Known Glitches
and Fixes when I have them
Last Update: 09/23/2009
Popular or recent glitches have this icon next to them
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Rings and Orbs
Locks on my rings -- Soulbound Rings
The little gold locks are not going to stop you from playing. It means that all your rings are soulbound to you on this account. Soulbound means you can not trade or sell your rings to other Gaia members. You can salvage them for orbs or sell them to the stores for 2 gold.
There is no way to remove soulbinding. The rings in the MP are rings acquired before the soulbinding took effect on Dec. 8th, 2008. Once those ring are equipped they too will become soulbound.
Link to the official statement from Qixter
Fix! It's not broken there is no need for a fix!
Ring is a "?"
Fix! log out and back in
Orb upgrade glitch
When you are upgrading you get to a point where the screen won't let you upgrade anymore, the upgrade button stays depressed.
Fix! Reload your game and add orbs slowly.
Can't seem to salvage my rings
When you click on them and then the salvage button nothing comes up (the warning asking if you really want to salvage), both the upgrade and salvage button just go dark so you cant click on them anymore.
Fix! This is lag, so log off and wait a few minutes and log back on. Salvage your rings slowly and you should be fine.
When salvaging rings, the orb count goes down instead of up
Fix! Upgrading another ring or relog into zOMG! and the orb count corrects itself
exclaim Defib not working on some other people (who are not in your crew)
There is a glitch where some avatars are not completely getting logged out (or have
the evil twin glitch) so defibbing them will not work. (They have been stuck there for days.)
post (5/25)
Other Ring Issues
Check out the section for the Rings Mini Guide
Loading, Lag, Moving Issues, Stuck, and GIM
Server Loading Errors
Init Map glitch Fix! Wait for 5 to 15 minutes and try again
104 Time out Fix! Keep trying
Lag
Fix! Refresh your page or close browser and reload from the beginning, waiting 2 to 5 minutes to log back on (changing servers can help as well).
Tip! "If you go to the menu, click options then graphic options, and change your setting to My Ring Animantions Only. Aslo go to your Silhouetting / Show Avatar and uncheck it. And lastly, you can lower the resolution or Graphic Quality. I personally get much considerably lag in medium, and usually stick to it, but when I get to something that is going to require all of my attention, I turn it all the way down to low. At that point any text becomes choppy, but I don't know anyone who pays attention to the chatbox during a boss battle ;D " --Megumi_is_me
Hung up on a loading screen
Fix! If you're using Firefox, adblock maybe to blame. If you disable adblock and reload the game the map will load fine and it'll let you play. Another work around is to just use another browser.
Movement glitch (walking disease)
walking disease is when you are stuck walking in one direction, for example left, and cannot go right, and can only stop by sitting, however the player can go up and down
Fix! the usual fix is sit and stand + press all directions
Fix! get stuck on something (rock, tree, etc.) until it wears off (never lasts more than 20 seconds).[2/17]
Game Freeze
Game would freeze only while sitting down to try and regain stamina. As soon as I would stand back up, the game would resume as normal.
Movement glitch (Rubber banding)
You can't move out of the "room" you are in to the next, can move to the edge and even die but can't move about or see monsters nor attack anything.
Fix! Restart broswer, log off for 2 to 5 minutes and/or switch servers. This is a type of the lag in a major way!
Stuck in the Null and can't move or can't exit the null.
Fix! Close the game wait for a few minutes log back on, change server and you should be in Barton.
Stuck in trees/rocks/pillars
Fix! have a friend get on a different layer then you and warp to them
Fix! have someone remote invite you from another layer
Fix! have someone bring monsters to you to daze you where you can awaken and get to null
exclaim Freezing very often while fighting
The sound works and I can still use my rings but the screen is froze/stuck.
post (5/14)
GIM keeps logging in and out
"I have found this happens to me the most when I'm page hopping between zOMG and Gaia (or other sites). *notes* It'll happen on it's own too, but it does it the most (for me) then."
--Jackie Nemo
Fix! Go to My Gaia> Account Settings> Preferences
In the 2nd colum under Gaia Instant Messenger turn off the auto popup AND the auto log in.
Fix! Sign out and wait 2-5 minutes before logging back in
Badges, Quests and NPCs
Hive Refugee--Graphic are missing.
exclaim Kill Counter
There is a kill counter in your My Gaia > Quests > Badges (
or just click here for that Badge Status page)
This page updates every 5 minutes.
Note: The Gift Box 50 badge was previous counting the wrong animated (ring boxes) but any ones you have killed after the fix will be counted correctly.
NPC won't give me my repeatable quest
Fix! Some NPCs for repeatable quests need to be spoken to twice. Once to get your reward and once to renew the quest.
Fix! Some NPCs won't talk to you unless you are the right CL.
Tip! Check out the Repeatable Quests Mini Guide below for some tips on what CL to be when doing a repeatable quest.
Quest are not updating as they should on My Gaia page or on the PDA
Quest flags not leaving or reappearing on map and can not be turned off
One Example: NPC has a permanent question mark (Trip)
Fix: None yet [2/15]
No word bubble on Trixie
While trying to lowering my CL, the word bubble on Trixie doesn't appear?
Fix: None yet
Quest Glitch?
Check out the section on Non-functioning Quests
Graphics Issues
Avatars for players and NPCs appearing as outlines
They may appear after time.
Fix! It's our friend "lag" again, just reload/switch servers. Part of the program is just loading too slow.
Where is the monster?
I am getting attacked by something invisible. You should still be able to target the monster with the target key on keyboard to attack it.
Fix! It's our friend "lag" again, the monsters should appear eventually, sometimes after they die. This happens frequently in the Shallow Seas
I can't see my avatar (just a shadow)
This is most likely the Ghost Ring invisibility glitch
When using the ring you are left invisible, only a "shadowy circle can be seen
Fix! You need to fight something that has a debuff that's visible(like sand fluffs and the sea sprites is SS) a few times until it sticks to your avatar.
No Graphics for orbs / gold or for monsters
Fix! Slow load of part of the program, reload/switch servers.
Tip! Try watching your orb count before you open a basket, chest or crate and/or listen for them.
Map Black out glitch
This is where a map you have already explored turns black again and you have to re-explore it to see the map.
Fix: None yet
Misc. Stuff
Friend request not going to main site
Fix: None yet
Clan displaying your clan on all players info. sheets in game
Fix: None yet
"Oh No! I selvaged my only attack ring!" This is not a glitch just user error but I'll stick it here anyways. If you don't read the prompts and selvage your only attack ring there is only three things you can do.
1. Start over by making a new account.
2. Crew with other and hope for a ring drop.
3. Buy a new one in the Market place.
That's it. Oh and next time the game gives you a prompt, read and make sure you understand what you are reading before clicking that OK button!
NOTE: Some things may not be broken for everyone. This list is not complete. Updates once a week or as I can find the time. Date is the date of my posting not the date of the start of the glitch. Always check your game play after an update to check for fixed glitches and quests. Your input is need so please post and correct me if I have something wrong or missed something. And let me know if a glitch is fixed. Thank You
Sensual Soul
*Disclaimer: These fixes are suggest fixes from myself and from you the players of zOMG!, they may not work for everyone.
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