Beginner's Tips & Tricks | ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

This is a list of Tips and Tricks for beginners in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch.

Learn the best ways you can improve island life and work your way to building up your dream island with our collection of simple but efficient guides below!

Animal Crossing Tips and Tricks

Below you'll find a collection of our tips and tricks for ACNH under different categories. Check out the one that best fits your current needs and give it a shot!

Version 2.0 Guides

Here's a list of all guides for every feature on the Version 2.0 update!
Version 2.0 Summary & Info

All Version 2.0 Guides
Ordinances Guide	How to Walk Through Narrow Spaces
How to Hang Items on Ceilings	How to Grow Crops
New Storage Upgrades	How to Set Up Permanent Ladders
How to Invite Villagers to Your Home	How to Cook Food
Where to Attend Group Stretching	Island Life 101
How to Place Accent Walls	Custom Designs Patterns+
Your Island Newspaper	Harv's Plaza
ABD Price and Color Variations	Storage Shed Price and Color Variations
How to Get Souvenir Chocolates

Beginner Guides

Here's a list of guides for beginners or new players to help them start with their journey in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!

Beginner Guides
Beginner's Guide to Animal Crossing New Horizons	Unchangeable Features
Which Hemisphere Should You Choose?	Best Island Layouts
What Should You Choose to Bring to the Island?	Island Names
Best House and Tent Location	How to Cross Rivers and Waters
How to Get Furniture and Materials for House Kits	How to Climb Cliffs
What is the Bulletin Board?	How to Get Pocket Camp Items
How to Get Nook Points

Gameplay Basics

Here's a list of guides to help players better understand the different basic Gameplay mechanics in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!

Gameplay Basics
How to Know a Tool's Durability	What Happens When You Eat Fruit?
How to Get Rid of a Bee Sting	What Happens When You Faint?
When Does a New Day Start?	How to Use the Camera
How to Use the Rescue Service	How to Add Best Friends
How to Get the Nook Shopping App	Wind and Weather Guide
How and When to See Aurora Borealis

Tips and Tricks

Here's a list of guides for advance players who want to continue improving and enriching their island life!

Tips and Tricks
ACNH 100% Checklist	Daily & Weekly To-Do List
Island Designer Unlock Walkthrough	How to Raise Your Island's Star Rating
How to Kick Out Villagers	How to Get New Villagers
How to Get Specific Villagers You Want	Time Traveling Guide
How to Get Villager Photos and Posters	How Often Does a Message in a Bottle Spawn?
How to Increase Inventory Space	How to Get Presents from Balloons
Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler	How to Get Haunted Art
How to Get Infinite Tarantula Island	How to Get Infinite Scorpion Island
How to Get All Fruits	Secrets and Hidden Content
Tripping and Bad Luck	How to Use the Warp Pipe

Money, Miles and Shopping

Here's a list of guides for players commited to the hustle of getting rich and improving their ACNH standard of life!

How to Make Money
How to Make Bells (Money) Fast	How to Make Money Bags (Bell Bags)
How to Hit the Money Rock 8 Times	How to Grow Money Trees
How to Get Bank Interest	How to Get and Use Bell Vouchers
Should You Use the Drop-Off Box?
How to Get Nook Miles
Nook Mileage Program Activities & Rewards	How to Get Nook Miles Fast
Nook Miles+ Challenges and Rewards	Spending Nook Miles
Shopping Guides
Nook Stop Explained	List of Nook Shopping Seasonal Items
How to Get Royal Clothes

House and Storage

Here's a list of guides for players dedicated to improving and beautifying their lovely homes as quick as they can!

House and Storage
How to Pay Off Your Loan and Upgrade Your Tent and House	How to Store Furniture and Other Items
How to Use Storage and Decorating Mode	How to Raise Your Happy Home Academy (HHA) Rank
Feng Shui Color and Effect Guide	How to Get Rid of Cockroaches
How to Get Moving Wallpaper	How to Get Moving Flooring
List of House Customization Options	All House Upgrades | How to Pay Off Your Loan

Reimagine Your Character

Here's a bunch of guides for the imaginative players who like to play around with their character's features!

Reimagine Your Character
How To Make A Passport | Passport Title List	Hairstyle and Face Guide
How to Get and Fix Bedhead	-

Reshape Your Island

Here's a list of guides for players aiming to bring their dream island into reality!

Reshape Your Island
How Close Can You Plant Trees?	How to Chop Wood and Pull Up Trees
How to Get Palm Trees on Your Island	How to Get a Cherry Blossom Tree
How to Break Rocks	How to Plant Flowers
How to Build and Destroy Bridges	How to Build Slopes, Stairs and Inclines
How to Get More Housing Kits | Selling Plots of Land	How to Change the Island Tune
Terraforming Guide and Ideas	How to Create Paths
How to Make Shaped Ponds	How to Make Waterfalls
How to Keep Trees Small and Stop Tree Growth	All Building and Plot Sizes
Cliff Ideas | How to Make Good Looking Cliffs	How to Make Natural Rivers

Activities

Here's a list of activities for all types of players wondering what else they can do on their island!

Activities
List of NookPhone Apps	Mystery Island Tour Guide
How to Unlock Reactions	How to Send Letters and Postcards
How to Get Shooting Stars | Meteor Shower Guide	Lost Item Guide
Party Play | Local Multiplayer	Online Play
What Can You Do Online?	How to Raise Friendship | Activities with Villagers
How to Play Treasure Hunt	Swimming and Diving
Player Birthday Party | What Happens on Your Birthday?	What Happens on a Villager's Birthday
Dream Suite Guide - How to Visit Islands in Dreams	How to Add Friends
Pumpkin Guide | How to Grow Pumpkins	-

System Info

Here's a list of guides for players who need a built of help on the technical side of the game!

System Info
Server Maintenance | How to Fix Errors	Island Backup and Restoration | How to Recover Save Data
How to Delete and Transfer Save Data	How to Add or Delete Players
How to Restart Your Game	Can You Transfer Data From Pocket Camp?
NookLink Features	List of amiibos and Compatibility
List of Controls	The Language Setting
System Requirements	Do You Need Nintendo Switch Online?
Island Transfer Tool Guide

Related Guides

Animal Crossing Switch Wiki Guide