How to Fix the Winter Map Artillery Glitch in Shields of Loyalty

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The Winter Map Artillery Glitch in Shields of Loyalty—where artillery gets stuck or hangs mid-action under fog of war—has been a known issue since early builds. There isn't an official fix yet, but several community-suggested workarounds may help you bypass or reduce the impact

🔧 Workaround Solutions
1.Scout the Area First

Cause: The bug often occurs when artillery is firing at enemies hidden under fog of war.

Fix: Send a scout or flying unit to reveal the target area before using the artillery.

This ensures line-of-sight is established, preventing the targeting system from freezing.

2. Avoid Targeting Unseen Units

Don't attempt to fire at locations where the enemy might be, unless directly visible.

Use spells or other abilities to reveal terrain if you can't scout manually.

3. Use Manual Save Before Firing

Even though the game uses auto-saves, create a manual save before firing artillery (when allowed).

If the freeze happens, reload from the manual save rather than restarting the whole mission.

4. Move Artillery Closer

Keeping artillery too far back (especially behind hills or cliffs) seems to trigger the bug more often.

Try moving units closer for better visibility and accuracy.

5. Restart Game If It Freezes

If the game hangs mid-animation and doesn't resolve:

Exit to desktop.

Relaunch and load the last available auto-save (at start of the round).

Re-strategize your artillery usage that round.

🔄 Has It Been Patched?

As of the latest community threads:

No permanent patch has been issued.

The dev team at Zebik Media Interactive has acknowledged the issue and said they're working on it.

You can check the latest patch notes on the Shields of Loyalty Steam page or join their Discord server for direct updates.