The new expansion to Disney Dreamlight Valleycalled The Vale storybookhas a variety of new missions to complete for never-before-seen characters. One of these missions will ask you to obtain an item called Royal Net, which you can use to fulfill other objectives in the DLC. To unlock this tool, you must first solve a tricky puzzle at the beginning of the expansion’s new content.
Once you meet the entry requirements The Vale storybook expansion in Disney Dreamlight ValleyYou need interact with characters called Lorekeeper and Merida. According to a conversation with the Lorekeeper, their magic is fading due to the conflict between Hades and Maleficent. Royal Net is crucial to solving this problem, so you need to find it as soon as possible.
How to unblock the real network
Upgrade your pickaxe and form the right image
You can start searching for Royal Net immediately after rescuing Merida at the beginning of The Vale storybookstory content. When talking to the big book in the room where you start the DLC, you will learn that Royal Net is in the same room as Lorekeeper. Unfortunately, there is no initial way to break the many Petrified Wood obstacles in this space until you find a way to upgrade your pickaxe.
Go to the shiny bag that belongs to Meridathen take his potion. Doing so unlocks a hidden feature in Disney Dreamlight Valley where can you apply the potion to your Pickaxe to upgrade it for the remainder of the expansion. Destroy all Petrified Wood in the room with the Lorekeeper to reveal two wooden pillars within that space.
The pillars control a series of wooden rings on the room’s floor, which feature intricate patterns. You need use the two pillars to form an image on the floor representing Sleeping Beauty. This can be a little tricky as each pillar has unique controls that can be difficult to understand at first. With some experimentation, you will realize that you need to:
- Rotate the right pillar ring three times
- Rotate the left pillar ring twice
Once this is done, you should have formed the image of Sleeping Beauty by making a circle in the center of the image rise up. This reveals the Royal Net, which was hidden beneath the set of rings you just manipulated. All you have to do now is approach the Internet and interact with it to play a short cutscene where your character claims it.
How to use the real network
Take snippets to restore the magic
The Real Network is used throughout the expansion to capture snippetsor little pages that were torn out of the Lorekeeper. Gathering excerpts helps restore the Lorekeeper’s magic which was weakened by Maleficent and Hades’ conflict in the DLC. Snippets can be found anywhere in the Storybook Vale area, so getting Royal Net unlocks an ever-present mechanic.
This item The Vale storybook can be used quite easily as you only need use the right mouse click or spacebar key to try to capture a snippet. Mobile gamers may have a different opinion, but it shouldn’t be too difficult. You’ll want to have Royal Net equipped on your character at all times so you can capture any Snippets you see while exploring the expansion’s new region.
One of the best ways to spot a Snippet is to get your character wings and fly around Storybook Vale. The panoramic view you have while flying will make it much easier to track down loose fragments that are difficult to see on foot.
Royal Net can be controlled to make a horizontal or vertical swing to better capture the snippets you find. You can spend some time practicing your technique, but the best strategy for capturing a Snippet is to simply chase it. The closer you are to a Snippet, the less chance you have of missing out on capturing it using Royal Net.
After completing the puzzle, you can start tracking down Snippet collectibles or completing more quests related to the expansion’s story. There are many things to do when you get Royal Net Disney Dreamlight Valleyof The Vale storybook expansion, including meeting new characters to recruit for your Valley.