Creating 3D images using URL-based images

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I’ve been studying and trying to find a way to build a system that can create images dynamically using a URL. What I’m aiming for is basically a way to identify players from each clan. I run a domination server, and I’d really like to attach flags with clan logos to vehicles, or stick logos onto cars, similar to GTA Online crews.

I’ve looked into decals, but they seem to be fixed to world coordinates. I also considered DUI, but there’s a limit on how many can be created, and another issue is that the logos come from URLs, so everything would need to be generated dynamically.

Does anyone know a good solution for this? If so, could you share a thread or an example of how to implement it? It’s my first time working with this, so things are still a bit confusing.

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Decals should work on cars IIRC, look into any “graffiti” script that lets people use custom URLs for pictures for pointers if needed

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Sorry for the delay, I looked into it a bit more and also checked directly in GTA, and I’ve never seen a decal that actually moves. From what I could find in the natives, there’s nothing that lets you attach a decal to an entity either, so it looks like they’re just fixed to a position and can’t follow anything.

You could try recreating them in a loop, similar to how DrawText3D is done, but that probably wouldn’t be very good performance-wise.

Do you think there might be another way to approach this?