Hello, I’m trying to make a system where you have a costom hotbar and inventory(which I already have). I’m trying to make it so that you can equip a tool into a certain slot in the player backpack. For Ex:
It will ask if you want to equip the tool into slot 1, 2, or 3 and etc.
I know how to parent a tool into the players backpack, but not to a certain slot in the player backpack
The only way to do this is by refreshing the players backpack each time they change the slot, and sorting out what goes first, to last in a table or whatever you’d prefer.
What do you mean sorting out which goes first?
depending on the slots the player picks you organize a structured table with the names, and numbers sorted from like least to greatest. then you can loop through this table, and add the tools back into the players backpack 1 by 1.
Can you please give an example?
local tooltable = {} -- make a clone tool table
for i, tool in pairs(backpack) do
local toolclone = tool:Clone() -- clone the tool
table.insert(tooltable, tool) -- insert it to the new table
tool:Destroy() -- destroy it to remove it from the backpack
end
table.insert(tooltable, yourtool, numberposition) -- insert your tool where you want it
for i, clonetool in pairs(tooltable) do
clonetool.Parent = backpack -- re-add every tool
end
I see this is adding the tool Into the backpack, but how about a specific slot in the backpack, like slot 3 for example.
Sure, so the sorting would be done using table.sort, or whatever you’d prefer. Here’s how the inside of the table would look afterwards:
local TableOfTools = {
[1] = toolname
[2] = toolname
[3] = toolname
-- etc
}
Now we remove the tools from the players backpack.
for i,v in pairs(TableOfTools) do
v.Parent = nil
end
Now after that, you just add them all back into the player’s backpack.
for i,v in pairs(TableOfTools) do
v.Parent = Player.Backpack
end
The line where it says table.insert(tooltable, yourtool, numberposition)
is where you choose the number position your inserting the tool too
Change ‘numberposition’ to slot 3 for that example
So if I put a 3 there then it will equip it to slot 3?
If not, what should I put there to equip it to slot 3?
Instead of ‘numberposition’, put ‘3’
Okay thanks, I’ll try it out later
Thank you for helping me to understand
Ok so, I tested it out. I didnt fully know what variables to put. I put the local script inside of starterpack, and the tool inside of serverstorage
local tooltable = {} -- make a clone tool table
local backpack = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack
local tool = game.ServerStorage.Yes
local yourtool = game.ServerStorage.Yes
wait(5)
for i, tool in pairs(backpack) do
local toolclone = tool:Clone() -- clone the tool
table.insert(tooltable, tool) -- insert it to the new table
tool:Destroy() -- destroy it to remove it from the backpack
end
table.insert(tooltable, yourtool, 3) -- insert your tool where you want it
for i, clonetool in pairs(tooltable) do
clonetool.Parent = backpack -- re-add every tool
end
Thats the modified script i got an error saying that the tool isnt a vilid member of ServerStorage
local UserInput = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Backpack = Player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local Debounce = false
local function SortBackpack()
local Tools = {}
for _, Tool in ipairs(Backpack:GetChildren()) do
if Tool:IsA("Tool") then
table.insert(Tools, Tool.Name)
end
end
table.sort(Tools)
local SortedTools = {}
for _, ToolName in ipairs(Tools) do
local Tool = Backpack:FindFirstChild(ToolName)
if Tool then
table.insert(SortedTools, Tool)
Tool.Parent = nil
end
end
for _, Tool in ipairs(SortedTools) do
Tool.Parent = Backpack
end
end
UserInput.InputBegan:Connect(function(Input, Processed)
if Processed then
return
end
if Debounce then
return
end
Debounce = true
if Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F then
SortBackpack()
end
task.wait(5)
Debounce = false
end)
You didn’t specify how tools should be ordered but here’s a script which will order every backpack tool alphabetically.
The resorting process is bound to the “F” key, it will also work if one of the tools is equipped by the player’s character.
But how does this equip the toll to a specific slot, like slot 3?
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Backpack = Player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local Gui = script.Parent
local Button1 = Gui.Button1
local Button2 = Gui.Button2
local Button3 = Gui.Button3
local Button4 = Gui.Button4
local Button5 = Gui.Button5
local Button6 = Gui.Button6
local Button7 = Gui.Button7
local Button8 = Gui.Button8
local Button9 = Gui.Button9
local Button10 = Gui.Button10
local Buttons = {Button1, Button2, Button3, Button4, Button5, Button6, Button7, Button8, Button9, Button10}
local Debounce = false
for _, Button in ipairs(Buttons) do
Button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
if Debounce then
return
end
Debounce = true
task.delay(1, function()
Debounce = false
end)
local CharacterTool = Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
if not CharacterTool then
return
end
local Tools = {}
for _, Tool in ipairs(Backpack:GetChildren()) do
if Tool:IsA("Tool") then
table.insert(Tools, Tool)
end
end
local ButtonNumber = tonumber(Button.Name:match("(%d)$"))
if ButtonNumber then
if #Tools < ButtonNumber then
return
end
table.insert(Tools, ButtonNumber, CharacterTool)
for _, Tool in ipairs(Tools) do
Tool.Parent = nil
end
for _, Tool in ipairs(Tools) do
Tool.Parent = Backpack
end
Humanoid:EquipTool(CharacterTool)
end
end)
end
Here’s a system I just made, it requires a ScreenGui instance with ten buttons. When one of those buttons is pressed if the player’s character currently has a tool equipped that tool is moved to the slot represented by the button’s number (so if the tool in the first slot is equipped and the tenth button is pressed the tool is moved to slot ten).
I’ve tested this and it does work, I will attach the .rbxm file so you can test it yourself.
Just move the tools inside the “Tools” folder into the “StarterPack” directory.
backpacksorter.rbxm (5.2 KB)
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Backpack = Player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local TextBox = script.Parent
local Debounce = false
TextBox.FocusLost:Connect(function(Enter, Input)
if Debounce then
return
end
Debounce = true
task.delay(1, function()
Debounce = false
end)
local CharacterTool = Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
if not CharacterTool then
return
end
local Tools = {}
for _, Tool in ipairs(Backpack:GetChildren()) do
if Tool:IsA("Tool") then
table.insert(Tools, Tool)
end
end
local TextBoxNumber = tonumber(TextBox.Text)
if TextBoxNumber then
if #Tools < TextBoxNumber then
return
end
table.insert(Tools, TextBoxNumber, CharacterTool)
for _, Tool in ipairs(Tools) do
Tool.Parent = nil
end
for _, Tool in ipairs(Tools) do
Tool.Parent = Backpack
end
Humanoid:EquipTool(CharacterTool)
end
end)
Here’s a similar implementation but with the buttons replaced with a “TextBox” instance, when a number is entered into that textbox if the player’s character currently has a tool equipped that tool is moved to the slot indicated by the inputted number. I will provide the model file for this version as well.
backpacksorter.rbxm (4.7 KB)
Okay, thanks, can you provide information on what need to be replaced with what and where I put the script(If you havnt) and also i dont know how to use those links lol