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ionic saddle
pliant isle
Platform: switch
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There is no favorite gifts for all previous NPC. I dont know if it will be the same for daisy and oswald, i haven't unlock them yet.
slim barn
Platform: PC
Issue (Oswald): Icon on the map, character not spawning?
Oswald is appearing on the map but when I go to his location, he is not actually spawned on the map. I transported between Eternity Isle and Dreamlight Valley thinking that would fix it but he's not appearing. Even doing the tracking magic to find him isn't going anywhere.
long shale
There is no longer an option to ask Daisy to hang out with me after setting up the boutique
kindred wharf
Platform: switch
Issue: no favourite gifts on eternity isle villagers and eternity isle villagers XP not going up
stark sun
Platform: PC
Issue: I wouldn't call this a bug but a missed detail. There is no point to a huge character experience reward when completing the last quest because they are already level 10.
vocal warren
Ps5
Mining with Gaston and he’s just standing in the corner not following me. Isn’t giving me any additional resources.
toxic wigeon
Platform: Switch
Issue: Gaston won't let me hang out with him. He doesn't give me an option at all to do so.
severe ingot
Platform: Switch
Oswald is showing on map but not in game. Was working on his quest when he glitches like this went to valley and in and out of house/building to see if would maybe fix itself but no.
dapper lake
I’m still having issues with eves quest “new directive” the BnL TRASHCAN. I’ve looked for it near goofy stall too?
stiff onyx
Platform: Pc/Steam
Issue: Daisys animations and movements are very laggy and her head twitches. Everyone else moves fine, their animations are smooth
paper fern
Platform: Switch
Issue (Include NPC Name): I was trying to fish for scrap for a quest and since Beast is a fishing friend I tried hanging out with him but when I fished so I could get extra but he would walk away and not give any extra of whatever I fished up
In the screenshot I was actively hanging out with him but the quest kept switching between the 2 that is showing
pine shadow
Platform: PC
Issue (Oswald): Icon on the map, character not spawning?
Oswald is...
Mines doing that too but im playing on switch!
jade plank
Platform: Xbox
Issue (Include NPC Name): Mirabel's arms go backwards after she cheers.
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night marsh
Platform: Switch
Issue: When going to interact with Ariel on Skull Rock Island and near a pillar, I can’t do anything.
silent sigil
Platform: Mac (Apple Arcade)
Issue: Rapunzel is not present in the Ancient Ruins during the “A Bit of Help From Your Friends” quest so I can’t progress
peak path
Platform: Mac/Switch
Issue (Include NPC Name): Oswald showing on map but when checking location he does not appear in person. It happens in both Dreamlight valley and Eternity Isle
covert pivot
Platform: Xbox Series X (on GamePass)
Issue: Conversing with Mirabel crashes menus and forces me to restart game to leave this camera angle. Occurred twice in last 25 minutes, first attempt to speak to her since the update however
cedar dove
Platform: Switch
Issue: EVE won’t appear in the ruins, I tried loading and reloading and tracking and untracking the quest, and I tried to have her follow me to the ruins instead but now I don’t have an option to have her follow me into the ruins either so I can’t progress the quest.
hardy yacht
Platform: Switch
Issue: Favorite Things of the Day are missing for all characters.
honest schooner
Platform: Switch Issue: favorite gifts not appearing in collections screen or when talking to npcs. This is new today for me. Yesterday they were visible.
fast quartz
Platform: PC
Oswald isn't spawning properly but is showing up on the map, however his icon is un-moving
paper fern
Platform: Switch
Issue: Oswald isn't showing up physically for the quest "Oswald's many Dimensions" but shows up on map
I restarted a few times and seemed to fix it but I'm not sure what happened
fast quartz
I have the same issue with Oswald
tacit pond
platform: pc steam
issue: mirabel never leaves her house, theres not an option to have her hang out, had this issue for a while just thought giving it more time after i reported it it would fix itself. i had looked it up before that if you level her it would be fixed but that didnt help.
languid finch
Platform: Switch
Issue: Oswald isn't showing up physically for the quest "Oswald...
Having the same issues on Switch! Thought it was just me!
paper fern
Having the same issues on Switch! Thought it was just me!
No not at all, he eventually showed up but it is a problem
floral shoal
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue: Olaf is asking for a Flower Button under his Favorite Things of the Day, which is not a publicly available item as of 5/4/2024
brittle frigate
Platform: Steam
Issue: I cannot hang out with Maribel while it is a season pass mission...
night marsh
Platform: ps5
Issue: going into building and then leaving with character buddy causes them to disappear and run up from somewhere else
oblique sandal
Platform: Xbox Series S
Issue: Oswald is not spawning in world (exactly as others have posted from different platforms) despite being on the map. Same issue in both the valley and isle, and not resolved by relaunching the game multiple times.
leaden slate
Platform: PC via Epic Games
Issue: Every now and then when I talk to an NPC, my game will lag and eventually freeze. The only way to get out of it is to force quit the game.
molten monolith
PS4
When Initiating conversations sometimes the text box will not show up, the game won’t “freeze” but will not be able to get out/open any menu so I have to restart
bronze hare
Platform: X-Box PC
Issue (Include NPC Name): Goofy, but also the others (I'm guessing everyone) shows up in their house, but is in fact, NOT in their house. I keep entering and exiting, no dice. UPDATE: He showed up as in his house... he was, in fact, in the Restaurant, so that may be a whole new issue.
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twin topaz
Platform: Steam/Steam Deck Issue: NPC icons on the map wrongly show the characters to be in their houses, but they’re not. Even entering and leaving the NPCs house several times does not solve the issue. NPC still nowhere to be found, yet map shows them still to be in their house. Traveling to Eternity Isle and back usually solves it, but the unreliable map is still an annoyance. It happens very often now.
dreamy jolt
Platform: PC, xbox store
Issue (Include NPC Name): Oswald
Screenshot/Video: Oswald stuck by the docks wishing well
rain gull
Platform: PS5
Issue: Villagers are never where the map says they are. Map says they're in their house, you go there, they're not there. Sometimes they don't appear on the map at all even after checking the valley and eternity isle. Always happens when you're looking for them for a specific duty for star path or dreamlight duty.
twilit folio
Platform: All
Issue: Companions like Remy, Woody, and Buzz need to be sized up! They are way too small and difficult to see. I don't think "realism" in regards to sizing should be considered in a fantastical game like this. Please make them bigger
radiant flower
Platform: Switch
Issue: Restaurant scrollover not properly telling who's inside. I've seen it show it as just Remy and sometimes with 4 villagers inside when in reality there were 7 (it sometimes also showed all 7 correctly, but going in and out of buildings would cause it to randomly pick one of the 3 options).
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buoyant veldt
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Issue: On the map it'll show that a villager is in their house, but once you go inside they are nowhere to be found. Sometimes they can't even be found on the map either
prime cairn
Platform: Switch
Issue: Oswald also not showing up, but is visible on the map. Same spot as everyone with this problem. It has been like this for three days now :/
high quail
Platform: PC For some reason I'm having issues hanging out with repunzel while she's inside Scrooge's shop. Every time I leave the building, she will not follow me
boreal pike
Platform: Steam
Issue: Kristoff's great, but he gets so close to your avatar during photo mode for Daisy's gala that you clip through him, or he gets culled out entirely with a slight shift of camera angle.
undone ravine
Platform: Xbox
Issue: can’t finish Daisy’s Quest when you take to next comment out of her box. You give it to her and she just freezes and crashes my game.
timber urchin
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: One of Olaf's Favorite Things Of The Day is a Flower Button and another is a Purple Button, but this is not an object we can currently obtain in the game... So I can now only give him 1 present and thus will have to wait until tomorrow to continue my Star Path duty 😕
serene elk
Platform : switch
Issue: can’t activate Oswald’s first quest . I completed Gaston’s, rapunzels and eves quest. Went to the sunken ruins and completed that too
visual charm
Platform : PC/Steam
Issue: Oswald appears on my map for both the valley and isle but isn't actually there.
covert pivot
Platform: Xbox/GamePass
Issue: characters aren’t synced to map placement. Map stated characters (Woody & Stitch) were in their homes but not present nor outside the homes. Entering and exiting shows them still inside but they are nowhere inside.
undone ravine
Platform: Xbox
Issue: not only can I complete Oswald’s house because of the 3D glasses issue now he’s got this swish thing going going around him.
quiet flame
Platform: Steam
Issue: Cannot hang out with Mirabel
Haven't been able to hang out with her for quite some time. She is stuck in her house, never walks around and only has these three options.
warm arrow
Platform: Switch issue: Belle Quest “ The best mystery solver in Dreamlight Valley “ not progressing. Details: After examining journal page, fragmented memory shows up in collections but quest does not progress to the next step, it remains stuck on “examine the page from the journal”
potent salmon
Platform: Xbox Series S
Issue: No valley villagers visit Eternity isle unless there is a quest active and vice versa no eternity isle villagers visit the valley.
green plume
Switch:
Characters are wanting buttons as gifts, yet the buttons are not obtainable
barren wolf
Nintendo
I cant find Oswald where the maps shows and character is not moving. This is after I emerged from underground after the thingy got stolen. (Don't want to spoil story lol)
limber zenith
Switch: Daisy doesn’t say the time until the next challenge. She just says “talk to me again if you want to start a new challenge” over and over.
stiff onyx
Platform: Pc/Steam
Issue: This one is funny but i know its a bug so. Multiple npc's have been having their fishing rods out when sitting in the Remys. I took pictures with Merlin and Kristoff doing it but i have seen couple others with this issue also
quaint fulcrum
Platform: PC/ Steam
Issue: When I try to ask Daisy what today's challenge is, she just says "Talk to me again if you want to start a new challenge!"
tacit pond
platform: pc/steam
issue: for months mirabel hasnt had the hangout option and i was already told to wait and its been a few weeks since that, i had put in a bug or something report months ago. she still wont leave mini casita. ive tried moving casita around to maybe help fix and nothing
dreamy shadow
Platform: Switch
Issue: characters no longer saying bye or saying something before we even converse (which I like when they do that. Otherwise it's too quiet 😔) some do but I know Simba, and Olaf so far didn't so maybe some are bugged and some aren't?
wooden scroll
Platform: PC
Issue (Daisy): When asking "What's the challenge today?" For her boutique she simply says "Talk to me again if you want to start a new challenge ". She was working fine before the 5/13 hotfix/update.
agile lance
Platform: PC
Issue (Daisy): When asking "What's the challenge today?" For her bo...
Same!
latent geyser
Platform: PC
Issue (Daisy): When asking "What's the challenge today?" For her bo...
Platform: PS5
Issue: Same as this one here
real path
Switch: Daisy doesn’t say the time until the next challenge. She just says “tal...
Same Problem, also Switch
umbral aurora
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue: Since the hot fix yesterday I just get met with this message from daisy when I try to start a new challenge. It's been over 24hrs and still just comes up with this.
median hazel
Platform: PC
Issue (Daisy): When asking "What's the challenge today?" For her bo...
Same. Just thought I needed to wait but same message
slow harbor
Platform: switch
Cannot ask mirabel to hang out and she does not leave her house I've tried moving her house ect and nothing works this is been happening for weeks and now it means I cannot complete that star path quest
stiff onyx
Platform: Pc/Steam
Issue: Oswalds hips are broken (see image) EDIT: i think its his pocket left open?
vocal warren
Once again stuck in the vitalys mines because characters won’t move out of the way. I’m stuck in here and am forced to restart the game. 🙄
hollow prairie
Platform PlayStation:
Issue: I was watching wall-e & Eve talk and they had numbers in the speech bubble?
timber urchin
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: Went to find Ursula, but can't find her anywhere. It says she's in her house, but when I go inside she's nowhere to be found. I thought leaving her house and re-entering would work, but it didn't... Maybe she has turned invisible or something? She's supposed to be in her Vanessa Dreamstyle, so she shouldn't be in the water 🤔
rain gull
Platform: PS5
Issue: Ursula not in valley or EI
Have tried changing her to Vanessa, entering and leaving her house, restarting game, restarting PS. She's not there. Not able to get her cupcake quest going.
quick timber
Platform: PC, Issue: Cant find Oswald. the map says hes in the house. i go in his house, his not there and i leave house, and map says hes in his house.
torpid tiger
Platform: Switch
Issue: Favorite things of the day not showing, whether in Collection or when gifting. Closed game, rebooted Switch. This is stopping me from finishing the Star Path😭
rustic jungle
Platform: pc
Issue: this new event has bugged the quests for the cupcakes so you can't talk to them normally and the options don't appear
shell tartan
platform: PC
NPC characters freezing when you go to talk to them. When you click to talk to them, they say their line, then just stare at you. You can't do anything else and have to shut the game down in windows.
shadow saffron
Platform: PC
Issue: Wall-e is stuck in a loop of giving the cupcake quest. The quest doesnt actually trigger. I now cant do the daily, or talk to wall-e (for other quests)
dense zodiac
Platform: PC
Issue: When interacted with on a new day, Daisy says "Talk to me again if you want to start a new challenge". Essentially rendering starting a new challenge impossible
halcyon pier
Platform: PC
Issue: Kristoff is very attached to his fishing pole, he is even taking it to dinner.
echo cave
Platform: PC
Issue: Wall-e is stuck in a loop of giving the cupcake quest. The q...
Platform: switch
Issue: same issue as this person however its happening with every npc giving the cupcake challenge. I can't do anything else with them and they keep repeating the quest even if I already "completed" the quest. The cupcake quests are also not showing up in my list.
Edit: it seems to be fixed when I restarted the game...
crude rain
Platform: Xbox
Issue (All Dreamfest) NPCs : Daily Quest doesn’t start. They’ll go through the entire dialogue to begin their daily quest, but then it doesn’t actually appear on the quest log. Their icon to start the quest reappears on their head again.
uneven copper
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue: NPCs not appearing on the map. When I go in and out of their house to get them to respawn in game, they still do not reappear in the Valley. I don't have any villagers marked as hidden.
primal portal
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue (Include NPC Name): Ursula won't wake up
It's 2am. Moana, Stitch, and Jack just woke up, on schedule. However Ursula (6p-10p) is still asleep. I moved her house between Valley and Eternity. I changed her form from sea witch to human. And relogged several times (this has been an issue for the last few days). She's still fast asleep. I don't play every day, at this rate I won't be able to complete the button challenge.
runic raptor
Platform: Switch
Issue (Include NPC Name): Olaf froze the game. Tried to interact with him but no options came up and was unable to exit the interaction with him.
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umbral pier
Platform: SWITCH
Issue (Include NPC Name): Ursula dreamlight parks fest cupcake quest:
After speaking with Ursula to obtain the cupcake quest, I do not receive the quest, and the purple bubble continues to stay above her head, even after restarting the game ( sorry for low video quality)
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neon parcel
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Issue: keep having an issue where the map icons will indicate that a Villager is in their home but when I walk into their houses, they’re not in there. Sometimes when I come back out, they’re then standing directly outside their door but not always.
manic crag
Platform: pc/steam
Issue: villagers not taking their food in restaurant.
I have made all their food, when I select give order they say thank you but do not actually take the food.
rotund bramble
Platform: PC XBOX
Issue: I cannot talk to Ursula it endlessly loops with the mermaid cupcake quest, makes completing dreamlight star path task impossible to do as I cannot do a daily chat.
pure ginkgo
Platform: Steam
Issue: I can no longer do the daisy challenges, all she says is "talk to me again when you want to start a new challenge" >.<
mellow moss
Platform: PC
Issue: Ursula cupcake quest isn't working. Issue started yesterday. Ursula gave me the task to make the cupcakes but the quest does not show up on the quest page and if I make the cupcakes and pass them out, when I go back to her she just gives me the quest again. Issue started yesterday and continues today but it worked fine up until yesterday. Both screenshots were taken after I talked to her and got the quest, but it's like I never spoke to her at all. And this is after multiple times talking to her.
Edited to add that rebooting did not help.
silent talon
Platform: PS5
Issue (Include NPC Name): Minnie has no nose or arms when first arriving in the valley
I’m not sure if this has just happened for me or if it’s already been fixed but I thought I’d address it anyway just in case, Minnie returned to her normal self when I reloaded my game but it just seemed odd when it happened.
tepid hinge
Switch/All NPC/favorite things of the day don’t display either in collections or in talk menu. Shut down and restarted several times. This is a new game and not very far along in it.
warm badge
Platform: PC/Steam
Issues: Every time I talk to Scrooge he keeps going through the same dialogue for baking cupcakes for the event, because the quest dialogue keeps repeating I can't talk to him normally, select him as a companion, or give him gifts. I also mentioned this the other day in #1234901736813236274 as something similar happened when attempting to start one of Rapunzel's friendship quests. Restarting the game doesn't make a difference, both Scrooge and Rapunzel are stuck repeating the same dialogue.
tacit pond
platform: pc/steam
issue: daisy isnt showing up and ive tried switching her outfit a few times to have her spawn/show up at the well(done this a few times before with others and they worked). ive tried going in and out of her house a few times and shes still not shown up
tepid hinge
Switch/All NPC/favorite things of the day don’t display either in collections or...
Could contributing to this be that I have not opened the Toy Story realm and a star path duty is to give the space ranger his favorite things?
warm gyro
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: Like the Events quests bug, I can't accept Oswald's quest (A Cockamamie Contest). I get the dialog, he "gives" me the recipe needed for the quest, but after the dialog is over, the recipe isn't in my inventory and the quest don't start.
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wild shuttle
I can't accept any of the cupcake missions for the 3rd day in a row and I cannot order anything from Scrooge because of that mission
worn vale
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: Like the Events quests bug, I can't accept Oswald's ...
Platform: Xbox game pass
Issue: Same issue as above, but with other Characters such as Merlin and Olaf
tepid hinge
Platform: Xbox game pass
Issue: Same issue as above, but with other Characters s...
Completely turning off your system may help. It did for me.
stiff onyx
Pc/Steam
This goes to almost every npc: The map claims they are inside their house yet when i get inside the house is empty. I go outside and the map shows them in the house again. I go in and get out... After couple of times they might end up standing outside their homes but its very frustrating
meager sluice
PS5
Issue: Oswald doing something...
vocal warren
PS5
Issue: Villagers are shown in their homes but upon arrival they’re not actually inside. I’ll leave their home and it will still show them inside.
next swift
Platform: AA
I lose villagers when I’m looking for them. Example: mother gothel was in her house on the map. I tapped her to guide me, but when I got to her house she was gone. She’s no longer on my map. This happens during quests as well
brisk frost
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: Goofy forgot how to sit in chairs properly
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spice sundial
I am also having the issue with Oswald on the PlayStation. Always says he is at the top of the stairs but he is not there.
frozen river
Platform: Switch/Nintendo
Issue: Unable to have daily conversations with characters when needed for star path. Specifically noticed with Eric and Kristoff. Have restarted game and switch in attempt to fix. Have also fast traveled and removed character from valley.
wind grail
Platform: Steam
Issue: Cannot accept cupcake quests, including with Scrooge, making me unable to order items in the shop
gusty rivet
platform: xbox/pc issue: critters screenshot: critters bundled together during multi
warm badge
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue: Characters that are appearing on the map aren't actually there, e.g. there's a marker on the map for Oswald however he isn't actually anywhere in the valley despite what the marker says. As other players have mentioned I've also been having issues with characters around their homes as well.
ripe trail
Platform: Steamdeck/Steam
Issue: Oswald is shown as on the stairs on the map, but he is not there in the valley. He is nowhere to be found and I cannot finish his quest because of it.
dim ingot
Platform: Steam
Issue: Cannot accept cupcake quests, including with Scrooge, mak...
Same but also on Xbox and PS5
eternal anchor
Platform: PC/Steam
Issue: Cannot accept Disney Parks Fest for Ursula, no matter how many times I restart; keeping me from being able to talk to her normally (therefore, can't complete the Event Duty of speaking to a sea witch).
boreal pike
Platform: Steam
Issue: Cannot accept cupcake quests, including with Scrooge, mak...
Platform: Steam
Issue: same thing, cannot accept cupcake quests from anyone. Dialogue progresses normally and ends without options to accept or decline. Quest never appears in quest tab and the quest marker above the characters' head remains. Cupcake dialogue can be had any number of times, the quest never actually starts.
tacit talon
Platform: Switch
Issue: Daisy has disappeared from the map
ember yarrow
Platform: switch
Issue: when I went to talk to Ursula chat wouldn’t pop up now I can’t get out of the screen it’s frozen
meager sluice
PS5
Whenever Ursula stands still this sticks out of her. I don't see it when she's walking.
cold smelt
Platform: Switch Oled. Non of the NPC’s have any favorite gifts. I’ve unlocked all the npc’s.
Most unpractical due to the current event “A Day at Disney’s” Star Path. I can’t finish the give a favorit gift to anyone.
acoustic coral
platform: ps5
issue: map says donald is in his house yet he isn’t - exiting and refreshing both his house, the isle and the game have not brought him back either. similar issues happen with other villagers - where the map says they’re at home but they’re not
thin pivot
Nintendo Switch: no villagers have favorite gifts, so I can’t complete my last star path duty
hollow robin
Nintendo Switch and PC: I am finishing the Starpath, and I gave Eric 3 gifts yesterday and talked to Stitch (and others). Today I went to give Eric his 3 gifts...and they're still the ones for yesterday that I gave him, marked as such. Stitch does not have the option to have his daily discussion. I did the first half over 24 hours ago.
Update: I woke up at 5AM PST this morning and saw that 1)my gifts/conversations for those two characters had reset sometime between 10PM PST and 5AM; and 2) I had 48 minutes remaining on the starpath. I was able to complete it. So the reset times are VERY far off from where they are supposed to be.
rose ridge
Platform: PC, Steam;
Issue: The NPC stands still, failing to move towards its mission destination. Additionally, it becomes intangible, allowing players to pass through it.
dense haven
Platform: PS5
Issue: Daisy is just missing from my game. I have tried going in and out of her house, turning her on and off on the map tab, restarting the whole game and everything. She won't spawn. She's not visible on my map either.
green plume
Switch:
When talking to characters, the camera will pan down as if you are talking to them but no chat bubbles pop up. No controls works, no even B. The characters still move but you can't do anything. Only way to fix it is reset. Its been happening for a long time. Its super annoying..... please fix it.