alitwick
Hobby-Level Artist
Hey all! I've noticed many players have been having trouble getting the Cherry Blossom DIY recipes with all the Bunny Day stuff going on. I was able to get all of them just from popping balloons and I'd like to share what I've done so that everyone can get the recipes they want before they're gone!
1.) WHAT am I looking for?
The recipes ONLY drop from single colored balloons. When I was doing it, the 300 balloon popping bug was in full force so I had to ignore the Bunny Day ones entirely in fear that none would spawn again. Now that it's fixed, you can pop both types without worry. You'll find that you'll collect Bunny Day DIY recipes a lot faster this way.
To ensure that you can pop single colored balloons consistently and efficiently, hang out on the left side of your island shoreline during the day, and on the right shore at night (this started at 7PM for me). For some players, it may be the other way around. To figure out which side to be on in your island, use the high Bunny Day balloon rate to your advantage by seeing which direction the balloons are coming from and go to that shore.
3.) WHEN will I see the balloons I want?
Single colored balloons show up every ten minutes, mostly at the :05 mark (5:05, 5:15, 5:25. 5:35, etc.). THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I've had plenty show up at the :00 mark too. Whether the Bunny Day balloon spawns are messing with that or not is unknown, (though I've had Bunny Day balloons spawn then I think regular ones would have.) Your best bet is to run up and down your coast close to each timeframe just to be sure. For you it may be at the :05 mark every time. Or it may randomly be at the :00 mark on one or two occassions.
4.) HOW often do I get duplicates?
In my experience, duplicates are not super common. Based on mine and another player's games, we've found that the game prioritizes new DIYs over already learned ones (at least for balloons). Not to say that you won't ever get duplicates (which you should save if you do get them,) but rather you're not likely to get say, 10 dupicates of the same recipe before getting new ones.
Lastly, I need to say that in the end, it's all RNG. Yes, the recipes are rare BUT they are not as rare as trying to find a Stringfish at the end of March (which I still didn't get, BTW.) You may have periods where you're getting DIYs left and right and others where you only end up with one after a few hours. Thankfully we still have 7 days until they're gone for good, and balloons will keep coming so get to it!
Good luck and happy hunting!
1.) WHAT am I looking for?
The recipes ONLY drop from single colored balloons. When I was doing it, the 300 balloon popping bug was in full force so I had to ignore the Bunny Day ones entirely in fear that none would spawn again. Now that it's fixed, you can pop both types without worry. You'll find that you'll collect Bunny Day DIY recipes a lot faster this way.
- In my experience, green and red balloons have had the highest chance of dropping DIY Recipes, green having the highest and red the second highest. I have also gotten bamboo recipes from greens specifically. If they don't drop recipes, they'll drop furniture and clothing/accessories.
- After reds, blues drop them, though I've found that they drop either 5 ores, clay and rocks more often than recipes. It seems like a 50/50 shot sometimes.
- Yellows are least likely to drop anything other than bells. I would say 8 to 9 out of 10 times, I get bells of various amounts. I've gotten 1 recipe from these balloons.
To ensure that you can pop single colored balloons consistently and efficiently, hang out on the left side of your island shoreline during the day, and on the right shore at night (this started at 7PM for me). For some players, it may be the other way around. To figure out which side to be on in your island, use the high Bunny Day balloon rate to your advantage by seeing which direction the balloons are coming from and go to that shore.
3.) WHEN will I see the balloons I want?
Single colored balloons show up every ten minutes, mostly at the :05 mark (5:05, 5:15, 5:25. 5:35, etc.). THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I've had plenty show up at the :00 mark too. Whether the Bunny Day balloon spawns are messing with that or not is unknown, (though I've had Bunny Day balloons spawn then I think regular ones would have.) Your best bet is to run up and down your coast close to each timeframe just to be sure. For you it may be at the :05 mark every time. Or it may randomly be at the :00 mark on one or two occassions.
4.) HOW often do I get duplicates?
In my experience, duplicates are not super common. Based on mine and another player's games, we've found that the game prioritizes new DIYs over already learned ones (at least for balloons). Not to say that you won't ever get duplicates (which you should save if you do get them,) but rather you're not likely to get say, 10 dupicates of the same recipe before getting new ones.
Lastly, I need to say that in the end, it's all RNG. Yes, the recipes are rare BUT they are not as rare as trying to find a Stringfish at the end of March (which I still didn't get, BTW.) You may have periods where you're getting DIYs left and right and others where you only end up with one after a few hours. Thankfully we still have 7 days until they're gone for good, and balloons will keep coming so get to it!
Good luck and happy hunting!
