Update 8

The Pumpkin King Returns
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Update Information
Type:	Game Release
Category:	Hotfix Update
Update Number:	[[:Category:Updates|]]
Version:	Update 8 (The Pumpkin King Returns)
Released:	5 December, 2023
Version Timeline [[Version History/Update 7 Hotfix 1|◄ Update 7 Hotfix 1]]

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New Content and Improvements

- Get ready to welcome the Pumpkin King to your Valley! Jack Skellington arrives along with new quests and unique items that will help bring the excitement of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas to your Village.

- An all-new multiplayer mode comes to the game with Valley Visits. Hang out, share items, and collect new Pixel Shards to craft powerful cooking and crafting buffs!

- Make your Valley into a royal winter wonderland with the new Royal Winter Star Path.

- Explore new optional items in the Premium Shop for a limited time.

- Complete new weekly DreamSnaps challenges to show off your unique style and win Moonstones.

- Keep an eye out for gifts and wrapping paper around the Valley with the return of the holiday event.

- Knee length versions of basic skirts added to provide you with more outfit options!

- Have more control over your Valley with the ability to add and remove Villagers using the map menu. Please note that villagers will always appear in your village if required for a quest.

- Some characters have received updates to their animations – enjoy catching them emoting across your Valley!

New Content

Changes listed below in italics are unofficial and not part of the release notes

Universes

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Characters

• Jack Skellington
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Character Houses

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Events

• Royal Winter Star Path
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New Features

• ValleyVerse (Multiplayer)

Quests

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New Locations

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Companions

• Flowery Capybara
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Fish and Seafood

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Ingredients

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Meals

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Clothing

• Artist's Painted Overalls
• Dreamlight Valley's Savior Jacket (2023 Dec 5-19 only)
• Flynn-spired Overalls

Furniture

• Dreamlight Gaming Chair (2023 Dec 5-19 only)
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Premium Shop Bundles

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Crafting

Functional Items

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Fences and Paving

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Furniture

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Quest Items

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Event Items

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Foraging & Mining

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Motifs

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Wallpaper

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Floors

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Face Paint

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Eye Shadow

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Character Dream Styles

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House Dream Styles

• Flowery Summer Cottage (Gold Edition)
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Memories

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Dreamlight Achievements

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Misc.

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Bugs Introduced

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Top Changes and Bug Fixes

• Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Mickey and Friends, and Moana furniture collections feature small changes in color and shape, all aimed at creating a more cohesive and unified look.

• Goofy’s Signature Hat is now more iconically Goofy – it has been sized up to match his own hat in-game.

• Adjusted hem length of cropped tops to match length of “Heart of Te Fiti” Camisole. (e.g. Tan "Heart of Te Fiti" Camisole)

• Minnie’s Dinner Party Gown hem lengthened.

• Roughed up Ralph’s Sturdy Overalls by removing the patches and adding signs of wear and tear.

• Mickey-Mouse-Patch Jean Jacket back patch adjusted. (e.g. Light Blue Mickey-Mouse-Patch Jean Jacket)

• Moana’s fishing stall adjusted to more accurately depict her wa'a kaulua.

• A bug related to the Pumpkin House not correctly appearing in the Forgotten Lands for some players has been fixed.

• “Deal of the Day: The Chocolate Fountain”: A bug related to the spawning of ice shards has been fixed.

• “Strut Your Stuff: a bug related to the spawning of Sunbird feathers has been fixed.

• “Lair Sweet Lair”: A bug related to the spawning of paper has been fixed.

• “The Great Blizzard”: A bug related to the spawning of water particles has been fixed.

• “A Broken Sled”: A bug related to the game freezing while trying to pick up the sled has been fixed.

• “What Home Feels Like”: a bug related to the secret chest spawning has been addressed to unblock any players who encounter the issue.

• A bug related to Lioness Statue in the Forest of Valor becoming unreachable has been addressed.

• A variety of bugs related to the appearance of certain items, including furniture and level blockers when viewed with certain graphical settings, has been fixed.

• An issue with villagers spawning too close to each other, causing graphical issues, has been fixed.

Media

• 2023 October 27 - Trailer released
• 2023 November 21 - Cryptic emoji post on social media regarding Star Path themes
• 2023 December 5 - Update Patch Notes released