I cannot call, clone, or set an items parent to the backpack

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#1

So, I have a server script located in ServerScriptService that clones a tool into the player’s Backpack, but I can’t get it to work.

local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	RS.GunStorage:FindFirstChild("AUG"):Clone().Parent = player.Backpack
end)
#2

Any output?

You could also try waiting for the player’s backpack object to load, I can’t remember if that’s guaranteed to be existent when the PlayerAdded event is fired.

RS.GunStorage:FindFirstChild("AUG"):Clone().Parent = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
#3

Is it archivable?
(30 cr limit)

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#4

Nvm I think I found your solution:

local clone = RS.GunStorage:FindFirstChild("AUG"):Clone()
clone.Parent = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
#5

This might be it, because maybe roblox is not recognising what the clone is.

#6

I tried both yours and sharpies solutions and none fixed the issue.

#8

I tried that too, but it still will not work. I feel like it could be a bug but I’m not sure.

#9

If all you’re trying to do is make it so players spawn with a weapon, can you just drag the gun directly into the StarterGear folder?

If that doesn’t even do anything, then chances are the Archivable property is not enabled on the gun.

#11

The Archivable property is enabled on the weapon. I’m not putting it in starterpack because I have multiple weapons.

#12

Yes, the script is in ServerScriptService.

#14

You can put it in replicated storage and use a local script? I don’t understand the purpose of doing it on the server, plus the server has more risk of getting exploited

#15

If he did that, the weapon would not be seen on the server, so when ever the player wanted to use the gun, other players wouldn’t see it.

#16

The tool needs to appear in the backpack on the server end for my other systems to work properly.

#17

The script is more of an example of my problem, I have a weapon selector and I was going to have a .died event that would take the tools that a player had out of their backpack and into replicated storage.

#19

Yeah, the backpack exists but Roblox doesn’t want to clone it. I can clone it to any other container inside of the player, but not the backpack.

#20

I can replicate this on my end as well.

This is actually a really odd problem, could very possibly be an engine bug that just recently slipped through.

EDIT
Found a fix, it’s hacky, but works for some reason.

Yeah, this is really dumb, this is honestly what I expect from Roblox.

Adding a yield statement fixes the problem:

local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local sword = game.ReplicatedStorage.ClassicSword:Clone()
	
	task.wait(1)
	
	sword.Parent = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
end)
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