# \[KNOWN ISSUE\] Game crash when casting Hawthorn **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [November 15, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636 "2021-11-15T12:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/1 "2021-11-15T12:38:25Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/8/78a3bf9b5e139f0424827dd242827bf56bd43e9b.jpeg) I don’t have every detail, but I wanted to post the bug report so other people can decide whether to gamble their sigils on a broken game, or wait for it to be fixed, maybe. As you can see from the discord message, between casting the spell and selecting a row to destroy, the game becomes unresponsive. Confirmed to happen on iOS in Explore mode, at least. Update: Also happened on Steam in Explore. Not every time, but without a discernable pattern as yet. edit to add: so far in all the screenshots we’ve seen of this crash, the top enemy troop is already dead. There might be a bug in the targeting when this happens… [2nd edit, nope this is not the case. We have examples now with all 4 enemy troops present] ---
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/2 "2021-11-15T12:43:23Z")
Also reported on the community discord: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/7/279380f85613677400c0cdb76b10316a0fc784b8.jpeg) and ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/e/7e3e84e34996b93a317ac7e680c72e2802c4244f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/3 "2021-11-15T12:47:46Z")
Any additional info on what caused that hole in the board to show up? ---
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/4 "2021-11-15T12:56:01Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/8/383cc1f4076c96b5fa269e5e723fdb93732762d9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/5 "2021-11-15T13:02:11Z")
It’s definitely weird. The spell doesn’t seem to have anything special to it, at least as far as the description goes: > Destroy a row. Deal [Magic + 3] damage to the first Enemy, boosted by Green Allies and Green Gems destroyed. [3x] Maybe it’s an interaction with one of the other troops? I’ve fought a few Adventure Board battles with a Hawthorn team, game didn’t lock up (I might just have gotten lucky). ---
**Author:** ![jpraveensn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jpraveensn/32/74494_2.png) [@jpraveensn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jpraveensn)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/6 "2021-11-15T13:16:11Z")
That is weird. I had no issues with casting Hawthorn but I didn’t use it outside the event though. If you lost battlecrasher, it is probably in PvP/Explore? I’ll try some battles with Hawthorn in there. How frequently do you see this happening? Always or occasional? ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/7 "2021-11-15T13:21:41Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/8/0/8048eb10a70b619acf9517045f3a39317ea7d209.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/8/383cc1f4076c96b5fa269e5e723fdb93732762d9.png) This seems to suggest that: 1.) The “Cast” button of the spell was pressed. 2.) The board somehow moved. 3.) The game froze prior to allowing a row to get picked as part of the spell resolving. @beeflog Could you poke the one who encountered this once more to verify? ---
**Author:** ![yuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/dfb087/32.png) [@yuru](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/yuru)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/8 "2021-11-15T13:32:45Z")
I think it has something to do with one of the gem creation traits activating while Hawthorn is selected. ---
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/9 "2021-11-15T13:34:48Z")
yes, that is what they observed. ---
**Author:** ![MarioDaems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mariodaems/32/27855_2.png) [@MarioDaems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarioDaems)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/10 "2021-11-15T13:54:27Z")
Sorry, missed the thread, i created a bug report in the meanwhile. Wasn’t my intention to hijack this. I investigated the issue further, and found out why it happens. > [@\[KNOWN ISSUE\] Nexus troop spawn gem trait can soft lock next cast when there’s a match](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/nexus-troop-spawn-gem-trait-can-soft-lock-next-cast-when-there-s-a-match/72639?preview_theme_id=22): > > Platform, device version and operating system: iPad iOS, Steam Screenshot or image: Can’t upload video, sorry. Screenshot: What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened: When it was my turn, the Hawthorn’s “Born of Nature” trait made a match on the board. While this happened, I was already spamming the “Cast” button of Sycorax. When Sycorax’s cast activated, I could not select a gem. Also, the matched gems left a gap on the board. I was forced to shut down the game… ---
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/11 "2021-11-15T14:25:49Z")
Another example, this time with no missing troops on enemy team ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/2/3241eee4a16c2c135aae571aa1d48e014ce7a2ba.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![krespe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krespe/32/51496_2.png) [@krespe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/krespe)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/12 "2021-11-15T15:09:04Z")
pc explore ![изображение_2021-11-15_220855](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/e/6e7e72aea721c148720f0690461ab7148391d771.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![beeflog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beeflog/32/61703_2.png) [@beeflog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/beeflog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/13 "2021-11-15T15:15:03Z")
definitely seems like it’s related to casting the spell quickly, while the gem creation/explosion/cascades are still processing. ---
**Author:** ![Cthulhz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Cthulhz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Cthulhz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/14 "2021-11-15T16:04:50Z")
![20211115170000_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/c/6cf099c7e71d35dcfe60041aba510d97a3c6b865.jpeg) Pc Journey. ---
**Author:** ![Cooookie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/cooookie/32/55339_2.png) [@Cooookie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Cooookie)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/15 "2021-11-16T01:12:12Z")
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**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/16 "2021-11-16T23:59:08Z")
Hey all, The team created a Known Issues article for this, in case it was missed. Once we have any updates or further information, we will update the article. [https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409708259471](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409708259471) Jeto - Support Human 🧙🏻‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![Amandur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@Amandur](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Amandur)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/known-issue-game-crash-when-casting-hawthorn/72636/17 "2021-11-17T23:42:36Z")
I had this happen to both my Android phone and home computer. I will substitute another troop, Will we get credit for the battles not completed?