#beta-discussion
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my baaad
I do know that for each spirit you get +1 candle
this game is so fun but it is also so hard
Please re-read the rules if you're unclear about that
in a sense
Just be patient 😊 you’ll get there!
It takes time to make friends and to get hearts. This game is intended to be played slowly
I understand it can be hard when there are so many cool cosmetics 😍
Gathering hearts is basically doing the same thing over and over again
A good balance between investing in your friends and buying stuff works pretty well
i have to say this every day, playing with controller is sooooooooooooooo satisfying!!!
Get wax, send a friend a heart, hope for one in return
ds4
have like 2/3 friends that you are hearts with.. to many and you can't get enough candles
Not sure what you're asking @rich flame
I really want to try playing with a controller. Does anyone know which ones are compatible, or how that works?
no, you'll also have my credit card
I just want to join the beta☹️
Which beta?
iOS or android?
in ios13, ds4 works, xbox controller works, all mfi controllers are also work on ios12
IOS
OK hang in there and wait for the next wave of invites
Okay...
Ty @empty inlet !
have you guys ever not reported a bug/glitch because of one thing or another (maybe you didn't think it was a bug or something)
i have a whole garage of them
some of the spirits at the temples seem to be losing their heads
working as intended
Hey guys, somebody knows how I can get in the TV at the secret place ?
Same question ^
That was the spirit from day before yesterday
The office spirit changes every day
I wonder if they'll incorporate that into other areas, it's a good idea
I need to get a spirit to turn on the TV?
They're here
What DeathByPanda is saying ... that TV spirit is not active today
@junior nimbus Not specifically, you can only use it on a given day
No, you can’t get into the TV at all
Anybody ever expierence grey pillars?
The office changes each day. The tv was active day before yesterday
@rich flame That happens when you've done the race for the day
@rich flame Would you not post pics in this channel please? You can post them in #beta-screenshots-videos
Oh sorry
Dose the height potion ever wear out
Post them in that channel and reference them here if you like
I had it for the whole day
@spark lance They added it? The potion re-rolls your height, it's permanent
I think the height potion is supposed to be permanent
@stoic badger i see thx, how do you it’s when ? Is it every Saturday ?
Oh
@junior nimbus we don't know, it's all new
I’m so tall that my head sticks out of my hat
@junior nimbus The office area is too new, we don't know how many things can happen every day
We're still finding new things ^-^
Ask us in a month 😆
Teehee
If it works on a cycle, when a spirit is spotted that hops between pizza is when the loop is complete
@spark lance Please post pics in the #beta-screenshots-videos channel, and not here
@spark lance You can always use a height potion to re-roll your height again
L
Ugh 😑 the seasonal spirit at the vault is a pain. I completed it but then I fell when I want to lit the fire. I realize I didn’t get it. All of the work for nothing 😭😭
Yeah that one can take multiple attempts. Did you do it with some others?
Yes there was another player, looks like i need to return to the vault again
@junior nimbus you could fly back to the island to complete it
We are "supposed"to fall so far as I know
When I fell I couldn’t click on the emote to activate it. The spirit was free but the button was too far above 😦
aye, i tried the vault once and the dude i ended up working with droped our flame
Just fly back and click it
I had a hard time with vault as well. Required patience. And the glitch didn't help much.
we were close to the end
@hushed jackal this Season Spirits are tough 😂
I'm already anxious with anticipation of having to do the Forest seasonal again on live 😅
It's not too difficult but people tend to jump in and rush it
@junior nimbus They are a pain in the... Forest was not gentle as well. Is fine i guess
I gave up in the forest after a while because other players got angry. So I just wait till they finished it 😂
It took 7 attempts for me to do the spirit in forest
when did the last season end, btw? i wanna know how close we are to the two weeks
I think we have a week left
The last attempt the two other players with me kinda led me to where the mushrooms helped
What's the possibility that developers push out the next season to take time to finish with bugs
@sterile steeple haha yes yes i am scared too. I should play at night when all of they players are sleeping
I wanna say I'm scared but waiting for Animal Crossing New Horizons has taught me patience for developers 😋
@junior nimbus you just get put in instances with players from different time zones lol
hsdjkf
LOL
i'm always on in the middle of the night so almost everyone i meet only speaks japanese
At my time zone at 3-7 am is when I almost meet no one.
Hey guys, so im in the office area, i flew around and got the spirit there but there was no statue to burn after ??
the spirits there are considered as Easter Eggs so there’s nothing to burn
Oh ok thank you
they could push out winter and make the beta one spring
When will the PC beta come out?
@high skiff No word on that yet
Oof
If you’ve signed up to their newsletter on thatskygame.com, you’ll be told when it starts
iOS - summer season
Android - fall season
PC - winter 2 season?
I wouldnt read into it on specific schedules, they’re just working on more platforms as they’re able to. It appears that Android will be the focus for a bit until they get a smooth version of that out.
someone said friends and exploration and that gave me an idea
gates that rely on number
There will be lots of info posted here too when/if a new platform is going to have a beta and other related news.
Where is meditation spot today?
its in the clearing, start of forest ^^
ans: "Chewing 5 gum"
has anyone tried to cheese getting the forest seasonal spirit by using the 25 heart umbrella?
Ohhh!
Cheese?
i have enough hearts for it on my live toon and i'm debating sitting around the day the season goes live and helping people with my new umbrella ^^
cheese as in, find an easier way
i did but it didn't change much. the players don't lose cape power while holding the spirit and the umbrella doesn't protect the spirit so it's not useful there
at least in the way i did
yeah, it's a shame haha
come on new friend I want to test something with umbrella
not-new-friend left
I want to see if two people can hold hands AND hold umbrella
someone come try it out
they can :D
I don’t have an umbrella, but I can sign on and hold hands
actually you can piggyback someone, hold an umbrella and hold the hand of someone holding an umbrella piggybacking someone lol
Lol omg
lol pics please XD
I feel like I’ve been all over the isle of dawn looking for the new seasonal emote. Any hints?
|| look for the hole on the left ||
How long has beta been goign on
Android beta? Since last week. Entire beta? Since January 2018.
edit at Mirian's merciless, torrential poking
First Android invites went out on Friday, which is technically last week. ^^
pssstt anyone has any suggestions i could play for the flute ?
@arctic pecan found it. Thanks!
wooo!!! wb 
zelda songs in the flute are so good ^^
Still have to get the others first
oooo yes Zelda Lullaby and Storm Song are good
Good Luck Apex !
the easy one has to be in the || Prairie! Where the bird call guy at ||
!tags
need help @sleek wind ?
Nope. Figured out through a search. Thanks @spark lance
I’m at 2 emotes for the season ||prairie and the pain that is hidden forest. That one took six tries ||
anything I need to do for size change spell?
I got the prairie one but was denied it due to a bug. When I went back to try again, the door said I needed 5 of the seasonal spirits to even get through the door. Muscled past the terrible one in the hidden forest, still can’t get the one in the vault after 4 tries. So tiring to go through it over and over and lose it at the very end. So after I finally earned the right to get through the prairie door again - can’t get the spirit because even though I don’t have it, the game thinks I have it.
I reported the bug but so far no fix for me.
@arctic pecan
Despacito?
R. E. S. P. E. C. T.
Hotel California
Electric Slide
... anything by Taylor Swift 😂🤣
... Free Bird!
I lost my beta access. Is the beta testing over?
@urban inlet Did you hit the Stop Testing button, or was this a while ago?
No. Neither
Two weeks ago beta access was revoked
A new link was posted last week for beta testing
I wasn’t aware of this
Ah, that sucks D:
Where can I find this link
The link is no longer available as the beta is full
It is... Make sure to check the news channels for more updates
On #news you can also tap the blue cape icon at the bottom to get beta update notifications
Will they be expanding it again any?
Wait, wait, so if I hold hands w/ 2 friends, and piggyback onto someone else who also is...? What hijinks ensue?! 😃
@urban inlet They might be, but there’s no word on that currently
Darn. I was one of the first testers at the original beta too. This makes me kinda upset.
u_u
theres a height difference bc tgc wants heights to mirror how its like irl
Cool
Ahhhh I’m big fooot now
Want to be normal again 😭
I’m glad that tgc are working on that.
The seasonal hat with the little lights makes everyone look like mushrooms. It reminds me of Fantasia
TGC is actually working on a sort of spell that you buy with candles from a spirit (maybe a seasonal one) that actually lets you randomize/reset your height
we already have that spell
awh i’m stupid 😂
i heard them mention it in the livestream i didn’t think it was active :0
but then there was an update
anyone else think the masks sorta look like how mimes do their makeup? :0
So the chibi mask doesn't make you short but plump, if you are originally short
It just appeared for me after a relogin
chibi mask ❌ chubby mask ✅
Someone might like that, while I prefer a chibi mask that would make a originally short guy still shorter than others when he or she puts on the mask
@spark lance how do I get it, is it a part of the secret area?
not sure, it just appeared for me late today
Is it valid to report that the beta patch is not released yet on the live version, as a bug? Because I need the light update
what light update?
Today's spirit is so sad. I think it's someone staying late and missing out on family overnight, and only leaving in the morning 😢 TGC works hard on this game. 😶
;;-;; eyeah
really hope the people there getting well deserve breaks
most of these spirit quests in the office are just...sad
apparently the new reset spell is random
Just took a friend to wasteland to try out the seasonal umbrella
keep checking your spells area
- it doesn't really put off that much light. Making a flame casts more light than the "glowing" umbrella
- if you cast a glow spell, the umbrella will be affected as well
I wonder if they are on here
the friend I took to wasteland
Hahahaha
we flew backwards into the mountains
@rich wolf ?
Cool hahaha what a coincidence 
Seasonal spirit statue in the vault spawning in midair... is that on purpose?
was wanting to see if the seasonal umbrella could light up that area even a tiny bit ... but no luck
Yeah
fireworks work best
Glowing spell with umbrella is crazy 🤣
lets be honest, if this game was big as wow in maps we would have no life
but really thought since the umbrella would be bioluminescent it'd be a little bit better than 🔥
@neat shoal could be. You have to fly back to the island then click the emote button
Yess I wanted to see if glows under dark water I couldn’t test it but I guess not.
those mountains are a nice empty (not quite oob area)
great for music instruments as well
might be the new Holey Hills?
I have a question so if I wanted to get more seasonal candles from the beta version would I be charged?
I don't get it. There is no seasonal candles pack in the store.
that's because its beta
I think it’s the same thing
So you can't buy seasonal candles, so you can't be charged
Exactly xD
Umm are u sure ?
most of stuff in beta is "free" anyways
and everything in the beta store is free
Some of it yeah but not most of it tho
did anyone else fly around the easter egg office areas sky today and collect the spirits... only to get nothing?
I did
I wonder... since the flute is so quiet... what if you took it to a really quiet area
I mean I hope it’s free tho Bc if not I needa know now
@spark lance It also wouldn’t be enjoyable, these spaces are small but have a lot of purposeful design. I think the main thing missing with the maps is what was present in beta maps though - the old maps had more depth and detail that better encouraged curiosity and created a better illusion of space
Before I buy
i did it with a bunch of strangers this morning we were all confused ):
wouldn’t be enjoyable? uuhh, more content is always better
@stoic badger I like the map of the beta-Isle of dawn
(might also be easier to find that seasonal tunnel that everyone seems to have a hard time locating)
a few changes with star kids and whatnot and its a great level
How do I exit from office?
U need to have 5 spirits now to get that one tho xD
start a fake fire
warp home or go out the portal
Okie
@rich wolf I like its design but i get why it was dropped from the release as the opening map. The one they have now is much better for new players but id love to see the old design repurposed as a new realm
Thanks Abby
And then enter other level and will be reset
oh hey ruby 😂 no problem
true
I’ve seen videos of the first “homeplace” from the beta and I think it looks better
From the first beta^
you stand in the middle on the giant rotating stone, and its a constellation stone!
the night sky appears!
but then you’d wanna hang out there.. the point is to explore the actual maps though right? : )
@livid ice You mean Aviary?
Well I don’t really know the name of it xD , I’m talking about the first home they made in the game
I like how it was
maybe camping?
any pics ?
@livid ice Is it the one with large cloud archways for each realm with the Eden door in the middle?
That’s when we had our own personal home
Oh wait no one there? That’d be cool xD personal space
we had friend shrines and there were level portals
hmmm....
that was last year
I'm going to take a look at this "camping" idea
maybe campsites instead of "home" areas
places to set up a small social space wherever you want to or something
Aviary and home were separate
@stoic badger IIRC we still had our friends in our own homespace when Aviary was introduced
There was an aviary teleport in home
Why did they had to change it
are there any pics of this placeeee
the friend shrines make me think of tombstone.. could that be the reason they changed it?
Aviary was too resource intensive
Many people complain the game doesn’t run well on their devices already
Oof :/
Having personal space wouldn’t be bad tho ,to play music and stuff
@lofty plover Ima try to look for some in YouTube
That was one of the reasons they cut it anyway, citing the environment artist on a recent stream
send em my way if ya find me pls : )
it was great for ducking into levels without seeing anyone
it'd be smaller than the home area... and you'd have like a small tent and a few other tents (representing friends who also chose that area as a campsite)
How do you report someone again? I think one of my friends found a hacker
Damn xD
@prime grotto If you've already exchanged candles with them, the report function is just above the block icon in the friend interaction tree.
TGC are aware of hackers though and are working on a way to address it.
Why u think is it a hacker ?
do you have photo of them ?
Pics of hacked accounts don't need to be posted here.
oh ....right
we definitely need a way to report strangers
awh that’s ok! it sounded nice
This girl is pretty quick xD
I feel like isn’t fun to look up where is the stuff without trying 100 times
huh
i feel like it would be heavily unedited tho
The video?
ye
oof 39 minutes
yeah that's why
no thx
XD
yeah
i got the forest all on my own hehe (almost cried)
eh
haha ditto
forest much harder than seasonal imo
I was helping some people get forest but it felt like i had less time than usual?
If they get in your way
Is harder
When I was doing the vault someone made a mistake and the spirit fell of to the first floor of the vault
I was like ... bye come back later xD
although i guess we wasted time freaking out because the spirit's health was empty but then it started recharging
what the camping idea basically does is get rid of "Home"
and let you chose which social area you want as a default
I had to redo the vault one, got it second time
There’s a path u gotta follow @tardy dove
i know
:3
I've done forest twice successfully its mostly people pulling the spirit in the wrong direction :,,)
Haha it happens
I think When the update comes I’m either gonna wait till someone do it and get it
Or wait till the end to get it
So they don’t get in the way/I don’t get in their way
probably yeah haha
probably gonna do that for wasteland and forest
wasteland wasn't as hard for me, will probably take some buddies with me in live
A quiet place
to start it'd just be the normal social areas
rip
mood
but it'd be cool to expand to other areas like the Wasteland Mountains
have you guys been to the wasteland mountains?
And I crash 10 times before I learn that I’m in the beta again not the live
Where those mountains?
you know the spot where you crash into the sand
XD right ,and I’ve never crashed in the wasteland with sand :/
you fell into the vortex and woke up face first into the sand
you know
I’ve been crashing by touching chats of other people by mistake while doing actions
its like a cutscene
im just trying to make a place for myself in sky
but
this chat bug man
it kills every friendship i have
imagine telling your crush you like her in sky
well.. from there.. you know you normally go forward toward the water.....
the mountains are the opposite way
Ohhh,
I made a habit of not touching chat at all
I actually never done that
and panicked when i pressed an icon next to it
Beta crashed for me while two diff spirits were flying off into the sky and I had to do them again. Thankfully neither was a seasonal but omg frustrating
It really is getting hard to play bc of the crashes. Thought it would be fixed in the last update.
And the friend that came with me to get the wasteland seasonal was so good and not chatting to prevent accidental chat crashes
how unbelievably dumb forest seasonal is
Yes
i can't even
Ok but I didn’t know
yeah but
I did it with strangers and we did fine until we fell
And the spirit is floating 1000 feet above us
my friend that is where my suffering is
I was so mad
Huh
I touched the statue and fell bc it was floating
I thought the game would somehow let me float with it
Couldn’t believe it when I fell
in the vault I just flew back up, the spirit was still there
Yeah but I was alone so it took forever to get back up there
Stopping at candles for recharge
not unless you're with another million people
it's the only one that with friendship actually sucks
as long as someone doesn't reset the spirit I think
I didn’t get a chance to befriend the stranger that went up there with me before we both fell and got separated
It could be much easier if you did by solo @haughty vigil
@spark lance you should try the table method
@rich wolf wait
if u do it urself its
did you just say
Easier
Does the table block the rain?
I tested them in live, and as long as you are underneath a table, the rain doen't affect you
Act as an umbrella?
(if your head is poking out from the table, you get wet)
that would be a bug I think
Thought the reason it even exists would be to help friends with that quest
the table also blocks the sight of krill
umbrella doesn't
Jesus
if not a bug, a decent suggestion for it to work better when it goes to next update or when it goes live
this is what beta testing is about
you know i wouldn't think that beta would have major bugs that would have chat, which let me add that this is a game for socializing, for it to crash
Why introduce the umbrella with a quest like that and make it not work with it?
i don't even think chat has any changes this time around
just spitballing here, but it could be related to how friends work
i swear my umbrella occasionally sheltered the spirit, but only when it was directly underneath idk
they really changed how friends work and that might unbeknowst affect something in chat
I was considering saving my chair hearts for the umbrella instead just to be able to help friends with that quest. But if it doesn’t work then nah
you don't really have to chat
the umbrella is good (but the seasonal one isn't worth it yet)
i was gonna do the same
Uh oh here we go again
its "bioluminescent" and a flame lights up more area....
umbrellas make for nice photos tho
The seasonal and regular have different uses?
Ah
but I tested umbrella in dark area and it doesn't do much
Not super in love with the capes tbh. Or most of the seasonal stuff. Compared to last season
I wish we had a “please buy the pack it’s free in beta” emote 😩
@blazing sail what makes it not lovable though?
at least umbrella protects you from rain anyway
I really like the cape with the turtleneck, and the seasonal umbrella
And the pan pipes!
i kinda like them, masks not as much tho
I think they subdued the masks from what they were originally
Subdued?
Just personal taste. When I saw people in the fox mask I wanted it so badly. Loved it. Then I found out the deer mask could be earned too. I don’t love everything from last season but there were at least 3 masks and a cape I adore. This season....just cool to have new tools and instruments but I don’t like the look of the cosmetics as much.
made the lines thinner
Not a fan of the masks at all
I see
But I guess that works out for me bc I’ll just keep wearing my deer mask
deer mask is very cool
not a fan of the hairstyles... but the umbrella and instruments are cool
Thank you sky, very cool.
Gives me the vibe of Halloween though
Like I've said before fall if you took out the warm colors
gives me Carnevale vibes
It's like walking down a dark street a couple days before halloween
I think the mask the quest giver wears is really cool
I don’t like many of the accessories on their own, but I’m looking forward to putting together some zany outfits from stuff earned from various seasons.
@blazing sail you a swampbender
If you look closely the mask has the same marking as the seasonal logo
2 hands holding light
that one I like
Honestly the cosmetics like give me the nostolgia smell of just. October yknow.
The ultimate mask...eh. Compare that to the deer mask
Actually what is the ultimate mask
The deer mask is cool but it’s also super flashy
maybe if the capes had colors that popped more?
It doesn’t really match the other masks
Think of what they could have done with a Halloween season. Krill costume. Bat wings. Spiderweb wings. A broom.
And it’s really large and clips through a bunch of hair
@lusty light agree
Jack o lantern head
I like the capes it reminds me of jotaro from jojo lol
Not everyone celebrates halloween too so I bet that was a big part of it
I'd prefer a green over purplish blue
I think the dragon mask stands out the most
They sealed off the skylights in Prairie Cavern. 😭
I was able to climb up one, but could not go back down any of them. There’s an invisible floor just below the top of each skylight.
On the plus side I can stand in midair in the larger skylights and chirp at people below who can see me.
Yeah but it didn’t have to be called Halloween
I think its really about the color
Could have just been a cool creepy season
Just not enthusiast about rain gear
Enthusiastic
I gotta say, I love the masks this season. The masks in Gratitude and Winter were large and flashy, and didn't easily fit in with the style of the standard cosmetics. These seem like they can be combined with the regular items much more nicely.
you hear krill festival being chanted in the background
perhaps having one mask representing each famous ghosts/myths from each regions ?
I really want a krill mask that has the blue and red Lights to scare people but not actually harm them
Like so badly
That's kinda mean lol
you got yourself mini Krill
It’s only mean in the wasteland
Everywhere else it’s fun
Also
Maybe could be used to distract krill
Nah man imagine walking around in prairie a new player a red light Dawn's upon you
I'd still be scared lol
My first time in Wasteland, I didn’t know to be scared until I lost wings
same lol
The first thing I did learning I could be harmed in forest was wait for my light to go out so i already knew what would happen
first recording i have of the game is me and two others getting slammed into the wall by a krill
I don’t think they’ll ever add cosmetics that give you perks
I was always scared anyway because the tension
Doesn’t the umbrella give you a perk?
The umbrella isn’t really a cosmetic
Of course that didnt stop be from being very curious and running into a krill to see what would happen
Having a mask or cape that gives you a buff is different from getting an item that specifically does that one thing
I don’t think I ran into a krill. I just didn’t run from it
tbh i've mostly used the umbrella to shelter myself and make sure this one guy afking in the rain doesn't lose light
I’m not saying the mask would protect you from krill, but call attention away from others
So it would be something you could use to help other players
i think it'd be cool to have something like that
@tardy dove
That's wholesome
You can already do that though
By running into the krill
And running away
And then it’s just for fun scares in places there are no krill
i've jumped at a krill to try get it off another player before
Did it work
hehe
possible color change idea?
People used to intentionally aggravate the krill so it wouldn’t target others
I still haven’t unlocked piggyback with any friends. Will probably not get to use it till it’s live
But now the timer doesn’t reset when the krill doesn’t spot you so you can’t do that anymore
ive seen people to the totem thing and it is beautiful haha
Ah :C
its muppetman
Welp night gamers
^^ i dont like that green bc imo it doesnt match the majority of reg hairstyles
and
reg avatars/characters
Also green goes well with red though so that could possibly look very good ngl
mm
The green doesn’t match with the season theme
mhms
yeah i think blue works better with the season colour
so a green/purple would match with season colour/overall character aesthetics
a green cosmetic would be epic still cuz like
Red and green is great when they're not too rich to look like christmas colors
Even still if you play your cards right you can get away with the ricness
*richness
I honestly just wish I could wear the sun hat with my deer mask and long hair. Kind bummed I can’t
The sun hat should have a long hair option. Or does it already?
green would be nice !!! imo though ,, the best greens for this game would be evergreen greens and pastel greens and mossy greens
have you guys seen little Rascals though
Like, it’s great they give you all these hairstyle options but then the hats limit it again
its a movie from 1994
Haha
oh and yes i agree, just bought long hair and then got the hair but i didnt wanna decide between the two
its a kid sitting on top of another kid underneath that trenchcoat
So is the next season definitely a week away or does it depend on how they progress with the beta?
I think we are just waiting on TGC's announcement's bc they hold the power
None of us really know
but prob
Congrats!
I can’t seem to get the bow emote
Like, I collect the spirit but after a while it disappears?
@warm timber Isle seasonal emote: ||Once you're in the main area of the level, it will be on the left-hand side, but further to the left than the areas most people go.|| If you want more than a hint, let me know. ^^
Hi all! Just a question as a new beta tester - does everybody’s character get wiped once beta for this season is done?
progress gets wiped when TGC needs to start fresh. I don't think it will be wiped right after the season, but I don't know for sure.
Ok — just making sure so I don’t spend time going through Eden to spend ascended candles and stuff just for it to get wiped later
Thanks!
It's highly likely to be wiped at some point
@peak oyster Dont worry too much about collecting everything, just test the game. They could do it at any time and likely will continue do as the game changes so it can be more effectively tested.
Noted. Thanks!
i hope and pray this friend ranking system doesnt stay in the game
For me it entirely depends on what they plan to do with it
Otherwise it’s just a mystery bar in the top
ye
And i get to jokingly tell everyone that im the master of friendship
maybe. it just seems to me that those who have higher rankings are seen as better than others, which is kind of against the whole point of the game. it's not supposed to be a competition, and that's what this system seems to be creating
I find that angle hard to agree with when they’re entirely private (as far as im aware)
If it was a level next to your character name or something like that then i would agree
if it goes public, it would not be a good thing.
Definitely
I think it’s helpful to see the betas TGC do not as content to come specifically but things they’re testing - in game development you fling a lot of stuff at the wall and most of it doesn’t stick, and that can be seen with the two years the game was in beta before release.
TGC just seem to be more public when testing new ideas out to get feedback and data on them so they can make more informed decisions. There’s always things you don’t think will work but do, and things you do think will work but dont, which is why tests are vital.
So no one knows how this ranking system works?
and thats what i love about tgc. they actively look at our feedback
i think the system is cool if it's a totally 100% private thing. we'll see how it works i guess
i have full trust in tgc's process
Same, i was very skeptical of this game at first like i am all free-to-play games, but they won me over with how honestly and transparently they talk about their process and business. No PR spin or half-truths.
exactly
Every time i hear people on their livestreams talk about peoples concerns directly like over the grind i feel surprised, as few companies are willing to bring up the bad things people have to say about their game or product, and would rather reinforce the things they can sell.
me too. i just love tgc hahah
@stoic badger the badge is visible to everyone in the game, once you hit that "helpful friend" level
I dislike it any which way, private or public
it's unnecessary and can cause a lot of stress for some people
@hollow compass Interesting
My guess is that the badge is there to signal to others that you are someone who can help. But the weakness of such a system is that it is not a role the player themself has chosen, so they may be "accosted" by all and everyone even when they just want to play on their own.
It's going to be similar for anyone who wears the beta cape in regards to the secret area.
Once word gets out. 😉
@hollow compass Agreed, if that was their goal then it should be optional, or if you reach it you should be able to toggle it
@hollow compass I mean for that you can just not wear the cape
I know, but it would be nice to be able to wear it and not have to worry all the time.
I personally want people to kneel and offer me candles only to coldly reject their requests <w<
I tend to change my outfit every now and then depending on my mood, you see...
LOL!
of course
@hollow compass I do too, banana is in for me 👏👏👏
banana?
the BANANA cape
wha....?
(its just the yellow cape, im hyping it up)
oh
doh
I love changing between beta blue, red and (soon) green
Then matching them with different masks and hair
I currently have orange, yellow, blue, green and the seasonal ones. Ill get round to the other coloured ones eventually, but im skipping black and white.
And i tend to be attached to a few specific hairstyles which don’t normally work with masks, which is why I like the new ones so much
Yes, the new ones are very nice! I unlocked the one with the traditional sumo hairdo.
My favourite mask is the “fall dead” spirit’s, but most hair tends to clip through it.
@hollow compass It seems a little flatter than a topknot (being pedantic <w<), but i quite like it.
Yeah, that one’s quite bulky
Might be inspired by sumo? Or something completely different.
I definitely think youre right, its got the shape and tie in the middle, just flatter and with two shaved lines in it
Can anyone confirm that there are a lot of new beta players in iOS beta that are from android ??
Last night I was playing , the place got flooded with new borne without a cape , completely unaware of what to do.
I guided a few to the isle portal but was unable to get them to the chat table to ask
hmm
lol so they have been already testing the cross play?
That’s what I’m wondering about
It can’t be that there are iOS beta players who aren’t aware of what to do in the beginning ??
@lost tangle Cross-play is part of the functionality for the Android version, they just exist in the same servers
@vapid drum I initially assumed they’d be testing the main version but you’re right - they’d be testing the new game build as the versions would need to keep in sync between platforms.
I see. Still waiting for an android beta test invitation...
same 😖 we need to be patient
What’s the mysterious friendly rank thing
It’s on the top right when ur on ur friend constellations
You get a badge on your head if the meter is completely filled.
You’ll be labeled as a ‘shepherd’
I still can’t figure out what counts as friendly enough to fill the meter.
Mysterious indeed
Does any seasonal spirits require hearts or is it just the seasonal candles
I think the last item on the constellation costs hearts
hm
I know the flute doesnt cost hearts, (10 candles instead( but idk if the ones needing a pass req hearts
The pan flute which requires the pass, doesn’t require hearts
Im not sure if this is the final pricing or accessible pricing so the items can be tested within two weeks
I do hope that whatever the outcome, we dont experience the heart grind of last season
I heard the umbrella costs 25 idk tho
The regular umbrella does
how about the seasonal one?
Wait what
I know the regular umbrella costs 25 💟
I want the seasonal one so badly 😫
@tall sigil Thats the one you can get outside the season
No problem (:
This is going to sound dumb, but I just got the seasonal umbrella earlier and I don’t remember what the price was 🙃
I think the cosmetic before it was like 20 candles, but the umbrella was free
It seems like all the end ones are free right now
I suspect they’ll cost hearts when in Live
How many i dont know, all I know is that im scared omo
I think the cosmetic before it was like 20 candles
yes you are right
if the umbrella is free, then I will get it today 
No
no, and it is free in beta
i see
I only had 20-ish candles (before buying the cosmetic that precedes the umbrella), and I have two left. So it must have been free
Especially since you paid absolutely zero for it
kk thanks
what’s the difference between the seasonal and normal umbrella though?
Aesthetics. They function the same way afaik
Does the piggyback emote have levels? Or is it just the one?
it has two levels, while the second level doesn't work for now
I wonder what it does 👀👀
What spirit has the resize thing?
Hi everyone! There’s red dot on my cape stripes and when I clicked it it doesn’t show anything new. However, a question mark is shown on the emote list. When I click it, it only brings me to the explanation of the gameplay tips. Does anyone know what am I missing here?
The piggy back or seasonal high5 probably
You need to do it with your friend I think? @hardy dome
Have they reduced the candle yield from wax back to live standards? I noticed quite clearly at the beginning just how easy it was to earn candles at the start of beta, but it’s slowed down now. It led me thinking. If they increased the yield in game, make it easier to earn those candles, it would reduce the grind significantly. Keep the grind for seasonal stuff, but make it easier to earn normal candles in game. The wait wouldn’t be so long to finally earn enough for cosmetics you really want or to unlock higher tier friendships, and the seasonal stuff you can work towards. Ive noticed, particularly now I’m playing both live and beta, and have responsibilities in real life, I don’t have the time to do a thorough candle run in one, let alone two games. If the goal is too far away (it’s going to take too long and I can’t see significant enough progress), I’ll get bored eventually. I buy the occasional candle pack if I need to, a quick 3 candle to return a heart to a friend when I haven’t got enough and don’t want to leave it hanging, and occasionally a bigger bundle because I’ve run out of patience for something, and I don’t think a bigger candle yield would really affect that. If you’re one who does IAP on occasion, you’ll still do IAP regardless. I love the game and I see the IAP’s as a way of supporting the devs and contributing to bigger, better things. So. Easier to forge normal candles, onus on the seasonal stuff. I’ll be buying my seasonal pass no question. The more I’m able to unlock, the more fun I have, and the more I’m brought back into the game if I have friends I can do fun things with or help others with difficult bits. That’s the pull for me.
Ooh that was an essay, sorry
@hardy dome The red dot keep appearing seems to be a bug in this beta.
@tall sigil thanks! Does it work like high five or hug with friend?
@dry pivot ah I see, that explains. Thank you!
Oh I'm not quite sure, I haven't had the time to unlock the friend tree in beta xD
@tall sigil me too XD
I hope I can soon tho
piggy back is more like holding hands because we move together 🙂
In the Android beta, I can't actually get the cape from the first child of light. I automatically walk up to the child, some action appears, I click it, and nothing happens.
Has anybody on Android beta gotten past this?
@spark lance If you are talking about the height spell, I think you can get it randomly from any spirit. As for the chibi mask, the hide-and-seek spirit in Forbidden Forest has it.
You’re not getting your first wedge/cape/wings @tawny osprey ?
Definitely need to post that in the bugs. X
@tawny osprey I've seen many similar reports in #beta-bugs-ios. Are you still on the game? Are you able to move?
Oh okay thanks I thought the spell was from a specific spirit
The spell is kind of cool because you can wear whatever mask you want and be chibi for 5 minutes. I had fun running around with Fox face on being chibi in live. Just keep unlocking those spells, you’ll eventually get given one!
I have some chibi spells but no new height spell yet. Can't wait to try!!
Yeah I haven’t tried the height spell.
Oooh guys I totally forgot! Can you send friends spells now? I’m sure I got a notification that someone had sent me something but I was mid game and didn’t really check it out
@tawny osprey Sorry to bother you again but I've seen one Android report stating that the bug resolved when one changed Graphics setting on the spot.
We get accounts now??
Update just posted. What’s candle UI fix mean? The UI bit?
btw, today I dashed into the candles in the small cave in the prairie, four big candles in the wasteland, and the alter in the valley but saw NO wax left stuck on the candles
(it was actually before the update140508)
Oo nice
That’s brilliant!! @dry pivot
I love the way the wax comes to you, all fast and uniform in the beta. It’s a bit of a messy faff in live. 😂
Yeah it definitely looks nicer in beta. Also seems to have a longer reach. You don’t have to be on top of the candle to gather the sparks
@spark lance Yes but Android beta invitations are sent in trickles I've heard.
Anyone tried the height reset spell yet? Is it even released?
I haven’t got that one yet. Interesting to see people’s reactions to it.
While I’m here. The chat table spell.... I tried to use it yesterday but it didn’t do anything and that was it. It was gone from my inventory. But I’ve never used it in live either so I don’t know. How does it work? What do you do? Not sure if user error or bug.
You have to drag the chair icon on the top to a place where you want to set the table. I didn't get it first, either.
I got my first one stuck on the wall
I hate the table but my heart was breaking for the kids trying to get the forest seasonal. Wanted to tell at least one of them to keep it under cover as my emote communications just weren’t cutting it
😂🤦♀️
They were chirping at me like mad.
That one was soooooo difficult
It was. I stayed out of the ring and chirped to guide the way. Kid had it totally sorted.
*when I got it
I met a neat guy when I was collecting the forest seasonal, she knew what I meant when I screamed rapidly and she followed my steps. Then the experience became very nice and easy.
Brilliant! I hope we can find each other in live when it comes. All of us, who know the tricks. 😃
And help all the non-betas get it
Same sort of thing for the wasteland one. I designated myself the official crab/krill target.
Got absolutely pummelled but it was worth it
@blazing sail are you the actual appunwrapper whose site has been superbly helpful to me,
?
Your site is better than the wiki for some stuff. Thank you!
Using the beta to improve it, too. Snagged better photos for some spirits
Glad to hear 🙂
We lost someone during the wasteland spirit. There were three of us working on it. Did great until we had to drop down from the top of the ship. I saw the ref light and just dived off the edge, hoping for the best. One got hit, the two of us carried on. Felt bad, bc we all worked great together, keeping the crabs at bay. Didn’t expect the krill to see us.
you could completely stay out of krill's sight all the way if you pick the right time
*red
Yeah when we did it we did get spotted but were able to move out of sight. My efforts to get its attention were unnecessary.
Those crabs though. They seemed to multiply. 👍
Not 👍... 😂
I was also petrified the whole time that the game would crash bc it did as my Salute spirit was flying off and I had to do that one over.
Gotta go to work. 😫
It was definitely better than last season’s, which I gave up on after 10 attempts and just let someone else do the work for me
I think the vault is the worst this time just because of how long the path is and the way it forces you to fall all the way back down at the end.
I wonder whether he is supposed to be in the air or it's a glitch.
The statue is in the air. Did you hear anything of that being unintentional?
the beta is full, according to the message in #beta-announcements
No, but I felt it rather confusing, and also saw some people reporting it as a possible glitch.
I fell down fast there, missed the spirit and had to challenge the falling twice more to reach him. (And the only reason I knew that I did not successfully complete the spirit's path and had to try reaching the spirit again while he's still there was because I was playing with my family beta player who could see my screen and point out that I don't have the spirit's emote yet.)
hii sorry to butt in. i know this seems to be a touchy subject right now, but i am curious about this whole beta cape situation!
what i'm getting at is: the blue cape that comes with that founder's pack thing is not the Actual beta cape (which is fine, the blue is still very pretty!)
i was curious about the actual beta cape though, is that only for the people who were in beta before live launch? or will new beta players in this round be able to get it after a while? it's super ok if not, i understand, but it would be kinda cool to have ;v; i would just like to know so i don't feel needlessly disappointed lol
anyways sorry for asking, i tried reading up about it and got really confused;;
How do you get the reward in the office today?
I completed the spirit but I don’t where to get the candles or whatever
Okies thanks!
@pallid badger there was no change to the light to candle ratio, newbies get candles for collecting emotes so that’s why it seemed faster
The actual beta cape is only for the people who were in beta before live launch. New beta testers won't get a reward which can be used in the live version of Sky.
@rugged kayak I heard that the blue cape founders pack is just gonna stay in the beta and won’t get moved over and the beta cape is only for the ppl who did it b4 the launch
good to know, thank you very much!
if the blue cape does get removed from the founder's pack i do hope it's replaced with something else, another cape or any other exclusive cosmetic(s). i'm going to get it either way but i would like something more than 115 candles for $30?
i suppose that many candles for $30 is a pretty good deal though
Oh god why are the unlock prices this season so weird? 10 for hair and then 20 for the next unlock? I miss it only being 2 more candles for the next ones
I am not sure but I think the founder's pack including the blue cape will become available for purchase in the live version. Just that the beta players won't get the cape free.
OH ok i misinterpreted what instant noodles(lol) said
ok... something about the secret area spirits need to be done.
they're very nice and cool, but there's no way to know youve done the last part of the spirit ....
There’s a circle with your progress in it when you’re doing it
@dry pivot tried changing graphics, didn't seem to help. Just kept trying and eventually it worked (maybe 10 tries)
Android beta seems to crash pretty regularly when switching areas (when the screen goes white)
Chat fix update 
they just fixed the crashing, yea? hopefully i can light chat benches now lol
also, i've said this before but i think making the founders cape is a good move for TGC financially. people really want a beta cape lookalike for some reason
for me i just really like the blue aha
i just want it so i can bring more people into the office area ☺️
but it is very pretty
yes that too aha
i'm excited to bring a bunch of newbies to the area, someone brought a friend and i in a couple hours ago. i love easter eggs like that so much aha
Where do I post beta suggests? . _ .
you can send beta feedback on the testflight app
no channel for it here though sadly
np!
anyone else having a problem with the races not giving a candle
I wonder if Android testers will get a beta cape. Maybe like a green one to be more Androidish XD
@solar dragon Can we please get a beta bug report for Android channel? Or a separate android section created considering he invites are out :)
There’s no need to have a separate channel as long as people list their device info
@sand dawn #wishlist-and-ideas-archived
I've already requested separate channels for android bugs and discussion. I still think it's a good idea.
I agree.
Thanks Alex
Android bugs will be plentiful, I suspect, and very device-dependent, so it's a different kind of reporting and chat
mhmm just to make things easier for new IOS and Android players
( also for the developers too )
Imagine one day you’re playing beta on Android and there’s a krill at home
Since iOS has MiFi support now, does Android have any support for xinput controllers?
Why stop there? Let’s put a krill in every area
Let’s just make Sky kids occasionally teleport to the nearest krill
Every 17 minutes
Selecting chat bubble doesn't crash your game anymore , it spawns a krill for every tap
😂
Sounds broken
Why stop there, Krill in your IRL home! 
I love it
i rather deal with crabs been spawned when touching the bubble than having krills
at home
That emote
god bless that emote
Reminds me of sort of broken animation of krill's which is sort of, maybe had intended effect where their skeleton flips and it makes them twitch very creepily
“The real journey begins”
Oh yeah, that text came back...
Beta Eden was very rewarding
@rugged kayak isn’t the angry emote’s teal cape a very close likeness to beta cape though? I have angry cape in live, and founders cape in beta and there are only subtle differences (forgetting the inside is white on angry, and black on founders ).
@languid mantle What was beta Eden like?
Yeah, that's the part about the text that bothers be. Feels like a very on-the-nose inside joke. JOURNEY
It was fun like live Eden
But the end is very slightly different
And with the significant lack of players, you’re basically alone
So it feels more... real, I guess
How was the end different
The cutscene is slightly altered
I haven't noticed
@pallid badger it is Very similar yes and i do want that but idk i just like good ol' TGC blue aha
like after the long credit ???
Yep
Oh yea
TGC is just weirdly obsessed about bright blue colors
blue's a good color!! can't blame 'em lol
👍 @rugged kayak I’m just after forest elder hair so having to unlock all of forest in live. It’s my favourite colour though so I see the attraction. ❤️
You’ll probably make it into their company if you go to their job interview wearing a light blue suit
👀 noted
I remember when they announced they were working on their next game and it was just blue sky and the arch. I guess Sky is blue 
Space™
Did they say they changed the cape colour to be a little less like beta? Anyone got a comparison pic yet, I’ve only got one as it stands live vs founders

Lol I was reading this chat and only just realized it was you writing @languid mantle
Haha
It's slightly more teal-y in beta
Hi Lilichi
Hey 😃
Is it? Love teal/turquoise/aquamarine ... it’s the most beautiful of all.
Will Sky get a new blue cape to further confuse people
@pallid badger same
have the light blue, Teal and blue capes right next to each other
Hahaha, I hope so
_blue squad _
I want the old light blue cape to return (it was briefly changed from dark blue cape to sky blue, but almost pastel)
You should see my daughter’s “mermaid” bedroom. The turquoise and lavender walls. It’s divine. We should have a cape with teal and lavender in it. wishes hard
I don't think I have any screenshots saved
I like the emerald version
Ombre capes yes
I want some new patterns on the Cape, like old ones but maybe new shapes. It was cool to see how many times someone been reborn by their cape
old teal cape on left, beta cape on right
I’m going for white cape in beta because why the hell not? I’ve got proper goals in live, and had a stupid amount of candles in beta so I’ve bought up all the hearts from the spirits and I’m close now. It’s a sea of beta/founder cape in there. Virtually every player now.
Please post screenshots in #beta-screenshots-videos
How old @rich wolf ?
I am going for table in beta.. because I love playing the wizard
I want more earthy stuff. More nature. I want a cape made of leaves.
I want to sell cape for additional clothes
Or feathers.
that screenshot was posted in #screenshots-and-videos on 8/13
Old white fluffy cape used to look like autumn leaves haha
ohhh that would have been so cool
i do love the fluffy cape now though
fluff is good
actual autumn themed items would be awesome thoughhh]
I want spooky skeleton pants for Halloween haha
Yes please.. or.... a leafy cape that changes colors every season to match the leaves, with leaf skeletons for winter
I hate the table. It’s the griefing. The blocking portals, the sticking it right on top of the constellation table so you get stuck in it, the chasing you down wherever you are to demand hearts (one (now blocked) friend did this every day). I get a shudder when I see a table. It wasn’t fun.
Snake staff
Ah leaf skeletons 😮❤️❤️❤️
throw at players
That would be so cool!
Don’t blame magic, blame the wizard
@golden fjord until it reaches journey lengths, yes
@sand dawn very true. The table itself is a good tool to have access to. Not blaming the table anymore.
We need more useful(fun) things in sky.. like a ball to bounce around and pick up and throw!
And knock out their light?
I’m all for a drink, if it’s gonna make your screen wobbly and discolored and give you a wonky intoxicated walk hahaha
You drink 3
Ah ha!!! 😂
You die
Oh shoot
@sand dawn you should add that to suggestion channel, who knows!
I have a question ... is there a new spell to change ur size?
I want things that are surprising but not too real worldly. The office etc is fun but it feels really wrong at the same time. It doesn’t belong in that world for me.
It’s been around for a bit
And.. some weird potion that puts you trough a trip .. could be a bad one where you see and hear hallucinatory krill
I think they can't make too many references to alcohol or drugs due to age restrictions
Invisiblility spell would be good. Save it for krill areas.
The office is like
The narrator: You are the hope that will return the light to this worl-
Office: NAAAh, waht you on about we just made that story up
Fun as it is, I think it’s a terrible addition
Had this conversation today..
The first bit is unrelated sorry
How do you guys feel about it..?
As a beta cape owner, I think $30 for a cape is insane

and have the top person use the umbrella