First go around with save load system

Assets/Scripts/Core/ItemManager.cs

@@ -244,5 +244,36 @@ namespace Core
 
         public IEnumerable<Pickup> Pickups => _pickups;
         public IEnumerable<ItemSlot> ItemSlots => _itemSlots;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets all registered pickups. Used by save/load system to find items by save ID.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<Pickup> GetAllPickups() => _pickups;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets all registered item slots. Used by save/load system.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<ItemSlot> GetAllItemSlots() => _itemSlots;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Finds a pickup by its save ID. Used by save/load system to restore item references.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="saveId">The save ID to search for</param>
+        /// <returns>The pickup's GameObject if found, null otherwise</returns>
+        public GameObject FindPickupBySaveId(string saveId)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(saveId)) return null;
+
+            // Search through all registered pickups
+            foreach (var pickup in _pickups)
+            {
+                if (pickup is SaveableInteractable saveable && saveable.GetSaveId() == saveId)
+                {
+                    return pickup.gameObject;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }