/// <summary>
/// Initializes and loads the next scene asynchrounsouly
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nextScene">The scene to load</param>
/// <param name="silent">True, if no loading scene is shown, otherwise false</param>
public async void SwitchScene(Scene nextScene, bool silent = false)
{
if (IsLoading)
{
return;
}
IsLoading = true;
var oldScene = CurrentScene;
if (!silent)
{
oldScene?.OnUnloading();
CurrentScene = loadingScene;
CurrentScene.OnShown();
}
// made the method async, such that instead of freezing the game, exceptions now crash the game.
await Task.Run(() =>
{
UnloadScene(oldScene);
nextScene.Initialize();
nextScene.LoadContent();
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
// swap scene
this.Dispatch(() =>
{
CurrentScene.OnUnloading();
IsLoading = false;
CurrentScene = nextScene;
CurrentScene.OnShown();
});
});
}