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

[Beanz]

i want to re do my island, i want to make it tropical/desert themed. i know that the game does not have cactuses or cactus furniture in the game but i was wondering if there was anyother plant furniture that would fit my theme?

 

[KerryShinee]

Today I spoke to Zucker in his home a few times, and he asked me for a favour. I've never been asked for one inside a home before, and have not found any information about it online. All the guides say they must be thinking or run up to you. Does anyone know if this is a new thing? Is it something that can be done once a day, for example?

 

[Ganucci]

A while ago someone had posted a graphic that outlined when each update was announced and released. Does anyone have this picture?

 

[Livia]

Today I spoke to Zucker in his home a few times, and he asked me for a favour. I've never been asked for one inside a home before, and have not found any information about it online. All the guides say they must be thinking or run up to you. Does anyone know if this is a new thing? Is it something that can be done once a day, for example?

It’s not new. my villagers ask for stuff all the time when I talk to them. You just have to talk to them a bunch of times in a row. They can ask you to do a delivery, or catch a bug/fish, or if they are outside they might suggest doing a treasure hunt.

 

[Nefarious]

i want to re do my island, i want to make it tropical/desert themed. i know that the game does not have cactuses or cactus furniture in the game but i was wondering if there was anyother plant furniture that would fit my theme?

There is cactus furniture, but they are in the form of three small potted cacti. It’s the Mini-cactus Set. Other plants I would recommend, would maybe the Fan Palm, Yucca, Succulent Plant, and Pine Tree Bonsai.

 

[Variety.Gamer 4438]

Can you TT backwards to a year before the game's release?

 

[Nefarious]

Can you TT backwards to a year before the game's release?

Yes you can, though, I'm not sure if any events will be available in the years before 2020.

 

[Briarwyn]

I'm from North America, but I have been wondering. Which hemisphere do players choose, if they're paying NH from Ireland, or from the Caribbean countries, or from one of the American Territories?

And also, are the game devs still keeping NH alive and current by regular game updates?

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I'm from North America, but I have been wondering. Which hemisphere do players choose, if they're paying NH from Ireland, or from the Caribbean countries, or from one of the American Territories?

And also, are the game devs still keeping NH alive and current by regular game updates?

not sure if I am missing something in your question (maybe you mean switch region?), so apologies if I am, but I think probably most players choose to play in the hemisphere that matches where they live...so people from Ireland would probably choose northern, and people in Australia probably mostly choose southern for example (some American territories are in the northern hemisphere but I think Samoa is in the southern so there is no one answer). But some people do like to choose the opposite hemisphere in their game. It does not affect your ability to play the game and it doesn’t matter what your physical location actually is. But if you choose the hemisphere you don’t live in the seasons will be the opposite of the ones you are experiencing in real life.

NH is still being updated (the last one was March 18th), and as far as we know should be updated for at least the next couple years. Whether the update model used and the content of the updates is satisfactory/ will continue to be satisfactory is subject to a lot of ongoing debate, which you can find in some of the threads in this forum.

we don’t currently know when the next update will be, though there is a lot of speculation, since the items from the last update are about to finish. Generally once there is an announcement it gets shared on here pretty quick.

welcome to the bell tree!

 

[Miss Misty]

I'm from North America, but I have been wondering. Which hemisphere do players choose, if they're paying NH from Ireland, or from the Caribbean countries, or from one of the American Territories?

And also, are the game devs still keeping NH alive and current by regular game updates?

It depends entirely on their preference. I'm sure you'll find players in all those places who have islands set in both hemispheres based on which season they wanted to see when they started the game. For players who want their game seasons to match up with their real seasons, Irish people and Caribbean islanders would pick northern hemisphere, and people from American territories would depend on exactly which one. Some of them are northern hemisphere (i.e. Puerto Rico) and some are southern (i.e. American Samoa). Again though, it's ultimately player preference no matter where you go.

Yes. The most recent update was Bunny Day 2021, but there's been no indication that they're stopping updates, so people are still expecting more to be added.

 

[Cloudandshade]

Did island hopping ever skew towards personalities you don't already have on your island? I could've sworn that used to be a thing! I don't have a snooty, and after more than 20 tickets without seeing a single one, I'm starting to despair!

Edit: Never mind, that's just the campsite, isn't it? Still, the chances of not seeing a single snooty after over 40 tickets seems pretty insanely unlucky!

 

[Miss Misty]

Did island hopping ever skew towards personalities you don't already have on your island? I could've sworn that used to be a thing! I don't have a snooty, and after more than 20 tickets without seeing a single one, I'm starting to despair!

Edit: Never mind, that's just the campsite, isn't it? Still, the chances of not seeing a single snooty after over 40 tickets seems pretty insanely unlucky!

The campsite skews toward personalities you don't have, yes. Island hopping goes by species first, then individual villager within that species. Island hopping does get into some funky rng ruts though, as many people (myself included) can attest to. You've just gotta either keep at it or buy/adopt your villagers outright instead.

 

[Bluebellie]

Is there a bike hand pump in the items? I feel like maybe we do but I can’t find it, or know the name. Maybe I’m just imagining things. Or maybe it was in new leaf. Something in like the picture shown.

 

[Burumun]

Is there a bike hand pump in the items? I feel like maybe we do but I can’t find it, or know the name. Maybe I’m just imagining things. Or maybe it was in new leaf. Something in like the picture shown.

NL and PC had the air pump, but it doesn't seem to be in NH.

 

[Bluebellie]

NL and PC had the air pump, but it doesn't seem to be in NH.

Oh ok thank you! I knew I had seen it somewhere.

 

[Bluebellie]

How many spaces are needed for a rock to spawn. My town just isn’t spawning them anymore.

 

[Moritz]

How many spaces are needed for a rock to spawn. My town just isn’t spawning them anymore.

I don't know the math behind it but I put down tiles all around the place I wanted my rocks apart from the very square and they spawned there
But I would advise leaving enough space for them to output all 8

 

[Bluebellie]

I don't know the math behind it but I put down tiles all around the place I wanted my rocks apart from the very square and they spawned there
But I would advise leaving enough space for them to output all 8

Yeah I don’t think I’ll have all 8. I can’t even get one to spawn. I’m ok with just maybe 2. I have to figure out how many spaces to leave though, to figure out which area I’m going to start tearing down.

 

[Moritz]

Yeah I don’t think I’ll have all 8. I can’t even get one to spawn. I’m ok with just maybe 2. I have to figure out how many spaces to leave though, to figure out which area I’m going to start tearing down.

Sorry I meant the 8 spots around the rock for when you hit it

 

[Briarwyn]

Does New Horizons have the mermaid furniture set, the mermaid house interior, and the mermaid house exterior?