Specific tools going to specific slots

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#1

(First post on here go easy please.)

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I am currently making an L4D-like game where you can pick up primary guns and secondary guns.
    I have set up tooltips on each gun to tell which is a secondary and which is a primary.

  2. What is the issue?
    I want to make it so primary guns are locked to key-bind 1 and secondary guns are locked to key-bind 2.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far?
    I’ve tried searching up my problem to no avail. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Video of my problem:
robloxapp-20220222-2256081.wmv (3.3 MB)

(The script I made is basically just a recreation of the backpack without the GUI.)

Script:

local maxOnHotbar = 5
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local p = Players.LocalPlayer
local Backpack = p.Backpack
local Character = p.Character

local KEYS = {One = 1, Two = 2, Three = 3, Four = 4, Five = 5}

local items = {}

local function handleEquip(tool)
	if tool.Parent ~= Character then
			Character.Humanoid:EquipTool(tool)
	end
end

local function updateAdd(tool)
	if not tool:IsA("Tool") then
		return
	end
		local toolname = tool.Name
	if table.find(items, tool) then
		return
	end
	table.insert(items, tool)
end

local function updateRemove(tool)
	if not tool:IsA("Tool") then
		return
	end
	
	if tool.Parent == Character or tool.Parent == Backpack then
		return
	end
	
	if table.find(items, tool) then
		local index = table.find(items, tool)
		table.remove(items, index)
	end
end


while true do
	local success, err = pcall(function()
		StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.Backpack, false)
	end)
	if success then
		break
	end
	wait()
end

for _, tool in pairs(Backpack:GetChildren()) do
	updateAdd(tool)
end
Backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(updateAdd)
Backpack.ChildRemoved:Connect(updateRemove)

Character.ChildAdded:Connect(updateAdd)
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(updateRemove)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessed)
	if gameProcessed then
		return
	end
	
	if KEYS[input.KeyCode.Name] then
		local index = KEYS[input.KeyCode.Name]
		
		if items[index] then
			handleEquip(items[index])
		end
	end
end)
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#2

I understand what you are saying but can you go into depth of what you are trying to make it do

#3

I am trying to make it so that primary weapons are in slot 1 (so pressing 1 would equip it) and the same goes for all of the binds.

#4

I forgot to mention I am also trying to make it so when you have another primary in your inventory, it goes into slot 1 instead of slot 2.

#5

How do I know what weapons are PrimaryWeapons and what Weapons Are Secondary ?

#6

In the tool properties, there is a string named “ToolTip”. I have basically used that part to tell if a weapon is a primary or secondary.

#7

also you want to be able to switch between Primary weapons with 1 keybind?

#8

I want it when you get another primary when you already have one, the second primary replaces the first one.

#9

okay the only way i feel i can understand this since english is a 4th language to me is a call got discord and time to descuss this?

Stylex#6742

#10

I don’t think I have time for a discord call, basically, I just want one primary and one secondary for the player at all times.

#11

okay and it replaces what ever weapon is currently selected?

#12

Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s what I want.

#13

okay you just need to check what weapon is equipped once you pick-up another weapon it removes the selected weapon, (to do this simply get the selected items index in the items table) then remove it and replace it with the new weapon/item and pass the index you got from finding the current equipment weapon. it as simple as passing a index and replace the old weapon with the new but when adding it to the items table pass the index you got from the weapon that was equipped

#14

also sorry for dragging just had trouble understanding the end goal.

#15

Sorry for dragging this on for too long and I thank you for sticking around but could I have a code example of how to do this?

#16

sure 1 moment let me make a example

#17

also would you mind me getting a example code of how its added to the player? the code

#18

Like where it’s located? It’s located in StarterGUI and is a LocalScript.

#19 
local maxOnHotbar = 5
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local p = Players.LocalPlayer
local Backpack = p.Backpack
local Character = p.Character

local KEYS = {One = 1, Two = 2, Three = 3, Four = 4, Five = 5}

local items = {}

local CurrentEquipt

local function handleEquip(tool)
	if tool.Parent ~= Character then
			Character.Humanoid:EquipTool(tool)
            CurrentEquipt = tool
	end
end


local function updateAdd(tool: Tool)
	if not tool:IsA("Tool") then
		return
	end
		local toolname = tool.Name
        local tooltype = tool.ToolTip
	if table.find(items, tool) then
		return
	end
    local CurrentToolIndex = table.find(items,CurrentEquipt)

    table.remove(items,CurrentToolIndex)
    
	table.insert(items,tool,CurrentToolIndex)
end

local function updateRemove(tool)
	if not tool:IsA("Tool") then
		return
	end
	
	if tool.Parent == Character or tool.Parent == Backpack then
		return
	end
	
	if table.find(items, tool) then
		local index = table.find(items, tool)
		table.remove(items, index)
	end
end


while true do
	local success, err = pcall(function()
		StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.Backpack, false)
	end)
	if success then
		break
	end
	task.wait(1)
end

for _, tool in pairs(Backpack:GetChildren()) do
	updateAdd(tool)
end
Backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(updateAdd)
Backpack.ChildRemoved:Connect(updateRemove)

Character.ChildAdded:Connect(updateAdd)
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(updateRemove)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessed)
	if gameProcessed then
		return
	end
	
	if KEYS[input.KeyCode.Name] then
		local index = KEYS[input.KeyCode.Name]
		
		if items[index] then
			handleEquip(items[index])
		end
	end
end)
#20

let me know what errors it gives please