'Tool.Parent = nil' deletes the player's character, instead of the tool

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#1

The code below is meant to set the Tool’s parent to nil, but instead it sets the player’s character’s parent to nil. Which is strange, i tried doing ‘Tool = nil’ but that appears to do nothing.

Event = script.Parent:WaitForChild("UnlockBunkerEvent")
Sound = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Sound")

Event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Tool)
    script.Parent.Parent.Padlock:Destroy()
    Sound:Play()
    script.Parent.Name = "UnlockPart_Unlocked"
    Tool.Parent = nil
end)
#2

If you’re referencing the tool.Parent, you are referencing the player’s character as the tool is parented to the character. The proper method to delete the tool is by using:

Tool:Destroy();

#3

How come you can change the objects parent, by doing ‘Part.Parent = workspace’. But doing ‘part.Parent = nil’ wont work? I’m trying to simulate the player dropping a tool. And doing :Destroy() doesn’t work, i remember doing it before.

#4

My misunderstanding. You’d be correct on that. Try printing print(Tool:GetFullName()) and see where the tool falls under. You may be accidentally referencing the character instead of the tool.

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#5

Oh my bad. I forgot that the first argument for a server event is the player,

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Changing the arguments to somthing like this: Event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, Tool) appears to solve this issue!

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