Replace texture sometimes fails

Hey there,
Based on the console log I don’t believe the files are loading twice.
It seems you have a server that is delivering the files in byte ranges instead of single files. This is common on apache servers. It’s an option that can be turned on or off but it has some advantages.

Replacing textures with video can lead to black screens if the request for the video file is made before the video is actually downloaded as well as if the video file itself doesn’t exist.

What you will want to do is “preload” the video probably in the init tab and if you are able, make sure its one of the first files to begin downloading.

With that said, you need to validate the video is downloaded and ready to play before making a request to play it. This can be done a number of ways. But if you are using puzzles only, load the puzzle in the init using connector puzzle ( in the advanced tab) and get it preload. Assign it to some offscreen object and set the playback frame to any other chosen frame i.e. frame 1. Then test that video to make sure it made it to that frame. If not, then the video is not loaded. If the test is true then reset the video to frame 0 and play the video as you have it.

The second file you have listed although the same name have different extensions. Ones the .js and the other .css so that will make them look like they are the same file.

Overall looks good I was playing with your demo the other day…hope all goes well.

Regarding Safari 15.5… I think if you put the video testing in you will find it runs fine in Safari 15.5…at least it does here.

Although Safari and Chrome are built on Webkit, Safari just does things differently and not always the way developers are happy with as you are finding out. Safari is a tad slower when playing back video, especially if the video is not to their specific standards and your web server is not packaging them the way it wants. Of course, it will play but it will have a bit of a lag if not all the requirements are met. Chrome on the other hand…less picky and will just play the file and hope your system and internet can keep up. Two acceptable methods, but require us as developers to take both scenarios into account and manage the video loads.

The other thing you will have to watch out for is if your buffer goes over 50MB…Safari will just not run the video if you are over budget. Lots of little things affect video performance. Safari is just pickier than most.