DAVE THE DIVER: How to Start In the Jungle DLC

Continue from a completed main-story save

An existing save that has cleared the main-story ending can start In the Jungle immediately. Check that completion condition first when deciding whether to continue a current game or use the separate provided starting point. The announcement does not list an additional affinity or restaurant rank requirement for beginning the DLC. [1]

Steps

1. Use the completed main-story save to begin the In the Jungle DLC. [1]

Use the provided ending starting point if needed

The developer provides ending saves for players who have lost their save or have not completed the base story. This is an official way to access the DLC, rather than an instruction to download an unknown save file from another player. [1]

Steps

1. From New Game, choose the starting point that skips the main story and enters In the Jungle. [1]

Decide whether the story and achievement limits matter

The developer recommends finishing the main story first because jumping ahead can reduce understanding of the story. Use the provided starting point with that trade-off in mind, particularly if you still intend to follow the original progression. [1]

Starting directly from the DLC also prevents earning main-game achievements in that starting flow. This is an explicit limitation, so do not choose it expecting to complete the base-game achievement progression in the same way as a normal story start. [1]

Begin village requests and gifts after entry

Once in Utara Village, requests and gifts raise villager affinity. That is a documented local progression route, rather than a prerequisite the announcement attaches to opening the DLC. [1]

Higher affinity tiers unlock stories and rewards. Follow the villagers’ requests as you settle into the DLC instead of assuming the provided ending save automatically completes the village’s relationship content. [1]

Work toward the later hidden Spirits

The August update adds hidden Spirits after every villager reaches maximum affinity. That is a later DLC goal, separate from simply starting the content. The developer then directs players to rescue lost Spirits in the lake and place them to gather materials. [2]

After meeting the affinity condition, find and rescue those lost Spirits in the lake, then place them for material gathering. [2]