Platform, device version and operating system:
PC/Steam
Screenshot or image:
Unfortunately, this happens so quickly I could not capture a screenshot
What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened: During explore (level 12 in Divinion Fields), I have noticed that during the start of the battle I got a message “Waning portal activated”, however, there was nothing, which should have triggered it. I am playing this during gnome weekend, so the only explanation I have is that there should have been a gnome battlecrasher, which was prevented by the Waning portal.
EDIT: this does not happen during gnome-a-palooza, only regular explore battles
How often does this happen? When did it begin happening? I have noticed it only since yesterday (1.8.) when I started playing explore during gnome weekend.
Steps to make it happen again Both battlecrasher and Waning portal triggering is random, so this cannot be easily/reliably replicated. But when playing explore during gnome weekend, you will notice the Waning portal activation message from time to time in the beginning of the game.
Battlecrashers aren’t summoned, so I doubt that is the explanation. Did any enemy troops die? A lot of Divinion Fields troops can summon on death. Seems unlikely at Explore 12 though.
I’ve not seen this happen after 2 busy days farming gnomes, so I think there has to be another explanation. Maybe capture it if it happens again and post it here?
I have seen it happen at the start of a battle, but I didn’t assume it was a gnome. Gnomes are not battlecrashers, they replace the other troop instead. You can tell the difference because gnomes are in the slot at the start of the battle, whereas battlecrashers have an animation of them killing the troop in a slot and replacing them, giving you all the benefits you would get from actually killing that troop (such as a soul, but also triggering any traits that happen when you kill an enemy such as rising death - it’s possible for a battlecrasher to kill a troop and rising death to kill 2 others for free).
Waning Portal might affect battlecrashers, but I wouldn’t expect it to affect the gnomes.
Not sure what it’s triggering on, when it appears at the start of battles, though.