Jeff's New Horizons Blog

There was no entry yesterday, so here’s a quick recap of what happened.

• My western bridge was completed.
• I entered in a code for a Nick Chubb Browns jersey and put it on.
• I shared my pitfall seed design to the QR Codes & New Horizons Designs page.
• Gulliver was on the beach, so I collected his communicator parts for him.
• I shot down a balloon present that contained a whopping 30,000 bells! 😮

Claudia was outside, so I set myself a tiger trap. 😉 Now she’s officially a Forest resident. 😉

After that, I continued work on my obstacle course. Shari, while seemingly lost amongst the pillars, even commented on the work I did.

Today, Gulliver sent me a pagoda in the mail. I was really surprised to see how big it is!

Marcel told me he wanted to move out of town, and I did not stop him. The only bad thing is that he didn’t mention a moving date, so I have no idea when it will happen.

Tom Nook finished the expansion on my house, so I have a room on the right now. At town hall, Tom informed me that I owe him 758,000 bells now. Ouch. On the bright side, he told me I can now order replacement doors for my house.

C.J. was in town today, and I caught three large fish in a row to complete his challenge.

I finished up my obstacle course, and I had a few 2-person groups come over to compete and try it out. Thanks for joining in, Chris, Mega, Logan, Max, Alex, and Benji! I hope you all enjoyed the obstacle course! I plan on posting a video that shows the entire course tomorrow.

For anyone that hasn’t already heard, New Horizons is getting a new update on Thursday. Leif is returning for Nature Day, and bushes/shrubs are returning. But more importantly (well, to me at least), Redd is returning…along with an art gallery at the museum! He’s called Jolly Redd instead of Crazy Redd now, and his boat docks at the private beach on the north coast of our islands.

[Announcement] More good times await in #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, starting with the free April update landing on your island 4/23! Check out new seasonal events like Nature Day, two new merchants: Leif & Redd, and the addition of an art gallery to the museum! #ACNH pic.twitter.com/aXQNZbzprF

— Isabelle (@animalcrossing) April 21, 2020

New Horizons is certainly missing a lot of things from previous games, but it’s good to see Nintendo has begun adding them back in.

See you tomorrow! 🙂

Claudia has officially moved into town today. And I officially do not like her. 😛

She instantly becomes my 2nd-least favorite villager; only Rizzo is worse. Claudia didn’t mention coming from another town, so maybe she was just a random move-in. But if she mentions a previous town she lived in, I’ll be sure to post it in a future entry.

I paid off Lloid, so that my new bridge can be completed by tomorrow. 🙂

Over by my first bridge, Marcel taught me a new reaction: bashfulness.

I also inquired at town hall about moving Tia’s house. I wasn’t sure if it could be done when the bridge was unfinished, but it can! Tom Nook just needed 50,000 bells to do it.

We had to check with Tia, but of course, she was fine with it. In fact, a little too fine with it.

I’m making her move her entire house, just about 20 feet away, and she’s thrilled with it? They’re such pushovers in this game. Why can’t she at least be a bit annoyed by the inconvenience? Let me just say that I’m not a fan of the dialogue in New Horizons. In fact, from what I’ve seen of the game so far, I’d say the dialogue is the worst in the series.

Anyway, I found Midge on the beach, with a thought bubble above her head. She asked if I wanted to play a treasure-hunting game! I sure do!

The original GameCube game had treasure hunts, where an animal would bury an item somewhere in town. They would post a message on the bulletin board telling which acre to look for it in. This is a bit different, since the villager doesn’t give any hints…but they do give you a time limit to find it. Midge gave me six minutes, but I only needed about one.

When I returned it to Midge, she gave me a do-rag as a prize.

I later ran into Wisp on the cliff, and I collected his five spirits for him. When I returned them, I asked Wisp for something new.

So I was surprised that he, too, gave me a do-rag!

Wisp must be a liar, because his “expensive” rewards aren’t expensive (remember my cardboard box?), and his “new” rewards aren’t new.

After that, I began working on my obstacle course for a while. I’m having a lot of fun making it! I got it at least half-way done, but I could only build as far as Tia’s house. (It will apparently be moved by tomorrow morning).

Have a great day, and I’ll see you next time!

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.

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.).

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!!!

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.

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.

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.

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).

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! 🙂