Animal Crossing New Horizons: Unlock Island Designer

meanwhile is Animal Crossing: New Horizons a good time on the market. To be precise, since March 20, 2020. But the increasing age does not detract from the fun of the game.

If you follow the gaming trends, such as those caused by the game – association of the German games industry are provided, it is immediately noticeable that the cute cozy game is holding up well in the charts. Last May, for example, the “Animal Crossing” title for the Switch even overtook giants like Elden ring and GTA 5.

That’s up timeless concept of the series, which invites you to a relaxed everyday island life with New Horizons, but also on ongoing support from pages Nintendowhich provide some variety with events and new content.

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A special feature compared to its predecessors is the possibility use the island designer to customize the look of the game world.

For all those who have just (re)discovered “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” for themselves, we summarize, how to unlock the island designer and what functions it brings with it.

Animal Crossing New Horizons: what is the island designer and how to unlock it

The Island Designer is an app on your NookPhonewhich allows the change the layout of the island.

The namesake Tom Nook make them ready as soon as you a set of conditions have fulfilled, which would be:

• Extension of the service center to the town hall
• Increase island image to three stars
• Musician KK has his first appearance

Extension of the service center to the town hall

This is at the beginning of the game service center still in a simple tent. To set up town hall to expand and with it Assistant Melinda (Isabelle) to create a job, the following tasks must be completed:

• build a bridge
• win three new residents for the island
• set up the store by Nepp and Tow
• Allow owl Eugen to move to the island
• Expand Eugen’s tent to a museum

As soon as all the conditions for expanding the town hall have been met, the service center will closed for a day!

Increase island image to three stars

After the expansion, you can now work on that improve the reputation of the island and for Project K to lay the rails. Melinda is your trusted contact person here. She holds you over this current rating up to date and gives tips.

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The following will have a positive effect on your survey:

• builds residential buildings so that up to ten residents can settle down
• unlocks and expands new businesses
• decorate your island
• enriches the native vegetation with new trees and flowers
• keep your island clean

Musician KK has his first appearance

As soon as your efforts have been rewarded with the third island star, follow KK the anticipatory good reputation and gives his first concert. Don’t forget you to converse with the musician at least onceto trigger the event.

After the event, visit Tom Nook and report that you have a new app available with the island designer.

functions and limitations

First of all, with the island designer app, only the design of paths open by her trample relocated or grass transplanted.

For each 6,000 Nook miles can in Nook Portal the water license (Waterscaping permit) and plateau license (Cliff construction permit) can be purchased as a kind extension serve and allow you rivers to expand or to make them narrower as well as build or demolish new land sections.

The laying of certain floor coverings such as sand or stone paths costs more per type 2,000 miles (2,300 for the ability to run your own design as a path).

Of the cleaning service lets you objects in the immediate vicinity in the odds and ends box carry.

Notice that you only build a maximum of three levels in height can and Waterfalls only on straight cliffs can arise. the boothwhich forms the starting area of ​​”Animal Crossing: New Horizons”, cannot be edited with the designer.