Two Huge Animal Crossing: New Horizons Updates Launching in November, One Paid and One Free

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not only receiving a free version 2.0 update that brings with it the arrival of Brewster and his cafe The Roost, Gyroids, island orderlies and cooking, but it is also receiving a paid DLC called Happy Home Paradise that will allow you to design villagers’ dream homes in a new archipelago.

Announced in Animal Crossing Direct, these two DLC will be available on November 5, 2021 and Happy Home Paradise! It will cost $ 24.99 USD. However, it will be included at no additional cost for those who are subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

Animal Crossing – New Horizons version 2.0 free update adds Brewster and The Roost, Gyroids and other fan-favorite villagers

As mentioned above, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 2.0 update will see the long-awaited arrival of Brewster and his coffee shop The Roost. This new store is part of the museum and will allow players to enjoy fresh coffee alone or with some friends. Villagers from your island will also come to the shop, and you can invite specific villagers via cards or amiibo figures.

Longtime Animal Crossing fans will be happy to know that Brewster isn’t the only returning villager who is part of this update, as he will also see others like Kapp’n, Katrina, Tortimer, Harriet, Wardell, and more. head over to New Horizons.

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Kapp’n and his beautiful voice will invite you in his boat on a trip to several new and mysterious islands that only he knows. Each may have a different season, time of day, or climate than on their own island, and many will have “mysterious flora” and other surprises.

As for the other villagers, these wonderful animals will be found on Harv’s Island, which is also getting a big upgrade. Your island will be home to a new plaza that has all kinds of stores waiting to be built with the right amount of Bells. Once built, family merchants like Sahara, Kicks, Reese and Cyrus will open a new place to do business alongside returning favorites like Katrina and her fortune shop, Harriet and her hair salon (with new hairstyles!) And Tortimer. and your storage solution.

Your island will also have some new activities like group stretching in the plaza. This is an activity that you can do with your village mates or friends, and the stretching can be done with buttons or using motion controls.

Island ordinances are also being added, and they will allow you to enact changes to your island, such as keeping shops open later or increasing the number of bells you receive when selling items. The full list of ordinances includes the Beautiful Island Ordinance, the Early Bird Ordinance, the Night Owl Ordinance, and the Bell Boom Ordinance.

Players will also be able to change the exterior look of their home, home storage has been expanded from 2,400 to 5,000, and lighting and ceiling decoration can now be added to home interiors with a new Professional Decoration License. Nine new fence options are being added, players can add two more bridges or slopes to their island, and ABDs (Animal Crossing ATMs) and storage sheds can be placed anywhere on an island to provide easy access to Bells and its articles.

Foodies are in for a treat as players can combine ingredients to prepare meals like Minestrone or Pizza to display on any table or serve at a banquet. Ingredients like tomatoes, wheat, sugar cane, potatoes, and carrots can also be grown for use in recipes!

Gyros are another great addition in version 2.0 and can now be found on player islands. Players will be able to find Gyroid shards underground and when planted and watered, they will turn into Gyroid overnight. There are many types of Gyroids and many come with a unique look, sound, and animation. They can also be customized.

Other updates include an update to the Pro Camera app that allows players to take photos from eye level view, 11 new reactions, 12 more songs from KK Slider, new permanent ladder kits to place around the island, the ability to navigate in tight spaces in your home, the apparent addition of the Froggy Chair (!), and much more.

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 2.0 update will be the last major free update for the game that was released in March 2020.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise Paid DLC lets you build the villagers’ dream houses

Along with the Animal Crossing: New Horizon version 2.0 update, November 5 will also see the release of the paid DLC Happy Home Paradise for players who wish to spend $ 24.99 USD or are subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. .

Happy Home Paradise can be accessed by flying from the island’s airport to a new archipelago that is home to Paradise Planning. The mission of this company is to build dream vacation homes for villagers around the world and they need your help.

There will be characters on the island who will have various requests, including one who loves mushrooms, another who loves arcades, and another who loves teddy bears. Once you accept an application, you will be able to choose an island that suits your style and you can choose the weather, time of day, and season to help you adjust to the mood.

There will be designated furniture and items to be used, but an ever-expanding catalog of items will also be available to help complete the interior and exterior of the home. Homes can be moved, trees, fences, and paths can be added to the yard, lights and accent walls can be added, and much more.

As you complete more and more requests, you will unlock more techniques that allow you to improve your designs. These include lighting of different colors, the ability to modify the width of the length of a house, the use of partitions, the option of adding pillars that support the ceiling and counters with different heights, soundscapes and furniture polishing. Polishing will add certain effects to the furniture, such as sparkling stars or flying butterflies.

As you learn these new techniques, you will be able to revisit the old houses you have worked on to remodel them and use the skills you have unlocked.

You will also be compensated for your work at Happy Home Paradise with Poki. This currency can be exchanged for rare items that can only be found in this archipelago, but can be taken home. Speaking of home, all the techniques you have learned, except expanding the size of houses or rooms, can be used in your own home. Furthermore, you can also unlock the ability to remodel your neighbors’ houses. If you want, you can even design your dream home for one of your favorite archipelago neighbors.

Figures and amiibo cards can be used to invite clients of your choosing to Paradise Planning so that you too can build their dream home. This means you can design houses for Isabelle, Timmy, and Tommy, and many more. Speaking of amiibo cards, the Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards will also be released on November 5 with a total of 48 characters.

However, that’s not all, as the island Paradise Planning is located on has several facilities waiting to be designed. This means that you can also design your own school, hospital, restaurant, and more.

Everything you design will be recorded in the new Happy Home Network app on your NookPhone. From there, you can keep track of what you’ve done, share your work with others, or follow other creators for inspiration.

If you’re not ready to buy Happy Home Paradise, friends can gift items purchased in the new archipelago to those who don’t have the DLC. Additionally, many of the new techniques featured in Happy Home Paradise, including the addition of ceiling decor, lighting, accent walls, and the use of floor and wallpaper patterns, are available to everyone as part of the Version update. 2.0.

The Beginning of the End for Animal Crossing: New Horizons

While Animal Crossing: New Horizons will continue to live on for many years to come with its seasonal events and the ever-evolving lives of the gamer and villagers who call the island home, Nintendo has no further plans to add anything important to the game. after the update of version 2.0 and the paid DLC Happy Home Paradise.

Happy home paradise! It will be the first and only paid DLC expansion for the game and hopefully add countless hours of enjoyment to the latest entry in the long-running franchise that has sold over 33 million units since its launch in 2020.

Since then, Animal Crossing fans have participated in the infamous Bunny Day event, seeing the addition of ocean swimming, Dream Islands, fireworks, Mario-themed items, and much more.

It will also be forever remembered as a game that helped many during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic by giving them the opportunity to hang out with friends and loved ones while in real-world quarantine.

If all of these updates sound like something you’d like to try and you have or are planning to buy the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, be sure to check out our guide so you can safely transfer your island and all of your data to your new system.

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