Disney Dreamlight Valley has released a hotfix to cap off October which makes a variety of changes promised by developers earlier this month. Along with a number of bug fixes and improvements, Disney Dreamlight Valley has done away with the exhaustion effect and added several toggle options for various other visual effects.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is often compared to Animal Crossing and other relaxing life-sim games like Stardew Valley, and for good reason. Much like other games in the genre, Disney Dreamlight Valley focuses on low-stakes gameplay and provides a creative outlet for players who wish to explore, design creations, and build relationships with a cast of characters without the threat of violence and danger. Players are tasked with restoring the once-vibrant Dreamlight Valley to its former glory, starting small by clearing away weeds and debris before tackling the magical corruption that threatens the land and its inhabitants.
Earlier this month it was revealed on Discord by developers that Disney Dreamlight Valley was removing the exhaustion effect in a future hotfix, and that promise has been fulfilled with this new update. The game uses an energy system that depletes when the character performs most actions and is restored by spending time at home or consuming food. When players were low on energy, the screen would fade to greyscale and display red warning flashes, which many players found to be jarring and hard to look at. This has been entirely removed, which should help the game remain consistent visually and maintain its relaxing atmosphere.
Although not as content-rich as Disney Dreamlight Valley's Scar update which added the Lion King's antagonist and a new questline, some important changes have made it into this patch. A seizure warning has been added to the game's boot sequence, while toggle options have been added to further customize the game's visual comfort levels. Flashing effects can be toggled off, which includes lightning during storms, white flashing of clouds during storms, and the flashing effect upon catching fish. Screen shake effects have also been given a toggle, making actions like catching fish, mining, and digging much smoother.
As expected, the update also includes a number of general bug fixes and performance improvements such as the B button properly skipping dialogue boxes once again or resolving the occasional visual glitch. Disney Dreamlight Valley's quality-of-life changes have shown that the game intends to grow increasingly accessible and comfortable for its players, with more improvements likely on the way.
Disney Dreamlight Valley October 31 Full Patch Notes
Improvements & Optimization:
- Improved performance and stability on Xbox.
- Added Seizure Warning during the game's boot sequence.
- Added toggle in Settings menu to remove in-game flash effects. This will impact:
--- Lighting visual asset that flashes during storms
--- White flashing effect in the clouds during storms (storms will appear as regular rain showers and will continue to be monitored)
--- Flashing effect upon successfully catching a fish
- Added toggle in Settings menu to remove in-game screen shake effects. This will impact:
--- Screen shake upon successfully catching a fish
--- Screen wobble while waiting during the fishing action
--- Screen shake while completing the mining action
--- Screen shake while completing the digging action
Please note, we will continue to closely monitor community discussion to identify whether additional effects or instances should be added to these toggles.
- Removed exhaustion effect.
- Improved clarity of Sunlit Plateau story quest objective description involving root beer.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed quest blocker for Mother Gothel’s “Restoring The Sunstone” quest. We acknowledge that the previous fix did not resolve the issue for all players, so we are continuing to closely monitor this fix to see its impact on the community.
- Fixed an issue preventing villagers from accepting meals in Chez Remy.
- Fixed the castle motif on the Disney Castle t-shirt.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up some items at the base of palm trees on Dazzle Beach.
- Fixed the Toy Story-themed Fancy Table to allow objects placed on it to be picked up.
- Moved a lamp in Mickey’s house to prevent objects from getting stuck behind it.
- Scar's Friendship quest and gifting will now only become available after completing the Sunlit Plateau story quest.
- Halloween rewards acquired from Dreamlight Duties can now be properly bought again from Scrooge's Delivery.
- Pressing "B" (Circle) now properly skips dialog boxes.
- The "Trick or Treat" Dreamlight Duty now properly requires gifting candies to characters.
- The Webbed Tree in the Villains Star Path can now be found under the Foliage category in the Wardrobe menu.
- Various online service improvements.
- Scar's Volcano Stove now requires coal to cook with.
- Scar's Volcano Stove can now be selected after being placed in the world.
- The Collection menu will now update itself properly after collecting items.
- Swapped the item color of Moana’s level 10 Friendship item to its intended color scheme.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is currently available in early access for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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