July 3rd Summer Update Discussion Thread

Yeaaas, diving is back!! I felt like crying when i saw that beautiful animation!! I am glad that they are bringing back old features and this gives me even more hope that mini games are coming. I think they work well in a summer update since summer time is fun time!! I hope the second wave announces new cool features that we never had before in any ac game!!
 
Chibiusa said:
I'm not really as excited over this update as everyone else. They're really just giving us things that already existed to begin with in NL. A lot of people are bored with the game and have been moving away from it because of lack of things to do. I hoped that a summer update would have come with an event or two instead of pirate Gulliver who'll probably be as common as Redd appearances. Mermaid furniture we also already had.

I was hoping they'd add more things to do for multiplayer, which is still super lacking. Adding little things is nice, but I worry for the longevity of the game at this rate. Drip-feed content like this only works for so long. Of course I'm glad features of NL are back, but I still feel disappointed. Instead of new exciting things, they're just finishing the game to completion (in my eyes) masked under the guise of updates.
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The new exciting things were added from the beginning - terraforming, crafting and decorating outside. I'm sure they'll add more new content, it's just a matter of time.
 
Super nice but I hope the roost is in the second update
 
I’m so excited for this new update! They brought, Pascal, one of my favorite NPCs back! 😍 (Why do some game devs/higher-ups listen to what their fans want, and others don’t?) What do you guys think Pirate Gulliver and Wave 2 will bring?
 
This looks really fun. The mermaid set was one of my favorite sets and I’m super happy it’s back omg. I’m gonna have to redo my bedroom now lol
 
Once again, Dataminers were correct. Anyways, it looked like whatever is coming in August was supposed to be coming out in July but they still need to polish the game. The datamine also included Farming and Dream Suite but it looks like the update is season based so I don't know if it will be coming out in August. Who knows TBH, maybe it's not seasonal.

Finally, judging by the extremely beautiful animation, they are going all out on every single update so I totally understand the delay in the updates. With coronavirus happening aswell, it's normal for things to be delayed.
 
the mermaid set is really cute!! I’m gonna try and collect the DIYS although I’m never gonna craft them lol

hopefully this set coming back means other sets will come back too!! sleek set I’m looking at you
 
I'm super excited! Wasn't expecting the update to come so soon, which probably sounds crazy to some but I've played quite a few games where I've had to wait much longer. It being free is a huge plus! Plenty of companies would have no problem slapping a season pass on the game.

I don't feel like Southern Hemisphere was forgotten. That is what the diving suit is for! Swimming in cold water. In the Northern Hemisphere you can wear the summer version which doesn't have the insulation. Pretty cool little detail in my opinion! I love the front flip animation you do when jumping into the Ocean, wonderful animation along with the swimming! It looks like you can free swim (to an extent) which is cool! Being able to add things you collect from the Ocean to the Aquarium is awesome.

For people commenting on why are they releasing things that were already in New Leaf. Well, for a lot of people New Horizons is their first Animal Crossing game! So all this is brand new. It can be argued that it should of already been available when the game came out, but this is how gaming in the modern age is now. Updates that bring new content or DLCs. People either hate the slow drip of new content because they have to wait or love it because it keeps things more exciting. I'm just happy it's free! 😅

I'm very curious about what Gulliver is doing dressed like a Pirate and what the August update will have!
 
My questions based on what I've seen:
  • will there be, like, actual swimsuits instead of just wetsuits? Like, bikinis and stuff? (I mean we do have crop tops now...)
  • Like someone else said it would be cute too if I saw like villagers in the water with little floaties and stuff. Granted that would make some of them very annoying to find if you were cycling
  • who's gonna sell the wetsuits/swimsuits? The Nooklings I guess, in addition to the fans and surfboards?
  • I'm personally more of a pirate furniture girl than mermaid set (especially since I'm in desperate need of nautical stuff for my island). Is that what Pirate Gulliver is for? (weird imo, I'd prefer Pascal give both mermaid and pirate furniture DIYs tbh. I'd prefer Pirate Gulliver bring more old Gulliver stuff like the Mouth of Truth - stick to what he does best yknow)
  • can we get models made of the sea creatures? if so, will there be a new NPC or will C.J./Flick continue to handle them? Could C.J. have gotten successful enough from his livestream ventures that he expands for the sea creatures?
  • can we place starfish, seaweed, etc on the beach like we can place snapping turtles? that would be nice but I wouldn't expect it
  • in fact, is there seaweed in this implementation?
  • That's interesting that they're going to join the fish exhibit. Makes sense lol. I wonder if they planned to have room for them there beforehand?
  • Yep that wave 2 update's looking like it's gonna include fireworks. Those NL boppers were definitely cute, and with the graphics in this game the sky is really gonna be a sight to behold. I wonder what else? Will there be fireworks furniture/DIYs (I think of the DLC fireworks table from NL)? Will Isabelle and Tom Nook come outside sometime and join in on some stuff? I personally don't mind waiting a little longer on Brewster, though I feel for the SH players who are in winter rn
 
MY BOY PASCAL!!!

Mermaid series to Pascal, pirate series to pirate Gulliver?

I agree with everyone - I hope diving has improved. It was clunky as hell in NL.
 
I’m so so so excited!!! I love Pascal, and diving is going to be so much fun, I’m going to just spend all day swimming around my island
 
I’m so excited! Yeah, it’s the same content as it was in NL, but they introduced some cool new mechanics in NH so who cares? I also appreciate they’re releasing an update during Covid. They probably didn’t anticipate a global pandemic when planning their seasonal update schedules. Nor did they anticipate people burning through the game at the rate some have due to quarantine. I feel quite a few people can’t see the forest for the for the trees in this fandom sometimes.
 
Le Ham said:
My questions based on what I've seen:
  • will there be, like, actual swimsuits instead of just wetsuits? Like, bikinis and stuff? (I mean we do have crop tops now...)
  • Like someone else said it would be cute too if I saw like villagers in the water with little floaties and stuff. Granted that would make some of them very annoying to find if you were cycling
  • who's gonna sell the wetsuits/swimsuits? The Nooklings I guess, in addition to the fans and surfboards?
  • I'm personally more of a pirate furniture girl than mermaid set (especially since I'm in desperate need of nautical stuff for my island). Is that what Pirate Gulliver is for? (weird imo, I'd prefer Pascal give both mermaid and pirate furniture DIYs tbh. I'd prefer Pirate Gulliver bring more old Gulliver stuff like the Mouth of Truth - stick to what he does best yknow)
  • can we get models made of the sea creatures? if so, will there be a new NPC or will C.J./Flick continue to handle them? Could C.J. have gotten successful enough from his livestream ventures that he expands for the sea creatures?
  • can we place starfish, seaweed, etc on the beach like we can place snapping turtles? that would be nice but I wouldn't expect it
  • in fact, is there seaweed in this implementation?
  • That's interesting that they're going to join the fish exhibit. Makes sense lol. I wonder if they planned to have room for them there beforehand?
  • Yep that wave 2 update's looking like it's gonna include fireworks. Those NL boppers were definitely cute, and with the graphics in this game the sky is really gonna be a sight to behold. I wonder what else? Will there be fireworks furniture/DIYs (I think of the DLC fireworks table from NL)? Will Isabelle and Tom Nook come outside sometime and join in on some stuff? I personally don't mind waiting a little longer on Brewster, though I feel for the SH players who are in winter rn
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1. From what we've seen, they seem to only be able to use wetsuits, much like in NL. But there's also cute snorkel masks that we can wear!
2. That would be sooooo cool! I feel like they would've showed it by now, though.
3. I kinda dislike how they're re-using Gulliver for this. I honestly would've preferred a new NPC or hey, maybe Phineas. I can definitely see Gulliver telling us there's a buried treasure around.
4. I doubt we can can get models from new sea creatures.

I want Brewster but I'm also excited fireworks are back! I hope Redd is in charge :)
 
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