This month has been a delight for photo enthusiasts involved with Love And Deepspace. We’ve enjoyed various photoshoot events featuring Sylus and Rafayel, and now Zayne is joining the mix! The ever-persistent ambassador from Twinkle Photo Studio, OTTO-PHO, is back once again, this time bringing a pet-themed photoshoot for you and your special someone.
In this latest round of promotional posters, you and Zayne will take part in creating lively, fun couples’ photos that highlight the cutest pets. While we won’t have actual pets in our shoots, we’ll certainly capture their playful spirits through creative and whimsical shots alongside our favorite doctor, Zayne.
Cuteness Crush is the highlight event, running from 5:00 PM on October 31 to 4:59 PM on November 10, 2024. It’s important to be aware that after this period ends, you won’t be able to obtain exclusive rewards like the Into The Woods photo frame or the Warm Snowflakes accessory.
Cuteness Crush Photoshoots
Cuteness Crush is just one of the many recurring photoshoot events organized by OTTO-PHO. Each time OTTO-PHO comes back, there are new assignments related to different characters, featuring unique themes and rewards, though they generally follow the same layout and objectives.
To complete the Cuteness Crush event, you need to create seven vibrant couples’ photos that will serve as posters for OTTO-PHO’s promotion. Each day, you’ll receive prompts to guide your photoshoots.
Prompts provide you with essential information about the items, poses, and stickers to use in your posters to achieve a perfect three-star rating at the end of each session. Some prompts can be straightforward, perhaps mentioning a shape or color, while others might direct you to capture a more general feeling or concept, which can be quite tricky.
But don’t worry! We’ll provide daily updates with suggested items for each prompt to make things easier.
How To Complete Photoshoots
The fun kicks off when you enter the event for the first time and are greeted with the initial event cutscene, which will introduce the overarching theme of the photoshoot. In this case, you and Zayne will be capturing delightful photos centered around the theme of "adorable pets." Each day, you will create a new poster image based on OTTO-PHO’s prompt.
To get started, just select the first available poster slot you see. Your photos can be taken in either Glint Studio or Snapshot.
Remember, you can only complete posters in sequence! A new poster is unlocked each day, but you must finish the previous one before moving on.
Once you’ve selected a poster and entered the Snapshot or Studio interfaces, use OTTO-PHO’s daily prompt to pick items, poses, outfits, and accessories for your shot.
Photos taken in Glint Studio tend to involve more elements, requiring a more complex layout and additional items in your photo. Always ensure to edit your photo at the end! Adding stickers is one of the best ways to improve your scores during a photoshoot, so be sure to use as many relevant stickers as you can think of.
After you’ve snapped all your shots, you can select your favorite and submit it for review as part of your poster print. However, once you submit a photo, you cannot go back to the previous shots from that session. If you change your mind or aren’t satisfied with your rating, you can restart the shoot completely.
If you’re confident in the photo you choose, hit the ‘print’ button to lock it in as that day’s poster.
Each poster earns a star rating, with up to three stars being the best. You should aim for a three-star rating on all your posters, as hitting specific star counts will unlock event rewards. To maximize your rewards during the event, focus on earning at least 16 stars, as you can collect a total of 21 stars throughout the event period.
If you decide to redo your poster print, you can revisit it even after publishing. By clicking on the poster again, you can replace it with a new photo, provided you choose ‘continue’ to start the photoshoot over again.
Do keep in mind that you have 20 photo printing attempts each day during the event, so manage those wisely!
Tips for Completing Every Poster
Each day brings a different prompt, and while every poster may not be created in the same fashion, employing a few general poster-creation strategies can help you succeed. Photos showcasing couple poses tend to score better than those featuring single characters. Although it is possible to get three stars with solo shots, it’s much more challenging since this is designed as a couples’ photoshoot.
Be generous with your sticker usage; the more, the better! Photoshoots that include a higher number of stickers and accessories perform significantly better than simpler ones. If you’re running low on stickers or accessories, you can acquire more through exchange shops or by spending Diamonds and Crystals in the regular shops, with the Chocolate Shop being a great source for affordable photoshoot items.
While these guidelines will help, you might be seeking a more detailed step-by-step guide. Below are suggestions based on what has worked well for us in creating our three-star posters, though they aren’t exhaustive as every player will have different items available.
Poster One
For the first poster, the prompt is: "Add a touch of vibrant Green to your pet-themed poster and bring it to life!"
This poster photoshoot will take place in Snapshot, so it won’t be as complex as one done in Glint Studio. The prompt is quite straightforward; aim to include as many green items as possible—these can include accessories, outfits, stickers, and backgrounds.
Key Items for Poster One
- Dark Elegance — Zayne’s outfit, obtained as a completion reward from Deepspace Trials.
- Mechacat Ears — A reward from Seasonal Promise.
- Glistening Silver — Silver glasses earned at Affinity Level 30 with Zayne.
- Ink Spot — Black stud earrings from the Lunar Exchange store.
- Starry Dream — Player outfit.
- Jade Glasses — Stylish glasses.
- Irregular Metal — Earrings earned at reward level 30 in Abyssal Chaos.
- Pink Flower — Three pink flower stickers.
- Background: Sunny Corner — Rewarded for completing a photoshoot achievement.
- Filter: White — A basic photo filter available to all.
- Charged — A sticker with a chat bubble, featuring a lightning bolt and ‘+99’.
- Meowstival — A sticker from the player’s birthday event.
- Shining Shades — A sticker depicting dark sunglasses.
- Zayne: Pinkish View — Zayne’s duo pose purchased in the Chocolate Shop.
Occasionally, sharing your Snapshots can earn you ten Diamonds.
Poster Two
For Poster Two, the prompt is: "Holding my breath, I click the shutter, capturing this moment just for us and the cute pets, as if it’s etched in time."
This shoot is another Wink Snapshot, meaning there are fewer elements to worry about compared to a Glint Studio photoshoot. Given the somewhat vague prompt, we suggest focusing on the pet theme, which worked well for us!
Several items led to successful three-star posters for this shoot, which include:
- Tortoiseshell Trend — Tortoiseshell glasses from Into The Canvas: Reminiscence Blessing.
- Zayne: Face in Hands — Earned upon reaching Affinity Level 18 with Zayne.
- Zayne: Focused Gaze — Earned at Affinity Level 48 with Zayne.
- Gray Demeanor — Zayne’s casual outfit.
- Rubber Duck — A fun hair clip from the Oracle of Stars event.
- Jewelry and Accessories — Various earrings and items from shops and events.
Completing this poster will unlock the second Story Stage of the event, and achieving three stars will allow you to collect the first progress reward from the rewards bar.
Poster Three
For Poster Three, the prompt indicates: "Click, click! Capture the grand meeting between him and the little animals!" This photoshoot carries a bit more complexity and is conducted in Glint Studio, requiring various elements in your composition.
To increase your chances of capturing three stars, incorporate items showcasing different animals or items inspired by them.
The items noted for successful execution include:
- Tortoiseshell Trend — Glasses from Into The Canvas: Reminiscence Blessing.
- Zayne: Face in Hands — As before, earned upon reaching Affinity Level 18 with Zayne.
- Reindeer — A humorous sticker showing reindeer antlers.
- Swallow’s Return — A sticker rewarded during the Mountain Journey event.
Completing these prompts can earn you special event rewards.
Event Schedule
As new poster prompts are released almost daily during the event, there are special story stages to unlock by reaching specific milestones. Typically, there are four story stages in each Snapshot event. Here is when you can unlock each stage during Cuteness Crush:
| Stage | Unlock Requirements |
|---|---|
| Chapter One – Kitty Invitation | Enter the event for the first time. |
| Chapter Two | Complete two posters. |
| Chapter Three | Complete four posters. |
| Chapter Four | Complete all posters. |
If you’re not determined to achieve three stars on your posters, don’t worry—you can progress to the next event story without them.
Cuteness Crush Rewards
As you accumulate stars from your photoshoots, your reward bar will fill, revealing special rewards as you meet particular star milestones. You can monitor your progress anytime at the bottom of the screen.
Rewards for Cuteness Crush are as follows:
| Stars Collected | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Four Stars | – Into The Woods (event-exclusive frame) – 200 Chocolates |
| Eight Stars | – Three Energy Capsule: Powerful – 300 Chocolates |
| Twelve Stars | – Warm Snowflakes (event headwear) – 400 Chocolates |
| Sixteen Stars | – Five Energy Capsule: Powerful – 500 Chocolates |
Concurrent Events
A few other events are running parallel to Cuteness Crush. From October 30 to November 09, 2024, Heartstring Notes is a Wish Pool event that enhances your chances of obtaining Zayne’s limited-time five-star memory, Zayne: Heartstring Notes.
Additionally, there’s a 10 Days With You event happening from October 19 to November 06, 2024, rewarding participants with one Empyrean Wish, 300 Diamonds, and Rafayel’s limited-time four-star memory, Rafayel: Glistening Hearts.
Event memories typically appear in the Wishing Well Exchange Shop post-event, especially if only one copy is available.
The Seasonal Promise, Heartfelt Vow also runs concurrently, offering Deepspace Wishes, Empyrean Wishes, special accessories, and two limited four-star memories, Xavier: Winter’s Sun and Zayne: Dream Revisited, but these are unlikely to return to the Wishing Well Exchange Shop.
Whether you’re an avid participant or a new player, the Cuteness Crush event offers plenty of opportunities for fun and creativity!