HoYoLab is HoYoverse’s companion community for its games. It combines official announcements, player posts and game-linked utilities inside one account. A player can read without opening a game client, then use Tools for activities such as daily check-in, an interactive map or Battle Chronicle. HoYoLab does not replace the game: it reads selected account data and awards certain community-side rewards, while progress and purchases remain tied to the corresponding game account and server.
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Games have circles
+Content is divided by game rather than placed in one undifferentiated feed. Following the correct game circle keeps its announcements, guides and discussions together. Posts can carry topics, images and comments, while official accounts publish maintenance notices and event information beside community work.
+That mix requires attention to the author label. A polished guide written by a player is not an official rule, and a community countdown can become wrong after a schedule change. HoYoLab marks official game accounts, so account notices and redemption instructions should be checked there before a user follows a link in a comment. The community rules also prohibit phishing pages and third-party top-up promotions, but moderation cannot prevent every bad link from appearing before a report.
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Tools need linking
+Battle Chronicle displays selected records from a linked game account. Depending on the game, this can include characters, challenge results or resource timers. Real-Time Notes for Genshin Impact can show Original Resin, daily commission progress and expeditions after the player authorizes access. The display may lag, and HoYoLab explicitly directs users to the game for the most accurate state. Spending a resource in-game does not guarantee an immediate change on the companion screen.
+The account and server must match the character. Someone who signs into HoYoLab through a different email method can see a valid community profile but no game character. A character-not-found message therefore does not prove that the save disappeared. Checking the HoYoverse account identity and regional server comes before creating another profile. Privacy settings also decide whether other people can see Battle Chronicle data on the public profile.
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Check-in is separate
+The daily check-in inside HoYoLab is not the same action as entering the game and completing its daily tasks. The player opens the game-specific Tool area and claims the current calendar item there. Missing a day changes the calendar progress according to that event’s rules; launching the game later does not automatically reconstruct a missed HoYoLab claim.
+Rewards also go to the character linked to the signed-in account. If the wrong game account is active, repeating the tap does not move the reward to another character. Notifications can remind the user, but mobile operating systems may delay them or suppress them when notification permission is off.
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Maps track choices
+Interactive maps let players filter landmarks and mark selected items as found. These marks are a planning aid rather than an automatic copy of every chest opened in the game. The player may need to maintain map progress manually. A community pin can also differ from an official marker, so a confusing route should be checked against its source and the current in-game area.
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Posting has ownership
+HoYoLab asks authors to label original work correctly and to identify reposted material. Uploading someone else’s art under the original-work setting can lead to removal or account restrictions. Account trading, impersonation and requests for private login information also violate the community rules.
+Reports and appeals need evidence such as the post, account name and relevant screenshots. Blocking an account removes it from the reader’s immediate experience, but it does not replace a moderation report for fraud or copied work. Keeping game credentials out of posts and direct messages is the simplest boundary: legitimate community participation never requires giving another player the password to the linked HoYoverse account.
