#beta-discussion
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it will arrive in beta at the same time as it arrives on the live version, i believe. either way, i don't think we're getting scammed.
Okie dokie finally some new content
Scammed is a pretty harsh word...
There have been weeks in the past when live had a travelling spirit and beta didn't.
There have been weeks where Beta had every traveling spirit at once 
End conclusion: we are at the mercy of the testing needs of Devs 
yeah, were getting scammed out of lightseeker spirits

I can super live with that. Woohoo gratitude
they removed the murshroom?
yep
yes, now you can fall into the sea when you run out of wings instead of getting sucked into wland 
Is the homegate still there?
They (mushrooms and valley oob) are such a nice place to visit... 
what... aw man I really enjoyed getting the oob valley candles and taking people to get them. It really helped improve my flying skills
it's a sign
your training is complete
They should really take these ideas and make a mini game
Daily mini game
Or become a daily quest
That requires some flying and landing skills lol
yeah, tbh I’m not sad about the lost wax as a currency but flying through them and the effect of the getting the wax let me know I was flying accurately
I wouldn’t mind getting minigames that have no reward, I just want goal confirmation.
i guess there's always citadel
and prairie nest... every day I pray for server merge so all the candles are lit 
since those valley candles were unlit in beta the fun part of it for me was table hopping between them with friends - the more tables the better!
sorry for the noob question, is there a beta for android? nvm i just saw the pins 
yes
well I have a similar thing but if I see the stars carefully unlit friend stars are SLIGHTLY darker than the lit ones
@dry pivot
Also, the more stuff you unlock with a friend, the star itself gets bigger.
Is anyone else confused about “stepping mode”? I feel like I’ve been doing tap and slide to take 1 step since August?
Or maybe I’m just misunderstanding the update?
Try one hand mode, it's broken
is it?
I only play one-handed, but the again I don't think I used this feature much
oh! now I see! it is broken
weird that it seemed to work yesterday in portrait mode
wait, it does work in portrait mode but not landscape
Try one hand mode, it's broken
@spark lance
Yeah but the way I read the release note it is implying that stepping control is a new thing in two handed mode.
So I’m trying to figure out what I’m missing cuz I’ve been doing what it says for months
I still don't understand what the point is other than for fun
Lemme get a screenshot vid see if i do it right.
It's useful for aimed jump
Alright, I gotta sleep it's almost 3 am here -_- I'm sleepy
Goodnight
When do you need to aim for jumping in this game? Almost all surfaces have a "magnetic" mode.
I use it sometimes in Eden
I was confused about the patch notes about stepping mode too. I always play two handed mode and I’ve been using the step since it was first introduced as “hula hoop” mode a LONG time ago. It’s very useful for accurately positioning your sky kid for photos. I thought the patch notes implied something was changed about it and I was trying to figure it out for a while , then I just gave up.
If you have the older build, you will find the difference. 0.9.1 will need to long press the legs in two hand mode, often I got into chirps and a little buggy in between.
0.9.2 just polished that function
I tend to get creative with that function during exploring, although Flashman and others did mentioned that is for positioning in photo session, which is a convenience too
You had to long press on the feet
@spark lance
Now you can long press and use it on the body
@spark lance
From what I understood
Oh I see the difference now. In Live all you have to do is drag off your characters legs to activate step mode. In beta you have to hold down on them for a little while before it will activate.
I much prefer the ease of the way it is in Live , not having to hold down. It’s instant.
Yeah i dont see the need to change it at all. Ive never heard anybody complain about it.
I’m guessing that the change is something to do with portrait mode and the smaller touch area. It seems like they’re compensating for some interaction problem, possibly in one-handed mode. It’s a mess now but a few iterations should sort it.
Why isnt there game walkthrough discussion channels
The bad thing is that we can't spin anymore with this mode 
Is the beta for ios still open or something.. I want to play .-.
All betas are currently full. Good news is you can play the live game and enjoy a much more stable experience!
then get to reporting
certainly more stable than whatever you'll find here 
did #beta-feedback disappear or am I just dumb and can't find it?
I'm just dumb I somehow had the sky beta tab minimized except this channel somehow

I gave my feedbacks on the new friendship constellations now 
there's a flower cape 
confusion
it's from lightseekers, it's very pretty!
:O
nah that's not a thing, you might be confused!
all we got this beta update waas portrait mode aaaand some movement adjustments i think
no it's a hacked item
When did the friend constellation get updated? I haven't played in a week lmao
:O
plz don't discuss
Ok thx UwU
i think it was update too mini
yes it was updated in the most recent beta build
:O
Phantoall, i'm glad you're excited but this sounds like information that tgc hasn't officially announced yet...
thank you 

Whats this game for
going on adventures with friends
The favorite friend constellation was changed to hold more favorites.
anything involving a little white flower is hacked content, please refrain from posting pictures/discussing until official announcements are made.
why do people insist on ruining it for others
I just remembered I didn't post my feedback on the constellation in portrait mode, so I shall go do that!
...Walking into the middle of it I immediately thought of the flower in the Prairie cave at the 8 player puzzle
@hollow compass what is the reason for writing something, and striking it out? I'm only asking to understand because I've seen it done elsewhere.
oh. I tend to use it as a side comment that isn't really important to the conversation.
such as: I've had my coffee today, I swear
To me it usually means there is no need to reply to that particular comment. Does that make sense?

How do I join Beta?
The iOS and Android betas are full at the moment, @queen kiln. To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
Where can I contact help regarding my game?
darth marr, that’s a good question for #questions-and-help . if you can’t see the channel please go back to #rules and reread and react with a candle to the proper post
it will give you access to the rest of the discord
stable
@spark lance “more stable” 😁
@main violet what type of help do you need? is it related to the beta or the Live version of the game? Some issues can be helped by peers in #questions-and-help other things you need to contact Support directly.
@lunar talon no and don’t ask for that here
Has anyone else noticed that a lot of new players think the meditation spots for daily quests are return shrines? I wonder, did we not give this feedback when the return shrines were introduced, or were we all “blind” to that because we knew the difference out of experience?
no I haven't and I was totally blind
OH YES THEY LOOK SIMILAR
well spotted
Graphics Settings are very low. How to access a menu to increase resolution and fps?
Top right corner
can we use beta screenshots for memes
keep beta memes in beta
where can we put them
I wrote some feedback on the return shrine/meditation spot confusion, even if it's a bit late now. 🙂
At least it’s there now. Some things take time to realize too
Yeah. Like I said, I think many of us missed this because we already knew the difference.
“Blind to the familiar”, is a saying in my country.
This is a great thing to be more aware of.. (I didn’t see it either..)
s o m e o n e b r i n g m e t o t h e ||o f f i c e||
nupnup: #beta-looking-for-group is the better channel for it 
o h !
@slender coyote are you new in beta? otherwise, head to #rules and click the candle button to get access to the rest of the server
Beta that's mean the new game to android
are you in Android beta?
you can use this channel or #beta-discussion-android for more Android specific chat
AMER: check the icon of your skygame, if it is blue then you’re in beta, if it is orange then you are playing the live version of the game
I’m kinda disappointed the mushrooms are gone. And not just for the extra candles. The collaboration needed for some to get the oob shrooms has added a fun friend making aspect to the new area. While I’m mostly a solo player, I’ve found I’ve met and friended a lot of people who wanted to find the hard to reach 🍄.
^
!betafaq
To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
This command is for informational purposes only and not a replacement for beta slot alerts.
Um... android running on an Iphone?
what's up with the beta android bug report?
what's ios?
I think someone was confused
I’m kinda disappointed the mushrooms are gone. And not just for the extra candles. The collaboration needed for some to get the oob shrooms has added a fun friend making aspect to the new area. While I’m mostly a solo player, I’ve found I’ve met and friended a lot of people who wanted to find the hard to reach 🍄.
@Holla4me
Same it's really fun to drag a group to the underground then building stairs to the 🍄, even when ur in solo its a challenge to fly and land on the table by yourself haah. Sometimes you met players that already been there and they'll honk and try to help you tag them so you can land on the table too! When you pick it up it gives a fun animation. I'm missing them already! Gotta play with em in live while you still can 
Aruhi journal
Day 1142: still no notif for beta sigh
tbh live is way more fun. beta can be pretty empty which makes it a struggle to open multi player doors 
#beta-feedback is a great place to talk about the mushrooms returning for the out of bounds audience.
@minor robin it's orange
And I went to about 5 place and got into 10 gates
But I wanna someone explore me the game more and have more fun
It's so hard to have a heart and candels for me Iknow I need to go any candles and collect but It's hard Idk why
Okay so right now you are in the beta channel. Beta sky and live sky are 2 separate gaming apps and don't have crossplay with each other.
there's lots of people in #looking-for-group-live as well as #general-sky-discussion who are playing the live version along with you
enjoy the exploration, eventually getting candles will get easier as you discover more candle/darkplant locations
How do I play beta sky?
!betafaq
To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
This command is for informational purposes only and not a replacement for beta slot alerts.
@minor robin thank u
#beta-feedback is a great place to talk about the mushrooms returning for the out of bounds audience.
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Just did that few hours ago 
Oob!
Me too! Also the candles in the valley oob. There are only 6 of them but they were so fun to get and accidentally fall into wasteland with 6 people on your back XD
I've left feedback on those... I love getting them in live
and flying thru the center fire too for recharge
Question for iOS beta testers, when you tap the Discord link in today’s daily message in live, is it trying to open in TestFlight for you?
Tested, no not for me
not me either
Ahah... that “bug”
Traveling spirit is floating in the air
...
Next up they make tables not interact with spirits 
Sorry I’m asking another question, but can one of you post a pic of what the link looks like for you when you expand it?
Traveling spirit was in the air for me on login but when I closed and reopened it was back down.
that's tuff
It's trying to open test flight for me but I'm not iOS beta tester @quick oriole
I’m not a beta tester for this particular game either, it still wants to open in TestFlight tho ~_~
what daily message is that?
oh, the splash screen? yes, it also takes me to TestFlight
it says: removed link
@quick oriole
Yes, and it should not 
lol, nope, if anyone actually reads it and then clicks they will be very confused
the thing is, these messages are hard-coded and therefore more difficult to change
they may even be straightforward copied from beta sometimes, which has happened in the past
Le oof
I deleted TestFlight for a bit, it just doesn’t open at all and if you paste the link in a browser it says it’s an invalid address
we've still had a lot of new members join today so i guess it's not 100% consistent? 
Le hope
no, the link is hard coded
you can see the address in the screenshot channel
I posted it above, but deleted it because I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to have it displayed here
maybe most of today's new members tapped the discord icon below the motd, instead of the link in the message itself
since it's just the link in the message that has the beta link
You can't tap on it in Android, maybe that's why people still joining normally
how do you mean?
Click on discord icon at the bottom
oh, the icon link doesn't work on Android?
that's weird, those links look right in the code.
On my iPhone I’m taken to Testflight from the live app. That’s super weird. Why on earth would the live app link to testflight?
Do you want me to post the link here?
I have a screen recording of it all if you need but it's 50MB so it won't work for a bug report (why oh why?).
I posted the link earlier and it's also in screenshots
Cool. thanks.
Hi ʕ•ε•ʔ
hello
So this is discord
yes
It's my first time using 😅
Yeah I just did that
ok, are you in beta?
in this channel, yes
Oh ok
did you have something particular you wanted to talk about regarding beta?
Hmm is the beta cape really gone?
!betareward
The Beta Cape was a one-time reward for the testing period prior to the iOS global launch. A future reward is not planned.
Oh then android users can't get it anymore?
the information is in the message 😉
Ok thanks
if you want a cape with the same features/similar style you can ask someone to take you to the office and buy the Founder's cape there
Yeah I already have a friend to take me there
But when will be the full version of sky in android? Cause there's still a lot of bugs that needs to be removed except the obb (•ω•)
The Live version of the game has been released to Android. It was about a month ago now, just before the new season started.
Wait for what?
yeah, what are you waiting for?
Maybe they mean for bugs on the Android version to get straightened out 
I'll wait for the updates 😅
Ah 
You’re missing out on a whole season, just so you know. 😉
In beta right?
Global and Beta.
In global you can transfer your account, you just use the settings and link your acc. Then sign in to the mail from the same setting.
But I think you can't in beta
ok,Thank you
Yw!
Hi! I wanted to ask if something. If I delete my beta app now, will I be able to download it again whenever I want or I'll need to wait until it opens again?
Like is beta-tester status permanent in play store or I'll need to wait till the next beta wave? I hope you get what I'm saying 😅
Um if I know it right, you don't lose your slot unless you choose to stop testing
If you delete the app in TestFlight you are out. I don’t know how it works for Android.
It is worth noting that your account isn’t deleted, even if you lose access, unless TGC does an actual account wipe. Previously, they have only done access wipes to open up for active players to replace the ones that didn’t play anymore. But they still need and keep the data of the old ones.
Oh thanks!
What is that app?
Which app?

It is unclear. But perhaps.
Today , this chat is filled with mystery
I got rid of the app on Android and could download it still
Guys hello! :) I can't find the spot to meditate in Golden wasteland 😭 looked everywhere
@unborn flax Once you first land in the golden wasteland, take a right and cross the water, you will see a small dock and a boat
It’s in the temple where the spirit ends in the crab pit , first area you land in wasteland @unborn flax
Ohhh. Thank you very much. I'll look for it right now haha
Thank you!! I found it! Haha very easy to find actually. Dont know why I haven't associated that spot to meditation haha
What if players could place down red candles in certain areas but it would sacrifice one of their own candles? Like you can increase the size of a stack of candles for other future players
with 10+ million players the ground in all the levels would just be candles 
Make it be possible in like a single room or something so it’d almost look like a shrine filled with candles 
There could be a limit on how many can be placed in one stack or resets weekly or something
Yeah
I finally got into the beta :D
Idk it’s been full and i have been checking every day for like a week
I used to taste beta ,stopped last week but I haven’t seen any new info
Nope
Oof
!betalive
Beta and Live versions of Sky are completely separate apps. Progress/purchases in one have no effect on progress/purchases in another.
Ah ok
Imagine if it does ,would be unfair since all passes and in app purchases in beta are free of charge
Of course that’s how is tested
But nothing is really yours in beta ,TGC could restore data if needed
Update

just a question
where can we access the beta version? or do we wait for the devs to pick beta testers ?
!betafaq
To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
This command is for informational purposes only and not a replacement for beta slot alerts.
anyone notice any changes?
Friend constellations are offset lower....pretty sure that wasn't intentional
Some improvements to stepping
Still not as smooth as the old way
But ok for one hand mode
Yeah stepping is different
I still don’t know why?
It’s been one way FOREVER and now they wanna change it
I think intended for portrait one handed
Is foot press THAT bad?
I don’t like it as I use an iPad but hey can’t win on everything
It’s a two step process
Press kid as if to make it shout
I keep accidentally shouting
The calls seem different too...maybe I’m just seeing things...lol
Really?
Spam call sounds different
I’m going to have to do this on two devices to compare live and beta
I have a feeling the stepping is all there is in this update, cause it was broke
And the smaller constellation stars
I was wondering if they have fixed contrast between lit and unlit friend stars
Nope
Before it was easy to see the difference
Still can’t tell who you lit
The gates at the end of forest and prairie are still not there
Now it’s trial and error which is time consuming carpel tunnel inducing
So maybe that’s a actual change and not a bug
Yeah I think the removal of some constellation barriers are intentional
Yes barriers are down. Not too bothered , but that’s because I’ve been playing a long time
I think it’s good but kinda weird to do it now
They were some what tiresome but I get why they were there
when I was a newbie I got enough spirits before I reached the prairie gate/forest gate
Me too
so probably those were kinda unnecessary ones
Makes sense
The prairie one I really understand. You can get manta kidnapped and be up top before getting much of anything
You will still want to come back for birds nest and caves after seeing you can’t get in
Try play as a newbie who has no idea about the game
hehe I actually got to the prairie and forest gates and didn't have enough spirits to pass on my first run 😆
if you don't know nothing read any walkthroughs and was kidnapped by manta and saw the barrier which won't open for you, that's like a trap, dead end.
well I checked the prairie gate it was 1-spirit barrier
so if you got butterfly emote that was enough
It’s one? Lol
When I was moth I pretty much exhaustively explored
I didn't get the butterfly emote on my first run 
Lol
I have no idea what I was doing back then lol
You were in “ OO SHINEY” mode like the rest of us
yeah and such newbie doesn't know how to go back to the islands
Old players become valuable to the moths
I forgot about most side areas for weeks too lol
so I think it's better if they could just move on and come back to prairie later
I forgot about their existence 🙃 I didn't even notice the sunny forest until well after my first Eden run
i think that's normal
It took me AGES to find weeping spirit
I couldn’t get into sunny forest in beta for like 3 weeks cause I was too lazy to get all the spirits
but it is refreshing to play a game blind. wish I could go back and replay all my favorite games knowing nothing about them 
Now I think I have some sort of symbol above my head because newbies often come up to me
My first help came in wasteland when a kind stranger swooped down and blasted me through wasteland
I just hung on for dear life
Missed those moments? Me too
Fond memories 🤗
Ah I remember bits of my first gw run. I ended up in the battlefield with the krills released 
I really enjoyed playing solo.
Sometimes when I’m dragging a moth I’m like...
You should really be experiencing this at your own pace
Don’t just burn thru it
My first krill intro was throwing my phone out of shock
Why I had to go back through WL for through exploration
For some reason I didn't use my eyes in prairie and didn't see the mantas
I used the clouds to push my little two wedged kid up to the temple
I went back down for another manta ride
I fell off the jellyfish in forest and nearly lost a star, but someone came down to help me 
Oh I did. That
Anxious sloshing towards the lowest manta!
Now I have regular Uber meet up with newbies for a taxi ride until they feel ready to lead
They keep me from becoming jaded
oh i let the moths lead all the time haha
It’s the only way to stay with them
Interactions between the old and the new, creating unforgettable memories.. How nice
Welp is time to sneep here in my time zone . Rest well or good morning to you all.
I meet most of my moths in forest, show them where some spirits are... they usually unlock high five with me, I send em a heart and let them go on their own to valley
Gn, sleep well!

I used to sit in the GW common area with my table out and I’d offer to help moths get all 14 children of light in exchange for a heart at the end.
Hii my friend got ios test link today.. But i didn't see the announcement here in dc
Where does it come from
Huh...were they able to download beta? 
where did they get the link from?
Didn't know the original source, spreading in social message app
Then it is not an official link and shouldn't be spread around.
if TGC has opened up spots they will announce it here and maybe on their own social media accounts
my guess is it was an old link and there were a few spots open, because some people left
but it's a bit unfair to those who signed up here and have been waiting for a long time to access it
Used to be able to play Android only
Also, a friend of mine in beta said he can not get all 6 seasonal hearts, even if he have finished all items
He only got 5
then they need to report that either here or in game
Oh.. He fix it
fixed it how?
Got response from customer service for one week waiting
ok, I thought you were asking for help now, sorry
beta was updated?
yes
unsure, it just said bug fixes and patches
So I just went for a wander through prairie and forest in beta. I see only one barrier that has been (thankfully) removed; the one at the end of forest. Are there others that have gone? Prairie is still infested with them which is a shame.
@ashen cosmos https://thatgamecompany.helpshift.com/a/sky-beta/
the temple in Prairie, Peter
not for me @hollow compass . It wasn't there at the entrance just now.
oh. lol. I get it. yeah another one.
🤦♂️
hehe, lol
Wait, what barriers?
sorry, I'm playing at the same time
the barriers in front of some entrances/exits
The constellation gates?
yes
I think Peter and I have always been staunch opposers of them - 
I feel it hinders the flow of the game
I agree, but only as regards constellation gates in the way of the primary path.
sure do.
I don’t have any issue with side areas being locked.
Gives something to work toward.
The other thing I'm seeing is that in beta (latest update), the friend constellation buttons have all shrunk, regardless of the orientation of the phone. Apart from the size of the buttons, on all but the crown page, the buttons are all much lower down and (for me at least) some of them overlay the page-right button. I get that the constellations need to be tweaked for portrait mode however I think the approach needs to change to make their actual layouts differ rather than try and squeeze their landscape shape to fit.
But it would be nice if there were more side areas or if wax placement/candles were randomized
once last little thingy. this latest version is a massive battery leech on my iphone 8.
I don't mind the constellation gates being there- it's an incentive to come back later and explore more- but it's annoying to stop and pull my candle out every time I want to pass. hehe I'll just pop over to #live-feedback and say something 
I noticed that the actual friend stars are generally bigger depending on how much I’ve unlocked w that person
Well my fat fingers have been hitting the wrong stars since the dawn of time, making them half as big as the screen wouldn't even fix that lol 
@finite pumice I just looked at what you’re saying about the constellations in portrait mode and some friends get cut off completely. I took a screen recording I’ll drop in feedback and in screenshots.
oops, there is a red candle cake in Valley stadium today
or
wait, reset
doh
nvm
oh, i just got into the ios beta
:think:
did they clean up slots or im just lucky?
Someone might have left, it’s possible to snag a spot then.
cool
welcome to beta
Ohh welcome to beta 🤗🤗
I just got into iOS beta too, didn't get welcome lol
Welcome to beta @kindred fossil
@storm vessel welcome and special thanks because i wouldnt have checked the link i had saved without you 
Lol, thank you @worn field @kindred fossil
I'm curious how you got in, since there has not been an official link posted anywhere.
While I don't begrudge you getting in now, it is a bit unfair to the people who have been waiting a long time for official slots to open.
Plus, the link isn't meant to be shared publicly other than by TGC.
Hello! I am new here, I am wondering how do I get the beta cape?
Get in a time machine and join beta before may 2019
Ahhhhhh , so that’s why I’ve been seeing so many new players in beta the past 2 weeks, they are filling up slots ?
@hollow compass thats because a slot was freed, i had an old invite link saved up
¯_(ツ)_/¯
at least we know you have been waiting for a long time, dark, so congrats to you!
Will you still be able to get the beta cape if you're new to beta?
The Beta Cape was a one-time reward for the testing period prior to the iOS global launch. A future reward is not planned.
Okay, thank you!
just how many slots were freed... 
yeah, it doesn't sound like a few slots being freed up by beta players quitting the program
maybe slots were added but they couldn't make an announcement
HMMMMMM
cuz it's weekend
So I can never get it without paying?
@drifting siren That's right. But in beta you can buy the founder's cape without paying any actual money, though nothing can be transferred from your beta account to your live account.
Здарова
@kindred fossil exactly, that’s what I suspected: an old link is making the rounds. It is interesting that it’s still working, actually. I was under the impression they always made new ones for new openings.
didnt get the link from anyone neither shared it with anyone, i did some digging long ago, ever since i missed the last ios invite wave
I didn’t say you were sharing it. I said a link is available somehow through someone, since there seems to be quite a few new beta members.
also ktjn explained before that its possible to use an old invite link, but the chances of you actually getting in are very, very slim
oh yeah i know what you meant, haha, just saying
It would definitely be interesting to trace the how and where. In any case, I hope new beta players make the most of this chance. 
(I also hope others haven’t procured a way in like all those Chinese players did some time ago...
)

You know the drill: what happens in beta, stays in beta. No “blabbering” about new features in general server. 
yep yep, my lips are sealed 🤐
Have fun!
ig dark already knows about beta better than most of beta players😂
master lurker
master moth now

Yes, i got in by an old link. Before when I tried it always said slot full. Only worked today.
I guess I just got a little suspicious what with the previous happenings, sorry.
And I also didn't think it was possible to use an old link, that's all.
as there was no announcement I think it's natural to get suspicious
and it's true it wasn't fair for people who've been waiting for a ping
tho that doesn't mean people who noticed this wave and got in was doing something unfair
yeah, I kind of don't think someone would stomp in here and announce they cheated their way into beta 
maybe it has something to do with portrait mode? its only for ios as of now, so...
guess we'll wait for The Official Word later down the line
nah, don't think so
more likely people just left
lots of my old beta friends aren't active anymore at all
ah well, but not 1 or 2 joined beta today, seems a few more than that
It would absolute mayhem if they announced it every time a slot or two opened up.
thats not what i meant though, it doesnt seem like a few people left testing
and chances of joining through an old link because of a freed slot is like, %0.0000001
yeah, and I think usually people would just stop playing and/or remove the app without properly quitting the program
you're kicked out after 90 days of not updating
oh I didn't know that
but again, the last time there was a large influx of new beta players they arrived through "illegal" means
then maybe something happened around 90 days ago?
all new builds are valid for 90 days, but we always get patches/updates before that
thats weird then, i always checked the link i had, never worked until now
good to know
Can i ask? Is this an international server?
Yes for beta and live version of Sky
Lots of people from all over the world. There is almost always someone around to ask questions or for help, if you need it.
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yooo 
How's portrait mode going for you guys? I'm on Android beta. Is it easier to type and chat with friends in portrait? 
When will beta for Android open again??
havent checked chat yet but it controls fine, except for flight, i have to drag from the center to steer and i always end up moving the camera around instead
we dont know when future slots will open
!betafaq
To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
This command is for informational purposes only and not a replacement for beta slot alerts.
it took me a while to get used to the controls but at this point i might enjoy it more than landscape mode (maybe i'm just enjoying the novelty of it tho xD)
If the beta opens and i join it, will i get the beta cape in the normal game?
The Beta Cape was a one-time reward for the testing period prior to the iOS global launch. A future reward is not planned.
Portrait mode is only iOS rn, no?
i think so
looking forward to it being available for Android now lol
After reading back looks like I’m not the only one who got into iOS beta yesterday

man, the servers really do be empty tho 
That be the nature 
I’m only gonna work to get the table cause I finally mastered table glitching for basically every door in the game 
Yes, I’m not sure if there’s a door that’s not possible somehow to glitch behind alone
it used to be very easy with a table to get through to anything, but I know they changed some things in the table coding so that you had to be two for some glitching
debating whether i should rely on chibi or table... 
why not both!
hahaha good point
tell me, is it still possible with just one person?
@hollow compass
Yes
debating whether i should rely on chibi or table...
@hidden quarry
Use both, easier
oh is this why I've been seeing the moth symbol a lot in beta o.o
Moths will deemed you as experienced player
I have shepherd so I actually see a symbol above new players heads. I was wondering if I'd missed an announcement or something cuz I'd been seeing them a lot x.x
thats a lot of inactive beta players
That’s funny and sad at the same time XD
You know the platforms in the forest temple that move up when lit up?
Have they always moved up and down when idle?
Or is that something new?
It's been that way a long time ago
But wait, idle?
Oh, i understand now. It returns to the original place when the switch is off
Yeah. When it's there, it kind of bobs up and down a bit?
Bobs up and down? Mind you post a vid on this? It's hard to imagine
Hmm let me see
@rigid radish the spirit with the umbrella already came back
If I join the beta do I have to collect everything again? Or I have everything that I have on the normal app?
!betalive
Beta and Live versions of Sky are completely separate apps. Progress/purchases in one have no effect on progress/purchases in another.
thanks
Are there beta spots open for iOS?
!betafaq
To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
This command is for informational purposes only and not a replacement for beta slot alerts.
no slots open now but thats how you get notified
Oh ok! Thank you!
Thank you
I can confirm that none of that is in beta
@empty river so sorry, had no idea. 
it's alright!
now you know, no worries ^^
does stuff need to be spoiled the same way in beta channels?
like eden and the secret area? it's not mandatory but still nice if you do it! ^^
for example I spoiler tag eden content but not secret area stuff
Is it true that there’s an invisible cape in beta and i heard it costs LOT.
Yeah but that item most likely won’t go to live and has been in beta for months
I could have enough for it in live... but not where close with it in beta... 😂
Nadie habla español?
Please limit yourself to speaking only English in this server, @tribal juniper. We don't have staff or moderators to support all the languages of our global Sky fam.
What’s with all the players I get merged with where letting out a call doesn’t make them show on the map? New bug or something else?
happened to me in forest
I can’t tell if it’s a bug or something on purpose somehow, cause it’s happened three times and all three of the players immediately waved or bowed and then poofed (probably closed the app) when I got close. All the other players who have shown up normally act normal
it's happening to me too
i hope it's intentional but i don't think Ktjn has said anything about it yet
already reported
Everything is free
okok
What’s with all the players I get merged with where letting out a call doesn’t make them show on the map? New bug or something else?
@quick oriole
Welcome to beta, it's been like that for months
Woop woop 
Yesterday, I actually had a plant evaporate from server merge before me for the first time in ages in beta.
i think ive seen a total of 3 players today
How come we can't see other sky kids stars when we honk now?
Bc bug
And a quiet world
Ohh thanks and so true
Got my table so I feel unstoppable now 
Wow, that was quick!
with spirit hearts and the founders pack candles you can get some items really early
Ooh, that’s right! 👏🏻
I don't think so
that shouldn't be possible afaik
I think it's possible to level 7 if a person went to the orbit when there was a glitch in orbit constellations and unlocked wing buffs from past seasonal spirits
ya, the maximum possible is 7 in beta, and 6 in live
Umm i can send the pic for proof
I don't know what you are trying to prove but if you are experiencing a possible bug, please report it.
It’s literally impossible to get 8 wedges right out of Eden through normal means in beta. It’s most likely some kind of bug, nothing more than that really
there's always the possibility that you've met a hacker (if you're talking about someone else)
Maybe🤣
He said that he reach 10 wedges at Valley of T.
Ah btw. Finally i reported it as a bug

where’s the cyan light?
Why can't I get what's on the prairie light? It says I have to collect it ... but I collected it
Whats that cape 999 hearts in beta
its an invisible cape
@rigid radish that was for the daily quest, as for the ark quest, you have to talk to the questgiver at the ark first to activate the quest, since you did already all you have to do is collect it again then return it
@rigid radish you're missing access to almost all the channels in this server. to get access, reread #rules and react with the candle icon at the bottom (🕯️)
There's one very similar to it that doesn't require the pass to get
two pass-free capes this season
In beta all things from the store are free, so you can get the pass with no problem. In live, the spirit will eventually return as a travelling spirit 
The iOS and Android betas are full at the moment, @runic steeple. To join future beta invite waves, watch for announcements in #beta-announcements! Give yourself the beta role here by tapping the
in #rules to be notified of important updates.
@runic steeple yes
if you are on iOS check this post too
if you are on Android there's nothing you can do beforehand
ur welcome!
@lyric kite Sorry for asking that question, did delete it. I do hope that it makes it to live, some friend has said she has gotten everything and has more than 1,000 hearts in storage.

6 more days before we can do the next light! Well, at least according to the quest giver. Hopefully they’re ready for us to finish the transformation. 
cant wait 
oh, sorry- i didnt know fsjdgsh

Hello everyone! I can finnaly get in the sky beta! I am really excited about this. Are there anythings that are different from the normal game I should now
I wonder what the arc Area and waste land would look like for new players that aren’t collecting the light or even after the season is over with...
ya know??
That is a very good question, actually! I hadn't thought of that.
I'm thinking when the season ends either a) the area will look like it originally did for any new players, or b) the area will permanently change into it's "restored glory" form, regardless of player participation.
leaning more towards option A tho 
but then, if someone who did finish the season goes there with someone who didn't...hm...?
@cinder gust it will be buggier and incomplete. How did you come about the link to beta?
Yea I’m thinking about that too like would we see different things? Also water and the wind is different too which makes gameplay different
Got in beta via the testflight app. Link is findable online.
The quests to upgrade the ark is not tied to the season
Oh !
They're not?
That’s cool!!
Oh. I did not realise this.
But what does that mean for the future: will the Ark quests continue to be weekly?
@cinder gust yes, I gather this is the way people are getting in these days. It is unfortunate, but I hope it is a legitimate link at least. Have fun and do try to leave both feedback and bug reports as much as you can.
Will do!
So if I bring a new person and take a swim.. I wonder if they would be confused as to why I would be swimming in sludge not losing my stars 😅
Snatch an unsuspecting moth and try 
yes
just went through eden and have a few comments:
- right before ||dying/turning into a spirit?||, i was able to keep walking if i spammed an emote (lvl 4
in my case) - the wing buff for whale call is 99 ascended candles but it should only be 1, has anyone else noticed this?
that's because whale call has the invisible cape
99 ascended candles and then 999 hearts 
it is a temporary placement

but it's been there for a long time now
so it's not possible to complete Forest in beta right now, for most of us
A dream so faraway.. 
ty for the clarification
Does anyone have a link to the main patch notes?
Super speedy!
Ah rats, was hoping for some insight into the bunch of small updates we’ve had
I think mainly they had to do with fixes to portrait mode
Hi everyone 👋🏽
6 more days until the orange/purple light quest is unlocked
Anyone have any ideas?

I hope this brings flowers everywhere or maybe the boat flying ?
catapult rises from the deAD and outta the water.
yeet meee
Hi I’m new
hiya nyjah! you’re in the sky beta channel right now, if you are playing the live version of sky (the one with the orange icon) and wish to see the rest of discord, please go #rules and react with a candle to the right post 
there’s a lot of cool channels here, like fanart and music. hope you enjoy your stay here 
Thank you 😊
quick question for the out-of-bounds crew. Is this a spot frequented often?
One of my favorite spots in forest actually 
which area of forest is that in? 
dont do much oob in forest anymore since the plants were moved above ground in the foggy forest
It’s the little bit of terrain after the exit from the fungi trees map to the broken brides map
You can glitch oob and fly around the spot that transports you
ooor just fly above the cave too i guess 
Lot harder to do in the rain 
i've been there once but that was only because my friend's game bugged out so bad during the umbrella spirit and when i warped to her she was in that place behind the hill-ish area
right now you can fly straight to the area with zero glitching, which we want to fix the broken windwall for, but want to be mindful of those who go there intentionally.
i definitely think it's one of the lesser visited oobs
I always wondered what was beyond that loading zone, it's pretty neat little spot at least
Wouldnt go there on my own just to play music cos u know,,rain
i use the one in the first area sometimes actually. just not that specific one.
Ooh the meditation stone in ark has emerged from the sands!
@vapid briar the tunnel cave does look cool from the other side, but I haven't visited in a while
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/618891214527266846/706992161089912862/SKY_20200504_231405_.jpg
Though if you're taking requests from oob explorers, removal of reset ceilings would be fun?
Reset floors and walls I can understand for players getting somewhere they don't want to be, but the ceilings seem strange to me, as I've not seen a new player get above anywhere or hit a reset ceiling unintentionally
Making a way to remove wind walls through some kind of action or option would be a nice change 😭
My dream gameplay
lol ultimate ultimate reward: a cape that makes you windwall proof 
I’d pay 999 hearts for that
@minor robin lol once you complete 6 seasons, the 6 questgiver unlock a mega questgiver, like the Eden door
catch the light quest in eden... WHEEZE
It always flies so high
Catch the light in eden, found near that one krill
Quest: Get hit by a dark dragon
Haha, good stuff for the #wishlist-and-ideas-archived channel. I'm just pulse checking to make sure we don't have another rainbow bridge incident where something was innocently patched and the community at large assumes the worst of us 
But on a real note Eden has some beautiful oob areas to fly around in
... the most diabolical thought occurred to me: move the ark mushrooms to eden lmaooo
the wind wall there is missing/not working and it was pointed out by players who very much do not want to be out of bounds for any reason. We want to make sure those players don't end up places they don't want to be while protecting the out of bounds areas that so many of you cherish.
Then why was the oob in the sunny forest locked with a ceiling ?
if it's the one i'm thinking of, it's still there just harder to get to than it was at ios launch last july.
Yes , it’s still reachable , but the view is not what it used to be
oh a friend noticed that in prairie cave’s oob part of the butterfly fields’s dud area was no longer accessible. tried to take me there and we got warped 
You had the eden castle in the distance
...wyiott was that friend me or did i take someone else jsjjss
ahh it should still be accessible, I'm just bad at flying 
ohhhhh, ay we can always try again later. 
generally speaking, game devs don't want players out of bounds. it's not intentional for you to see the man behind the curtain (aka the wizard of oz) it tends to ruin the magic of the setting we're trying to establish. TGC has a very small, special subsect of the larger community that is incredibly fond of going out of bounds and we want to preserve those places, but not entirely at the expense of our design plans. Which is why we patch up holes to places we don't want people to be, but want to preserve the more special ones like rainbow bridge and the valley temple area. That doesn't mean we're going to give free reign to all out of bounds areas, or not put floors/ceilings/windwalls to contain some of the chaos behind the scenes.
Understandable, we had that convo before. It was just that that specific area was beautiful and looked intended. It didn’t had a ‘backstage’ look. That’s why I thought it had to do with server space or something
It's been a while since that fix, I believe the original discussion was that it was too ugly looking for the level designers' tastes and we'd bring something better back in the future...on the very, very long to-do list.
tbh the immersion has been very very good, my first few weeks of playing I rarely went oob (only thanks to friends who dragged me). I knew of its existence thanks to discord but as a new player who just wanted to focus on what the game had to offer via story/intended mechanics, it was a really great and moving experience.
are glitches given special consideration if they're used exclusively for OOB purposes?
Seeing videos like that and then dying inside cause I want to get past wind walls even more 
Unlock piggyback emote and there you go
No there you don’t go cause it doesn’t work for wind walls
depends on the glitch and if there are other repercussions that can ripple out.
Like that in beta screenshot channel
The spiral piggyback doesn't work for wind walls, but rocket does
We want to be respectful of cherished places in the community, but that doesn't mean we'll make exceptions for just any old thing. It has to make sense and also do no harm to those who may be impacted by it.
There is nothing that works for wind walls. Tables, piggyback anything, intense experimentation
It would be great if something better came into it’s place , but for now , the rest of the game has more then enough beautiful things left😍
God I’m so curious about the season ending
Same same
The beta game seems to cook my devices
really noticing that now
Yes, spiking 51ºC on my previous beta bug report
wow... almost all the beta players in game are Chinese.-.
Yes
good thing there’s a translator...
About the chatting feature, I would be more than happy if it is fixed asap 
Kinda annoyed when the chat becomes invisible when in middle of conversation
it's a work in progress, that's why it only lives on beta right now.

hey, I finally figured out how to get into beta 
UPDATE!!!

There goes my sleep
Interesting new name 
What?
hehe
Oh joshurs nickname
Joshur’s name 
show's how little i read the names and go by the pfp >_>
Yeah same Ktjn
But honestly me tho
I get more confused when pfps get changed. I sometimes don’t even notice nickname
my favorite is when discord caching is being especially slow and you click on the name and the pfp changes.
Lol
Never happened to me
Sounds fun tho
Y’all ever feel like you hate your timezone? Cause that’s how I feel with Sky
time is but a construct.
Wo, long update list
it's a 2-poster >_>

Fixed issue where Seasonal pendants would clip into the torso on very tall and very short players
Fixed issue where the head on very tall players would clip through the top of some hairstyles
Thank you 
Fixed issue where new players could get stuck in Isle of Dawn tutorial if they did not pick up the first Winged Light to obtain their cape
holy
thank you for the thorough patch notes again 
!!
sighs of relief from multiple devs all at once from getting these done
Thank you so much for fixing the pendants
wondering now, do you plan at all on changing instruments so they don't look stretched/squished on the backs of tall/short players?
thank you for working so hard on fixing so many bugs 
Fixed clipping issue with Wizard hat when using Weasel mask
Looks like a personal fix.
What was the clipping issue? I never noticed one, but I don't wear weasel mask a lot.
Ah I think you can kind of see it in Ktjn’s pfp
huehue I see it now 
i'm glad for the change to the swing
What was the original message for putting down the swing again? “Use to chat with the one” or something like that?
Wasn’t this already a thing?
Chat between players on the swing is no longer able to be seen by players at a chat table or bonfire
Well ig now it really is one on one chat
No you could see it sometimes
Even tho it was supposed to already be like that
Ktjn be like
Fixed clipping issue with Wizard hat when using Weasel mask
Wow, such Ktjn
Just realized it’s confirmed a wizard hat now 0.0
😍 love you Ktjn 
Now I just need to be sorted into my house 
Lol
wizard time
Just remember, Ravenclaw is wit, not intellect
That’s what all the house quizzes get wrong
I’m really a Hufflepuff, but all the quizzes put me in Ravenclaw
guess you could say that prarie temple is less... jarring now... 
Ouch
Fixed skinning issues on some Spirits
Idk what this means
"why are my friends like this"
texture issues?

Hello ktjn
New star boi in vault is registering now
i had nothing to do with that fix, yo. I thought it added to its unique charm >_>

I believe u 
New shiny boi where in vault?
the platform above the manta call
no new shiny bois in vault to my knowledge, unless you mean the two from Belonging.
It’s the one the vault lightseekers spirit ended at
whahasjkd
Oh so it was moved
Oh!
And I got it now
That whole switcharoo swap
so no more skeleton star?
They are both there
whuhuh.
They moved the original star from the bones to the platform, then added a new star to the bones iirc
i should clarify that long changelist is for 0.9.2, not specifically the latest build.
Also, random question about the lightseekers and gratitude vault spirits. When they come back as travelers, will the platforms for their memories return? Is the code for that in place?
Also, random piece of feedback: the Gratitude Vault spirit, now that I think back on it, was a really nice challenge, and a great use of the carry spirit quest mechanic, and I’d like to see more like that
I believe the original nodes and blobs were deleted. So we've had to do some reconstructive surgery so to speak for spirits whose platforms were nuked after the season concluded.
Just add a cannon that launches us directly into the spirit ez
Lol
Spirit memory just point A > B and you’re done
sometimes it's a matter of turning things back on. it just depends on how the level designer put things together.
Oh shoot my memory failed me. Gratitude vault wasn’t a carry spirit
Still a really good quest tho
it's definitely one of those things i found amusing about Rhythm, was some complaints about how simplistic that season was and it's like... y'all that was the very first season from 2018, of course it was more simplistic. Granted, those who had that critique didn't know it was a rerun. I think if Gratitude in its original form ran again, it would be talked down as well...aside from the cosmetics themselves. Instead it's highly coveted because the game wasn't widely known then.
Wait I just had a thought
Wait how was it simplistic? Like just the storyline or something?
The prairie spirit from belonging uses the old version of butterfly fields right?
whoahhhhh
Yes giccix
Ooo
Rhythm to me felt like a very contrived name
As if it was tacked on at the end to an already completed season, which it was lol
"the winter season"
Season of Pants
ngl, was expecting many instruments
As one would with a name like rhythm
I never liked seasonal quests in the vault 4th floor
or like instrument ultimate reward
We got a lot of music sheets tho
The instruments we got were still amazing 
The piano was ultimate for a time @hidden quarry
Oh funny you say that chia
weoooooow
Only 2 mini I thought
winter piano go brrrrrrr
we had 3 music sheets
The owl spirit was robbed tho
lol
Robbed of its hair
Snatched wig 
Sheet No. 1, 2 and 6 are from Rhythm
Oh didn’t realize 6 was
The major patches come with increasing content and features than earlier ones. it might feel like it when you're in the game on the daily, but the scope has definitely reached new heights with every season.
ooooo
not a beta member but i enjoy reading this channel 
Sooo one day we’re going to get a 2gb update ic 
my phone also feels like a cast iron skillet compared to live which can be described as a... bowl of hot water?

Lol
My phone is always hot even when I’m not sky
Part of that is the case
My case is thicc cause I wanna keep my phone safe
Lol
My phone heats up cause the battery needs to be replaced but I’m stingy and don’t wanna pay for it >_<
Lol I feel that
Someone asked why Rhythm felt simplistic compared to the other seasons: probably because the spirit quests were so easy.
My battery is surprisingly healthy considering I play a ton of a super battery intensive game. It’s only dropped 3% health since I started playing Sky over 9 months ago
Mainly how long the memory is coupled with the area it goes through
The belonging wasteland one went directly though the path of he right three krill in graveyard
Location and platforming imo. Carry quests are especially difficult (looking at you,
) gw quests right in the middle of krill paths are tough obviously..
Not easy 
when the last spirit is all the way back to the crab pit
oH I forGOT about shush
@hidden quarry hard spirits would be gratitude and belonging wasteland, whereas gratitude and lightseekers vault are challenging
what was shush
I loathed that spirit
was that one Vault?
Shush wasn’t hard, it was just a slog
i uh struggled with gratitude vault because the moving platforms gave me a headache 
It was the vault one for lightseekers
It was hard for me cause I couldn’t get it alone. There were always at least 4-5 other players and that many people would mess up the memory on small platforms, so we kept losing it
Example, rhythm gw was carry but it was really easy because it only crossed one krill
yea
I wish there was a way to have more of a challenge in sky for people like me who want it, but without making it too hard for the people who don’t want that
It was actually more difficult in the original Winter season
3 on every map
Lol that legitimately sounds like fun tho @hidden quarry
Master mode is just portrait mode 
Nah, portrait just needs its controls tweaked
for one, you had to revisit the spirit in its location to get new items
I remember getting the piano from them was a momentous moment
I believe in the potential of portrait mode
i already love portrait mode
still havent figured out an optimal hand placement
I think you had to actually redo the whole carry quest each time
I may be misremembering
That’s just annoying
it would increase the difficulty
Wow what if they kept that to belonging 
fun difficulty vs not fun difficulty
“Hey guys can anyone help me with my daily death trap?” In #looking-for-group-live
lol

