diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/failed.pgm b/direct/src/plugin/failed.pgm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c470d8fb6f
Binary files /dev/null and b/direct/src/plugin/failed.pgm differ
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/failed.xcf b/direct/src/plugin/failed.xcf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f3a406f00
Binary files /dev/null and b/direct/src/plugin/failed.xcf differ
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/get_twirl_data.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/get_twirl_data.cxx
index e4bbcf1af1..d0a5ad2d74 100755
--- a/direct/src/plugin/get_twirl_data.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/get_twirl_data.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct twirl_flip {
   bool _exchange;
 };
 
-static twirl_flip twirl_flip_table[twirl_num_steps] = {
+static twirl_flip twirl_flip_table[twirl_num_steps + 1] = {
   { 0, false, false, false },   // 0
   { 1, false, false, false },   // 30
   { 2, false, false, false },   // 60
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ static twirl_flip twirl_flip_table[twirl_num_steps] = {
   { 2, true, true, false },     // 240
   { 0, true, false, true },     // 270
   { 1, true, false, true },     // 300
-  { 2, true, false, true }      // 330
+  { 2, true, false, true },     // 330
+  { 3, false, false, false }    // the "failed" icon
 };
 
 // These tables are the raw data for the twirl icon data.  They're
@@ -679,10 +680,225 @@ static const unsigned char twirl_60_data[] = {
   0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
 };
 
-static const unsigned char * const twirl_data[3] = {
+// Also, the "failed" icon.
+const unsigned char failed_data[] = {
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfb, 0xfb, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfd, 0xff, 0xfa, 0x91, 0x93, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfc, 0xff, 0x8c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x8f, 0xff,
+  0xfc, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xcf, 0x0f,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xcf, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0x51, 0x00, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x51, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xa3, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0xa4, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xef, 0x1e, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x55, 0x54, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0x6a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0xbf, 0xbe, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfb, 0xff, 0xbb, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7d, 0xd2, 0xd2,
+  0x7e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xbc, 0xff, 0xfb, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xf7, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x3f, 0xc6, 0xc4, 0xc4, 0xc6, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3d, 0xf8, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0x8b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0c, 0xa1, 0xcd, 0xc0, 0xc0, 0xcd, 0xa1, 0x0c,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x89, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xcf, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6c, 0xd4, 0xc2, 0xc0,
+  0xc0, 0xc2, 0xd4, 0x6d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0xd0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0x4a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x29,
+  0xc3, 0xca, 0xc7, 0xd0, 0xd0, 0xc7, 0xca, 0xc3, 0x29, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x4a, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xa5,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x90, 0xd1, 0xc7, 0xb2, 0x52, 0x52, 0xb2, 0xc7,
+  0xd1, 0x91, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xa6, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfc, 0xff, 0xeb, 0x25, 0x00, 0x00, 0x53, 0xc9, 0xc4, 0xd2, 0x6b,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x6b, 0xd2, 0xc4, 0xc9, 0x53, 0x00, 0x00, 0x25, 0xec,
+  0xff, 0xfc, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0x69, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0xb3,
+  0xcb, 0xbe, 0xd5, 0x58, 0x00, 0x00, 0x58, 0xd5, 0xbe, 0xcb, 0xb3,
+  0x21, 0x00, 0x00, 0x69, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xb7, 0x01,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x7e, 0xd3, 0xc0, 0xbf, 0xd4, 0x5d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5d,
+  0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0xd3, 0x7f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xb8, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xf5, 0x36, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xc9, 0xc5, 0xc2, 0xbf, 0xd4,
+  0x5d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5d, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc2, 0xc5, 0xca, 0x3f, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x37, 0xf6, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0x87, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xa6, 0xcd,
+  0xc2, 0xc3, 0xbf, 0xd4, 0x5d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5d, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc3,
+  0xc2, 0xcd, 0xa6, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x85, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xd4, 0x06, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x6c, 0xd3, 0xc5, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xbf, 0xd4, 0x5d, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x5d, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc5, 0xd3, 0x6d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06,
+  0xd5, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0x4e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2e, 0xbe, 0xcd, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xbf,
+  0xd4, 0x5d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5d, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xcd,
+  0xbe, 0x2e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfb, 0xff, 0xa2, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x8f, 0xcf, 0xc3,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xbf, 0xd4, 0x5d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5d, 0xd4, 0xbf,
+  0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xcf, 0x8f, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0xa1, 0xff,
+  0xfb, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xe6, 0x27, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x53, 0xcb, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xbf, 0xd4, 0x5c, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x5c, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc1, 0xcc, 0x54,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x27, 0xe8, 0xff, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0x66, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0xb7, 0xcc, 0xc1, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3,
+  0xbf, 0xd4, 0x59, 0x00, 0x00, 0x59, 0xd4, 0xbf, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2,
+  0xc3, 0xc1, 0xcc, 0xb7, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x66, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xb7, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x83, 0xd3, 0xc2, 0xc3,
+  0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc0, 0xce, 0x86, 0x01, 0x01, 0x86, 0xce,
+  0xc0, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xd3, 0x84, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0xb8, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3e,
+  0xca, 0xc8, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3,
+  0x90, 0x90, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2,
+  0xc8, 0xca, 0x3d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x31, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x8a,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x0a, 0xa2, 0xcf, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2,
+  0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xd3, 0xd3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2,
+  0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xcf, 0xa2, 0x0a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x8a,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfc, 0xff, 0xcf, 0x0e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6b, 0xd0, 0xc5, 0xc2, 0xc2,
+  0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc1, 0xc9, 0xc5, 0xc5, 0xc9,
+  0xc1, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc5, 0xd1,
+  0x6e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0xcf, 0xff, 0xfb, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0x4e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x31, 0xbf,
+  0xc8, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc1, 0xc9,
+  0xab, 0x52, 0x52, 0xab, 0xc9, 0xc1, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc8, 0xc0, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4f, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xa0, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x04, 0x93, 0xd1, 0xc0, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc0, 0xcf, 0x4c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4c, 0xcf, 0xc0, 0xc3,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc0, 0xd1, 0x92, 0x04,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x9e, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xe5, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x54, 0xcd, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2,
+  0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc0, 0xd0, 0x4e, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x4e, 0xd0, 0xc0, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc3, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2,
+  0xc3, 0xc3, 0xce, 0x56, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0xe6, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1b, 0xba, 0xcc,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc1,
+  0xc7, 0xae, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0xae, 0xc7, 0xc1, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2,
+  0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xc2, 0xcc, 0xbb, 0x19, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x61, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xbd, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x85, 0xd6, 0xc7, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6,
+  0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc5, 0xcb, 0xd2, 0xd2, 0xcb, 0xc5, 0xc6,
+  0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0xc7,
+  0xd6, 0x84, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xbb, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfd, 0xff,
+  0xf7, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x42, 0xbf, 0xc6, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe,
+  0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbf,
+  0xbf, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe,
+  0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xbe, 0xc6, 0xc0, 0x42, 0x00, 0x00, 0x38, 0xf9,
+  0xff, 0xfd, 0xfc, 0xff, 0x83, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x16, 0x24, 0x20,
+  0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21,
+  0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21,
+  0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x21, 0x20, 0x24, 0x16,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x82, 0xff, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xfa, 0x34, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2f, 0xf7, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0x86, 0x12, 0x11, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15,
+  0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15,
+  0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15,
+  0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x15, 0x12, 0x18,
+  0x8a, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfd, 0xd2, 0xc4, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8,
+  0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8,
+  0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8,
+  0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc8,
+  0xc8, 0xc8, 0xc5, 0xd8, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe,
+  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff,
+  0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
+};
+
+static const unsigned char * const twirl_data[4] = {
   twirl_0_data,
   twirl_30_data,
-  twirl_60_data
+  twirl_60_data,
+  failed_data
 };
 
 
@@ -701,14 +917,15 @@ static const unsigned char * const twirl_data[3] = {
 //               You must pass data_length = twirl_width *
 //               twirl_height * 3; this value is passed as a sanity
 //               check on array size.  You should pass step so that 0
-//               <= step < twirl_num_steps.
+//               <= step < twirl_num_steps + 1.  (The special value of
+//               step == twirl_num_steps returns the "failed" icon.)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool
 get_twirl_data(unsigned char data[], size_t data_length, int step,
                int fg_r, int fg_g, int fg_b,
                int bg_r, int bg_g, int bg_b) {
 
-  if (step < 0 || step >= twirl_num_steps) {
+  if (step < 0 || step >= twirl_num_steps + 1) {
     memset(data, 0, data_length);
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/twirl.xcf b/direct/src/plugin/twirl.xcf
index f4db0dfaad..deff7efebf 100755
Binary files a/direct/src/plugin/twirl.xcf and b/direct/src/plugin/twirl.xcf differ
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
index 7b9d524ef9..7e7ebf7338 100644
--- a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.cxx
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ begin() {
   if (!has_plugin_thread_async_call) {
     nout << "Browser version insufficient: we require at least NPAPI version 0.19.\n";
     set_failed();
-    return;
   }
 #else
   // While Safari 5 on Mac claims to provide this function, it doesn't
@@ -310,10 +309,6 @@ begin() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PPInstance::
 set_window(NPWindow *window) {
-  if (_failed) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (_got_window && 
       window->x == _window.x &&
       window->y == _window.y &&
@@ -364,11 +359,13 @@ set_window(NPWindow *window) {
 
   _window = *window;
   _got_window = true;
-  
-  if (_p3d_inst == NULL) {
-    create_instance();
-  } else {
-    send_window();
+
+  if (!_failed) {
+    if (_p3d_inst == NULL) {
+      create_instance();
+    } else {
+      send_window();
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -2582,7 +2579,7 @@ osx_get_twirl_images() {
   static const size_t twirl_size = twirl_width * twirl_height;
   unsigned char twirl_data[twirl_size * 3];
 
-  for (int step = 0; step < twirl_num_steps; ++step) {
+  for (int step = 0; step < twirl_num_steps + 1; ++step) {
     get_twirl_data(twirl_data, twirl_size, step,
                    _fgcolor_r, _fgcolor_g, _fgcolor_b, 
                    _bgcolor_r, _bgcolor_g, _bgcolor_b);
@@ -2635,7 +2632,7 @@ osx_release_twirl_images() {
   }
   _got_twirl_images = false;
 
-  for (int step = 0; step < twirl_num_steps; ++step) {
+  for (int step = 0; step < twirl_num_steps + 1; ++step) {
     OsxImageData &image = _twirl_images[step];
 
     if (image._image != NULL) {
@@ -2686,16 +2683,22 @@ paint_twirl_osx_cgcontext(CGContextRef context) {
   CGColorRelease(bg);
   CGColorSpaceRelease(rgb_space);
 
-  struct timeval tv;
-  gettimeofday(&tv, (struct timezone *)NULL);
-  double now = (double)(tv.tv_sec - _init_sec) + (double)(tv.tv_usec - _init_usec) / 1000000.0;
+  if (_failed) {
+    // Draw the failed icon if something went wrong.
+    osx_paint_image(context, _twirl_images[twirl_num_steps]);
 
-  // Don't draw the twirling icon until at least half a second has
-  // passed, so we don't distract people by drawing it
-  // unnecessarily.
-  if (now >= 0.5) {
-    int step = ((int)(now * 10.0)) % twirl_num_steps;
-    osx_paint_image(context, _twirl_images[step]);
+  } else {
+    struct timeval tv;
+    gettimeofday(&tv, (struct timezone *)NULL);
+    double now = (double)(tv.tv_sec - _init_sec) + (double)(tv.tv_usec - _init_usec) / 1000000.0;
+    
+    // Don't draw the twirling icon until at least half a second has
+    // passed, so we don't distract people by drawing it
+    // unnecessarily.
+    if (now >= 0.5) {
+      int step = ((int)(now * 10.0)) % twirl_num_steps;
+      osx_paint_image(context, _twirl_images[step]);
+    }
   }
 }
 #endif  // MACOSX_HAS_EVENT_MODELS
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.h b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.h
index 9361a30f5c..3a668ae5e0 100644
--- a/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.h
+++ b/direct/src/plugin_npapi/ppInstance.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ private:
     CGColorSpaceRef _color_space;
     CGImageRef _image;
   };
-  OsxImageData _twirl_images[twirl_num_steps];
+  OsxImageData _twirl_images[twirl_num_steps + 1];
   bool _got_twirl_images;
 #endif  // MACOSX_HAS_EVENT_MODELS