---
title: "Phaser CE v2.13.0 Released"
subtitle: "The latest version of Phaser CE is now available with some important changes to Mouse and MS Pointer input handling"
date: 2019-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
category: news
url: https://phaser.io/news/2019/05/phaser-ce-2130-released
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Phaser CE v2.13.0 Released

*The latest version of Phaser CE is now available with some important changes to Mouse and MS Pointer input handling*

![image](phaser-ce-2130-released.png)

Phaser CE 2.13.0 has been released. There are some important API changes in this version regarding Mouse and MS Pointer input:

### API Changes

* When using audio tags, [Sound#currentTime](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Sound.html#currentTime) is now always synced to the audio source. This should prevent timing errors from playback latency (#585). After [Sound#play()](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Sound.html#play) is called, [Sound#isPlaying](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Sound.html#isPlaying) and [Sound#onPlay](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Sound.html#onPlay) are still triggered immediately (this is consistent with Sounds using Web Audio), but Sound#currentTime will not advance until playback does.
* When the mouse cursor leaves the game canvas, input out will be triggered only if [Mouse#stopOnGameOut](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Mouse.html#stopOnGameOut) is true or [MSPointer#stopOnGameOut](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MSPointer.html#stopOnGameOut) is true (#429). They are false by default.
* [MSPointer#pointerOverCallback](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MSPointer.html#pointerOverCallback) replaces MSPointer's use of Mouse#mouseOverCallback.
* [MSPointer#pointerOutCallback](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MSPointer.html#pointerOutCallback) replaces MSPointer's use of Mouse#mouseOutCallback.
* [MSPointer#stopOnGameOut](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MSPointer.html#stopOnGameOut) replaces MSPointer's use of Mouse#stopOnGameOut.
* Removed Phaser.Mouse.WHEEL_UP. Use [Phaser.MouseWheel.UP](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MouseWheel.html#_UP) instead.
* Removed Phaser.Mouse.WHEEL_DOWN. [Use Phaser.MouseWheel.DOWN](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MouseWheel.html#_DOWN) instead.
* Removed Phaser.Mouse#releasePointerLock. Use [Phaser.PointerLock#exit](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.PointerLock.html#exit) instead.
* Removed Phaser.Mouse#requestPointerLock. Use [Phaser.PointerLock#request](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.PointerLock.html#request) instead.

If you don't want to worry about managing both input handlers, you can disable [MSPointer](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.MSPointer.html) by passing `{ mspointer: false }` in your game config.

### New Features

* [Loader#tilemapCSV](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Loader.html#tilemapCSV) is a shortcut method for loading CSV maps.
* [Loader#tilemapTiledJSON](https://photonstorm.github.io/phaser-ce/Phaser.Loader.html#tilemapTiledJSON) is a shortcut method for loading Tiled JSON maps.

### Bug Fixes

* Animation speeds are more accurate (#606).

### Thanks

@jf-m, @josalmi, @photonstorm, @samme

[Download](/download/release/2.13.0)

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