Now that Joy is an official villager in Disney Dreamlight Valley, she's looking for ways to inspire happiness around the valley. One of her key tasks is to start up a game for you and some villagers to play in the Capture the Sun quest.
You've never played Capture the Sun before, so navigating through this quest can be a bit tricky. It's an essential one to get done if you're trying to build your friendship with Joy, though, so here’s a complete walkthrough for the Capture the Sun quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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How to complete Capture the Sun in Disney Dreamlight Valley
To complete the Capture the Sun quest, you need to find a spot to set up, rally some villagers who are willing to play, craft the required resources, and play the game. There's a lot to this one, so here's a full breakdown of all the key steps you need to tackle.
Find the best spot for a game of Capture the Sun
First, you need to scour around the vast valley to find some potential spots to set up. There are three locations you must check out, including:
- The southern edge of the meadow – Head over to the very south end of the Peaceful Meadow biome, close to the stairs that lead down into Dazzle Beach.
- Near the Wishing Well in the Plaza – Locate the large Wishing Well near the north end of the Plaza, right in front of the entrance to the Dream Castle.
- The inside of the Dream Castle – Head to the north end of the Plaza and cross the bridge to enter the Dream Castle.
At all of these locations, make sure you're quite close to the correct area when taking the pictures. It took me quite a few tries to get them to count, and each one only worked when I was super close to the specified region.
After snapping a picture at all three locations, find Joy to discuss which one you like best. Regardless of which one you recommend, Joy decided the Dream Castle works best for this project and sends you on your way to complete another essential step next.
Recruit players for the game of Capture the Sun
You need some characters willing to play to make a game of Capture the Sun happen, so your next task is to find and chat with four villagers. The characters you need to interact with are:
- Merlin
- Donald Duck
- Goofy
- Vanellope
After convincing all four villagers to participate, return to Joy to share your progress. After chatting with her, you'll also get your next goal so you can get one step closer to playing the game.
Craft Flag Poles
Next up, you need to make five Flag Poles that can be used for the game of Capture the Sun. Head to any crafting station around your valley and switch over to the Functional Items tab to get to work making these items. Crafting the Flag Poles requires:
- 10 Softwood
- One Topaz
- Five Daises
Once you have the Flag Poles made, find Joy again to pass them over. It's finally time for the game to begin, so head back inside Dream Castle to get things started. Just before it begins, you need to snap a picture with all the participants, so equip your Phone to do so. Chat with Joy right after to finally start the game.
Grab three Floating Suns and bring them to your own Flag Pole
The Capture the Sun game is officially on, and to win it, you need to grab three Floating Suns from around Dream Castle and bring them back to your Flag Pole. The suns are flying around all the levels and can be caught by running after them and interacting as soon as you're close to one.
Your Flag Pole is the one right in the middle on the bottom level. To make catching the suns easier, it's best to consume some food so you can fly or glide around much faster. Once you have three suns and place them at your Flag Pole, chat with Joy about how the game went.
You won, so Joy grants you a special prize. Unfortunately, the item she gives you isn't what she intended, and is a strange Plush Bear head. Chat with her about this odd reward, and she'll say she has no idea how this happened.
This is part of a larger mystery that spans across her quests and Sadness's quests, so you have to keep progressing to learn more. Work through all the quests Joy and Sadness give you to figure out where this bear came from. For now, though, the Capture the Sun quest is complete. Be sure to visit your mailbox sometime after finishing it to claim your real prize, which is a small Floating Sun decoration.
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