Preloading fail

[glossy cypress]

I am preloading a resource in multiple nodes. However, when I use the same code in the Main node (top-most node in the scene), I receive Parse error: Could not preload resource file.

The code:
@export var turn: Turn = preload("res://Common/Turn.tres")

If I remove that code from main.gd, then everything works again. However, that same code works if I put it in another node.

Can anyone help?

[sudden crane]

Could be a cyclic reference thing where you are trying to load something that has a reference to the place you are loading it from

One possible workaround in this case would be to load() at runtime, in _ready() for example

You could still use an export var but with the file_path instead

[glossy cypress]

Thanks for the answer. I will try loading on runtime. Also, do you mind giving a brief example of what you mean by file_path? Did I not use file_path in my code?

[sudden crane]

Sure. You are preloading the resource at startup using the file path "directly".
This on the other hand would use the path to load the resource at a later point:

@export_file var file_path
var turn

func _ready():
  turn= load(file_path)