Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Festival of Friendship Update Patch Notes

It’s been more than a week now since our last article about the Festival of Friendship Update (the name was unknown at the time), and the time has finally come for players to dive deeper into The Forgetting.

Whether you’re a player, a passionate Disney movies fan, or you’re still on the sidelines trying to decide whether or not you should buy the game (do it), this article is going to brief you on the newest developments within the world of Disney Dreamlight Valley.

A Festival of Friendship Update Patch Notes | Disney Dreamlight Valley

From what I can tell, there’s only good news in Gameloft’s Patch Notes post.

A plethora of healthy changes and especially bug fixes are being introduced, proving that the team (so far) has been paying close attention to the community’s voice, wants, and needs.

You’ll notice among the Patch Notes (posted below) that they added a lot of inventory & storage-related changes, which was a no-brainer really considering how chaotic it could get.

For starters, and luckily for all the hoarders out there, we’re seeing the introduction of signposts!
No longer will you have to memorize where what is, as that can get really complicated when your loot starts to pile up.

They’ve taken a page out of Minecraft’s book on this one!

Premium Shop

Just like many games have done before them, Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Gameloft is adding the Premium Shop section into the game.

From now on, you’ll be able to spend your Moonstones (the drop amount of which has also been increased) in a shop that is similar to Scrooge McDuck’s.

They are both rotation-based shops, where different cosmetic pieces are available every day but they will be kept separate from each other, which is the norm for most games anyway.

Patch Notes

An official Patch Notes list, as released by Gameloft:

• “The Forgetting” Main Story continues: A snowstorm is brewing in Frosted Heights! 
• New Character: Welcome the Valley’s resident snowman, Olaf, with a warm hug.
• New Character: As Disney celebrates the Wonder of Encanto around the world, Mirabel seizes the occasion to join the Valley, bringing with her Mini-Casita.
• Celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary with a very special new Star Path inspired by real-world Disney100 items.
• Take your reno outside and change the look of your fully upgraded house with newly added house colors or acquire premium house skins from the Premium Shop.
• The Premium Shop opens! Use Moonstones to collect all sorts of exclusive, rotating cosmetic items like clothing, furniture, premium house skins and more. The Premium Shop content is separate from Scrooge McDuck’s General Store (which will also have content additions regularly). Be sure to check out the Premium Shop often to discover the latest items to help you express yourself and design your village just how you dream it to be.
• With the arrival of the Premium Shop, we have adjusted Daily Moonstone chests to increase the number of Moonstones they grant each day. They will now grant 50 Moonstones (previously 10). 
• Scrooge McDuck General Store has received a shipment of new goods! Got Star Coins from your recent Pumpkin Puff haul burning a hole in your pocket? Keep an eye out for new clothing and furniture items in his stock.
• We’ve seen some of your storage rooms and we’re both impressed and scared. Chests that are crafted at Crafting Stations now come in three different varieties, offering larger storage capacities.
• While we appreciate the creative ways you’ve organized your chest hoards, we’ve added a little something to help. Craft customizable signposts to help remind you what’s in a specific chest or mark your fave fishing spot.
• Fridges now… fridge (well, minus the cooling). Furniture that is classified as storage – like fridges and cabinets – will now act as basic chest storage.
• Capping off storage-palooza, we’ve added quality-of-life features that allow you to auto-sort your items, as well as quickly transfer items between your inventory and storage with the smart transfer.
• Take that house reno back inside! You can now modify the look of doors inside your house based on the ones you’ve collected, as well as adjust their placement.
• We’ve improved wallpaper management to add more variety in your house. Now, you can adjust wallpaper on a wall-by-wall basis instead of selecting one style for the whole room.
• Craft new Role Training Manuals to change the roles of your villagers. Whether you’re maximizing your gardening potential or giving Goofy a new hobby, you don’t have to feel locked into your past decision.
• The Valley is more talkative… Don’t worry, we didn’t increase Donald’s tantrums. All characters have gained additional daily discussion topics.
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The game so far is moving in a very good direction and at a healthy pace, while the team’s communication so far has been spot on.

I wonder what “REDACTED” will end up being.

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