Animal Crossing Direct Discussion Thread

[Fridaynightcatlady]

The only thing I wasn't clear on was the villager home remodelling.......will you be able to customize the exterior as well? Because if so, log cabin/cat island, here I come!!!!

(Soooooo excited to my MY home a log cabin and use log fences.......like my real life.......hmmm does it seem like I have a type? )

It’s still unknown but same! I’d love to be able to.

 

[AccfSally]

I hope we could change the outside too.
But if not, I'm still ok with the simple panels.

 

[Regalli]

I'm really excited about that. My guess is that if he is there every day, he will only have one or two pieces instead of 4 and more fakes by proportion.......but yeah, now that leaves an opening for the secret beach......maybe a future paid dlc?

I’m guessing the permanent spots don’t entirely replace visits, if only because they didn’t show off any new visitors to fill a whopping four slots. So Redd would have one or two pieces of art at the market, and then his usual four + furniture in different default colors at the beach (for if you haven’t unlocked Cyrus and Reese, or there’s a time catch or something there, or just convenience.)
Which is still a huge shift in availability from ‘sometimes I only get him once a month and it’s all fakes.’ But I wonder what the Photopia stalls look like when they’re open but visiting your town. Probably just closed, but it would be funny if it was closed the way Wisp would show up in Welcome Amiibo if you called a special character to the RVs… and he had no clue how to handle his temp job. (More to the point, what do Cyrus and Reese do in June? Can’t imagine it’d be shut down all month. Since they’re both on Harv’s island, maybe they’ll run back and forth, or show up in the market in their wedding outfits.)

 

[MayorofMapleton]

What if Shino is a guy...

Female Deer villagers don't have antlers....

 

[Valeris]

What if Shino is a guy...

Female Deer villagers don't have antlers....

Still going to get him/her then. The gender is irrelevant save for the fact I want as close to a balance between male and female villagers if possible to encompass all personalities.

 

[daringred_]

What if Shino is a guy...

Female Deer villagers don't have antlers....

plenty of female cervidae have horns. (pretty sure those aren't antlers.) just because they use the deer model, doesn't mean they're a deer specifically.

 

[Regalli]

The one reason I’d care about Shino’s gender is that per the wikis, we don’t have a peppy deer yet so it’d be neat if Shino was one. But the design’s cool regardless, and yeah, those horns look more like an antelope or something where some species the females do have horns, so we can’t rule it out. (Plus they look a bit more ethereal, so maybe they’re a mythical like how Drago’s an ‘alligator’ who’s a dragon or Phoebe’s based off a Phoenix.)

 

[Croconaw]

I loved when K.K. Slider would perform at the Roost. Maybe he will go back to perform at the Roost or stay at Resident Services? The problem with that is that some Saturday nights, we wouldn’t have him because of an event. Having him at the roost would fix that issue. Yes, I know he would appear the following Sunday, but I think having him at the Roost would be more efficient. I don’t think it’s likely because we had literally saw him at the Resident Services on the actual Direct, but it’s just a suggestion / thought.

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

I loved when K.K. Slider would perform at the Roost. Maybe he will go back to perform at the Roost or stay at Resident Services? The problem with that is that some Saturday nights, we wouldn’t have him because of an event. Having him at the roost would fix that issue. Yes, I know he would appear the following Sunday, but I think having him at the Roost would be more efficient. I don’t think it’s likely because we had literally saw him at the Resident Services on the actual Direct, but it’s just a suggestion / thought.

The problem is there’s no stage, so I doubt it

 

[Croconaw]

The problem is there’s no stage, so I doubt it

That’s unfortunate, but you’re probably correct. Especially since during the Direct, they showed him outside still when they announced the new K.K. Slider songs.

 

[Bluebellie]

I wonder how long it will take me to be able to customize my villager homes. The update made it seem like you have to complete a couple of homes and unlock certain levels. Seems like a lot of work. I was kind of hoping to have it instantly

 

[azurill]

I wonder how long it will take me to be able to customize my villager homes. The update made it seem like you have to complete a couple of homes and unlock certain levels. Seems like a lot of work. I was kind of hoping to have it instantly

I am wondering this as well. So excited to be able to eventually customize villagers houses. I like that you have to work for it instead of being instant.

 

[Croconaw]

I am wondering this as well. So excited to be able to eventually customize villagers houses. I like that you have to work for it instead of being instant.

From the wording of the Direct, I’m pretty sure you have to work for it. I think you have to design a couple homes to unlock this feature, and villagers have to ask you personally. You can’t just do it as you please. I honestly prefer that it’s this way.

 

[moonshi]

Still going to get him/her then. The gender is irrelevant save for the fact I want as close to a balance between male and female villagers if possible to encompass all personalities.

Same, regardless if Shino is a male or female.

NintendoLife listed Shino as an Antelope and females do have horns so still thinking Shino is a female (also that was my first vibe of her). And because I need more female villagers.

Her outfit looks like it's a dress too.

 

[azurill]

From the wording of the Direct, I’m pretty sure you have to work for it. I think you have to design a couple homes to unlock this feature, and villagers have to ask you personally. You can’t just do it as you please. I honestly prefer that it’s this way.

Yea you definitely have to design before you have the option. I thought you could just ask nook if you wanted to change your villagers houses.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Same, regardless if Shino is a male or female.

NintendoLife listed Shino as an Antelope and females do have horns so still thinking Shino is a female (also that was my first vibe of her). And because I need more female villagers.

shino is wearing a woman’s yukata as her base outfit it looks like, so I would be very surprised if she was not female.

 

[Khaelis]

From the wording of the Direct, I’m pretty sure you have to work for it. I think you have to design a couple homes to unlock this feature, and villagers have to ask you personally. You can’t just do it as you please. I honestly prefer that it’s this way.

If I had to guess, I would predict it would take no more than one week to unlock the feature if we go by real-life time.

 

[Regalli]

From the wording of the Direct, I’m pretty sure you have to work for it. I think you have to design a couple homes to unlock this feature, and villagers have to ask you personally. You can’t just do it as you please. I honestly prefer that it’s this way.

Yeah, I enjoyed HHD but the lack of rewards or unlocking things once you had most of the furniture always killed my motivation. If I have to do a lot of vacation homes and get them to have a vacation setup themselves before I can get rid of Cranston’s First Lazy Villager dirt floors, that just gives me a goal to work towards.

 

[Khaelis]

Yeah, I enjoyed HHD but the lack of rewards or unlocking things once you had most of the furniture always killed my motivation. If I have to do a lot of vacation homes and get them to have a vacation setup themselves before I can get rid of Cranston’s First Lazy Villager dirt floors, that just gives me a goal to work towards.

I think we will have a lot to look forward to in terms of unlocks and rewards for our main island. We end up unlocking new interior design abilities as well as being able to remodel the interior of our residents after some time has passed. And not to mention it seems like a lot of furniture sets appear to be returning, which will likely be purchased with Poki currency.

 

[Croconaw]

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That makes sense! Sherb was my first last villager and I didn’t get to experience his real interior because he was one of my starting five villagers. I feel like his blue interior suits him more, but it didn’t quite bother me too much to be honest. Probably because I didn’t plan on keeping him long term. It’s good to have a goal to work towards.