Any tips for a new AC:NH player?

[Millz_97]

Hi everyone,

I’ve just bought a Switch 2 and will start New Horizons later today.

Haven’t owned a Nintendo console since the Wii but played City Folk and Wild world religiously back in the day, so I am very familiar with the series but know very little about NH specifically.

Does anyone have any tips for a new player that you wish you’d known when you started?

Thanks

 

[UpFalls]

I watched several videos before I got my copy.

Otherwise, here are a couple of things:
#1. The green grass is always triangles. In my first save I kept trying to restart for circle grass then found out the only circle grass is the snow in winter.
#2. Your first two villagers will be, without fail, a jock and a big sister.
#3. There is an entire week of basically tutorials, and some of it's pretty great but otherwise it can be fairly mundane, but the game does a fairly good job of holding the player's hand and getting through it.
#4. Tools break so you have to get used to the idea of making new ones, a lot.

There's so much more to discover but I would not want to spoil it all.

 

[Rykertimee]

Hold B to sprint while walking.

 

[LambdaDelta]

#4. Tools break so you have to get used to the idea of making new ones, a lot.

or learn the durability limits for customization (which resets the durability every time you customize)

note, axes can never be customized. so those you'll just have to deal with breakage for, no matter what

 

[UpFalls]

or learn the durability limits for customization (which resets the durability every time you customize)

note, axes can never be customized. so those you'll just have to deal with breakage for, no matter what

True that, unless you want the Nook miles thing for breaking however many tools it takes.

When it comes to axes I hardly even use them, mostly to chop down the money tree to plop the new one into my little money tree plot area. Native fruit is only worth 100 bells, so don't cut the tree, dig it up and save it in your house inventory in case you want one somewhere else, and if not eventually load them up and sell to Nook.

I also don't use the shovel to fill in holes, as kicking the dirt in helps extend its life. I think it would drive me nuts to try to count how many times I'd used each tool in order to customize them all the time.

 

[MayorYuki]

I would say as a beginner, take your time with the game! Explore, sell your native fruit to make money, explore the islands & other friend’s islands!

Don’t worry about having a set way on how to build your island; go with what feels right at the moment.

Hope this helped!

 

[Grishiu]

You'll notice your starter villagers will have really basic houses (I can't remember if it's the first 2 or first 4), and afaik the only way to get their original housing is if you have the DLC. So I wouldn't fret about trying to get a dream villager right away especially if you want their original house designs c:

 

[X2k5a7y]

There are no perfect fruit, and there are no island fruit. I was trying so hard to get them at first, as someone coming from New Leaf, I assumed they were there somewhere.
Also, comparison is the thief of joy. Comparing my island to other people's islands have ruined a few islands for me.
The first five villagers will not have their OG houses, BUT at some point you can redecorate their house interior and exterior. I am not sure, but I think that's if you have the paid DLC or have it for "free" through the upgraded membership available on the switch.
You will always start with an uchi villager and a jock. You can use the nook mile tickets for the 3 plots after the 2 starters.
The first villager in the campsite, from what I have noticed is always a smug villager.
The dialogue is a bit more bland than the older games, but I'm sure you've already seen people complain about that.
Treasure islands are a thing to look into, if you want to max out your money or get harder to get items free and easy. That's a personal decision.
ETA: You can customize your tools to reset the durability on them, and the golden tools do break.
Most of all have fun and "remember that bad times are just times that are bad."