The seasons and day/night cycle mechanics encourage such approach.
The flow of time in the game is the same as in real life.
Because of that:
What does that mean in practice?
to get to catch them all, you must return to the game during the whole year.
Because of that, there is no need to rush playing the game.
Sometimes there won’t be anything left to do on the day.
If you want to, you’ve got the option to spend the whole week catching butterflies.
Or filling your house with the most beautiful furniture.
Set your own objectives and do whatever you like!
Sneak around to catch insects
Many insects can be easily frightened.
So if you want to catch such a careful specimen you have to sneak in.
To sneak around, you have to equip the butterfly net and press the A button.
Then your character moves quietly and can get close to the insect you want to catch.
When the insect will be in range of the butterfly net release the A button.
After few seconds, you will have a bug in your inventory.
Run, but be smart!
By pressing the B button while moving, you will make your character run faster.
Although the character never gets tired, it isn’t the best possible way of exploring.
Remember that Animal Crossing is a game in which you shouldn’t rush yourself.
Your house will be expanded tomorrow anyway.
In other words, running everywhere is not necessary.
Why is that a problem?
Run, then, but do it smart.
Walk towards a tree and press A.
Your character will shake the tree and something might fall from it.
Most often you will gain branches that are useful in crafting.
Remember that you might shake a single tree many times and gain more resources.
You should easily get at least five of them in this way.
You will gain Nook Miles for finding them, so there are additional profits in it.
Unfortunately, if you hit a stone with a shovel, your character moves back.
So you better correct the position of your character which takes valuable time.
Why is it valuable?
By improving hero’s position we waste valuable seconds and as a result we gain less raw materials.
You’ll also get more recipes from other characters as you make progress in the main story.
Collect everything you see
At the start of the game you will lack almost everything.
And to create better ones, you will need resources.
So collect everything you find.
But there are things that you shouldn’t sell, especially early in the game.
Read more about ithere.
Build a house quickly
You’ll start playing Animal Crossing in a tent.
venture to quickly build a real house.
Otherwise you will have trouble with surplus of items or resources.
How to build a house?
Talk to Tom Nook, he’ll help you with that.
Don’t know what to do?
He is sitting in Resident Services.
Well, actually, you could, but only inside buildings.
Use the right analog stick.
With the right analog stick, you’ve got the option to change the camera setting.
Two camera tweaks can be used for playing.
Sometimes, when the camera is closest to the ground, the third camera view is especially useful.
You should also visit your neighbors in their houses.
Sometimes they will work at their workbenches.
If you talk to them during that activity, they will eagerly share a recipe with you.
It’s best to start the day on the island with them.
What exactly do I mean?
The fruits grow back three to six days days after we harvest them.
If you don’t find these items during the day, then they are lost to you.
you’ve got the option to donate fish and insect specimens to it, and fossils as well.
Then, you’re free to watch your gifts while walking among display cases.
In New Horizons, the developers polished the presentation of the treasures of the island.
How to build a museum?
You must speak to Tom Nook from Resident Services.
First, he will ask you to deliver some first specimens to him.
Once you deliver them, he will invite Blathers, museum’s curator, to the island.
At first, he will live in a tent.
Once you deliver 15 specimens to him, he will create a beautiful building.
This item will enable you to explore the rest of the island.
Spend Nook Miles wisely
Nook Miles are points that you receive for almost all activities.
You even gain them for… gathering Nook Miles.
They serve the role of achievements, they encourage you to participate in various activities.
They also serve as currency.
you’re able to read more about this onthis pageof the guide.
First and foremost you’re able to buy more equipment space for them (5000 NM).
This makes playing the game much more enjoyable.
It is a good idea, especially early in the game, to buy Nook Miles Ticket.
They enable you to fly to random generated islands.
There, you will obtain useful resources and sometimes a new fruit tree (it’s very important).
You might also encounter animals and convince them to come live on your island.
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