Jeff's New Horizons Blog

I spoke with Hornsby just outside of town hall, and he said he was just thinking about seeing my face (and my round head). And yet, he didn’t even bother to turn around and look at me! He was sitting facing the other way!

My new incline was completed, so I attended the opening ceremony. This is just my third ramp in town (contrast that with my seven bridges).

As I was running back and forth to get some items for my new area, I was shocked to spot a golden balloon present!

It was the recipe for a golden slingshot! I promptly made my very first golden tool! 😀 Unfortunately, it still only shoots one pellet at a time. So the fact that golden tools can break in New Horizons isn’t their only downgrade compared to previous games.

I worked for a while on my new campground area. I reshaped the land a bit, but I also added flowers, circle paths, and some benches…so that people can sit and enjoy the fire, the waterfall, and the night sky.

More changes are likely coming, but the above picture shows how the campground looked as I finished up for the night.

Just a few other quick notes about today’s session:

• Kicks was in town, and I bought some soccer socks from him.
• The glowing spot was in Sudden Valley for the 4th day in a row.
• On Harv’s island, I helped out Reese & Cyrus for the last time. Once the last item arrives in the mail tomorrow, I’ll have all of the wedding items.

There may or may not be a new entry tomorrow. But there will be one late Friday night regardless. (Yes, I’m planning on having Friday Night Forest this week). Have a great day or night, and I’ll see you soon! 🙂

I received my dynamic painting in the mail from Redd, and I rushed it over to the museum. Good news, everyone! It’s real! 🙂 It was on display in the glass partition, and Hornsby was already there admiring it!

Lopez put me to sleep today…literally! He taught me the dozing reaction, although I just slept through whatever he said about it. 😉

Leif was in town, and I bought some red windflower seeds from him. That allowed me to finish up what I needed near Rizzo’s house.

The daily glowing spot was in Sudden Valley for the third day in a row today. I know I said it seems to be there nearly half the time, but now I’m wondering if it’s more than half the time.

Down on the beach tonight, I caught my first goliath beetle. Even though I’ve seen one or two prior to tonight, I didn’t catch them. But I got this one, and he will live in my museum forever.

After making my rounds, I started up the island designer app once again. I spent a lot of time on my western cliff, trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I went back and forth, and my ideas weren’t quite working out.

As I took a little break, I had a chat with Midge. She wanted my scorpion that I just caught. In return, she offered some bottom-rimmed glasses! For a scorpion!

Since I like Midge, I agreed to the trade…even though it’s probably the worst trade I’ve been a part of in New Horizons to date. Yeowch, she better give me her picture soon after this. 😉

As for island changes, I decided to move the campsite (again). This time, I wanted it up on the cliff…not the top level, though. I tried out sooo many locations, but nothing was looking right or fitting right. I had to reshape the cliffs a number of times, but I eventually decided on a good spot (after about an hour of indecision). I also put in a new incline. I’m not ready to show the area yet, but perhaps tomorrow, once the campsite and ramp are installed.

There was a camper in town today, and it was a person in a bunny suit! Francine, to be specific…although I’ve liked calling her Frankengaga since the City Folk days. 😛 I had no interest in inviting her to move in.

Last night’s wishes resulted in me finding three regular star fragments and one large star fragment on the beach today.

Redd was in town, and I took a chance on a dynamic painting. I also bought an old-fashioned alarm clock from Redd. (I later gave the clock to Keaton as a gift).

The island-designing bug has bitten me once again. I put in a new “secret” path that starts off just to the west of Lopez’s house (near the waterfall) and goes north back to the private beach (and today, Jolly Redd’s ship). While it isn’t completely hidden, I think it would be easy to miss if you weren’t looking for it.

Here’s another viewpoint from a higher location. It’s obviously easier to see from here.

And this is the view from the path itself, about halfway through.

I’ve had this idea in my head for a while, but one thing bothered me about it: You can’t build bridges over land (only over water). But since the path is only space wide, I am still able to jump across the gap. So it’s not really an inconvenience if you’re walking on the cliff.

If I moved the entrance over a few spaces to the right, I could plant a tree in front of it. That would make it even more hard to spot (from the lower level, at least). But I’m not sure if I’ll do that or not. It’s not like I’m hiding a buried treasure of a million bells back there. 😛 So it’s obviously not a necessity…but I may still consider it. For now, I like it how it is.

As for other changes I have in mind, I still don’t have any inclines in the western half of the island. That’s something I’d like to change, although I don’t have any idea where I’ll put them just yet. I might not do that this week…but I’m not sure. I’ll just see if I’m in a designing mood or not. 😛

There is one thing I have decided, though: I want the top cliff on the west to stay relatively unchanged. Keaton’s house will stay there, as will the many cedar trees. Perhaps I could put in some camping related items, but I want Eagle Mountain to remain as natural as possible.

Thanks for reading today’s entry! See you next time!