players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) -- when a player joins this all
    local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
    local creditStore = DataStore2("credit", player) -- setting up money save
    local toolsStore = DataStore2("Tools", player) -- setting up tool save


    local function updateClientCredits(amount) -- updates credits
        replicatedstorage.ClientCreditUpdate:FireClient(player, amount) -- updates the credit UI
    end

    updateClientCredits(creditStore:Get(defaultCreditAmount))  -- if theres no data for credits it will set to the default amount
    creditStore:OnUpdate(updateClientCredits) -- whenever the credit number is changed it updates

   local function CharacterAdded(char)
        local toolsStore = DataStore2("Tools", player)
        local Backpack = player.Backpack
        local toolData = nil
        local Ready = false

        if Ready == false then
            Ready = true

            toolData = toolsStore:Get(nil)

            if toolData then
                toolGive(player, toolData) -- fires the function to actually give the tools
                Edit(player, toolData)
            end
        end

        --[[ this code doesn't belong here, you're calling the function from itself
        CharacterAdded(character)
        player.CharacterAdded:Connect(CharacterAdded)
        --]]

        local count = 0

        local function Adjust() -- adds stuff to the list of tools that save

            local list = {}
            local toolsStore = DataStore2("Tools", player)
            local equippedTool = char:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
            if equippedTool then
                table.insert(list, equippedTool.Name)
                toolsStore:Set(list)

            end

            local Tools = Backpack:GetChildren()
            for i = 1, #Tools do
                table.insert(list, Tools[i].Name)
                toolsStore:Set(list)
            end

            if count ~= #list then
                Edit(player, toolData)
                count = #list
            end
        end
        Backpack.ChildAdded:connect(Adjust)
        Backpack.ChildRemoved:connect(Adjust)

        char.ChildAdded:connect(function(child) -- Whenever something is added it will add stuff to the list of saving
            if child.ClassName == "Tool" then
                Adjust()
            end
        end)

        char.ChildRemoved:connect(function(child)-- Whenever something is added it will remove stuff to the list of saving
            if child.ClassName == "Tool" then
                Adjust()
            end
        end)

    end -- char added function end

    -- code belongs here since it's in the playeradded block
    CharacterAdded(character)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(CharacterAdded)
end)