Dear Proxies, I have officially entered my responsible adult with an invite code era, and it is going about as smoothly as trying to herd a Bangboo through a revolving door. Version 3.0, Return to Ridu: Together in a New Chapter, is live in 2026, and HoYoverse has turned the classic friend-invite song and dance into a full web event with Polychrome, merch, and a lucky draw. As a normal player who is absolutely not above bribing my group chat with memes, I dove in. Here is the honest field report.

The Short Version, for People Who Scroll Like Their Life Depends on It

• Invite friends to return or register for the game and earn up to Polychrome ×340. 💎

• When a New, Returning, or Inactive Proxy links your invite code, you earn Polychrome ×60. That is the little dopamine bell I am chasing.

• New Proxies need to reach Inter-Knot level 10 after linking the code. Yes, level 10. The game wants to make sure your friend is not a very elaborate ghost.

• Join the lucky draw on the webpage for a shot at a PS5, figures, merchandise, and more Polychrome.

The event runs from 2026/06/06 20:00 (UTC+8) to 2026/07/17 03:59:59 server time. I am putting that deadline in bold in my brain, because my memory is a sieve with a gacha habit.

The Reward Table, Also Known as My New Vision Board

Reward	Quantity	My extremely normal reaction
PlayStation®5	×5	Five consoles for the whole community. So you are saying there is a chance. 🎮
Anby Demara 1/7 Scale Figure	×10	Ten Anbys. Ten. I am already clearing shelf space like a raccoon with a decorating blog.
Framed Acrylic Standee Set - Ye Shunguang	×60	Sixty sets. This is the kind of merch that makes a desk look expensive and slightly dangerous.
Bangboo Standee Figurine Surprise Box Vol. 2	×200	Two hundred surprise boxes. The mystery is half the fun; the other half is pretending I did not squeal.
Polychrome	Up to ×340 from invites	The practical carrot. The shiny dessert. The reason my group chat is about to see my invite code more often than my actual face.

I am not going to pretend my invite code has the social traction of a wet noodle at a spaghetti convention. My plan is simple: I am sending it to the two friends who still play, the one friend who quit during a gacha crisis, and the one friend who once asked me what a Proxy is. That last one is a long shot, like using a paper umbrella as a parachute, but hope is free and Polychrome is not.

How I Am Actually Playing This

First, I am treating my invite code like a rare trading card, not a spam cannon. I will post it once, explain the rewards, and then quietly stare at my phone like a cat watching a fish tank. Second, I am reminding any new player that level 10 is the gate. If you are coming back after a break, link the code first, then go do your daily routine and let the Inter-Knot levels roll in. Third, I am doing the lucky draw every day the event page lets me. The prize pool is a deliciously weird vending machine: five PS5s, ten Anby figures, sixty framed acrylic standee sets, two hundred Bangboo surprise boxes, and a pile of Polychrome. My odds are probably thinner than a sheet of rice paper, but the draw costs me nothing but optimism.

A small warning from one normal player to another: do not wait until the last minute. The event closes on 2026/07/17 at 03:59:59 server time. That is not a suggestion; that is the universe tapping its watch. I have seen enough last-minute scrambles to know that the only thing worse than missing a reward is realizing you missed it while reading a patch notes thread at 4 a.m.

So, yes, I am participating. I am inviting, I am drawing, and I am refreshing the webpage with the quiet dignity of someone who absolutely does not have a problem. If you see me in Ridu, wish me luck. And if you are a New, Returning, or Inactive Proxy, my invite code and I would love to become briefly inseparable. 💫