---
title: "Play Animation During Load"
description: "Learn how to use the Scene 'pack' property to load a spritesheet early, enabling an animated loading screen while a large batch of secondary assets is being processed."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/play-animation-during-load
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Play Animation During Load

Learn how to use the Scene 'pack' property to load a spritesheet early, enabling an animated loading screen while a large batch of secondary assets is being processed.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Loader / Loader Events](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/play-animation-during-load.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### play animation during load.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    logo;
    constructor ()
    {
        super({
            pack: {
                files: [
                    {
                        type: 'spritesheet',
                        key: 'muybridge',
                        url: 'assets/animations/muybridge01.png',
                        frameConfig: { frameWidth: 119, frameHeight: 228 }
                    }
                ]
            }
        });
    }

    init ()
    {
        var config = {
            key: 'run',
            frames: 'muybridge',
            frameRate: 15,
            repeat: -1
        };

        this.anims.create(config);
        this.add.sprite(400, 300, 'muybridge').play('run');
    }

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.setPath('assets/sprites/');

        this.load.image('atari130xe');
        this.load.image('atari400');
        this.load.image('atari800');
        this.load.image('atari800xl');
        this.load.image('128x128');
        this.load.image('128x128-v2');
        this.load.image('a');
        this.load.image('advanced_wars_land');
        this.load.image('advanced_wars_tank');
        this.load.image('amiga-cursor');
        this.load.image('aqua_ball');
        this.load.image('arrow');
        this.load.image('arrows');
        this.load.image('asteroids_ship');
        this.load.image('asteroids_ship_white');
        this.load.image('asuna_by_vali233');
        this.load.image('atari1200xl');
        this.load.image('b');
        this.load.image('baddie_cat_1');
        this.load.image('balls');
        this.load.image('beball1');
        this.load.image('bikkuriman');
        this.load.image('block');
        this.load.image('blue_ball');
        this.load.image('bluebar');
        this.load.image('bluemetal_32x32x4');
        this.load.image('bobs-by-cleathley');
        this.load.image('bsquadron1');
        this.load.image('bsquadron2');
        this.load.image('bsquadron3');
        this.load.image('budbrain_chick');
        this.load.image('bullet');
        this.load.image('bunny');
        this.load.image('cakewalk');
        this.load.image('car');
        this.load.image('carrot');
        this.load.image('centroid');
        this.load.image('chain');
        this.load.image('checkerboard');
        this.load.image('chick');
        this.load.image('chunk');
        this.load.image('clown');
        this.load.image('coin');
        this.load.image('cokecan');
        this.load.image('columns-blue');
        this.load.image('columns-orange');
        this.load.image('columns-red');
        this.load.image('copy-that-floppy');
        this.load.image('crate');
        this.load.image('crate32');
        this.load.image('cursor-rotate');
        this.load.image('darkwing_crazy');
        this.load.image('default');
        this.load.image('diamond');
        this.load.image('dragcircle');
        this.load.image('drawcursor');
        this.load.image('dude');
        this.load.image('eggplant');
        this.load.image('elephant');
        this.load.image('enemy-bullet');
        this.load.image('exocet_spaceman');
        this.load.image('explosion');
        this.load.image('eyes');
        this.load.image('firstaid');
        this.load.image('fish-136x80');
        this.load.image('flectrum');
        this.load.image('flectrum2');
        this.load.image('fork');
        this.load.image('fruitnveg32wh37');
        this.load.image('fruitnveg64wh37');
        this.load.image('fuji');
        this.load.image('gameboy_seize_color_40x60');
        this.load.image('gem');
        this.load.image('gem-blue-16x16x4');
        this.load.image('gem-green-16x16x4');
        this.load.image('gem-red-16x16x4');
        this.load.image('ghost');
        this.load.image('green_ball');
        this.load.image('healthbar');
        this.load.image('helix');
        this.load.image('hello');
        this.load.image('hotdog');
        this.load.image('humstar');
        this.load.image('ilkke');
        this.load.image('interference_ball_48x48');
        this.load.image('interference_tunnel');
        this.load.image('jets');
        this.load.image('kirito_by_vali233');
        this.load.image('lemming');
        this.load.image('longarrow');
        this.load.image('longarrow-down');
        this.load.image('longarrow-white');
        this.load.image('longarrow2');
        this.load.image('loop');
        this.load.image('maggot');
        this.load.image('magnify-glass-inside');
        this.load.image('magnify-glass-outside');
        this.load.image('mask1');
        this.load.image('mask2');
        this.load.image('master');
        this.load.image('melon');
        this.load.image('metalface78x92');
        this.load.image('metalslug_monster39x40');
        this.load.image('metalslug_mummy37x45');
        this.load.image('mine');
        this.load.image('mouse_jim_sachs');
        this.load.image('mushroom');
        this.load.image('mushroom2');
        this.load.image('onion');
        this.load.image('orange-cat1');
        this.load.image('orange-cat2');
        this.load.image('orb-blue');
        this.load.image('orb-green');
        this.load.image('orb-red');
        this.load.image('oz_pov_melting_disk');
        this.load.image('pacman_by_oz_28x28');
        this.load.image('palm-tree-left');
        this.load.image('palm-tree-right');
        this.load.image('pangball');
        this.load.image('parsec');
        this.load.image('particle1');
        this.load.image('pepper');
        this.load.image('phaser');
        this.load.image('phaser-dude');
        this.load.image('phaser-large');
        this.load.image('phaser-ship');
        this.load.image('phaser_tiny');
        this.load.image('phaser1');
        this.load.image('phaser2');
        this.load.image('phaser3-logo-alpha');
        this.load.image('pineapple');
        this.load.image('plane');
        this.load.image('platform');
        this.load.image('player');
        this.load.image('purple_ball');
        this.load.image('ra_dont_crack_under_pressure');
        this.load.image('rain');
        this.load.image('red_ball');
        this.load.image('rgblaser');
        this.load.image('saw');
        this.load.image('shinyball');
        this.load.image('ship');
        this.load.image('shmup-baddie');
        this.load.image('shmup-baddie-bullet');
        this.load.image('shmup-baddie2');
        this.load.image('shmup-baddie3');
        this.load.image('shmup-boom');
        this.load.image('shmup-bullet');
        this.load.image('shmup-ship');
        this.load.image('shmup-ship2');
        this.load.image('skull');
        this.load.image('slime');
        this.load.image('slimeeyes');
        this.load.image('snake');
        this.load.image('snowflake-pixel');
        this.load.image('snowflakes');
        this.load.image('snowflakes_large');
        this.load.image('sonic');
        this.load.image('sonic_havok_sanity');
        this.load.image('soundtracker');
        this.load.image('space-baddie');
        this.load.image('space-baddie-purple');
        this.load.image('spaceman');
        this.load.image('speakers');
        this.load.image('spikedball');
        this.load.image('spinObj_01');
        this.load.image('spinObj_02');
        this.load.image('spinObj_03');
        this.load.image('spinObj_04');
        this.load.image('spinObj_05');
        this.load.image('spinObj_06');
        this.load.image('spinObj_07');
        this.load.image('spinObj_08');
        this.load.image('splat');
        this.load.image('steelbox');
        this.load.image('stormlord-dragon96x64');
        this.load.image('strip1');
        this.load.image('strip2');
        this.load.image('tetrisblock1');
        this.load.image('tetrisblock2');
        this.load.image('tetrisblock3');
        this.load.image('thrust_ship');
        this.load.image('thrust_ship2');
        this.load.image('tinycar');
        this.load.image('tomato');
        this.load.image('treasure_trap');
        this.load.image('tree-european');
        this.load.image('ufo');
        this.load.image('ukko-fujilogy-texture-64x64');
        this.load.image('vu');
        this.load.image('wabbit');
        this.load.image('wasp');
        this.load.image('wizball');
        this.load.image('x2kship');
        this.load.image('xenon2_bomb');
        this.load.image('xenon2_ship');
        this.load.image('yellow_ball');
        this.load.image('zelda-hearts');
        this.load.image('zelda-life');
    }

    create ()
    {
        var keys = this.textures.getTextureKeys();

        for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++)
        {
            var x = Phaser.Math.Between(0, 800);
            var y = Phaser.Math.Between(0, 600);

            this.add.image(x, y, keys[i]);
        }

        this.logo = this.add.image(400, 300, 'phaser3-logo-alpha');
    }

    update ()
    {
        this.logo.rotation += 0.01;
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Loader Events

- [Add Files During Load](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/add-files-during-load.md): Demonstrates how to dynamically add new assets to the loader queue from within a loader event callback while the loading process is already in progress.
- [Destroy Game During Load](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/destroy-game-during-load.md): Demonstrates how to safely destroy a Phaser game instance while the Loader is actively processing a queue of assets.
- [Display File As Loaded](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/display-file-as-loaded.md): Demonstrates using the loader 'filecomplete' event to add images to the scene immediately after they finish loading while sequentially triggering the next load.
- [File Complete Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/file-complete-event.md): Learn how to use the 'filecomplete' event on an individual file loader to execute a callback as soon as a specific asset has finished loading.
- [File Complete Event with Key](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/file-complete-event-with-key.md): Learn how to use specific file completion events to trigger actions as soon as a particular asset finishes loading, using the 'filecomplete-type-key' event string.
- [File Progress Event](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/file-progress-event.md): Learn how to use the 'fileprogress' event to monitor the loading progress of a specific individual file within the Loader.
- [Load Multiple Images](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/load-200-image-files.md): Demonstrates loading a large quantity of individual image assets and displaying them by iterating through all keys in the texture manager.
- [Loader Duplicate File Handling](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/test-loading-files-already-loaded.md): Demonstrates how the Loader handles requests for files that are already in the cache, verifying that the 'complete' event still fires correctly when no new files need to be processed.
- [Loader Progress Bar](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/load-progress.md): Demonstrates how to use the loader's progress event to create a visual loading bar while assets are being loaded.
- [Loading Assets from External URLs](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/load-from-external-url.md): Demonstrates how to load assets using absolute URLs, which bypasses the loader's setBaseURL and setPath settings to fetch files from different domains.
- [Multi-File Loader Progress](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/multi-file-progress-event.md): Learn how to use the fileprogress event to track and display the individual loading progress of multiple assets in the loader queue.
- [Start Loader Manually](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/loader%20events/view/start-loader-manually.md): Demonstrates how to initiate the loader manually using this.load.start() outside of the preload function, including how to dynamically add files to the load queue as others finish.

---

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