state sync; the basic early game works

app/pylocal/items.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import subprocess
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as xmltree
 
@@ -7,13 +8,18 @@ valid_resources = [
     "food", "shinies", "psi" # early game
 ]
 
+rant_env = os.environ.copy()
+rant_env["RANT_MODULES_PATH"] = (core.path_appdir / "rant").as_posix()
+
 def generate_item(resource, target):
     if core.desktop_mode:
         rant_path = core.path_appdir / "opt/rant/bin/rant"
     else:
         rant_path = "rant" # rely on OS PATH
-    proc_rant = subprocess.run([rant_path, (core.path_appdir / f"rant/{resource}/{target}.rant").as_posix()], capture_output=True)
-    return proc_rant.stdout.decode()
+    proc_rant = subprocess.run([rant_path, (core.path_appdir / f"rant/{resource}/{target}.rant").as_posix()], env=rant_env, capture_output=True)
+    if proc_rant.stderr:
+        core.log.warning("rant is throwing up:\n" + proc_rant.stderr.decode())
+    return proc_rant.stdout.decode().strip()
 
 class TickItem(object):
     def __init__(self, resource, amount, target):