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With the recent release of Animal Crossing: City Folk, its likely that a lot of players are encountering the series for the first time. After all, the Wii may be the first gaming console for many people, and so these players may be unfamiliar with the tips and tricks Animal Crossing veterans may have developed throughout Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: Wild World to get by.
On top of that, there are some new elements added into Animal Crossing: City Folk, which returning players may initially be a bit unfamiliar with.
So, after exhaustive playing over the past two weeks (my house is already two stories), we’ve put together a list of five tips that might help you do better in Animal Crossing: City Folk. Hopefully, after reading, you’ll find it a bit easier to handle and manage your new virtual life.
Check the City the second you log on.
The first thing you’ll want to do, once you’ve started the game, is head to the city. Well, at least until you’ve collected all of Phineas the walrus’ prizes. Phineas isn’t a regular visitor, you never know when he’s going to be in the city and he’s only in the city square during the day. But, if he’s there and you talk to him, he’ll give you a free bubble wand, pinwheel, balloon or bunny balloon.
It may seem small but these accessory items are incredibly cute and Phineas is the only way to acquire them for free. So, at least until you’ve gotten one of each, you’ll want to check the city for him. Personally, I’m still trying to get my regular balloon to complete my souvenir set.
Follow the speech bubbles.
This next tip is helpful for people who have visitors that don’t have Wii Speak. When you type a message with the keyboard and send it up, a speech bubble appears on screen. If you look at the other person’s speech bubble, it will tell you the direction of your visitor. As you run towards your WiFi visitor, the bubble will move closer to the center of the screen and get larger. Then, once you’re right next to each other, the bubbles will appear directly over your head. If you’ve invited someone over, but lost track of where he/she is, this is like the Animal Crossing equivalent of a GPS.
Join an Animal Crossing: City Folk community.
If you want to meet Kaitlin and Katie, get a town filled with different kinds of fruits quickly, upgrade to Nookingtons (the largest Tom Nook store) or have a full auction house, you’re going to need to make some friends with the game. Kaitlin or Katie will only end up in your town, ready to be reunited, if you’ve been playing with someone over WiFi. The Nookingtons expansion only happens after you’ve paid enough mortgage money to Nook and some WiFi visitor has bought from from Nook’s store. The auction house in the city is filled with items other WiFi people have decided to display. And, while you could probably get coconuts on your own, it could be difficult to get non-native fruit without making friends and trading.
People with WiFi will also want to hunt around and find some reliable City Folk friends. The best way is to join some sort of community dedicated to the game. (I like the adult Animal Crossing: City Folk community, for older players of the game, on LiveJournal.) Just make sure you specify ahead of time rules for your town – for example no digging, no trampling flowers, no cutting down trees, etc. An added benefit of joining a community means you may have an easier time of finding specific furniture or clothing.
Have reference pictures when making Pro designs.
People who spend 350 bells at the Able Sisters tailor shop to create a Pro design, where you design the front, back, right and left sleeves of an outfit, will want it to look perfect. So, the best thing to do is first pay a little visit to Google or your favorite online clothing retailer. Look through and pick out your favorite clothes. If possible, try to get both front and back pictures of the outfit you want to recreate. Then, if you can, either print (if you have a desktop) or have the computer nearby (laptop) when you’re creating. That way, your clothes will look most authentic.
I’ve spent a great deal of time designing in Animal Crossing: City Folk. Since my town is Midgar, I’ve decided to make quite a few Final Fantasy heroine outfits but recently have expanded a bit (after receiving a request) and begun creating some Baby the Stars Shine Bright dress replicas. If you enjoy it, and get good at it, you may find that other players from communities may be willing to pay bells for custom clothing or flags. (Readers: If you’re interested in a possible follow up article on outfit design, or a gallery of my City Folk clothing, let me know in the comments.)
Fish!
December 2008 is a month with eight very delightful fishy friends swimming in the rivers and ocean – the coelacanth, stringfish, tuna, lobster, ray, football fish, koi and red snapper. These scaly creatures are exceptional, as Nook will pay more than 2,000 bells for each of them. The majority of them are understandably rare although I’ve had no problem reeling in football fish and snappers. On a regular day, stake out the streams in town. You may just find a 15,000 bell stringfish, or perhaps even a 2,000 bell koi.
The best thing to do though, is wait for a snowy or rainy day. Then, clear out your inventory completely, and carry your fishing pole. Head to the ocean, and start casting. Coelacanth, worth 15,000 bells, only appear on rainy or snowy days, and the chances of catching all the other rare fish increases. On a day like this, the ocean is your friend, since the coelacanth, football fish, lobster, ray, red snapper and tuna are all waiting there for you. The least valuable fish there are the football fish/lobster (2,500 bells) and the most valuable are the tuna (7,000 bells) and elusive coelacanth.
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i can NEVER EVER, EVER catch any rare fish! Please give some more tips, please. oh, and please get some tips about shooting spaceships.
I need a friend code!
I would really want to see your baby the stars shine bright dresses, could you make some pictures?
i really really really need friends please post your animal crossing city folk info thanks!