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Mar 31, 2020
One of the great new features in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the ability to create designs with transparent backgrounds. This alongside the feature that allows you to use designs as face paint means that people have been designing eyebrows for their characters. There are some great websites where you can find and obtain QR codes for a variety of great transparent designs. However, to save you some time, here are 30 awesome transparent designs to use in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Characters
Kawaii Fruit
Eyebrows
Petals & Flowers
Cute Designs
Other Cool Designs
- Mar 31, 2020
After tentatively walking over those brown star-shapes that previously indicated to players that a fossil or pitfall seed was buried in that spot, you may have noticed something. None of these spots will have the dreaded pitfall seeds buried in them, which leave your player distressed and trying to scrabble out of a hole. However, they do exist in the game, although their only purpose is to wreak havoc. So for all you pesky players out there, here’s a guide on how to get pitfall seeds in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How To Get Pitfall Seeds
Like a lot of items in the game, pitfall seeds need to be crafted, and therefore require a DIY recipe. The DIY recipe can be acquired randomly, either from bottles that have washed ashore, or in balloon presents.
Alternatively, you can get the recipe from another player who has already learnt it. They need to craft a pitfall seed and bury it in a hole. Then, if you dig that pitfall seed back up, you will also learn the recipe for it that way.
How To Craft Pitfall Seeds
It’s super easy to craft a pitfall seed, as the recipe only requires 4 clumps of weeds and 6 tree branches.
As well as being hilarious to watch your detested villagers flail around, you will also get an added bonus. There are two different Nook Miles rewards you can get from pitfall seeds.
You will receive the first reward, named ‘Pit-y Party’, by simply buring a pitfall Seed. Your reward for this will be 300 Nook Miles.
The second reward, named ‘Overcoming Pitfalls’, can be obtained after falling into a pitfall hole for the first time. This will also give you 300 Nook Miles.
What It Looks Like To Fall Into A Pitfall Hole
For more in-game mischief, why not scan in this QR code to trick friends into thinking they have found a fossil. ??
- Mar 30, 2020
If you’ve unlocked the Able Sisters clothing shop, you may have wondered “Where’s Labelle?”. Labelle first appeared in Animal Crossing: City Folk, after falling out with Sable. Wanting to pursue her dreams as a fashion designer, she decided to head to the city. In City Folk, Gracie hired Label (her birth name) to run the GracieGrace store, but made her change her name to Labelle. She also appears in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, where she keeps the name Labelle, but no longer works for Gracie. Labelle runs the accessory shop next to the Able Sisters clothing shop. Seemingly having made ammends with Mabel and Sable in New Leaf, you may be curious as to where she is, and what she’s up to. If so, here’s how to meet Labelle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How To Meet Her
In order to meet Labelle, you will first need to have unlocked and built the Able Sisters clothing shop. You can find out how to do this here. Once the Able Sisters are open for business, Labelle may pay a visit to your island. The day and time she appears is random, however, she can always be found in the Plaza.
What Is She Up To?
If you see her in your plaza, with her suitcase and bag, be sure to speak with her. You may then be surprised to see that she has decided to revert to using her birth name, Label. She is attempting to make it big as a fashion deisgner. Therefore, she is ‘traveling to lots of different places’ to ‘see and learn about as many styles’ as she can.
Style Exercises
Each time she visits, she will ask for you to assemble an outfit of a certain theme and model it for her. She will give you an item of clothing from her chosen theme ‘so you have an idea of the look she’s going for’.
You can simply just change into the piece of clothing that she gives you to get a reward. However, it’s fun to try and dress from head to toe in clothing that match her desired theme. Either way, she compliments you (no matter how silly you look).
In return for modelling the clothing, she will give you a clothing item from her fashion label, which she calls ‘Labelle’ in honour of her previous name.
She will also mail you a ‘Tailor Ticket’. This can be used to purchase an item costing 3,000 bells or less at the Able Sisters store. This suggests she is still on relatively good terms with her two hedgehog siblings.
Sable’s Thoughts
Like in previous mainline games in the series, Sable will warm to you and chat more if you speak to her each day. After speaking with her a few times, she will give her thoughts on Label’s decision to become an independent fashion designer. Sable is disappointed that Label isn’t around to help out.
However, Mabel cheers her up, and reminds her that they made a promise to take care of the shop whilst Label is gone.
- Mar 29, 2020
As mentioned previously, New Horizons players have likely upgraded their Residents Services tent into a building. Inside, you can speak to Tom Nook regarding construction matters. You can also speak to the slightly more ditsy Isabelle. She will tell you your island’s rating and gives tips on how to improve it. She will also let you change your island tune and island flag. If you set up a NookLink connection between your Switch console and the Switch online mobile app, you will be able to scan in QR codes. Creating your own designs can be quite time-consuming. And so here are 25 fabulous flag designs that you can use in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
(Bonus Design) Sorry not sorry ? - Mar 29, 2020
Choose one of these adorable tunes for your island and watch villagers perform your new town melody.
Most people have probably unlocked the Residents Services building in New Horizons by now. Once you have the building, you can speak to Isabelle in order to change your island tune. Just like town tunes in previous games, you can only create short melodies.
But don’t worry if you are struggling to create an island tune that you are happy with. There are a bunch of awesome Town/Island Tunes that can be found online.
Additionally, there is a website where you can create and share island tunes called NookNet.
However, to save you the trouble of browsing, Here are 25 Great Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Tunes.
If you enjoyed these creative New Horizons island tunes, why not check out the creative clothing people have been designing in the game here.
- Mar 28, 2020
Getting the custom designs app on your NookPhone will allow you to create your own designs and scan QR codes to obtain designs created by others. However, in regards to clothing, you will only be able to wear ’tile’ designs as a tank top. You can use Nook Miles to purchase the Pro Design upgrade.
This will give you a bunch of new different types of clothing to choose from when creating Pro Designs. Some examples are balloon-hem dresses, hoodies, sweaters, coats and more. You can also scan Pro Design QR codes from New Leaf.
However, you will want to have the Able Sisters shop on your island in order to buy socks, shoes, hats, glasses etc. But the Able Sisters don’t just sell clothing. The prickly pair have a kiosk at the back of their store. Here, you can find and share designs made in Animal Crossing: New Horizons via a Creator ID or individual Design ID code.
Providing you have a Switch Online Membership, (and have purchased the Pro Design upgrade), you can use this feature. And despite the game being a new release, people have already been busy creating and sharing a bunch of awesome designs via the kiosk’s portal. Here are just a few amazing fan-made custom designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Even more Designs!
For even more custom designs make sure you check out this list as well as this one!
And take a look at these must see path designs that you can use to turn your island into a unique paradise!
Brimmed Caps
Brimmed Hats
Food-Themed Brimmed Hats
Short-Sleeved Tees
Robes
Coats
Sweaters
Hoodies
Balloon-Hem Dresses
Short-Sleeve Dresses
Princess Peach & Princess Daisy Dresses
- Mar 27, 2020
Although villagers were able to carry various tools in previous games, they can be seen carrying a whole bunch of new items in New Horizons. But not only do they carry some of these items, they will actively use or interact with them. Some activities don’t even require items. And it isn’t just residents that have been spotted doing so. NPC’s such as Tom Nook will no longer just sit behind a counter like a lemon. As the game is a new release, It’s possible that there are other things you may spot your residents doing. However, here are some confirmed cool little things that characters do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Singing Randomly
Singing Duets
Credit to Hannah Metcalf for letting me use this footage Singing Along To Songs Played On Stereos (Both Indoors & Outdoors)
Credit to Sergio Velasquez for letting me use this footage Doing Stretches/Yoga Poses
Lifting Weights
Drinking Soda
Drinking Fancy Beverages With Straws
Naruto Running…?
Sweeping Up
Eating Food Such As Donuts And Sanwiches
Drinking Tea Together In The Plaza
Sniffing Flowers
Examining Plants Whilst Holding A Notebook
Credit to Bee Gle for letting me use this image Carrying Various Cute Bags
Inspecting Plants With A Magnifying Glass
Tom Nook And Isabelle Dusting
There are also plenty more examples of Residents doing things like this, for example chasing after butterflies, carrying baskets, and doing aerobics. Special characters such as Harvey and Tom Nook will drink coffee, etc. What are some of your favourite things you’ve spotted characters doing?
If you appreciate the smaller details in games, why not check out these articles on great examples of attention to detail in New Horizons here and here.
- Mar 26, 2020
Constructing a campsite on your island undoubtedly gives it some extra charm. However, it also serves other purposes. Having a campsite on your island is necessary in order for K.K. Slider to come to your island. The campsite is also a useful way to meet new characters and even invite them to live on your island. Here is a guide on how to unlock the campsite in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How To Unlock The Campsite On Your Island
Gameplay is more slow-paced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons than in previous Animal Crossing games. Therefore it takes a bit of time and a few requirements in order to unlock the campsite.
You will first need to have upgraded the Residents Services tent into a building before Tom Nook will suggest the construction of a campsite.
In order to upgrade your Residents Services tent into a building, you will need to do the following:
- Pay off your getaway package debt and upgrade your tent to a house
- Provide the materials required by the Nooklings to build Nook’s Cranny
- Build a bridge
- Craft the required items for three homes and have three new villagers move in
After completing these steps, the Residents Services building will be built. It will take a full calendar day to construct the building, and you will be unable to access the recycling bin or Nook Stop terminal during that day.
Once you have built the Residents Services building, you need to talk to Tom Nook inside and select the ‘What should I do?’ option twice. He will then explain that he wants K.K. Slider to visit the island and put on a show. However, he wants to build a campsite to attract tourists to the island first. He will then give you a recipe for a campsite construction kit to craft at a workbench.
In order to craft it, you will need 15x iron nuggets, 15x wood, 15x softwood and 15x hardwood.
Once you have constructed the kit, you will be able to choose where you want it to be built on your island.
After choosing a spot for the campsite, return to the Residents Services building. Tom Nook will then tell you that he can proceed in constructing the campsite.
The campsite will be built and ready for visitors the next day.
What Purpose Does The Campsite Serve?
Once the campsite is built, there will soon be a tent in its place with a visitor. You can invite any visitors that you want to live on your island by speaking with them and convincing them to move there.
You can also use amiibo cards to invite an animal to your campsite. In order to unlock this feature, you will need to have convinced the first visitor to your campsite to move to your island. Once they have officially moved in, head to Residents Services.
Upon interacting with the Nook Stop terminal, Tom Nook will inform you that he’s added a new service to the terminal. This will allow you to scan in Animal Crossing amiibo cards and invite animals to your campsite. The process is pretty simple. All you need to do is select the ‘invite camper’ option at the terminal, and then when prompted, press your desired amiibo to the NFC reader on your Switch console.
The character will then be summoned to your campsite, where after talking to them several times, you may be able to invite them to your island to stay. Special NPC’s such as Isabelle, Resetti, Mabel, etc, are unable to pay a visit to your campsite. The only other characters you won’t be able to invite are those from the Animal Crossing Sanrio series.
