# The bow does not shoot an arrow

**URL:** <https://forums.funcom.com/t/the-bow-does-not-shoot-an-arrow/208325>\
**Category:** PlayStation Bug Reports\
**Tags:** Report-Received, bug\
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/the-bow-does-not-shoot-an-arrow/208325 "2022-09-28T10:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Damon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/damon/32/102150_2.png) [@Damon](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Damon)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/the-bow-does-not-shoot-an-arrow/208325/2 "2022-09-29T01:37:32Z")

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can confirm

> [@Explosive Arrow Bug (following patch 1.81) SOLO Mode](https://forums.funcom.com/t/explosive-arrow-bug-following-patch-1-81-solo-mode/207806/13):
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> **Problem: Explosive Arrows Bugged.**  
> **Reason this is Important: Harvesting Star Metal.**
> 
> Did some testing in SOLO mode,  
> there seems to be some overlap with Official Servers on this issue.  
> Hopefully someone will get some benefit from what I have found.
> 
> (Again worth saying here that ammunition seems to work normally when equipped to thralls, the problem is a thrall can be persuaded to attack a goat with an explosive arrow, but no amount of prodding will get them to shoot at a meteorite).
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> The fastest way I found for testing, is to equip the ammunition to hotbar, if the stack in inventory does not decrease after firing the mechanic for that munition is broken.
> 
> Arrows that still **function normall** y (if BUG is present) from Vanilla Game::  
> Abysmal, Acid, Firespark, Flinthead, Ice Shard, Ironhead, Oil, Smoke, Snake,
> 
> Arrows that are **bugged::**  
> Ancient Arrows, Explosive, Healing, Light, Poison, Razor, Steel.
> 
> Since this bug happens 100% of the time, if present at all, the work around I have found is:
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> * * *
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> _WORK AROUND_  
> **use ORBS, they still function normally, even with this Bug present**  
> I used a combination of 1 Gaseous Orb, and 1 Demon-fire Orb per meteorite, and was able to harvest all 3 meteorites I was able to locate while testing.
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> * * *
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> Addendum:: I also tried a variety of bows and found no difference in my results, also I tried both legitimately fashioning and Admin creating ammunitions also found no difference in performance of the ammunitions.
> 
> \*PS4, original internal HD, 250 GB free of 872 GB.  
> running SOLO mode, test in both Admin, and regular single player mode, Conan Exiles Map.

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