How to save a character's tool?

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#1

I have a script where it says the players backpack items, but it doesn’t saves the player’s held item, how would I do this? here’s my current script:

local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CurrentData = DataStore:GetDataStore("Items")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Data
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		Data = CurrentData:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	end)

	if success and Data then

		for _, Tool in pairs(Data) do
			local ToolCheck = game.ReplicatedStorage.Items:FindFirstChild(Tool)
			if ToolCheck then
				local ToolClone = ToolCheck:Clone()
				ToolClone.Parent = Player.Backpack
			end
		end

	end

end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local ToolsToSave = {}
	for _, Tool in pairs(Player.Backpack:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(ToolsToSave, Tool.Name)
	end
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, ToolsToSave)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Data saved")
	else
		warn(whoops)
	end
end)
#2

If you don’t care about having them start back up with the tool in their hand you could just add an UnequipTools before you do the save.

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#3

Are you sure that would work, the player is leaving so would the player’s character even still be in the workspace?

#4

I have this when loading the characters in my player initialization:

		Player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(function(Character)
			Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):UnequipTools()
		end)

It will occur before the player removal.

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#5

Ok, I just left for school but I will test it when I get home, thanks!

#6

your code isn’t messing any thing just try to add bind Close when the game close this maybe it

local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CurrentData = DataStore:GetDataStore("Items")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Data
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		Data = CurrentData:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	end)

	if success then
		Data = Data or {}
		for _, Tool in pairs(Data) do
			local ToolCheck = game.ReplicatedStorage.Items:FindFirstChild(Tool)
			if ToolCheck then
				local ToolClone = ToolCheck:Clone()
				ToolClone.Parent = Player.Backpack
			end
		end

	end

end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local ToolsToSave = {}
	for _, Tool in pairs(Player.Backpack:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(ToolsToSave, Tool.Name)
	end
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, ToolsToSave)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Data saved")
	else
		warn(whoops)
	end
end)

game:BindToClose(function()
    for _ , player in game.Players:GetPlayers() do
         task.spawn(function()
              local ToolsToSave = {}
              for _, Tool in pairs(Player.Backpack:GetChildren()) do
                    table.insert(ToolsToSave, Tool.Name)
             end
             local success, whoops = pcall(function()
                  CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, ToolsToSave)
              end)

              if success then
                   print("Data saved")
              else
                   warn(whoops)
              end

         end)
    end
end)
#7 
local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CurrentData = DataStore:GetDataStore("Items")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Character = Player.Character
	local Tool = Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")

	if Tool then
		local success, whoops = pcall(function()
			CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, Tool.Name)
		end)

		if success then
			print("Data saved")
		else
			warn(whoops)
		end
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local ToolsToSave = {}
	for _, Tool in pairs(Player.Backpack:GetChildren()) do
		if Tool:IsA("Tool") then
			table.insert(ToolsToSave, Tool.Name)
		end
	end

	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, ToolsToSave)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Data saved")
	else
		warn(whoops)
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local success, data = pcall(function()
		return CurrentData:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	end)

	if success then
		if data then
			for _, Tool in pairs(data) do
				local ToolClone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Items:FindFirstChild(Tool):Clone()
				ToolClone.Parent = Player.Backpack
			end
		end
	else
		warn(whoops)
	end
end)
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#8

I’m back from school, here’s the current script I have:

local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local CurrentData = DataStore:GetDataStore("Items")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local Data
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		Data = CurrentData:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
	end)

	if success and Data then

		for _, Tool in pairs(Data) do
			local ToolCheck = game.ReplicatedStorage.Items:FindFirstChild(Tool)
			if ToolCheck then
				local ToolClone = ToolCheck:Clone()
				ToolClone.Parent = Player.Backpack
			end
		end

	end

end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
	local ToolsToSave = {}
	Player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(function(char)
		char:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):UnequipTools()
	end)
	for _, Tool in pairs(Player.Backpack:GetChildren()) do
		table.insert(ToolsToSave, Tool.Name)
	end
	local success, whoops = pcall(function()
		CurrentData:SetAsync(Player.UserId, ToolsToSave)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Data saved")
	else
		warn(whoops)
	end
end)

It doesn’t appear to be working, any thoughts?

#9

I ended up making a script that keeps the last held item, and just made it so it adds to the table.

#10

Just for future reference you would have added it inside the PlayerAdded function not the PlayerRemoving. Sorry I wasn’t specific.

#11

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