When a jump just isn't a jump

[Harrisman24]

Today as always, i was fighting some scary people's bases, when i came across one which had lots of loots! I was so happy and excited! I had all my spells, cc, heroes the lot. What could poooossibly go wrong??

Might have spoken too soon...

I place down my usual stuff, just like every raid



Im come my loyal, strong Pekka yeah!



Look Pekka, a jump spell! Jump, right?



"There's a butterfly on the wall Harris! We must get that!!"



Fiiine, ok so butterfly taken care of, now go do some damage.... But wait, what's the rest of my army doing now.?



You sure you guys don't want to jump...?



I guess not...




Things like this happen. Shoddy game mechanics shining through. I'm not going to let this get me down, instead rather make a little joke out of it.

[Shashwat]

My AQ was standing outside jump hitting a wall which was under a jump spell

[Cristian]

Wouldnt be the first time troop AI was acting up.

[James169]

the first one with the pekka is bad, but after that the troops just went to the nearest building like they should

[hjennings69]

i see nothing wrong here? the jump spell only works with 3 space in between walls (i.e. one building 3x3) however in your pic there is a 4x4 space, a jump doesnt cover this

nothing wrong with the spell or anything just your lack of knowledge

[bluebird22]

the first one with the pekka is bad, but after that the troops just went to the nearest building like they should

Not really. Jump spell is supposed to lure troops into it, distracting them from the nearest building. What happened here truly is an anomaly.

[Harrisman24]

the first one with the pekka is bad, but after that the troops just went to the nearest building like they should

You're right, the second was not exactly the troops fault, but still annoying haha.

i see nothing wrong here? the jump spell only works with 3 space in between walls (i.e. one building 3x3) however in your pic there is a 4x4 space, a jump doesnt cover this

nothing wrong with the spell or anything just your lack of knowledge

I've used plenty of jump just like that where they clear more than a 3x3 space... So...

Not really. Jump spell is supposed to lure troops into it, distracting them from the nearest building. What happened here truly is an anomaly.

Actually the jump spell doesn't lure troops in, it just makes the walls obsolete.

[BoomBangBoi]

I had that problem earlier, a jump clearly overlapping a wall but the troops broke the walls instead.



Clearly overlapping. That's the king stuck on a wall and the golem going off to the side.
Still three stars doe, so no problem.

[Harrisman24]

After doing some digging, I feel stupid.



hjennings, you are correct sir.

[BonbeeTyrael]

A common misconception is that a jump "deletes" the walls. Your troops have to be able to fit completely inside the jump for it to draw them in. If there isn't enough space for their entire body on that side of the wall they will not use the jump. This also has a beneficial aspect though. If they are already in a jump spell they can jump over a wall just outside the jump spell.

It isn't any sort of "anomaly". Place the jump that way on any wall anywhere and you will get the same result. If you had a few pixels more to the outside it would have worked.