beta-discussion

[spark lance]

there's a big blob of light in the beginning of forest

[hollow compass]

I tried standing next to other players, but everyone just runs off

[empty inlet]

you have to light up a player that loses all the light

including the his fire

[spark lance]

does somebody want to help me with that mission?

seems like nobody else is thinking to do that besides me

[hollow compass]

@empty inlet whaaa...that's basically going to be impossble

[spark lance]

@hollow compass wanna add me? we can both get the mission done

[empty inlet]

this makes me doubt the meaning of this quest lol

[spark lance]

this mission is way too hard

[hollow compass]

are you sure that is what it means?

[empty inlet]

me and my sub are now just standing in the rain and waiting for running out of light

[spark lance]

it is very uncommon for someone to lose all their light in any place but eden

[hollow compass]

@spark lance thank you, but I have so many friends in beta right now it's a little overwhelming

[spark lance]

maybe wasteland but still

i mean it was just to get the mission done idk what's overwhelming about it

@empty inlet it goes by faster if you fly too to use up your energy

oh i just go tthe mission done by standing in the lobby

just like pines

[empty inlet]

i'm kind of feeling how silly it is

[obsidian cobalt]

Collect 30 pieces of light as of the children?

[spark lance]

It meant waxes, you can burn candles/plants for that quest. @obsidian cobalt

[obsidian cobalt]

Oh

Thanks

[hollow compass]

it's to replace the darkness burning

[obsidian cobalt]

I was gonna hop in the eden

[hollow compass]

lol, the heart "wax" from friends is miniscule

[spark lance]

oh yeah i forgot that was a mission

the three candle gifting is still a full heart, right?

[hollow compass]

yes

[spark lance]

ok good

i got a mix of heart gifts and light gifts which confused me

well i only got the very small amount of hearts from one person

maybe the others were pre update

[hollow compass]

you should see the heart increasing a little bit with every friend wax you receive, there's even a symbol next to your friend star

[spark lance]

yeah

i mean it makes sense for the amount you get to be very small

since it was already hard to get a candle

and hearts are basically worth 3 candles

[hollow compass]

I know, but this is a little ridiculous

[spark lance]

i couldn't really tell

but from the 1 that i collected

the gauge didn't go up at all

[torn gust]

ive collected a few and it does seem to go up

i think the theory that it has to be equal to 3 candles is probably true

[spark lance]

so like 90 people for 1 heart?

that would be way too much

[hollow compass]

yeah

[spark lance]

they should make it so that there are like streaks of giving daily gifts of hearts or whatever

[hollow compass]

it's honestly a little silly to add that update, if the wax you get is almost nothing

[spark lance]

the more days you've been doing it with a person back and fourth, the more you get in return

like after the tenth day, it's a lot more in the gauge than on the first day

it would make it more rewarding to friends who are active players and make sure to get on at least once a day

[hollow compass]

yes, I think that's at least an idea to work on

[torn gust]

it has only been a few hours since the update

lets give it a bit and see how it goes!

[hollow compass]

of course

[spark lance]

well i really hope that it wouldn't take 90 people for one heart

[hollow compass]

these are just my first impressions

[spark lance]

maybe 30 for one heart isn't bad

[torn gust]

if it is 90 people it might be good to give feedback for it too yeah

to decrease the number

[spark lance]

i have a feeling it's the same amount as before with candles

[sterile parrot]

When did they change one of the seasonal masks to a ghetto prison tear face tattoo? It looked better before

[spark lance]

LOL

[hollow compass]

it happened last patch, I think?

I'm not sure what to think

[spark lance]

rip to the 😐 mask

[sterile parrot]

I wonder who thought that was a good idea. I actually liked that mask before

[spark lance]

Just found out that the light blob recharges you.

[sterile parrot]

It also doesn’t fit the theme of masks to have a symbol like a tear on it. None of the others masks are like that

[hollow compass]

yes, the first version reminded me of...some Asian theatrical masks...I can't place them right now

[torn gust]

yeah it changed yesterday or the day before

i wonder if they got feedback on it of ppl saying it was too sad looking or smthng

[spark lance]

because it looked like it was crying?

[torn gust]

i like the one where it looks like its got the bags under the eyes....same

[spark lance]

^

[torn gust]

we all need a nap

[hollow compass]

it's a little bit like kabuki masks, but not quite

[torn gust]

but yeah sammy

[sterile parrot]

Are we going to get hearts and lightning bolt symbols on masks? I hope not; they look better with shapes and stuff, not symbols

[hollow compass]

also old Venitian masks

[torn gust]

thats what i wonder...could also just have been an internal design decision tho too

[spark lance]

i think a mask that was crying is better than whatever they have now

[torn gust]

ok tbh northpaul i would love a lightning bolt mask

[spark lance]

it makes the sky kid look like a gang member repping how many people they've killed

[torn gust]

i will be shameless and admit it if they had a mask with a lightning bolt symbol on it i would be all over it

LOL

[sterile parrot]

I would just see it as a recharge symbol like my mask needs to be plugged in

[torn gust]

but yeah i did prefer the old version

[spark lance]

a lightning bolt would be pretty cool

at least if it was over the eye

[torn gust]

maybe good to submit feedback about the old masks?

[sterile parrot]

Lmao @spark lance that’s what I thought too. Sky kid had his first prison kill

[spark lance]

if it was like over the whole face i wouldn't like it

[torn gust]

saying u prefer the old version

and the new one seems odd

[spark lance]

@sterile parrot he has the scar to prove it too lmao

[sterile parrot]

Hahaha yeah

[spark lance]

wait where do we provide feedback for beta?

[sterile parrot]

Where do we even post beta suggestions?

[spark lance]

lol

[torn gust]

via testflight app or

[spark lance]

oh

[torn gust]

in the support!

[spark lance]

makes sense

[torn gust]

i use the contact us, theres even an option to submit feeback

[sterile parrot]

Oh I had only been using support for bugs.

[spark lance]

yeah i'll do that

[torn gust]

yeah i just noticed the feedback option today so i feel you

[sterile parrot]

I’ll mention it there if that’s the only avenue

[torn gust]

in support

[spark lance]

just to be clear

the new prison mask replaced the one that looked like it was crying right

[torn gust]

its probably been there for ages but i just wasnt looking

yeah i believe so

[sterile parrot]

Yeah it replaced the ones with the lines under the eyes that could have been tears

[torn gust]

the new season hasnt gone to live yet

so they can still change things around

if they get enough feedback abt it im sure!

[spark lance]

i just submitted feedback about it

[torn gust]

nice!!!

worth a shot at least yanno

[sterile parrot]

I mentioned it in support too. I said that we didn’t like it and passed on that it might be something no one realized but it’s a tattoo people get in prison after they kill someone

[hollow compass]

yikes!

[spark lance]

new idea i just thought of: they should make it that, if you put a crab on a lit torch or lamp or whatever, it'll purify after about 5 seconds and becomes like a light shade of blue to indicate it or something. a purified crab no longer attacks.

[sterile parrot]

That’d be cool. I still want crabs to follow like pets too

[spark lance]

they could make a mission based off of it

oh yeah they could make it so that it follows you like a pet afterwards

or maybe you could put it on top of your head afterwards

[sterile parrot]

Make a crab call flute and let me be the pied piper of crabs

[spark lance]

lolll

that would be so funny

or they wouldn't need to make a special flute, but maybe just a music sheet

[sterile parrot]

Yeah that would be cool

[hollow compass]

@sterile parrot btw, in what country is that tattoo a thing for prisoners?

[torn gust]

i know ive heard that before but i wasnt sure if it was an urban legend or an actual thing

[spark lance]

well i know it's a thing in america

if you look it up it's quite a popular concept

[brazen flicker]

It’s an actual thing here in the US. Not just for prisoners but in some gangs too.

[torn gust]

yeah prob not good to have it floating around on sky then

[hollow compass]

"here" as in the US?

[spark lance]

yeah not really a prison exclusive thing

[torn gust]

i think its good feedback for sure!!

[hollow compass]

because a lot of us are not from the US 😉

[torn gust]

and i kinda miss the crying mask too

[spark lance]

people in gangs mainly do it

[brazen flicker]

Sorry, I was piggybacking on Sammy’s comment, then realized that wasn’t obvious haha

[torn gust]

it was probably a goof on their part maybe like

well intentions trying to keep the 'crying' aspect of the mask previously

but making it tough

and accidentally ending up in a design maybe not the best LOL

[hollow compass]

I liked the mask the way they were originally: very simplistic

[spark lance]

i would understand putting the tear drop like that

but combining it with a scar too?

it's funny to think about

but yeah i do think the simple designs they had before were better

[spare falcon]

@pine crater delayed response to your beta “bug”! it is new, there is no bug with the hearts! it instead fills up your hearts instead of candles!

[torn gust]

yeah sammy i agree

i miss the owo mask too it was cute and silly

wonder the reasoning behind changing it

[spark lance]

idk i wasn't a big fan of that one. i can see why people liked it

but it looked a little too wonky for me

i like the one they replaced it with more

the triangles look cool

[torn gust]

im thinking the reason why they changed the hats is because theres a whole lot of purples going on already in the season

it was very same-y

[spark lance]

also i noticed they made the crab cape easier to get

because i needed to get one more spell then i could unlock it

[torn gust]

the capes are still kinda samey, isles definitely pales in comparison to the other two

[spark lance]

but when i got on i was able to get it without the spell

[torn gust]

it would be cool if they made that more of a golden and cream cape maybe, or like inverted...yellow with purple

yeah same!

i was relieved i didnt spend the candles yet LOL

[spark lance]

LOL

i couldn't get them in time anyways

yeah those two capes are definitely way too similar

but i think the one with the crab voice is very unique

since it has a collar to it too

[brazen flicker]

Apparently one of the capes has bells and jingles when you wear it

[spark lance]

@spark lance i think they updated it so that you couldn't just escape danger easily by porting home. i think you now have to be on the ground where you aren't losing light in order to teleport home. most likely not a bug. (this was in regards to your post in #beta-bugs-ios )

[torn gust]

omg jingling!!!

[ocean garden]

Ive interacted with so many people today and helped with the recharge quest yet my “friendliness” gage wont budge.

[torn gust]

thats so cute

flamepool try opening doors or taking people thru constellation gates

or leading people around via handholding

[ocean garden]

Ive been dragging my bf around all day and it hasnt moved

[brazen flicker]

My friend who was wearing it said it made little musical jingles. We couldn’t hear it, though, so I think it’s just for the wearer

[torn gust]

maybe u gotta do it to more than 1 or 2 players?

[spark lance]

@spark lance thanks for the info

no problem. i noticed that too with the rain today

it's pretty frustrating, but still makes sense as an update

[ocean garden]

Hm idk. Its driving me crazy tho. I do nothing but help people these days but i cant get the badge to prove it

[torn gust]

yeah i dont think people are super sure of what affects it

[hollow compass]

@ocean garden I think it only changes the day after

[torn gust]

i think i got mine after taking a couple people into the office and also leading them via handholding

[ocean garden]

?

[torn gust]

collecting light

[spark lance]

a jingle is nice, but i still think the capes look too similar. one just looks like the dimmer version of the other.

[torn gust]

and yeah what belpita said! i think it updates every reset

[ocean garden]

Well i took two people to the office today and it didn’t move

[torn gust]

i saw no changes in the same 24 hour period

[brazen flicker]

My theories are that you either have to help newer players, or help players you’ve friended in-game (not qr)

[torn gust]

oooooh

thats a good theory

the not qr one

[ocean garden]

Hm maybe

[hollow compass]

I think there are many things at play

[torn gust]

newer player makes sense too

[brazen flicker]

Those were the only differences I could tell between when I helped people and the bar did move vs didn’t move

[ocean garden]

I just want tgc to tell us already how its done

I hate having game mechanics that aren’t explained

[torn gust]

since as a shepherd your job is to 'guide players around the world of sky'

[spark lance]

i hope the not qr code thing isn't more than a theory, because it's a little upsetting to think that you being nice to your friends you already knew from live means nothing in beta.

[torn gust]

tbh i havent seen much difference as a shepherd as when i wasnt one flamepool

i cant even see if other people are shepherds unless im friends with them actually

[brazen flicker]

Same

[torn gust]

not sure if thats a bug though (beta problems LOL)

[ocean garden]

I don’t think it gives a difference but my dumb ocd says i have to collect everything

[torn gust]

unsure if bug or an actual feature

[hollow compass]

I don't care for that badge at all. It should go.

[brazen flicker]

A few of us tested it, and badges only appeared if we were friends.

[torn gust]

im kinda neutral about it but i do think there should be a way to toggle it on and off

[ocean garden]

Yeah I don’t really like the badge. Its excluding other players that actually do help

[torn gust]

cause i imagine we'll see more of a difference in the live version where there actually are many new players

[dire rover]

I don’t wanna have a job when I play

[torn gust]

and sometimes ill get some 2 star cape newbies friending me at home when im trying to light ppls stars and holding my hand and im like...im sorry buddies

[ocean garden]

Its not a job tho

[hollow compass]

^^what Starflame said

[torn gust]

im only here for a short time haha

[spark lance]

is there supposed to be some sort of reward to it?

[torn gust]

dont think so sammy

least not that anyones found

[spark lance]

because if it's just bragging rights then it seems pointless

[torn gust]

or that ive heard

i think it maaaay

be TGC's possible alternative to like

[ocean garden]

The badge does sound like a hassle if you’re just wanting to play and not worry about guiding people around

[torn gust]

how they initially envisioned the cosmetics

[spark lance]

has anyone reached the second badge?

[torn gust]

and the heart system

[brazen flicker]

Tgc has been getting a lot of feedback on it, and they said it was experimental to begin with. So I wouldn’t worry too much about it being implemented in live yet.

[hollow compass]

is there a second badge?

[spark lance]

or first one idk?

just has one filled up that first meter

[hollow compass]

you mean the shepherd badge? yes, I have that

[spark lance]

oh i didn't know it had a name

[ocean garden]

A good way to fix the badge issue is maybe have at least five friends and you’ve beaten eden/been to every area so you know your way around

[hollow compass]

"community shepherd", like here

[brazen flicker]

Yeah, I have the badge. No noticeable difference with anything other than a few friends commenting on it

[torn gust]

initially tgc had an idea that people with like a white cape or something could be trusted as a guide or someone to help you thru sky. they envisioned and hoped hearts would be given as a result of gratitude for helping out

obvs that didnt work out as planned

[spark lance]

oh friends can see it?

[ocean garden]

So anyone that meets those standards get the badge and can toggle it on and off

[torn gust]

so im wondering if this is one of the ways tgc is trying to bring back that idea

of a like 'guide' or a helper

[spark lance]

So, the beta keeps crashing

[brazen flicker]

@spark lance from what we can tell, only friends can see it

[torn gust]

yep only friends

[brazen flicker]

That would make sense, Pines

[spark lance]

that's kinda cool i guess

[brazen flicker]

Have you updated @spark lance ?

[spark lance]

Yea I have

if there was a badge in game like the medallions i think that would be a good reward

[ocean garden]

Wait only friends can see the badge? Whats the point then? People won’t know you’re willing to help them unless they already friended you

[torn gust]

yeah idk if its meant to be seen by everyone or just by friends

[brazen flicker]

Idk Flamepool. I’m not really sure. I’m wondering if they made it a friends only thing just while it’s still so experimental, and then they plan on changing things from there?

[torn gust]

ive been trying to figure out if its bugged or not LOL

[dire rover]

I gauge helpfulness of how much cool cosmetics people wear, as to attain they have to give away

[torn gust]

good point panda

[ocean garden]

Its all so weird

Well I’m going to bed. Night guys

[brazen flicker]

It’s mysterious

[torn gust]

night flamepool!

[brazen flicker]

Lol

[torn gust]

hahaha

[brazen flicker]

Goodnight!

[torn gust]

i remember when it got implemented

and i was so close to being shepherd

i was just like

let me INNNNN

i swear i waited in vault and kidnapped about 3-4 non blue cloaks

to drag thru the gate LOL

[brazen flicker]

“I’m friendly dang it! let me help you”

[torn gust]

YES LOL

[dire rover]

I feel it’s gauged on how fast you give candles to newer players you meet, and how much you interact in the vicinity of them, among some other factors

[torn gust]

i think i got it tho from just leading people around mostly

yeah thats a good idea star!!

[dire rover]

My meter went up after I specifically did that

[torn gust]

maybe hearts and stuff too

it could also have like...diff actions have greater impact

[brazen flicker]

One person said theirs went up after helping with the forest spirit

[torn gust]

maybe giving a heart is a small amount, but helping out with spirits or stuff with newbies increases it more

etcetc

[hollow compass]

I don't want to have to "worry" about a gauge of some mysterious friendship meter when I am playing

[torn gust]

yeah maybe changing the wording would be nice

instead of 'friendliness'

i have one friend whos very nice but she doesnt like playing with strangers

[dire rover]

There’s a definitive “player age” variable that accumulates faster depending the newer the player is

[torn gust]

also it does kinda suck to be told that you werent friendly enough to make it LOL

maybe helpfullness

instead of friendliness

[brazen flicker]

Yeah, I don’t want anyone to feel excluded or less valued

[pallid badger]

Was just having fun chasing a hacker around.

[torn gust]

how was that boon

[brazen flicker]

It might be better if they allow people to “opt in” once they’ve reached a certain checkpoint

[torn gust]

you can report them btw without having to friend @pallid badger 😄

[spark lance]

i feel like coding the game to be able to detect certain acts of friendliness is huge challenge

[torn gust]

yeah i agree panda i hope they implement that

[pallid badger]

They clocked I was following and disappeared. Didn’t quite manage to click on them.

[torn gust]

sometimes im super down to help out newbies and other times i just dont have the time or maybe i just wanna play solo for a bit

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/618903419951906837/621943247748595712/image0.jpg also for those wondering, this is the node you tap on to report

dont need to friend someone to do it

so anytime you see those hackers yall know what to do

[pallid badger]

I didn’t even realise I helped them burn the big plant in forest temple. 😂 just noticed another player so jumped right to the task. 🤦‍♀️

[torn gust]

HAHA

[pallid badger]

Thank you. I’m sure I’ll see them again. Twice in two days in forest.

[torn gust]

you: im going to help you but i dont agree with your methods

yeah ive seen a couple of them wandering around recently

glad they made it you can report without friending tbh

tho its not super obvious

[stoic badger]

Oh they did?

[torn gust]

yeah a friend of mine has been able to report a couple hackers!

[stoic badger]

sweeeeet

[torn gust]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/618903419951906837/621943247748595712/image0.jpg @stoic badger tap this node

dont need to friend em 😄

so i hear

[stoic badger]

That looks.... broken

[sterile parrot]

How are you identifying hackers?

[brazen flicker]

Thanks Pines!

[pallid badger]

||eden crown||

[torn gust]

winter gear too

[stoic badger]

Oh that item

[brazen flicker]

There are certain cosmetics that aren’t available, so it’s a dead giveaway

[torn gust]

no beta players should have any winter cosmetics

[stoic badger]

Where did that tiem come from anyway?

[sterile parrot]

Ah I see. That makes sense

[torn gust]

also ||ive seen a couple players with all white or all black bodies||

[stoic badger]

@torn gust Hah, interesting

[pallid badger]

Yeah that too. This one was positively glowing, but had crab call cape on too

And forest elder hair

[dense orbit]

Heyy latest beta update is ios exclusive??

[sterile parrot]

I saw something like that in live. They had all black clothes except for a blue shirt

[torn gust]

oh man

[stoic badger]

If his hasnt happened much on iOS, the flood gates will definitely open on Android

[torn gust]

boon lemme dm u a pic since its not allowed here

[dense orbit]

Bcs i didn't get it..

[torn gust]

i think we saw the same person

[pallid badger]

Yep. 👍

[stoic badger]

@dense orbit Might take a while for an Android build of the version to appear

[dense orbit]

Ohhh sure..

[stoic badger]

They’re still new to this whole Android thing so X)

[dense orbit]

Hahaha yup crash at logo is becoming headache tbh..

[stoic badger]

Seems it 😓

[brazen flicker]

We had a similar crash issue with iOS. They’re working on it!

[stoic badger]

Android is going ti take a while to get stable it seems

[torn gust]

just realized its 2 am so i gotta head to bed

smh time flies

[dense orbit]

Yup n till then we gonna miss tons of stuff..

[torn gust]

adios folks 💃

[stoic badger]

@dense orbit Im sure they’ll workout something

[dense orbit]

We already missed alot bcs ios got soft launch way earlier..

[stoic badger]

@torn gust nn! o/

[sterile parrot]

Later@torn gust

[brazen flicker]

Night Pines!

[spark lance]

wait what is the ||eden crown||? @pallid badger

[stoic badger]

@dense orbit They’re quite a small development studio for the game they’ve made, they have to take it platform by platform unfortunately

[torn gust]

@spark lance lemme dm

[spark lance]

oh ok thanks

[stoic badger]

Im curious too...

Is it a thing that can actually be gotten?

[brazen flicker]

Tgc has been pretty good about inclusivity so far. So they might still find a way to catch android players up on all the content. Don’t let it get you down!

Not legitimately @stoic badger

[dense orbit]

@brazen flicker thanks for cheering us THE CRASHERS.. hope it'll work out soon..

[stoic badger]

Just an old piece of content that never got removed then @brazen flicker ?

[pallid badger]

It’s not. It’s a weird glowing star/crown thing. Pretty sure I’m not allowed to post a pic of it here but I did take a screenshot before she disappeared.

[brazen flicker]

Welcome to beta- land of bugs and crashes lol

@stoic badger I don’t know if it’s old or something planned for a future update. Either way, there’s no way to get it currently unless you’re breaking tos

[stoic badger]

Got it, ty 👌

[brazen flicker]

Np!

[sterile parrot]

I don’t know why people would hack in a way that makes them obvious about it, seems like they’re just setting themselves up to get reported, particularly in the beta

[hollow compass]

yeah, it's a bit confusing that way

[brazen flicker]

Yeah. Hacking beta in particular seems really pointless to me. But there will always be people who try to get away with stuff, unfortunately 🤷🏻‍♀️

[hollow compass]

I suppose part of it is the satisfaction of having "beaten the game" by having access to everything, much like regular hackers like to attack servers and mess with them

[sterile parrot]

If someone hacks in beta will their live account be able to be flagged too, or are beta and live accounts not connected in any way?

[brazen flicker]

If their Game Center account is linked to both, then I would imagine it would affect both. But I’m not computer savvy enough to do more than guess

[hollow compass]

I'm thinking they're not using GC...

[sterile parrot]

Ah yeah, that would be the only way I guess

[hollow compass]

a lot of them seem to be using multiple accounts and why would you want to reveal your identity through GC in that case?

[sterile parrot]

Yeah unless they’re really dumb they’d want to stay anonymous

[hollow compass]

changing subject: since they patched the ability to get up on top of the roof over Caves, does anyone know if the ghost musician is still replying when you play music there?

[brazen flicker]

Ghost musician?! Whaaaaat

[hollow compass]

in caves, when you play music there is a "ghost" that replies

[sterile parrot]

Wow really?

[brazen flicker]

I had no idea!

[hollow compass]

yes it plays the flute, I think

[sterile parrot]

Whoa

[brazen flicker]

That is so cool

[hollow compass]

it's always been there and doesn't always reply, but most of the time it does

[stoic badger]

@hollow compass There’s also a satisfaction from being challenged and accessing things you shouldnt or couldnt before, something people who like going out of bounds like myself could understand

[brazen flicker]

Any cave?

[hollow compass]

@stoic badger definitely

@brazen flicker no, caves in Prairie

[sterile parrot]

Yeah I guess I can see that. Virtually all of my time in live is exploring oob now

[hollow compass]

sorry if I was being confusing

[stoic badger]

Does anyone know or have any visual reference for the upper and lower bounds of a sky kid’s height?

[brazen flicker]

Oh! Gotcha! That makes sense

[hollow compass]

I can try and capture the reply in Live and post over there in a few minutes

[brazen flicker]

I would love that! 😊

[hollow compass]

thinking about it, it usually starts with pizzicato strings and then there is a flute-ish melody

[woeful dawn]

Oooohhhh!! More ways to get hearts. Yess

so excited abt that

[brazen flicker]

So far, I like the idea! I think it’ll make hearts easier to get, and take some of the pressure off of friendships

[hollow compass]

I tried getting that ghost voice to work for a while in Live, but I wonder if it's one of those things that is tied to a certain time of day?

[brazen flicker]

Ohhhh. Maybe! I’ll have to go try it out at different times to see if I can get it to work. Is there any trick to it? Or a specific room or anything?

[spark lance]

are people allowed to post pics of ||eden crown||?

if not @bleak garden you should just report cheaters and delete that picture from chat

[hollow compass]

@brazen flicker I don't think so. I was on the roof by the big hole, because it has such great acoustics. But I've heard the music everywhere in the cave, just maybe fainter in some places.

[bleak garden]

@spark lance ok.sorry.

[brazen flicker]

Hmm. They usually try to keep those pictures out of the channels, but mtm posted it as a report, so I’m not sure. I’ll try to find out. Either way, thank you for reporting @bleak garden ! 😊

Thanks @hollow compass I’m really looking forward to giving it a try😁

[worldly osprey]

||Eden crown|| is the naughty boy crown right?

[green cave]

Pretty much

I wish it was an actual thing, though

[hollow compass]

it looks ||like the halo around Eden's mountain that you can see in the distance eveywhere||

[green cave]

It looks so cool

[slow narwhal]

The umbrella closes much too easily (like when you jump or burn things) and is then a bit of a hassle to have to open again.

[bleak garden]

This is the first time I have spoken. If you make a mistake, please be careful.
Thank you @spark lance and @brazen flicker

[brazen flicker]

You’re welcome! We appreciate your report! It helps make the game better for everyone

[rich tundra]

Anybody happen to find the light in HF?

[fathom tulip]

o

[dire rover]

I wonder what the ||eden crown|| is for/from though. I quite like knowing there are mystical, “unknown” items in the game that are unobtainable as that adds a layer of mystery to the game, but it’s very intriguing what the idea of that specific item was.

If we’re allowed to speculate I would say ||it might be for unlocking everything in every constellation as it’s been in the game for a while already, meaning it has had a purpose from before. It also looks grand and ethereal|| so who knows.

[green cave]

||Finishing everything and running eden one, last time perhaps? after all it is called the eden crown||

[hushed jackal]

Yeah is unobtainable. ||After finishing constellations i checked to see if the crown 👑 constellation had something. But no. Theres basically no end reward atm. Maybe in future updates||

[rich tundra]

Fyi guys they replaced the seasonal candles in Vault with regular ones so it’s not worth it anymore rip

[green cave]

Yoof

sucks

[lofty olive]

Oof

So half a normal candle instead now?

Or just 6 lights....

[rich tundra]

Regulars

[lofty olive]

On another note, I'll miss the meditate quests...

[hollow compass]

lol

nope

[rich tundra]

I felt like I kept on getting the same question two or three times a week

[lofty olive]

It's a free heart basically for those on time

[rich tundra]

I never gotten a heart from them

[lofty olive]

And hanging out with friends there is pretty fun

As for the catch the lights quest, I feel like it's pointless. I didn't even have to land to get it when getting the lights in forest earlier.

[blazing sail]

So confused. What’s with the heart meter when collecting light from friends?

[hollow compass]

what is confusing about it?

[lofty olive]

Instead of sending lights to friends now, we send heart fragments

[hollow compass]

we do send lights also

[lofty olive]

If you collect enough of it, you can forge a heart

[hollow compass]

it's in the patch notes

[lofty olive]

Really? I thought those were people who didn't update

[rich tundra]

Do the light and heart fragments alternate or is it just heart frags

[hollow compass]

people who didn't update? I don't understand

[lofty olive]

The lights to heart change was in the most recent update no?

• Wax gifts in the constellation friendship menu have been replaced with heart wax (partial heart) gifts. It’s now possible to forge hearts from these partial heart gifts.

[rich tundra]

The game got updated last night (at least for me) so yes it’s recent

[lofty olive]

So those who didn't update still send lights

[hollow compass]

I'm fairly certain I got both just now

oh, well

at any rate, always read the patch notes to see what has been added or patched 😉

[dire rover]

So the ||eden crown|| is made from unobtainium ...

Seems like Eden had a disaster and someone didn’t lower the control rods in time...

And TGC is trying to cover it up..

Woah new daily quests confirm the stuff we collect from candles is indeed called “light” and not wax or Mt.Dew

[blazing sail]

I’ve been calling them light all this time. And orbs. 😛

[languid mantle]

Wait.

It’s not Mt.Dew?

[blazing sail]

Wait it’s 1/300th of a heart? That’ll only take like a month to earn a heart 🤣

[dire rover]

Also, can confirm you get light and heartlight

It seems you get light from friends you haven’t given a heart to, and heartlight from those you have given hearts to

Together with normal light

I had one where I just got light from just now

[blazing sail]

Wait so Piggyback only works with one person now? did I miss my chance to see a taller piggyback?

[languid mantle]

I still can’t free the piggyback spirit :/

[blazing sail]

Why not?

[languid mantle]

Have no clue

It just does not appear when I meditate in front of the shrine

[high verge]

That’s weird :(

[languid mantle]

What’s their shop tree like?

[high verge]

Have you tried going to the temple a few times, that’s how I got it

[languid mantle]

I’ve tried multiple but have stopped doing so recently

[blazing sail]

Hahahahaha I was worried I wouldn’t know what the light I needed to catch looks like 😂

[hybrid wedge]

@blazing sail Wait it’s 1/300th of a heart? That’ll only take like a month to earn a heart 🤣

I backread but I’m not sure where that number is from? A couple people were guessing and wondering earlier if it took 90 light gifts (because 30 lights was 1 candle, hearts are 3 candles), but....

[trail adder]

@dire rover
The ||eden crown on the door to eden|| only represents how many stars you have. I do like the idea of it being a full blown constellation though

[blazing sail]

Someone told me 300 and it sounded like a lot so hopefully that’s wrong

[hybrid wedge]

I hope so too XD Seems like we haven’t had enough time to figure it out though. I’m going to try to track it the next couple days.

[lofty olive]

Does anyone know how to activate the moving spirit in the sky above the ||office||?

I couldn't find it. It was really fun when a group of us were trying to chase after it the last time

[rich wolf]

how do you fill up a person to recharge?

[high verge]

@lofty olive there should be a blue light that you could see at the top of the ||office||

[hybrid wedge]

@rich wolf deep call near them

[rich wolf]

@hybrid wedge doesn't seem to be adding to the meter

[dire rover]

Anyon figure out what the new daily quest was? Catch the light?

[rich wolf]

big glowy light ball at the entrance to forest

[dire rover]

Aha

It’s always at the entrance I miss the quests lol

I just blaze in tails hot, top gun style and surpass the first gate above and glide through

[rich wolf]

that gives me idea for flying emotes

[dire rover]

If they add barrel rolls I’ll stop playing lol

[rich wolf]

I mostly meant something like back-to-back flying

[still orchid]

We do have barrel rolls while flying

[rich wolf]

where are the seasonal candles today

[high verge]

They’re in the hidden forest

in the mushroom place

[rich wolf]

mushroom?

[high verge]

I call it that oops, it’s the place where there are light mushrooms that recharge your light?

[lofty olive]

@high verge Thanks!

[lusty light]

I’ll just say

I grabbed my gifts of light this morning

And my heart meter is just about half full

[lofty olive]

But I don't think that's the one though. I got it easily and it didn't fly around like it did last time

[high verge]

Oh hmm

[lofty olive]

It just stayed at the same spot in the air. There's one that flies and you have to chase it

Not sure if they changed anything though

[high verge]

I see 🤔 sorry I couldn’t help you find it that’s the only one I remember

[lofty olive]

Don't worry about it! I'll look for it next time too ^^

[rich wolf]

that just means you have a lot of friends @lusty light

[lusty light]

Not every single one of my friends sends me gifts of light

[rich wolf]

but you have enough that send you 'light' enough to get a heart.....

at least 30 probably

[lusty light]

I didn’t get a heart

I said I have a little less than half

[rich wolf]

that's really good still
in beta when not as many play

good job

are you keeping track of how many it takes to fill up a heart?

[lusty light]

No lol

That’s a lot of remembering

I’m gonna let nagati do that 👀

[rich wolf]

it's probably the same as normal light (30) but you never know

[lusty light]

Oooooh that’s what the sparkly things we saw in forest and vault were

It’s the light

[rich wolf]

did they get rid of
a) two people piggybacking on the same person OR
b) a person stacked on a person stacked on a person

[lusty light]

I think two people piggybacking the same person

[high verge]

Two people piggybacking on the same person I believe

[rich wolf]

a) forms a triangle b) forms a tower

hopefully its a and not b

[trim skiff]

So did they just get rid of this excellent lit umbrella? Or maybe it’s an elder cosmetic now? I still have it but then it gave me the “normal” one and isn’t available to buy anymore.

[lusty light]

It’s a bug

[high verge]

It’s a) from what I read on the patch notes

[supple pulsar]

Is the season going to live next week?

[lusty light]

We don’t know

[supple pulsar]

Okie

[shut aurora]

Ooooo partial hearts

Also is the seasonal elder supposed to be in front of hidden forest or no?

[lusty light]

Yeah it’s supposed to

[shut aurora]

Okay mines at wasteland, gonna report it

[frank tapir]

Does anyone know what the Catch the light in the Hidden Forest means for the daily quests?

[lusty light]

There’s a giant ball of light that you gotta catch

It’s not hard to miss

@shut aurora the light thing in vault is what the light thing is that you gotta catch

[frank tapir]

Unfortunately I’m too blind to find it

[lusty light]

Someone saw it in forest too and I noticed that the light has the particles

@frank tapir it’s a giant ball of light flying around

[shut aurora]

@lusty light oh thanks! I'll removed it from bugs (:

[vale vault]

Wait so in this new season/update are they really gonna do the thing where once you’ve been ||reborn after eden|| <(eden spoilers) that you might become smaller and bigger?

[radiant drum]

That already happens in live for some time

This season introduces a new height spell

[spark lance]

Yayyyy, forging hearts!

[vale vault]

Okay @radiant drum

[spark lance]

Also, can someone tell me what the new friendship tree looks like and what the new things do?

[tough quest]

Does running through eden undo the effects of the height spell?

[hybrid wedge]

@lusty light I’m gonna let nagati do that 👀 Pffff But you also know I can’t help but try to figure it out

@rich wolf Deep calling near a friend does help, but sometimes it’s weird and if you stand too close it doesn’t work ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[stoic badger]

@radiant drum IT DOES?!

[hybrid wedge]

It kind of does @stoic badger. My height changed after the first time I went through, but tbh I haven’t noticed any change since then. Maybe someone else had a big height change after their other runs?

[stoic badger]

Ive done about 15 of them and have never noticed anything, I could just be oblivious though 🙈

[shut aurora]

You can have different heights?

[green cave]

I feel i got slightly shorter after my first ||eden run|| in live

[hybrid wedge]

My height change was to grow by a little bit. It wasn’t extremely noticeable unless I was side by side with someone at the default height.

Yeah, some of my friends have said they got shorter too

[radiant drum]

It was confirmed by TGC that happens but I think it might be randomized. Like it can happen

[high verge]

Yes there are different heights in the main game but in the beta they added a resize spell where you could get taller or shorter

[spark lance]

Height changes after ||Eden|| are random I think

Yup I sometimes get taller than everyone and sometimes I’m shorter than some newbs

[radiant drum]

And not sure how “permanent” the spell is like it says

[stoic badger]

Huh, i wonder how the Height Spell comes into that then

[shut aurora]

Hmmm never knew! Curious if my live ever changed and o didn't notice

[radiant drum]

So we’re gonna figure out eventually lol

[green cave]

The only reason i noticed is because i used to be quite a bit taller than my short friend ahaha

now im just a tad taller

[hybrid wedge]

@spark lance You keep changing height after Eden in live? Lucky XD

[spark lance]

x)

[stoic badger]

I always end up moving between different friend groups so ive never had anyone to directly compare to

That being said in this game you notice when you get tall, as your sky kid’s proportions become a lot different

[green cave]

Cant wait to get some resize potions in live, time to get tall

[stoic badger]

Or get short and curse the developers

[green cave]

taller* im already taller than most players i meet

[shut aurora]

I love how the tall ones look, it's adorable

[green cave]

Of course

[spark lance]

Same, I want my kid to become a tall but shy mom

[green cave]

I wanna be tall just to annoy my friend ahaha

[pallid badger]

I’ve just picked up a height spell. I’ll give that a whirl. So far I’ve only seen people get taller. And I’ll find out on Sunday if Eden resets it. 🙂

[spark lance]

Also, I wonder if height potions work on chibis

[high verge]

Being tall is fun ^^

[shut aurora]

Slightly tall chibi lol

[agile stream]

I'm a very tall chibi

It's very odd

[shut aurora]

Also which area of forest is the light in? I don't have time to search hard today

[hybrid wedge]

I actually think I’d prefer to not have the height potions. If the size changing happened consistently after Eden, it seems like they wouldn’t be necessary. And it feels weird somehow to treat height like a cosmetic

[pallid badger]

I got taller. 😂 I’ve just noticed I have another one. Double dose?

[vale vault]

Aw man! I wish I could’ve become taller or shorter but there’s still no noticeable change... 😐

[pallid badger]

@shut aurora it was literally at the beginning for me. After you fly through the clouds. The social space.

[shut aurora]

Oh thanks!

Also I used a height potion, tall crazy haired lady wooo

[pallid badger]

😂

[shut aurora]

Only a little height change but I love it either way

[pallid badger]

Oooh. I can’t double dose the height spell. It has a timer.

[shut aurora]

Interesting

[agile stream]

Has anybody gotten smaller from the potion..? I see a lot of people getting taller

[pallid badger]

Oh my. I just did the potion again. I’mSHORT!!

I’m going to post the video in #beta-screenshots-videos

[rich wolf]

My first time using the potion, I was short, and it made me shorter

[shut aurora]

That's awesome! Love the short

[dire rover]

They should add stilts instead of height potions

Because that would be fun

And make it so when the sky kids walk on them they wobble a bit so it’s really cute

[pallid badger]

I’m literally a tiny bit taller than a chibi. 😮🙊😂

[agile stream]

I wanna be a bite sized sky kid

[rich wolf]

seasonal candles in vault have been replaced with normal candles

[pallid badger]

Well that’s rubbish. Do you think they were seasonal intentionally, or just a happy accident that stuck around for a bit?

[shut aurora]

How does one know if they did eden this week? I can't remember if I did this week already or not

[rich wolf]

that means live version # of candles the same as gratitude probably

[pallid badger]

Um. @shut aurora I forget sometimes. Just see if you’ve collected any winged lights from inside. If they’ve gone, you’ve likely done your run. (Unless you’re 9-wedge club in which case you’ll have collected them anyway). 😂

Quick question. Did they change the appearance of some of the masks? I might have just unlocked one I don’t remember, but I hadn’t noticed it in my closet before. It has a slash through one eye and a teardrop under it.

[sleek wind]

@pallid badger They did, but they kept the icon the same. So the mask and the icon in the constellation don't match

[shut aurora]

@pallid badger thanks!

[hollow compass]

Apparently one if them is a well known prison tattoo.

[pallid badger]

Yeah, the teardrop on the cheek one. Interesting choice but i doubt that was the aim. 🙃

Thank you!

[rich tundra]

Truly a sad day that I cannot get the seasonal umbrella

[dire rover]

Also lmao someone told me to calm down in beta screenshots

[pallid badger]

Why? @rich tundra ? Is there a bug?

[rich tundra]

Probably, it’s not in the HF’s seasonal spirit tree

It’s been replaced

[pallid badger]

Oh. Gotta check this out. I wanted the umbrella!

[rich tundra]

same

[high verge]

I’m a bit annoyed at the fact that I bought the umbrella at the fish call for 25 hearts and now people who already got the seasonal umbrella can get the same umbrella lol

[pallid badger]

Wait I’m confused. It’s still showing the umbrella in constellation. Do you just get the fishcall one instead?

[lusty light]

That’s a bug

[rich tundra]

Thank goodness I thought it was scrapped

[lusty light]

Also it’s beta

[rich tundra]

True

[lusty light]

You don’t get to keep things anyway

[rich tundra]

But I’d like to see it equipped on myself anyways

[pallid badger]

True. But I’d like to play with one. Haven’t had the pleasure yet.

[high verge]

Yeah that’s true

[pallid badger]

Do you reckon fishcall will have his umbrella in live when they launch? I’ve got everything apart from the music sheet unlocked on him. Actually if they do add it, I’ll have to get it to complete the constellation. Would be nice on launch day to jump in and get the umbrella straight away. 😂 do we know the price?

[high verge]

I got it for 25 hearts

[lusty light]

The whale voice is supposed to have the umbrella

And it says in the patch notes it’s supposed to be there

[pallid badger]

Oh! Thanks for that @lusty light ! Source of all knowledge. Where do I go to read patch notes?

[high verge]

TestFlight

And #beta-announcements

[pallid badger]

Oh, OH! I’ve been reading those. I thought there was somewhere else you guys were getting additional info

🤦‍♀️

[lusty light]

https://thatgamecompany.helpshift.com/a/sky-test-gold/?s=patch-notes

[pallid badger]

Ah! Thank you!

[urban grove]

Ppl might start rushing to buy forest elder's hair before whale call gets the umbrella back

[lusty light]

I think they’ll fix this before it hits live

[pallid badger]

Wait one sec. what is whale call?

[blazing sail]

Why was everyone honking like crazy by the office toilets?

[lusty light]

It’s the voice you get from burning the plants on the giant whale skeleton in forest

[blazing sail]

Did they remove the hearts umbrella? Is that what I’m hearing?

[wintry tiger]

whats mean no2 quest..

catch the light..??

[blazing sail]

Would be nice if they moved the umbrella to a diff constellation. The Forest elder hair is already so hard to get

[arctic galleon]

It’s a whale?!
I thought it was a cucumber fish

[pallid badger]

It’s ok. I was confused. Got it now.
@blazing sail there’s a bug right now where the seasonal gives you the fish (whale) call umbrella not the seasonal umbrella. I think that’s it, right?

[lusty light]

Yeah

[blazing sail]

Ah ok

[pallid badger]

Would be very nice. So I have potentially very little time to finish unlocking the constellation. I’m so close. Another 25 hearts will break me. 😂

[lusty light]

What’s the time limit :0

[pallid badger]

We don’t know. Whenever they roll it out. I need another 9-10 days (if I actually complete a candle run today which so far hasn’t happened).

[lusty light]

Oh u mean to get the elder hair before the update drops

I got confused lol

[pallid badger]

We’re all going round in little circles today, I swear. Something in the air.

😂

[lusty light]

[pallid badger]

@wintry tiger it’s a big light tadpole thing flying around in the air in forest. You just have to catch it.

[lusty light]

Thank u nagati

[wintry tiger]

thx boon

[pallid badger]

Thank you Nagati!

[hybrid wedge]

FYI all, the link to where all the patch notes are posted is now a pin to this channel. This means when someone asks what was in an update, you can be a Cool Sky Kid and be all, “Check the pins my friend 😎”

[rich wolf]

@hybrid wedge did you spell frins wrong

[lusty light]

🆒

[unique stirrup]

wait how do i.. recharge another person's light.. do i recharge one node or all? aaa ;;

[rich wolf]

“Check the pins
My frins, 😎”

[hybrid wedge]

I’ll let you copyright that phrase

[rich wolf]

@unique stirrup there’s a meter when you look at the quests

[pallid badger]

@unique stirrup it’s not enough to just light someone up. I recommend you go find a big plant to burn with someone. You’ll be working close to each other and you’ll be losing light so will charge each other up. ||It was the big plant out in the rain on top of the crying emote cave that got that quest done for me.||

[rich summit]

I reloaded the game and got it

[unique stirrup]

ah ok, i'll try that, thank you!

[rich summit]

Me and another player got on at the same time and we recharging together. I wish I saw the meter tho.

Where are the seasonal candles today?

[pallid badger]

They will always be in the area the seasonal spirit was in. Follow the route the spirit takes you and you should find them all.

[rich summit]

Inside the cave

I’ll just look in that general area again

[blazing sail]

I got the recharge thing by accident near the constellation I think

[proud steeple]

Just realised the seasonal spirit is by wasteland but gives quests to do in forest 0_o

[long moon]

“Wax gifts in the constellation friendship menu have been replaced with heart wax (partial heart) gifts. It’s now possible to forge hearts from these partial heart gifts.” 0-0 what.

I want this to stay

[rich summit]

Yeah it’s a small amount but I think it’s a nice change

[long moon]

The wax you get is small too, so being able to accumulate heart fragments is a welcome change

[proud steeple]

The more ways to get hearts the better 😃

[pallid badger]

Agreed. A very welcome change. It’ll encourage friends to send light, it costs them nothing and they’ll get light back. I love it!

[lusty light]

What friends weren’t sending light back :(

[rich summit]

I have friends who stopped being active that’s all

But I have a good amount who are now. I usually get a candle from collecting light in the constellations so if that translates to hearts that’ll be very useful

[proven trout]

aww every day i go through and find every friend i didnt send light to and send to them

[graceful mesa]

Aa I may be super late on this, but where can we find the light blue cape in beta??

[lusty light]

You have to go to the secret area

And have someone with a blue cape take you

[graceful mesa]

ahh okay! Ty :0

[rich wolf]

Seasonal candles are in the river area of forest

[rich summit]

Thank you ♥️ @rich wolf

[rich wolf]

Q: is it easier to fix a wall you can walk through or a geometry error?

[hollow compass]

I've been kindof focused on getting the two instruments, so I forgot to check if there were music sheets this season also?

[hybrid wedge]

There are, @hollow compass!

#9 and #10 (and ten is particularly lovely )

[hushed jackal]

@graceful mesa I just took a Hannah to the ||office|| ..🤣 randomly

[hybrid wedge]

10 is pass exclusive, but IIRC 9 isn’t

[rich wolf]

Anyone got non twitch video of the q/a?

[lusty light]

The stream didn’t happen yet

[tough quest]

It's in about 1.5 hours right?

[lusty light]

Yes

[hybrid wedge]

Thanks @lusty light!

[glass summit]

Just went back into the beta after the update. I’m liking the heart fragments and the new tasks! 🙂

But my quest giver is standing in front of the wasteland... is that the same for everyone?

Also, what’s the light we’re suppososed to catch? I’m intrigued but have no idea lol

[rich summit]

I was so excited that I finally got the flute today but I can barely hear it when I play 😭

[lusty light]

@glass summit it’s literally a giant ball of light you have to run into

[ocean garden]

Is anyone able to connect with android peeps yet or do we have to wait for their version to update?

[lusty light]

You have to wait for them to update I think

[digital wasp]

Where is spirit memory?

[ocean garden]

Boo

[glass summit]

Ohhhh thank you @lusty light! I was in forest earlier today, so it deposited me at the far end, guess I didn’t see it yet.

Yeah, played with an android Beta yesterday! 🙂

[lusty light]

There was an update last night though so now we aren’t on the same version as android

[glass summit]

There were loading issues after transitions, and no sound for them. But no crashes for over 1.5 hours! 🙂

Ohhh.

[rich wolf]

Oh... I thought 12 noon was est not pst

[blazing sail]

Is there a reason they’re not pushing non-seasonal improvements to the live version yet? Like skipping cutscenes?

[pallid badger]

I got the flute today. Was it a random freebie, or did I unlock the node before without realising the flute was free? 😂🤦‍♀️

I don’t think anyone can answer that. I don’t remember unlocking things so much in that spirit. It’s not got what I’m aiming for.

[tardy dove]

oh hmm

i unlocked the flute first and it was 10 candles for me.

[pallid badger]

The flute cost candles? It was free on my spirit today. Just the season pass.

[tardy dove]

maybe they changed the prices?

[pallid badger]

Also, (and again not sure if it’s me just missing a winged light on the last post-Eden run) but I’m sure I’ve collected the same winged light twice (top of the tower in the orrery or whatever it’s called in valley). Has anyone noticed he’s there again despite collecting him, or am I having a moment?

[steady ferry]

Is the beta version available for iPad?

Because I got in for beta testing and I need my laptop which is not at my house

[lusty light]

Yes

[steady ferry]

Could you send me the link pls

[lusty light]

You can’t use the beta link on desktop

[steady ferry]

Ok

[lusty light]

And iOS beta is full

[steady ferry]

Ohh

That makes sense

I’ll wait for an available spot

Thanks

[lusty light]

Np

[steady ferry]

Put me on the next wave thanks, yay!

[rich summit]

they changed the organization and “prices” of some things in the spirits. The flute used to cost candles but now is free with the pass. And they switched the crab spirit hat with the spell before it.

So I was able to get all that today even tho it was originally gonna take me a couple more days

[indigo willow]

Oh cool, another update. Wish I could play the game though. 🙃

[sterile parrot]

They also changed one of the masks to have a tear on the face prison tattoo. Not a big fan of that

Some of us wrote support last night to mention it, don’t know how many people don’t like it but I hope they change it back to the lines under the eyes like it was before

[blazing sail]

I just want my 6 candles back that it stole from me 😦

Still insists I didn’t unlock a mask that I did

[empty inlet]

Things like this happens a lot when they adjust store items

[hollow compass]

Yeah, don’t get too attached to things.

[empty inlet]

Your lost in beta will eventually prevent your lost in live and give a better balance over seasonal event, if this could let you feel less upset

[long marsh]

Are we supposed to have two umbrellas?

I just logged in today and now I have two

Different design but I’ve never had it before

[lusty light]

There’s 2 umbrellas

[long marsh]

Oh okay. Sorry I got confused cause it’s a first I’ve seen it. (I mean either that or I’m dumb and just missed it)

[lusty light]

Lol

It’s a non seasonal umbrella

It’s supposed to be under the whale voice

[long marsh]

Oof

Thank you for answering lol

[dense orbit]

N we android fellas are crashing.. Still Someone​crashing as I'm writing n you're reading this.. 👀 👀

[long marsh]

That sucks. Do you guys crash while playing? Or does it like crash trying to enter a portal?

[tardy dove]

actually can anyone see the non-seasonal umbrella in the whale call's tree? I bought it a few days ago but checking the tree again it's not there

[long marsh]

^ Idk I randomly got the notification for it when I logged in

I don’t remember ever buying it with candles

Or hearts idk

[dense orbit]

Crashing at starting logo..​Dude can't even have a glimpse of game..

[tardy dove]

its 25 hearts

[long marsh]

^ I have no idea how I got it then cause I ain’t ever spent 25 hearts

That’s why I’m confused

By getting it

Also @dense orbit that sucks crashing at the logo. Hmm Ik it took us awhile to get a hotfix for IOS crashing when you’re entering Isle of Dawn (for the beginners) Hope they fix that soon for you guys

[blazing sail]

The music at Home is new, right?

[empty inlet]

i don’t think

[blazing sail]

Hmm

[empty inlet]

although music in home usually just doesn’t play

[frigid scarab]

Can anyone help me find the prairie seasonal spirit? I can't seem to find

[long marsh]

It’s in the Birds nest

The area where you get the butterfly emote. If you go on top of the dome and look straight ahead there’s an area you can go to with the unlock gate thing. (There’s two there’s one right next to the dome but not that one. Just the one far across)

[frigid scarab]

@long marsh my goodness I can't believe I haven't checked there yet 🙈 Thank you!

[long marsh]

@frigid scarab no problem! Good luck!

[frigid scarab]

@blazing sail I'm hearing a music cue at Home as well

[slow narwhal]

Me as well. In the main game I never notice any music.

[somber spear]

What does it mean by "catch the light in the hidden forest"?

[wanton compass]

When you enter hidden Forest a giant light will be floating around so just catch it

[somber spear]

Oh, so it's just near the entrance?

[wanton compass]

Yep, in the forest clearing before the first gate

[somber spear]

Ahh okay, thank you!

[wanton compass]

np

[dire rover]

There's two umbrellas so if you forget one at work you still have one at home

[empty inlet]

but, where’s home

[tawny osprey]

Woot partial heart gifts, I love it

Such a good fix

[empty inlet]

boss standing at the door and give you 4 things to do everyday, and you find colleague around

[tawny osprey]

Do we have any idea how many you need to create a full heart?

[empty inlet]

as much as the wax gift you need to fill up three candles like before i think?

[trim skiff]

One looks more like a parasol than an umbrella

[spark lance]

it’s brand new @tawny osprey so we don’t know yet

let us know if you’re counting though

[tawny osprey]

K, I'll try to keep count

Don't have that many friends so it could take a while XD

Ooc, what was the count for a candle before?

[spark lance]

not sure ... maybe 16?

[tawny osprey]

Ya, I was going to say it seemed like it was around 15ish, but I never actually counted

[spark lance]

more or less is good enough ... especially on a Friday

[tawny osprey]

It's sort of hard to count since you get wax from a million ohter things

[spark lance]

very true

[tawny osprey]

With hearts it should be much simpler since nothing else gives you partial hearts

[spark lance]

it’s pretty awesome, eh?

[tawny osprey]

Ya, that seems like a very good change to me

It's still a bit of a bummer that heart gifting in person is expensive

It's nice to just trade hearts with somebody after running a level together

Still do, just wish it wasn't quite as expensive XD

[spark lance]

But you only have to give high five now, not hug to give a heart

[tawny osprey]

Wait when did that change?

[spark lance]

with the latest update

[tawny osprey]

Oh, that's awesome

Fantastic

[hybrid wedge]

(Count for a candle was 30, so my guess is that heart would be at least that many)

[spark lance]

It was 30?? wow ....

[hybrid wedge]

Yep

[spark lance]

thanks Nagati

[empty inlet]

(i guess 90 for heart then)

[hybrid wedge]

[tawny osprey]

Oh wow, thanks for the info

90 for heart seems insane

50ish would be semi-reasonable

[hybrid wedge]

It’s more of a guess ^^ than information, don’t 🥁 take it to heart

[tawny osprey]

It would be cool if there was a way to bulk light gift all your friends

[empty inlet]

one-tap send gifts

[spark lance]

flip the switch, yup

[empty inlet]

one-tap receive gifts

[hybrid wedge]

Eh... I want it to be easier, but a switch involves no thought at all.

[tawny osprey]

I'm actually fine with tapping the lit ones to receive gifts

[spark lance]

I’d want to know who sent which gift though

[tawny osprey]

I just want sending to be easier

[hybrid wedge]

Easier, but not thoughtless

[spark lance]

Sometimes I don’t pick up a heart until I have enough candles

[tawny osprey]

@spark lance Same

[empty inlet]

now they have a more clear icon for someone sent you a heart

[spark lance]

There’s something too about silently saying hi when I light each one

[dire rover]

"Let's light up the sky!"

A phrase commonly used by pyromaniacs, and those who player the mobile game Sky: Children of The Light

[tawny osprey]

Maybe if we could like long-press to send or something. The problem is just summoning each one at a time takes forever

[spark lance]

Starflame is working on his doctoral thesis ...

I do it with a good cup of coffee while I’m half awake

[dire rover]

I need more friends ingame for that

[empty inlet]

(send gift probably to gain the shepherd badge as well if it goes into live)

[spark lance]

I like the idea of the badge being related to non-buying activities like helping lead a newbie

[hybrid wedge]

I would hope the shepherd badge would not rely significantly on sending gifts

Yep

[spark lance]

but I don’t completely love the badge idea as a whole

[empty inlet]

unfortunately, it does

[tawny osprey]

Ya, plus I enjoy leading newbies a lot more

I wish there was some way to like seek out a newbie to lead, it makes farming the levels way more fun

[hybrid wedge]

Several people have said their meter didn’t change after sending hearts though...

[tawny osprey]

Also, is there any good way to tell if they have collected a spirit or not?

[empty inlet]

i get the last 1/8 towards the badge by merely sending gifts

didn’t even send a heart

[hybrid wedge]

@tawny osprey take them to a spot where the spirit begins and listen for the quest trigger sound ^^

[empty inlet]

you do have way to seek newbies

[tawny osprey]

Ya, that's what I do, but I was leading somebody through island the other day, and we got to the two spirit gate, and it seemed like they couldn't get through on their own

My only conclusion was that they missed one of the spirits

[hybrid wedge]

Aww

[empty inlet]

you will see a newbie badge on them if you’re shepherd

[tawny osprey]

I felt bad, but I had no idea which one they missed

[empty inlet]

you can ask them tho

[tawny osprey]

This was back when android beta chat didn't work

[empty inlet]

they can see a gray emote in their menu

[hybrid wedge]

I didn’t see newbie badges on some presumably-Android newbies with 1 or 2 stars....hm maybe a bug?

[empty inlet]

i keep seeing it on one of my sub

[hybrid wedge]

The new people won’t necessarily know what emote they’re missing though

[hexed kite]

How do you become a beta player?

[tawny osprey]

I would just ask "Did you get the one in the cave? Did you get the one behind the ramp"

Should be pretty straight forward

[hybrid wedge]

@hexed kite Info on signing up is in #news and #beta-announcements, you’ll have to scroll up a little bit

[tawny osprey]

How do you check on progress towards shepherd?

[hexed kite]

@hybrid wedge thanks uwu

[hybrid wedge]

Personally, I wouldn’t even resort to chat. We go wandering together on an adventure! XD

[tawny osprey]

Ya, I was just confused because we did wonder through where both other spirits were

[hybrid wedge]

There’s an icon in the upper right when you look at your favorites constellation, next to the icon that explains blocking

[tawny osprey]

I thought they did the little path thing and got both, but they must not have finished one or something

They were capeless so it was probably their first one and didn't light the statue or something

[hexed kite]

What do I do when the beta sign up is full?

[tawny osprey]

@hexed kite Android or iOS beta?

[hexed kite]

iOS

[tawny osprey]

iOS is closed for now, and likely wont open again until the next season

[hexed kite]

@tawny osprey :C okay

[tawny osprey]

You can watch beta-updates and subscribe to the newsletter, but AFAIK there are no plans to add additional people to the current iOS beta

[hybrid wedge]

We don’t know for sure when the next one will be. You can go to #old-𝚛ules though and get the beta role so that you’ll get pinged when TGC posts an announcement about it.

[empty inlet]

i want controller support in live soooo much

i can go through every level every day with a controller

[spark lance]

I have two controllers. One I call left, and the other is right 😁

Yeah, controller support would be nice

[tawny osprey]

I want Controller support on Android. Shield TV would be PERFECT for sky XD

[empty inlet]

i don’t have any since i’m in one-had control mode

[spark lance]

What’s the light in forest

[empty inlet]

ps4 would be perfect for sky as well lol

4k!

hdr!

[tawny osprey]

Switch would be perfect for Sky. Play on the go, play on TV, play in bed, play anywhere! (for that matter, I would love it if every game was on Switch XD)

But Apple TV / Android TV seems much closer than console at this point

Android TV should actually work today minus controller support

[spark lance]

Oh yeah when they first announced sky it was originally for the tv

[empty inlet]

lol i already have an iPad for that purpose

[tawny osprey]

iPad doesn't work on TV

... plus I hate giving apple money ...

[empty inlet]

well still kind of works if you airplay it on tv

[tawny osprey]

Might have to with all the Apple Arcade exclusives though ;_;

[empty inlet]

but apple give sky money

sky won’t be on arcade since it’s also going to be on android and many other platforms tho

[tawny osprey]

Not all Apple Arcade games are exclusive

[spark lance]

@spark lance it was originally announced as iOS with tvOS to follow at some point

[tawny osprey]

And sky is free anyway, so it wont be on arcade

[empty inlet]

yes? i thought that’s what apple have said

[tawny osprey]

Apple Arcade as a requirement you can't have IAP

[spark lance]

O

[empty inlet]

exclusive only on apple

[tawny osprey]

Not all the announced titles are exclusive I thought

Could be wrong

[empty inlet]

hum

[spark lance]

But what’s the light u need to catch in first

Forest

[empty inlet]

i probably won’t subscribe arcade anyway

[hybrid wedge]

Apple Arcade games are also required to be playable offline. So Sky won’t be there any time soon XD

[tawny osprey]

Oh Apple Arcade requires not on other Mobile platforms, PC and Console are OK apparently

I might have to for Steven Universe: Unleach the Light and Oceanhorn 2

*Unleash

[empty inlet]

oceanhorn yeah

[tawny osprey]

But like Overland is on Apple Arcade, and it is already available on PC,Switch, and PS4

[spark lance]

Let’s try to keep this channel focused on the Sky beta

[tawny osprey]

Oh sorry my bad

Got a bit off topic there

[spark lance]

Hey, it happens, no worries DRayX

[empty inlet]

(for every great games on mobile platforms) ps4! when!

[tawny osprey]

Does anybody have any tips for finding people for the 4 person doors in Vault? I'm only missing the telekinesis emote (got pray already)?

[pallid badger]

Ooof. It’s so hard to get numbers in beta. Best bet is to ask in #beta-looking-for-group for some willing people to share QR codes with.

Or just wait as eventually more might appear

[tawny osprey]

8 player puzzle was pretty easy since it's in it's own zone, but the tower is tricky

I got super lucky on pray, and I was hoping the 4 people that opened the pray door would come up and open telekenisis, but they all left after getting the emote 😦

[pallid badger]

That sucks! I know the pain. You’re feeling confident sharing the lift with a bunch of players and they all disappear. 😢

I’ve waited outside those gates for ages sometimes. Probably half hour before giving up. Other times a few minutes and enough suddenly ping into existence around you. Luck of the draw.

[tawny osprey]

I waited like an hour on beta the other night and one person showed up

I wonder if the matchmaking stops adding people after a while or something

I feel like I'm most likely to find one or two other people by reseting the zone and reloading until I find people, but then getting 4 to the second floor seems impossible XD

[spark lance]

Yeah #beta-looking-for-group is the best place

Waiting an hour is much more patient than I would be

[sterile parrot]

I waited an hour at the 8 person puzzle. Not one person other than me and the guy who opened the door were instanced in. I’ve had better luck with the vault although I can imagine that is frustrating too, it’s too hard to test some of this stuff now that the tourists have stopped playing beta

[weak marsh]

UGH NO

I fell oob in wasteland and couldn’t go home

it said I could despite standing in oil but then nothing happened for a bit and suddenly I lost a star and then went home

it could be anywhere uuuugh

the home warp is such a pain now

you really shouldn’t be punished for falling oob

[torn gust]

yeah i agree, i think thats the main reason why im against the new home changes

i remember my friend got stuck in wasteland as well and ended up losing her light to the water but was able to teleport home. with the new changed she wouldve been in your situation

at least it auto teleports home so you dont keep losing stars but it sucks that it takes you losing a star to do so

[spark lance]

there’s oil in Wasteland? 👀

[long moon]

o.o the new patch docks a star for using the teleport option? (Or does that only apply to oob scenerios? Dangerous scenerios?)

[spark lance]

You can lose stars if your energy drains too far while standing in water

[long moon]

I thought everything was water xD but I guess it feels more like Thick black sludge than dark rainwater

Ah, I get what you mean

[spark lance]

It can happen in Forest too

[long moon]

So they prevent you from teleporting home when oob now? (Is that there solution to players going oob? Rather than restricting the areas, they did it by making it more troublesome?)

[spark lance]

I’ve been able to TP home while OOB ...

You are still able to teleport home, it just takes a couple seconds longer

[weak marsh]

You just can’t go home in dangerous situations, or at least it’s long enough that you lose stars

[empty inlet]

i don't see there's problem with "go back home when in danger" before the update

[weak marsh]

Yea, there are better ways to avoid those obstacles than going home anyway

[spark lance]

You’d have to be very low on energy prior to teleporting though

[weak marsh]

by the time the room faded in and the camera figured itself out I had only a bit of light left