I hired a scripter to make me an inventory and shop system with Datastore 2 and it was… well intentioned 
Being 6 months into scripting I can’t even begin to read his shorthand scripting. Unfortunately its been hard for him to find the time come finish the changes I need. I’m trying to absorb what I can to read it but I’m still a long ways off.
I have an intVariable called MaxStorage that’s in a folder called PlayerInfo in Player.
I need to do two things. Define MaxStorage using the BackpacksEquipped intValue (also in PlayerInfo) when the data is loaded and changed, but I have no idea what code block to even look in to do this properly. I’d also like to figure out the appropriate way to equip the backpack to the player using the datastore2.
I have a super hacky server script that I was using to define a bool, but its really ineffective and I cannot define player for a .changed:Connect() It tries to run before the datastore finishes loading so it only works with a…frankly embarassing, Wait(12) in the beginning of the function.
Can anyone offer some tips?
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function defineMaxValue(player)
--local playerInfo = player:WaitForChild("PlayerInfo")
wait(12)
local maxStorage = player.PlayerInfo:WaitForChild("MaxStorage")
local backpack = player.PlayerInfo:WaitForChild("BackpacksEquipped")
local mStorage = Instance.new("IntValue")
--print("Nick sees backpack is")
--print(backpack.Value)
--print("Now DataStore 2 Replaces it and")
--wait(5)
--print("Nick sees backpack is now")
--print(backpack.Value)
if backpack.Value == 1 then maxStorage.Value = 1 end --WORKS NOW
if backpack.Value == 2 then maxStorage.Value = 5 end
if backpack.Value == 3 then maxStorage.Value = 10 end
if backpack.Value == 4 then maxStorage.Value = 25 end
if backpack.Value == 5 then maxStorage.Value = 100 end
if backpack.Value == 6 then maxStorage.Value = 200 end
if backpack.Value == 7 then maxStorage.Value = 500 end
if backpack.Value == 8 then maxStorage.Value = 1500 end
if backpack.Value == 9 then maxStorage.Value = 5000 end
end
local function onPlayerJoin(player)
--We need to define MaxStorage based on currently equipped backpack and update on .Changed
--We need to display equipped backpack by inserting accessory into player
local cd = Instance.new("BoolValue")
cd.Name = "Cooldown"
cd.Parent = player
cd.Value = false
player.CharacterAppearanceLoaded:Connect(function(defineMaxValue)
end)
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerJoin)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(defineMaxValue)
This is the Datastore 2, not the main module, which I assume is associated with this number.
Use require(1936396537) to have an updated version of DataStore2.
I have a feeling somewhere in this shorthand is where I should define MaxStorage appropriately and
reflect a change.
local DataStore2 = require(script.MainModule)
local LeaderStats = require(script.LeaderStats)
--MaxStorage NEEDS to be determined from EquippedBackpack
local defaultData = {Weapons = 1,Backpacks=1,Gold = 0,Level = 1, Points = 0, MaxStorage=0, Storage=0, Progress1 = 0, Progress2=0, Progress3=0,WeaponsEquipped=1,BackpacksEquipped=1}
local defaultWeapons = {{Parent={Name=1,Value="RedScrapShard"}}} --reset to 0 weapons
local defaultBackpacks = {{Parent={Name=1,Value="Backpack1"}}} --and backpack come from dialogue progress1 var at 2 and 3 on level 1.
--MaxStorage NEEDS to be determined from EquippedBackpack
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
local PlayerData = {Data = DataStore2("Data", plr)}
local folder = Instance.new("Folder",plr);folder.Name = "PlayerInfo"
for i,v in pairs(defaultData)do
local value = Instance.new("IntValue",folder);value.Name=i
value.Value=v
end
local function DataUpdate(DataValue)
local UpdatedData = PlayerData.Data:Get(DataValue)or DataValue
for i,v in pairs(UpdatedData)do
folder[i].Value = v
end
end
DataUpdate(defaultData)
PlayerData.Data:OnUpdate(DataUpdate)
local Weapons = function() --weapons folder
local folder2 = Instance.new("Folder",folder.Weapons);folder2.Name="WeaponNumbers"
local Set = DataStore2("WeaponSet",plr)
local UpdateWeapons = function(WeaponValue)
local WeaponsInSet = Set:Get(WeaponValue)or WeaponValue
folder2:ClearAllChildren()
for i,v in pairs(WeaponsInSet)do
local value = Instance.new("StringValue",folder2)
value.Name=v["Parent"]["Name"]
value.Value=v["Parent"]["Value"]
print(value.Name,value.Value)
for i2,v2 in pairs(v)do
print(i2)
if i2 ~= "Parent" then
local value = Instance.new("StringValue",value);
value.Name=i2;value.Value=v2
end
end
end
end
UpdateWeapons(defaultWeapons)
Set:OnUpdate(UpdateWeapons)
end
local Backpacks = function()
local folder2 = Instance.new("Folder",folder.Backpacks);folder2.Name="BackpackNumbers"
local Set = DataStore2("BackpackSet",plr)
local UpdateBackpacks = function(WeaponValue)
local BackpacksInSet = Set:Get(WeaponValue)or WeaponValue
folder2:ClearAllChildren()
for i,v in pairs(BackpacksInSet)do
local value = Instance.new("StringValue",folder2)
value.Name=v["Parent"]["Name"]
value.Value=v["Parent"]["Value"]
print(value.Name,value.Value)
for i2,v2 in pairs(v)do
print(i2)
if i2 ~= "Parent" then
local value = Instance.new("StringValue",value);
value.Name=i2;value.Value=v2
end
end
end
end
UpdateBackpacks(defaultBackpacks)
Set:OnUpdate(UpdateBackpacks)
end
Weapons()
Backpacks()
LeaderStats.Setup(plr,folder)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr)
local LeaveData = {}
for i,v in pairs(folder:GetChildren())do
LeaveData[v.Name]=v.Value
end
PlayerData.Data:Set(LeaveData)
local WeaponsLeaveData = function()
local folder2 = folder.Weapons.WeaponNumbers
local Set = DataStore2("WeaponSet",plr)
local WeaponsTable = {}
for i,v in pairs(folder2:GetChildren())do
local Table = {}
for i2,v2 in pairs(v:GetChildren())do
Table[v2.Name]=v2.Value
end
Table["Parent"]={Name=v.Name,Value=v.Value}
WeaponsTable[#WeaponsTable+1]=Table
end
Set:Set(WeaponsTable)
end
local BackpacksLeaveData = function()
local folder2 = folder.Backpacks.BackpackNumbers
local Set = DataStore2("BackpackSet",plr)
local BackpacksTable = {}
for i,v in pairs(folder2:GetChildren())do
local Table = {}
for i2,v2 in pairs(v:GetChildren())do
Table[v2.Name]=v2.Value
end
Table["Parent"]={Name=v.Name,Value=v.Value}
BackpacksTable[#BackpacksTable+1]=Table
end
Set:Set(BackpacksTable)
end
BackpacksLeaveData()
WeaponsLeaveData()
end)
end)
I’m open to any suggestions on my hack script to make it more effective and capable to connect when changed but I also thought I would post the Datastore script as well. 