# Sprite not appearing on a specific circumstance

**URL:** <https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596>\
**Category:** Phaser 3\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596 "2026-04-29T21:34:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/1 "2026-04-29T21:34:27Z")

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I have this pretty weird issue that the sprite doesn’t show at all in this specific instance and is shown in any other instances. Yes, all the keys are written down as how they appear in the json file. For now this should be using the sprites seen in the image (the hearts).

```java
create(){
       const lifesLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.getObjectLayer('lifes');
        this.lifeAppleSpawn = this.physics.add.group()
        lifesLayer.objects.forEach(obj => {
            if (obj.name === 'heartApple') {
                const heartApple = this.physics.add.sprite(obj.x, obj.y, "heart_full")
                this.heartAppleObj = this.lifeAppleSpawn.create(heartApple);
          }      
}

```

 ![imagen](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/phaser1/original/2X/3/368159034b8ba1a342f31ddd8cee94eac63d3e74.png)

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/2 "2026-04-29T21:48:29Z")

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If you open your browser console, do you see any errors or anything?

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/3 "2026-04-29T21:53:48Z")

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Aside of the missing icon from the html (have to add that one) there is no error whatsoever, just this warning:  
`WebGL warning: texImage: Alpha-premult and y-flip are deprecated for non-DOM-Element uploads.`

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/4 "2026-04-29T22:04:17Z")

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What’s the name of the texture that’s showing up broken? Can you show the code for the whole scene or perhaps just the preload?

One other thing is, this is part of the UI that shows your lives, right? You probably don’t want or need to use a physics group or add a sprite with physics. You could do it like this (this is just an example):

```javascript
create() {
    const box = this.add.container(200, 150);

    const bg = this.add.image(0, 0, 'panel');
    const icon = this.add.image(-40, 0, 'coin');
    const character = this.add.image(40, 0, 'player');

    box.add([bg, icon, character]);
}

```

This adds a container with images.

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/5 "2026-04-29T22:15:27Z")

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Oh no, this is not for the lifes hud, it’s for obtaining more hp in-game (in the game scene) using tile object.

This would be the preloader, there’s not too much in here…

```javascript

export class Preloader extends Phaser.Scene{
    constructor(){
        super({key: "preloader"})
    }
    preload(){
        this.load.pack("stage1Tiles", "assets/stage1/tiles.json")
        this.load.tilemapTiledJSON("stage1Tilemap", "leveldata/stage1.json");

        this.load.pack("sfx", "audio/sfx/sfx.json")
        this.load.pack("music", "audio/music/music.json")
        this.load.spritesheet('bomb_hoots', 'assets/player/bomb.png', {frameWidth: 16, frameHeight: 16})
        this.load.spritesheet('effects_hoots', 'assets/player/dusts.png', {frameWidth: 16, frameHeight: 16})

        this.load.spritesheet("heartHud", "assets/global/hearts.png", {frameWidth: 16, frameHeight: 16})
        this.load.spritesheet('objectHearts', 'assets/global/objects.png', {frameWidth: 16, frameHeight: 16})

        this.load.animation("globalObj", "assets/global/global.json")

        this.load.spritesheet('hoots', 'assets/player/hoots.png', {frameWidth: 16, frameHeight: 16});
        this.load.animation('hootsAnims', 'assets/player/player.json')

        this.load.image('pauseText', 'assets/global/pauseText.png')

    }
    create(){

        this.scene.launch("stage1") //the stages handle the life hud as they need to restart or be created each time you enter one (mostly restarted)
    }
}

```

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/6 "2026-04-29T23:17:34Z")

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So which key has the issue? Is it the player?

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/7 "2026-04-30T02:09:12Z")

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No, the issue is not with the key, the issue is with the code snippet I sent you, if I place any other key in, it won’t display, even if the key is functional

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/8 "2026-04-30T02:14:28Z")

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Maybe this? I don’t think you’re using the create method right. It needs coordinates and a key.

```javascript
> create() {
> const lifesLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.getObjectLayer('lifes');
> 
> this.lifeAppleSpawn = this.physics.add.group();
> 
> lifesLayer.objects.forEach(obj => {
> if (obj.name === 'heartApple') {
> this.lifeAppleSpawn.create(obj.x, obj.y, 'heart_full');
> }
> });
> }

```

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/9 "2026-04-30T02:18:35Z")

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Oh, I already tried using different keys and actual numbers for the coordinatesin the create method, still nothing… I would say the file format is wrong but if I make the key go anywhere else it will actually appear.

Hm… maybe an issue with Phaser itself or the server… (I use the extension “Live server” for fast testing)

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/10 "2026-04-30T02:25:59Z")

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Is the code base really big or can you send me the whole thing? I am a little confused as to what it is. From the image you posted, I thought we were working with the heart containers. This part here don’t look right to me:

```javascript
const heartApple = this.physics.add.sprite(obj.x, obj.y, "heart_full")
this.heartAppleObj = this.lifeAppleSpawn.create(heartApple);

```

For one thing, that’s inside a loop, so if you’re trying to save a reference to heartAppleObj, you’re overwriting it with each iteration, know what I mean?

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/11 "2026-04-30T02:42:32Z")

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Hold on let me try, it’s not as big but it is \<350 lines sooo

Some parts are in spanish as I tend to do both english and spanish comments, depending on what I’m doing

```javascript
import { PlayerBomb } from '../player/bomb_player.js';

import { Player } from '../player/player.js';

export class Stage1 extends Phaser.Scene{

    constructor(){

        super({key: "stage1"})

    }

    init(){

        this.skiddSound

        this.jumpSound

        this.activeStomp = false

        this.playerBombOnScreen = false

        this.sprintDustRepos = true

        this.hpCheck = 3

        this.stageName = "stage1"

        this.gameOver = false

    }

    create(){

        this.cursors = this.input.keyboard.createCursorKeys();

        this.keyS = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.S);

        this.keyD = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.D);

        this.keyA = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.A);

        this.keyW = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.W);

        this.keySPACEBAR = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.SPACE);

        this.keyE = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.E);

        this.keyZ = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.Z);

        this.key1 = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.ONE);

        this.key2 = this.input.keyboard.addKey(Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyCodes.TWO);

        this.input.keyboard.on('keydown-ENTER', () =>

        {

                if(!this.player.charstateDead){

                    console.log('Pausing game...')

                    /*this.scene.launch('pause', {

                        score: this.score,

                        bombLoad: this.bombsThatShouldSpawn,

                        level: this.level,

                        stageName: this.stageName,

                    })*/

                    this.scene.pause('stage1')

                    this.scene.launch("pause", {

                        stageName: this.stageName

                    })

                }

                else{

                    console.log("You can't pause the game right now...")

                }

        });

        //sounds

        this.jumpSound = this.sound.add('jump')

        this.skiddSound = this.sound.add('skidd')

        this.activeStomp = this.sound.add('stomp_activate')

        this.sound.add("hurt")

        this.pullOutSound = this.sound.add("pullOut")

        this.throwSound = this.sound.add("throw")

        this.sprintSound = this.sound.add("sprint")

        this.walkSound = this.sound.add("walk")

        this.gameOverJingle = this.sound.add("gameOver")

        this.explosionSound = this.sound.add("explosion1")

        this.wallBreakSound = this.sound.add("wallBreak")

        /*

        const controlConfig = {

            camera: this.cameras.main,

            left: cursors.left,

            right: cursors.right,

            up: cursors.up,

            down: cursors.down,

            acceleration: 1.0,

            drag: 0.0005,

            maxSpeed: 0.0008

        };

        */

        //this.controls = new Phaser.Cameras.Controls.SmoothedKeyControl(controlConfig)

        this.stage1Tilemap = this.add.tilemap('stage1Tilemap');

        const floorTile = this.stage1Tilemap.addTilesetImage("floor", "floor");

        const BCTile = this.stage1Tilemap.addTilesetImage("floor", "floor");

        const breakableWallTile = this.stage1Tilemap.addTilesetImage("breakableWall", "breakableWall");

        const spikeTile = this.stage1Tilemap.addTilesetImage("spike", "spike");

        const spawnPoint = this.stage1Tilemap.findObject("playerSpawn", obj => obj.name === "playerSpawn")

        

        const BCLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.createLayer("BackgroundDeco", BCTile)

        this.breakableWallLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.createLayer("breakableWall", breakableWallTile)

        const spikesLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.createLayer("spike", spikeTile);

        const floorLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.createLayer("platforms", floorTile)

        this.player = new Player(this, spawnPoint.x, spawnPoint.y);

        this.playerBomb = new PlayerBomb(this, 0, 0);

        this.playerBomb.anims.play("bomb", true).setVisible(false)

        

        // Activa colisión en todos los tiles excepto el vacío

        floorLayer.setCollisionByExclusion([-1]);

        spikesLayer.setCollisionByExclusion([-1]);

        this.breakableWallLayer.setCollisionByExclusion([-1]);

        // Convierte la capa en cuerpos físicos

        this.physics.add.collider(this.player, floorLayer);

        this.physics.add.collider(this.player, spikesLayer, (layer, tile) =>{

            if((!this.player.upStun && !this.player.invAfterHit) && (this.player.body.onFloor() || !this.player.body.onFloor())){

                this.player.upStun = true

                let hp = this.registry.get('hp');

                this.registry.set('hp', (hp - 1));

                let hpChecking = this.registry.get('hp');

                this.hpCheck = hpChecking

                this.player.invAfterHit = true

                this.sound.play("hurt")

                this.gameOverHandler()

            };

            

        });

        

        this.physics.add.collider(this.player, this.breakableWallLayer, this.hitTilePlayer, null, this)

        this.physics.add.collider(this.playerBomb, floorLayer)

        this.physics.add.collider(this.playerBomb, spikesLayer)

        this.physics.add.collider(this.playerBomb, this.breakableWallLayer, this.hitTile, null, this)

        //disc obj.

        this.disc = this.stage1Tilemap.createFromObjects("disc", {

            gid: 7,

            key:"disc1"

        })

        //camera

        this.cameras.main.startFollow(this.player, false, 0.5, 0.5);

        

        //effects

        this.effects = this.physics.add.group()

        this.runDust = this.effects.create(0, 0, "sprintDust").setVisible(false)

        //life stuff

        this.scene.launch("lifeSystem")

        this.registry.set('gotHit', false);

    

        const lifesLayer = this.stage1Tilemap.getObjectLayer('lifes');

        this.lifeAppleSpawn = this.physics.add.group()

        

        lifesLayer.objects.forEach(obj => {

            if (obj.name === 'heartApple') {

                const heartAppleConst = this.physics.add.sprite(obj.x, obj.y, "heart_full")

                this.heartApple = this.lifeAppleSpawn.create(heartAppleConst);

                this.heartApple.anims.play("heart_full", true)

                

            }

        });

        

    };

    update(/*delta*/){

        

        if(this.gameOver){

            this.physics.pause()

        }

        const camLock1 = this.stage1Tilemap.findObject("cameraLock", obj => obj.name === "camStart")

            const camLockBoss = this.stage1Tilemap.findObject("cameraLock", obj => obj.name === "camBoss")

            const camLock2 = this.stage1Tilemap.findObject("camlock2", obj => obj.name === "camFinish")

            //camera rebounding

            if(this.player.x < 110){

                this.cameras.main.setBounds(0, camLock1.y, camLock2.x, camLock2.y)

            }

            else if (this.player.x > 110 && !this.bossLockCamera){

                this.cameras.main.setBounds(camLock1.x, camLock1.y, camLock2.x, camLock2.y)

            }

            else if(this.player.x == (camLockBoss.x + 96) || this.bossLockCamera){

                this.cameras.main.setBounds(camLockBoss.x, camLockBoss.y, camLock2.x, camLock2.y)

                this.bossLockCamera = true

        }

        if((this.hpCheck == 0 || this.player.y > camLock2.y + 32) && !this.gameOver){

            this.registry.set('hp', (0));

            this.gameOverHandler()

            this.gameOver = true

            console.log("game over bish")

        }

        this.player.update(this.cursors, this.keyA, this.keyS, this.keyD, this.keyW, this.keySPACEBAR, this.key2, this.skiddSound, this.jumpSound, this.activeStomp, this.gameOver, this.time, this.walkSound, this.sprintSound, this.sprintDustRepos, this.registry);

        if(!this.gameOver){

            //effects

            if(this.sprintDustRepos && this.player.walkSoundPlay && this.player.charstateRun && this.player.body.onFloor() && !this.player.body.blocked.left && !this.player.body.blocked.right){

                this.sprintDustRepos = false

                var substractPos = 0

                if(this.player.facingLeft){

                    this.runDust.setFlipX(true)

                    substractPos = 16

                }

                else if(this.player.facingRight){

                    this.runDust.setFlipX(false)

                    substractPos = -16

                }

                this.runDust.setPosition(this.player.x + substractPos, this.player.y)

                this.runDust.anims.play("sprintDust", true).setVisible(true)

                this.time.delayedCall(100, ()=>{

                                

                    this.sprintDustRepos = true

                })

                

                

            }

            //bombUpdate

            this.playerBomb.update(this.time, this.forcedExplode, this.explosionSound)

            //96

            

            

            this.cameraView = this.cameras.main.worldView

            

            

            if (!this.cameraView.contains(this.playerBomb.x, this.playerBomb.y) && this.playerBombOnScreen == true){

                this.playerBombOnScreen = false

                this.time.delayedCall(500, ()=>{

                    if (!this.cameraView.contains(this.playerBomb.x, this.playerBomb.y)){

                        this.playerBomb.setVisible(false).setVelocityX(0).setVelocityY(0).setGravityY(0)

                        this.abilityCooldown = false

                    }

                    else{

                        this.playerBombOnScreen = true

                    }

                })

            }

                //this.controls.update(delta)

            if(this.keyA.isDown && !this.cursors.down.isDown && !this.player.abilityCooldown && this.playerBomb.bombExploded){

                this.pullOutSound.play()

                this.explosionSound.stop()

                this.forcedExplode = false

                this.playerBomb.setVelocityX(0).setVisible(true).anims.play("bomb", true)

                this.playerBombOnScreen = true

                this.player.charstateThrowing = true

                this.bombExploded = false

                this.bombReposition = true

                this.playerBomb.x = this.player.x

                this.playerBomb.y = this.player.y - 16

                this.time.delayedCall(100, ()=>{

                    this.throwSound.play()

                    if(!this.player.body.onFloor()){

                        this.player.charstateThrowing = false

                    }

                    

                    this.playerBomb.body.setGravityY(600);

                    if(!this.player.charstateRun){

                        if(this.player.facingLeft){

                            this.playerBomb.setVelocityX(-200)

                        }

                        else if(this.player.facingRight){

                            this.playerBomb.setVelocityX(200)

                        }

                    }

                    else if(this.player.charstateRun){

                        if(this.player.facingLeft){

                            this.playerBomb.setVelocityX(-300)

                        }

                        else if(this.player.facingRight){

                            this.playerBomb.setVelocityX(300)

                        }

                        

                    }

                    if(!this.player.body.onFloor()){

                            this.player.coyoteTime = true

                    }

                    this.time.delayedCall(200, ()=>{

                        this.player.charstateThrowing = false

                    })

                })

                

            }

            if(this.playerBombOnScreen && this.playerBomb.visible){

                this.player.abilityCooldown = true

            }

            else if ((!this.playerBombOnScreen && !this.playerBomb.visible) || !this.playerBomb.visible){

                this.player.abilityCooldown = false

                //this.playerBomb.bombExploded = false

                

            }

            if(this.playerBomb.bombExploded.visible && this.playerBomb.bombExploded){

                this.playerBomb.setVisible(false)

            }

            if(this.playerBomb.body.velocity.x == 0){

                this.playerBomb.setVelocityY(0)

                this.playerBomb.body.setGravityY(0);

            }

            if(this.player.abilityCooldown){

                console.log("cooldown")

            }

            //sound manager

            

            if(this.throwSound.isPlaying && this.pullOutSound.isPlaying){

                this.pullOutSound.stop()

            }

            if(this.jumpSound.isPlaying && this.throwSound.isPlaying){

                this.throwSound.stop()

            }

        }

        

    }

    hitTile(playerBomb, tile) {

        if(this.playerBombOnScreen){

            this.forcedExplode = true

            // Remove the tile

            this.breakableWallLayer.removeTileAt(tile.x, tile.y);

            // Destroy the tile object itself to free memory

            tile.destroy(); 

            console.log("Tile destroyed at: " + tile.x + ", " + tile.y);

            if(this.explosionSound.isPlaying){

                this.explosionSound.stop()

            }

            if(!this.wallBreakSound.isPlaying){

                this.wallBreakSound.play()

            }

        }

    }

    hitTilePlayer(player, tile) {

        if(this.player.charstateAbility && this.player.body.onFloor()){

            // Remove the tile

            this.breakableWallLayer.removeTileAt(tile.x, tile.y);

            // Destroy the tile object itself to free memory

            tile.destroy(); 

            console.log("Tile destroyed at: " + tile.x + ", " + tile.y);

        

            if(this.explosionSound.isPlaying){

                this.explosionSound.stop()

            }

            if(!this.wallBreakSound.isPlaying){

                this.wallBreakSound.play()

            }

        }

    }

    gameOverHandler(){

    

        let hp = this.registry.get('hp');

        if(hp == 0){

            this.time.delayedCall (200, ()=>{

                this.gameOverJingle.play()

                this.time.delayedCall (1000, ()=>{//this is strictly for the jingle coherence

                    

                    this.scene.stop("lifeSystem")

                    this.cameras.main.fadeOut(0, 0, 0, 0x000)

                    this.time.delayedCall (2500, ()=>{

                        this.scene.restart("stage1")

                    })

                })

            })

        }

    }

}

```

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If you can, open the browser’s debugger, search for the line

```
return this.list['__MISSING'];

```

in `phaser.js` or similar, put a breakpoint there, run your game with the debugger open, then look at the stack trace where it breaks.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/13 "2026-04-30T03:35:07Z")

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phaser.js can also be phaser.min.js, right?

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/14 "2026-04-30T03:36:34Z")

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Yes. It may be a little hard to work through minified code in the debugger, though.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/15 "2026-04-30T03:38:57Z")

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Indeed, I am literally scrolling trough one line to find the return 🫩

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/16 "2026-04-30T03:44:05Z")

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You can switch to `phaser.js` during development. Just make sure the Phaser versions match.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/17 "2026-04-30T03:44:54Z")

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what’s the difference?

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/18 "2026-04-30T03:49:15Z")

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`phaser.min.js` has no comments (documentation) and the code is squished to be as small as possible. So it’s hard to read or step through in the debugger.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/19 "2026-04-30T03:50:17Z")

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I see, also, I tried looking for the line inside Visual Studio, as I has some doubts and it seems that the line does not exist whatsoever

 ![imagen](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/phaser1/original/2X/e/ed6307f3f681b17635a5de032a6bc5a15ef6febe.png)

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/sprite-not-appearing-on-a-specific-circumstance/15596/20 "2026-04-30T03:53:54Z")

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Possible it’s `this.list.__MISSING` in the minified one.

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