Error loading collections

Questions
#1

Trying to load a lose menu but got this error
ERROR:GAMESYS: The collection /lose_ending/lose_ending.collectionc could not be loaded.
ERROR:GAMESYS: The collection /lose_ending/lose_ending.collectionc could not be unloaded since it was never loaded. Message ‘unload’ sent from loader:/loader_go#loader to loader:/loader_go#lose_ending.
ERROR:GAMEOBJECT: The collection ‘lose_ending’ could not be created since there is already a socket with the same name.

Not sure why its not working here is the loader script

elseif message_id == hash("lose_ending") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#lose_ending", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#lose_ending"
	end
end

the load menu gui script is here

function init(self)
	msg.post(".", "acquire_input_focus")
end

function final(self)
	msg.post(".", "release_input_focus")
end

function on_input(self, action_id, action)
	if(action_id == hash("touch") and action.released == true) then
		if gui.pick_node(gui.get_node("mainmenu"), action.x, action.y) then
			msg.post("loader:/loader_go#loader", "exit_screen")
		end
	end
end

and this is actioned by

	elseif self.strike < 49 then
		msg.post("/healthbar#healthbar_sprite", "play_animation", {id = hash("empty_health")})
		print("max strikes")
		msg.post("loader:/loader_go#loader", "lose_ending")
		print("ending sent")
	end
end
#2

Do you happen to have two collections with the same name (which becomes the socket in the url)?

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#3

no, only loader, lose_ending, menu, win_ending

#4

It looks like you are unloading the same collection twice or something like that.

#5

I recommend that you study this example: Proxy

#6

This condition here may be tru a few times. you don’t have any protection against it.

Then you get this messages here

Firs message works fine. It starts the unloading process, and loading of the lose_ending collection proxy.

But second message tries immidiatly unload and load it again, that’s why error happens.

Make sure you send the following message only once:

msg.post(“loader:/loader_go#loader”, “lose_ending”)

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#7

its only being sent once, and every other code is the same

#8

the rest of my loader code is the exact same, no where is the message being sent twice, how do i stop it from immediately unloading and loading?

function on_message(self, message_id, message, sender)
	if message_id == hash("start") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#main", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#main"
	elseif message_id == hash("controls") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#controls", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#controls"
	elseif message_id == hash("proxy_loaded") then
		msg.post(sender, "enable")
	elseif message_id == hash("exit_screen") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#mainmenu", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#mainmenu"
	elseif message_id == hash("win_ending") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#win_ending", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#win_ending"
	elseif message_id == hash("lose_ending") then
		msg.post(self.current_collection, "unload")
		msg.post("#lose_ending", "load")
		self.current_collection = "#lose_ending"
	end
end
#9

Add a print or set a breakpoint to verify that this is indeed correct.

#10

how do i do that?

#11

Take a look at the debugging manual: Debugging in Defold

If that doesn’t help then share the entire project here as a zip file for others to take a look at.

#12

how do i make it a zip after i bundle??

#13

DEBUG:SCRIPT: lose ending load
had this debug message

#14

If we are to help we need to project source code, not the bundled game.

#15

how do i give you that

#16

Find you project folder (the one with game.project in it) and zip all files and folder (excluding the build folder and the folder named .internal).

Windows: Zip and unzip files - Microsoft Support.
macOS: Zip and unzip files and folders on Mac - Apple Support.

Once you have a zipfile, you can drag and drop it here when you write an answer to include it in your post.

#17

neap2.zip (3.2 MB)

try this

#18

That’s the bundle of your game (the thing you would ship to players). The project folder is the one you open in the editor with your scripts and collections.

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#19

the file is too big apparently

#20

How big is it? Can you share a Dropbox or Google Drive download link perhaps?