Key Takeaways
- Disney Dreamlight Valley has introduced an Edit Mode control scheme toggle for controller players.
- The new option allows players to revert to the game's old free-flowing cursor, or use the new hybrid variant that is fixed in place by default.
- The change was plausibly motivated by some recent player complaints about the new cursor style.
Disney Dreamlight Valley has added an alternate Edit Mode control scheme that allows players to revert to its old cursor style or switch to the new fixed pointer when using a controller. The feature was introduced as part of the latest major Disney Dreamlight Valley update, titled Jungle Getaway.
Jungle Getaway debuted in Disney Dreamlight Valley on Wednesday, October 9. This release added The Lion King characters Timon and Pumbaa to the game's steadily growing list of villagers. Aside from this jolly duo, the update introduced a variety of new content, bug fixes, and even some gameplay tweaks.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley Adds 'New Edit Mode Controls' Toggle
Gameloft opted to highlight one of these latest additions in a recent tweet, noting that Jungle Getaway debuts an alternate control scheme for the Disney Dreamlight Valley Edit Mode. Specifically, players will now be able to choose between using the old free-flowing cursor or locking it in place, so that it's always in the center of the screen. This functionality, which is only available to controller users, can be managed by navigating to the Controls tab on the Settings screen and interacting with the "New Edit Mode Controls" toggle.
While the new mode pins the cursor to the center of the screen by default, it has technically been envisioned as a hybrid control scheme. Specifically, it still makes it possible to move the cursor by holding an additional button, so the only thing that's really different is the pointer's default behavior. Gameloft's reasoning for implementing this change plausibly stems from some player complaints that emerged in late June 2024, following the release of Disney Dreamlight Valley's Lucky Dragon update, which removed the original flee-flowing cursor in favor of its hybrid variant that not everyone liked.
The game's Edit Mode has also seen some other changes over the course of 2024. E.g., the Lucky Dragon patch added the ability to quickly copy furniture, while revamping camera movement on a situational basis, making it faster when zoomed out and slower when zoomed in. The latter change hence made the camera more precise and less sluggish.
Since the arrival of the Edit Mode controls toggle, Disney Dreamlight Valley has already received another update, which debuted in the form of a hotfix for the PlayStation version of the game on October 11. This minor release incorporates optimizations geared toward resolving some visual stuttering and lagging that PS4 and PS5 users have been reporting. Gameloft's track record suggests that even more hotfixes could be just around the corner, as the developer is typically focused on ironing out bugs and performance issues every time after releasing a major Disney Dreamlight Valley update.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Dreamlight Valley is a hybrid between a life-sim and an adventure game rich with quests, exploration, and engaging activities featuring Disney and Pixar friends, both old and new.
Once an idyllic land, Dreamlight Valley was a place where Disney and Pixar characters lived in harmony—until the Forgetting. Night Thorns grew across the land and severed the wonderful memories tied to this magical place. With nowhere else to go, the hopeless inhabitants of Dreamlight Valley retreated behind locked doors in the Dream Castle.Now it’s up to you to discover the stories of this world and bring the magic back to Dreamlight Valley.
Free the Dream Castle from the insidious grip of the Forgetting, and unlock the unique Realms of well-loved Disney and Pixar characters, including great queens and kings such as Anna and Simba. Each Realm contains unique challenges with puzzles to solve in the quest to bring friendship back to the Valley.
You’ll start your adventure in the Valley, but your journey will take you to infinity… and beyond! Explore what lurks in the Forest of Valor and brave the deepest caverns as you take on challenges from iconic Disney and Pixar heroes and villains. Who knows who—or what—you might discover.
Life Simulation
Systems
- Top Critic Rating:76/100 Critics Recommend:77%
- Franchise
- Disney
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS4 , PS5 , Switch , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Apple Arcade
- Released
- December 5, 2023
- Developer(s)
- Gameloft
- Publisher(s)
- Gameloft
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- unity
- ESRB
- E For Everyone
- How Long To Beat
- 27 Hours
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- not supported
- X|S Optimized
- yes
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- Cross Save
- Apple Arcade subscribers can carry their game progress over to any of their Apple devices within the Apple Arcade ecosystem - iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac - via cross-save
- Cross-Platform Play
- supports crossplay between all platforms except for PlayStation players
- Video Games
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Disney
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