# Game hangs on enemy turns **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Discussion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563 "2019-12-17T18:47:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trihero1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@trihero1](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/trihero1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/1 "2019-12-17T18:47:17Z")
Specifically happened 2 missions in a row: my assault in the first one used return fire with an Iconoclast (shotgun) and the game hung on their turn my assault in t he second mission used overwatch with an iconoclast (shotgun) and the game hung on their turn The commonality seems to be firing during their turn using a shotgun. When I swapped to an assault rifle the game did not hang so thankfully I was able to find a way to continue the game. ---
**Author:** ![Kings\_Rook](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/kings_rook/32/942_2.png) [@Kings\_Rook](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Kings_Rook)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/2 "2019-12-17T19:07:44Z")
you report these with the in game F12 bug reporter? ---
**Author:** ![Southlane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/southlane/32/1809_2.png) [@Southlane](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Southlane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/3 "2019-12-17T19:11:23Z")
There is a bug introduced with the new patch. My game hangs too. There is talk that reinstalling the game fixes it. Not a good option I know. ---
**Author:** ![trihero1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@trihero1](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/trihero1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/4 "2019-12-17T19:32:17Z")
How can I report such a bug if the game hangs completely? I can’t even accesss the menu. I’ve also tried reloading the save but the save itself says error so no, I don’t think I can use an in game reporter. ---
**Author:** ![Kings\_Rook](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/kings_rook/32/942_2.png) [@Kings\_Rook](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Kings_Rook)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/5 "2019-12-17T19:34:45Z")
the bug reporter is technically a separate program from the game and should take priority. :edit: way back in BB3 during the hanging-on-crabman-jumping-off-ledge bug, we could still F12 report it despite the game hanging forever ---
**Author:** ![mocki02](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/mocki02/32/1630_2.png) [@mocki02](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/mocki02)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/6 "2019-12-17T19:51:59Z")
BUG Ticket made an Uploaded. ---
**Author:** ![Spainman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/spainman/32/2254_2.png) [@Spainman](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Spainman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/7 "2019-12-17T20:29:53Z")
Yep. Pretty constant now. Have bug reported it 3 out of the nine or ten times it has happened. Didn’t happen before the update. Great game mind you. ---
**Author:** ![Pook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Pook](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pook)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/8 "2019-12-17T20:40:37Z")
Happening on my scavenge mission. Never happened before the 16th. ---
**Author:** ![Killa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@Killa](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Killa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/9 "2019-12-17T21:53:36Z")
same issue, and never before this patch ((((( all missions, every 2-3 turns ---
**Author:** ![Pr8Dator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pr8Dator](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pr8Dator)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/10 "2019-12-17T22:05:37Z")
Just curious about 1 possibility; All of us having these freezes and lockups, do you guys run any mods? I do and I get these freezes… I am just thinking if it might have anything to do with mods. Didn’t have problems before the patch though. ---
**Author:** ![lonetac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@lonetac](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/lonetac)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/11 "2019-12-17T23:17:16Z")
happening on all missions now. i cant even play. no mods here. i run vanilla and also reinstalled. happened for the first time after the recent patch. ---
**Author:** ![Baevoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Baevoose](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Baevoose)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/12 "2019-12-17T23:37:53Z")
It just happened to me with a shotgun overwatch shot ---
**Author:** ![Pr8Dator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pr8Dator](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pr8Dator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/13 "2019-12-18T00:17:53Z")
ok, thanks for confirming that it has nothing to do with mods. ---
**Author:** ![Pr8Dator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pr8Dator](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pr8Dator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/14 "2019-12-18T00:25:35Z")
So far, we have established that: 1. Verifying do not solve the problem 2. Mods is not the issue 3. Some people don’t have this problem but unfortunately a great many of us do 4. Freezes happens during enemy turns regardless of the kind of mission 5. It happens whether or not facehuggers or sirens are in the mission or not 6. These freezes did not occur before the patch. Issue to be explored: 1. Shotgun overwatch? (anyone can take note of this and provide an update please?) ---
**Author:** ![Pook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Pook](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pook)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/15 "2019-12-18T01:46:54Z")
> [@Pr8Dator](#): > > Shotgun overwatch? (anyone can take note of this and provide an update please?) If you’re asking if the rest of us had a shotgun overwatch going on when this happened… There is a high possibility that I did as 5/6 of my squad were sniper/shotgun combo. ---
**Author:** ![Karri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@Karri](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Karri)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/16 "2019-12-18T01:49:05Z")
No overwatch at all on my freezes. I get the sound effect as if AI turn is about to end, and then the “eerie” sound just continues. I think it’s some AI movement loop. I’ve encountered this twice now(reported once), and am pretty sure I had used warcry on both occasions. Both times worms were around. ---
**Author:** ![Pr8Dator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pr8Dator](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pr8Dator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/17 "2019-12-18T01:53:26Z")
ok, so its nothing to do with shotgun overwatch. In fact, you are right that my freezes usually happens towards the end of the enemy turn too! ---
**Author:** ![Pr8Dator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Pr8Dator](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Pr8Dator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/18 "2019-12-18T01:54:12Z")
So far, we have established that: 1. Verifying do not solve the problem 2. Mods is not the issue 3. Some people don’t have this problem but unfortunately a great many of us do 4. Freezes happens during enemy turns regardless of the kind of mission 5. Freeze usually happens towards the end (or in fact at the end of) the enemy turn 6. Shotgun overwatch is not the issue 7. It happens whether or not facehuggers or sirens are in the mission or not 8. These freezes did not occur before the patch. Issues to explore: 1. Are you playing on a PC or laptop when your freeze happened? (mine happened on a laptop) ---
**Author:** ![jabir.st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jabir.st](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/jabir.st)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/19 "2019-12-18T05:01:46Z")
They fixed something and broke something else seems like very basic testing is not happening. ---
**Author:** ![Lantalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Lantalia](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Lantalia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563/20 "2019-12-18T06:30:41Z")
I’m getting this, so far, every time has been while killing an enemy (possibly the last one to move), via overwatch. It has happened with multiple different weapon types, and was not happening over the weekend [Couldn’t get F12 to respond on the first one, but it worked on the repros] [Next page](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/game-hangs-on-enemy-turns/7563.md?page=2)