Disney Dreamlight Valley Tips and Tricks
Disney Dreamlight Valley may be a simple and affordable life simulation, but that doesn’t make the early hours any less tiring. A wave of possible activities, investment opportunities, and enticing new places to spend Dreamlight wash over you as you begin to take root in the valley.
While you can do almost anything you want without negative consequences, our Disney Dreamlight Valley Beginner’s Guide contains some useful tips to help make the process much smoother and more enjoyable.
Note. It’s also worth bearing in mind that the launch day update seems to have made Dreamlight Valley a bit more unstable on the Switch. Before hibernating your system, be sure to save it, as there is a high chance that the software will crash when you wake it up again.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Beginner Tips and Tricks
First on this list, you’ll want to spy on your neighbors…
Dive into your neighbors’ houses
Once you look inside Mickey’s house or WALL-E’s truck, you might think you’ve seen everything there. And you are wrong. From time to time you will stumble upon new items or recipes marked with a sparkling aura similar to what you see around items in the wild.
It’s not entirely clear if increasing your level of friendship with the landlord is the reason for the new opening, but it’s worth checking from time to time anyway.
go home you are tired
Dreamlight Valley uses a stamina system similar to other life sims, but it’s not as tough as Stardew Valley. You cannot perform actions when you run out of stamina, but you won’t faint.
Eating is the best way to rejuvenate, but if you don’t have anything on hand or plan to save the ingredients for something else, just go home. Your energy bar is fully replenished as soon as you step inside.
Eat good things
Eating main meals, a category that is limited to fried fish for the first few hours of the game, grants you extra stamina in the form of a gold ingot on top of your regular blue ingot. It’s always a good idea to take a few meals with you while you’re researching and collecting materials.
Sure, you can get home quickly, but it’s much faster just to have a quick bite to eat.
Ignore Goofy’s Counter (briefly)
When you first meet Goofy, Dreamlight Valley introduces an upgrade system where you invest your hard-earned coins in local businesses to help them grow. It might be tempting to do this with Goofy’s counter once it’s open thanks to your initial investment, but don’t. Money is much better spent on Scrooge’s shop or saved to expand your inventory.
Goofy’s kiosk, especially in the meadow, stores items that you can basically find elsewhere, so you don’t miss out on anything.
But Scrooge is your friend
Yes, we just recommended saving money, but you should spend at least the initial investment amount of 1000 coins on Scrooge’s shop as soon as possible. This gives you a new place to shop, but more importantly, progressing through Scrooge’s quest line is required to unlock house upgrades.
Expand your inventory ASAP
Like most life games, in Dreamlight Valley you start with a cramped little backpack. You can invest in storage options or sell stuff at Goofy’s Kiosk, but the limitations quickly become apparent as you venture further afield or into character realms, most of which don’t have storage options.
The first expansion costs 5,000 coins – a hefty amount when you’re probably only getting 20 at a time for clearing Night Spikes. However, there are some useful tricks for making money.
Fishing. A lot of
Fishing is one of the best things to do in Dreamlight Valley. There is an obvious benefit to being able to cook your catch to restore your stamina, but raw fish also sell for significant amounts. Look for red or blue bubbles in the pond to increase your chances of catching rarer fish, then head to Goofy.
Fishing spots respawn after a very short amount of time, so by the time you get back from the kiosk, you’ll probably already have found two or three new ones.
Enjoy the mining life
Mining is another reliable way to acquire valuable items. Look for black vertical knots along the edges of the meadow and square for a better chance of finding rare gems. If red or brown pieces stick out of the knot, then you are guaranteed a gem. This is sometimes the character’s preferred day gift, but if not, it’s best to sell them.
As with fishing, loot nodes tend to respawn fairly quickly, so you won’t be short of spots to swing your pickaxe around.
Invite new friends
One of the very first quests you take is the entrance to the castle with Merlin, where you will learn about the existence of the Worlds. Here you will find characters such as Remy and WALL-E, and you can invite them back to the village.
The more friends, the more quests and items to unlock, and some of them are required to improve your tools.
Do daily
Every day you get a few simple tasks that can range from planting seeds to catching fish, and while it may seem like a waste of time when you have big plans for the valley, completing them is a reliable and easy way to get Dreamlight.
You need anywhere from a few hundred Dreamlights to 5000 or more to unlock new worlds and biomes, so every bit helps.
cook everything
Disney Dreamlight Valley forgives your culinary mistakes and always makes sure you leave the stove with something healthy to never waste. When you find new ingredients, take them home and see if you can come up with a possible new recipe by combining them with what you have on hand.
Generally, the game defaults to choosing the most logical dish if you try something unorthodox. For example, raspberries and carrots simply make a basic vegetarian snack. Wheat and fish, on the contrary, turn into fish sandwiches. It’s always worth a try just in case – especially since Dreamlight Valley is a little stingy with handing over new recipe books at the start of the game.
We hope this guide will help you get started with Disney Dreamlight Valley. In addition to all of the above, be sure to level up your relations with your neighbors at every opportunity to unlock new quests and progress further in the valley.
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