4 Animal Crossing: New Horizons tricks you need to know before playing

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has new players joining its fanbase every day, even two years after its release. However, most beginners end up making the same mistakes that other players have made in the title when they were starting out.

However, there are some tips and tricks that players should know and make use of when they start off with their New Horizons journey. These tips make the gaming experience significantly easier and players will not need to redesign their islands several times due to silly errors. Here are some of the most basic tricks that players should know before they start their New Horizons journey.

Basic Animal Crossing: New Horizons tricks every beginner should know

At the start of their Animal Crossing journey, Tom Nook will give players a tent and starting supplies with which players can build their island homes and other buildings on their island.

When placing tents, players must keep in mind that these are going to be the locations for these places even when they expand into buildings. Therefore, they must space out the tents sufficiently to ensure that they look good and are not too cluttered even when they turn into buildings.

Just like in real life, money is very important in New Horizons as well. Players will need a lot of Bells, the in-game currency, to progress within the game. One of the easiest ways to make Bells fast in New Horizons is to sell items to Timmy and Tommy Nook at Nook's Cranny. The Nook boys have a price for every item that players can find on their island.

Therefore, one of the first things players should do when they start their New Horizons journey is to collect everything they see to either sell them at Nook's Cranny or donate them to the Museum.

One of the common dilemmas that most New Horizons players face is whether they should sell or donate items they come across on their island. Veteran players always recommend donating the first of every kind of item players might come across to Blathers at the Museum. This helps expand the museum further, and can also result in a great collection for players to show off.

Players can opt to sell any duplicates that they come across after they have donated the first of every item in New Horizons.

Wasps are a menace in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, since they can sting players, leaving them with a swollen face for a considerable amount of time. This occurs when players shake trees and accidentally encounter a beehive.

However, there is one way to avoid getting stung, which is to keep their nets ready to catch the wasp when it tries to sting them.

These are some of the basic tips and tricks every Animal Crossing: New Horizons beginner should know before they start their in-game journey.

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