Game doesn't load / skips first layout on Arcade

Hello,

Can you give us a screenshot of your game properties Startup?

Also, can you provide a screenshot of your eventsheet of your Splash layout ?

Problem can come from different sources.

Hi, thanks for replying, here are the screenshots:

I'm pulling my hair out on this one!

Okay, let’s start from… the beginning.

Instead of using "Wait X seconds", you should use "Wait for previous actions to complete".

This ensures Construct waits for what's actually needed before continuing.

You already have the event "LocalStorage → On item 'HighScore' get", which acts as a proper trigger for when the loading is finished — so no need to wait blindly.

Also, instead of doing something like:

Wait SplashExplosion seconds

→ Create ExplosionSmall

Every SplashExplosion seconds:

→ Create ExplosionSmall at int(random(0, viewport width)), int(random(0, viewport height))

Using "Wait" without being linked to a proper flow or trigger does nothing, because you're not actually telling Construct when to wait or why.

Hi,

Well I am using the wait x seconds because I want the objects to appear after another, and want some time in between their appearance so they don't appear all at the same time.

This seems to working properly.. though I still can't figure out why the game is loading the level and not the Splash screen first. Or do you think that's linked to the wait x seconds?

OK it solved itself. On the Arcade, the game skipped the first layout. But when I published the game, the Splash screen loaded normally! Odd, but it works now.