Animal Crossing Direct Discussion Thread

[Dracule]

Thank you for confirming this for me!!

There was so much excitement that I didn't notice everything I wanted to!!

There’s also a Wisteria Trellis!! But it looks kinda different (more like the grapevine trellis in ACPC). I’m still super stoked for big furniture items though!

Edit: just saw someone already pointed out the trellis, LOL! I’m still super excited to see all the options. I need someone to release a master list soon after the update.

Post automatically merged: Oct 15, 2021

I haven’t played or been super active on this forum in the past year. Due to getting laid off in spring 2020 I played pretty much 24/7 till about November when I went back to work and got busier and frankly had some burnout. I started playing less and less as the updates began to be smaller and less interesting(the overwhelming amount of flowers doesn’t help). But now I’m super excited to get back into the game. I’m excited for a real coffee shop, new furniture, and HHP. The new villagers/NPCs are super cute too.
I have some thoughts/questions:
How can we decorate the plaza if KK will still show up Saturdays?
I notice in the screenshot of the nook mile store something about a design+ thing? It had the clothing design symbol. Is that new?
Anyways I’m super excited!!!

In terms of the Design+, I think this is for Sable’s designs we could unlock if we interact with her. The Direct mentioned that now we can wear her designs and decorate walls/floors with them. C:

 

[bestfriendsally]

I’m excited for the partitions and the ability that gives us to customize our houses more! I love the partitions and this gives a lot of flexibility with this customization option.

i'm excited for that too i'm excited for almost everything they showed :>

 

[DJStarstryker]

The more I look at the new villagers' designs, the more I like them. I didn't really care for the NH new villagers as much except Raymond. But these new update ones are great. I love Shino the most (and she's most likely the one I'd actually get on my island), but a lot of the others are neat too. I like Sasha's big anime eyes, Ione's starfield tail, Quinn and Rio are interesting looking birds, Faith's a cute island girl... What I find most interesting of all is I'm not a dog person. But I like Frett. His eyes are so big and far apart that it makes him look derpy in a cute way. I love it.

 

[MelodyRivers]

There’s also a Wisteria Trellis!! But it looks kinda different (more like the grapevine trellis in ACPC). I’m still super stoked for big furniture items though!

Edit: just saw someone already pointed out the trellis, LOL! I’m still super excited to see all the options. I need someone to release a master list soon after the update.

Post automatically merged: Oct 15, 2021

In terms of the Design+, I think this is for Sable’s designs we could unlock if we interact with her. The Direct mentioned that now we can wear her designs and decorate walls/floors with them. C:

Ok I was hoping it meant more designs to create like pants and stuff

 

[Faux]

Again, I'm just so happy we're finally getting what we've been asking for. I'm really excited for the paid for DLC too though!! It looks like a total add on and another game all together and it's amazing!!

But now I beg someone to make a masterlist of all things that were updated so my ADHD brain can read it in one place. I feel like if I blinked I missed something

new spots, new encounters
[ the roost ]
- brewster can be found in the museum
- brewster serves coffee for 200 bells a cup
- npcs might visit sporadically
- invite amiibo characters, who might bring friends
- invite other island reps to coffee with you

[ kapp'n ]
- kapp'n can be found at the dock
- offers tours at 1,000 nook miles per trip
- tour islands include different seasons, different times of day, and an island with new bushes and climbing vines/weeds(?).
- these tour islands can have meteor showers separate from your island. make a wish!

[ harv's island ]
- donate bells to open npc shops, including, but maybe not limited to:
- saharah
- kicks
- redd(?)
- leif
- reese & cyrus [ customize any furniture that cannot be customized at the diy bench ]
- katrina [ fortune shop ]
- tortimer [ seems to be a storage facility ]
- harriet [ will teach 7 new hairstyles ! ]

nook inc island support
[ plaza & resident center ]
- group yoga [ villagers, npcs and other island reps can participate; can use motion controls ]
- island ordinances [ beautiful island, early bird, night owl, bell boom - more info here - edit, forgot link, sorry! want to provide for new players. ]
- new house exterior options through tom nook
- expand storage to 5,000 [ three expansions ]
- 12 new kk slider songs [ including kk break and kk polka ]

[ nook miles ]
- island life 101 [ provides tips on what to do next; delivery settings? ]
- be a chef diy set [ learn to cook! ]
- pro camera app [ first person view, tripod ' first person' view ]
- pro decorating license [ hang ceiling furniture, accent walls ]
- custom fencing in a flash [ paint fences ]
- new reactions notebook [ 11; includes, but not limited to: double wave, stretch, dancing, listening, say cheese ]
- pro construction license [ increase bridges and inclines placed to 10 ]
- custom designs patterns+ [ use sable's patterns anywhere you can use custom designs ]
- top 4 fab hairstyles

[ general island life updates ]
- crops ! [ wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, sugar cane ( and more, supposedly! ) ]
- nine new fences [ park, block, corrugated iron, large lattice, log wall, bamboo slats, green bamboo, log ( harv's fence ), frozen ]
- new nook miles items
- outdoor storage shed that connects to home storage; can be placed anywhere
- abd machine
- music boxes
- gyroids [ can be customized; need to be dug up, planted, and watered; gyroid fragments can be placed ]
- ceiling decor aand other items available at nook's [ including amazing machine and froggy chair ]
- wooden ladder set-up kit [ permanent ladders; can be customized, 2000 bells ]
- shimmy through narrow spaces, finally
- home invites! [ villagers invite you over, and visit your home ]

paid dlc content follows
$24.99 USD - preorders on 10.29; can be bought separately or as expansion pack
[ happy home paradise ]
- talk to orville to go to work
- create dream homes for various villagers
- use amiibos to invite villagers and other npcs to create vacation homes for them
- build facilities, such as a school, restaurant and hospital
- follow designers you like with online

[ back at home ]
- partitions, counters, pillars, lighting and soundscapes can be used at home
- polishing items is possible
- gift villagers souvenirs such as chocolate to entice them into getting a vacation home
- suggest remodels to your residents after enough remodels done at the archipelago

[ misc ]
- ranch set is back
- patchwork set makes a return, though it looks less fluffy
- partition walls
- counters with various heights
- support pillars
- lighting color and brightness scales
- soundscapes
- polish items for new effects [ eg butterflies around flower vases ]
- other new furniture purchased with poki [ earned by decorating houses; includes schefflera ]
- AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

- new amiibo cards, new villagers ! [ 48 cards -- 8 new, 8 remodeled, + the 8 introduced at the beginning of nh; all other cards are npcs; can be seen here ]

 

[Brookie]

Is no one else going to mention all the new furniture that wasn't directly mentioned in the update? I saw ranch series, a modern variation of wooden, etc. The ranch series even had a new additional piece: the kitchen sink! This must mean way more furniture to come that we aren't expecting!

 

[bestfriendsally]

new spots, new encounters
[ the roost ]
- brewster can be found in the museum
- brewster serves coffee for 200 bells a cup
- npcs might visit sporadically
- invite amiibo characters, who might bring friends
- invite other island reps to coffee with you

[ kapp'n ]
- kapp'n can be found at the dock
- offers tours at 1,000 nook miles per trip
- tour islands include different seasons, different times of day, and an island with new bushes and climbing vines/weeds(?).
- these tour islands can have meteor showers separate from your island. make a wish!

[ harv's island ]
- donate bells to open npc shops, including, but maybe not limited to:
- saharah
- kicks
- redd(?)
- leif
- reese & cyrus [ customize any furniture that cannot be customized at the diy bench ]
- katrina [ fortune shop ]
- tortimer [ seems to be a storage facility ]
- harriet [ will teach 7 new hairstyles ! ]

nook inc island support
[ plaza & resident center ]
- group yoga [ villagers, npcs and other island reps can participate; can use motion controls ]
- island ordinances [ beautiful island, early bird, night owl, bell boom - more info here ]
- new house exterior options through tom nook
- expand storage to 5,000 [ three expansions ]
- 12 new kk slider songs [ including kk break and kk polka ]

[ nook miles ]
- island life 101 [ provides tips on what to do next; delivery settings? ]
- be a chef diy set [ learn to cook! ]
- pro camera app [ first person view, tripod ' first person' view ]
- pro decorating license [ hang ceiling furniture, accent walls ]
- custom fencing in a flash [ paint fences ]
- new reactions notebook [ 11; includes, but not limited to: double wave, stretch, dancing, listening, say cheese ]
- pro construction license [ increase bridges and inclines placed to 10 ]
- custom designs patterns+ [ use sable's patterns anywhere you can use custom designs ]
- top 4 fab hairstyles

[ general island life updates ]
- crops ! [ wheat, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, sugar cane ( and more, supposedly! ) ]
- nine new fences [ park, block, corrugated iron, large lattice, log wall, bamboo slats, green bamboo, log ( harv's fence ), frozen ]
- new nook miles items
- outdoor storage shed that connects to home storage; can be placed anywhere
- abd machine
- music boxes
- gyroids [ can be customized; need to be dug up, planted, and watered; gyroid fragments can be placed ]
- ceiling decor aand other items available at nook's [ including amazing machine and froggy chair ]
- wooden ladder set-up kit [ permanent ladders; can be customized, 2000 bells ]
- shimmy through narrow spaces, finally
- home invites! [ villagers invite you over, and visit your home ]

paid dlc content follows
$24.99 USD - preorders on 10.29; can be bought separately or as expansion pack
[ happy home paradise ]
- talk to orville to go to work
- create dream homes for various villagers
- use amiibos to invite villagers and other npcs to create vacation homes for them
- build facilities, such as a school, restaurant and hospital
- follow designers you like with online

[ back at home ]
- partitions, counters, pillars, lighting and soundscapes can be used at home
- polishing items is possible
- gift villagers souvenirs such as chocolate to entice them into getting a vacation home
- suggest remodels to your residents after enough remodels done at the archipelago

[ misc ]
- ranch set is back
- patchwork set makes a return, though it looks less fluffy
- partition walls
- counters with various heights
- support pillars
- lighting color and brightness scales
- soundscapes
- polish items for new effects [ eg butterflies around flower vases ]
- other new furniture purchased with poki [ earned by decorating houses; includes schefflera ]
- AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

- new amiibo cards, new villagers ! [ 48 cards -- 8 new, 8 remodeled, + the 8 introduced at the beginning of nh; all other cards are npcs ]

thankyou so much for this!!

 

[DJStarstryker]

A thing I wonder now - can the new villagers added from this update show up in campsites or islands? Or do you have to specifically have the new amiibo to get them? And if they do require amiibo, are they trade adoptable like the WA amiibo were for NL? Or are they locked to scanned amiibo only like Sanrio?

 

[Venn]

My thoughts:

• Brewster/Cafe - Exciting, Can’t Wait to Have some Coffee with Brewster
• Kapp’n - Yay! He’s Back! Exciting for Mystery Island, but I would have loved an island with mini games or something, but I guess this is. good.
• Harv/Harriet - Excited that Harriet is back. So having her with Harv is unexpected. Seems like a random way to get more stores and Harriet, but I guess for the island, it works. If they have little shops, I hope, for at least Kick’s, this means expanded inventory and options for us to get.
• Reese/Cyrus - This is what we needed. Excited for my customizations.
• Glad that Katrina and Mr. Tortimer are back, but not exactly sure what Mr. Tortimer is doing with storage.
• Group Stretches - This is actually one thing I wanted back from the original games. I think it was Morning Yoga back then.
• Ordinances! Beautiful Island It Is! Did this in NL as well. I’ll have to keep the flowers at bay though.
• New Houses - YES. The one thing I wanted most was new options. I felt like the current options were a bit lacking and didn’t inspire much changes…
• Storage Expansion - I don’t need this yet, but this was definitely needed.
• New Nook Mile Items - Gonna buy it all, lol.
• Cooking - Great, Going to need to make a garden area now…. I’ll have to see what I can do..
• Pro Decorating - Now this is the time I definitely need to decorate my house - perhaps I need to do some cataloguing.
• Bridges/Inclines - Well Needed, but my island doesn’t need it.
• New Fences/Customizations - Finally! Some I will use.
• Pro Camera App - WHOA, THIS IS COOL.
• Accent Walls - LOVE LOVE LOVE
• New Hairstyles - Hopefully one that I will like
• New Reactions - Cool
• Island Life 101 - Awesome for Newcomers.
• New Nook Miles Furniture - THE FOUNTAIN.
• Storage Shed - Definitely cool, but will I need it?
• ATM - Yes please
• New K.K. Sliders - Great, I’ll need a list and get them all.
• Gyroids - I was not a fan of these, but the new looks of these are interesting. Perhaps I’ll start collecting some as decoration….
• Nook’s Cranny Items - Great, Where’s the New Store??
• Permanent Ladder - Seems cool, but can we please remove it if we don’t want it anymore?
• Narrow Spaces - THIS. THIS.
• Resident Visiting - Yes. Yes.

Last Major Free Content - I had to laugh at this. Although this update is AMAZING, I kind of felt short in a way that this is only completing the game. It feels complete with some new features, but I kind of want more? But I think it’ll be good now.

Happy Home Paradise - THIS WAS A SURPRISE AND LOVE LOVE LOVE! I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS! Will definitely be spending time here. Shocked to that it was paid DLC. But definitely worth it.

New Villagers - I like Sasha and maybe Marlo. Shino seems cool. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to replace any of my current villagers. I’ll have to see their personalities first.

 

[Faux]

A thing I wonder now - can the new villagers added from this update show up in campsites or islands? Or do you have to specifically have the new amiibo to get them? And if they do require amiibo, are they trade adoptable like the WA amiibo were for NL? Or are they locked to scanned amiibo only like Sanrio?

Even if Amiibo only, it's likely they will be tradeable due to the fact they aren't a crossover, and their IP is not limited within the Nintendo branches.
But I'd guess they will be released into the mix.

 

[DJStarstryker]

Even if Amiibo only, it's likely they will be tradeable due to the fact they aren't a crossover, and their IP is not limited within the Nintendo branches.
But I'd guess they will be released into the mix.

I hope you're right. But it sounds like maybe I will need to save up my TBT in case they are trade adoptable and require amiibo. I'm pretty interested in Shino and she sounds very popular already.

 

[Dracule]

FOODDDDD. I’m ready for this:

Also, UHMMM… THANK YOU. I HAVE MY FLOWER WALL AESTHETIC EXPANDED:

 

[Marshmallows]

This direct has me over the moon! As I watched it almost felt like a joke... like is this really happening?? So much more than was expected or even hoping for. I loved HHD so Happy Home Paradise is the best surprise and will surely keep me busy for years.

So excited! I can't wait for Nov 5!

 

[geo-mew]

That’s good to know, I was worried that there might be a limit based on available land. I wonder if this means we’ll be able to design a home for every villager plus eligible NPCs? That’s well over 400 homes to work on if so, so that’s a TON of things to do!

I never hit a limit in HHD, Google-sensei says that the only cap in the game is the number of villagers which is 350-400

 

[nightglow]

I was surprised with the news which is why I decided to stop by here. If I had my switch still, I would be super excited for the update to drop. It looks like a complete game now. And I would buy the DLC too simply because you can choose the villagers to do that part of the game with, by amiibo. If you couldn't pick the villager, then I would skip the DLC.
I almost wish I had my switch. Almost. (my life has changed alot since 2020 so there are other things I need to worry about)
Really happy for everyone who is still playing and waiting a million years for this stuff. imho, it took them waaay too long for a $60 game on an expensive console for this kind of stuff to be added.
It doesn't surprise me that this is the last major update either. This was alot of stuff, nice stuff. But I'm not really sure anyone is unhappy about the fact of this being the last major update? I think it is looking fabulous honestly.

 

[joeycon]

i'm wondering not only at the implications by the empty dots on this map, but also on the ability to invite new villagers and main island residents to the resort area, as well as the fact that each house in the resort can have ~2 villagers per house. i can't wait to find out the specifics because if it all adds up to what I'm thinking - we can potentially have somewhere around ~49-59 villagers in total at least including the 10 we have on the main island and maybe double that if every house has an extra villager?? which sounds both awesome and too good to be true?

there has to be a caveat here because that's pretty close to having every ac character in new horizons. maybe the villagers at the resort don't stay permanently? you can also make a vacation house for your residents, would that means they live in the archipelagos permanently? i need answers lmaooo

 

[VanitasFan26]

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i'm wondering not only at the implications by the empty dots on this map, but also on the ability to invite new villagers and main island residents to the resort area, as well as the fact that each house in the resort can have ~2 villagers per house. i can't wait to find out the specifics because if it all adds up to what I'm thinking - we can potentially have somewhere around ~49-59 villagers in total at least including the 10 we have on the main island and maybe double that if every house has an extra villager?? which sounds both awesome and too good to be true?

there has to be a caveat here because that's pretty close to having every ac character in new horizons. maybe the villagers at the resort don't stay permanently? you can also make a vacation house for your residents, would that means they live in the archipelagos permanently? i need answers lmaooo

Yeah I was wondering the same thing too. in the trailer it seems like you can invite your villagers to the new island where you are working on home designs so this begs the question will this make it easier to have villager plots that are open to make room for more villagers? I am saying this because at the end of the trailer I saw the player talking to Alice and they let her be invited to her new home, so that would mean she would want to leave our island in order to go to the new island to expand her horizons. I am not sure how this would work but this has gotten me really interested.

 

[xSany]

I'm so happy with the new update and paid DLC, I will most def get it as a birthday present for myself which is also in November. =)
Nintendo really did deliver and i feel like eventho we won't be getting major free update after this one we still going to see smaller updates, we are still missing Gracie, Digby and Nat, i hope we get to see them eventually in hopefully future (smaller) updates or maybe paid DLC. =)

 

[.: Meri :.]

OKAY I'm finally gathering my thoughts on the update—I've been super hyped about it since this morning. ;v; Novel incoming!

I was hoping for the return of the coffee minigame, but the Roost still seems super cozy! I'm looking forward to the NPC dialogue and the opportunity to break out some of my Amiibo cards as well.
Kapp'n is... not my favorite but I'm so excited for the mysterious islands, especially the one with the new flora!! I cannot wait to take all those pretty vines and weeds and bushes back to my island. I'm guessing the vines will probably function the same as the permanent ladders? Either way, I can definitely see myself using both.

Harv's island expansion is probably one of the biggest things I'm excited about—my dream of customizing color-locked items via Cyrus and Reese has finally come true!! Also very excited about some of the other shops that will be sticking around there; it seems like it'll be much easier to fill my shoe/backpack collection if I can visit Kicks whenever.
I'm also holding out a little hope that some of the old fruits/flowers will return via Leif's permanent shop? I'm sure they didn't show us everything in the Direct and I'd love to have a lot of those back, but if not, that's cool too. I feel very spoiled already. Harriet's new hairstyles are really cute too—I really love the first little bob they showed with the blunt-cut bangs!! Although my favorite hairstyle is from the Top 4 Fab Hairstyles set; that one with the single braid is to die for. ;; I've considered switching to the ponytail before, but nah, that braid is going to be my permanent hairstyle going forward.

The storage upgrades are gonna save my life. TTuTT I'm getting to 5000 storage ASAP, I swear. Finally, some room to breathe without having to cut back on my wardrobe. I'm also loving the new exterior options! And I'm so, so glad we'll be able to finally customize fences—and the new fencing options look great! I can't wait to check everything out. And accent walls!! I've often thought a lot of walls looked strange wrapped all the way around, so I'm excited to see what accent walls can do for that. And I know I keep starting sentences with "and", but I'm also thrilled that we're getting ceiling furniture and can move through tight spaces. ;u;
The island ordinances sound cool as well! I'll probably just go for Bell Boom though—I don't mind doing a little time-travelling if I need to in NH, and I'm guessing Beautiful Island has some weed-control features? I actually like the weeds and think they're pretty, so unless I'm mistaken I'll probably be avoiding that one.

And the farming/cooking!!! This was one of my biggest hopes for NH and I'm so thrilled that it's finally here. I'm totally going to set aside an area on my island to create a nice little farm with a windmill. ;v; The wisteria trellis is definitely also going to get used somewhere. Also looking forward to putting the new food items to good use!!
I wasn't expecting to get new K.K. songs, but I'm really looking forward to checking those out, and also getting to make some music boxes! I loved the one shown in the Direct; I liked the music boxes in New Leaf, but wasn't super big on the very mermaid-y aesthetic they were stuck with; it made them hard to use more generally.

ALSO new villagers!! Shino is my absolute favorite of the bunch and I'm going to work her into my island no matter what (although the option to replace player slots with villager slots would've made this much less painful ;; ), but I think Ione, Petri, and Sasha are really cute as well!! I won't be replacing anybody for them, but I could definitely see Petri making the dreamie list in a future game. I'm hoping we'll be able to find them villager hunting, but if not, well, I'll make it work out for Shino.
And finally, I'm super excited for Happy Home Paradise and will definitely be pre-ordering!! I love HHD and have been really hopeful for a New Horizons version! I'm especially looking forward to the villager home remodels; some of my dreamies I'll probably keep as-is, but some other homes will definitely be getting makeovers. It does, however, make it harder for me to narrow down my favorite villagers by my feelings about their home decor...
Also really hoping the Rococo, Gorgeous, and Princess sets will be returning through the DLC-exclusive furniture or the new Nook's Cranny items—I saw what looked like items from the Sleek set when the rep was polishing a sign, and I know other returning sets have been spotted, so that gives me some hope! But even if they don't show back up, I'll still be really happy with the update overall.
Edit: I see Rococo furniture has been spotted! My dreams have come to life, I have been fed, my crops are sparkling and my furniture is polished.

 

[FlimsyAxe]

What I expected: brewster

What I got: literally everything and then some


On a more serious note, here's some of my favorite stuff from the direct!

• Shops in Harv's Island - I personally wished for shops to be buildable on the home island but I guess it makes more sense to have it on a different island since a lot of people already feel restricted with the current map size we have.
• Pro Camera app with handheld/tripod mode - I didn't think there was a demand for this kind of feature but now I want it!
• Gyroids - First time getting excited about gyroids; they're so cute! To be honest, I never really understood what they did back when I was playing new leaf, and I think I was more annoyed about always having to dig them up lmao.
• Being able to walk between furniture with tight spots - this speaks for itself
• Happy home paid DLC - very satisfied with the price considering HHD for the 3ds was an actual separate game that iirc retailed for almost twice as much. The columns and counters are a game-changer!