Jeff's ACWW Blog

Not in Mint Condition

On Thursday, Mint had her belongings all packed up. She was preparing to move out of town, and I decided to let her go. Even though I generally like Mint as a character, she had started to rub me the wrong way in Wild World (just as Static and Teddy have). I’m sure our paths will cross again in another game and we’ll get along better then.

She was still packed up on Friday, but she was gone by Saturday. This is the goodbye letter she sent me. She even insulted me on her way out of town.

Sick as a Dog

I had continued giving Goldie medicine on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. So on Saturday, she was finally feeling better. She gave me a fairy tale wall to thank me.

BFF = Best Forest Friend

Margie told me I was her best friend in Forest…so she had a special gift for me. It was her picture!

I went home to put it in my house and take a look at it. Margie’s favorite quote is “Keep your feet on the ground.” This is what my villager pic collection currently looks like:

Does the Golden Watering Can Water 9 Squares?

I found a spot where there were three wilted flowers near each other, so I decided to conduct a test. I wanted to see if the golden watering can waters as many spaces as it does in City Folk and New Leaf. Take a look at the layout of the wilted flowers here:

I stood all the way against the tree, and then faced south so I was sure I was watering the flower directly in front of me (the center one, if you will).

The next day (Sunday, which is today), I checked the results. The two flowers that were lined up horizontally or vertically with the watered spot were revived. But the flower that was diagonal to the watered spot was dead and gone.

So this is what the golden watering can waters in ACWW, with “x” being the spot watered, and the green squares being the spots that receive water.

So it does not water all 9 squares in Wild World, although it does in City Folk and New Leaf. That’s rather disappointing.

New House

I spotted a new house in town…that was quick! Mathilda the black kangaroo just moved in.

I’ve been continuing to give Big Top and Kabuki new green furniture when I can. Kabuki’s house in particular is really starting to look nice! It’s like a brand new house!

That is one aspect of ACWW that I never fully appreciated until very recently. Each villager consistently asks for furniture of a certain color or theme, and you can watch their house come together each time you help them out. It’s surprisingly satisfying, knowing you played a big role in how their house looks.

Today, I posted a new video that takes a look at some of the typos and mistakes I’ve encountered in the Animal Crossing series. It’s only two minutes long, so I hope you’ll give it a watch!

See you all next time! 🙂

Big Top has followed in Kabuki’s footsteps by asking me for green furniture. On Sunday, I gave him a round cactus and he gave me a backyard lawn in exchange. At least he finally has a piece of furniture in his house! He’s had nothing but fish for months!

Rosie asked for more pink furniture, and I gave her a lovely bed. In return, she gave me a robo-clock. Here is an updated look at her house:

I had a chat with Kabuki next to Mint’s house, and he said this place reminded him of a makeup compact he had before. That surprised me at first, but then again, maybe those stripes and markings on his face are just makeup? Like war paint or something? Hmm, I don’t know.

Yesterday, I met up with Saharah in front of town hall. She asked me to make a delivery to Pelly. So I went inside and gave Pelly the wall package.

After she thanked me, I spoke with her again. To my surprise, she also had a delivery for me!

That’s right, she gave me the golden watering can! Although, my enthusiasm was dampened a bit when she told me the can doesn’t have any specific benefits. Wait, is that true? 😲 Well, I know Wild World has gold roses, so it must still turn wilted black roses into gold roses. But I’m not sure if it waters 9 squares like it does in City Folk and New Leaf. I assumed it would, but Pelly has got me wondering.

Back outside, Saharah next asked me to make a delivery to Mabel. So I took the package to Able Sisters.

I returned to Saharah, and she offered me an industrial wall or sandlot. I chose the sandlot, even though I had no intentions of keeping it.

Today, Big Top wanted more green furniture; I gave him another cactus and he rewarded me with 510 bells.

When I ran into Rosie, she told me she found the perfect thing for me while out shopping.

That sounded nice of her. At least until she told me what it was.

Are you calling me a witch? How dare you. After I furnished your entire house with furniture of your favorite color? Rude.

Goldie has caught another cold, so I gave her some medicine.

Kabuki again asked for green furniture, so I gave him a green desk. In return, he gave me a citrus carpet.

Even though I now have the golden watering can, I’m still planning to play frequently for a while. Maybe not every day, but still several times a week. I’m trying to get platinum status at Nook’s, and I’m hoping to find those last two paintings I need. Have a good day, and I’ll see you next time!

On Wednesday, Rosie asked for more pink furniture (surprise, surprise) and I gave her a lovely loveseat. She was outdoors, so I haven’t seen it in her house yet, but she rewarded me with a striped cone. Sadly, it was a traffic cone, not an ice cream cone. 🍦

The next day, Rosie told me she was nearing the finish line.

I’m guessing she must have a goal of having a certain number of pink furniture items in her house before she’s satisfied. I originally wasn’t a fan of the way villagers ask for the same thing over and over in Wild World. But now I’m starting to appreciate the process more.

Basically, they seem to want their house decorated a certain way, and they use us to accomplish their goal. I’ve been remembering to save my pink items for Rosie. It makes me feel more involved than if it was just a random request each time.

Note: Kabuki has been asking me for green items, so I’m starting to shop for him as well. I just wish I could have given Kiki more black furniture before she moved out.

Goldie told me that she’s been helping out Mint lately, acting as her personal trainer.

She even showed me how she does it!

Goldie is so adorable! I think I like her more and more every day.

Yesterday (Friday), it was finally snowing in town for the first time this year.

As I was entering Goldie’s house, I heard the UFO flying by! But the animation of me knocking and entering Goldie’s door had already begun, so there was nothing I could do. It’s too bad I didn’t notice a second earlier; I was far enough north that I may have had a chance at it!

Well at least it confirmed that 1) UFOs can come on Fridays in Wild World, and 2) UFOs can come while it’s snowing.

Today (Saturday) is La-Di-Day, and several of my villagers had songs to sing for me. Big Top was the first one to audition.

Because elephants “sing” tunes with a booming percussiony “voice,” it’s hard to tell what the actual notes are. So I didn’t hire him; I wanted to hear some more songs first.

I ran into Rosie, and she gave me a lovely carpet for free. This is something that would match her pink room, though! Oh well.

Kabuki performed a song for me, and it was the Super Mario theme! But I hear that all the time in Mushroom, so I didn’t need it here too. I entered Margie’s house, and she also sang a song for me.

Even though her song, like Big Top’s, was too full of booming drum hits to detect much of a melody, I went ahead and hired her. It will be the new town tune in Forest.

Nookington’s didn’t have any pink items for Rosie today, but I did buy two green items for Kabuki. Unfortunately, Kabuki didn’t bring up the topic even though I chatted with him many times. I’ll save them for another day.

I put up a new ACWW video episode today! It covers events from November and December. I hope you’ll check it out. 🙂