Goblin hut in a player village

This weekend we received a word of a player village with no Clan Castle and three Goblin Huts from the single player levels. The village has now been fixed and if you spot more of these kind of oddities, please report them either to our support or here on this sub-forum.

What caused this?
This was caused by a bug in an earlier version of the game. Under very rare circumstances, a player village could be replaced with a village from the single player levels. The bug was fixed months ago and players who reported it got back their original villages. However, any player who didn't report the problem will still be affected.

Because the village was replaced by a Goblin level, there's no Clan Castle, instead there are a few Goblin Huts. There are also no builder huts in the Goblin levels, so the player in question had to buy all 3 that he now has.

Was this a hack?
No. By definition, hacking means gaining access to a computer system you shouldn't have access to. We here at Supercell take the risk of hacking very seriously, and have implemented numerous safeguards against it. So far all of the oddities in Clash of Clans that have been mistaken for hacks have been caused by a bug (unintentional) or by glitching (intentional).

What should I do if I encounter a bug like this in the game?
Please report all bugs using the in-game "Report an issue" button or on this forum. Try to report as much information as possible, including screen shots if possible. Also, don't be too quick to jump to conclusions. Calling an innocent player a hacker, and demanding that they are banned is not nice. However, it's every player's responsibility to report bugs that affect them in a timely manner.

Waddup concern the Goblin hut(s) bug?

Thread: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...ops-hack/page8
Thread 2: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...208#post122208

You've fixed 1 village but how about others? Does this mean that player actually hacked CoC or did you tell us "Under very rare circumstances, a player village could be replaced with a village from the single player levels." so we wouldn't bother about it anymore?

Mitch, the fact that the issue is addressed may be why these threads are wrapped up.

no point flogging a dead horse so to speak .


kind regards, sneaky.

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Originally Posted by Mitchluijks

Waddup concern the Goblin hut(s) bug?

Thread: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...ops-hack/page8
Thread 2: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...208#post122208

You've fixed 1 village but how about others? Does this mean that player actually hacked CoC or did you tell us "Under very rare circumstances, a player village could be replaced with a village from the single player levels." so we wouldn't bother about it anymore?

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He said that no one hacked....................

Very interesting issue. But we can't jump into conclusion that this is a hack yet.

Let's verify some facts:

1. The account is still active and is currently still under investigation.
2. A glitch? That only happen to a single player? Or maybe more?
3. He has no clan castle but is in a clan.
4. TID_GOBLIN_HUT can't just appear in Army Shop and buyable 3 times. (cos the guy has 3 huts... But why not more than 3?)
5. Rauta's definition of hack is someone that bypass their server and tweaked something.
6. Goblin hut has 250 hitpoints same as the actual goblin huts in Singleplayer?
7. There are some bugs that aren't been fixed such as troop jumping levels and we still have no clue what resolution has been done.
etc etc...


In case the threads about these sort of things being closed, please create a thread when the issue has been solved and explain what happened or whatever it is so other players don't feel cheated.

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Originally Posted by Mitchluijks

Waddup concern the Goblin hut(s) bug?

Thread: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...ops-hack/page8
Thread 2: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...208#post122208

You've fixed 1 village but how about others? Does this mean that player actually hacked CoC or did you tell us "Under very rare circumstances, a player village could be replaced with a village from the single player levels." so we wouldn't bother about it anymore?

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Closed it as I thought that it was already clear. Opened and merged now to see if there is more discussion to be had about it.

At no point has there been a hack to the Clash of Clans server. I thought that would be already clear. The villages getting replaced with goblin levels was a server-side bug that the players themselves could not trigger or reproduce, as it had to do more with server load than the actual doings of players (like with the XP levels bug). The troop upgrading past town hall level limits is also a similar bug, which is still being looked into.

Rauta,

Seriously, a heart-felt A+ from me for several reasons. Seriously. Let's appreciate this for what it is:

1. A timely and quick response

2. A very clear, detailed explanation from a company that does not really need to do so, but chooses to do so (unlike some other online gaming companies). Note the extra details within the OP.

3. A willingness to allow for the community to keep discussing this issue/glitch/whatever you wish to call it and not censor it. Even made a sticky for this

I would love to criticize, but cannot do so. So, if I can't do that, I'll just say thank you and good job.

Illustris, Wiping the Brown Stuff Off His Nose, and Going Back to Gem Buying

P.S. I even agree with the admonition and caution in the last paragraph.

Hey Rauta,
I'm a little confused on how he was able to join clans without a castle though...was his village replaced after he was already in a clan? Also, one of his clan members said he would request troops often. How can this be done without a castle...

On a side note (this is a little off topic) but how were the first trophies created? Did single player have trophy values? Were you given trophies to begin with?

Much appreciated,
Rsiro :)

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Originally Posted by Rauta

Closed it as I thought that it was already clear. Opened and merged now to see if there is more discussion to be had about it.

At no point has there been a hack to the Clash of Clans server. I thought that would be already clear. The villages getting replaced with goblin levels was a server-side bug that the players themselves could not trigger or reproduce, as it had to do more with server load than the actual doings of players (like with the XP levels bug). The troop upgrading past town hall level limits is also a similar bug, which is still being looked into.

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Hmm.. well sorry for not understanding it for a 100% lol, but that's why I wanted a clear explanation from you or someone else.

So thank you & Sneaky =)

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Originally Posted by rsiro

On a side note (this is a little off topic) but how were the first trophies created? Did single player have trophy values? Were you given trophies to begin with?

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iirc, back when this game first started, everybody began with 30 trophies