diff --git a/src/game/client/components/mapimages.cpp b/src/game/client/components/mapimages.cpp
index 1f37cd80f..5fe8d8829 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/mapimages.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/mapimages.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <engine/storage.h>
 #include <engine/serverbrowser.h>
 #include <game/client/component.h>
+#include <engine/textrender.h>
 #include <game/mapitems.h>
 
 #include "mapimages.h"
@@ -13,6 +14,70 @@ CMapImages::CMapImages()
 {
 	m_Count = 0;
 	m_EntitiesTextures = -1;
+	m_OverlayBottomTexture = -1;
+	m_OverlayTopTexture = -1;
+	m_OverlayCenterTexture = -1;
+}
+
+void CMapImages::OnInit(){
+	//TODO: improve this a bit -- with better fron sizes etc.
+	if(m_OverlayBottomTexture == -1){
+		void *pMem = mem_alloc(1024*1024, 1);
+		mem_zero(pMem, 1024*1024);
+		m_OverlayBottomTexture = Graphics()->LoadTextureRaw(1024, 1024, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS);
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < 256; ++i){
+			char buff[4];
+			str_format(buff, 4, "%d", i);
+			int len = str_length(buff);
+			
+			float x = (i%16) * 64;
+			float y = (int)(i/16)* 64;
+			Graphics()->LoadTextureRawSub(m_OverlayBottomTexture, x, y, 64, 64, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem);
+			TextRender()->UploadText(m_OverlayBottomTexture, buff, -1, x, y + 12 + 32, 20);
+		}
+		mem_free(pMem);
+	}
+	if(m_OverlayTopTexture == -1){
+		void *pMem = mem_alloc(1024*1024, 1);
+		mem_zero(pMem, 1024*1024);
+		m_OverlayTopTexture = Graphics()->LoadTextureRaw(1024, 1024, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS);
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < 256; ++i){
+			char buff[4];
+			str_format(buff, 4, "%d", i);
+			int len = str_length(buff);
+			
+			float x = (i%16) * 64;
+			float y = (int)(i/16)* 64;
+			Graphics()->LoadTextureRawSub(m_OverlayTopTexture, x, y, 64, 64, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem);
+			TextRender()->UploadText(m_OverlayTopTexture, buff, -1, x, y, 20);
+		}
+		mem_free(pMem);
+	}
+	if(m_OverlayCenterTexture == -1){
+		void *pMem = mem_alloc(1024*1024, 1);
+		mem_zero(pMem, 1024*1024);
+		m_OverlayCenterTexture = Graphics()->LoadTextureRaw(1024, 1024, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS);
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < 256; ++i){
+			char buff[4];
+			str_format(buff, 4, "%d", i);
+			int len = str_length(buff);
+			
+			float x = (i%16) * 64;
+			float y = (int)(i/16)* 64;
+			
+			int Size = (len == 3 ? 20 : 64);
+			int Width = (len == 3 ? 15 : 32);
+			int OffY = (len == 3 ? 10 : 5);
+			int OffX = (len == 3 ? 10 : 0);
+			
+			Graphics()->LoadTextureRawSub(m_OverlayCenterTexture, x, y, 64, 64, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem);
+			TextRender()->UploadText(m_OverlayCenterTexture, buff, -1, x + OffX, y + OffY, Size);
+		}
+		mem_free(pMem);
+	}
 }
 
 void CMapImages::OnMapLoad()
@@ -118,3 +183,15 @@ int CMapImages::GetEntities()
 	}
 	return m_EntitiesTextures;
 }
+
+int CMapImages::GetOverlayBottom(){
+	return m_OverlayBottomTexture;
+}
+
+int CMapImages::GetOverlayTop(){
+	return m_OverlayTopTexture;
+}
+
+int CMapImages::GetOverlayCenter(){
+	return m_OverlayCenterTexture;
+}
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/mapimages.h b/src/game/client/components/mapimages.h
index ee5b278fc..e6e6276e5 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/mapimages.h
+++ b/src/game/client/components/mapimages.h
@@ -19,15 +19,23 @@ public:
 	int Num() const { return m_Count; }
 
 	virtual void OnMapLoad();
+	virtual void OnInit();
 	void LoadBackground(class IMap *pMap);
 
 	// DDRace
 
 	int GetEntities();
+	
+	int GetOverlayBottom();
+	int GetOverlayTop();
+	int GetOverlayCenter();
 
 private:
 
 	int m_EntitiesTextures;
+	int m_OverlayBottomTexture;
+	int m_OverlayTopTexture;
+	int m_OverlayCenterTexture;
 };
 
 #endif