I'm sure this must be possible, I've got an ImageLabel and I want a character's thumbnail to appear on it. This is the current code:
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer local asset if player.Name:sub(1,6) == "Guest " then asset = "http://www.roblox.com/thumbs/avatar.ashx?width=352&height=352&username=ROBLOX" else asset = "http://www.roblox.com/thumbs/avatar.ashx?width=352&height=352&username=" .. player.Name end game:GetService("ContentProvider"):Preload(asset) script.Parent.Image = asset
The code above works perfectly, but what if a player changes their character's appearance? How would I reload the thumbnail asset when they respawn so the thumbnail reflects the character's new appearance?
If I reset and check the GUI, I find that the thumbnail hasn't changed...
From experimenting with it, my impression is that Roblox automatically caches anything you send a request for via Preload. Since the API has no functions like "PreloadAgain" or "ClearCache", I believe you have no way to get an updated version.