Every grid cell downloaded the full detail sprite. Generate a smaller
/sprites-grid/v1/ set at build time and let the grid ask for those first,
falling back through the existing detail URLs when a thumbnail is missing so
detail resolution is unchanged. The new prefix is versioned, so it can be cached
forever, and the service worker recognises it alongside the other sprite roots.
The placeholder is now an empty box rather than a spinner: a thousand spinners
cost layout work and announced nothing useful.
Josh Creek