[SOLVED] Help cloning a item into the players' backpack

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#1

Hey there,

I need help cloning a tool into the players’ backpack.
This is my script:

local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local function Grab()
	-- what to go here?
end

script.Parent.ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(Grab)

Any help is appreciated!

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#2

Is that a LocalScript or server script?

Make sure it’s a server script if it isn’t, and change your code to this:

--//Services
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

--//Variables
local Tool = ServerStorage.MyCoolTool --//Reference your tool
local Part = script.Parent
local ProximityPrompt = Part.ProximityPrompt

--//Functions
ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
	local newTool = Tool:Clone()
	newTool.Parent = player.Backpack
end)

If you want it to only be grabbed once, here’s the code for that:

--//Services
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

--//Variables
local Tool = ServerStorage.MyCoolTool --//Reference your tool
local Part = script.Parent
local ProximityPrompt = Part.ProximityPrompt

--//Functions
ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
	if player:FindFirstChild(Tool.Name) then
		return
	end
	
	local newTool = Tool:Clone()
	newTool.Parent = player.Backpack
end)
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#3

Will check it out, Thanks for the reply!

#4

You would want to put the item into the thing called “backpack” in the player instance. You should be doing this server side as well.

#5

That code does work, but I can still equip it multiple times.

#7

To check if a player has a tool

if Player.Backpack:FindFirstChild(Tool.Name) or Player.Character:FindFirstChild(Tool.Name) then
   return
end

You also need to check the character, because when they hold a tool it is not in their Backpack, but it is in their character

#8

Let me record a video, give me a second.

#9

If the devforum says the video size is too big, you can decrease it with this.

#10 
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

script.Parent.ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(Player)
	if Player.Backpack:FindFirstChild("ToolName") or Player.Character:FindFirstChild("ToolName") then
		print("Player has tool already")
	else
		local Tool = ServerStorage:WaitForChild("ToolName"):Clone()
		Tool.Parent = Player.Backpack
	end
end)

Try do something like this, it worked fine for me.

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#11

Here is a video

#12

this shoud be work without dups

local Tool = ST.Tool --tool
local PP = script.Parent --proximityprompt

PP.Triggered:Connect(
    function(player)
        if player.Backpack:FindFirstChild(Tool.Name) then
            return
        end
        local newTool = Tool:Clone()
        newTool.Parent = player.Backpack
    end
)
#13

Trying it out!

#14

No, if you hold the tool it will go into their character, and you’re only checking the backpack, but not the character

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#15

:heavy_check_mark: TOPIC SOLVED :heavy_check_mark:

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