Inserted decals should be inserted as rbxassetid://123456789 instead of http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=123456789

Quenty · February 18, 2018, 7:14pm

Roblox currently inserts decals as http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=123456789 when they should be inserted as rbxassetid:// which is consistent with pasting a URL into Decal texture.

Fixing this would save me a bit of time everytime I insert a decal switching it over to rbxassetid://. Furthermore, it’s easier to read the ID this way.

Reproduction

Insert a decal into Roblox studio
Look at the texture ID. It’ll be in the format of http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=123456789
Insert an empty decal
Copy and paste the texture ID into the new decal. It’ll turn into rbxassetid://123456789. This is good.

Roblox is moving everything to rbxassetid://. I would like my inserted decals to reflect this.

sleitnick · February 18, 2018, 8:08pm

To add to this, isn’t it faster to use the rbxassetid protocol? I think I remember seeing that the steps the content manager takes to retrieve resources plays a part in this. http URLs have to go through a security content check or something. (Does anyone else have info on this?)

Kiansjet · February 18, 2018, 9:41pm

Pretty sure rbxassetid:// is just a shortened version of the longer asset link. The url will be internally converted into the long form if rbxassetid:// is used.

CalebIsCool785 · August 31, 2023, 1:27am

5 years later and still not fixed. Is this a bug or intentional? It should take less than 5 YEARS to fix this.

ChidiMelenu · August 31, 2023, 3:45am

I can agree that using the

rbxassetid://

format instead of the lengthy

http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=

is ALOT better to be used. This issue has persisted unresolved for such an extended period of time. Is it just some choice that we’re going to live with now? What’s the actual purpose? Such a delay in addressing what seems to be a straightforward enhancement gives rise to valid concerns.