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Animal crossing friends thread

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BlueCookieMonster · 19/10/2020 11:16

Anyone want to join and discuss/trade animal crossing tips?

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Elladisenchanted · 25/10/2020 00:58

Hi! Mind if if i join? I'm lead resident on my island and my 3 boys all play (11, 9 and5). We love it! It's a bit of a daily battle for special items in the shop and resources like rocks and fossils, (I pretty much never get Shock) but it's so great to do together!

My 5 year old is a bit of a maniac with island designer and keeps adding random bits of cliffs and things, he treats it a bit like Minecraft sometimes!

Anyway we have peaches pears coconuts and bamboo - would love to get the other 4 fruit if anyone wants to do a swap? I've not visited a real person's island yet, just got online a few days ago so will have to figure out what to do!

MiddleClassProblem · 25/10/2020 00:51

I think I understand what I’m doing wrong. I need to stop when it raises it’s claws and wait until it relaxes and inch forward until I’m close.

MiddleClassProblem · 25/10/2020 00:05

I just got stung again!!! So annoying!!! I was doing the sneak attack, holding down A and when I was about the right distance it ran at me! 😭😡

Firefly89 · 24/10/2020 22:18

@TomNooksBalanceBook congratulations on your blue rose!!
You only need orange pumpkins to craft then use the other colour ones if you want to customise them/change colour
@Squiz81 @butwhat thank you both! Ashamed to say I’ve spent many hours in the game 🤦‍♀️

butwhat · 24/10/2020 21:50

@Firefly89 just visited your island (first dream, so thank you) it's so BEAUTIFUL

TomNooksBalanceBook · 24/10/2020 21:25

Hello! I got my first blue rose this morning!

Can anyone tell me if the Halloween DIYs use any other colour pumpkin than orange as. I only have orange ones and my villagers have stopped
Offering Halloween diys now. What am I supposed
To do with the other three colour pumpkins?

Squiz81 · 24/10/2020 21:11

@Firefly89 I just visited your island in a dream - it’s amazing! I love the pizza oven and all the surf shacks on the beach. Ours is nowhere near as completed as yours!

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BlueCookieMonster · 24/10/2020 20:53

I need to catch a Mahi Mahi as well, I keep going with bait, so far no luck though.

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Firefly89 · 24/10/2020 20:34

Hello everyone!
I played a lot at the beginning of lock then lost interest and ended up restarting the island but recently got back into it :)
If anyone needs some diys and fruits let me know if anyone wants some. I have lots to spare I normally play while the baby naps!
If you want to visit my dream island code is DA-4309-2493-2280 My island is still under construction!

ATowelAndAPotato · 24/10/2020 19:53

I haven’t needed bait to catch a Mahi Mahi, but both the ones I have caught have been near my little pier so it’s definitely the best spot!

DeadButDelicious · 24/10/2020 19:06

Ooh thank you @zebrapig I will give that a go!

MiddleClassProblem · 24/10/2020 19:01

I know... it’s very annoying. Lots of running up and down the beach.

Squiz81 · 24/10/2020 19:00

@MiddleClassProblem 50!!!! I’m going to have to spend my evening digging up clams!

MiddleClassProblem · 24/10/2020 17:45

I’m not sure what you mean. Mine doesn’t look broken. It’s not the one where the plane is. Mine is on the west of my island. I think they are normally West or east x

PluralPatty · 24/10/2020 16:29

Which pier for the mahi-mahi? The slightly broken down one? I suppose that’s the only one

MiddleClassProblem · 24/10/2020 13:48

@Squiz81

Thanks *@PluralPatty* I managed to catch some fleas tonight thanks to your tip. Phoebe the ostrich had them, I normally moan about her as she follows me about and I find her annoying but she was useful tonight.

Just the mahi mahi to catch now. Apparently you have to be on the pier and use fish bait

I caught a mahi mahi yesterday. It took a looooot of bait but obviously it’s a bit pot luck with that. I would aim to take at least 50 bait bags with you. It’s a bore. I wish you could buy bait bags like you can medicine or that you could craft it in batches rather than one at a time. Maybe a better table you can? I just have a basic one.
Deadringer · 24/10/2020 11:18

Thanks for replies, i know its not what this thread is about but wanted to ask people who know and like the switch. She is not remotely cutesy, i will sound her out about whether she plays/ likes Animal crossing. The others are 800+ dollars, this one is 400 so a massive difference. Thanks again.

ATowelAndAPotato · 24/10/2020 09:28

Also, if that is actually the cheapest one, then you can also buy vinyl stickers to cover the dock if she would prefer something plainer? Or punkier? Or whatever!

HowFastIsTooFast · 24/10/2020 08:05

@Deadringer I would love it but I love Animal Crossing and am not particularly worried about being 'cool' 😄 Why does your DD want a Switch? If it's for Animal Crossing then go for it. If she wants to play immersive zombie hunting shoot-em-ups then perhaps not?

MiddleClassProblem · 24/10/2020 01:36

@Deadringer I think, like anything aesthetic, it just depends on the person. I know adults who would love it and others wouldn’t. Is she into “cute” things?

MiddleClassProblem · 24/10/2020 01:34

I just got stung by one again. I was using sneak but missed. I watched the video and it looks terrifying 😂

Watch from about half way through to see the hole way to catch a scorpion.

Deadringer · 24/10/2020 00:53

Hi all hoping for sone Switch advice. My adult dd lives abroad and has been hinting heavily that she would love a Switch for xmas. Trouble is there seem to be very few on amazon where she lives and they are very expensive. They have this animal crossing one though, so my question is, would this be a silly console to buy an adult, or is she likely to love it?

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Duemarch2021 · 23/10/2020 23:03

Oooh how can i join?? I have been playing since june.. i have some pumpkins and halloween stuff .. i do find that i run out of things to do on it though and get a bit bored x

zebrapig · 23/10/2020 22:39

@DeadButDelicious

Just got stung by a scorpion. Again. Vicious little shit chased me when I wasn't going anywhere near it! 😂
Once you spot the scorpion dig some holes in an 'L' shape, get its attention, run towards your holes and jump over them. It will get stuck running at the holes and then you can turn round and catch it. I think there's a video on YouTube somewhere of how to do it.
Squiz81 · 23/10/2020 22:13

Thanks @PluralPatty I managed to catch some fleas tonight thanks to your tip. Phoebe the ostrich had them, I normally moan about her as she follows me about and I find her annoying but she was useful tonight.

Just the mahi mahi to catch now. Apparently you have to be on the pier and use fish bait

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