# Armored Elephant Glitchy Animation **URL:** \ **Category:** I - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [May 25, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082 "2019-05-25T19:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/radiatingblade/32/143170_2.png) [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/1 "2019-05-25T19:36:11Z")
### Game Version: 1.3.22960.2 - Build 22960 ### Issue: When armored elephant units attack their animation in definitive edition mode is glitchy and not smooth as it is in classic mode. ### Reproduction Steps: 1. Produce armored elephant units in definitive edition mode 2. Task the armored elephant units to attack other units or a building and observe the glitchy animation. ### Armored Elephant Animation - Classic Mode https://player.vimeo.com/video/338457860 ### Armored Elephant Animation - Definitive Edition Mode https://player.vimeo.com/video/338457913 This issue was originally reported by @FilipGeorg995 here: [The two major AI problems](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/the-two-major-ai-problems/32628/10) ---
**Author:** ![Penelinfi](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/penelinfi/32/27715_2.png) [@Penelinfi](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Penelinfi)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/2 "2019-06-11T07:19:11Z")
This has been an issue since beta…not sure why this would occur unless they messed up the frame placement for the animations ---
**Author:** ![Edsato82](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/edsato82/32/44737_2.png) [@Edsato82](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Edsato82)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/3 "2019-08-20T19:23:23Z")
Fix armored elephant animation attack! please! When attacking, it seems that he was attacking with his butt or attacking sideways. ---
**Author:** ![DmitryO325](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/dmitryo325/32/29791_2.png) [@DmitryO325](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DmitryO325)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/4 "2020-06-05T13:05:09Z")
Game Version: Build: 36211 Platform: Steam Operating System: Windows 10 Issue: Good day, dear developers! Today, when playing on a random map, I found that armored (only armored) elephants attack 45 degrees to the right. In other words, the attack animation is incorrect. Please fix it! ![20200616002240_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/f/0/f02700baf20d374413a37b431e40218ca7d21972.jpeg) ![20200616002300_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/7/9/796b3e8a899ffe6fd109a266d8f076d75552d873.jpeg) ![20200616002304_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/0/f/0f0bfaa3417ca051b7e531bbadb8e5069e24cd9c.jpeg) ![20200616002309_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/6/6/66a3fef18c289d971e8317ed1a98f53b54b10794.jpeg) ![20200616002332_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/6/8/6805d045d7340e59000d80a41e713122fc2aa902.jpeg) ![20200616002424_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/f/f/ff403ba987bdc62812c05bdedab37987c2d00f51.jpeg) ![20200616002432_1](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/2/c/2cec2ce39f6161c6753dc347a32b097c7f9b1377.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/5 "2020-06-05T15:35:48Z")
> [@DmitryO325](#): > > only armored Yes, I can confirm. This bug only happens to [armored elephant](https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Armored_Elephant). [War elephant](https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/War_Elephant_(Age_of_Empires)) is unaffected. ---
**Author:** ![RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/radiatingblade/32/143170_2.png) [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/6 "2020-07-09T23:41:45Z")
This bug is still present in update 38862. ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/7 "2020-07-10T00:22:49Z")
Indeed it is. Did not seem to change at all. ---
**Author:** ![DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/dappertrout1297/32/79856_2.png) [@DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DapperTrout1297)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/8 "2020-07-10T07:28:38Z")
As far as I can tell it seems, that armored elephant has some missing frames in attack animation. ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/9 "2020-07-10T16:48:40Z")
> [@DapperTrout1297](#): > > armored elephant has some missing frames in attack animation Exactly. Unfortunately it wasn’t fixed in [update 38862](https://steamcommunity.com/games/1017900/announcements/detail/2542794099151308138) 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![DmitryO325](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/dmitryo325/32/29791_2.png) [@DmitryO325](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DmitryO325)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/10 "2020-07-11T07:32:20Z")
It is very bad((((((( ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/11 "2020-09-26T05:02:37Z")
> [@anon63664082](#): > > This bug is still present in update 38862. **Hero Hannibal** is affected as well, as it shares the same unit type: ![ArmoredElephantBuggyAnims](https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/0/f/0f80c1d23b6457889bf9c116f3387652f0f8d22e.gif) ![otherangle](https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/d/2/d21535fcad094e058e7b251a5b9448a5dcc698b1.gif) ---
**Author:** ![RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/radiatingblade/32/143170_2.png) [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/12 "2021-04-07T23:45:10Z")
This bug is still present in update 46777. ---
**Author:** ![ExemptedScarf68](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/exemptedscarf68/32/28775_2.png) [@ExemptedScarf68](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ExemptedScarf68)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/13 "2021-04-08T02:28:38Z")
They are already planning the next update, probably it will come soon! ---
**Author:** ![Penelinfi](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/penelinfi/32/27715_2.png) [@Penelinfi](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Penelinfi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/14 "2021-04-12T02:00:54Z")
This bug has been around since the release. I guess it’s one of those “when will it be ready?” Things. Soon ™️ How soon? When it’s ready © ® ™️ ---
**Author:** ![ExemptedScarf68](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/exemptedscarf68/32/28775_2.png) [@ExemptedScarf68](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ExemptedScarf68)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/15 "2021-04-12T19:34:44Z")
Unfortunately, I also have identified already some old problems that still show up as well. Probably the devs will never spent on this game the same time they do with the other two, but this last update is a signalization by them that they listen to us and are aware of the issues and demands we point out! But I hope that this means a turning point on their schedule of updates for it. ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/16 "2021-04-12T19:52:36Z")
Can’t developers just copy the animations from War Elephant to Armored Elephant? 🙄 I guess not? ---
**Author:** ![DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/dappertrout1297/32/79856_2.png) [@DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DapperTrout1297)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/17 "2021-04-12T19:54:46Z")
They don’t look same so its not possible you have to make different frames. If you would use same animations for missing part you would have some animation war elephant and some with armored elephant. ---
**Author:** ![FurtherLime7936](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/furtherlime7936/32/113417_2.png) [@FurtherLime7936](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/FurtherLime7936)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/18 "2021-04-13T13:19:38Z")
It’s near middle of 2021, for a game that was released at 2018 and this, which could be fixed ASAP if it is a bug for either AOE 2 DE or AOE 3DE, but for AOE DE is left here!!! cmon fix this. ---
**Author:** ![DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/dappertrout1297/32/79856_2.png) [@DapperTrout1297](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DapperTrout1297)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/19 "2021-04-13T15:38:08Z")
Well at least they haven’t said working as intended like War Gaming would say 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/slenderbadger98/32/136923_2.png) [@SlenderBadger98](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SlenderBadger98)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082/20 "2021-07-30T16:00:56Z")
Armored elephants from AoE1:DE vs. war elephants from AoE2:DE: [![](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/9/e910739b9ee222b7b7125f3c52ac676822721977.jpeg "AoE2 vs AoE1 | AoE II: Definitive Edition") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaosNoppPU4) [Next page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/armored-elephant-glitchy-animation/38082.md?page=2)