Sew Delightful Update Patch Notes

Hey Valley Villagers!

While it feels like just yesterday we were traveling to a new land in Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Storybook Vale Expansion Pass Part 1, today we’re sharing all the details on Disney Dreamlight Valley’s next free update!

Get ready to welcome a new Villager, take to the skies with Floating islands, and usher in the winter season with a new Star Path – alongside other improvements and resolutions to top issues.

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s “Sew Delightful” Update arrives on December 4, 2024, so check out all the details below:

NEW CONTENT (AVAILABLE TO ALL PLAYERS*):

 - A new character. Sally from Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas joins the Valley, bringing her signature patchwork style to her friendship quest rewards!

 - A new Star Path. Add some winter whimsy to your Valley with the Frost & Fairies Star Path. Dabble in fae fashions for your Avatar and decorate with crystalline furniture items and other enchanting rewards.

 - Even more rewards await! Players who claim all items from the Free and Premium tracks of the Frost & Fairies Star Path can continue the fun with a Bonus Rewards tab, featuring color variants and other rewards. 

 - The Gift of Giving event returns: collect Festive Wrapping Paper to create seasonal decorations and finish your festive fish collection with rare seasonal aquatic life.

 - Do you want to craft a snowman? Alongside the Gift of Giving event, keep an eye out for a chest in your Plaza that will kick off a new seasonal task.

 - New gifts under the seasonal tree! Make sure to play in late December to claim new seasonal surprises in the Dream Castle. 

 - Weekly rotation galore – check in each week for new DreamSnaps themes to win Moonstones – and save them up for delightful new optional content arriving in the Premium Shop.

 - Save up those Star Coins: Scrooge McDuck’s Store receives new stock for sale, featuring items inspired by Disney’s The Lion King, and others from Villager homes.

 - Olá! Disney Dreamlight Valley and The Rift in Time and The Storybook Vale will be available in Brazilian Portuguese as of the Sew Delightful update.

* Please note: Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition does not include seasonal Star Paths or the Premium Shop.

IMPROVEMENTS (AVAILABLE TO ALL PLAYERS):

DREAMSNAPS:

  - Added a new feature “Top DreamSnaps of the Week”. This showcase will feature the top 3 images in each weekly challenge, in order of the highest-scored points among eligible players who agreed to share the submissions. Players can choose to opt-out of this feature. Due to compliance with certain rules and standards, PlayStation players are not eligible to participate in this feature.

OTHER:

 - 4 Floating Islands themed after the Plaza, Forest of Valor, Sunlit Plateau, and the Frosted Heights Biomes arrive! Learn more in our dedicated blog here: https://disneydreamlightvalley.com/news/FloatingIslandExplainerBlog

 - Give your Valley a new look with 16-point rotation! This feature allows players to rotate houses, landscaping items, and furniture to their heart’s content!

 - Some pond-like furniture items (Relaxing Oasis and Watering Hole) will now feature some areas where water-based furniture and landscaping items can be placed. 

TOP CHANGES AND BUG FIXES:

 - Fixed an issue where non-bordered pathing displayed with a blunt North-most edge.

 - Fixed an issue where some wall items displayed at the wrong angle in Scrooge McDuck’s Store or in player houses.

 - Fixed an issue where Pumbaa requested pork-based recipes as gifts.

 - Fixed an issue where some items were missing from the Collections menu.

 - Fixed a variety of localization errors.

 - Fixed an issue where the game may not display the current device time.

 - Added an icon on Touch of Magic Storage furniture items in the menu to indicate if they have items in them.

 - Fixed an issue where Mulan can step too close to the player during the Selfie Animation.

 - Fixed an issue where NPC's may turn away from the player during a discussion.

 - Fixed several visual issues and clipping with various clothing combinations.

 - Improved the texture resolution on some items in Jack Skellington’s house on iOS.

 - Fixed an issue where some dresses could become deformed when gliding.

 - Fixed several furniture highlights in edit mode that would have a visual issue in the form of grey squares.

 - Fixed an issue where the DreamSnaps menu would not load for some players.

 - “The Drawings” quest: Intended as a ‘secret’ quest (similar to the “Keycard Pieces” quest in the Monsters, Inc. Realm), a quest tracker pop-up causing confusing has been removed. 

 - “A New Directive” quest: Fixed an issue where the BnL blanket would not spawn.

 - “The Infestation” quest: Fixed an issue where the Night Mite Nests and Mega Night Mites would spawn in the incorrect places.

 - “Archery and Archrivals” quest: Fixed an issue where players could not locate all of the Wanted Posters due to them spawning in unreachable areas.

 - “The Company of the Wolf” quest: Fixed an issue where players could not located all of the buried items, or they spawned in unreachable areas or areas that could not be interacted with.

 - “A Tale of Stone and Fire” quest: Fixed an issue where Maui would remain on Dazzle Beach.

 - Added a popup on PlayStation to explain that when crossplay is disabled, DreamSnaps entries cannot be submitted.

 - “Old Fashioned Heist” quest: Fixed an issue where Flynn would not enter fortress.

 - “Purchase Error #12”: Added a popup to explain when there is a Premium Shop purchase desynchronization between the online and local save files.

 - Fixed an issue where players were unable to cross the bridge between the Beanstalk Marshes and Mount Olympus.

 - Fixed an issue where Tale Cone Flowers may spawn in an unreachable section underneath The Bind bridge, causing a soft lock when players attempted to pick them up.

 - Fixed an issue where removing Inkies are sometimes not counted towards The Storybook Vale duties.

 - Fixed several issues across the Storybook Vale biomes where items could fall into unreachable places.

 - Fixed several issues across the Storybook Vale biomes where the player could clip into the environment. 

 - Fixed several issues across the Storybook Vale biomes where the camera would experience unintended collisions.

 - Added a missing hint popup to the third Myth trial to suggest how to interact with a Royal Watering Can based puzzle.

 - Fixed an issue where the harvesting VFX wouldn't play when harvesting food from trees and bushes in the Storybook Vale.

 - Fixed an issue where blockers/materials could spawn over the water surfaces.

 - Fixed an issue where items could appear too close on the 3D preview in the Premium Shop.

 - Fixed an issue where there was an empty tree patch in the Everafter biome.

 - Fixed an issue on iPad where some textures in the Library of Lore were low resolution.

 - Fixed an issue where the Snippet Wings were not in the Gliders category.

 - Fixed an issue where several recipes resolved in a different dish than intended.

 - Fixed an issue where the Lorekeeper was missing some voice overs.

 - Fixed an issue where players could use Royal Shovel buff potions to obtain more memories than intended. 

 - Various other bug fixes, optimizations and improvements.