Cloning tool to backpack when joining problem

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#1

I trying to run a player join command that a tool will be put into their inventory. I am not using the StarterPack because I am trying to use DataStores. Can you help me with my code? There is no error in output when I run a server.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	
	local tool = game.ReplicatedStorage.Equippables["Blue Brick"]:Clone()
	tool.Parent = player.Backpack
	
end)

The equippables is the name of the folder.

#2

Try and do player:WaitForChild(“Backpack”) instead.
Also maybe to startergear instead of backpack

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#3

What are you using DataStores for exactly?

#4

I think it’s StarterGear not StarterPack.

#5

I’m making a DataStore that will save the player’s tool they had before leaving

#6

This isn’t working as the character isn’t loaded as soon as the player connects. You need to do something similar to:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function()
		local tool = game.ServerStorage.Tool:Clone()
		tool.Parent = player.Backpack
	end)
end)

and then it should work.

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#7 
local DataService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local ToolsData = DataService:GetDataStore("ToolsData")

local Equipables = game.ReplicatedStorage.Equippables

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	local toolsSaved = ToolsData:GetAsync(plr.UserId) or {}
	for i, toolSaved in pairs(toolsSaved) do
		if Equipables:FindFirstChild(toolSaved) then 
			Equipables[toolSaved]:Clone().Parent = plr:WaitForChild("Backpack")
		end
	end
	plr.CharacterRemoving:Connect(function(char)
		char.Humanoid:UnequipTools()
    end)
end)


game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr)
	
	local toolsOwned = {}
	
	for i, Tool in pairs(plr.StarterGear:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(toolsOwned, Tool.Name)
	end
	local success, errormsg = pcall(function()
		ToolsData:SetAsync(plr.UserId, toolsOwned)
	end)
	if errormsg then warn(errormsg) end
end)

You can use this script to save the players backpack before leaving and when they join back, they will recieve the tool again.

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#8

I don’t need this. Thanks anyway.

#9

You may be running into a problem that can happen where you’ve added to a Backpack that immediately
gets replaced:

So you may have to detect that the Backpack is replaced, or delay the parenting of the Tool to the
Backpack, say until CharacterAdded.