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[Sloom]

Have a question concerning multiple islands!
Currently, I have 2 switches and 1 copy of NH. My primary switch has my main island on it, the only one I have made so far. What would happen if I put that same copy of NH in the other switch? Will it wipe the save data? Can I make a new island that's tied to the second switch? Do I need to buy another copy of NH for the second switch if I want a second island?

thanks for any help!! I really want to have a cycling island, but I want to be 100% before I do anything because I'd be devastated if my current island got wiped

hi! I was also extremely anxious about this at first and honestly I can't believe I even went through with trying it.

but my brother let me create a second island temporarily (for a week) on his switch and I can 100% confirm that your save file will be completely safe after creating a new save file on a second switch! you'll be able to create a brand new island as usual, and once you take out the cartridge and put it back into your original switch everything will be peachy, both islands will be fully intact.

I switched between both islands often with no issues at all~

 

[Iris_T]

Actually I think even after it's patched the umbrellas will remain there, sorry! You can always replace them with furniture!

I feared so...my only worry is that I might gift another furniture and she'll randomly choose something that's not the umbrellas and mess more her home. I happen to have her amiibo so I could kick her and bring her back, but I'll lose all the friendship I build up until now.

Definetly not a fan of the random decorating of the villagers, I gifted Diana a lamp hoping she'll use her table or chimney but...

Spoiler: I guess the floor is good enough...sigh

 

[ACNH_walnut]

Since you let the convo finish, she’s locked on Melba. You can either let her replace Melba or you’ll just have to let Gayle go. No need to talk to Melba as that’s all handled by the game. Next time, you need to hit the Home button and close the game as soon as a name of someone you want to keep is said. Then, the name can change.

It’s fine I let cherry move the someone gave me Gayle

 

[Chea]

Can we gift songs to villagers?

 

[theravenboys]

Can flowers grow on paths? I don’t think they can but I just want to confirm lol. I was wondering because I’m thinking about putting down paths around some of my flower patches to keep them from multiplying and getting out of control.

 

[Sefyre]

Can we gift songs to villagers?

Yes you can!

I accidentally gifted one of my villagers a song and they told me it wasn't really their style but they'd give it a try.

Within a few days, she changed it back to her preferred.

 

[Chea]

Yes you can!

I accidentally gifted one of my villagers a song and they told me it wasn't really their style but they'd give it a try.

Within a few days, she changed it back to her preferred.

Thank you!

 

[Llunavale]

Can flowers grow on paths? I don’t think they can but I just want to confirm lol. I was wondering because I’m thinking about putting down paths around some of my flower patches to keep them from multiplying and getting out of control.

They can grow on dirt (regular and dark) and sand paths.
They can't grow on the stone, brick, terracota or wooden ones, though.
Also I wasn't sure about custom design paths so I just checked and they can't grow on these either.

 

[theravenboys]

They can grow on dirt (regular and dark) and sand paths.
They can't grow on the stone, brick, terracota or wooden ones, though.
Also I wasn't sure about custom design paths so I just checked and they can't grow on these either.

Thank you! I’m putting down some custom paths around them so I’m glad to know that will keep them from growing

 

[jamiesmile321]

So I'm finally getting my last few villagers before my island is full. I want to make sure they're villagers that I love. I'm not as picky as other people, so I have a super long list of villagers I would take, but I do want to make sure I have the right villagers for me. I've seen people on YouTube who do villager hunting videos mention that they bought Nook Miles Tickets with bells, or that they sold items to get tickets. How exactly are they doing this? I want to get more tickets, but it takes a while for me to get miles, so if I could find other ways to get them, I would appreciate it. If there's no way to do this, I'll probably just keep grinding for miles until I can get a lot of tickets.

 

[starlightsong]

So I'm finally getting my last few villagers before my island is full. I want to make sure they're villagers that I love. I'm not as picky as other people, so I have a super long list of villagers I would take, but I do want to make sure I have the right villagers for me. I've seen people on YouTube who do villager hunting videos mention that they bought Nook Miles Tickets with bells, or that they sold items to get tickets. How exactly are they doing this? I want to get more tickets, but it takes a while for me to get miles, so if I could find other ways to get them, I would appreciate it. If there's no way to do this, I'll probably just keep grinding for miles until I can get a lot of tickets.

Pretty sure they’re just buying and selling from other users on this forum or another! There are many people online willing to sell their spare NMT in exchange for items and bells but the only way in-game is to exchange miles for them.

 

[jamiesmile321]

Pretty sure they’re just buying and selling from other users on this forum or another! There are many people online willing to sell their spare NMT in exchange for items and bells but the only way in-game is to exchange miles for them.

That's really great to hear! I'm still relatively new to the game and the forum, but I'll definitely see if there's anyone I can sell to. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Epod]

So I'm finally getting my last few villagers before my island is full. I want to make sure they're villagers that I love. I'm not as picky as other people, so I have a super long list of villagers I would take, but I do want to make sure I have the right villagers for me. I've seen people on YouTube who do villager hunting videos mention that they bought Nook Miles Tickets with bells, or that they sold items to get tickets. How exactly are they doing this? I want to get more tickets, but it takes a while for me to get miles, so if I could find other ways to get them, I would appreciate it. If there's no way to do this, I'll probably just keep grinding for miles until I can get a lot of tickets.

Welcome to the forums! If you have a look on nook's cranny (one of the forum areas) there should be people offering nmts for other things for example, some people will trade tbts (which are bells that you collect on these forums for posting etc, you currently have 27!) for nmts. I am new too so have been trading for lots of nmts to do mystery island tours. Feel free to drop me a message later if you're struggling to find any!

 

[starlightsong]

That's really great to hear! I'm still relatively new to the game and the forum, but I'll definitely see if there's anyone I can sell to. Thanks for the advice!

Best of luck! The market for nook miles tickets is honestly a bit messed up to say the least due to things like duping and hacking and people wanting exorbitant amounts for a certain cat villager, but if you’re looking to buy I’m sure you can find at least one person around here who’s willing to sell for a reasonable price. And if not then feel free to DM me if you need, I have a lot of extra tickets and really don’t need many bells.

 

[OswinOswald]

Can anyone explain "rare" DIYs to me? I have a bunch of DIYs I want to sell but idk what is considered a "rare" DIY so I'm not sure how to price them. Are they rare because they're in-demand on the market or are they somehow more difficult to obtain in-game?

Also, this is more of a curiosity than anything, but does the sender of the message bottle affect the DIY? I think villager personality is tied to what type of DIY you get, right? So does the personality of the sender factor into that? (example: if you find a message bottle from Goldie, it can only contain DIYs normal villagers would give out.)

I've been wondering this too! I haven't found any data anywhere that indicates "rarity" (e.g. spawn rates) of DIYs yet, but my impression is people just mean DIYs that are popular. Although, I have noticed I have gotten villagers crafting some DIYs repeatedly, so maybe there are some that are more common. The ones that can be obtained from Tom Nook at the beginning of the game, or ones that can be bought from Timmy&Tommy I would classify as common. It may also be that some people tend to have fewer of a particular personality type on their island, so maybe it's harder to obtain certain recipes because fewer people have multiple smugs than they do normals, for example.
The popular DIYs I've noticed seem to be any kind of wreath or crown, the golden items, the ironwood items (and the cutting board). Seasonal DIYs (e.g. cherry blossom, mush, frozen, illuminated), Celeste recipes. I think the shell DIYs are nice as well. And there are a few random items that I think are cool, that I imagine other people do too (e.g. tiny library, umbrella stand, wooden bookshelf, stack of books, western and zen style stones, terrariums, bonzai)
As for the message in a bottle senders, I've been writing them down every day, although I haven't really been paying attention to personality types (because I don't remember everyone's type off the top of my head!), but just looking over the last 7 days, I would say YES, it does correlate with personality type of the sender.

 

[Epod]

How long do meteor showers last for? I've had one for ages now with maybe 100 shooting stars but kind of want to now go and do something else!

 

[Saah]

How long do meteor showers last for? I've had one for ages now with maybe 100 shooting stars but kind of want to now go and do something else!

Until 4AM, but you can go do something else because the daily star fragment limit on your own island is 40. There's no reason to keep wishing unless you want to get the nook miles achievement.

 

[Epod]

Until 4AM, but you can go do something else because the daily star fragment limit on your own island is 40. There's no reason to keep wishing unless you want to get the nook miles achievement.

Thank you! Glad I didnt sit here all night wishing on them

 

[jamiesmile321]

I'm in a bit of a pickle right now. I accidentally reserved a spot for a house plot at night! I didn't realize that there aren't any villagers on mystery islands at night, so I didn't know. My question is: will I still have time tomorrow morning to hunt for villagers or will the plot already be sold in the morning? For context, I already have two other plots that are already sold, and a few other villagers.

 

[Saah]

I'm in a bit of a pickle right now. I accidentally reserved a spot for a house plot at night! I didn't realize that there aren't any villagers on mystery islands at night, so I didn't know. My question is: will I still have time tomorrow morning to hunt for villagers or will the plot already be sold in the morning? For context, I already have two other plots that are already sold, and a few other villagers.

That's not true. If there aren't any villagers on your mystery tours, either the plot will be open tomorrow, or it has already been claimed. Could it be the plot you need to invite a camper to?