Update v2.0 + HHP Discussion Thread

[~Kilza~]

In what is actually a huge surprise, the update we've all been waiting for has dropped right now (around 9:05 PM EDT on Nov. 3)! So let's discuss our findings for it and the Happy Home Paradise DLC (now available everywhere!) in here.

Note (re: update v2.0): If the update doesn't download automatically, go to the home screen, hover over the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game icon, press "+", select "Software Update" then press "Via the Internet" to get it downloading.

Note (re: HHP DLC): If you've purchased the DLC, make sure to close out of New Horizons. When you try opening the game again, you should receive a message about there being new content. Press "Check" and it should allow the DLC to be unlocked. If there's an error message, keep trying, as that's worked for other people. If there's a house next to "v2.0.0" on the title screen, that means the DLC has been installed and you can play it.

I'll keep updating the OP as more info comes out and becomes clearer, since it'll likely take a few days to sort out not only v2.0 but HHP as well, but for now, here's the current update information from AC World along with other supplemental info discovered by various users:
Official v2.0 Release Notes:

General Updates

• Brewster can now open a café in the museum.
• Kapp’n can now offer boat tours.
• Gyroids can now be unearthed.
• Harv’s Island can now be upgraded with an open-air market.
• Cooking has been added to the game.
• Group-stretching sessions can be started in the plaza.
• The Resident Representative can now establish ordinances to further customize the island.
• Seasonal events can now occur every year:
  • The limited-time seasonal items from Nook Shopping will continue to be available every year as well.
• The software now supports Animal Crossing amiibo cards Series 5.
• It’s now possible to use all of the Animal Crossing series amiibo to invite characters to Photopia.
• The maximum number of designs that can be uploaded to the Custom Designs Portal has been increased to 200.
• When dreaming, it’s now possible to search for a destination by island name.
• It’s now possible to store recipe cards in your home storage.
• When using the catalog at Photopia, it’s now possible to select different variations of an item by using the X Button if you have obtained different variations of the same item.
• A new feature has been added to make it easier to search for stored items when using “Sort: Type” in Decorating Mode while in your home or other locations.
  • As part of this change, adjustments have also been made to the order in which items are sorted.
• The following content has also been added:
  • Additional items are available for purchase from various retailers like Nook’s Cranny and the Able Sisters.
  • Additional redemption items are available as part of the Nook Mileage program.
  • Additional limited-time seasonal items will be available from Nook Shopping.
  • K.K. Slider has more music tracks to share.
  • New hairstyles and Reactions have been added.
  • New message-card options have been added.
  • New activities have been added to the Nook Mileage/Nook Miles+ program.
  • Home storage can be expanded.

Support for downloadable content (DLC)

This update adds support for the paid downloadable content Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise.

• Please note the following conditions must be met in order to play content from Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise.
  • The building for Resident Services must be built.
  • You must have your own house.
  • You must have finished the DIY workshop.

Adjustments and fixed issues

Additional items are available for purchase from various retailers like Nook’s Cranny and the Able Sisters.

• Some item names have been changed.
• An issue where only trash or stones could be obtained from created water features with a certain shape has been fixed.
• Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the gameplay experience.

Official v2.0.1 Release Notes:

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an issue that could occur if a player asks to remodel a resident’s home while the airport gate is open.
• Fixed an issue where the Kiki & Lala wand item was mistakenly appearing in Nook Shopping as “Not for sale.”
• Fixed an issue where the coconut juice and frozen-treat set items would not appear under the Miscellaneous tab for DIY Recipes.
• Fixed an issue where the flowing-river flooring item would not display properly in Photopia or expanded player homes when placed horizontally.
• Fixed an issue where some residents would try to cook using something other than a kitchen item in their home.
• Fixed an issue where residents visiting a player’s home would talk as if they were in the café.

Fixed Issues related to DLC

The following issues related to the paid DLC Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise have been fixed.

• Fixed an issue that would allow players to proceed with the game without designing the school when normally the school would need to be designed. If you have save data where you proceeded without designing the school, you can use the following methods to restore your save data to proper conditions.
  • For Players that have not remodeled the school: After completing 1 or 2 other jobs, and no other events trigger at that time, the event to design the school will trigger.
  • For players that have remodeled the school: The event for designing the school will not trigger, but the features that normally unlock from the event to design the school (such as furniture items and room size) will become useable when you start your next job.
• Fixed an issue causing an error to occur when using amiibo to change members at a facility.
• Fixed an issue where you could obtain turnips countless times from Joan in the hospital.
• Fixed an issue where the ripe sugarcane plant item would unlock by obtaining tomatoes.

Official v2.0.2 Release Notes:

Fixed Issues

The following issues have been fixed.

• During one of Kapp’n’s boat tours, Brewster could overlap with the player and prevent the player from moving.
• Kapp’n’s song could stop playing and prevent the game from proceeding.
• Selecting the “How does this work?” option when starting a group-stretching session during a multiplayer session could prevent the game from proceeding.
• The poster for Orville would be available via Nook Shopping after inviting Wilbur to Photopia.
• The poster for Wilbur would be available via Nook Shopping after inviting Orville to Photopia.
• Placing certain furniture items on the pier could prevent the player from being able to speak with Kapp’n.
• The warp function of the pipe item would stop working after the player discussed buying furniture from a resident inside the resident’s home.
• The music for group stretching sometimes wouldn’t play if an audio device close to the plaza was playing music.
• The Nook Miles+ activity “Visit the Roost for a Coffee Break” could appear multiple times in the same day.

Fixed Issues related to DLC

The following issues related to the paid DLC Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise have been fixed.

• The software would close when the player tried to lead Leif to the school and the placement of the furniture items in the school met certain requirements.
• Using amiibo multiple times to change the members used in a facility could cause the software to close.
• The software could close when the player repeatedly used amiibo at a finished vacation home to add or remove guests.
• The Y Button could stop removing guests when the player repeatedly used amiibo to add a guest and then remove the guest using the Y Button.
• While working, a design portfolio photo could continue to display in the upper-left of the screen after speaking to a client on the north beach.
• Bells would be spent in addition to Poki when the player ordered a present for another resident through Wardell.
• The message card regarding refunding miles for the Pro Decorating License could be sent multiple times.
• The roommates would not appear in a follow-up scene if their shared vacation home situation was ended while in the yard of their vacation home.

Official v2.0.3 Release Notes:

Fixed Issues related to DLC

The following issues related to the paid DLC Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise have been fixed.

• Fixed an issue where items could be duplicated through a specific method.
• Fixed an issue where the same character could appear twice on the island where Paradise Planning is located.

Official v2.0.4 Release Notes:

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an issue where the ”ladder set-up kit” could disappear when the game was saved with the “ladder set-up kit” placed on the diagonal cliff on the third tier of a cliff formation.
• Fixed an issue where under ”Seasonal Recipes” for DIY recipes, the ”maple-leaf rug” and “frozen floor tiles” were not being displayed under the appropriate seasons.
• Other fixes have also been made for more enjoyable gameplay.

Fixed Issues related to DLC

The following issues related to the paid DLC Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise have been fixed.

• Fixed an issue where facility members wearing clothing that uses Custom Designs appear to not be wearing any clothing.
• Fixed an issue in ”Showroom”, where uploading player’s facilities after visiting another player’s facilities resulted in members of player’s facilities appearing as island residents that visited the facilities.
• Other fixes have also been made for more enjoyable gameplay.

Spoiler: Update v2.0 Information

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 2.0 Discoveries

Isabelle Announcements: On your first launch of the game after Version 2.0, Isabelle introduces the new Island ordinances feature allowing you to change the rules of your island. Additionally, she announces the new boat tours to mysterious islands offered by Kapp’n at the Pier!

Notably, Isabelle mentions that only one tour can be taken per day.

Unlocking The Roost & Brewster: When visiting Blathers at the Museum for the first time after installing Version 2.o, you’ll find him thinking about adding a Café to the facility!

In order to lure Brewster into opening The Roost in the Museum, you’ll need to search for him by hunting down some Gyroids — something he loves very dearly.

According to Blathers, the best way to find Gyroids is to head out on a special boat tour with Kapp’n from your island’s Pier!

Note that if this dialogue isn’t triggering for you, there is likely a minimum amount of Museum donations required to unlock The Roost. We don’t currently know what the amount is yet, but get to work!

Museum Posters: Blathers at the Museum now offers special posters to celebrate the completion of an exhibit room! We received a Framed Fossil Poster from him when speaking to him, having fully completed our Fossil Exhibit in the Museum.
Kilza note: There are 5 total posters, with sea diving creatures and fish counting being separate.

Villager Home Visits: Villagers can now visit your home while you’re inside without any invitation or prior notice! They’ll just knock out of nowhere and pop on in. We encountered one almost immediately after entering our house for the first time after the update.

Additionally, there’s some clever interactions for when your house is covered in cockroaches after not playing for a while as in the tweet above!

Enacting Island Ordinances: To enact a new ordinance rule on your island, talk to Isabelle at Resident Services, select ‘Review island features’, and select ‘Discuss ordinances’.

Enacting or changing the current Island Ordinance requires a fee of 20,000 Bells each time. These are the four options you can choose from:

• Beautiful Island: Ask folks to pitch in with weeding, watering flowers, and clearing trash from our waters.
• Early Bird Island: Ask residents to be more active in the morning and our businesses to open earlier.
• Night Owl Island: Boost nightlife by asking folks to stay up later. We’d also have island businesses extend their hours.
• Bell Boom Island: Cause the cost of goods on the islands to go up, but so would the amount folks get from selling!
• Ladder Set-Up Kit Recipe: You can unlock the new ability to place permanent ladders on cliffs within your island by picking up the Ladder Set-Up Kit Recipe in the cabinet at Nook’s Cranny for 2,000 Bells.

Get Started With Cooking: You can get started with the new Cooking feature in Version 2.0 by purchasing the Be a Chef! DIY Recipes+ upgrade for 2,000 Nook Miles at the Nook Stop Terminal!

More Cooking Recipes At Nook’s Cranny: You can expand your DIY Cooking options by purchasing the Basic Cooking Recipes DIY set in the cabinet at Nook’s Cranny for 4,980 Bells.

Ways To Obtain Cooking Recipes: In addition to purchasing recipes, you can discover new Cooking DIY recipes from shooting down balloons in the sky and fishing in your island’s waters!

Villager Minigames: It appears there are some new mini-games you can play with your villagers when they visit your home! Here’s what on reader, Diane, reported: “I just played a game of high/low with a villager visiting my house! It was so cute and the animation was amazing!”

New Villagers Aren’t Amiibo Exclusive: Good news — the 8 brand new villagers and 8 classic returning villagers in Version 2.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons are not exclusive to the Series 5 Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards! You can find and invite these villagers at Nook Mile Islands or Campsites.

Store Recipes In House Storage: A minor, but very welcome, change in the Version 2.0 Update is a new ability to store those pesky spare DIY Crafting recipes in your home storage.]

Nine New Nook Miles Achievements: An expansive set of nine new Nook Miles achievement categories have been introduced in Version 2.0 covering many of the update’s landmark features including Gyroids, The Roost, Kapp’n Tours, Vegatables, and more! You can view the entire set in our full article here.

New Celeste DIY Recipes: Early reports from players indicate that some new DIY recipes from Celeste have been added in Version 2.0! We’re still awaiting further details on this though.

Pete, Pelly, And Phyllis Return: We’re unsure whether these characters have actually returned with any gameplay mechanics, but are the very least now available through Photopia on Harvey’s Island and possibly at The Roost!

Mail From Harvey: Players can find a letter from Harvey in their mailbox with an invitation to check out the brand new Shopping Plaza area at Harvey’s Island!
Kilza note: Only one RV can be built per day, each one costs 100,000 bells to build.

Reduced Moving Fees: Mail from Nook Inc. reveals that the bell fees for relocating your home or changing its exterior at Resident Services have been reduced, presumably to help you make changes to your island for Version 2.0.

Buy An ABD: Players who have paid off all their loans can now redeem Nook Miles for an ABD furniture item at the Nook Stop.

Tape Deck Stretching: A new tape deck can be found outside of Resident Services! Interacting with this item can start the new stretches exercise feature.

Personality types and hobbies of new villagers:

Sasha - Lazy, Fashion, Type B
Ione - Normal, Fashion, Type B
Tiansheng - Jock, Fitness, Type B
Shino - Peppy, Education, Type A
Marlo - Cranky, Education, Type B
Petri - Snooty, Education, Type A
Cephalobot - Smug, Play, Type B
Quinn - Sisterly - Education, Type A

Personality types and hobbies of returning villagers:

Zoe - Normal, Education, Type B
Rio - Peppy, Music, Type B
Azalea - Snooty, Nature, Type B
Faith - Sisterly, Music, Type B
Chabwick - Lazy, Play, Type A
Ace - Jock, Nature, Type A
Frett - Cranky, Music, Type B
Roswell - Smug, Nature, Type A

Here's the list of new K.K. songs, provided by @vanivon:

Spoiler

• Chillwave
• K.K. Bashment
• K.K. Break
• K.K. Chorinho
• K.K. Dub
• K.K. Fugue
• K.K. Hop
• K.K. Khoomei
• K.K. Lovers
• K.K. Polka
• K.K. Robot Synth
• K.K. Slack-Key

Isabelle now tells you about every NPC on startup!! she also mentions when events are coming up as well!

• Home storage upgrades cost 700,000 (2400 -> 3200), 900,000 (3200 -> 4000) and 1,200,000 (4000 -> 5000) (2.8 mil bells total)
• Villagers can invite you to their home, play a new card game with you and allow you to possibly buy their furniture (3 options: won't sell, will give for free, will sell for bells)
• In addition to the cooking DIYs, there are new regular and seasonal DIYs
• There is new clothing to be had from the Able Sisters
• NookLink has been updated with 6 new items to purchase, as well as a "Your Island Newspaper" app that will tell you what happened on your island the previous day, covering things like NPCs, tasks you accomplished and even turnip prices
• ABDs can be used by visitors.
• Villagers have new dialog.
• Group stretching will give you rewards the more times you do it (only the first time you do it per day will count)
• Saharah's RV will display her wallpaper/floors/rugs similar to how Kicks and Leif do it

(more info may be added here later on, but it is effort and it feels like most things have been covered, lol)

Spoiler: Update v2.0 Datamine Info

Full new item/recipe info:
Some websites (Nookazon, DodoCodes) do appear to have a full list of new items + pictures up. Still waiting on places like VillagerDB and NookPlaza. Here are the links for DodoCodes:

DodoCodes.com - The #1 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Community for Dodo Codes, Designs, Auctions, Dreams, giveaways, and more.

dodocodes.com

DodoCodes.com - The #1 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Community for Dodo Codes, Designs, Auctions, Dreams, giveaways, and more.

dodocodes.com

For just pictures (that won't murder your PC when you open it, lol), AC World does have an article up:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1456181044810559488

The original source of the pictures:

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. All the new items can be found here:

https://acnhcdn.com/2.0/new.html

Full New Achievements List:

Spoiler: Nook Miles

• Writing A Cookbook? - Collect cooking DIY recipes, unlocks at 10/30/50
• Mmm-Mmm-Miles! - Cook items with DIY recipes, unlocks at 5/30/100/300/500
• Nice To Meet You, Gyroid! - Dig up a gyroid, unlocks at 1
• Gyroid Getter - Collect different kinds of gyroids, unlocks at 5/15/20
• Sprout Out Loud - Plant vegetable starts, unlocks at 5/20/50/100/200
• Executive Producer - Harvest vegetables, unlocks at 10/50/150/500/1000
• Set Sail for Adventure - Sail with Kapp'n, unlocks at 3/10/20/30/50
• Come Home to the Roost - Drink coffee at The Roost, unlocks at 5/10/20/30/50
• Stretch to Refresh! - Join group stretching, unlocks at 3/10/20/30/50

Spoiler: Nook Miles+

• Water Your Produce
• Plant Produce
• Visit the Roost for a Coffee Break
• Cook up a Storm
• Refresh with a Group-Stretching Session

DIY Info:
Just look at the AC World article for all new 267 DIYs: https://animalcrossingworld.com/202...-version-2-0-of-animal-crossing-new-horizons/

For vine/moss specific DIYs:

List of DIYs that require the Glowing-Moss

Spoiler

cave
full-body glowing-moss suit
glow-in-the-dark stickers
glowing-moss balloon
glowing-moss boulder
glowing-moss cave wall
glowing-moss dress
glowing-moss flooring
glowing-moss forest wall
glowing-moss headband
glowing-moss hood
glowing-moss jar
glowing-moss pointed cap
glowing-moss pond
glowing-moss rug
glowing-moss ruins wall
glowing-moss statue
glowing-moss stool
glowing-moss wreath
glowing-moss-jar shelves
hanging glowing moss
round glowing-moss rug
suspicious cauldron

List of DIYs that require the Vines

Spoiler

cave
giant vine
rope-net flooring
rope-net wall
round vine rug
ruined arch
ruined broken pillar
ruined decorated pillar
ruined seat
vine bench
vine crown
vine garland
vine hanging chair
vine ladder set-up kit
vine lamp
vine outfit
woven-vine pochette
woven-vines hat

I don't exactly know all the methods where to obtain the DIYs, but chances are higher of getting them in bottles on Kapp'n's boat tours.

Sea critters you need to fish for recipes:

Horse Mackerel - aji fry,
Anchovy - anchoas al ajillo / sardines in oil
Barred Knifejaw - barred knifejaw carpaccio
Carp - carp on a cutting board (Given by lazy villagers)
Scallop - carpaccio di capesante (Given by any villager)
Blue Marlin - carpaccio di martin blu
Salmon - carpaccio di salmone / poke / salmon bagel sandwich / salmon sandwich
Sea Bass - grilled sea bass with herbs (part of the recipe pack) / sea bass pie
Red Snapper - pesce all'acqua pazza
Olive Flounder - sautéed olive flounder
Tiger Prawn - seafood ajillo (Given by any villager) / seafood pizza (Given by any villager)
Squid - seafood ajillo (Given by any villager) / seafood salad (Given by any villager) / squid-ink curry / squid-ink spaghetti
Sweet Shrimp - seafood salad (Given by any villager)
Seaweed - seaweed soup (part of the recipe pack)
Dab - karei no nitsuke

To learn the recipes, just fish them. I caught an Anchovy then it gave me both recipes.

List of NEW Seasonal DIYs:

Spoiler: NEW Seasonal DIYs

Young-Spring Bamboo Season:
light bamboo bath mat - balloon
yellow bamboo mat - balloon

Cherry Blossom Season:
cherry-blossom rug - balloon

Acorn/Pinecone Season:
acorn rug - balloon

Halloween:
spooky cookies - from villagers/balloon

Maple Season:
maple-leaf rug - balloon

Winter:
frozen fence - balloon
frozen floor tiles - balloon
Frozen mini snowperson - given by Snowboy

Ornament Season:
giant ornament - balloon
ornament crown - balloon
ornament garland - balloon
ornament table lamp - balloon
ornament tree - balloon

List of Personality-Exclusive DIYs:
You can only get certain recipes from certain villager personalities. I believe these can be obtained from bottles too. I got the golden piggy bank DIY from a boat tour island.

Spoiler: Villager Personality-Exclusive DIYs

Peppy:
box-shaped seat
festival-lantern set
foxtail
golden bathtub
golden urn
shell music box
wooden box

Normal:
golden garden bunny
golden piggy bank
golden vase
nice branch
stacked shopping baskets

Snooty:
imperial pot
medium wooden partition
pile of cash
project table
small wooden partition
tree-stump rug
wooden music box

Sisterly/Uchi:
gear apparatus
gear tower
golden gear apparatus
golden gear tower
golden meter and pipes
tension-pole rack

Lazy:
carp on a cutting board
forbidden altar
golden altar
pile of cardboard boxes
stacked fish containers

Jock:
gold-nugget mining car
golden samurai suit
skateboard wall rack
stacked bottle crates
wooden field sign

Cranky:
dark bamboo bath mat
dharma
golden decorative plate
golden dharma
green bamboo mat
mini golden dharma
senmaizuke barrel
stacked senmaizuke barrels

Smug:
decayed tree
golden plate armor
golden wristwatch
open wooden shelves
plate armor

Celeste New DIYs

Spoiler

starry-skies rug
yellow star rug

Misc. Info:

To those expecting if all old furniture sets have returned... nope.
To those expecting over 100 gyroids... there's only about 30+.
To those expecting the tropical fruits... nope.

apparently there is a Black Friday event at Nook's! https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2...ng-to-animal-crossing-new-horizons-this-month

There's some event info (i.e. Brewster rewards, Katrina effects, HHP ranks) located here:

2.0.0 ACNH Datamine

ACNH v2.0.0 datamined information.

acnh.isomorphicbox.com

Posted this in another thread but here's a...
List of new handheld items and where to find them:

Spoiler

bitter-orange folding fan	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned apple juice	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned coffee	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned grape juice	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned green tea	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned orange juice	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned soda	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned sports drink	Redd's Commune Raffle
canned tea	Redd's Commune Raffle
chocolate cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
chocolate donut	Redd's Commune Raffle
chocolate soft serve	Redd's Commune Raffle
colorful light stick	Redd's Commune Raffle
dumbbell	Group Stretching
duster	Nook's Cranny
foxtail	Crafting
grass-green folding fan	Redd's Commune Raffle
matcha donut	Redd's Commune Raffle
matcha-vanilla soft serve	Redd's Commune Raffle
melon-cheesecake cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
nice branch	Crafting
Nook Inc. balloon	NookLink
orange-mint cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
peachy-pink folding fan	Redd's Commune Raffle
pocket magazine	Redd's Commune Raffle
pocketbook	Redd's Commune Raffle
protein shake	Group Stretching
rainbow soft serve	Redd's Commune Raffle
ramune-soda-lemon cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
sky-blue folding fan	Redd's Commune Raffle
strawberry cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
strawberry donut	Redd's Commune Raffle
takeout coffee	Brewster
vanilla cone	Redd's Commune Raffle
vanilla soft serve	Redd's Commune Raffle
white-chocolate donut	Redd's Commune Raffle

Other datamine info from the AC World article above:

Fence Customizations: The following types of Fences can now be customized in Version 2.0…

• Vertical Board Fence
• Lattice Fence
• Large Lattice Fence
• Zen Fence
• Iron Fence
• Wedding Fence
• Park Fence

Nook’s Cranny Upgrade: Early datamining indicates that there is likely not a new Nook’s Cranny expansion upgrade as some fans were hoping.

Spoiler: HHP information

Main Guide (House Unlocks):

• During the 2nd house, you're able to renovate the outdoor areas of houses
• After the 2nd house, you unlock the Happy Home Paradise app
• During the 4th house, you learn how to polish
• After the 5th house, you get a DIY from Niko (may be locked into vine/moss specifically - I got the Vine Lamp DIY for reference)
• After the 6th house, you get more work clothes + more Poki per house and can design the school
• Designing the school unlocks changing room sizes + windows and entryways - Room size cannot be changed in your home, your villagers houses or at Photopia
• After the 7th house, you can use amiibos in HHP
• During the 8th house, you learn how to use partitions
• After the 8th house, you get the DIY for a partition wall
• After the 10th house, you have a celebration party
• After the 11th house, you get more work clothes + more Poki per house
• During the 12th house, you get different polishing effects
• After the 12th house, you can build 2 more facilities (restaurant, cafe)
• During the next facility you pick, you learn about changing lighting
• After the 13th house, the Happy Home Academy allows you to share homes/facilities online
• After the 15th house, you're able to use DIY items you've crafted before
• After the 16th house, once you continue working, you'll gain the ability to have roommates in vacation homes when remodeling a villager's vacation home
• After the 17th house, you learn soundscapes after a cutscene with Wardell
• After the 18th house, you can do two-storey vacation homes
• After the 19th house, you can suggest ideas to villagers, and also get more Poki + work clothes
• After the 20th house, you have another party and get the end goal for HHP
• After the 22nd house, you get a present from Lottie
• After the 24th house, you unlock another facility (hospital)
• After the 25th house, you lean more soundscapes after another cutscene with Wardell
• After the 27th house, Tom Nook visits and allows you to use your entire catalog for decorating vacation homes
• After the 30th house, you unlock the last facility (apparel shop)
• After the apparel shop is complete, you get the credits
• After the credits, you unlock more reactions (Grooving Hop, Groove Right, Groove Left, Soak It In, Side-to-Side, Island Stomp, Airplane, Twisty Dance, Shimmy, Turnip Patch, Arm-Swing Dance)
• After returning to your island after the credits and entering the Residential Services building, you unlock the option to remodel your villagers' homes (exterior and interior). It costs 9,000 bells per home, you have everything available to you that you would on the archipelago and you can do multiple homes per day.
• After the 33rd house, you unlock even more soundscapes after another cutscene with Wardell

Time-locked Features:

• The next day after opening the school, Leif will come visit, which will unlock the use of hybrid flowers and crops in the archipelago.
• After teaching Niko about DIYs (after completing 15 houses), he will teach you about pillars/counters immediately when you go to the archipelago the next day (or two days after if you still need to learn from Leif).
• Nat will show up one day and teach you how to use bugs in HHP, which requires you to use bugs in your inventory. He'll appear after you learn about hybrids from Leif and pillars/counters from Niko. (Unsure of any specific house requirements for this as well)
• After you've learned about hybrids, pillars/counters, bugs and unlocked the ABD, the next day you'll be able to drop materials into Niko's box to earn different pillar/counter design DIYs. There are 7 variations in total, 8 if you include the initial pillar/counters.
• On your 12th+ day of accessing the archipelago and after having all soundscapes unlocked (aka having 33+ houses), Lottie will give you the Room Sketch app.

Extra Rooms:

• You can expand the hospital to include a patient ward by donating 120,000 Poki. This is available right away, you just need to talk to the receptionist.
• The request to expand the restaurant is given after putting together 3 shared homes (aka having 3 pairs of roommates)
• The request to expand the cafe is given after earning the title of "Superstar Designer"

Miscellaneous Notes:

• No limit on # of houses that can be done in a day
• There's 5 items in the HHP shop, with the stock changing every day.
• After the initial moss/vines, there's 2 new moss and 2 new vines per day.
• There's a DIY bottle on the beach every day
• The teacher at the school can give you an item (just bush starts?) once per day
• The chef at the restaurant teaches cooking DIYs once per day
• The co-chefs at the cafe allow you to order food/drinks with Poki (8 total items, changes every day)
• The receptionist + doctor are able to give you a clothing item at the hospital (once per day)
• You're able to buy the items on the mannequins in your apparel shop, items change every day.
• Can dance with villagers from various facilities after the initial credits
• Wardell will allow you to buy things even if you don't have enough Poki (around the 15 house mark)
• You're able to get a catalog for HHP and buy items with Poki after you've spent 150k Poki in the HHP store. This catalog allows you to buy reorderable furniture + wallpaper + flooring you are able to use on the archipelago, plus HHP-themed items. You can only order 5 items from it per day, which is separate from anything you order from Nook Shopping as well.
• If you build a vacation home for an NPC, Lottie will send you their photo in the mail the next day
• There is an ABD that will be unlocked after some unknown conditions are met, which allows you to exchange Poki for Bells and vice-versa (exchange rate ranges from 200-333 Bells for 100 Poki). There is a limit to how many Bells to Poki (and vice versa) you can exchange in one day.
• Joan will show up to the hospital every Monday and give you turnips when you talk to her
• You'll have parties to celebrate the # of houses you've created. Up to your 100th house, this will happen every 10 houses (so 10, 20, etc.). After your 100th house and up to your 200th house, this will happen every 20 houses (so 120, 140, etc.). After your 200th house, this will happen every 50 houses (so 250, 300, etc.). You also get an HHP item in the mail the day after each party. The only items not sent to you are the flooring and wallpaper.
• There's no special unlocks for any title after "Superstar Designer", nor would there be any unlocks for building vacation homes for all villagers (aside from your own self-satisfaction of knowing you made homes for them all, of course!)
• (post-ending spoilers) DJ KK will hold a festival biweekly on Sunday. This festival lasts for 30 hours (6 PM Sunday to 12 AM Tuesday). Niko will first inform you he's coming the preceding Saturday.

NOTICE!!!

To those who unlocked the ability to purchase from the HHP catalog, are you looking for a specific item? Use this guide to find a specific furniture from a specific villager.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1siOPl4A4DBlF4xBKdTDsSA59UgQi_KnEDshVXntPevY/edit#gid=0

I posted this in another thread but I'd post it here as well:

Here's a complete list of HAPPY HOME PARADISE - VILLAGER REQUESTS:

Happy Home Paradise - VILLAGER REQUESTS

Sheet1 NAME,THEME,REQUEST Ace,The Fishin' Hole,I want a place where I can fish to my heart's content. Admiral,Cool Country Cabin,I want a cool cabin where I can relax on hot days! Agent S,Training Grounds for a Hero,Heroes train! It's what they do, even on vacation! Agnes,The Artsiest Art Museum...

docs.google.com

 

[VanitasFan26]

Okay something just happened. I checked Software update (via internet) out of curiosity and all of a sudden its starting to download.

 

[HappyTails]

I just checked. It says it's downloading for me too. OMG OMG!!!!

 

[azurill]

Yup downloading for me as well. So excited

 

[ForgottenT]

8 Minutes remaining until I'm done downloading, HHP might already be released since we supposedly pre downloaded it when we bought it, will have to see.

edit: HHP is not released yet.

 

[HappyTails]

Nintendo be like 'they waited long enough, let's give it to them.'

 

[Pyoopi]

Oooh, nice. I didn't expect that at all.

 

[nerfeddude]

I'm sorry what?? When I saw the "server maintenance" pop-up, I did not expected it to be the actual update! Explain yourself, Nintendo 👁👁

 

[HappyTails]

I'm sorry what?? When I saw the "server maintenance" pop-up, I did not expected it to be the actual update! Explain yourself, Nintendo 👁👁

Those eye icons at the end. I laughed too hard at that. XD

 

[dragonair]

Does anyone know if it's the actual update? Or of it's just the pre-download?

 

[VanitasFan26]

Not gonna lie I am thrown off guard. Today is only November 3rd. I thought it would start tomorrow night.

 

[HappyTails]

Does anyone know if it's the actual update? Or of it's just the pre-download?

If it's a pre-download, I'm throwing my Switch in the trash. LOL not really but I will be tempted to.

 

[dragonair]

If it's a pre-download, I'm throwing my Switch in the trash. LOL not really but I will be tempted to.

I'm just going to go in expecting it to be the pre-download so I don't get disappointed and cry lol

 

[~Kilza~]

8 Minutes remaining until I'm done downloading, HHP might already be released since we supposedly pre downloaded it when we bought it, will have to see.

We'll find out shortly, but I'm not entirely sure that'll be the case. I've been thinking about why this was happening now ever since I saw that maintenance was scheduled for tonight (which I know is always accompanied with the newest update). Now this is pure speculation on my part, but I wonder if it was due to the DLC. To my knowledge, whenever a game or DLC is released, you're first able to download it and play it at midnight in your time zone. However, if the update was released 24 hours from now, then they wouldn't have been able to do that in countries like Japan, Australia, etc. So likely this was done now in order to accommodate the DLC, which if so means that'll be properly released at midnight on the 5th.

 

[HappyTails]

1 minute remaining!!!!

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I'm just going to go in expecting it to be the pre-download so I don't get disappointed and cry lol

That's a good way to think about it

 

[VanitasFan26]

ITS 2.0.0!!!!

 

[HappyTails]

It downloading, now it's actually updating. I think this is the update guys. No doubt about it. It took way too long to just be something minor.

 

[Amilee]

ok everyone calm down its probably irl time locked!

 

[VanitasFan26]

Spoiler: Isabelle Announcements

Guys I just started the game and Isabelle just told me that she can now do Ordinances! I mean WHAT?!

 

[Grom]

Thanks so much for the heads up- WE ARE LIVE