# Jumping the Gun - A Battlefield Frozen in Time

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/jumping-the-gun-a-battlefield-frozen-in-time/30004>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 8, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/jumping-the-gun-a-battlefield-frozen-in-time/30004 "2017-09-08T19:02:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![King](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/king/32/29584_2.png) [@King](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/King)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/jumping-the-gun-a-battlefield-frozen-in-time/30004/1 "2017-09-08T19:02:36Z")

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**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened?**  
I expected to use Goblin Rocket’s ability, but upon use the game was rendered inoperative. As you can see highlighted my screenshot below, there are 3 missing gems in the top right corner.

_Edit_ Upon further inspection, the game is not exactly inoperative; I can still hit Esc on my keyboard and operate the menu.

**What are the steps to make it happen again?**  
I haven’t tested it, but my theory goes as follows:

**1.** Create a gem cascade  
**2.** Goof up and somehow use a troop’s ability during the cascade (an ability that requires you to select a gem/row/etc)  
**3.** Game freezes and leaves you looking a fool

**Do you have any screenshots or video you want to share with us so we can see the problem? Attach them to your post!**

 ![Oops](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/a/3acb6ba5114e998d0f1a62da9e2f3b2208aac497.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/jumping-the-gun-a-battlefield-frozen-in-time/30004/2 "2017-09-08T20:43:53Z")

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I’ve had this happen to me once, also with Goblin Rocket. Normally when you tap a troop whilst a cascade is still happening, the spell ‘cast’ button doesn’t appear - but in this case it did, and pressing it caused the game to freeze up.

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**Author:** ![Robbg1986](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@Robbg1986](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robbg1986)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/jumping-the-gun-a-battlefield-frozen-in-time/30004/3 "2017-09-08T21:25:40Z")

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This happened to me twice, I actually just made a new post about his called “New version glitch.” Was wondering if it has happened to anyone else. It happened to me with Valk though after a cascade from Justice.