Godot 4.5.stable reload button only stops/plays

LexGear · October 11, 2025, 11:45pm

Godot Version

4.5.stable

Question

Anyone else experience the reload button no longer working after upgrading to godot 4.5? Clicking it will stop or play a project, but not reload it.

mrcdk · October 12, 2025, 7:04am

It’s a known issue on Linux using Wayland

github.com/godotengine/godot

Reloading the current scene when using a separate game window doesn't reopen the game (Wayland)

opened 07:07PM - 02 Oct 25 UTC

enderprism

bug platform:linuxbsd topic:editor confirmed regression

### Tested versions - Reproducible in 4.5.stable - Not reproducible in 4.4.1.st…able ### System information Godot v4.5.stable unknown - EndeavourOS #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:08:35 +0000 on Wayland - Wayland display driver, Single-window, 2 monitors - Vulkan (Forward+) - dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU - 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H (12 threads) - 15.32 GiB memory ### Issue description When using a separate window for the game (currently the only option on Wayland), pressing <kbd>F5</kbd> or <kbd>F6</kbd> in the editor or the corresponding buttons in the UI while the game window is open, to reload the played or current scene, stops the game but doesn't restart it. ### Steps to reproduce - Open a scene - Press `Run Current Scene` - Wait for the game window to open - Press `Run Current Scene` again - The game should stop and restart, opening in a new window ### Minimal reproduction project (MRP) [godot-reload-scene-issue-mrp_2025-10-02_21-03-46.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22665912/godot-reload-scene-issue-mrp_2025-10-02_21-03-46.zip)

LexGear · October 13, 2025, 10:19pm

Hey, thanks for letting me know. Much appreciated.