Animal Crossing had its own special Direct a couple of days ago, showing off all of the new stuff coming for the game's 2.0 update!
First of all, The Roost returns, along with its owner Brewster! As Animal Crossing fans would expect, talking to Brewster will have him make a Cup of Joe for you... for a price! Sometimes when you visit, other characters will show up at the cafe, such as Isabelle.
If you have any of the amiibo cards/figures from the Animal Crossing series, you can use them to invite your villagers over, or even special characters like Mabel! The special characters may invite others to join, such as Mabel inviting her sisters, Sable and Label, over.
Kapp'n is also returning! For 1000 Nook Miles, he'll ferry you over to some secret islands, which range from having different materials to collect, different weather, or even a different time of day!
On Harv's Island, Harv and his long time best friend, Harriet, are thinking about opening a plaza here with all kinds of shops. With your help - and plenty of bells - you can help build and establish these businesses here! They range from Saharah and her various assortment of rugs and wallpaper, to Cyrus and Reese who can stylize your furniture.
Speaking of which, Harriet can give your character some newly added hairstyles for your character! Once she teaches them to you, you can switch to them whenever you want!
You character can now participate in stretching exercise at your island's Plaza! When doing this, you can either use button controls, or motion controls to have your character participate. You can also do these stretches on another player's island.
Inside Town Hall, you can now enact ordinances! These Ordinances range from Beautiful Town, where weeds will grow less often and flowers won't wilt; Early Bird, where everyone wakes up a little earlier than usual at the cost of going to sleep earlier as well; Night Owl, which is the opposite of Early Bird (
Villagers wake up much later in the day, but also go to sleep much later as well) and Bell Boom, which makes it so that items you can sell go for much higher prices, but things you can buy also get a bit more expensive.
Tom Nook will also have new styles for your house, such as a log cabin, or a Japanese-styled castle. Speaking of which, Tom Nook can now expand your Storage System, allowing you to hold up to 5,000 items!
New stuff you can purchase with Nook Miles will also be coming! One of these is cooking. Using the vegetables you've grown/found, you can make various things, such as Minestrone Soup, cake, a smoothie, or even Pizza Margherita! (
Cowabunga, dude!) You can either have your character eat them, or place them in the house as decorations.
With a Pro Decorating License, you can really spice up your house! With it, you can add lighting and ceiling decor on the... well, ceiling! You can also use Accent Walls, which will allow you to give a single wall a different pattern. Speaking of which, Nook's Cranny will now be selling ceiling decor to go
with this new update, as well as various newly added items!
You can now be able to place ten bridges and inclines each instead of eight with a Pro Construcion License. Finally, nine new fencing recipes will be added. Some of the fences can be stylized as well.
With the Pro Camera App, the view will align with your eye level, allowing you to snap photos better. Additionally, you can switch to Tripod mode to get a picture of yourself, or you hanging out with one of the villagers!
Custom Designs Patterns+ will allow you to wear patterns you've made for customizing. You can even use the patterns for customizing your rugs or wallpaper!
A new app for your character's in-game phone is Island Life 101, which will help ease newcomers into the game.
Finally, you can use your Nook Miles to purchase new furniture, such as the Storage Shed, which will allow you to access your storage from nearly everywhere on the island!
K.K. Slider will be having twelve new songs added to the game. K.K. Slider visits the plaza every Saturday night, so be sure to visit!
Also returning to this game are Gyroids! Gyroids are little statues that emit sounds. If you find a Gyroid Fragments, plant it in the ground and water it. The next day, it should've grown into a Gyroid! You can also find Gyroids buried underground after a rainy day. You can place them inside your house. If you have music playing, they'll emit their sounds to the beat of the song.
You can now build ladders with the Wooden Ladder Setup Kit! Place them on various spots on the island to make it easier for you to get around.
Tight spaces in your house? Don't worry, as now your village can squeeze through them, no problem.
Your animal villagers can now invite you over to visit them in their house! They may also make an unexpected visit to your house as well. They'll only do this if your villager is good friends with them, though.
This new update will launch November 5th, 2021. Notably, this will be the last free major update for the game. (barring probably some minor updates here and there.)
