---
title: "Load Scene Plugin"
description: "Demonstrates how to load an external Scene Plugin during the preload phase and access its methods through a custom property on the Scene."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/plugin/view/load-plugin
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Load Scene Plugin

Demonstrates how to load an external Scene Plugin during the preload phase and access its methods through a custom property on the Scene.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Loader](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader.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/plugin/view/load-plugin.

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

### load plugin.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.scenePlugin('FractalPlugin', 'assets/loader-tests/FractalScenePlugin.js', 'fractalPlugin', 'fractals');
    }

    create ()
    {
        const image = this.fractals.create(400, 300, 256, 256);

        image.setScale(2);
    }
}

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

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

## More in Loader

- [Load Animation JSON](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/animation%20json/view/load-animation-json.md): Demonstrates how to load animation configuration data from an external JSON file and apply those animations to sprites.
- [Load External Script](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/script/view/load-script.md): Demonstrates how to load an external JavaScript file and access its global functions within a scene.
- [Load HTML to Texture](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/html/view/load-html-to-texture.md): Demonstrates how to load an external HTML file and convert it into a texture that can be used by Game Objects like Images or Sprites.
- [Load Scene File](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/scene/view/load-scene.md): Demonstrates how to dynamically load a Scene class from an external JavaScript file using the Loader.
- [Load Texture Atlas (PCT)](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/texture%20atlas%20pct/view/load-phaser-atlas.md): Demonstrates how to load a texture atlas in the PCT format and display its frames on the screen.
- [Load Texture Atlas (Phaser Format)](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/texture%20atlas%20phaser/view/load-phaser-texture-atlas.md): Demonstrates how to load a texture atlas using the atlasPCT loader and display specific frames from the loaded texture.
- [Load XML Texture Atlas](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/texture%20atlas%20xml/view/load-xml-texture-atlas.md): Demonstrates how to load and display frames from a texture atlas that uses an XML data file for frame definitions.
- [Loader 404 Handling](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/view/load-from-404.md): Demonstrates how the loader behaves when assets fail to load due to 404 errors, showing that the game can still proceed to the create state.
- [Loading Assets via Configuration Objects](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/view/load-config-tests.md): Demonstrates loading assets using configuration objects instead of simple arguments, including setting custom XHR properties like headers, credentials, and timeouts.
- [Loading Progress Bar](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/view/game-load-config.md): Create a visual progress bar using Graphics and the Loader's progress event to track the loading status of a large asset queue.
- [Scene Pack Files Payload](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/loader/scene%20payload/view/scene-files-payload.md): Demonstrates how to use the 'pack' property in a Scene configuration to load assets before the Scene starts, making them available before the preload function is even called.

---

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