A LifeAfter top up only works if Role ID and server match your character. Here's the ID path, a pack table you can defend, and a 60-second proof check.
Copy Role ID from Settings — then lock the server
People paste a friend-code, a camp tag, or a screenshot crop of the wrong string. Then they wait. Then they open a ticket. The Credits already sat on someone else's survivor.
Your LifeAfter UID is not hidden. Launch the game. Log in on the character you actually want to feed. Tap Settings in the top right corner. Account ID / User ID sits in that menu. That string is the lifeafter character id the recharge form wants. Copy it. Do not retype it from memory.
Server is the other half. A lifeafter official recharge page asks for both User ID and a specific game server so delivery routes to the right shard. Some storefronts only ask for the ID and map the rest automatically. The forms disagree. The risk does not: if the ID is wrong, the money is gone.
Write the ID down. Check the first four and last four characters against Settings before you leave the client. If you main two servers, look at the character name in the login list. I would rather look stupid for thirty seconds than fund a stranger's battle pass.
Stay logged into that survivor while you fill the form. Switching characters "just to check mail" is how yesterday's ID gets pasted.
Credits are paid currency. They are not Gold Bars.
Credits buy outfits, furniture, weapons, materials, and battle passes. You can convert them into Gold Bars in the Mall and take those to Trade City.
Gold Bars and New Dollars drop from play. Credits do not. You cannot farm them. If a guide implies you can grind Credits off infected, close it.
They also do not expire. Sit on a 980 pack for a month and wait for a spending event instead of panic-buying a skin the night it drops. Periodic events such as the Green-White Stackable Discount apply tiered Credit reductions, with a cap up to 7,500 Credits per transaction. Lucky-spin events publish pity numbers too: Frostwhisper Reverie cut a guarantee from 120 spins to 100, and Limited Chip Selection locks Premium Chip Optional Chests inside the first 160 research pulls.
Those numbers are why a heavy spender pre-loads. They are not a reason for a light player to empty a paycheck.
A weekly or monthly card is a different SKU from a raw Credit dump. I treat cards as a calendar commitment. Credits are a pile I can ignore until the Mall actually has something I wrote down in advance.
The pack table I will defend, and the one I will not
NetEase Pay redemption is picky. The prepaid denomination has to match the exact pack tier. Mismatch and the redemption fails. No partial credit. No "close enough." These are the official denomination tiers I will actually cite.
| Pack | Listed price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 60 Credits | 0.99 USD | Smallest official NetEase Pay tier |
| 300 Credits | 4.99 USD | First pack that feels usable |
| 500 Credits | 7.99 USD | Awkward middle. I skip it. |
| 980 Credits | 14.99 USD | The mid-spender default |
| 1980 Credits | 29.99 USD | Skin-plus-pass territory |
| 2980 Credits | 46.99 USD | Heavy week, one event |
| 4880 Credits | 74.99 USD | Only with a written Mall list |
| 6480 Credits | 99.99 USD | Max listed tier. Easy to overbuy. |
The 500 tier is a trap for people who wanted 980 and blinked. I buy 60 only to prove a new checkout. I buy 980 when I already know the pass or the furniture set. I do not buy 6480 because a banner looked pretty.
Store pages show their own Credit amounts. Compare those against the Credit amounts listed for LifeAfter before you commit, because live SKUs move and a screenshot from last season is not a receipt.
What I would actually buy at each spend level
F2P, mid, and heavy are not personalities. They are budgets. Pick one and stop negotiating with yourself at checkout.
| Spender | Pack I would pick | Why I would pick it |
|---|---|---|
| F2P | 60 or 300 Credits | Prove the Role ID path. Buy one Mall item. Sit on the rest. |
| Mid | 980 Credits (14.99 USD) | A pass or a planned outfit without the leftover feeling of the 500 pack. |
| Heavy | 1980 or 2980, not 6480 by default | Covers an event week and a pity stretch. 6480 is for a list, not a mood. |
F2P first. I would not touch a monthly card until I have logged enough days to know I will still be on this character in four weeks. The 300 pack at 4.99 USD is the honest "I play this camp" spend. Use it. Then wait.
Mid is simpler. 980 at 14.99 USD is the pack I defend. Large enough that conversion to Gold Bars at Trade City is not a joke. Small enough that a bad gacha night does not hollow the account.
If you are chasing a 100-spin pity or stocking under a 7,500-Credit discount cap, buy 1980 or 2980 and stop. The 99.99 USD / 6480 stack looks efficient. It also sits there daring you to pull. I would rather top up twice than apologize to myself.
Finish the recharge without guessing the ID
Open the character. Confirm Settings. Confirm server name. Then open a LifeAfter top up that asks for Role ID first so you paste the string while the game is still on screen. Do not wander through three chats and type it later.
How to top up LifeAfter without improvising:
- Paste User ID. Read it back. First four, last four.
- Select the server that matches the character you just logged.
- Pick the pack from the table above, not from a Discord screenshot.
- Confirm the character name preview if the form shows one. Unknown name: abort.
- Pay only on the checkout the product page itself opens. The live form is the only list that is not already stale.
- Save the order number. Screenshot the confirmation. Keep both until the balance moves.
If you are using a prepaid denomination instead of a direct lifeafter credits top up, match the tier exactly. 4.99 USD is 300. It is not "about 300." A 7.99 card will not redeem into a 980 pack because you felt lucky.
What a legitimate form asks versus what a scam asks
A legitimate lifeafter recharge asks for Role ID / User ID, sometimes the server, and the pack. That is the whole identity set.
A scam asks for the login password, an SMS code, a binder email, remote-desktop access, or a "security deposit" in a private chat. Nobody needs your password to send Credits. If a stranger wants to "verify the UID" by logging in for you, that is not support. That is a hijack with extra steps.
I ignore anyone who messages a cheaper stack after the cart is already open. The form in front of you is the deal. The chat is the con.
Prove the Credits landed in about a minute
"LifeAfter top up not received" is a search I wish people ran after a one-minute check, not before it. If the balance did not tick, do this in order. Sixty seconds. Escalation comes later.
| Check | What you do | Pass or fail |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | Open the in-game currency panel, not just the HUD pip | Number went up by the pack you bought |
| Mailbox | Open mail, including overflow tabs | Attachment sitting unclaimed |
| Client | Force-close and relaunch, then log the same character | Balance updates after reload |
| Identity | Settings → User ID versus the ID on the receipt | Strings match, including leading zeros |
| Clock | Wait up to 10 minutes before you escalate | Still zero after 10 minutes: then write support |
Stale client and the wrong character are the first fails that table catches. The 10-minute wait is the boring part that saves you a useless ticket. The 60-second part is balance, mail, restart, and ID compare.
If the receipt ID and the Settings ID disagree, stop hoping. You sent the pack to another UID. Support on most storefronts will not claw that back when the buyer typed the string. Wrong details are on the person who pasted them.
If IDs match, mailbox is empty, restart did nothing, and ten minutes passed, contact the storefront you paid. Bring order number, UID, server, pack size, and the timestamp. Do not bring a novel.
Credits stay forever once they post. If they landed, you are done.
FAQ
Where do I find my LifeAfter User ID so the top-up hits my character?
Open the app, log into that survivor, and tap Settings in the top right. Account ID / User ID is sitting in that menu. Copy it. Do not dictate it to a friend who will fat-finger a digit.
Do I need the server as well as the lifeafter uid?
Official recharge flows ask for User ID and the specific game server. Other checkouts ask for the ID only and map the rest. If the form shows a server dropdown, treat it as required. A correct ID on the wrong server is still a miss.
What if my LifeAfter Credits do not show up right after I pay?
Restart the client. Check the mailbox. Confirm you logged the same Role ID you paid. If nothing moves after about 10 minutes, write the storefront with the order number. Do not buy a second pack "to test" until you know where the first one went.
Do purchased Credits expire?
No. LifeAfter Credits do not expire. They sit on the account until you spend them. That is why I am comfortable buying 300 and waiting for a Mall rotation instead of dumping the stack the same night.
Can I get a refund if I typed the wrong Role ID?
That depends on the storefront, and most of them will not unwind a fulfilled send. Wrong details are treated as the buyer's mistake. Double-check before you pay.
Can I earn Credits by playing, or only by a credits top up?
Only by paying. Gold Bars and New Dollars come from the loop. Credits do not. Convert Credits to Gold Bars in the Mall if Trade City is the actual goal, but do not expect a farm route to refill the premium balance.
If you are topping up tonight
Skip 500. Skip 6480 unless the Mall list is on paper. Pick 300 if you are proving a new path, 980 if you already wrote down the purchase, 1980 or 2980 if an event week is real and dated. Get the ID from Settings. Get the server from the character you are looking at, not the one you played last month.
Stay in the client and watch the balance. Mailbox. Restart. Ten minutes only if the minute-long check failed.
I would run that sequence on the live LifeAfter credits top up page with the game still open. The form should show you the Role ID field before money moves. If it does not ask who you are, you are in the wrong checkout.
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