamemaze(){
             case 'q': case 'Q': stop(); break;
             case 'r': case 'R': properrestart(&curs, &W, &H); break;
             case 'a': case 'A': case KEY_LEFT:
-                if (!iswall(curs.posy, curs.posx - 1)) curs.posx -= 1; break;
+                if(!iswall(curs.posy, curs.posx - 1)){
+                    curs.posx -= 1; 
+                }
+                    break;
             case 'd': case 'D': case KEY_RIGHT:
-                if (!iswall(curs.posy, curs.posx + 1))curs.posx += 1; break;
+                if (!iswall(curs.posy, curs.posx + 1)){
+                    curs.posx += 1;
+                }
+                    break;
             case 'w': case 'W': case KEY_UP:
-                if (!iswall(curs.posy - 1, curs.posx))curs.posy -= 1; break; 
+                if (!iswall(curs.posy - 1, curs.posx)){
+                    curs.posy -= 1;
+                }
+                    break; 
             case 's': case 'S': case KEY_DOWN:
-                if (!iswall(curs.posy + 1, curs.posx))curs.posy += 1; break; 
+                if (!iswall(curs.posy + 1, curs.posx)){
+                    curs.posy += 1;
+                }
+                    break; 
         }
         
         eatcheese(&curs);

petratc.c

@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ void load(void) {
         rat.age    = time(NULL);
         return;
     }
-    fscanf(f, "%f\n%f\n%f\n%f\n%f\n%d\n",
-        &rat.hunger, &rat.love, &rat.fun, &rat.clean, &rat.health, &rat.age);
+    if(fscanf(f, "%f\n%f\n%f\n%f\n%f\n%d\n", 
+           &rat.hunger, &rat.love, &rat.fun, &rat.clean, &rat.health, &rat.age) != 6){
+    fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to initialize save data.\n");
+    }    
+    //this should shut the compiler up 
+
     fclose(f);
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ void setstat(){
     
 
     rat.age = timenow; //thinking about this makes my cortisol spike so i'll just ignore it even more
+                       //nah nvm this will only give us problems in 2038 
 }   
     
 
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ void printrat(WINDOW *win){
     mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "1: play a game!   (fun up)");
     mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "2: go to the maze (hunger up)");
     mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "4: take a shower! (clean up)");
+    mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "5: clicker the cheese! (all up)");
     mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "9: print me! (refreshes stats)");
     mvwprintw(win, row++, 2, "0: exit...");
  
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ int truing = 1;
     keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
     curs_set(0);
  
-    WINDOW *win = newwin(20, 40, 1, 1);
+    WINDOW *win = newwin(25, 45, 1, 1);
     printrat(win);
  
     while(truing){
@@ -171,6 +177,11 @@ int truing = 1;
             printf("your rat feels cleaner!\n\n");
             refresh();
             break;
+        case '5':
+            endwin();
+            gameclicker();
+            refresh();
+            break;
         case '9': break;
         case '0': truing = 0; break;
         }