Apr 5, 2020
There are a whole bunch of new tools available for players to uses in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and some of them are seriously cool. Some can be bought, whilst others will need to be crafted using DIY recipes. And so here’s every tool available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Axes:
- Flimsy axe – Can be crafted with 1x stone and 5x tree branches. Or alternatively, can be bought from Nook’s Cranny for 800 bells
- Stone axe – Can be crafted with 1x flimsy axe and 3x wood (the stone axe is good for gathering wood as it won’t fell trees like the standard axe will after three blows.
- Standard axe – Can be crafted with 1x flimsy axe, 3x wood, and 1x iron nugget. Or alternatively, can be purchased at Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells.
- Gold axe – Can be crafted using a recipe obtained after breaking 100 axes. It requires 1x standard axe and 1x gold nugget to craft.
Shovels:
- Flimsy shovel – Can be crafted with 5x hardwood or can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 800 bells
- Standard shovel – Can be crafted with 1x flimsy shovel and 1x iron nugget
- Printed-design shovel – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Colorful shovel – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Outdoorsy shovel – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Gold Shovel – Recipe can be obtained after helping Gulliver 30 times. Requires 1x regular shovel and 1x gold nugget to craft
Fishing Rods:
- Flimsy fishing rod – Can be crafted with 5x tree branches or purchased for 400 bells from Nook’s Cranny
- Standard fishing rod – Can be crafted with 1x flimsy fishing rod and 1x iron nugget
- Fish fishing rod – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Outdoorsy fishing rod – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Golden fishing rod – The recipe will be mailed to you once you have caught one of every fish in your Critterpedia. Requires 1x standard fishing rod and 1x gold nugget to craft
Slingshots:
- Standard slingshot (can be crafted with 5x hardwood or purchased for 900 bells from Nook’s Cranny)
- Colorful slingshot (can be purchased for 2,500 bells bells from Nook’s Cranny)
- Outdoorsy slingshot (can be purchased for 2,500 bells bells from Nook’s Cranny)
- Golden Slingshot (craftable using the DIY Recipe obtained from the 301st Balloon. Requires 1x standard slingshot and 1x gold nugget to craft)
Watering Cans:
- Flimsy watering can (craftable with 5x softwood or bought from Nook’s Cranny for 800 bells)
- Standard watering can (craftable with 1x flimsy watering can and 1x iron nugget)
- Elephant watering can (Purchasable from Nook’s Cranny after first upgrade for 2,500 bells)
- Colorful watering can (Purchasable from Nook’s Cranny after first upgrade for 2,500 bells)
- Outdoorsy watering can (Purchasable from Nook’s Cranny after first upgrade for 2,500 bells)
- Gold watering can (You will receive the recipe for it after having a perfect 5 star island rating for 15 days. Requires 1x standard watering can and 1x gold nugget to craft)
Bug Nets:
- Flimsy net – Requires 5x tree branches to craft, or can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 400 bells
- Standard net – Requires 1x flimsy net and 1x iron nugget to craft
- Colorful net – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Outdoorsy net – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Star net – Can be purchased from Nook’s Cranny for 2,500 bells
- Gold net – The recipe will be mailed to you once you have caught one of every insect in your Critterpedia. Requires 1x net and 1x gold nugget to craft
If you’re curious about the durability of different tools, why not check out this article.
Animal Crossing New Horizons
You can still grab up these adorable Animal Crossing New Horizons Isabelle themed Thumbstick Grips for Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite!
- Apr 5, 2020
Tools in New Horizons are a good reminder that nothing lasts forever. You may have noticed that different types of tools break quicker than others. So for those who are curious about how long their tools will last, and what will wear them down, this article will explain tool durability in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Axes
Axes wear down each time you hit a tree, even if you get nothing from it.
- Flimsy Axe will break after 40 uses
- Stone Axe will break after 100 uses
- Regular Axe will break after 100 uses
Shovels
Shovels will wear down everytime you hit a rock, even if nothing is obtained from the rock. Digging up flowers, trees, fossils, and other buried items will aso wear down your shovel
- Flimsy Shovel will break after 40 uses
- Regular Shovel will break after 100 uses
Fishing Rods
- Flimsy Fishing Rod will break after 10 fish are caught
- Regular Fishing Rod will break after 30 fish are caught
Slingshots
Simply firing your slingshot into the air will not wear it down. Only popping a balloon counts towards it breaking.
- Slingshot will break after 30 balloons are shot down
Watering Cans
- Flimsy watering can will break after watering 20 flowers, but will wear down by using it even if flowers aren’t watered
- Regular watering can will break after around 60 uses. This hasn’t been proven as the regular watering can waters multiple flowers at once
Nets
Missing a bug or using your net to hit something won’t wear it down. So feel free to whack away when it comes to unwanted residents.
- Flimsy net will break after catching 10 bugs
- Regular net will break after catching 30 bugs
Once you have upgraded Nook’s Cranny, you will can purchase tools that appear cosmetically different to their normal counterparts. Their durability however, is the same as the regular tools.
The durability of the 6 different golden tools is yet to be confirmed. However, unlike in previous games, they too will break eventually.
If you’re tired of buying or crafting new tools, then using a customization kit to change the tools colour will reset its durability. This works on all of the standard tools.
- Apr 4, 2020
For all you magpies out there, you may be wanting to know if Gold Roses exist in New Horizons. They do exist, but like the 6 Golden Tools, they take some effort and patience to acquire. So let’s get to it, here’s how to get Gold Roses in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Obtaining The Golden Watering Can
You’ll first need the Golden Watering Can before doing anything else. You can get given the DIY recipe (which recquires one ordinary watering can and one gold nugget) to craft it after you have achieved a 5 star rating for your island.
How To Achieve A Five Star Rating For Your Island
Essentially, you will need to do the following to gain a five star rating:
- Plant lots of flowers and make sure you have the right amount of trees
- Get rid of any weeds growing on your island
- Have the maximum number of residents living on your island (10)
- Place a combination of bought and crafted items around your island
- Place a load of fences
You can keep checking in with Isabelle who will inform you of your island’s rating, and give you tips on how to improve it. Once you check in with her and she tells you that you have a five star rating, she will give you the DIY recipe for the golden watering can.
Obtaining Black Roses
In order to obtain Black Roses, you will need to cross-breed Red Roses in a mesh-like pattern (more on creating hybrids here). Plant enough Red Roses and you’ll get Black Rose hybrids.
Obtaining Gold Roses
Once you have obtained a few Black Roses, arrange them in the same mesh-like pattern you did in order to create the Black Roses. You will then need to water the Black Roses with your Golden Watering Can. The next day, you may see Gold Rose buds appear between your Black Rose hybrids. If you see any Gold Rose buds appear, they will grow into fully formed Gold Roses the day after that.
Gold Rose Selling Price
Gold Roses sell for 1,000 bells each, which probably isn’t worth the time and effort you put into obtaining them.
In order to see how the different roses should be placed, check out the YouTube video below for a full tutorial.
- Apr 4, 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons just screams adorable, although not literally, because that would be terrifying. With a load of amazing clothing available, residents doing wholesome little things, and a whole bunch of adorable items, it’s hard to narrow down the cutest of things. But one can try. And so here are just some of the cutest things in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Residents Wearing Raincoats
Residents will wear raincoats and hats if its raining outside. So if you celebrate something like upgrading Nook’s Cranny on a rainy day, they’ll all appear in their waterproof gear
The Elephant Watering Can
The elephant watering can will occassionally be one of the tools for sale in Nook’s Cranny. It costs 2,500 bells to purchase and it originally comes in yellow. However, whilst that’s adorable in itself, you can also change its colour and demeanour by customizing it.
The Star Net
The star net is also one of the tools that may appear in Nook’s Cranny. This tool is also priced at 2,500 bells. Like the elephant watering can, you can customize the star net and change the colour of it.
The Ability To Wish Upon A Star
On nights where meteor showers occur, players should listen out for a twinkling noise. If you raise your right joycon towards the sky and see a shooting star, your player will make a wish.
The Various Different Wands
There’s a variety of different wand recipes available to craft. However, the Star wand, Cherry-Blossom wand, and Bunny Day wand are extremely cute.
K.K. Slider Performing (Stale Cupcakes) ?
After you have managed to get K.K. Slider to visit your island, he will hold a concert. He will play ‘Welcome Horizons’ at the concert which is the main theme. However, he will also be in the plaza every Saturday at 6pm where players can make requests.
The Able Sisters
Label and Sable had a fall out after the tragic death of the three hedgehogs parents. However, it seems that the three siblings are getting along much better and it’s so wholesome to see.
The Ability To Wear PJ’s Wherever & Whenever
Not only are pyjamas and slippers clothing that you can wear in New Horizons, they are absolutely adorable, and there’s nothing stopping you from walking around the island in them. Then again, you can wear a paper bag over your head, so maybe this isn’t that unusual.
- Apr 4, 2020
There are tons of great games in Nintendo’s Spring sale, and some of them are pretty cute.
As of late, gaming has been the center of attention as more and more people are trying their hand at video games, being stuck indoors and all. And with less people working, it never hurts to keep an eye on good deals, so we can still add variety while saving a buck or two. Nintendos Spring sale is now in full swing, and there are some pretty cute games worth checking out.
Happy Birthdays
Happy Birthdays lets you create worlds the way you see fit. Each world is in the shape of the cube that is an open sandbox. You create whole ecosystems that you must carefully balance in order to grow organisms to meet objectives. Slight alterations in the temperature or geography could cause certain organisms to go towards extinction. The game is on sale from $39.99 down to $19.99 in the eShop.
LEGO Harry Potter / LEGO Worlds
The LEGO games take some of the worlds most popular game franchises, and rebuilds them with LEGO’s, always adding humor and a more family friendly edge. LEGO worlds is a Minecraft-like edition that allows players free roam to create anything that they like. LEGO Harry Potter Collection is currently $19.99, and LEGO Worlds costs just $11.99 through the eShop.
Scribblenauts Mega Pack / Scribblenauts Showdown
The Scribblenauts games are super cute and totally adventurous. Journey into Maxwell and Lily’s world as you use the power of your imagination to solve exciting puzzles in endless ways. Scribblenauts Mega Pack includes two games, Scribblenauts Unlimited and Scribblenauts Unmasked, and costs $15.99 through the eShop. Scribblenauts Showdown is a party version of the game franchise, and it currently costs $15.99.
Golf Story
Golf Story is a golf game like no other. Explore the world of a budding pro golfer and take part in all kinds of different sports related activities as you advance through the game. Golf Story is currently on sale for just $7.49, though the Nintendo eShop.
Heavy Ho
You’ll need to hold on for dear life and help each other to reach hard-to-get-to places. All you need to do is swing without falling or getting impaled by spikes and attempt to do it in record time if you so choose! Heave Ho is currently on sale for just $6.99.
Terraria
Terraria has been a pioneer in the world of pixel art video games. The popular sandbox adventure game that prides itself in claiming “that nothing is impossible” is now finally on Nintendo Switch. Terraria is currently on sale for $20.99.
Touryst
This title is an expansive adventure game that lets you take on the role of a tourist, traveling from place to place, partaking in many a grand adventure. Take part in all kinds of different activities as you view the world from the eyes of a tourist. Touryst is currently on sale for $13.99.
Coffee Talk
Brew and some java and spark a conversation in this wholesome talking simulator about helping others with a bent ear and an open heart. Coffee Talk was well received for its diverse cast of characters and relaxing gameplay. Coffee Talk is currently on sale for $11.69.
These are just a few of the great games available through Nintendo’s Spring Sale. To see the full list, just head over to the official Nintendo website.
- Apr 4, 2020
Nintendo has often released paper craft DIYs through the MyNintendo rewards programs. The latest addition is an Animal Crossing New Hoirzons Egg Holder – it’s adorable!
Nintendos infamous paper craft section includes a bunch of different designs for an Animal Crossing New Horizons Egg Holders. It is perfect addition to easter morning to snack on an hardboiled egg or even showcase some of your egg designs you come up with this year.
Get your Animal Crossing New Horizons Egg Holder Pattern
You can download the free patterns from Nintendo right here. Four different designs feature no-one other than Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy as well as Isabelle and a villager! Download the ones you like, then print and cut. Tadaaa! You just completed a real life DIY!
More Animal Crossing News
The Animal Crossing Isabelle themed Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Thumbstick Grips are still available in very limited quantity you can check it out right here!
Spring has arrived in New Horizons, catch some cherry blossom tree petals to unlock these amazing recipes!
- Apr 3, 2020
Players living in the Northern Hemisphere may have noticed pink cherry blossom trees ‘springing’ up amongst the usual trees. You might also have noticed the pink cherry blossom petals floating through the air. These petals can be caught with a net and used in Cherry Blossom DIY recipes. This event will last between the 1st of April to the 10th April. Unfortunately, it coincides with the Bunny Day egg hunt, where that blasted bunny Zipper, is inundating everyone’s islands with eggs galore, making Cherry Blossom recipes a little harder to find. So for those of you living in the Southern hemisphere who may be feeling left out, don’t be, as you’ll likely be able to participate in this event in October, when that creepy bunny has hippity hoppity-ed his way off of your property. Anywho, here is every Cherry Blossom DIY recipe in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Tips On Obtaining All Of The Recipes
- Shoot down every floating present with a red balloon attached. There is a chance that you may find a new Cherry Blossom recipe inside.
- Check your beach areas for bottles that have washed ashore. These may also contain Cherry Blossom recipes. If you spot aa colourful bottle, it will contain a Bunny Day recipe instead.
- Talk to your villagers as much as possible. They may share a Cherry Blossom recipe with you from time to time. Or a Bunny Day one… ?
- Visit deserted islands, as you may find Cherry Blossom Recipes there also.
- Make sure to play your game every day, as during a morning announcement, you may receive a DIY recipe.
Every DIY Recipe & The Materials Required
And in regards to catching petals, if at first you don’t succeed..
Angrily smash your net against a treeTry and try again. Happy Hunting! - Apr 3, 2020
Terraforming is an exciting feature that is brand new to the franchise. In previous games, players would have to use tile designs as paths. Whilst there were some creative path designs made, they often looked artificial, and laying each tile was time-consuming and monotonous. Additionally, players were unable to change the terrain of their town/map.
This is no longer the case, and players can now create their dream island after unlocking a special app. Here’s everything you need to know about terraforming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How To Unlock Terraforming
In order to begin terraforming your island, you will need to be given the Island Designer app on your NookPhone by Tom Nook.
How To Get The Island Designer App
To get the Island Designer app, you will need to complete some steps to unlock ‘Project K’. You will then need to have at least a 3 star island for K.K. Slider to visit and perform a concert. After the concert finishes, Tom Nook will give you the Island Designer app on your NookPhone.
What Does The App Allow You To Do?
The app will allow you to place paths, and modify cliffs and rivers. However, you will need permits in order to begin waterscaping and cliff modifying, and for a wider variety of paths. The good news is that these permits can be redeemed using Nook Miles. However, they are rather pricey.
Path Permits
Upon receiving the Island Designer app, you will only be able to place dirt and grass paths at first. However, the following paths can be redeemed for 2,000 Nook Miles each, except the Custom Design path permit which costs 2,300 Nook Miles. Having paths around your island will make it look surprisingly more inhabited. Laying paths is relatively easy, and you can even round the corners of paths.
Waterscaping Permit
The Waterscaping Permit will set you back 6,000 Nook Miles. Whilst it is a hefty price to pay, this is probably the permit you’ll want to get first. The Waterscaping permit not only allows you to create and change rivers, but you can also create land bridges with it.
Cliff Construction Permit
The Cliff Construction Permit also costs 6,000 Nook Miles. Again, it is a pricey purchase, but after reedeming it you can create and destroy cliffs. It’s important to note that you cannot create slopes with the Cliff Construction permit. You will still have to create these via Tom Nook at Residents Services.
For some inspiration on how to use terraforming to create your own ideal island, why not check out these YouTube videos below:
