Bugs found in Children of the Light for iOS
Sky: Children of the Light is a game set in a virtual kingdom that allows players to explore an in-game environment. The game has seven stages represented by seven realms and the Home — the starting hub. The Sky game on iOS presents users with special in-game rewards collected from ‘children of the light’ during their virtual journey.
The game places a lot of emphasis on social mechanics and in-game friendships. Sky’s interactive design helped it win the Best Visual Design Aesthetic at the Webby Awards in 2020.
Due to Sky’s aesthetic design and fluid gameplay, we decided to test it for bugs. Check out our QA specialist’s bug report for Children of the Light .
A bright orange background color appears when the player scrolls past the texture borders in the water
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the app.
- Enter the water with the main character.
- Scroll the camera to the texture borders.
Environment:
iPhone XS, iOS 14.3
Actual Result:
An orange-colored background is shown.
Expected Result:
The borders are shown without the color changing.
Help ‘star’ buttons appear on-screen during the story animation
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the app.
- Move to the next location in-game.
- Tap on a character to see tips for further game progress.
- When the story animation appears, notice the ‘star’ tip symbols.
Environment:
iPhone XS, iOS 14.3
Actual Result:
The ‘star’ tips are present during the story animation.
Expected Result:
The ‘star’ tips are hidden during the story animation.
The ‘Cancel’ button is not tappable when the internet is OFF
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Activate ‘Airplane’ mode.
- Launch the app.
- Tap ‘OK’ on the first popup.
- Try to tap ‘Cancel’ on the ‘Error Communicating’ popup.
Environment:
iPhone XS, iOS 14.3
Actual Result:
The ‘Cancel’ button is not tappable.
Expected Result:
The ‘Cancel’ button is tappable.
The text placeholder in the chat input field is hardly visible
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the app.
- Tap any corner of the screen.
- Tap the ‘Chat’ icon on the left bottom of the screen.
- Pay attention to the text placeholder in the input field.
Environment:
iPhone XS, iOS 14.3
Actual Result:
The text placeholder is hardly visible.
Expected Result:
The text placeholder is visible.
The game’s design is aesthetically pleasing, but nevertheless, some visual defects can be found. There is often a choppy transition between color schemes in some in-game scenes. Although some of these issues are not critical, they affect the gaming experience.
