One of the biggest appeals ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis the customizability of the island community, from makingXbox brand shirt designsto changing the layout of the houses. Once players unlock terraforming, people can move houses wherever they want.
But just like in real life, moving inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonscosts money, and at 50,000 Bells for each move, players need to be sure they’ve found the perfect place for each house before moving. Thankfully, some players have figured out a simple, cost effective trick for perfect house placement, and this one isn’tfake like that “rare island trick.”
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Reddit user Greyling demonstrated herAnimal Crossing: New Horizonstrick in a video. Instead of first placing the houses and then building the town around them, she uses the terraforming tool to plan out where the houses go before anyone’s even moved in. As she explains in the video, she uses a grid system to plan out the town, with path squares as markers. With this, she can have each building going exactly where she wants it, with “each villager’s yard or patio in place before they even move in.”
Players will have to unlock the Island Designer app first, which they receive after getting a three-star rating and having K.K. Slider visit their island. Once unlocked, players can use the apps path placing tool to measure out a 5x5 grid to mark out where villagers' homes will go. This way, players can build their town around the grids, instead of placing them in temporary spots and paying 50,000 Bells to move them somewhere else.
While having patches of dirt and grass all over the place may not look very appealing, it’s much better than having to pay 50,000 Bells to move every home. That money could go be better used elsewhere, like buying furniture or finally paying off that loan shark Tom Nook. This trick is great for people who want to design their island layout completely before all 10 villagers move in. Then players can just kick back and download someStudio Ghibli-inspired outfit codesas they wait for the villagers to move in.
Once players have their town set up just how they like it and the Able Sisters tailor shop is up and running, there’s a chance Mable and Sable’s sister Label will show up. Label is an upcoming fashion designer who gives players special fashion challenges in exchange for clothes. As of version 1.1.4, Label won’t permanently stay on the island, meaning players will have to complete her challenges quickly before she leaves. Players who are stuck on one of her challenges will want to read our guide oncompleting Label’s fashion challenges.
