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InDisney Dreamlight Valley, you can play at your leisure and enjoy building a community. To do so, you’ll be gardening, cooking, and foraging for ingredients. There are dozens of recipes to try out, and plenty of ingredients to experiment with.
However, the gardening process can be time-consuming, as well as clearing away those pesky Night Thorns. With the A Rift In Time Expansion Pass, you can craft new machines that will help you cut down on the amount of work you do in exchange for some resources. This will not only make your work easier, but also grant you more time to focus on your favorite activities.

What Are Ancient Machines?
In Disney Dreamlight Valley,the Ancient Machinesare devices that can help you reduce your workload. You cancraft them at a Timebending Tablewith materials found in time rifts.
There are three machines as of the A Rift In Time release:
There’sno limit to how many you can makeor place around your village, so long as you have the materials and there is space for them. You cancraft upgraded versions of these machinesby upgrading your hourglass first with Mist.
How To Use The Ancient Vacuum
The Ancient Vacuum is used tocollect resources from the nearby forageables, like Night Thorns and Splinters of Fate.In exchange for Mist, you’re able to collect these items in your inventory instead of expending energy.
Scanning the Biomeit’s placed in, the Ancient Vacuum can gather even more item types, like wood and spices, once upgraded. This will save you time, as you canpick up all these resources in one placewhen you’re ready.
How To Use The Ancient Cooker
The Ancient Cooker trades Mist for a steady supply of food. You canprepare your favorite dishes in bulk, with only a bit of time in between.
While the time it takes for the meals to cook takes longer than if you stood at the stove to make them yourself,you gain the freedom to go about your dutiesand pick the dishes up later.
The upgraded versions allow you to prepare more of the same dish at a time, and you canselect any recipeyou can make. It costs 25 Mist per dish, making it a quick and easy way to prepare great amounts of food tokeep your energy up.
How To Use The Ancient Gardener
Out of all the Ancient Machines, the Ancient Gardener is the most versatile. The Ancient Gardener is several tools in one:
In exchange for Mist, you can do all of these tasks and save time to spend elsewhere. It’s a great way togrow your gardens and streamline your production. It also just takes the stress of remembering to do each step manually off your shoulders.