Island Designer!

As expected, K.K. Slider came to town for his first Forest performance tonight. However, I was a bit surprised that the concert started automatically when I started up the game. It’s not like previous games where you can go attend his show when you want.

K.K.: Right on. This one goes out to all you cool cats on Forest. I call it Welcome Horizons.

He performed the song “Welcome Horizons” for…well, the whole town, basically. As the credits roll, the camera spins around (much like K.K.’s performances on GameCube), and various weather conditions occur (leaves blowing, snowflakes fly by, etc.).

The credits roll in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as K.K. Slider performs.

After the show, Tom Nook met me at my house to give me a copy of the song. He also informed me that K.K. would be playing here every Saturday evening. That wasn’t surprising…but Tom Nook did have a big surprise for me. He sent me the Island Designer app!!!

Tom Nook: The app I've just sent you is called Island Designer!

I had been assuming I would need to get to a level five island first, but that’s not the case! While paths were the only designing option initially, I was able to use Nook Miles to unlock the waterscaping permit and the cliff construction permit. There are also other path designs available, but I didn’t spring for them just yet. Still, I’m really excited that I unlocked this! It’s times like this that I’m glad I try to avoid spoilers on how things are unlocked, because it’s great to be surprised! 🙂

If you’ve been reading this blog regularly, you can probably guess the first thing I used the island designer app for. I filled it that one tiny square of river so I can finally put a bridge just west of my house. I didn’t pay it off just yet, but I will soon…probably tomorrow.

Jeff picks out a spot for a new log bridge in ACNH.

Just a quick note that I want to thank TZ for sending me an Aries rocking chair, and thanks to Alex for sending me a colorful wheel. He said it may come in handy for online games, but I’ll have to make sure it works differently than it has in the past. In New Leaf, it showed a different number to each player! If it still works that way, it won’t be helpful. But I’ll give it a try!

I found a lost item on the ground, and it belonged to Tia (the first person I asked about it). As my reward for returning it, she gave me a safety helmet. It wasn’t much different from the hat I wear when using the island designer app.

Tia: A safety helmet...

I found eight star fragments on the beach today (after wishing on several shooting stars last night). So I was finally able to make my Bunny Day wand…which I then put in storage.

But it wasn’t all good news today. I checked my empty house plot and I saw that Claudia is moving in! Ugh! She may be a rejected villager from someone who visited for Friday Night Forest last night. 😛 That’s how I also got Claudia in New Leaf…from an online visitor.

This spot reserved for Claudia's new home. -Nook Inc.

After I was done making my rounds, I experimented with the island designer tools a bit. I haven’t made any major changes yet (though I trimmed the west edge of my cliff a bit).

Jeff uses the island designer app to remove part of a cliff in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch.

But I’ve pretty much decided to use the west edge of town for some type of obstacle course (or game). But a lot of work needs to be done first, so it’s not going to be done in a day or two. I will definitely need to move Tia’s house, and possibly the campsite as well.

I posted my latest Wi-Fi Moments video earlier today. It includes my first 8-player sumo battle, some fun with leaf umbrellas, some arch-running antics, and more. I hope you’ll check it out! 🙂

See you tomorrow with another entry! Have a great day, and Never Stop Crossing! 🙂