Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft has recently confirmed that it will be removing the "exhaustion effect" visual indicator from the game, likely due to widespread negative feedback from players regarding the flashing red borders and switch to grayscale colors. In that same spirit of accessibility, Disney Dreamlight Valley will be adding a number of options for players to disable various potentially disruptive visual effects.

Although not considered fully complete as of yet, Disney Dreamlight Valley's Early Access release has been surprisingly popular, attracting a wide range of gamers thanks to its lovable cast of iconic Disney characters and the addicting and relaxing life-sim gameplay reminiscent of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley. With players moseying around Dreamlight Valley's tranquil landscape gathering materials, fishing, and constructing buildings and other items, the game provides some much-needed escapism from the stresses of everyday life. Even in its unfinished state, Disney Dreamlight Valley still has plenty to offer.

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Recently, Disney Dreamlight Valley's Scar's Kingdom update brought the first round of new content to the game, including The Lion King's villain Scar and his new questline, some festive Halloween-themed items, along with plenty of other changes and additions. One of the less popular features was the "exhaustion effect," a visual indicator for low character energy consisting of the screen fading to greyscale along with some flashing red lights around the border. Many players felt that this effect was jarring and unpleasant, and Gameloft has announced that the feature will be removed from the game entirely in an upcoming hotfix.

Gameloft will also be adding a number of accessibility options to Disney Dreamlight Valley in an effort to make the game easier on the eyes of sensitive players. A new toggle option to disable screen shake effects should help players with motion sickness, while a toggle option to disable flashing lights is a welcome addition for photosensitive players, which will hopefully extend to the lightning flashes during the game's weather events. In addition, a photosensitivity warning will now show when booting the game. Disney Dreamlight Valley's quality of life features have set a good example for the genre, and improved accessibility options show that Gameloft is intent on providing a comfortable gaming experience.

The hotfix has no release date set so far, but it can be expected to come out relatively soon as it isn't a major content update. As far as new content, Disney Dreamlight Valley has teased new companion interactions for a future update, so players can certainly look forward to new features and game mechanics down the road.

Disney Dreamlight Valley is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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