Thoughts on Airport Colors

[BerryB]

I?ve been reading up on all of the info coming out about New Horizons and had a thought/possible theory on airport colors. I?m fairly certain we?ve seen four colors. (If that is wrong, we can just throw this theory out.) It?s possible that your color is completely random. However, the IGN article said that at the beginning, you?re asked what you?d take with you to a deserted island - a sleeping bag, lamp, food, or something to kill time. Your answer didn?t seem to impact anything. What if your answer determines which color you get, since each has four options? Again, I have no solid proof of this - just theorizing and wondering. I?ll be curious to see if there?s any correlation between them, or if the question has to do with something else entirely.

 

[twinkletoes]

After hearing about this theory about two days ago, I think it might be true. I know we haven't gotten a for sure "yes" but it does make sense. Makes me believe I won't have to reset!

 

[BerryB]

Oops! I hadn’t seen someone put this theory out there already. Sorry for basically repeating it in that case! It was just something I’d been wondering about.

 

[thegunpowderincident]

I imagine the answer you give to that question must determine something. Considering how common it is for that to be a mechanic in Animal Crossing, it just makes sense that it would.

 

[DJStarstryker]

That could determine your starting color, true. But what I hope is that we can change the color later if we want.

 

[BerryB]

I hope so, too! I really really don’t want to reset at all. However, I’ve seen some (unverified but their other info has been good) info suggesting that the color is for more than just the airport, but is also the color of some of your Nook tickets rewards, like the bandana. Green is my favorite color, so if there’s a way for me to influence the color without resetting, I really want to do so!

 

[meo]

I doubt it controls the airport color. I imagine it's random just as previous stations were and fruits.
But ofc that's just my opinion and speculation.

 

[Feraligator]

I hope they ask questions like that – it would prevent people reseting if they wanted to (like me, lol). Like, imagine if they have a few questions on the plane, like
What's your favourite shape? Circles, squares, triangles, I don't have one
What's your favourite fruit?
Colour?

At least this could replace the face-quiz from previous games. And you could still make it random if there was a "I don't mind" option.

 

[debinoresu]

the airports have diff colors? does anyone have photos of this?

honestly it may control something late game we dont even know about yet?

 

[fink]

the airports have diff colors? does anyone have photos of this?

honestly it may control something late game we dont even know about yet?

Found this on Twitter. They noted the teal was seen at e3 and hasn’t been seen since so perhaps it’s not in the final build of the game.

 

[BerryB]

You can see them in the direct, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4WZCLbtVs
Green at 1:40
Yellow at 3:25
Blue at 6:09
Red Plane at 13:27 (The plane color matches the airport color, so this means there's a red airport.)
I hadn't seen anything about teal. It'll be interesting if that's still an option, too (and would definitely mean that the deserted island item question has nothing to do with color).

 

[moo-kun]

I really hope we can just say what our fave colour is and let that be the deciding factor! It was already bad enough when I got a green train station in NL and I love blue!!! (⌓︎⍢︎⌓︎〣)

 

[meggiewes]

I really hope we can just say what our fave colour is and let that be the deciding factor! It was already bad enough when I got a green train station in NL and I love blue!!! (⌓︎⍢︎⌓︎〣)

That would make it so easy! I would be all for that and it would still take me forever to decide a color.

 

[KazooSquirrel]

I would love if there was a way to just say I want a green airport and pears!

 

[Soot Sprite]

I would prefer a yellow airport, but I'm not that picky about a specific color. It would be so much easier if you could just decide what color you want. I'm sure they questions they ask determine something, we'll just have to wait and see what it determines.

 

[Xara]

while it may not determine the airport colour, i agree that it has to determine something - perhaps it?ll determine the furniture we start with in our tent?

 

[John Wick]

I hope it's like NL where we can upgrade the exterior to a more themed look, like zen.

 

[MissShema]

I hope they ask questions like that ? it would prevent people reseting if they wanted to (like me, lol). Like, imagine if they have a few questions on the plane, like
What's your favourite shape? Circles, squares, triangles, I don't have one
What's your favourite fruit?
Colour?

At least this could replace the face-quiz from previous games. And you could still make it random if there was a "I don't mind" option.

That's a great idea!

 

[Nickerous]

I really want green....just to get the right color Nookware when I?m able. I?ll trade for the others, but so like that green shirt.

 

[AlyssaAC]

It would be really cool if the airport colors did match up depending on what you choose for the answers of those questions of what you would bring to a deserted island. Of the colors I've seen, the teal and yellow ones would be my favorite.