Change scene and queue.free()

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When is changing a scene with the command get_tree().change_scene(Scene) is mandatory kill the current scene with command currentScene.queue_free()? Or is an operation unnecessary?
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-j

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No you don't need to delete the old scene when using change_scene or change_scene_to. They will automatically delete the old scene.

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Indeed, as evidenced by scene/main/scene_main_loop.cpp:1187

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