Bells have been the defining staple of Animal Crossing’s economy since the first game originally debuted as Animal Forest exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo 64. The mere idea of Animal Crossing using anything other than Bells for currency is as silly as The Legend of Zelda using anything but Rupees; but times change, and games with them.
New Horizons may not remove or replace Bells, but they’re no longer the sole driving force within the economy. Through Nook Miles, players have access to more content than ever before– especially since Nook Miles can be redeemed for practical purposes. More than just buying furniture, Nook Miles can be redeemed for Tickets that allow players to visit new islands through Island Tours– arguably the biggest gameplay contribution New Horizons makes.
Updated on August 25th, 2020 by Anastasia Maillot: With time, more information has surfaced about the different variations and spawning rules concerning mystery islands. Each island has its own unique theme, whether it’s a bamboo island, a trash island, or a shark island. Some islands also feature exotic fruits that players should take advantage of.
With that in mind, as well as everything that has been uncovered about moving in new villagers and finding those precious dreamies, it’s even more important to know as much as possible about Nook Miles Tickets and the islands they give players access to. Here are five additional things to consider when making trips.
15 Try Fishing
The fish found on mystery island tours are highly themed islands, which means that they’ll often spawn lots of the same kind of plants or critters. Some islands, like the trash island, allows players to fish for a lot of DIY items like boots, tires, and tin cans.
So never neglect fishing when arriving on a mystery island. The types of fish or other things that the players can get say a lot about the island and can earn them some serious bells once they return home to sell or craft.
14 Check The Beaches
Depending on the island, it’s also important to check the beaches. Almost every island will have a chance of spawning a bottle on the beach, which will contain a random DIY recipe. This is pretty crucial since the player’s home island only spawns a maximum of two of them per day.
Moreover, the beaches tend to have plenty of shells and coral for crafting any of the brand new mermaid collection furniture, so make sure to pick those up too when traveling. The spawning rate of shells on the home island isn’t exactly fast during the day.
13 Shake Trees
The most important thing every player should do when visiting a mystery island is to shake the trees. Make sure to only shake trees that don’t have any fruits on them. Moreover, there’s no point in shaking bamboo trees or any of the trees on an island where each is filled with exotic fruit.
This is crucial because every island has a guaranteed tree that will drop a piece of random furniture or a decorative item. So basically, the player pays 2000 Nook Miles for this random piece of furniture, a potential villager, and all of the other natural resources. At the very least make sure to grab this piece of furniture before leaving an island.
12 Go For A Dive
The game introduced diving as a returning gameplay mechanic in one of the more recent updates. For the first few islands, it’s recommended to bring the wetsuit along since mystery islands have a higher chance of yielding rarer deep sea creatures than the player’s home island.
Although many of the critters will still be the same, it’s worth checking the waters for at least the first few times the player visits mystery islands for the purpose of diving. Just check for any nearby bubbles and hop right in.
11 Save The Tickets
It might be tempting to hop on a plane and head over to a mystery island to catch tarantulas right this instant, but try to be patient and save those Nook Miles. This is because chances are, eventually, the player will want to hunt down their favorite villagers. This can end up being a very time-consuming project.
Rather than heading to an island whenever it strikes your fancy, make sure a villager has just moved out from the home island and that a plot is still available (before flying, check the plate on the plot just in case). If there are no free plots the mystery islands won’t even spawn with a potential villager, and part of the ticket’s value is completely lost.
10 Don’t Bring Backup Tools
Considering Wilbur outright advises players to make sure they have everything they want to bring with them, it’s understandable that some might want to over prepare by bringing backup tools. Especially for any villagers still using Flimsy Tools, this seems reasonable enough, but keep in mind that the goal of an Island Tour is to come back with as much stuff as possible.
Naturally, backup tools take up space in your pockets best reserved for new fruit, bugs, or fish. Bring too many tools, and players will need to either deliberately break them or leave them behind. Realistically, nothing’s going to break so long as you go in prepared.
9 Make Sure Tools Are Durable
On that note, this also means making sure every tool brought on an Island Tour is durable. There’s nothing worse than breaking a tool shortly after landing and realizing that your hard earned Nook Miles Ticket has essentially gone to waste. It goes without saying, but think about how much a tool has been used before taking it along.
Some tools sit in the inventory so long and see such infrequent use, that they’re basically begging to break at inopportune times. Frankly, it’s smarter to just replace every tool wholesale before going off on an Island Tour– something the crafting system makes very doable.
8 Get The Pocket Upgrades Before Going On Island Tours
Tom Nook gives players their first Nook Miles Ticket rather early on– which is ultimately for the best as Island Tours are an important part of the gameplay loop that should be highlight as soon as possible– but when taking into consideration that Island Tours are filled with treasure, it’s best to go with as many open pocket spaces as possible.
New Horizons notably opens up the final pocket space from New Leaf’s flimsy 16 to a whopping 40. Needless to say, making the most out of a Nook Miles Ticket absolutely requires purchasing both pocket upgrades. If either one is available to purchase, snag them immediately. They make a massive difference.
7 Save Fruit To Plant
Animal Crossing and fruit go hand in hand. Fruit is arguably at the center of every villager’s economy. They may not bring in the big bucks, but selling foreign fruit to Timmy is a fantastic way of making money. Especially for the players who have the foresight to plant their fruit. Since Island Tours are filled with potentially exotic fruit, players will be tempted to sell them as soon as they get back.
Instead, plant them and one fruit will become three within days. Villagers only need to plant a few different fruit trees to make the most out of their profit, too. Eventually, players will have a constant moneystream flowing in.
6 Make Sure To Speak To Potential Villagers Three Times
Not only are Island Tours a fantastic way of making Bells, they’re also one of the key ways of getting new villagers to move in. More often than not, players will find a villager somewhere on each island they visit. If you’re not someone who talks to NPCs multiple times, become one as it’s through dialogue that players can convince villagers to move to their island.
Specifically, villagers need to be spoken to three times. The first to introduce themselves, the second to give further context to their character, and the third to offer players a chance to invite them to move into their island.
5 Be Prepared For Tarantula Island
Worth noting, there are some consistent island patterns tied to Island Tours that pop up frequently. One notable one that players have started stumbling upon is Tarantula Island, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like– an entire island literally infested with tarantulas. Keep in mind that tarantulas can sting players and render them briefly unconscious.
Should players navigate quietly and sneakily, however, it’s possible to round up dozens upon dozens of tarantulas. These bad boys sell for 8000 Bells a piece, so it really only takes one successful visit to Tarantula Island to make a model out of a villager.
4 Strike Gold At Money Rock Island
As profitable as Tarantula Island can be, it’s not exactly for the faint of heart and does require some decent effort on the player’s part (along with a sturdy net, but you should’ve already prepared that.) Thankfully, Tarantula Island isn’t the only notable pattern that’s been popping up: Money Rock Island is another good one.
Should players find a smaller island on their Island Tour island with rocks centered there, chances are those are money rocks. Beat into any rock and it’ll litter Bells upon Bells. Hit the other rocks present on the island and rack up the Bells.
3 Don’t Bring Medicine
Worth noting, while players can get stung by Tarantulas, Wasps, and Scorpions on Island Tours, the game won’t spawn players back at their home like on the main island. Instead, players will continuously respawn back on the island. Still, it should be pointed out that getting stung eats up time so it’s still advised to be patient.
Either way, what this does mean is that there’s absolutely no need to bring Medicine. Nor is there a real need to be worried about stumbling onto Tarantula or Scorpion Island. That said, while this is a decent quality of life feature it arguably makes things a bit too easy.
2 There’s No Coming Back
Leave absolutely nothing behind because there is no coming back. Anything left on the island might as well be considered destroyed because it simply does not exist in the context of New Horizons anymore. While players will be able to fly to familiar islands, they’re never the same islands. No two Tarantula Islands are identical, for instance.
Anyone looking to use their Nook Miles Ticket needs to understand that Island Tours don’t come around all the time, and it’s important to make the most of them. That means taking one’s time before leaving. Even if villagers wind up on an island they’re not interested in (like Fish Garbage Island,) there’s still a reason to explore every inch of land there.
1 It Really Is Random
The Dodos warn players that every Island Tour results in a new, randomized island each time, but considering the existence of consistent island patterns like Tarantula Island and Money Rock Island, it’s not unreasonable to assume there’s some way to manipulate Island Tours. After all, Tarantula Island is nightlocked.
All the same, it really is random. There is absolutely no telling which island players will go, nor is there a way to manipulate the RNG to result in a specific island. With time, players will figure out which patterns generate at which times (if they even do,) but everything else indicates that Island Tours are as random as they come.
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