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I have been farming balloon presents to get all of the Tree's Bounty DIYs, and I started getting doubles before I got all of them. I'm missing the Tree's Bounty Lamp, the Tree's Bounty Arch, and the Tree's Bounty Big Tree. Those last two require maple leaves which aren't available yet; so can I only get their DIYs later? What's up with not being able to get the lamp?

I had thought with the seasonal DIYs, you’d get all of them once before you started getting repeats. Is that not the case?
 
I have been farming balloon presents to get all of the Tree's Bounty DIYs, and I started getting doubles before I got all of them. I'm missing the Tree's Bounty Lamp, the Tree's Bounty Arch, and the Tree's Bounty Big Tree. Those last two require maple leaves which aren't available yet; so can I only get their DIYs later? What's up with not being able to get the lamp?

I had thought with the seasonal DIYs, you’d get all of them once before you started getting repeats. Is that not the case?
The tree's bounty arch and other DIYs that require maple leaves will only be available during maple leaf season. Unfortunately I was under the same impression as you until read into the tree's bounty arch DIY information. The lamp is currently in the balloon drop rotation so hopefully you'll get one soon!
 
Had anyone ever had issues dropping or picking up items in the middle of a catalogue event? I never have in the few cataloguing events I had until now, hosting my first one :(.
 
Had anyone ever had issues dropping or picking up items in the middle of a catalogue event? I never have in the few cataloguing events I had until now, hosting my first one :(.

like nobody can pick up or drop anything? if so, i experienced that glitch whilst cataloging and i think the way to fix it is to have somebody leave and then come back - at least, that’s what helped when i experienced it ;w;
 
like nobody can pick up or drop anything? if so, i experienced that glitch whilst cataloging and i think the way to fix it is to have somebody leave and then come back - at least, that’s what helped when i experienced it ;w;

Yup! That’s exactly it. Happened twice in a row. I just reset my console and keeping my fingers crossed that it solved the issue. >< Really bad timing; I feel really embarrassed since this is my first event.

Thanks so much! That actually relieves some of the anxiety. :)
 
Yup! That’s exactly it. Happened twice in a row. I just reset my console and keeping my fingers crossed that it solved the issue. >< Really bad timing; I feel really embarrassed since this is my first event.

Thanks so much! That actually relieves some of the anxiety. :)

don’t be embarrassed! it’s not your fault; glitches just happen sometimes and it’s still super kind of you to host this event for free :)
 
don’t be embarrassed! it’s not your fault; glitches just happen sometimes and it’s still super kind of you to host this event for free :)

thanks so much for your reassurance :). I just was hoping it’d go more smoothly and I feel bad for the people that waiting but yeah nothing i can do if it’s a glitch. hopefully nintendo will give us a patch soon.
 
Hi, New to the forum. Playing since mid-May (Switch and ACNH was a belated Mother’s Day present). So on to the question - learned on this forum about getting your villagers' pictures. Is there a gift that all villagers will be happy with? If I have to find the right furniture or clothes for each, this will never get done.
 
Hi, New to the forum. Playing since mid-May (Switch and ACNH was a belated Mother’s Day present). So on to the question - learned on this forum about getting your villagers' pictures. Is there a gift that all villagers will be happy with? If I have to find the right furniture or clothes for each, this will never get done.

hi, welcome! I linked the post below, which has very useful tips! Some of the information is focused on making sure the villagers stay ‘original’ meaning don’t change their houses or their clothes, which is important to some people and not to others. I’m linking it because it has tips on the best way to get photos through easy gifting methods. I personally favor the wrapped stack of 2 foreign fruit ir 3 coconuts method. Easy and not too much planning involved.

 
Thanks, that’s what I was needing. I’m confused about the fruit stack method vs giving 2 non-native fruit (8 native, etc) to get over the 750 bell value.
 
Thanks, that’s what I was needing. I’m confused about the fruit stack method vs giving 2 non-native fruit (8 native, etc) to get over the 750 bell value.

the fruit stack method is when you have a stack of fruit *unwrapped* in your pocket and your pockets full. When you give it to them you give only 1 fruit, but because they can’t gift you in the moment (b/c your pockets are full) they mail you a present

the wrapped fruits are the ones where the total sell value needs to be 750 bells or more. I like that one because I like having them hand me their photo in the moment.

it’s explained much better in the linked guide, of course, but that is the gist, hopefully understandable enough.
 
Ok, I think I’ve got it. Luckily, I think my friendship level with most of my villagers is already pretty good, so maybe I’ll get some pictures soon.
 
questions:
1. Is the dung beetle bug cage smaller than the horned atlas? Need to know for decoration purposes :)

2.Also if anyone can recommend items that are similar in size to wind turbine or market place decoration.

3. For the island evaluation feedback, If I place an item (placed, not dropped) on the ground...does that count against the feedback? I keep getting too many items laying around, but I can’t find that many.

4. how can I unlock the customization portion of a second character?
 
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For your #2, the pagoda, lighthouse, monster statue, utility pole, silo
#4, sadly your extra character does not get their own customization collection. This was a huge disappointment for me when I found out.
 
Questions:
3. For the island evaluation feedback, If I place an item (placed, not dropped) on the ground...does that count against the feedback? I keep getting too many items laying around, but I can’t find that many.
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Can't help you with question #1 unfortunately as I've never seen any beetle cages
 
Is there a way I can use pro designs for my wand outfits? How would I go about doing that?
 
Is there a way I can use pro designs for my wand outfits? How would I go about doing that?

You'll probably be able to if you put on the outfit with the design you want to regsiter, then go up to a dresser and pick the edit wand outfits option. From there, you can click on a spot and choose "Register Current Outfit" and that should also register the pro design you're currently wearing.

Second option I'm not 100 on, but when choosing to edit a wand outfit and being transferred to the storage screen that shows all the clothing you have, I distinctly remember there being a pink slot with the custom design symbol (with a black pen and whatnot). When clicking on that, you can access the custom design app and pick a custom design to put on. That slot was either at the very top of the clothing list, or at the very bottom, so you could look for it and see if it lets you register a design with your outfit.
 
So, I don't currently have any of the NPC/Visitor amiibo like Tom Nook, Katrina, Gulliver, etc. If they're a character who is currently present in New Horizons, are they able to be scanned into Harvey's Island or no?

Also, are there lists of preferred gifts for villagers' birthdays like there were in New Leaf? I have two resident birthdays coming up and wondered.
 
So, I don't currently have any of the NPC/Visitor amiibo like Tom Nook, Katrina, Gulliver, etc. If they're a character who is currently present in New Horizons, are they able to be scanned into Harvey's Island or no?

Also, are there lists of preferred gifts for villagers' birthdays like there were in New Leaf? I have two resident birthdays coming up and wondered.

unfortunately, no. without their amiibo, you can’t invite npcs to harvey’s island. ;w;

as for villager gifts, here you go :)
 
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