Images don't load if there is an audio key with the same key as the sprite

[robinheidrich]

Version

• Phaser Editor 2D Version: 3.33.2

• Operating System: Windows 11

• Web Browser and version: Google Chrome 103.0.5060.114

Description

I have an audio in the pack of my scene with the same key as the spritesheet. When I change the key, the images load normally again.

In Phaser, both the images and the audio load, so I assume it shouldn't be a problem to use the same key since they are two different types.

So I assume it's a problem with Phaser Editor?

[PhaserEditor2D]

Yes you should use different keys.

[robinheidrich]

But why? In Phaser you can use the same keys.

[PhaserEditor2D]

It is different in Phaser Editor. We use a custom cache for storing the images.

This is something I can fix but may introduce bugs. I don't know if the issue worths the effort and risk.

Is it mandatory for you to share the same keys? I would like to know more the problem.

[robinheidrich]

I have several scenes that have background music, and for this background music I would like to use the same key as for the sprite.

If this could really cause problems, an alternative for me would be to just set the scene key as a prefix in the background music key, like sceneName/background. Even though I would rather use the scene key.

[arianfornaris]

Yes it is a bit problematic to change it. It may introduce bugs.

But please, can you explain me a bit why are you organizing the assets in that way? I need to understand the big picture here.

[robinheidrich]

I have several rooms in my game that all have a sprite and background music. The sprite has the same key as the scene of the room, so I find it most useful if the audio also has the same key.

Wouldn't it be enough to use the type as a prefix in the caching? Like for example sprite/myspritename or audio/mybackground. Or is it more complicated than that?

[PhaserEditor2D]

Hi. You find it more useful if the audio also has the same key, but why? I can change the editor for allowing repeated keys, but it may introduce bugs. Maybe you can use a prefix in your audio keys in the meantime.

[robinheidrich]

I think it would be more consistent. You could use the same key for sprite and audio instead of different ones.

And since Phaser uses keys per type, I think it makes the most sense for Phaser Editor to do the same.

I was really surprised when the images stopped loading in Phaser Editor, since it worked in Phaser.