How to fix beam flickering when changing the texture?

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

I’m sorry if this is a dumb question, I have a feeling there is no solution.
The title is the question. How do i fix this?

If i cant fix it, i would like some ideas for workarounds (maybe have multiple different models of the character with different sprites and switch them out?)

[TestyLike3]

You should use ContentProvider:PreloadAsync() on all the textures that will go on the beam, as otherwise they will only be loaded when they are needed.

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

I’m so sorry, am I doing this correctly? I’ve never heard of this
It’s only loading the Animation i have inside the script, none of the decals

it also doesnt read the rest of the script pass it, so the event doesnt start

[TestyLike3]

That seems ok. Just know that the callback isn’t required, you can simply only pass in the table of assets.
As for the assets not existing yet, try doing game.Loaded:Wait(), or wait for each individual asset before preloading them:

local angry = script:WaitForChild("Angry")
local explain = script:WaitForChild("Explain")
local think = script:WaitForChild("Think")

ContentProvider:PreloadAsync({angry,explain,think})

P.S. This is how every game does their loading screen, they just preload every single asset (specifically images and meshes) to make sure that gameplay appears smooth.

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

game.Loaded:Wait() doesn’t work in server scripts (at least they didnt for me), but I have a local script that fires an event to the server whenever the first player is loaded and the server can start doing stuff
I already have this in the beginning of my script

repeat
	task.wait()
until game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").GameLoaded.OnServerEvent

[TestyLike3]

Oh, if this is in a server script, you’ll want to move the preloading to the client. In this case, you’ll definitely want to use a loading screen.

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

Thanks so much! I’ll look into making a loading screen. Ur the best!! <3<3<3

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

Quick question, is it possible to preload assets owned by a group? I want to load every file my group has without having to manually input them all. I cant find a post on this
Some assets i use are stored as a string inside the script instead of as an existing decal

[TestyLike3]

Unfortunately no. You can only preload assets/IDs by passing them in directly, and realistically you’ll only have to use what you already have in the game.
There’s probably a very complex way of doing this using HTTPService but I don’t think it’s worth that much effort.

[sneakyaxolotll (Sneaky)]

Dang, they should add that though. Saves people who made my mistake a lot of time. Unless i’m the only person who didn’t know about this and im making myself look like a fool (old man yells at cloud)