{"id":967,"date":"2021-07-14T07:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T07:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=967"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T09:06:49","slug":"20210619-967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210619-967\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky: Children of the Light to get new Guide feature allowing experienced players to easily help beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20210619-166106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-06-19 18:18 (JST)<br>Translated by. Braden Noyes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On June 19th, 2021 thatgamecompany revealed details about the new Guide feature being implemented in <em><strong>Sky: Children of the Light<\/strong><\/em>. The new feature will be enabled sometime after the 0.14.0 update and is meant to encourage cooperation between new and experienced players.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coming in our 14.0 update, we&#39;re introducing a brand new way for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thatskygame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thatskygame<\/a> players to help each other!<br><br>Catch the details in our Guide feature preview blog.<br><br>Learn More \ud83d\udd0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdVpANkwHt\">https:\/\/t.co\/zdVpANkwHt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlRfCNZLMZ\">pic.twitter.com\/JlRfCNZLMZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky: Children of the Light (@thatskygame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thatskygame\/status\/1406039276492570627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Sky: Children of the Light<\/em> is a social adventure game which allows up to eight people to play together. Players take on the role of a \u201cChild of the Light\u201d on a journey to explore vast, open landscapes in search of fallen star Spirits in order to help restore them to their constellations overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For first-time players, simply moving around such an expansive map can be quite time consuming, and finding all the Spirits is no simple task. While players are able to ask friends for directions and tips, this might seem a little overwhelming to new Children of the Light who haven\u2019t yet made many in-game connections. This is where the new Guide feature comes in.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-1441x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-1441x1080.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-1068x800.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-001.jpg 1601w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With the newly implemented button, beginners will be able to let players around them know they need help. Pressing the button will display a question mark above your head, allowing the more experienced adventurers nearby to easily tell who is in need of assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players who agree to help will see icons showing the locations of Spirits they themselves have already discovered but which the new player has not yet found. By following the on-screen cues, the experienced players are able to lead new players to help finish these quests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the Spirit has been released, both players are informed that the quest has been completed and the Guide feature will end. The players are then free to do what they wish, whether that be going their separate ways, exchanging candles, or continuing to adventure together.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-1441x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-1441x1080.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-1068x800.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210619-166106-002.jpg 1601w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Sky: Children of the Light<\/em> received its long-awaited Nintendo Switch release on June 29, 2021, so it makes sense they would also introduce this new feature alongside an expected influx of new players in order to help them in their adventure. This will give new players the ability to request help from the more experienced ones without the need to use any of their limited supply of candles to become friends first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This feature is also nice from the experienced player\u2019s point of view, allowing them to offer assistance only to the players who actually want it. If used well, this feature may prove to be useful for smoother communication between players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some users have pointed out potential issues with this new feature. For example, what happens to a new player who is suddenly left alone in the event the guiding player is unexpectedly disconnected from the server? What about the risk of being forcibly led to a Dark Dragon by a malicious player in the Golden Wasteland? The pros and cons surrounding these and other concerns raised by players will most likely be addressed once the development team has been able to assess feedback regarding this new feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sky: Children of the Light<\/em> is now available for free for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/sky-children-of-the-light\/id1462117269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.tgc.sky.android&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/games\/detail\/sky-children-of-the-light-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky: Children of the Light to get new Guide feature allowing experienced players to easily help beginners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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