Why does pressing keys during the loading screen trigger gameplay actions?

Input actions are still enabled during async load. Player keypresses queue up; once the new scene loads, the queued actions fire. Disable the gameplay ActionMap before starting load.

Should I clear queued events?

Disable + Reset clears them. action.Reset() drops any held state. Re-enable after scene load completes and the player has had time to release keys.

What about UI input during load?

Switch to a Loading ActionMap that only has Cancel/Skip actions. Players can interact with the loading UI without affecting gameplay.

Fix: Unity Input Action Fires During Loading Screen

Quick answer: Disable gameplay ActionMap before starting async load. Reset to clear held state. Switch to a Loading map for skip/cancel only. Re-enable gameplay map after scene activation.

Player presses Jump during a loading screen. New scene loads, character jumps immediately. Queued action fired on activation.

The Symptom

Player actions trigger from buffered input on scene transitions. Camera moves, player jumps, abilities fire all at once.

The Fix

public class SceneTransition : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputActionAsset asset;
    public CanvasGroup loadingScreen;

    public IEnumerator LoadScene(string name)
    {
        var gameplay = asset.FindActionMap("Gameplay");
        gameplay.Disable();
        foreach (var a in gameplay.actions) a.Reset();

        loadingScreen.alpha = 1;
        var op = SceneManager.LoadSceneAsync(name);
        while (!op.isDone) yield return null;
        loadingScreen.alpha = 0;

        gameplay.Enable();
    }
}

Disable + Reset before load. Enable after activation. Held keys must be released before they re-trigger.

Verifying

Spam keys during a load. New scene loads with no queued actions. Player must press fresh to act.

“Disable. Reset. Switch maps. Load. Re-enable. Clean.”

Related Issues

For ActionMap pause leak, see pause leak. For action double-fire, see double-fire.

No queued actions. Clean transitions.