bigfootmg / acnhfaq

AC:NH Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

This project serves to answer many of the frequently asked questions about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This FAQ is a fan-made page and claims no affiliation with or ownership of any intellectual property associated with Nintendo or Animal Crossing.

The page is current through version 1.11.1 of the game. If you would like to contribute or suggest changes, please submit a PR or contact littlesnorlax#1717 on Discord.

Style Guide

For all users submitting changes to the document, please refer to this style guide.

Numbers and Numerical Figures

• XX:XX AM or XX:XX PM (5:00 AM, 11:57 PM).
• All numerical figures (1, 7, 100).
• Capitalised AM/PM.

Nintendo Switch Parts

• Joystick, when referring to the analog/joy sticks.
• Use custom font display for such buttons, i.e. to display the or A button:

<span class="icon-A"></span>

Links

• If links are reasonably long, use tinyurl or bit.ly to shorten them. https://www.polygon.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-switch-acnh-guide/2020/3/20/21182290/first-week-daily-goals-how-to-unlock-museum-steps-farming → https://tinyurl.com/acnhtutorial
• Avoid shortening links to Yue, Cest's, or other fan-created guides so their credit is maintained!

Reference to Reader

• Use “the player” instead of “you” whenever applicable.
  • i.e, "Redd’s boat anchors at the player’s secret beach."

Lingo

• Use “Island Representative,” not “Resident Representative.”
  • i.e., "Only the Island Representative can forward the storyline."

Change Log

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1.5.1

• Updated information for Halloween and Glitches.
• Minor information fixes.

1.5.0

• 1.10.0 and 1.11.0 info.
• Minor fixes throughout to reflect changes from previous versions.

1.4.3

• 1.9.0 info.

1.4.2

• Initial prep for 1.9.0.
• Fleshed out 1.8.0 info.

1.4.1

• Initial prep for 1.8.0.

1.4.0

• Added information regarding the 1.7.0 update
• Minor fixes throughout

1.3.8

• Improved NPC pages with protrait images.
• Minor fixes throughout

1.3.7

• Separated Villager page into different categories.
• Added inventory icons to several furniture names.

1.3.6

• Separated NPC page into 3 categories

1.3.5

• Added PWA support.
• Reduced image size.

1.3.4

• Implemented light mode/dark mode switch
• Fixed search body text in dark mode not being legible.
• Added Island Rating section under Island Development.

1.3.3

• Added dark mode.
• Added inline icon font.

1.3.2

• Pages restructure, and better reorganisation of the various topics.
• Island Life has children pages now.

1.3.1

• Additional information on Toy Day
• Addition of several new sections in the Villager and Island Life categories.
• New character deletion steps in Misc.

1.3.0

• Split FAQ into various sections.
• Updated reactions table.
• Added Just Docs theme & site wide search bar.

1.2.0

• Added Turkey Day and Toy Day to list of events.
• Updated glitch list.
• Added balloon farming guide.
• Added storage expansion to list of house upgrades.

1.1.1

• Added zodiac fragment dates, edited tables to be more readable.

1.1.0

• Updated versioning system to major/minor/patch.
• Updated information regarding Sable, villagers, Amiibos, and fixed minor errors.

1.0

• Initial document, current through game version 1.5.1.