Need help with inventory system

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#1

i want to make same items in the backpack have a number on top instead of having two of the same thing.
my code:
`
local backpack = game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild(“Backpack”)
local inventory = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui:WaitForChild(“inventory”)
local gui = inventory:WaitForChild(“maingui”)
local items = gui:WaitForChild(“items”)
local template = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild(“template”)
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local function update()
local setup = items:WaitForChild(“setup”)
setup.Parent = gui
items:ClearAllChildren()
setup.Parent = items
for i,v in pairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
local item = v
local name = item.Name
local clone = template:Clone()
local templatename = clone:WaitForChild(“name”)
templatename.Text = name
clone.Parent = items
print(name)
end
end

function characterAdded()
backpack = player:WaitForChild(“Backpack”)
backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(update)
end

if player.Character then characterAdded() end
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(characterAdded)

`

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#2 
local replicated = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local playerGui = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
local inventory = playerGui:WaitForChild("inventory")
local mainGui = inventory:WaitForChild("maingui")
local items = mainGui:WaitForChild("items")
local setup = items:WaitForChild("setup")

local template = replicated:WaitForChild("template")

local function updateGui()
	setup.Parent = mainGui
	items:ClearAllChildren()
	setup.Parent = items
	
	for _, tool in ipairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
		local templateClone = template:Clone()
		local cloneName = templateClone:WaitForChild("name")
		cloneName.Text = tool.Name
		templateClone.Parent = items
	end
end

backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(updateGui)

Not exactly sure what you’re trying to do with this script but here are the necessary fixes.

#3

the script works but ineed like a little number to pop up if you have two of the same item

#4

Where exactly should the number appear?

#5

what you should do is insert an IntValue in the player somewhere (would suggest in a folder) whenever a player picks up something and set its value to 1, then when the player picks up the same item, check if there is a value inside the player, if there is then increase its value by 1 (use some sort of gui that updates accordingly)

#6 
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer
local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")

local function countTools(child)	
	local toolCount = 0
	for _, tool in ipairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
		if tool.Name == child.Name then
			toolCount += 1
		end
	end
	print(player.Name.." has "..toolCount.." copies of the tool named "..child.Name.." in their backpack.")
end

backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(countTools)

This is how you should count the number of copies of a tool whenever a tool is added to the player’s backpack.

#7

well, it clones multiple versions of the template which is annoying