scenes

Use this.scene.start('Key', data) to shut down the current scene and start the target, or this.scene.switch('Key') to sleep the current scene while preserving its state. For animated transitions, use this.scene.transition with a duration and target config.

Use this.scene.launch('Key') to start another scene without stopping the current one, or this.scene.run('Key') which starts, resumes, or wakes the target as needed. Control render order with bringToTop, sendToBack, moveAbove, and moveBelow.

Pass a data object to start, launch, or switch and read it in init(data) and create(data). For ongoing sharing, use the global this.registry across all scenes, the scene-specific this.data manager, or emit events on another scene's EventEmitter.

Pause stops the update loop but still renders the scene. Sleep stops both update and rendering while preserving state in memory. Stop performs a full shutdown, clearing the display list and timers, but the scene can be restarted.

The scene constructor runs only once, so state set there persists across restarts. Reset state in init(), which runs every time the scene starts, and clean up stale object references by listening to the shutdown event.

All ScenePlugin methods are queued and execute on the next SceneManager update, not synchronously. Do not rely on the target scene's state within the same frame that you call start, launch, or stop.