Disney Dreamlight Valley, Eric's blueprint stand: how to unlock it and get crafting recipes? Our guide

 In Disney Dreamlight Valley, you can help Eric get back into the water so he can bring you crafting recipes. Find out how to unlock this village project, and especially how to improve the stand to get more plans!

Eric's Stand in Disney Dreamlight Valley

In Disney Dreamlight Valley, your main task is to restore the valley following the devastating effects of the Oblivion. To do this, you can remove night thorns, open biomes, bring back lost characters or those who have taken refuge in their respective Kingdoms, and even take the time to decorate the different areas. In addition to this, you can also participate in Village Projects aimed at helping villagers resume an activity that is beneficial for the valley, but especially for you, since they allow you to get your hands on sometimes rare resources at a lower cost... Among them are WALL-E's garden, Moana's fishing boat, Kristoff's materials stand, and the subject of this article, Eric's plans stand.

Once unlocked, you will find the blueprint stand directly in Eric's house. The latter offers 1 crafting recipe every day. With it, you can craft exclusive items to decorate your valley. Once you have upgraded his stand, you can buy up to 2 crafting recipes from him per day.

Eric's crafting recipes

Below you will find the complete list of craft recipes sold by Eric to date. However, it is possible that new plans will appear with future updates.

Note that you cannot know which crafting recipe you are purchasing at this stage of game development. You will only be able to see the new blueprints when you view the Furniture tab of a crafting station:

Without further ado, find out how to unlock Eric's stand in Disney Dreamlight Valley:

How to unlock Eric's Stand

Eric's Stand is unlockable through his level 7 friendship quest called Back on the Water. As soon as you reach level 7 with Eric and unlock WALL-E, Eric will admit to you that he would like to start sailing again. However, the sea has changed since Oblivion, so you should ask Scrooge if he has up-to-date sea charts.

Give the maritime charts to Eric, and he will ask you to repair his compass. Take it to WALL-E so he can help you diagnose the problem. You now need to gather the following materials :

• 4 iron ingots: iron ingots must be made from iron ore and coal ore. You'll find coal on most of the valley's rocky outcrops, but iron ore can only be found in Confidence Bayou, Frozen Heights, Sunny Plateau, and Forgotten Lands. Find all our advice for farming iron ore in our dedicated guide.
• 6 Crafting Parts: You can make 6 crafting parts from 4 Iron Ingots, which you can in turn craft from Iron Ore.
• 8 Crystals: You will find crystals on rocky outcrops in the Forgotten Lands.

With all these elements in your pocket, you can now make a magnet in Dreamlight and take it to WALL-E so that he can repair Eric's compass.

All you have to do is return his compass to Eric, and he can reopen his plans stand, where you will find new crafting recipes every day.

How to upgrade Kristoff's Stand

Once the blueprint stand is available, Eric will be able to sell you an artisan recipe every day. However, it is possible to improve Eric's stand through the quest The Mystic Crystal. To get this quest, you must have reached level 10 with Eric. The latter found a strange artifact during his last expedition and asks you to consult Merlin about it. Bring him the artifact and Eric's compass, and he will send you to find something to enchant it:

• 5 Purified Night Shards: To craft these shards, you will need Night Shards and Dream Shards, which you can find by digging at the Shining Holes. There are also other ways to find dream shards, which you can find in our guide on the subject.
• 10 Crystals: You will find crystals on rock outcrops in the Forgotten Lands.

Once you have the materials in your pocket, give them to Merlin and he will enchant Eric's compass.

You can now give it back to Eric, but he will need your help to gather materials to make a diving suit:

• 20 fabric: To make fabric, you will need cotton. You will find cotton seeds at Goofy's stand on the Sunny Plateau.
• 15 Iron Ingots: Iron ingots must be made from iron ore and coal ore. You'll find coal on most of the valley's rocky outcrops, but iron ore can only be found in Confidence Bayou, Frozen Heights, Sunny Plateau, and Forgotten Lands. Find all our advice for farming iron ore in our dedicated guide.
• 8 Glass: You can make glass from sand, which you can harvest by digging on the Enchanted Beach or by following our guide to removing marine debris.
• 5 gold bars: gold bars must be made from gold nuggets and coal ore. You'll find coal on most rocky outcrops in the valley, but gold nuggets can only be found in the Frozen Heights, Sunny Plateau, and Forgotten Lands.

Once you have gathered the materials, you can take them to Eric and wait for him to return from his expedition. This done, he tells you that he can now offer two plans per day at his stand and offers you the diving suit as well as a miniature boat.