Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 2.0 – Free Update

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 2.0 is an update released on November 4, 2021.[nb 1] The update was teased on September 23, 2021, with a full announcement coming on October 15, 2021.[2] It was the final major update for the game and was released alongside the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise paid DLC.

New features

Additional villagers

The update introduces 16 additional villagers, eight of which are brand new to the series, and eight which are returning from previous games.

New

Returning

Eight villagers return from Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing, and the Japan-exclusive Doubutsu no Mori e+. Four villagers (marked DnMe+ Logo Cutout.png below) initially only appeared in the latter game and have now received localized names for the first time.

The Roost

Brewster asking the player if they want a cup of coffee.

The Roost café, manned by Brewster, returns as an expanded wing of the museum. Special characters may visit periodically to purchase coffee. An amiibo phone allows amiibo to be scanned to invite characters to The Roost. Occasionally, they may bring other characters with them for their visit. If the player invites a villager who used to live on their island, the villager will remember the player and their island.

Boat tours

The player exploring an island after riding with Kapp'n.

Kapp'n appears in his boat at the island's pier and will take the player on a boat tour for  1,000 Nook Miles once per day, letting the player discover several new islands, differing from the original suite of islands that could be visited.

Many of these islands feature a Gyroid Fragment for the player to dig up and replant on their island. Some islands have distinct floras, with one set of islands featuring Vines and Glowing Mosses. Many of these islands also experience a different season or time of day to the player's own island, allowing the player to obtain items and DIY recipes out of season.

Harv's Island changes

Harv's Island, with Harriet, Kicks, Redd, and Leif set up.

Harv's Island has been expanded to the north to include a new shopping area, styled as a commune. 100,000 Bells must be raised for each plot to invite special characters to set up a permanent shop:

Additionally, all special characters who have an amiibo can now be invited to Photopia.

Home and player improvements

The player's house using two walls adjacent to each other.

Three new storage upgrades are available, beyond the upgrade to 2,400 items offered in the Ver. 1.6.0 update. The player's total storage capacity can now be subsequently upgraded to 3,200, 4,000, and then finally, 5,000 items. Recipes can now also be placed into storage.

The exterior shape of the player's house can now be customized between 4 different styles, similar to a feature present in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. These styles include the default wood and stone appearance, a log cabin, a rounded stucco design, and a Japanese castle aesthetic. These all match the various stylings of the villager houses present in the game. The costs for customizing and moving houses have also been reduced.

22 new furniture series and furntiure sets were added in the game.

Players can now move within the gaps between tightly spaced furniture, allowing for access to places that were previously blocked with this density of furniture placement. A Pro Decorating License can be purchased from the Nook Stop, allowing the player to place new ceiling-mounted objects and to create accent walls by selectively applying wallpaper on individual walls. Custom Designs Patterns+ can be purchased with Nook Miles, allowing Sable's themed designs to be worn as clothing or used as patterns for wallpaper and flooring.

Top 4 Fab Hairstyles can be purchased with Nook Miles to unlock 4 new hairstyles. Harriet will unlock a further 7 hairstyles, making for a total of 11 new hairstyle options introduced with the update.

Home improvements not listed here are options available to players who own the Happy Home Paradise DLC, which can eventually be integrated into the player's home once a certain threshold is met. These include Partition Wall, pillars, polishing, soundscapes, and lighting adjustments.

Island exterior improvements

The player's island using placed ladders to get up and down cliffs.

After building eight bridge and incline, the Island Representative can redeem the Pro Construction License to increase the limit for building bridges and inclines from eight to ten.

Nine new fences are added and can be crafted, and both new and original fences can now be customized with a range of different colors.

The fences that can be customized include:

A new Storage Shed item allows the player to access their home storage when placed outside, while the ABD allows Bells to be deposited and withdrawn from wherever the item is placed. Plumeria bushes, in pink or white, were also added in the game, and can be obtained from Leif, on one of Kapp'n's boat tours, or from the teacher at the School in Happy Home Paradise. They bloom from June 1 - September 20 (Northern Hemisphere) and December 1 - March 20 (Southern Hemisphere).

Ladder Set-Up Kits can be crafted, allowing ladders to be permanently placed for convenient access between different elevations of the island. They come in different styles, such as Wooden Ladder Set-Up Kit, Iron Ladder Set-Up Kit, Vine Ladder Set-Up Kit, and Golden Ladder Set-Up Kit. The Wooden Ladder Set-Up Kit DIY recipe can be purchased from Nook's Cranny for  2,000 Bells, while the Vine Ladder Set-Up Kit DIY recipe can be found on message bottles on Kapp'n's boat tours or on the main archipelago island in Happy Home Paradise, and the DIY recipes for the other Ladder Set-Up Kits from any villagers.

Cooking

An array of food created by the player.

The Be a Chef! DIY Recipes+ upgrade can be purchased from the Nook Stop to unlock the ability to cooking and various cooking recipes. Edible food can be crafted with a kitchenware by combining both the new and existing ingredients together. New ingredients include a variety of new harvestable flora that can be grown, such as Tomatoes, Potatoes, Carrots, Wheat, and Sugarcane. Their produce starts are obtainable from Leif.

Cooking recipes can be found in the same ways that crafting recipes are found. Occasionally, villagers can now be found cooking in their houses instead of crafting and will give the player a cooking recipe when spoken to. Additionally, only in Happy Home Paradise can the player also receive daily cooking recipes from the chef at the Restaurant.

Island life additions

The player asking Isabelle to enact an ordinance.

Island Life 101 Service is a new service that offers regular tips and guidance about life on the island, both via the app on the NookPhone and on the loading screen. The service can be redeemed for  400 Nook Miles.

Ordinances, previously featured in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, return and can be enacted to passively affect various things on the island. As in New Leaf, these include Beautiful Island, Early Bird, Night Owl, and Bell Boom.

Group stretching, previously known as morning aerobics, return from Animal Crossing. They can occur outside Resident Services, where the player can participate in aerobic exercises using either button controls or motion controls.

Villagers can now periodically invite the player to visit their house, or may randomly visit the player's house while they are inside of it. When visiting, they may ask to play a new high-low minigame with the player. The villager will pick a card, and the player must guess if the number on the second card will be higher or lower than the first card.

Multiple new activities have been added to the Nook Mileage/Nook Miles+ program. New Nook Miles activities are "Writing a Cookbook?", "Mmm-Mmm-Miles!", "Nice to Meet You, Gyroid!", "Gyroid Getter", "Sprout Out Loud", "Executive Producer", "Set Sail for Adventure", "Come Home to the Roost", and "Stretch to Refresh!". New Nook Miles+ activities are "Plant Produce", "Water your Produce", "Cook up a Storm", "Refresh With a Group-Stretching Session" and "Visit the Roost for a Coffee Break".

The Pro Camera App can be purchased with Nook Miles, allowing the player to walk around with a handheld camera or set a tripod camera. It also adds four more filters to the app. Characters that get into frame with the player's camera will react and pose for pictures.

Multiple new reactions have also been added, and can be obtained via New Reactions Notebook, or by completing 50 group stretching sessions. Other new reactions not listed here are exclusive to the Happy Home Paradise DLC.

From group stretching once for 50 days:

  • Posture Warm-Up
  • Arm Circles
  • Side Bends
  • Body Twists
  • Wide Arm Stretch
  • Upper-Body Circles
  • Jump

From the New Reactions Notebook:

  • Double Wave
  • Stretch
  • Jammin'
  • Listening Ears
  • Say Cheese
  • Behold
  • Eager
  • Flex
  • Work It
  • Act Natural
  • Hula

Several other island features, such as redesigning a villager's house or resetting a villager's house to their default furnishing via Isabelle, are only available to the Happy Home Paradise DLC.

Event and holidays

Nook Friday

Nook's Cranny's exterior during Nook Friday.

A new event, Nook Friday, has been added occurring at the end of November. Nook's Cranny has a 30% off sale on everything in the shop. Due to the event occurring after Turkey Day, two items, the Cozy Turkey Day DIY and Turkey Day Recipes, cannot be obtained under their standard prices.

Nook Shopping seasonal events

New Nook Shopping seasonal events include the following events:

Other features

The player digging up a Squeezoid.

Many new items have been added, with some obtainable from Nook's Cranny and Able Sisters, and others that can be exclusively obtained from the Nook Stop.

Gyroids return from previous games, featuring a smaller design than seen before and the ability to be customized. Gyroid Fragments can be found and buried underground, and when watered they will turn into a gyroid which can be retrieved the next day. As in previous games, gyroids will sync their sound effects in time to any music playing nearby. As in previous games, fully-formed gyroids can be unearthed following rain on the player's island, or on mysterious islands that are experiencing rain. Starting from version 2.0.4, Gyroid Fragments can also be found on the beach each day with 30% chance of spawn.[3]

Posters featuring illustrations of the items in each exhibit from the museum are received from Blathers after their respective exhibit is completed. The posters can be purchased from Blathers after they are first obtained.

22 new HHA theme classifications have been added for furniture and interior items.

Celeste now has two new DIY recipes for the player to receive—the Starry-Skies Rug and Yellow Star Rug.

Leif now offers a weeding service. For  100,000 Bells Leif will remove all weeds on the player's island and store them in the recycle box in Resident Services.

12 new K.K. Slider songs are added which K.K. can perform during his live show at the weekend. The Music Box item returns from Animal Crossing: New Leaf as a DIY, which allows for gentle variations of K.K. Slider songs to be played from it. The newly added songs include the following:

All special characters from New Leaf that were initially absent from New Horizons return and can be invited to Photopia or The Roost. The following list contains those that have not been mentioned above.

In addition, two new special NPCs were added in version 2.0 and can be invited over to Photopia or the Roost. Besides those two appearances, they are only available to the Happy Home Paradise DLC.

Items added in 2.0

Main article: List of items added in New Horizons version 2.0

Changed features

Furniture changes

Food items

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Icon for Dishes (furniture items with five energy points)
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Icon for Drinks (furniture items with two energy points)

Various miscellaneous furniture items were made edible, granting the player energy points to be able to relocate trees and break rocks. Their edibility can be indicated by the icon that these food items will now display.

Names

The names of the following items were changed:

Variation/pattern name changes

Several variation/pattern names for furniture items have been modified.

HHA furniture series/set changes

HHA furniture color changes

  • The Handcart's Silver variation colors are now Gray/Brown. Previously, the colors were Black/Brown.
  • The Pants Press's Brown and Black variation colors are now Brown/Gray and Black/White respectively. Previously, the colors for the Brown and Black variations were Red/Gray and Brown/White respectively.
  • The Analog Kitchen Scale's Silver variation colors are now Gray/White. Previously, the colors were Black/White.
  • The Fax Machine's Pink variation color is now Pink. Previously, the color was Red.
  • The Revolving Spice Rack's Brown and Silver variation colors are now Brown/White and Gray/White respectively. Previously, the colors for the Brown and Silver variations were Beige/White and White/Black respectively.
  • The Light Switch's Gold variation colors are now Yellow/Gray. Previously, the colors were Brown/Gray.

HHA theme changes

The following furniture and interior items have received a new HHA theme:

The following furniture and interior items have received changes to their HHA themes.

Furniture categorization changes

The following furniture items have changed from Miscellaneous to Housewares. However, they can still be placed on surfaces.

The following furniture items have changed from Housewares to Miscellaneous and can now be placed on surfaces.

Furniture selection

A new feature has been added to make it easier to search for stored items when using "Sort: Type" in Decorating Mode while in the player's home or other locations. As part of this change, adjustments have also been made to the order in which items are sorted. Additionally, when using the catalog at Photopia, it is now possible to select different variations of an item by using the X Button if the player has obtained different variations of the same item.

Wisp changes

Wisp's item gifts chances have changed. Prior to this update, the chances of getting a furniture item were significantly lower, the pricing range was much lower, and when selecting "Something expensive", Wisp would pull from two different Tables, with the second Table having a 10% of being used. In this update, Wisp's two Table setup has been removed, and now when selecting "Something expensive", Wisp will instead determine the item within the pricing range based on the status of Nook's Cranny. The pricing ranges and chance percentages have also been modified.[4]

Chance rates

Category Tent House
Furniture 75% 75%
Wallpaper 0% 5%
Flooring 0% 5%
Clothing 25% 15%

"Something new"

Category Min Max
Furniture  0 Bells  10,000 Bells
Wallpaper  0 Bells  9,999 Bells
Flooring  0 Bells  9,999 Bells
Clothing  0 Bells  9,999 Bells

"Something expensive"

Category Min Max
Nook's Cranny (not upgraded)
Furniture  3,500 Bells  15,000 Bells
Wallpaper  2,000 Bells  9,999 Bells
Flooring  2,000 Bells  9,999 Bells
Clothing  2,000 Bells  9,999 Bells
Nook's Cranny (upgraded)
Furniture  6,600 Bells  100,000 Bells
Wallpaper  2,000 Bells  9,999 Bells
Flooring  2,000 Bells  9,999 Bells
Clothing  3,500 Bells  9,999 Bells

Event changes

The 2021 Celebratory Arch under "Seasonal" in the Nook Shopping app.

Seasonal events (including Nook Shopping events) can now occur every year instead of requiring an update to be able to experience them in the current year. These events can now occur from the year 2000 to 2060. Items only obtainable via Nook Shopping events are now available to view through the catalog and are labeled under "Seasonal". They can be purchased during the time that its associated Nook Shopping seasonal event is ongoing.

Turkey Day changes

The ingredients that Franklin will ask for have changed. The Gratin recipe now has a chance to call for a Carrot or a Potato, and the Fish Meunière recipe now has a chance to call for Flour.

After completing all four dishes, Franklin will now give the player the Turkey Day Recipes, a recipe pack that includes the four dishes that were created on Turkey Day.

Nook Shopping event changes

  • Ōmisoka, Silvester, Nochevieja, and the New Year's Eve Nook Shopping seasonal event now start on December 22 instead of December 26.
  • Shōgatsu and the New Year's Day Nook Shopping seasonal events now occur from December 22 to January 5.
  • Hinamatsuri now occurs from February 22 to March 3.
  • Marine Day now occurs from July 9 to July 18.

Other changes

Orville denying the player from using most of the airport's functions.
  • Tools and goods are now orderable from Nook Shopping. However, only items that are obtainable from Nook's Cranny or Nook Shopping can be purchased.
  • Two previously unavailable stationeries—the Fireworks Card and Dawning-Year Card—were made available with a proper name.
  • DIY recipes can now be stored in the player's storage.
  • Isabelle will now announce which special character is appearing on the player's island in her daily broadcast.
  • Villagers now contribute more Bells to public works than before.
  • Villagers now have more variation in their spoken dialogue.
  • Villagers can now wear custom designs at Photopia, even if they were not initially wearing them when brought there. However, they cannot wear designs that were transferred from New Leaf or Happy Home Designer.
  • The maximum number of designs that can be uploaded to the Custom Designs Portal has been increased to 200.
  • When dreaming, it is now possible to search for a destination by island name.
  • Orville will now prevent the player from flying or opening the gates for visitors if the player's island has not progressed their island to the next day (i.e. the day progresses to 5 AM on the player's island but the player is not outside their island or is on a different island for the day to properly roll-over and allow Isabelle to do her daily announcement). The player is required to leave the airport to enable Isabelle's announcements and allow the island to progress to the next day.
  • The unique lines of dialogue displayed when attempting to invite special characters to the Campsite through amiibo have been removed. The game now displays a standard message simply stating that the character cannot be invited.
  • Because Redd can set up permanent residence on Harv's commune, the player is no longer required to receive a piece of art from him to construct the museum's art wing. Instead, the art wing is automatically included once the museum is upgraded from a tent. This means that the entire process of unlocking the art wing is completely skipped, and the museum uses its expanded exterior from the start.
  • In version 2.0.4, Gyroid Fragment can be found on players' island's sea shoreline. This new feature isn't mentioned in changelog.

Bug fixes

In 2.0

  • An issue where only trash or stones could be obtained from created water features with a certain shape was fixed.
  • Items can no longer be placed on the fourth tier of cliffs (an normally inaccessible part from a ladder) and items that do exists are instead moved to the recycle box.

In 2.0.1

Flowing-River Flooring in version 2.0
  • An issue where the Kiki & Lala Wand showed up as "Not for sale" in the Nook Shopping catalog was fixed.
  • An issue where the Coconut Juice and Frozen-Treat Set would not appear under the Miscellaneous category for DIY recipes was fixed.
  • An issue where the Flowing-River Flooring will appear unexpanded with a dark outline in Photopia or expanded player homes when placed horizontally was fixed.
  • An issue where some villagers would try to cook using something other than a kitchen item in their home was fixed.
  • An issue where villagers visiting a player's home would pull from their The Roost dialogue when speaking to the player was fixed.
  • An issue where Portia may go out of bounds when the player visits her house was fixed.

In Happy Home Paradise

  • An issue where a softlock could occur if a player asks to remodel a villager's home while the airport gate is open was fixed. When trying to remodel with the airport gates open now, Tom Nook will prevent the player from doing so.
  • An issue where the player could proceed through the game without designing the school as intended was fixed.
  • An issue where an error occurred when using amiibo to change members at a facility was fixed.
  • An issue where the player could obtain turnips countless times from Joan in the hospital was fixed.
  • An issue where the Ripe Sugarcane Plant would be unlocked for usage in outdoor decoration by obtaining Tomatoes was fixed.

In 2.0.2

  • An issue where Brewster on a Gyroid Island could overlap with the player and prevent them from moving was fixed.
  • An issue where Kapp'n's song could stop playing and prevent the game from proceeding was fixed.
  • An issue where selecting the “How does this work?” option when starting a group stretching session during a multiplayer session could prevent the game from proceeding was fixed.
  • An issue where Orville's Poster and Wilbur's Poster could be obtained after inviting Wilbur and Orville respectively to Harv's Island was fixed.
  • An issue where placing certain furniture items on the pier could prevent the player from being able to speak with Kapp'n was fixed.
  • An issue where the warp function of the Pipe would stop working after the player discussed buying furniture from a villager inside their home was fixed.
  • An issue where the music for group stretching sometimes would not play if an audio device close to the plaza was playing music was fixed.
  • The Nook Miles+ activity "Visit the Roost for a Coffee Break" can no longer appear multiple times on the same day.

In Happy Home Paradise

  • An issue where the game would crash when the player tried to lead Leif to the school and the placement of the furniture items in the school met certain requirements was fixed.
  • An issue where using amiibo multiple times to change the members used in a facility could cause the software to close was fixed.
  • An issue where the software could close when the player repeatedly used amiibo at a finished vacation home to add or remove guests was fixed.
  • An issue where the Y Button could stop removing guests when the player repeatedly used amiibo to add a guest and then remove the guest using the Y Button was fixed.
  • An issue where a design portfolio photo could continue to display in the upper-left of the screen after speaking to a client on the north beach while the player working was fixed.
  • An issue where Bells would be spent in addition to Poki when the player ordered a present for another resident through Wardell was fixed.
  • An issue where the message card regarding refunding Miles for the Pro Decorating License could be sent multiple times was fixed.
  • An issue where the roommates would not appear in a follow-up scene if their shared vacation home situation was ended while in the yard of their vacation home was fixed.

In 2.0.3

In Happy Home Paradise

  • A duping bug involving wall-mounted items being stored in the player's storage when using the Room Sketch app was fixed.
  • An issue where a villager could appear twice on the main island archipelago was fixed.

In 2.0.4

Two café staff, Blaire and Shino, wearing no shirt due to a glitch that was patched in 2.0.4.
  • An issue where any Ladder Set-Up Kits could disappear when the game was saved with one placed on the diagonal cliff on the third tier of a cliff formation was fixed.
  • An issue where the Maple-Leaf Rug and Frozen Floor Tiles could not appear in the ”Seasonal Recipes” tab under their appropriate seasons was fixed.
  • An issue where the Dirty Tank Top's White variation and Ripped Doctor's Coat's Red Necktie variation were the only obtainable variations from the recycle box was fixed.

In Happy Home Paradise

  • An issue where facility members wearing clothing that uses Custom Designs appear to not be wearing any clothing was fixed.
  • An issue in ”Showroom”, where uploading player’s facilities after visiting another player’s facilities resulted in members of player’s facilities appearing as island residents that visited the facilities was fixed.

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Trailer

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Ver. 2.0 Free Update - Nintendo Switch

Notes

  1. ↑ While it was scheduled to be released on November 5, 2021, the update was released 24 hours earlier.[1]

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ACWorldBlog/status/1456070639849193472
  2. ↑ Nintendo (July 27, 2021). "『あつまれ どうぶつの森』無料アップデート（Ver.2.0）配信と、有料追加コンテンツ『あつまれ どうぶつの森　ハッピーホームパラダイス』の発売が11月5日に決定。". topics.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ asteriation#6884. "2.0.4 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Datamine".
  4. ↑ https://acnh.isomorphicbox.com/updates/2.0.0/#wisp

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