Trying to clone a tool to the players backpack

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Hello, I’ve been coding this basic system for plant growth. Im trying to make it so after the plant fully grows, you can pick it up as a tool. Everything works fine until the cloning the tool into the backpack, it doesn’t clone. I’ve looked through everywhere but can’t find the answer.

--plant growth script
--plant growth script
--plant growth script

local PLANT = script.Parent
local AREA = PLANT.Parent

local AREA_CD = AREA:WaitForChild("ClickDetector")

local CD = PLANT:WaitForChild("ClickDetector")

local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PLAYERS = game:GetService("Players")

local TOOL = RS.Plants.Test_Plants:WaitForChild("Test_Plant_Tool")


local SETTINGS = require(PLANT:WaitForChild("Settings"))

local STAGE_1_TIME = SETTINGS.STAGE_1_TIME
local STAGE_2_TIME = SETTINGS.STAGE_2_TIME
local STAGE_3_TIME = SETTINGS.STAGE_3_TIME

function plantStage1(size, color)
	
	local TWEEN_TIME = 1

	local GOAL = {}
	GOAL.Size = size
	GOAL.Color = color

	local TWEEN_INFO = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine)

	local PlANT_TWEEN = TS:Create(PLANT, TWEEN_INFO, GOAL)

	if typeof(color) ~= "Color3" then
		error("Color Variable is not a BrickColor")
		return
	end

	if typeof(size) ~= "Vector3" then
		error("Size Variable is not a Vector3")
		return
	end
	
	PlANT_TWEEN:Play()
	
end

function plantStage2(size, color)

	local TWEEN_TIME = 1

	local GOAL = {}
	GOAL.Size = size
	GOAL.Color = color

	local TWEEN_INFO = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine)

	local PlANT_TWEEN = TS:Create(PLANT, TWEEN_INFO, GOAL)

	if typeof(color) ~= "Color3" then
		error("Color Variable is not a BrickColor")
		return
	end

	if typeof(size) ~= "Vector3" then
		error("Size Variable is not a Vector3")
		return
	end

	PlANT_TWEEN:Play()
	
end

function plantStage3(size, color)
	
	local TWEEN_TIME = 1

	local GOAL = {}
	GOAL.Size = size
	GOAL.Color = color

	local TWEEN_INFO = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine)

	local PlANT_TWEEN = TS:Create(PLANT, TWEEN_INFO, GOAL)

	if typeof(color) ~= "Color3" then
		error("Color Variable is not a BrickColor")
		return
	end

	if typeof(size) ~= "Vector3" then
		error("Size Variable is not a Vector3")
		return
	end

	PlANT_TWEEN:Play()
	
end

function plantGrowth()
	
	plantStage1(Vector3.new(2, 2, 2), Color3.new(0.807843, 0.360784, 1))
	
	task.wait(STAGE_1_TIME)
	
	plantStage2(Vector3.new(2, 3, 2), Color3.new(1, 0.419608, 0.0823529))
	
	task.wait(STAGE_2_TIME)
	
	plantStage3(Vector3.new(2, 5, 2), Color3.new(0.984314, 1, 0.117647))
	
	AREA_CD.MaxActivationDistance = 32
	
	CD.MaxActivationDistance = 32
	
end


function plantClicked(player)
	
	print("CLICEKD 1")
	

	game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(PLR)

		print("PLAYER ADDED")

		PLR.CharacterAdded:Connect(function()
			local BACKPACK = PLR:FindFirstChildOfClass("Backpack")
			
			if BACKPACK then
				local TOOL_CLONE = TOOL:Clone()
				print("CLICKED")
				TOOL_CLONE.Parent = BACKPACK
			end

		end)
	end)

	
	
end

plantGrowth()
CD.MouseClick:Connect(plantClicked)

Feel free to ask any questions.

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Just do PLR.Backpack and it will maybe work

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doesnt work. doesnt print “Player Added”. – forget to mention that in the original post

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Isn’t it what you are looking for?

function plantClicked(player)
    local BACKPACK = player:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Backpack")

    if BACKPACK then
        TOOL:Clone().Parent = BACKPACK
    end
end

Seems like you are also trying to give the tool to all upcoming new players and give them back when they respawn, is it an expected behavior?

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Mistakes

I absolutely agree with this, there is no need to add “RBXConnections” if the character or player is added, because it would ultimately just be ignored.

I would rather do this instead. If you still want these “Checks.”

-- code remains the same as before...

if PLR and PLR.Character then
   -- add tool to their character or backpack.
end

-- ...
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This works. It is not an expected behavior though. But It doesn’t keep it after respawning so no need to worry.

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When the player dies, you can create a script to save their tools somewhere else and then put them back once their character is added, no?

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