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How to Use Ancient Machines to Automate Tasks
Unique to the Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time expansion, Ancient Machines are a unique appliance that can be crafted and used to automate tasks such as cooking, gardening, and resource collection. This Ancient Machine guide details everything you need to know about crafting and using Ancient Machines, as well as listing all the available ancient machines that can be crafted and their functionality.
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How to Craft Ancient Machines
Ancient Machines can be crafted at Timebending Tables and come in three craftable tiers: Basic, Regular, and Advanced.
To craft each tier, you will need the corresponding Royal Hourglass Upgrade:
- Basic Ancient Machine = Level 1 Royal Hourglass
- Regular Ancient Machine = Level 2 Royal Hourglass
- Advanced Ancient Machine = Level 3 Royal Hourglass
All Ancient Machines
Below is a complete list of all available Ancient Machines in Disney Dreamlight Valley and their required crafting materials.
All Ancient Machines in Dreamlight Valley | ||
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Machine Icon | Ancient Machine | How to Make |
Basic Ancient Machines | ||
Basic Ancient Cooker | 2,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 1) 3 Ancient Radiators 3 Ancient Plates | |
Basic Ancient Gardener | 2,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 1) 3 Ancient Gears 3 Ancient Pipes | |
Basic Ancient Vacuum | 2,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 1) 3 Ancient Magnets 3 Ancient Belts | |
Regular Ancient Machines | ||
Regular Ancient Cooker | 3,500 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 2) 5 Ancient Radiators 5 Ancient Plates 1 Basic Ancient Cooker | |
Regular Ancient Gardener | 3,500 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 2) 5 Ancient Gears 5 Ancient Pipes 1 Basic Ancient Gardener | |
Regular Ancient Vacuum | 3,500 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 2) 5 Ancient Magnets 5 Ancient Belts 1 Basic Ancient Vacuum | |
Advanced Ancient Machines | ||
Advanced Ancient Cooker | 5,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 3) 7 Ancient Radiators 7 Ancient Plates 1 Regular Ancient Cooker | |
Advanced Ancient Gardener | 5,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 3) 7 Ancient Gears 7 Ancient Pipes 1 Regular Ancient Gardener | |
Advanced Ancient Vacuum | 5,000 Mist 2 Ancient Cores (Level 3) 7 Ancient Magnets 7 Ancient Belts 1 Regular Ancient Vacuum |
How to Use Ancient Machines
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How to Use Ancient Cookers
Upon placing an Ancient Cooker in your Valley, use the machine, and you'll be prompted to select the ingredients and quantity of the recipe you're looking to cook.
When set, return at a later time to claim all your automated meals.
How to Use Ancient Gardeners
To use Ancient Gardeners to automate gardening tasks, you must set it up on land where crops can grow. When placing the Ancient Gardener, blue squares will indicate the machine's coverage range.
While the blue area is marked when placing the machine in Furniture mode, you can further see the coverage area while holding your Shovel, as the ground highlight will turn blue instead of yellow.
Once the Ancient Gardener has been placed, check the machine and select whether you want to automate the process of planting seeds or harvesting crops.
How to Use Ancient Vacuums
The most helpful of all three machines is the Ancient Vacuum, as it will scan an area in a biome for Night Thorns, Splinters of Fate, resources, dropped items, and more. These items can then be selected and collected for 10 Mist each.
Each Ancient Vacuum tier will also offer new functionality:
- Level 1 Ancient Vacuum: Collects Ephemerals (Night Thorns and Splinters of Fate)
- Level 2 Ancient Vacuum: Collects Ephemerals, Wild Crops, and Flowers.
- Level 3 Ancient Vacuum: Collects All Activity Items
Once an Ancient Vacuum has been placed in your Village, check the machine and select the items you wish to collect. Upon collection, each item will be placed in your inventory unless your inventory is full, in which you'll then need to empty your inventory before continuing.
It's also worth noting that Ancient Vacuums will only scan the same elevated level that it has been placed on. So, any elevated areas within the same biome will require you to place one Vacuum on each level in order to collect all items.