Shortly after the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons, we had concocted a little survival guide for your first days on a desert island. Now that the game has been out for two months and has received a few major updates, I present this more in-depth guide to you. Obviously, it’s impossible to cover all aspects of such a complex game in one article

So I targeted topics that I found particularly important and somewhat opaque: locals, turnips, visitors, and getting a 5 star rating.The inhabitants, these creatures so (usually) adorable

In New Horizons, there are nearly 400 different inhabitants, spread across more than 30 species. They each have their own particular look and their own unique house

So how do you choose who will have the honor of living on your island? And why do some people spend hundreds of tickets, millions of Animal Crossing bells, or even tens of actual dollars to get Raymond, when the game has dozens of cats in addition to other cute animals? Is it only to put on a maid's costume and make him sing Kéké Gomme Balloune? I couldn't say, since I let mine read in peace in his basket and always dress him with the class he deserves.The first thing to know is that there are eight personality types for the inhabitants

This influences their dialogue as well as the facial expressions and shots they provide. In general, therefore, it is preferable to go for the variety

If you have too many adorable normal villagers, for example, you will quickly tire of hearing them tell you the same stories one after another. Obviously, this is still a matter of personal preference, but it can be a good idea to consult a list of personality types to make sure you are not missing one

Do your inhabitants regularly form a choir in the public square? Or are they still running all over your island, Naruto style? It's because how they spend their time depends on their favorite hobby. There are six categories in New Horizons, including music and games

All locals engage in different activities, but they will more often enjoy the one that is their favorite pastime. So it can be an interesting element to check!

If you don't like someone on your island, be patient. Indeed, if you are not using Amiibo or time travel, you will have to wait for a small white bubble to appear above his head and for him to ask you to leave

You can then use your Nook Miles tickets to search for a new resident. However, these requests are hit and miss, and while ignoring your nemesis increases the chances that he will want to relocate, it is not an exact science

So, two months later, you may find yourself still struggling with an ugly yellow hippopotamus.The secret of wealth
Have you always dreamed of being a warrior? In New Horizons, this dream is within everyone's reach. All it takes is a good start-up fund, careful price monitoring, a little patience, and ideally a few trading partners

Every Sunday morning until noon, the young Porcelette, drip in the nose, comes to your island to sell you fresh turnips. Their price can vary between 90 and 110 bells

The goal is therefore to pay as little as possible. Then, during the week, the store will offer to buy them back for a price ranging from 0 to over 700 bells

They must be sold before the following Sunday, otherwise they will rot. But how do you know when is the best time to sell them?

The price of turnips follows certain trends; these could be small or large spikes, a strictly downtrend, or they could be random amounts. So if you want to profit from the market, you have to anticipate these trends

To do this, you will need to use third-party predictors, like the Turnip Prophet, for example. You enter your morning and evening prices there, and the algorithm will determine what the trend for the week is

This will allow you to sell at your peak, or be desperate to find someone with a good price if it turns out that your trend is down. If you don't want to burden yourself with such a system, the general rule is that if the price has been going up for 3-4 half days, now is probably the time to sell

The secret to making a lot of profit is obviously to invest a lot. If you only buy for 10,000 bells, your profit potential will only amount to a few tens of thousands of bells

On the other hand, if you buy some for 500,000 Animal Crossing Nook Miles Tickets, the gain becomes very important if you can double, triple, quadruple, etc. your initial investment
Itinerant sellers and other regular visitors. Did you run into Rounard a month ago, he only brought you false works, and he's been hiding ever since? You do not know where to store the scorpions you accumulate while waiting to see Djason again, after he has visited your friend twice in a row? Most visitors to New Horizons do not have a fixed schedule, which can be frustrating

First important detail: there can only be one visitor per day. Weekend days are reserved for regular visitors; Kéké gives a concert every Saturday, unless there is a special event, in which case he will perform on Friday instead

Sunday is the day of the turnip seller. There is therefore no point in looking for another visitor during these days

The three NPC vendors will visit you every week: Root and Her Plants, Sarah and Her Rugs, and Blaise and Her Shoes and Bags. So it's already been three busy days; there are only two left for the other five visitors

This is why it can take a month or so before you see Djason, Pollux, Gulliver, Tiquette or Rounard again. Those who haven't come the previous week are more likely to appear the next, but no one is safe from a string of bad luck

Hopefully Nintendo will adjust the spawn rates: nobody needs to buy shrubs every week, but if we want to finish the museum before 2025, the fox would have to show up a bit more often!.Celeste and Follet should not be forgotten either, which appear in the evening

They will visit you even if someone else was present during the day, no worries. Note that, contrary to popular belief, Celeste’s presence does not necessarily mean that you have a meteor shower

Isabelle always gives a warning when such rain is forecast, and locals will tell you about it all day. Isabelle, Isabelle, tell me who has the most beautiful island

Isabelle tells you, every time you ask her, that your island still has not achieved a 5 star rating? Are you following his advice to the letter, without success? Here are some tips to make it happen. First, to get the maximum score, you absolutely must have the maximum number of villagers and shops on your island

There need to be a number of flowers and trees, including fruit trees, so feel free to plant all kinds of flowers and water them to produce hybrids (the topic of hybrids deserves a guide) on its own, I recommend the one made by Paleh, which is based on the datamine).You will also need to build a number of fences, make paths and place furniture all over your island

Larger rare Animal Crossing items, like the ones you can order with Nook Points or which Gulliver gives you, seem to be worth more points, but the key is to place both purchased and crafted items and scatter them around your village.Finally, it is important not to have blueprints, turnips or "dropped" objects (in leaf form) lying around on the floor

Indeed, if you have 10 or more, you automatically lose a star. Following Isabelle’s advice exactly does not necessarily seem to be the answer; she changes her mind according to her mood

But if you follow these general guidelines, you will eventually get there. Anyway, as with anything Animal Crossing, the key is patience!
 

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