New Horizons F.A.Q. – Ask Questions Here!

[Mattician]

It'll be quite easy to get her to replace that sea bass, because its tank is a 1 by 2 tile item. This means that it can only be replaced by another item that also takes up two tiles. This is good news because if you gift her a new item of that size, it can't replace any of the items in her house that have a different footprint.

The image below should look vaguely familiar if I tell you that it's Reneigh's house. The boxes show you all the items she has, or where she could put new ones. This image was based on the game code, and it shows us that there are only two spots in her house that fit a 1x2 item: the one near the door where she put the sea bass, or the one in the middle of the room where the table is. She can't shuffle furniture around and make room, the locations are fixed.

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(Source: https://nookstop.ssmvc.org/house.html?id=hrs16)

As long as the item you give is the right size, something like a couch or a counter or a rectangular table, the only risk is that she might replace the table. But if she does do that, you can give her another one of the same item and she until she replaces the sea bass with that. And then you can fix the table by gifting her a new one. She won't be able to replace any of the other items. It's safe!

Wow, thanks! So at worst she'll only have one other item to replace as an option. And that'll be easy to fix by cycling out the two items if needed.

 

[Mick]

Wow, thanks! So at worst she'll only have one other item to replace as an option. And that'll be easy to fix by cycling out the two items if needed.

Exactly! It would have been a lot trickier if it had been a smaller fish (still doable, just trickier). Good luck!

 

[Mattician]

Exactly! It would have been a lot trickier if it had been a smaller fish (still doable, just trickier). Good luck!

Awesome, thanks again. Just need to find something to put in her house now. But the stress of not knowing is gone.

 

[Flicky]

Are there certain parts of the map where things just won't grow, even when there's space?

I wanted to do a little forest-y area, so I lined up several rows of trees. All have the same amount of space between them, but a few in the center don't seem to grow.

 

[Red Cat]

Are there certain parts of the map where things just won't grow, even when there's space?

I wanted to do a little forest-y area, so I lined up several rows of trees. All have the same amount of space between them, but a few in the center don't seem to grow.

Trees won't grow if there are already a lot of trees nearby, but you can move them somewhere else with more space around and then move them back to where you want them to be when they are fully grown.

 

[Flicky]

Ah, that explains it then. Thank you for answering!

 

[bam94-]

I gave Mallary a mushroom wreath, and she put it up on her door the next day. Great, that's what I wanted. But the next day, she took it down and I haven't seen it again for weeks? It's like it's gone into the void. Is this a known glitch or something?

 

[Ginkgo]

I gave Mallary a mushroom wreath, and she put it up on her door the next day. Great, that's what I wanted. But the next day, she took it down and I haven't seen it again for weeks? It's like it's gone into the void. Is this a known glitch or something?

Is it currently fall on your island? The mushroom wreath is seasonal, so it will only stay on their doors for as long as it's the actual season that the item corresponds to. Come mushroom season, she'll probably put it back up since it must still be in her inventory.

 

[bam94-]

Is it currently fall on your island? The mushroom wreath is seasonal, so it will only stay on their doors for as long as it's the actual season that the item corresponds to. Come mushroom season, she'll probably put it back up since it must still be in her inventory.

That’s it! I can’t believe I didn’t consider that, I thought they’d stay up all year round. It’s winter on my island currently. Thank you!

 

[Ganucci]

Is it currently fall on your island? The mushroom wreath is seasonal, so it will only stay on their doors for as long as it's the actual season that the item corresponds to. Come mushroom season, she'll probably put it back up since it must still be in her inventory.

Hmm. I don't know if that's true. I gave Kody an ornament wreath during the festive season and he has yet to take it down. I actually gave him a new flower wreath in hopes he'd replace it and he must have just stored it away because the ornament wreath never came down.

 

[Ginkgo]

Hmm. I don't know if that's true. I gave Kody an ornament wreath during the festive season and he has yet to take it down. I actually gave him a new flower wreath in hopes he'd replace it and he must have just stored it away because the ornament wreath never came down.

It's still winter (or summer) though. That just proves that villagers might display seasonal wreaths outside of special event periods such as the festive season and will only take it down after the entire season has ended. So in bam94's case, their Mallary might put the wreath up at the beginning of fall and keep it up for its entirety as opposed to only when mushrooms start spawning on the ground. I guess it makes more sense that way anyway, considering how short some of these recipe time windows are

 

[YueClemes]

Hmm. I don't know if that's true. I gave Kody an ornament wreath during the festive season and he has yet to take it down. I actually gave him a new flower wreath in hopes he'd replace it and he must have just stored it away because the ornament wreath never came down.

there is a bug that villager wont change wreath when u gift them. I tried on Chrissy too though her old wreath was flower one with another flower lol After 15 times, she finally change it. And yea winter still here so ur ornament wreath will be there xD

 

[piske]

Hi all! I started my island on 1/1 of this year and I never got a mom’s item. Is it because I created my island once the month had already begun? Thanks!

 

[maria110]

Hi. What is that song the villagers are always singing? Thx!

 

[Bluebellie]

If I drop some candy on the floor, will ants appear?

 

[Ginkgo]

If I drop some candy on the floor, will ants appear?

Yes, candy will attract ants.

 

[Bluebellie]

Yes, candy will attract ants.

Great thanks! I’m assuming the lollipop as well right?

 

[Ginkgo]

Hi. What is that song the villagers are always singing? Thx!

I think you're talking about the song they'll sing by default without any radios or stereos on the island, right? I tried looking for an answer, but it seems no one really knows what it is because it doesn't sound like any K.K Slider song or soundtrack in the series. The most I've found is people claiming it sounds like a modified Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or a modified version of the beginning of Pachelbel's Canon in D. I can't give you a more accurate answer than that, sorry. I think it's just a little melody they made specifically for this situation.

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Great thanks! I’m assuming the lollipop as well right?

According to google search yes lol. It falls under candy too, don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[Bluebellie]

Is frame dropping caused by dropping too many items on the floor? Or is it only if you place them? Or both?

 

[GnarlyGarden]

I forgot to look for my NPC visitor yesterday (could they post it on the bulletin board?). If I TT back to yesterday, would I get the one I had yesterday, or would it be a random NPC? I don’t like to TT, but hate to think I could have missed Redd because art museum progress is slow.