PixiJS v8 crashes with 'Cannot read alphaMode of null' when rendering a Sprite with Texture.EMPTY. Fix: set sprite.visible = false until a real texture is loaded, re-hide on unload.
PixiJS v8 crashes with 'Cannot read alphaMode of null' when rendering a Sprite with Texture.EMPTY. Fix: set sprite.visible = false until a real texture is loaded, re-hide on unload.