Snippet Catching

Snippet Catching
Information
Type:	Activity
Tool:	Royal Net

Snippet Catching is an activity which involves using the Net to catch Snippets.

How to

Players must first equip the Net using the Tool Wheel. Tapping the secondary action button once will swing the Net in a single downward arc through the air to capture Snippets if they are close enough to be hit. The secondary action button can also be held causing the Player to swing the net in a circle and spin, if there are Snippets within the radius of that circle, they will be temporarily stunned making them easier to be caught. Multiple snippets can be caught at the same time so long as the Player is fast enough. The single hit and the charged spin can also be used to open gates that are closed by wind-propelled mechanisms; the vertical mechanism can be triggered by tapping the secondary action button once, while the horizontal mechanism can be triggered by holding the secondary action button for a charged swing.

Energy Cost

TBA

Luck Events

When catching Snippets there are two potential catching events which can trigger, similar to those experienced when harvesting crops.

Critical Harvest

Multiple Snippets of the same type will spread out in an area on the ground with a glowing red aura, rather than the standard blue. These can be collected by walking over them, and will disappear after a short time. Four (4) possible items to collect are produced in total - one from the initial catch, and 3 that are scattered in the immediate area. The time allotted to collect the scattered items before they disappear is less than that for a crop Critical Harvest, and the music sound effect extends beyond the allotted time.

Golden Harvest

The Snippet will shine golden for a short time. During the time it is glowing it can be harvested over and over with a faster harvest animation to quickly collect multiple.

Villager Companions

Main article: Bonuses

When reaching level 2 Friendship with a Villager, they can be assigned a Role. Villagers who have been assigned the Snippet Catching Role will gain additional Friendship for every Snippet caught, and have a chance to drop bonus Snippets while hanging out with them. Bonus Snippets they produce will be dropped on the ground, and can be picked up by running over them.

A Snippet-Catching Training Manual can be crafted using a Crafting Station. After reaching level 10 friendship with a Villager, gifting it to them will re-assign their role to Snippet Catching.

Each level of Friendship of every Villager with the Snippet Catching Role increases the likelihood that bonus Snippets will drop. This is applicable not only for the Villager that the Player is currently Hanging Out with, but also for all other Villagers with the same Role.

Hanging Out with a Villager assigned to the Snippet Catching Role while catching Snippets is not only effective for leveling up Friendship with these characters, but also extremely helpful for obtaining bonus Snippets.

Snippets

Most Snippets are also categorized as  Refined Materials and can be crafted using White Bird Snippet (1), which cannot be crafted, only caught in Dreamlight Valley.

Image	Name	Type	Sell Price	Locations
	Blue Bird Snippet	Birds	10	The Bind
	Green Bird Snippet	Birds	30	The Elysian Fields
	Red Bird Snippet	Birds	10	The Library of Lore
	White Bird Snippet	Birds	20	Dreamlight Valley
	Yellow Bird Snippet	Birds	30	The Wild Woods
	Blue Demon Snippet	Demons	20	The Fiery Plains  The Fallen Fortress
	Green Demon Snippet	Demons	10	Mount Olympus
	Pink Demon Snippet	Demons	10	The Elysian Fields  The Fiery Plains
	Red Demon Snippet	Demons	10	The Statue's Shadow
	Green Frog Snippet	Frogs	10	The Wild Woods  Teapot Falls
	Pink Frog Snippet	Frogs	20	The Statue's Shadow  Teapot Falls
	Purple Frog Snippet	Frogs	10	The Fallen Fortress
	Yellow Frog Snippet	Frogs	10	The Beanstalk Marshes

Lorekeeper Tales

Image	Name	Stars	Unlock Cost	Reward
	Once Upon a Time in the Storybook Vale...	★☆☆☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (10)	Fairy Tale Tree
	Aurora And The Teapot Falls	★★★☆☆	Green Frog Snippet (10) Pink Frog Snippet (5) Blue Bird Snippet (3)	Broken Teacup
	Aurora and the Sacred Spring	★★★☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (10) Pink Demon Snippet (5) Blue Demon Snippet (2)	Engraved Marble Wallpaper
	The Spark of Spite	★★★★★	Neverafter Frog Snippet (4) Neverafter Demon Snippet (3)	The Stained Glass Window to Imagination
	Beauty and the Beast	★★☆☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (5) Blue Bird Snippet (20)	Pocket Watch Necklace
	Aladdin	★★☆☆☆	Blue Bird Snippet (25)	Agrabah Chair
	Cinderella	★★☆☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (10) Blue Bird Snippet (15)	Vintage Green Wallpaper
	Encanto	★★☆☆☆	Blue Bird Snippet (15) Pink Demon Snippet (10)	Madrigal Family Door
	Moana	★★☆☆☆	Blue Bird Snippet (10) Green Frog Snippet (15)	Plumeria Flower Path
	The Lion King	★★★☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (10) Blue Bird Snippet (30)	Giant Leaf Chair
	Sleeping Beauty	★★★☆☆	Blue Bird Snippet (30) Green Bird Snippet (5) Blue Demon Snippet (5)	Bard's Cap
	Monsters, Inc.	★★★☆☆	Red Bird Snippet (10) Yellow Bird Snippet (5) Pink Frog Snippet (10)	Corporate Ceiling Lamp
	Mulan	★★★☆☆	Green Bird Snippet (5) Blue Demon Snippet (5) Red Demon Snippet (15)	Garden Temple
	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas	★★★☆☆	Yellow Bird Snippet (5) Pink Frog Snippet (10) Purple Frog Snippet (25)	Halloween Town Clock
	The Princess and the Frog	★★★☆☆	Yellow Frog Snippet (20) Green Demon Snippet (10)	The Princess and the Frog Chest
	Lilo & Stitch	★★★★☆	Red Bird Snippet (10) Blue Bird Snippet (35) Pink Demon Snippet (15)	Lilo's Bunk Bed
	Tangled	★★★★☆	Red Bird Snippet (20) Blue Bird Snippet (10) Green Frog Snippet (30)	Potted Blooming Tree
	WALL-E	★★★★☆	Green Bird Snippet (5) Pink Demon Snippet (25) Blue Demon Snippet (5)	Transportation Table
	Wreck-It Ralph	★★★★☆	Yellow Bird Snippet (5) Green Frog Snippet (45) Pink Frog Snippet (10)	Royal Candy Doors
	The Sword in the Stone	★★★★☆	Pink Demon Snippet (10) Blue Demon Snippet (5) Red Demon Snippet (20)	Medieval Wooden Chair
	Hercules	★★★★☆	Green Frog Snippet (20) Pink Frog Snippet (10) Purple Frog Snippet (30)	Fountain of Thebes
	Frozen	★★★★★	Blue Bird Snippet (35) Green Frog Snippet (30) Pink Demon Snippet (15)	Queen Iduna Costume Gown
	The Little Mermaid	★★★★★	Red Bird Snippet (20) Green Frog Snippet (30) Pink Demon Snippet (15)	Sea Palace Window
	Ratatouille	★★★★★	Purple Frog Snippet (35) Blue Demon Snippet (5) Red Demon Snippet (25)	"La Ratatouille" Sign
	Toy Story	★★★★★	Pink Frog Snippet (10) Purple Frog Snippet (35) Red Demon Snippet (25)	Dump Truck Armchair
	Brave	★★★★★	Green Bird Snippet (5) Yellow Bird Snippet (5) Green Demon Snippet (35)	Change of Fate Rug
	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	★★★★★	Green Bird Snippet (5) Yellow Bird Snippet (5) Yellow Frog Snippet (70)	Book Glider

Functional Items

There are items which can be crafted and placed to influence Snippet Catching. They can influence Snippet spawn rates, lure them in an area, and slow their movement speed to make them easier to capture.

They each have designs and names that correspond to each biome in Storybook Vale, but they can be placed in any biome and are functionally the same -- the differences are only aesthetic.

Lure Traps

Lure Traps are functional items which spawn Snippets next to them. Each upgrade increases the max amount of Snippets which will spawn at once. If multiple Snippets can spawn in an area the lure will randomly spawn them until the lure is full.

Image	Name	Level	Cost	Impact
	Basic Fall Leaves Lure Trap	Level 1	Magma (1) Stygian Mudskipper (1) Pine Cone (5) Moss (10) Storybook Magic (500)	Maximum Capacity = 3
	Basic Faerie Lure Trap		Magma Stygian Mudskipper Petrified Wood (5) Volcanic Rock (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Basic Olympic Lure Trap		Magma Stygian Mudskipper Gold Ingot (5) Marble (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Advanced Fall Leaves Lure Trap	Level 2	Storybook Magic (2500)	Maximum Capacity = 4
	Advanced Faerie Lure Trap
	Advanced Olympic Lure Trap
	Expert Fall Leaves Lure Trap	Level 3	Storybook Magic (5000)	Maximum Capacity = 5
	Expert Faerie Lure Trap
	Expert Olympic Lure Trap

Slow Traps

Slow Traps are functional items which slow all Snippets in the area they are placed in. Each upgrade increases the slowing effect applied. Placing multiple Slow Traps in an area will not stack the effect, only the effect of the highest upgraded Slow Trap will be applied.

Image	Name	Level	Cost	Impact
	Basic Fall Leaves Slow Trap	Level 1	Opal (1) Sorcerer Hat Hermit Crab (1) Pine Cone (5) Moss (10) Storybook Magic (500)	Slows Snippets in the area by 20%
	Basic Faerie Slow Trap		Opal Sorcerer Hat Hermit Crab Petrified Wood (5) Volcanic Rock (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Basic Olympic Slow Trap		Opal Sorcerer Hat Hermit Crab Gold Ingot (5) Marble (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Advanced Fall Leaves Slow Trap	Level 2	Storybook Magic (2500)	Slows Snippets in the area by 30%
	Advanced Faerie Slow Trap
	Advanced Olympic Slow Trap
	Expert Fall Leaves Slow Trap	Level 3	Storybook Magic (5000)	Slows Snippets in the area by 40%
	Expert Faerie Slow Trap
	Expert Olympic Slow Trap

Snippet Repellents

Snippet Repellents are functional items which reduce the spawn rate for Snippets in the areas they are placed in. Each upgrade decreases the spawn rate applied to the area. Placing multiple Snippet Repellents in an area will not stack the effect, only the effect of the highest upgraded Snippet Repellent will be applied.

Image	Name	Level	Cost	Impact
	Basic Fall Leaves Snippet Repellent	Level 1	Star Sapphire (1) Lamprey (1) Pine Cone (5) Moss (10) Storybook Magic (500)	Reduce Snippet spawn rate by 50%
	Basic Faerie Snippet Repellent		Star Sapphire Lamprey Petrified Wood (5) Volcanic Rock (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Basic Olympic Snippet Repellent		Star Sapphire Lamprey Gold Ingot (5) Marble (10) Storybook Magic (500)
	Advanced Fall Leaves Snippet Repellent	Level 2	Storybook Magic (2500)	Reduce Snippet spawn rate by 80%
	Advanced Faerie Snippet Repellent
	Advanced Olympic Snippet Repellent
	Expert Fall Leaves Snippet Repellent	Level 3	Storybook Magic (5000)	Reduce Snippet spawn rate by 100%
	Expert Faerie Snippet Repellent
	Expert Olympic Snippet Repellent

Storybook Magic and Memories

Catching Snippets counts towards the rotating Storybook Magic Duties "Catch Bird Snippets", "Catch Frog Snippets", "Catch Demon Snippets", "Catch Any Snippets", the Storybook Vale Achievements "Catch Bird Snippets", "Catch Frog Snippets", and "Catch Demon Snippets" (x1, x10, x30, x60, x120), and "Catch Snippets" (x1, x50, x100, x200, x500). There are 4 Memories consisting of 10 Memory Pieces each that can only be found by catching any type of Snippets.

History

• "The Storybook Vale" (Part I): Added
• 1.14: Chirping sound effect added when collecting Bird Snippets.