As per usual, we’ll start with talking about the patch notes that released on Monday!
I’ve never actually seen Inside Out so I don’t really know tons of the details with the movies. Regardless, I’m always excited for new Realms so.
A lot of what was mentioned was already covered in the Developer Update which I didn’t end up talking about. The main reason was I figured it was best to wait for the patch notes anyway as it was on the short side, but most of what was shown that I would have had more to say on are things I’ve mentioned previously and am still disappointed about such as actual characters being forced into the Premium Shop as companions (Lucky being the newest to join this -_-) and my usual frustration with the Star Path (this theme looks cute, I just do not enjoy season passes– similarly, do not like the whole seasonal Moonstone bundles still being a thing either).
I am excited for the upcoming Floating Islands, but only to an extent as you still can’t make one an official home for your character which as my Valley continues to be destroyed by item spawns and events, I really wish we could.
The Memory Mania Mini-Event will also be returning, but not for nearly a month and once again, items will be spawning all over your valley and I just… I’m not surprised, but I’m still disappointed every single time.
I’m definitely intrigued by the changes they are doing to the Star Path, but it does sound like duties will be walled off to some extent which is terrible as someone who does not have a standard schedule. I can play much more some weeks than others. At least nobody will miss out if they join late, but this just feels like an awful thing to do, especially considering it’s something people pay for.
I’m excited about being able to have multiple companions on, though, I’m still working on leveling up a lot of them… I am curious how assigning companions works in the sense that if you do assign them, can you still wear them at the same time or is it one or the other?
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don’t really like the motifs for Dreamsnaps, but I’ve never been one for the putting stickers on photos type of person in the first place.
The Teal Baby Dragon and Black Pegasus will both be available to collect for the Storybook Vale expansion owners in our next update, after Emotional Rescue.
So, we still need to wait one more update, but at least we know they’re coming soon.
As a final thing, the full Pirate frame code was finally fully shared. I don’t know how often I’ll use the frame (I feel like I constantly forget there is an option to), but it’s nice.
And one last note, the community companion voting ended with Design 1 winning:
It is the design I voted for, unsurprisingly, but I really do hope we see both of the other designs in the future somehow.
I would say my only disappointment is I don’t really care how the Dragon model looks so I really wish they had done some changes to its head shape like some of the Foxes and Squirrels we’ve gotten.
The update is now out, so let’s talk more about it! I had initially planned to post this on Wednesday, but due to some issues (I’ll talk more about it further in), I was holding off for a bit…
As always, my first stop was to the Premium Shop. I unlocked the full Star Path and immediately got the new Companion and Lucky.
It was then onto the Inside Out Realm which we needed to take care of a couple of tasks before we could actually enter.
Once inside, we helped Joy fix the console where I also found various other items that had nothing to do with that and then it was onto us to get equipped before heading to the next area to find Sadness. I always appreciate when it realizes we took the appropriate actions already.
With that, it was time to place the remote headquarters and then reassure Sadness as we finished some extra tasks to get them both in the valley. I had a lot of fun with the puzzles in the realm.
As for those extra items I picked up, it made it so we could craft this very cute plushie of Bing Bong.
Since Joy entered the Valley first, I figured I’d start with getting her to level 10 and doing her quests. First up was a game of Capture the Flag Sun which we managed to win (I’m assuming we have to win but I do wonder if you stood around long enough if someone else could) which took a dark turn when our prize ended up being a severed teddy bear head which is pretty terrifying honestly.
Joy did end up mailing us the proper prize later.
However, rather than doing Joy’s next quest, it was actually locked until we progressed with Sadness and this is essentially how their quests would go the rest of the time where each time you completed one, you would have to do the next quest for the other. Regardless, this meant I ended up getting Sadness to level 10 pretty quickly too. Sadness’ first quest involved investigating these mysterious rain clouds that were appearing inside buildings with her worrying it was her fault as they only started after she entered the Valley.
Talking to Remy, Scrooge McDuck, and Mickey ended up causing the clouds to disappear in the Restaurant, Store, and Castle respectively, but then had us dealing with clouds outside… Which with a little help from Sadness’ own tears, we were able to get rid of only to be greeted with the beheaded body of the bear… Now, on one hand, I really wanted to fix this teddy bear because teddy bears, but also this is incredibly unsettling.
It was then onto Joy’s next quest which involved us checking in on and trying to cheer up the characters we had invited to play Capture the Sun with us– Merlin, Donald, Goofy, and Venellope as they were all incredibly depressed. Unfortunately, it didn’t really work, but I would say I think someone helping clean would make me feel a lot better too. I’ve been sick a lot lately so everything has been kind of messy… We also got one of the cutest new recipes with our attempt to make a Joyful Meal for Vanellope.
At the end, we ended up getting another part of the Bear which then seemed to cheer everyone up somehow? Either way, they at least weren’t still feeling depressed.
Sadness’ next friendship quest involved us making her a Pillow Fort so she could have some quiet time when everything is just too much, and I get that and would also really like a pillow fort. The hardest part of this was having to find a bunch of Donald’s feathers around the Valley… They really need some better way to work with spawns (Personally, I think it would have been better to just pick some up in his house) because it’s always such a huge pain.
I’m probably going to try and move it inside somewhere and re-do things… In general, there is a lot I want to re-do decorating-wise when it comes to the Valley and certain other areas, but the whole item spawning situation has me so discouraged with all of it where it feels like I should just leave things empty for easy spawning spots because of how much of a mess things get, especially during events. (Speaking of which, during the day the update went out, the event spawns were spawning early… It was fixed pretty quickly but I managed to finish half of the new photo… I wish they could have just left it alone)
Regardless, as we finished each of these quests, we ended up getting another part of the Bear. I feel like we could have just fixed it with the head and body seeing how they looked, but I guess we can use more stuff.
Moving on, it was thus time for the next Joy quest which uh, was us making a bright spot in the Forgotten Realms.
Unsurprisingly, it did not seem to end well with a bunch of Night Thorns spawning out of protest.
Sadness’ next quest involved having a “talking session” for everyone to talk about their feelings. This made a weird orb show up we had to plant… which then turned into a teddy bear part.
It was then onto Joy’s final friendship quest, and this is where things got problematic and are why this post was delayed. To give some context on the quest, we slowly realize that this Bear was sort of our Bear (I saw sort of because this Bear is huge and the Bear being hinted to/shown was likely a lot smaller as it was a teddy bear she could carry as a kid) that we ended up getting rid of after something really hurt us as a kid (I ended up doing a mix of two options) that lead to the bear getting destroyed. In order to spawn the last part of the bear to hopefully get out these sad feelings that are sinking into the valley and affecting everyone who lives there, we decide to put on a performance with the Forgotten about what happened.
Unfortunately for me, in the middle of the performance where we needed to press a specific light… it broke. Hitting the lights wasn’t working no matter how many times I tried. It wasn’t the first bug I had with this quest either– we also had an issue where the broken lights were still showing despite them having been fixed… Regardless, after a few days and some bug tickets, I finally managed to finish the quest.
It was then time for Sadness’ final quest where the goal was, unsurprisingly, to fix up our Teddy Bear friend. Of course, it wouldn’t be Dreamlight Valley without another spawning issue. Before we fixed up the bear, we had to repair the memories of what happened… Two of the memories weren’t an issue– they were in the castle and Inside Out Realm respectively. The last one though? Essentially, you’re supposed to find it outside your house… But it wasn’t locked into a house you spawned into. It could load in front of any house you placed. I use a lot to decorate so in the end; I finally found mine in front of one of the castles I had placed on Eternity Isle. Regardless, with this step done, it meant I could finally repair my Bear which I was hoping to be able to do the moment we found its head in a box.
With the Bear all done, it was time to place it and decorate around it… And then Joy decided we should have fireworks near it because surely setting of fireworks next to a teddy bear won’t cause any problems I guess.
We then received a custom Teddy Bear base so we could also design our own Bear!! You know, between the Teddy Bears and Pillow Fort, maybe I will finally watch Inside Out.
Now I just still really want a teddy bear we can hold. I will say that when the teddy bear thing started, I thought there would be some mystery thing and not… let’s talk about really depressing childhood trauma. I also really didn’t like the implication that we tore the bear over someone else doing it which I tried to imply with my choices. No matter how humiliated or upset I felt (and I absolutely had to deal with similar issues), I never would’ve taken it out on the teddy bear :(
Anyway, as always, time to finish this off with my recent Dreamsnap entries:
