# \[Not a Bug\] Shatter Earth and special gems

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 16, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386 "2021-12-16T15:36:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Smiling\_Spectre1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smiling_spectre1/32/7204_2.png) [@Smiling\_Spectre1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smiling_Spectre1)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386/1 "2021-12-16T15:36:08Z")

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**Platform, device version and operating system:**  
Windows 10 x64

**Screenshot or image:**

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**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**  
Shatter Earth is the simple gem-destroying skill that haven’t any restrictions. Hadn’t, before special gems was introduced. For some mysterious reason I cannot select any special gem as point of blast.

**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**  
I just noticed it when started to use Obsidius regularly. I think, it works this way since special gems was introduced.

**Steps to make it happen again**

- Use Shatter Earth.
- Observe dimmed and non-selectable special gems.

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**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386/2 "2021-12-16T15:50:47Z")

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Its not just that one, I can’t target anything on those gems. Its very infuriating when I want to hit a specific patch with something.

Though I probably only saw it on Obsidius.

Its a selection thing, we can’t target them with a _transform_ (which makes sense) but for simple “this area” type things then we _should_ be allowed.

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**Author:** ![Magnusimus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/magnusimus/32/50652_2.png) [@Magnusimus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Magnusimus)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386/3 "2021-12-16T16:05:53Z")

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Can confirm it’s across the board — Sledgepaw has the same problem.

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**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:** [December 17, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-shatter-earth-and-special-gems/73386/4 "2021-12-17T09:13:40Z")

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Same for weapons like Sky Hero. Gem selection should probably distinguish between two cases:

- Select a position, e.g. to mark a row to be destroyed (no restriction)
- Select a characteristic, e.g. a gem color to be converted (restriction based on effect)