# Using Vortex while units are subject to an Implode causes them to get stuck **URL:** \ **Category:** AoM - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212 "2025-02-25T13:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zagorathaus/32/29610_2.png) [@ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ZagorathAus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/1 "2025-02-25T13:14:06Z")
- ## Game Version: Latest - ## Build Number: Latest - ## Platform: Unknown - ## Operating System: Unknown > ## Issue: Seen in a recent cast by IamBoit of a game between KeeN\_Sevro and Miniyeti67, both playing Kronos. Sevro cast Implode, Yeti cast Vortex to get his units out of it. They then got stuck and were unable to move. Eventually after an attack on the stuck units by Sevro, some but not all of the units got unstuck. If you manually delete the units, their corpses stay stuck on the map for the rest of the game. ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/5/25d3286c65b8bcc87982fb86d72b572982277dab.jpeg) > ### Trigger Event: Cast Vortex > ### Repro Steps: 1. Play Kronos vs Kronos 2. One player age up to Mythic Age with Atlas, one age up with Helios. 3. Atlas player cast Implode into a mass of Helios units. 4. Helios player cast Vortex to an area away from the implosion. 5. Watch as the units get stuck. ---
**Author:** ![ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zagorathaus/32/29610_2.png) [@ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ZagorathAus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/2 "2025-02-25T13:25:11Z")
[2025-02-24-15062326-rm\_savannah-keen\_sevro\_kro-miniyeti67\_kro.mythrec](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/short-url/3lFMpl7eRdSoRlvKh1ZtpMCm2G8.mythrec) (13.1 MB) Rec of the game being casted ---
**Author:** ![ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zagorathaus/32/29610_2.png) [@ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ZagorathAus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/3 "2025-02-26T06:32:48Z")
Oh, even worse: allegedly (though I did not confirm this myself) the deleted units _kept taking up population space_ permanently. ---
**Author:** ![Bareunnamu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@Bareunnamu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Bareunnamu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/4 "2025-02-26T17:11:53Z")
Hey, I just did an experiment after reading this post, and it certainly has a bug. I wrote a post on [Reddit.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AgeofMythology/comments/1iysjhr/using_vortex_against_implode_causes_a_bug/) ---
**Author:** ![ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zagorathaus/32/29610_2.png) [@ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ZagorathAus)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/5 "2025-03-01T13:52:01Z")
[![](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/2/4212ca10a59f877ee44cc427a26f855efa9d88cb.jpeg "This Is The Correct Reaction To This Sort Of A GAME BREAKING Bug") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enmjNwaG2c&t=1248) 20:48 in that video is where it begins. The good thing is, watching this video seems to confirm that the population space issue is _not_ real. ---
**Author:** ![ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zagorathaus/32/29610_2.png) [@ZagorathAus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ZagorathAus)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/6 "2025-03-01T13:54:14Z")
Oh cool, thanks! I’ve been mostly off of Reddit since the API debacle 2 years ago. I hang out mostly on Lemmy these days. ---
**Author:** ![FE\_Yorkie](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fe_yorkie/32/172479_2.png) [@FE\_Yorkie](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/FE_Yorkie)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/using-vortex-while-units-are-subject-to-an-implode-causes-them-to-get-stuck/270212/7 "2025-03-04T16:07:26Z")
Hi @ZagorathAus, thank you for the report, this is a known issue and is being tracked 🙂