Phaser Texture Packer !!better!!

"Then what must I do?" Leo asked. "Combine them into one giant image in Photoshop?"

Happy gamedev! 🎮

// Loading 50 individual files. Painful. preload() { for (let i = 1; i <= 50; i++) { this.load.image(`knight${i}`, `assets/knight${i}.png`); } } phaser texture packer

There are several great options. I recommend (by code-and-web.de) for its Phaser export presets, but free alternatives like Shoebox or Free Texture Packer work too. "Then what must I do

"The game takes forever to load!" "The white screen of death appears for ten seconds!" "My browser is lagging!" Painful

Switching to a texture packer isn't just for "AAA" games. Even a small Phaser game benefits from the reduced HTTP overhead and cleaner animation system. It takes 10 minutes to set up, but it will save you hours of optimization headaches later.