Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Tips & Tricks for the Game - Fish, Insects, Tools

Nintendo has played its way into the hearts of Switch owners with "Animal Crossing: New Horizons". We have collected all the tips and information about the popular game series.

• Animal Crossing has been a fan favorite for nearly 20 years.
• Many of the characters from the early games still appear today.
• But what kind of game is "Animal Crossing" anyway?

On April 14, 2001, Nintendo launched a new kind of life simulation. The first "Animal Crossing" version for the Nintendo 64 never made it to Europe. But fans in the West didn't have to wait long for the series to start.

Because Nintendo brought out a GameCube version of "Animal Crossing" on December 14, 2001  - with the title "Dōbutsu no Mori +" . This hardly differed from the N64 variant - the graphics in particular were different. This version only made it to North America on September 15, 2002. European players were only allowed to play on September 24, 2004. The "Animal Crossing" series was invented by Katsuya Eguchi.

What is "Animal Crossing"?

"Animal Crossing" is one of the life simulation games - including, for example, "The Sims". In-game time is the same as in real life. A day in Animal Crossing is 24 hours. The day-night change and the seasons are also synchronized. The time when you don't play goes by in "Animal Crossing" anyway.

In "Animal Crossing" the player slips into the role of a human-like avatar and moves into a village that is inhabited by talking animals. The village chief named Tom Nook provides the player with a small house.

However, this is not free, but must be paid for with in-game currency. A wide variety of tasks can be performed in the "Animal Crossing" village . After the house has been paid off, you can enlarge it at Tom Nook. The expansion costs continue to rise. Houses can have multiple rooms and floors.

The house can be beautified at will. There are numerous pieces of furniture, wallpapers and floors. The so-called " Academy of the Beautiful House " evaluates the interior design every day. If a player reaches a certain number of points, he receives a prize.

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How do you make money in Animal Crossing?

There are many ways to make money to pay off Tom Nook's debt in Animal Crossing . There are many trees in the village and in the surrounding area with fruit growing on them. These can be harvested when the trees are shaken. The collected fruits can then be sold.

But fishing is also a possible source of income . "Animal Crossing" offers a wide variety of fishing spots - rivers, lakes, ponds or a sea. However, not all fish can be caught at all times. Which fish are currently romping about in the waters depends on the month and the time of day. Fish that can be found in winter, for example, do not exist in the summer months. Caught fish can be sold or donated to the museum.

It is almost identical to the insects in "Animal Crossing" . These can be caught with a landing net. The species change depending on the month and time of day. The insects can either be sold or given to the museum.

The third source of income in Animal Crossing is finding fossils. A shovel is necessary for this. There are usually cracks or noticeable spots in the game world. These can be dug up with the shovel to bring fossils to light. These have to be analyzed in the museum. They can then be sold or exhibited in a museum.

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The characters or residents of "Animal Crossing"

In "Animal Crossing" the player doesn't live alone. Numerous talking animals inhabit the village *. They live in their own houses. The player can talk and interact with the residents. However, the characters have no real influence on the game. However , some residents change their behavior towards the player if he speaks to them regularly.

Then they tell, for example, their history , their relationships with other residents or give the player a gift. The animals can move out of the village and others can settle there. A total of up to ten animals can live in the village at the same time. The residents embody different personalities.

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Some of the residents play a bigger role in "Animal Crossing". This includes:

• Tom Nook is a Tanuki and owner of the real estate company ImmoNook. Until the game "Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City", Nook ran his own shop in the village. Since "Animal Crossing: New Leaf" his nephews Nepp und Schlepp have been taking care of the shop.
• Tina and Sina are hedgehogs and run the tailoring. There the two hedgehogs offer tops, pants, skirts, dresses, umbrellas and accessories. Since "New Leaf" players can also design clothes themselves. Tina and Sina are supported by their sister Samthea. This sells headgear.
• Eugen and Eufemia run the museum in "Animal Crossing". The two are owls and while Eugen takes care of the collection of insects, fish, works of art and marine animals, Eufemia has been supporting her brother with the observatory since "Animal Crossing: Wild World". In "New Leaf" she ran the museum shop.
• The dog KK is a musician and DJ. In "Let's go to the City" he appears in Café Taubenschlag. In "New Leaf" he can enjoy himself in the Kalauer Club.
• Pelly and Peggy take care of the post office. The two pelicans cannot be found at the same time. Pelly works during the day and Peggy takes on the night shift. In "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" Bodo, operator of Dodo Airlines, takes on the mail.
• The post carries Pelikan Peter out, at least in "New Leaf".
• Törtel: turtle and mayor in the village of "Let's go to the City".
• Fred: Insurance agent in Wild Worlds and Otter. In "Let's go to the City" he is responsible for the "Academy of the Beautiful House".
• Melinda: She's a bitch, and she's the mayor's secretary on New Leaf. In "New Horizons" she helps Tom Nook in the town hall.
• Aziza: The camel is an interior decorator and redesigns the players' house on request.
• Reiner: The fox looks after the black market in "Animal Crossing". There you can buy works of art that can be donated to the museum. However, these are mostly fake and will not be accepted.
• Smeralda: The panther is a fortune teller.
• Harry and Wuff: In "Wild World" and "Let's go to the City" the two dogs guard the city gate. In "New Leaf" the two work in the lost property office.
• Resetti: The Mole reminds players to save the game.
• Sigrid: The wild boar lady sells turnips in the city center.

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How many Animal Crossing games are there?

Since 2001 Nintendo has released a total of five main "Animal Crossing" games and three spin-offs.

These are the five "Animal Crossing" players:

• Animal Crossing for GameCube (2001 in Japan, 2002 in North America, 2004 in Europe)
• Animal Crossing: Wild World for NintendoDS (2005 in Japan and North America, 2008 in Europe)
• Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City for Nintendo Wii (2008)
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf for Nintendo 3DS (2012 in Japan, 2013 in Europe and North America)
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Swtich (2020)

There are three spin-offs for "Animal Crossing":

• Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for Nintendo 3DS (2015)
• Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival for Nintendo Wii U (2015)
• Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Smartphones (2017)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tips and Tricks

The newest installment in the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons , is very popular with Switch players. With the many possibilities, however, your head can quickly spin. Which fish can be caught where and when? When do certain insect species roam and how does the museum come to the island? We've collected guides and tips for budding Animal Crossing: New Horizons players.

Fish only appear at certain times of the day and year *. It also depends on which hemisphere the island in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" is in - the northern or southern one. The appearance of the fish shifts by six months between these two. Fish can be caught in rivers, lakes, ponds and in the sea with a fishing rod.

The situation is similar with insects. These only appear at certain times and can be collected with the net . The insects run or fly around the island *, settle on tree trunks and trees as well as flowers. But they can also hide under stones or in the sand and have to be dug up first.

But before fish and insects can be caught, the appropriate tools must also be made in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons". These are usually available in two to three versions. The cheapest are the wobbling tools, but they can break quickly. Some tools also have a stone variant. There is a separate recipe for each tool that can be used on the workbench *.

Fish, insects and fossils can either be sold or donated to the museum under the direction of Eule Eugen. But how can the museum be unlocked? For this, players in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" first have to do some tasks for Tom Nook before Eugen moves to the island. For the owl, additional tasks must be completed in order to build the museum *. The museum and almost all buildings can be moved around the island *.

In terms of design, "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" gives players all sorts of options. The island and the game figure can be optically adapted using design codes  . You can also share your own creations with friends. There are normal designs and professional designs. Depending on the type, they can be placed on items of clothing, furniture and much more. Design codes from other players can be loaded into the tailoring shop at the design exchange terminal. Designs can also be exchanged using QR codes. Animal Crossing players have created tons of designs. There are now clothes and other designs that are based on characters from other video games or even films, series and much more.

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