How do you make a character retain tools on dying?

[VonickTW (Vonick)]

In short the script looks like this:

local function storeBackpack(client,inventory,inventory_folder)
	for _, name in ipairs(inventory or { }) do
		local tool = tools[name]
		tool:Clone().Parent = client.Backpack -- For the player to use
		tool:Clone().Parent = inventory_folder -- For saving and loading
	end
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(client)
	if client:FindFirstChild('Character') ~= nil then
		storeBackpack(client,inventory,inventory_folder)
	end
	client.CharacterAdded:Connect(function()
		storeBackpack(client,inventory,inventory_folder)
	end)
end)

It should be simple logic however whenever I’m trying to re arrange this arguement I still get double, none or a random pick in the script. Is there any arrangement that would help?

[BeneBDev (BeneB)]

if you want to keep tools when the player dies
clone the tool into startergear and the backpack, on death the item will spawn back into the backpack

local function storeBackpack(client,inventory,inventory_folder)
	for _, name in ipairs(inventory or { }) do
		local tool = tools[name]
		tool:Clone().Parent = client.Backpack -- For the player to use
		tool:Clone().Parent = client.StarterGear
		tool:Clone().Parent = inventory_folder -- For saving and loading
	end
end

[Yarik_superpro (Yarik)]

humanoid.died:
grab all tools from backpack and character into array and parent to nil
plr:Getpropertychangedsignal(“Character”):Wait()
Move all tools to a player’s backpack

[VonickTW (Vonick)]

Yarik dude you the goat you’ve helped me one 3 different topics lately

[Yarik_superpro (Yarik)]

i through i did only once lol
char limit
Also this method i made is a little hacky and not very safe unless you have instant respawning

[2112Jay]

It’s a bit complicated… this script is showing the basic concept. link At least one way of doing it.
Create a “list” (array) of tools they have and save it, then clone that list back when they respawn.

[VonickTW (Vonick)]

This is very clearly the easiest and bestway to do this in my position. Specifically because I had a save system for items, it made it less of a hastle. Thank you <3

For anyone else who has the same problem, but doesnt have a inventory system like mine. You can save and remove items from starter gear through different strategies.

[VonickTW (Vonick)]

This is a multiplayer game, and the problems are out of the way for now

[2112Jay]

Oh, I was thinking after they left the game… you just wanted a respawn thing…

[VonickTW (Vonick)]

No I have a tweaked code from here:

How to save your players' inventory items

Hey @sjr04 - this is an awesome tutorial, but I did run into an issue: In your tutorial you showed: Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(client) local key = "client_" .. client.UserId local inventory = player_data:GetAsync(key) -- Not worrying about pcalls, do that yourself local inventory_folder = Instance.new("Folder") inventory_folder.Name = client.Name inventory_folder.Parent = inventories for _, name in ipairs(inventory or { }) do local tool = tool[name] tool:Clone().Parent …

[2112Jay]

I have one… (Sorry I misunderstood your question)

Packback

--Packback ServerScript
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local packback = Instance.new("Folder")
	packback.Name = "Packback"
	packback.Parent = player

	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
		local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
		for _, tool in pairs(packback:GetChildren()) do
				tool:Clone().Parent=player.Backpack
		end packback:ClearAllChildren()
		humanoid.Died:Connect(function()humanoid:UnequipTools()
			for _, tool in pairs(player.Backpack:GetChildren())do
				if tool:IsA("Tool") then 
					tool:Clone().Parent=packback
				end
			end
		end)
	end)
end)