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### Released

* July 18, 2019 (iOS)
* June 9, 2020 (Android)

### Genre(s)

Adventure
Art/Graphic game

***光·遇*** (Mandarin: *Guāng·yù*; Cantonese: *Gwong1 Yu6*); roughly translating to *Light·encounter* in and often referred as Light-yu by Chinese fans) is the Chinese localization of ***Sky: Children of the Light***. It was published by NetEase, however the game still majority developed by thatgamecompany. This version of Sky is only available to Mainland Chinese players - due to the extensive Chinese intellectual property laws and strict oversight by the government. This means that players on the NetEase version of Sky:

* no cross-server/interaction with players from the global server
* may have a different event schedule compared to the global server
* may obtain extra cosmetics that is not available in the global server
* cosmetics prices may differ (mostly event iAPs)

Other than that *Sky: Children of the Light* and *光·遇* are the mostly same game, they have the same realms, spirits, expressions, and events.

It was first released June 21, 2019 for iOS, then ported to Android on June 9, 2020. At the time of Android release, iOS and Android players were in separate servers and so players could not interact with each other until the two platforms merged on January 6, 2022.

> For future reference in this article and following subpages, all mentions of the international server will be ***Sky*** while the NetEase server will be ***Light-yu***.
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## Differences

As mentioned before, *Sky* and *Light-yu* have a multitude of differences, from different event schedules to unique cosmetics to event changes and many more.

Aside from the above, there are also some systematic changes:

* All events occur in **Beijing Time (UTC+8)**
* Daily Thoughts are replaced by patch notes and some additions in the starting screen of *Light-yu*.
* The Gear Menu contains a few more selection than Global.
* Wax Conversion Rate is different than Global.
* AFK timer doesn't exist in *Light-yu*. The avatar still receives the zzz animation however collection of wax remains enabled.
* Android players are allowed to exclude game UI while using in-game recording, doing a clean recording like iOS. A toggle button is available under the "control" section of settings.
* Although cross-platform is enabled between iOS and Android **BUT** the progress DOES NOT transfer between platforms. Players who created their account on Android can't use that account on iOS nor the other way around, playing on a different platform means starting up a brand-new account.
* The Nintendo Pack and Journey Pack (and by extension, the PlayStation® Plus Bonus Pack) is unavailable in *Light-yu* as the license of these two platforms are under the hands of Tencent instead of Netease.
	+ The Nintendo Switch Area - while entrance still exists - cannot be entered. The entry Spirit Gate requires the Founder's Cape however jumping in teleports you to back into the Wasteland's Social Area.
* That Sky Shop cannot be accessed from *Light-yu* directly, most of the STAR items does not work properly there but it is being working on.
* *Light-yu* has multiple official sources to download from, however NetEase-supported sources are considered the **"Official Servers"**, with any other source (such as YingYangBao, 4399, etc.) being considered **"Channel Servers"**. They can be identified by looking at the logo at the bottom right corner of the application icon. Users can only use their *Light-yu* Account on the app store provider's server. For example: an account created in the *YingYangBao Light-yu* can only be played in the *YingYangBao Light-yu*, and not in *NetEase Light-yu*. The account's data is locked to YingYangBao's *Light-yu* and cannot be transferred to NetEase, 4399, or any other providers' version of *Light-yu*. It is recommended to create a *Light-yu* account through NetEase's sources, as "Channel Servers" are known to sometimes finish operation of games. Players are still able to play with each other, with crossplay enabled between the various providers' *Light-yu*. Compared to Sky with data being able to be transferred between devices via linking with services like Google, Game Center, Huawei, etc.
* Login requires 2FA with a valid phone number, as well as creation of account requires a government identity card (and rare cases of face scanning)
* Due to Chinese Gaming laws, if the ID is of a minors, they will only be able to play 3 hours max in one week - further explained in #Laws and Restrictions

While *Sky* supports a variety of languages, *Light-yu* only supports Simplified Chinese and English (to an extent)

### Start Screen differences

As mentioned, starting screen of *Light-yu* differs from Global with Daily Thoughts being replaced by patch notes of ongoing Event/Season and a few extra buttons and info.

1. User and Privacy Agreement (Terms of Service)
2. Account Switching
3. Player's ID, Version Number, Build Number
4. Publication info

### Social Light

While most Social Light area's wax limits remain the same, some differ in *Light-yu*. The most notable difference in Social Light is Grandma's Dinner event only occur 6 times per day at 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 16:00, 18:00 and 20:00 each day (GMT+8) with each session lasting for half an hour but in exchange the dinner will become slower as it progresses. Sunset Sanctuary Turtle are split into two sessions compared to global, the sunset will only occur once per day from 17:30-20:30 (GMT+8) while the turtle give wax for 20 minutes on every half an hour starting from reset as per example xx:00-xx:20, xx:30-xx:50 (GMT+8). *Light-yu* does not have Polluted Geyser unlike global whatsoever.

Social Light Areas such as Prairie's Cozy Hideout, Forest Brook Campfire, Valley Temple Maze Campfire and Wasteland Crab Barbeque still offers passive wax like how it was in global sky before.

Additional Sources of Light
 Prairie's Cozy Hideout

Inconsistent Sources of Light

Credits to weibo@Muyoli\_木月里 for info

## Laws and Restrictions

In Mainland China, video games are subject to the Chinese gaming regulations and all the consumer laws, and it's no exception to *Light-yu*.
To create a Sky account means creating a NetEase account, which involves scanning your ID along with your face and a valid +86 phone number. Another way is to download the native version of *Light-yu* from within your mobile's first party app stores (Xiaomi's Xiaomi Market, Huawei's AppGallery, vivo's V-appstore, etc.) and thusly create a third-party account. This means creating an account with your mobile's account, rather than NetEase. Creating a *Light-yu* account is also possible internationally, with NetEase's Dashen app acting as an intermeditater.

Periodically whenever you login to Sky you may receive the notification to verify yourself via 2 Factor Authorisation with a text to your phone number. Regular gameplay otherwise remains the same with Sky, however censorship reigns harsh with a larger range of blocked words.

If the ID assigned to the NetEase account is of a minor, they face more restrictions with gametime limits, purchase limits and others. Minors can only play for one hour from 20:00-21:00 BJT on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (plus some select Public Holidays and minus some Sat/Sun that are designated as working days due to holiday adjustments) - a total of 3 hours per week in a regular week without holidays. This means that some events such as the Forest Rainbow will never be available for players under 18. Periodically when logging in, in addition to the text 2FA it may ask for authentication of the child's full legal name. While playing, any child between the ages of 8-16 are allowed to spend ¥200 (roughly $28) per calendar month, while 16-18 year-olds are allowed up to ¥400 ($56) per month. At 24:00 BJT on the player’s 18th birthday (calculated from the official date of birth on the ID associated with your account), all restrictions for minors (such as the login time and maximum spending restrictions) are automatically removed.

International players are able to play on the NetEase servers (Chinese players cannot legally play on international servers), however they are still to abide to all the above regulations. They may also be blocked access to playing *Light-yu* on certain days special to the Chinese calender.

1. ↑  and also international players, if they provided a verified ID via Dashen
2. ↑ Light limit is linked. For example, if the player collects 150 pieces of light in one source, they can only receive 225 more in the other(s).
3. ↑ https://www.childrenandscreens.com/a-guide-to-the-chinese-gaming-law-of-2021/