REDM - Cactus Poster Creator (UI)

Cactus_Code · September 3, 2026, 10:56am

Hello RedM Community,

Introducing Cactus Poster Creator, a complete native wanted-poster creation and management system built for RSG-Core roleplay servers.

This is not a flat image placed over the game. Players create a notice from an immersive sheriff-style workshop, select a Rockstar or custom portrait texture, aim at a valid surface and preview the real RDR2 prop before posting it. Published notices are persistent, synchronized and restored after a resource or server restart.

The complete workflow is covered: open the creator by command or item, prepare the notice, preview it directly in the world, post it with an optional synchronized hammer animation, then inspect, copy or remove it through your selected interaction system.

Preview video: Watch on YouTube
Documentation: Read the complete documentation
Discord: Join for support

Screenshots & Preview

Live creator, native poster preview and western interface

Free tool on the webstore

What’s Included

Native Poster Creator

Immersive western-themed creator with a live in-world preview
Real RDR2 bounty-poster props using the native FlowBlock renderer
Standard wanted notices and legendary bounty poster families
5 standard layouts with configurable legendary difficulty
Editable territory, heading, wanted person, reward, description and footer
Immediate preview updates before the notice is published
Reposition tool to correct the prop without closing the creator
Server-selected language: English, French or Spanish

Portrait & Texture Catalogue

Built-in catalogue covering Rockstar bounty_target TXD / TEX portraits
Searchable custom selector instead of a broken native HTML dropdown
Support for custom streamed .ytd texture dictionaries
Manual TXD / TEX entry for advanced creators
Dedicated /postertxdtest command for texture testing
No remote image URL dependency: poster textures remain local and stream-safe

Immersive Placement

Aim at the wall or configured bounty board where the notice must be posted
Real prop preview follows the selected surface before confirmation
Optional hammer placement animation
Optional visible hammer prop synchronized through the server for nearby players
Configurable animation, duration, model, offsets and synchronization distance
Placement distance and board restrictions controlled from the configuration

Persistent World Notices

Posters are stored in SQL and restored automatically
Stable native slot allocation for multiple notices on the same board
Server synchronization for connected players and late joiners
Streamed custom TXDs are initialized before native poster rendering
Configurable client streaming distance and maximum visible posters
Automatic database table creation and schema migration

Inspection, Copy & Removal

Inspect a notice without changing or removing the wall poster
Copy a read-only version into the RSG inventory
Remove the original notice only when the player is authorized
Copying or inspecting never deletes the original wall poster
Inventory copies retain sanitized notice metadata
Each action can be enabled, disabled or permission-restricted independently

Three Interaction Systems

Choose the system that matches your server:

Native RedM prompts
ox_target
pc_interaction

Labels include the poster identity so several nearby notices remain easy to distinguish. Copy and removal actions are available directly from the selected interaction system.

Job & Permission Control

Allow access by exact RSG job name
Allow access by job type such as leo
Set a minimum grade for every job or job type
Optional ACE permission support
Optional allow-everyone mode
Separate authorization rules for creation, copying and removal
Permissions are validated again on the server for sensitive actions

RSG Inventory Integration

Optional white_paper usable item opens the creator
Creator access can use a command, an item, or both
Optional cactus_wanted_poster item stores portable read-only copies
Items can be registered automatically or added manually with the supplied definitions
Supplied RSG_ITEMS.lua definitions ready to copy into RSG

Template Laboratory

/postergabarit opens a live native template laboratory
Test standard and legendary poster containers directly on a real prop
Identify which text fields are consumed by each Rockstar layout
Cycle through prop slots, layouts, difficulty values and TXD / TEX pairs
Recenter the test prop at any time

Cactus Portrait Studio

Free web companion made for Cactus Poster Creator
Guided portrait preparation from the browser
Prepare custom poster textures without editing the resource UI
Export a downloadable texture pack for your local stream workflow
French and English interface
Available now at https://studio.cactus-code.fr/

Performance

The NUI is only rendered while the creator or template laboratory is open
World posters are managed through configurable distance-based streaming
Native slots are reused instead of creating one permanent renderer per poster
Server-side validation prevents duplicated placement, copy and removal requests
SQL data is loaded and synchronized in batches when the resource starts

Actual resmon values depend on your poster count, streaming distance and server configuration. No artificial benchmark value is advertised.

Framework Compatibility

Framework	Status
RSG-Core	Fully supported
Standalone rendering tools	Available for technical testing
VORP Core	Not included in this release

The complete gameplay workflow, permissions and inventory integration are designed for RSG-Core.

Security

Server-side validation for creation, copy and removal actions
Job, job type, grade and ACE permissions checked server-side
Poster IDs and database state verified before every sensitive action
Distance checks prevent remote interaction requests
Sanitized text and inventory metadata
Configurable action cooldowns
Read-only inventory copies cannot be placed back into the world
No remote HTTP image URLs are accepted by the in-game creator

Dependencies

Resource	Required?	Why
oxmysql	Yes	Persistent poster storage and automatic schema management
rsg-core	Yes	Player data, jobs, permissions and usable items
rsg-inventory	Yes for item/copy features	white_paper access and portable poster copies
ox_target	Optional	Required only when Config.Interaction.System = ‘ox_target’
pc_interaction	Optional	Required only when Config.Interaction.System = ‘pc_interaction’

Native prompts require no additional interaction resource.

Configuration

The configuration and locale files remain accessible:

File	What it controls
shared/config.lua	Framework, language, creator access, items, permissions, interactions, animation, streaming, boards, textures and database
shared/locales.lua	All English, French and Spanish interface and notification strings
RSG_ITEMS.lua	Ready-to-copy RSG item definitions
*stream/.ytd**	Your custom portrait texture dictionaries
sql/install.sql	Optional manual database installation

Example interaction and permission setup:

Config.Locale = 'en' -- 'en', 'fr' or 'es'

Config.Interaction = {
    System = 'ox_target', -- 'prompt', 'ox_target' or 'pc_interaction'
    Distance = 2.6,
    Actions = {
        Inspect = { Enabled = true },
        Copy = { Enabled = true, AuthorizedOnly = false },
        Remove = { Enabled = true, AuthorizedOnly = true },
    },
}

Config.Permissions.Management = {
    AllowEveryone = false,
    Ace = {
        Enabled = true,
        Name = 'cactus_poster_creator.use',
    },
    JobTypes = {
        leo = 0,
    },
    Jobs = {
        sheriff = 0,
        police = 0,
    },
}

Commands

Command	Description
/postercreator	Open the live poster workshop when authorized
/postergabarit	Open the native poster template laboratory
/postergabaritoff	Close and clean up the template laboratory
/postertxdtest	Test a TXD / TEX pair on a native poster prop

Command names and access methods can be changed or disabled from the configuration.

Exports

Full server-side API lets other resources manage persistent notices:

-- Create a persistent poster
local success, posterId = exports['cactus_poster_creator']:CreatePoster({
    boardId = 'valentine_sheriff',
    coords = { x = -275.10, y = 805.20, z = 119.40 },
    rotation = { x = 0.0, y = 0.0, z = 90.0 },
    poster = {
        type = 'standard',
        jurisdiction = 'NEW HANOVER',
        title = 'WANTED',
        subject = 'ARTHUR CALLAHAN',
        reward = '$500',
        body = 'Wanted for questioning by the sheriff.',
        nativeFamily = 'normal',
        nativeType = 1,
        nativeTxd = 'bounty_target_01',
        nativeTex = 'bounty_target_01',
    },
})

-- Update its published content
exports['cactus_poster_creator']:UpdatePoster(posterId, {
    reward = '$1,000',
})

-- Remove it from the database and every client
exports['cactus_poster_creator']:RemovePoster(posterId)

Available: CreatePoster, UpdatePoster, RemovePoster.

Installation

Place cactus_poster_creator in your resources folder.
Configure shared/config.lua and select your interaction system.
Add the supplied items to RSG or enable their automatic registration.
Import sql/install.sql manually, or let the resource create its table.
Start the dependencies before Cactus Poster Creator.

ensure oxmysql
ensure rsg-core
ensure rsg-inventory
ensure ox_target
ensure cactus_poster_creator

add_ace group.admin cactus_poster_creator.use allow

Replace ox_target with pc_interaction, or remove that line when native prompts are selected.

PRICE: 24.99€ (excl. VAT)

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Code is accessible	Config and locales: Yes / Core: Escrowed
Subscription-based	No
Version	0.10.5
Lines (approximately)	~6,200 resource source lines, generated builds excluded
Requirements	oxmysql · rsg-core · rsg-inventory
Optional integrations	ox_target · pc_interaction · Cactus Portrait Studio
Support	Yes
Language Support	EN / FR / ES
Documentation	Complete installation, configuration and API guide

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