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How do I make sure the purchased tool stays within the player's inventory after death?

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Sensei_Developer 298

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

In my previous question, I asked on how I would make sure a tool will always remain in the player's inventory even after death.

The solution someone gave me was to use :WaitForChild('StarterGear').

This is my shop script, which is a LocalScript in an ImageButton.

01script.Parent.MouseEnter:Connect(function()
02    game.StarterPlayer.Mouse_hover:Play()
03end)
04 
05local canPurchase = false
06 
07script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
08    game.StarterPlayer.Select:Play()
09    local confirmPurchase = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.ConfirmPurchase:Clone()
10    confirmPurchase.Visible = true
11    confirmPurchase.Parent = script.Parent.Parent.Parent
12    confirmPurchase.Yes.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
13        canPurchase = true
14        if game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild('leaderstats').Vertigo.Value >= 25000 then
15            game.StarterPlayer.SFX_SelectAvailable:Play()
16            game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild('leaderstats').Vertigo.Value = game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild('leaderstats').Vertigo.Value - 10000
17            local itemClone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Guns.Sniper:Clone()
18            itemClone.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack
19            local itemClone2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Guns.Sniper:Clone()
20            itemClone2.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild('StarterGear')
21            game.ReplicatedStorage.Purchased:FireServer(25000)
22            confirmPurchase:remove()
23            canPurchase = false
24        else
25            game.ReplicatedStorage.NotEnoughVertigo:FireServer()
26        end
27    end)
28end)
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Terribly sorry if it's hard to read, it's the formatting.

Can anyone help me fix this issue? I've had it for a very long time.

Regards, Sensei.

2 answers

Answered by

Benbebop 1049

5 years ago

I would personally use DataStores for this. DataStores are tables that persist between sessions. To insert/modify data in a DataStore array you must use SetAsync, UpdateAsync and RemoveAsync.

SetAsync creates a new value and modifies it to the parameters specified.

Ex.

1local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
2local ExampleStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("ExampleData")
3 
4ExampleStore:SetAsync("ExamplePlayer", 50)

This creates a new value ExamplePlayer and sets it's corresponding value to 50.

UpdateAsync modifies an existing value to the parameters specified.

Ex.

1local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
2local ExampleStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("ExampleData")
3 
4ExampleStore:UpdateAsync("ExamplePlayer", 50)

This changes ExamplePlayer's corresponding value to 50

RemoveAsync removes a value in the array.

Ex.

1local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
2local ExampleStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("ExampleData")
3 
4ExampleStore:RemoveAsync("ExamplePlayer")

This removes ExamplePlayer and its corresponding value

For more see Data Stores.

Instead of saving numbers, bools and stings, is it possible to save objects by simply putting in ExampleStore:SetAsync("Player",object)? Sensei_Developer 298 — 5y

No, since an ObjectValue just stores a link of sorts to an object and objects are not persistent between sessions. Even though you aren’t exactly storing between sessions DataStores are designed to. Benbebop 1049 — 5y

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Answered by

Bssiemeow 30

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

Just pop this in ServerScriptService

001--[[
002 
003MAde by Bssiemeow!
004--]]
005 
006local rs = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
007local ds = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
008local store = ds:GetDataStore("saveStore")
009local library = rs:WaitForChild("Library")
010 
011--< directory functions
012 
013local dir = {}
014 
015local function edit(player, list)
016    dir[player.Name] = list
017end
018 
019local function setup(player, list)
020    for i = 1, #list do
021        local tool = library:FindFirstChild(list[i])
022        if tool then
023            local clone = tool:Clone()
024            clone.Parent = player.Backpack
025        else
026            print(list[i] .. " not found")
027        end
028    end
029end
030 
031--< player events
032 
033game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
034 
035local ready = false
036 
037    player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(char)
038 
039    local bp = player.Backpack
040    local data = nil
041 
042    if ready == false then
043        ready = true
044 
045        data = store:GetAsync(player.UserId)
046 
047        if data then
048            setup(player, data)
049            edit(player, data)
050        end
051    end
052 
053    char.Humanoid.Died:connect(function()
054        char.Humanoid:UnequipTools()
055 
056        local old = player.StarterGear:GetChildren()
057        for i = 1, #old do
058            old[i]:Destroy()
059        end
060 
061        local new = player.Backpack:GetChildren()
062        for i = 1, #new do
063            new[i].Parent = player.StarterGear
064        end    
065    end)    
066 
067    --< adjuster
068 
069    local count = 0
070 
071    local function adjust()
072 
073    if char.Humanoid.Health > 0 then
074 
075        local list = {}
076 
077        local equipped = char:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
078        if equipped then
079            table.insert(list, equipped.Name)
080        end
081 
082        local tools = bp:GetChildren()
083        for i = 1, #tools do
084            table.insert(list, tools[i].Name)
085        end
086 
087        if count ~= #list then
088            edit(player, list)
089            count = #list
090        end
091    end
092    end
093 
094    --< child events
095 
096    bp.ChildAdded:connect(adjust)   
097    bp.ChildRemoved:connect(adjust) 
098 
099    char.ChildAdded:connect(function(child)
100        if child.ClassName == "Tool" then
101            adjust()
102        end
103    end)
104 
105    char.ChildRemoved:connect(function(child)
106        if child.ClassName == "Tool" then
107            adjust()
108        end
109    end)    
110 
111    end)
112end)
113 
114game.Players.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
115    store:SetAsync(player.UserId, dir[player.Name])
116    dir[player.Name] = nil
117end)
118 
119--< safety
120 
121game:BindToClose(function()
122    wait(5)
123end)
124 
125--[[ Bssiemeow <3 ]]--
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I know where this script came from, buddy. Why are you copy pasting? Down voted. Sensei_Developer 298 — 5y

^^^ also, why are you plagiarizing? You wrote your own name as credit... This belongs to Shiro75. Sensei_Developer 298 — 5y

it doesn't so why are you harrasing me?!? Bssiemeow 30 — 5y

How do I make sure the purchased tool stays within the player's inventory after death?

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