Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Agent S told me she’s been reading comics lately, and one thriller in particular: Forehead Secrets. It’s about some foreheads figuring out which forehead “did the thing.” Hopefully they can put their heads together and solve the crimes.

I cleaned up my town a bit today. I moved my gold roses to the beach, and I also organized some of my other flowers (as I continue to breed more orange windflowers and hyacinths). I also made additional pattern changes as I get ready for Halloween. Sudden Valley is now Death Valley, and D.K. Country is now Decay Country.

I’ve updated my dream (address 6717-1633-3682) to reflect the latest changes.

K.K. Slider was in town today (bumped to Sunday because of the Bug-Off yesterday). I asked him for a random song, and he played Spring Blossoms for me, Apple, Keaton, and Tybalt. He must have his seasons mixed up. 😉

After the show, I just did a little Nook Miles grinding (not that I need the miles). I then wrapped up my game for now, although I might check back later tonight to see if Wisp is around. If I find him, I’ll update this entry. Otherwise, I’ll see you next time!

The final Bug-Off of the year was held today, so I made sure to participate. On my first attempt, I caught 12 bugs and scored 14 points.

I tried several more times, scoring 12 points, 10 points, 11 points, and 10 points. It seemed like almost every round, I started off well, with 5-6 bugs in the first minute. And then the bug supply seemed to dry up. 😛

I redeemed my points for some prizes: Flick gave me a toy cockroach, two bug aloha shirts, two artisanal bug cage, and a spider web. The duplicates were not different color variations; they were identical.

I also earned 2,000 Nook Miles for participating in my 4th Bug-Off.

After a busy night of wishing on shooting stars last night, I found a bunch of star fragments on the beach today. That included 17 regular star fragments, one large star fragment, and two Libra fragments.

When I visited Lopez, he said there was something cool about what I was wearing, and he wasn’t talking about the fabric. Apparently, he likes my skull.

Poor, naive Hornsby… He thought that the bugs we caught at the Bug-Off get set free at the end of the night. 😂 I didn’t have the heart to tell him I sold them all for cash. 😉

I posted another video today, this one sharing my thoughts on the Halloween trailer that Nintendo posted yesterday.

See you all next time! Have a great day!

When I started the game up tonight, I was surprised to see Isabelle informing me of shooting stars! She doesn’t normally do this, and it almost seemed like a tutorial. She described how to move the R stick to adjust the camera, and then press A to wish on a star. As if I haven’t done this hundreds of times already!

But there apparently was a reason for her announcing this. This wasn’t a regular meteor shower. There were tons of shooting stars, often coming mere seconds apart, one after another. I surely racked up many dozens of wishes tonight.

The plaza was unusually crowded for a non-event night, with five villagers and Label there.

As for Label, she wanted to see me in a work outfit. She gave me a doctor’s coat as an example. But I decided to try out the chef’s outfit that I got from Tia about five minutes before. Labelle seemed to like it, and she told me she’d be sending me a tailors ticket in the mail…but she didn’t give me one of her exclusive items. So I guess it wasn’t good enough, at least not without a matching hat.

Moments later, I was quite happy to find Celeste in town!

She gave me a D.I.Y. recipe for a Libra scale. Right now I care more about getting the space items over the astrological furniture, but I’ll take it.

If you haven’t heard the news, Nintendo unveiled a teaser for the Halloween update coming September 30th. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on it tomorrow, but it got me in more of a Halloween mood. I started thinking about (temporary) changes I could make to my town for Halloween, and I have several ideas already. They won’t be major changes, but they should help get Forest ready for the season. 🎃

Midge gave me a free dolly, so I may even use that as part of my decorations.

I posted New Horizons Moments #3 today. It’s a compilation of my best and funniest one-player clips/moments from the past month. I hope you enjoy it!

The last Bug-Off of the year is coming up tomorrow, so I’ll be back with another entry then! Have a great weekend!