old_contents: // namespace
  var App = App || {};
  
  App.LoadingState = (function () {
      "use strict";
  
      var fn = function (game) {
          Phaser.State.call(this, game);
      };
  
      fn.prototype = Object.create(Phaser.State.prototype);
      fn.prototype.constructor = fn;
  
      fn.prototype.init = function () {
          this.game.global.mob = {};
      };
  
      fn.prototype.preload = function () {
          // load json configuration files
          this.game.load.json('assetsConfig', 'assets/json/assets.json');
          this.game.load.spritesheet('alienBlue', 'assets/images/alienBlue_sheet.png', 66, 96);
      };
  
      fn.prototype.create = function () {
          this.game.asset_manager = new App.AssetManager(this.game);
          this.game.state.start('WebSocket');
      };
  
      return fn;
  })();
  
new_contents: // namespace
  var App = App || {};
  
  App.LoadingState = (function () {
      "use strict";
  
      console.log("LoadingState Compiling ...");
      var fn = function (game) {
          console.log("LoadingState.constructor Running...");
          Phaser.State.call(this, game);
      };
  
      fn.prototype = Object.create(Phaser.State.prototype);
      fn.prototype.constructor = fn;
  
      fn.prototype.init = function () {
          this.game.global.mob = {};
      };
  
      fn.prototype.preload = function () {
          console.log("LoadingState.preload Running...");
          // load json configuration files
          this.game.load.json('assetsConfig', 'assets/json/assets.json');
          this.game.load.spritesheet('alienBlue', 'assets/images/alienBlue_sheet.png', 66, 96);
      };
  
      fn.prototype.create = function () {
          console.log("LoadingState.create Running...");
          this.game.asset_manager = new App.AssetManager(this.game);
          this.game.state.start('WebSocket');
      };
  
      return fn;
  })();
  
subject: Add some more console debug spewage to help me follow the loading.js State flow and order of execution. (No functional changes.)