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

[acnlgirl]

If you talk to a villager in someone else's town that you have in your town do they act like they've never seen you before?

 

[Saah]

Is weather just RNG? On my first island it had never rained once. Since I have restarted it has rained like 2/3 of the time. Just (un)lucky?

It is random, but weighted. For example, during easter hell, there was no chance of rain in the northern hemisphere. From April 11th onwards, the rain chance has been 18%. Before April, it was 24%. So you were really unlucky(?) on launch week, and then really lucky(?) after easter, but there was a time period in which luck had nothing to do with rain.

If you talk to a villager in someone else's town that you have in your town do they act like they've never seen you before?

Yes, Chester treated me like a stranger when I went to my friend's island.

 

[Fluuffy]

Are seasonal diy’s already in the game? I’m seeing people sell them but I thought diy’s like that are only added after nintendo have patched them in.

 

[acnlgirl]

It is random, but weighted. For example, during easter hell, there was no chance of rain in the northern hemisphere. From April 11th onwards, the rain chance has been 18%. Before April, it was 24%. So you were really unlucky(?) on launch week, and then really lucky(?) after easter, but there was a time period in which luck had nothing to do with rain.


Yes, Chester treated me like a stranger when I went to my friend's island.

I just found out today one of my villagers who moved out moved to a friend's island. I hope she remembers me

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

I just found out today one of my villagers who moved out moved to a friend's island. I hope she remembers me

Villagers who specifically move from one island to another actually do have a history and will remember their past island! So that villager will recognize you. If that villager happens to end up moving back to your island, she'll even have some special dialogue along the lines of, "I can't wait to be neighbors again!"

It's just for villagers who have specifically moved from one island to another. Different "instances" of a villager won't have any special dialogue and will just introduce themselves as if they've never met you.

 

[GEEBRASS]

I've been trying to catch that Mahi Mahi fish thing at my pier since may started. I go through about 100+ bait every day and I only seem to catch seabass.... Am I doing something wrong? Animal Crossing is new to me so I'm still learning about the game.

Try it on a mystery island tour pier. Also, I dunno if you're using all that bait at once or using 5 here, 10 there, 8 a few hours later, etc, but save it up and use it all at once, if you're not.

 

[Saah]

I've been trying to catch that Mahi Mahi fish thing at my pier since may started. I go through about 100+ bait every day and I only seem to catch seabass.... Am I doing something wrong? Animal Crossing is new to me so I'm still learning about the game.

Try fishing when it's raining! That makes rare fish rates go up.

Are seasonal diy’s already in the game? I’m seeing people sell them but I thought diy’s like that are only added after nintendo have patched them in.

Holidays are added through patches, seasonal things aren't.

 

[VersaMajor]

If I complain to Isabel about a villager’s clothing, does that erase every clothing piece they’ve been gifted or just the item they’re currently wearing?

 

[djc3791]

Does anyone know of a resource listing diy you can "come up with" yourself, and what triggers them? I've gotten several of the garbage diy that way - by fishing up a bunch of trash I mean, and I'm wondering if there are others I could get if I just knew how

Thanks

 

[Patisserie]

Try it on a mystery island tour pier. Also, I dunno if you're using all that bait at once or using 5 here, 10 there, 8 a few hours later, etc, but save it up and use it all at once, if you're not.

Yah I was using it all at once. Would spend part of the day crafting bait then part fishing. I'll try one of those Islands.

 

[jiojiop]

Is there any villager who have an house look like this? (white clay house with straw roof)

You can see a list of what all villager house exteriors look like here: https://nookipedia.com/wiki/Category:New_Horizons_house_models

My Normal villager Gayle’s house looks similar to that. It might be a Normal-type house.

Is weather just RNG? On my first island it had never rained once. Since I have restarted it has rained like 2/3 of the time. Just (un)lucky?

Yeah it’s calculated and that’s how it was in NL. But iirc it’s only pseudo-random, meaning that if you TT back to that rainy day, it should always rain.

 

[Uffe]

Does anybody have a list of house plants that are officially in Animal Crossing New Horizons? I went on the Animal Crossing Wiki, but all I'm seeing are plant sets for Animal Crossing (GCN) and New Leaf. I'm going to keep searching, but if someone already knows where I can find all the house plants, please share it with me. I'm looking for flowers and/or trees to decorate my house with. Thanks.

 

[Patisserie]

I've read a lot about time travel in random post. Is that a common thing the community does? Or just a small part of the community? What's the benefits of doing such a thing? Does it not ruin the game? Sorry a bunch of questions at once. I'm just genuinely curious what it's all about and how the community views it.

 

[GEEBRASS]

I've read a lot about time travel in random post. Is that a common thing the community does? Or just a small part of the community? What's the benefits of doing such a thing? Does it not ruin the game? Sorry a bunch of questions at once. I'm just genuinely curious what it's all about and how the community views it.

I'm relatively new to AC and the AC community, but I feel confident in saying that there is no other subject that causes more strife and debate. Aside from possibly Raymond.

 

[Ras]

I've read a lot about time travel in random post. Is that a common thing the community does? Or just a small part of the community? What's the benefits of doing such a thing? Does it not ruin the game? Sorry a bunch of questions at once. I'm just genuinely curious what it's all about and how the community views it.

I generally would rather not TT, but I did it recently to get more campsite visitors. Last night, I did it because I wanted to move my rocks and didn’t want to wait for one to spawn a day. I’ll go back to not TTing now.

 

[Halloqueen]

So, I checked out the initial posts and it says buildings, shops, and houses can be moved. Does this include the campsite? I kind of want to throw it right by my house for ease of resetting to try to get specific villagers, but I want to then, at a later time, move it to a wooded area that would look better and be more natural.

I've read a lot about time travel in random post. Is that a common thing the community does? Or just a small part of the community? What's the benefits of doing such a thing? Does it not ruin the game? Sorry a bunch of questions at once. I'm just genuinely curious what it's all about and how the community views it.

Some people prefer not to play with time travel, while some people like myself prefer to play with time travel. Whether it ruins or enhances the gameplay experience is entirely dependent on the individual player. I've time traveled in every Animal Crossing game I've played since the GameCube days back when I was a kid, and I personally find the day-to-day standard style of play a bit too bland. It can be nice to more quickly unlock features like store upgrades, see what items the stores are carrying if you're looking for something in particular, or experience events that only happen once a week, month, season, or year if you're otherwise busy. Speaking of being busy, time travel allows people whose life schedules don't permit them to play to Animal Crossing's specifications the chance to experience the game to their fullest. It can also help you move out villagers you want to replace.

Couldn't tell you anything about percentages of how many players play with or without time travel. It seems common enough, but there are also a lot of people that prefer the standard way and I would guess that standard is probably just more common by default. Both sides, if nothing else, seem sizable enough that disagreements about whether it's cheating or somehow bad have a tendency to pop up and they have been known to get heated.

 

[Lars]

So we all know that when we place an item ( lets say the fountain, 3x3 grid ) in the open we can move it ''halve a grid''.
so it can fit in a 4x4 grid, with a little space open on all sides.

my question is does this ''halve a grid'' stuff also apply to buildings ( specifically the Museum )
i think i already know the answer, but i'd like to know for sure.

 

[Dacroze]

So, I checked out the initial posts and it says buildings, shops, and houses can be moved. Does this include the campsite? I kind of want to throw it right by my house for ease of resetting to try to get specific villagers, but I want to then, at a later time, move it to a wooded area that would look better and be more natural.

Yes, I moved my campsite twice already.

 

[Ras]

Is there a rake? Especially a wooden one in a stand?

 

[Patisserie]

So, I checked out the initial posts and it says buildings, shops, and houses can be moved. Does this include the campsite? I kind of want to throw it right by my house for ease of resetting to try to get specific villagers, but I want to then, at a later time, move it to a wooded area that would look better and be more natural.


Some people prefer not to play with time travel, while some people like myself prefer to play with time travel. Whether it ruins or enhances the gameplay experience is entirely dependent on the individual player. I've time traveled in every Animal Crossing game I've played since the GameCube days back when I was a kid, and I personally find the day-to-day standard style of play a bit too bland. It can be nice to more quickly unlock features like store upgrades, see what items the stores are carrying if you're looking for something in particular, or experience events that only happen once a week, month, season, or year if you're otherwise busy. Speaking of being busy, time travel allows people whose life schedules don't permit them to play to Animal Crossing's specifications the chance to experience the game to their fullest. It can also help you move out villagers you want to replace.

Couldn't tell you anything about percentages of how many players play with or without time travel. It seems common enough, but there are also a lot of people that prefer the standard way and I would guess that standard is probably just more common by default. Both sides, if nothing else, seem sizable enough that disagreements about whether it's cheating or somehow bad have a tendency to pop up and they have been known to get heated.

Ah sorry for bringing it up. I think I'd rather play without time travel. But, I'm definitely not going to criticize others for doing it. People should play However they enjoy the game. Thank you very much for the insight. Again sorry for bringing up such a heated topic.