Following the successful Halloween update that brought some fun limited-time valley events and plenty of spooky new items and cosmetics in the Villains Star Path, Disney Dreamlight Valley is back at it again with a new winter update bringing a whole lot of holiday cheer to players everywhere. From the introduction of a new realm and characters to a plethora of holiday-themed items and exciting quality-of-life improvements, the new Missions in Uncharted Space update has it all. We’ll break down all of the most important stuff you need to know about Dreamlight Valley’s newest patch below.
Improvements and bug fixes
Let’s get this out of the way first: Missions in Uncharted Space isn’t just introducing new characters and cosmetics–there are some much-needed fixes sneaking in here, too. Most notably, performance has been improved across all consoles, with special attention paid to the Nintendo Switch version, which has been plagued with framerate problems and crashes since release. Loading screens and installation sizes have also been reduced across the board.
Elsewhere, Kristoff’s stall now sells a few new items, including the much-requested iron ingots, which means much less time spent chipping away at mining nodes for materials. Additionally, critters can now be fed multiple times a day to ease the grind of earning them as companions. And wood spawns have been changed to be biome-specific rather than random, meaning you’ll finally be able to farm a particular type of wood based on which area you’re visiting. Lastly, a day/night toggle has been added to the game, which should be especially helpful for those who only get to play at certain times of the day.