Trying to make a ui open when any tool is equipped

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1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. I want a ui to open whenever any tool is equipped

  2. The issue is, my script doesn’t work (and i don’t know what i am doing wrong)

local GUI = player.PlayerGui
local Backpack = player.Backpack
local tools = Backpack:GetChildren()


tools.Equipped:Connect(function() 
	GUI.gameplay.Screen.ItemUseFrame.Visible = true 
end)

tools.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	GUI.gameplay.Screen.ItemUseFrame.Visible = false
end)
2

Backpack does not have an event for equipping or unequipping a tool.

If you want a global signal for detecting when a tool is equipped, run ChildAdded/Removed on the player’s character and check if it’s a tool.


Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(c)
  c.ChildAdded:Connect(function(tool)
    if tool:IsA("Tool") then

    end
  end)

  c.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(tool)
    if not c:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool") then
      -- there is a non-zero chance a player has two tools equipped
      -- this is a failsafe that should still work

    end
  end)
end)

Also, consider enabling the Output Window, it shows Lua errors and tells you whats wrong with your code!

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