# Vassal asked me to post this

**URL:** <https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-asked-me-to-post-this/9773>\
**Category:** Technical Support & Bugs\
**Created:** [March 27, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-asked-me-to-post-this/9773 "2019-03-27T12:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/vassal-asked-me-to-post-this/9773/3 "2019-09-26T20:16:08Z")

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Thus spake rabbitisle:

> I just replied to another post for the same issue. A workaround is to  
> install java8 and use this to run vassal. However, it would be nice if  
> the maintainer(s) posts an update on this issue (illegal reflective  
> access).

There’s a test build for Java 9 and later linked from this thread:

> [@Upgrading to a newer version of Java](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/upgrading-to-a-newer-version-of-java/10005/1):
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> I’ve been banging my head against the wall for a few weeks now to have a test build working with a version of Java newer than Java 8. Just a few minutes ago I solved the last major issue I know of, which was working around the fact that the classes we use to play sound were deprecated and then removed after Java 8. Expect a test build sometime this week.

–  
J.

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