Save-state loading doesn't use cached versions

src/game/game.gd

@@ -60,18 +60,26 @@ func _initial_load() -> void:
 ## The loading screen will be shown until the scene is loaded.
 func queue_scene(path: String) -> Promise:
 	_unload_content()
-	return queue_load(path, ScenePromise.new(), "PackedScene").finally(_finish_scene_load)
+	return (
+		queue_load(path, ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_REUSE, ScenePromise.new(), "PackedScene")
+		. finally(_finish_scene_load)
+	)
 
 
 ## Queue a resource to be loaded in the background.
 ##
 ## Returns a `Promise` which can be used to attach callbacks
 ## which will be called with the resource after it is loaded.
-func queue_load(path: String, promise: Promise = null, type_hint: String = "") -> Promise:
+func queue_load(
+	path: String,
+	cache_mode: ResourceLoader.CacheMode = ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_REUSE,
+	promise: Promise = null,
+	type_hint: String = ""
+) -> Promise:
 	if not promise:
 		promise = Promise.new()
 	_loading_resources[path] = promise
-	ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request(path, type_hint)
+	ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request(path, type_hint, false, cache_mode)
 	return promise
 
 

src/util/loading_tools.gd

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ static func load_level(level_path: String, save: SaveState = null) -> void:
 
 static func load_save(save_path: String) -> void:
 	var chain_load := func(save: SaveState) -> void: load_level(save.level_path, save)
-	Game.instance.queue_load(save_path).then(chain_load)
+	Game.instance.queue_load(save_path, ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_REPLACE_DEEP).then(chain_load)

src/world/world.gd

@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ func on_game_over() -> void:
 	# reload the level from the last save
 	var save_path := current_level.get_save_path()
 	if FileAccess.file_exists(save_path):
-		Game.instance.queue_load(save_path).finally(_reload_saved)
+		Game.instance.queue_load(save_path, ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_REPLACE_DEEP).finally(
+			_reload_saved
+		)
 	else:
 		load_level(current_level_scene)