Agent S had a birthday today, and I made sure to stop by her house to attend the party. Hornsby was also there for the occasion. Agent S didn’t waste any time in asking for her present. 😂
I gave her a heart doorplate that I bought at Nook’s Cranny, and she seemed to like it a lot. I hung out for a couple minutes before leaving the party. But Agent S (and Hornsby) seemed to be having a really good time. Happy birthday, Agent S!
When I returned home, I checked my mail. Gulliver sent me a tubeteika, which is a type of hat. I wish Gulliver’s gifts were all furniture, like in the older games. I’d like some more large monuments to decorate my town with, like the Stonehenge he sent me months ago.
Able Sisters had some sports tanks for sale, numbered one through eight. I wondered why there wasn’t one with a nine on it, but then I realized it’s probably for online play. If you were having a race of some sort, each player could wear a different number.
My 2nd Jacob’s ladder…or lily-of-the-valley…appeared today, up on Spectacle Rock. I kind of like having it there.
Regarding visitors, Leif was in town today…but I didn’t buy anything from him. Celeste showed up later on, and she gave me a recipe for a Cancer table.
The game update for July went live tonight, and I promptly downloaded it. After starting the game back up, I had a letter from Nintendo waiting for me. It thanked me for downloading the update, and a snorkel mask was included.
Nook Shopping informed me that new seasonal items were available. I only saw one new item though, some bamboo grass, which is a Japanese item for “Tanabata.”
But most importantly, there was also a letter from Nook Inc. It informed me that the waters around the island are safe for swimming, so wet suits are now available. I rushed over to Nook’s Cranny, and I bought the only one: a horizontal-striped wet suit. It’s ugly as sin, but it will have to do. 😛
I ran to the pier and dove in. Swimming is officially here!
The controls are similar to New Leaf swimming. You can press A repeatedly to swim fast, or hold A to swim a bit slower. You press Y to dive, but this is where the differences begin. While underwater, the camera angle changes to an overhead view.
Catching sea creatures seems considerably easier here than it does in New Leaf. I didn’t have any trouble at all catching anything I found. Maybe I just haven’t encountered any fast critters yet. Of course, I only spent about 15 minutes swimming, but to this point, catching sea creatures seems easier than, say, catching a fish or bug. Just in those ~15 minutes, I’ve already caught nearly one-fourth of the sea creatures in the game.
You can catch other things besides creatures, too. I found myself a pearl!
It can’t be donated to the museum, but it can be sold at Nook’s Cranny for 10,000 bells! Not bad!
I swam all the way around my island. But as you can imagine, the game doesn’t let you swim up the rivers. But hey, I had to give it a try!
Swimming may not be something you’ll want to do for hours at a time, but it is fun in short bursts. It is certainly a welcome addition to the game. Have a good time swimming, everyone! I’ll be back with another entry late tomorrow night. 🙂
One other note: I uploaded a new video today, taking a look at a number of typos and mistakes in New Horizons and some older Animal Crossing games as well. “Kindess” isn’t the only mistake around. 😉 Check it out!
Aww… That’s actually my favourite swimsuit out of all the 9. Great entry anyway. I haven’t stopped swimming yet xD
You’re a brave one to have put on *that* swimsuit (more like sinsuit, am I right)
I missed my chance of buying the swimsuit yesterday, so I guess I’ll be at it swimming with the fishes today lol
Haha, well otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to swim at all last night. 😛 I’ll be sure to check for another wet suit today.
Hey 🙂 i’m really enjoying the blogs and i’ll be reading them for a long time!
Also I thought i’d tell you about a typo i encountered the other day. Stitches was sick, so i gave him medicine. We were already great friends so he gave me his picture! But instead of Stitches’ picture it said Stitches’s picture!
Hi Jeff! Long time fan here, loving the new horizons blogs. You mentioned before you may host Friday night Forest in celebration of swimming? How would one get the chance to join? I’d love to explore Forest’s waters!
Thanks again
Hi! Friday Night Forest is typically for people already on my friend roster. I’m not looking for new friends to add at the moment, sorry. But my town hasn’t been filling up the past few times, so I may end up adding new friends at some point.
Very occasionally, I may also post Dodo codes on Twitter so that people can visit (even if they’re not on my friend roster).
That’s actually correct. You don’t use apostrophe s when it’s plural and while Stitches is technically plural, Stitches in this context is one being and uses apostrophe s.
My agent s birthday was great. She was so adorable singing the town tune and it made my heart melt. I gave her a dartboard
Glad to hear it! I didn’t visit my Agent S in New Leaf though, but hopefully she’ll forgive me. 😛
The update is so fun! My friend spent 15 minutes chasing around one creature before finally catching it by trapping it in the corner by the rope.
Hi Jeff. Just wanted to say that I love your videos and I watch them for hours on end. Giving Keaton the catchphrase, “nice eagle” was a stroke of genius. What’s your favorite new feature on new horizons this far?
Hi Kayleigh, and thank you! The island designer app is my favorite feature so far, although outdoor furniture is high on my list too. What’s your favorite new feature?
Hi Jeff! Hope you’re enjoying swimming! I’m still in bed waiting for the perfect time to get out of bed and begin my day. If you wanna be friends, here’s my friend code! SW-5051-1123-5455
I didn’t know how to catch them at first because I was looking for the obvious shadows that used to appear in New Leaf versus just the air bubbles alone before you dove. Definitely a d’oh moment for me, ahaha. A great addition like you mentioned, glad it’s finally in the game.
Yeah, that’s a difference too. You just have to follow the bubbles. 🙂
How did you get early access? Did they send it to you as a fan or did you have to contact them?
I didn’t have early access, I just saw on Twitter that the update had gone live, so I went to my Switch menu and updated the game.
Nice Pearl, I’m holding on to the one I found because I think you need them for DIY recipes, although it’s nice to know they sell for a lot.
Oh, I didn’t even think of that. I better start holding onto them!
Hey Jeff can you make another multi player moment please I really want to
Watch it.by the way Im glad I really see your channel because without you I playing animal crossing but is just wild world because I’m using my phone
Don’t worry, there will be more Wi-Fi Moments videos! I don’t have a specific schedule for them though.
Today was my favorite day in acnh so far! I caught my first scorpion (After missing 6 in a row lol), some new stags, and of course a bunch of sea creatures.
Nice! Congrats on the new catches! 🙂
Hey Jeff did you see any jellyfish like in New Leaf that would sting you? A friend told me that it might’ve been removed.
No, I didn’t see any (stinging) jellyfish. I caught a moon jellyfish though.