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Post by Minnesota*Mom on Jul 7, 2021 20:00:23 GMT
I will visit and water if you’re still open!! I’m open. I’m going to try and stay open most of the day. I visited earlier!! Unless I went to the wrong island, lol. I did water a small patch of yellow mums. (I'm Paprika in the game.)
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Post by kluski on Jul 7, 2021 20:29:02 GMT
Thank you all for the info about the bug requirements. I didn’t realize it was a requirement for each day and I couldn’t figure out why no fancy bugs ever spawned for me! Last night I got several new bugs, the rainbow something, cicada shell, and Goliath beetle! I've never heard of it being a bug requirement per day...I've caught plenty of the rare/very rare bugs, and I *know* I haven't caught 50 or 100 bugs in a day to get them to spawn. This morning, I caught the walking stick, a rare bug. According to the ACNH Travel Guide app, I needed to have caught "20 bugs in total" before the walking stick will appear. Since I had just logged on, there's no way I caught 20 bugs before the walking stick came along. I didn’t even know there was a walking stick! 🤦🏽♀️ I thought I was doing well with the July bugs! seveerb , I am so sorry I am a Turtle Bay also. Kinda wish I could change it to Turtle Cove so not to confuse anyone. SockMonkey , I’ve been making bait today but goodness it’s sooooooo boring!
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Post by seveerb on Jul 7, 2021 20:57:05 GMT
I’m open. I’m going to try and stay open most of the day. I visited earlier!! Unless I went to the wrong island, lol. I did water a small patch of yellow mums. (I'm Paprika in the game.) You did great! Thanks so much! I was afk and my nook phone didn’t light up that someone messaged.
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Post by seveerb on Jul 7, 2021 20:58:25 GMT
I've never heard of it being a bug requirement per day...I've caught plenty of the rare/very rare bugs, and I *know* I haven't caught 50 or 100 bugs in a day to get them to spawn. This morning, I caught the walking stick, a rare bug. According to the ACNH Travel Guide app, I needed to have caught "20 bugs in total" before the walking stick will appear. Since I had just logged on, there's no way I caught 20 bugs before the walking stick came along. I didn’t even know there was a walking stick! 🤦🏽♀️ I thought I was doing well with the July bugs! seveerb , I am so sorry I am a Turtle Bay also. Kinda wish I could change it to Turtle Cove so not to confuse anyone. SockMonkey , I’ve been making bait today but goodness it’s sooooooo boring! No worries. I wish I could change mine too! I meant to name it Trunk Bay after my favorite beach, but had a moment and named it wrong! LOL
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 7, 2021 21:58:59 GMT
I've never heard of it being a bug requirement per day...I've caught plenty of the rare/very rare bugs, and I *know* I haven't caught 50 or 100 bugs in a day to get them to spawn. This morning, I caught the walking stick, a rare bug. According to the ACNH Travel Guide app, I needed to have caught "20 bugs in total" before the walking stick will appear. Since I had just logged on, there's no way I caught 20 bugs before the walking stick came along. I didn’t even know there was a walking stick! 🤦🏽♀️ I thought I was doing well with the July bugs! seveerb , I am so sorry I am a Turtle Bay also. Kinda wish I could change it to Turtle Cove so not to confuse anyone. SockMonkey , I’ve been making bait today but goodness it’s sooooooo boring! I've figured out a solution that works for me, for the boring bait problem. It also works for buying Nook miles. For the bait I dig up some clams every morning when I do the regular daily chores. I always have a DIY bench in my pockets so I make five or six every day. Same with buying Nook miles... I try to buy several every day. Then I'm spared the torture of doing them one. at. a. time. when I really need them.
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Post by seveerb on Jul 8, 2021 13:49:44 GMT
Thank you littlemama and @minnesota*Mom for watering yesterday. I didn’t get any green mums from your efforts, however some magic fairy left a couple planted on my island. I didn’t know you could do that! Thank you! It was a fun find and I appreciated the surprise!
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Post by littlemama on Jul 8, 2021 14:00:59 GMT
Thank you littlemama and @minnesota*Mom for watering yesterday. I didn’t get any green mums from your efforts, however some magic fairy left a couple planted on my island. I didn’t know you could do that! Thank you! It was a fun find and I appreciated the surprise! I never did figure out where to water! Yes, you can plant even if you cant dig. You can dig if you are bff's.
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Post by seveerb on Jul 8, 2021 15:31:06 GMT
Thank you littlemama and @minnesota*Mom for watering yesterday. I didn’t get any green mums from your efforts, however some magic fairy left a couple planted on my island. I didn’t know you could do that! Thank you! It was a fun find and I appreciated the surprise! I never did figure out where to water! Yes, you can plant even if you cant dig. You can dig if you are bff's. Learn something new everyday! Thanks again for the surprise!
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Post by baylorgrad on Jul 8, 2021 21:16:19 GMT
I managed to snag a cyclommatus stag this morning! Also, two villagers gave me their photos...but they had given them to me already. Oh well!
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 8, 2021 21:45:43 GMT
So my last villager gave me her photo! I've had photos from all ten of them.... And then Chrissy asked to leave. lolol... I wonder if the game knew that? -- I went island hopping and took Fauna. I was interested to see that on one island before I found Fauna there was Sydney the koala, and I've had her before. She's my first repeat. I was wondering if the game somehow kept track and wouldn't offer us someone we'd had before. So now I need to go look at all my photos and make a list because I'm thinking I might have forgotten that I had someone. Hopefully I won't find Fauna hanging on the wall. lol Oh so funny.. I just got Chrissy (she is the rabbit/polka dots?).. DD has been dying for me to get Fauna (a deer, right?) but I haven't come across her yet. Ya'll might find this crazy.. NEVER have I gotten a picture from any of my critters. (I don't try though.. but not even as a fluke)
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Post by kluski on Jul 8, 2021 21:52:02 GMT
Ya'll might find this crazy.. NEVER have I gotten a picture from any of my critters. (I don't try though.. but not even as a fluke) My dd is furious that she hasn’t gotten a picture yet. She gifts all of them every single day. I feel so bad for her.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 8, 2021 22:02:29 GMT
So my last villager gave me her photo! I've had photos from all ten of them.... And then Chrissy asked to leave. lolol... I wonder if the game knew that? -- I went island hopping and took Fauna. I was interested to see that on one island before I found Fauna there was Sydney the koala, and I've had her before. She's my first repeat. I was wondering if the game somehow kept track and wouldn't offer us someone we'd had before. So now I need to go look at all my photos and make a list because I'm thinking I might have forgotten that I had someone. Hopefully I won't find Fauna hanging on the wall. lol Oh so funny.. I just got Chrissy (she is the rabbit/polka dots?).. DD has been dying for me to get Fauna (a deer, right?) but I haven't come across her yet. Ya'll might find this crazy.. NEVER have I gotten a picture from any of my critters. (I don't try though.. but not even as a fluke) I bet Chrissy came from monklady123 's island! That's how I got Flora! If a friend has a villager leave and you have an open plot, sometimes you will get that one!
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Post by dawnnikol on Jul 8, 2021 22:15:42 GMT
I bet Chrissy came from monklady123 's island! That's how I got Flora! If a friend has a villager leave and you have an open plot, sometimes you will get that one! I will never forget getting Curlos from your island. We were SHOCKED! ^.^
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 8, 2021 22:20:33 GMT
So my last villager gave me her photo! I've had photos from all ten of them.... And then Chrissy asked to leave. lolol... I wonder if the game knew that? -- I went island hopping and took Fauna. I was interested to see that on one island before I found Fauna there was Sydney the koala, and I've had her before. She's my first repeat. I was wondering if the game somehow kept track and wouldn't offer us someone we'd had before. So now I need to go look at all my photos and make a list because I'm thinking I might have forgotten that I had someone. Hopefully I won't find Fauna hanging on the wall. lol Oh so funny.. I just got Chrissy (she is the rabbit/polka dots?).. DD has been dying for me to get Fauna (a deer, right?) but I haven't come across her yet. Ya'll might find this crazy.. NEVER have I gotten a picture from any of my critters. (I don't try though.. but not even as a fluke) I don't think you can get them as a "fluke"....your friendship level has to be high enough and the only way to get it that way is to give them gifts worth a certain amount, talk to them, do errands, etc.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 8, 2021 22:23:52 GMT
My dd is furious that she hasn’t gotten a picture yet. She gifts all of them every single day. I feel so bad for her. Have her ignore one or two of them. They may panic and ask to leave (which she can just exit the game without answering or tell them they can't). Then gift again and I bet they'll give up a photo. Whenever I time travel or don't play for a couple of days (or don't talk to a villager), that seems to be a consistent pattern - ask to leave and/or give photo upon next gift.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 8, 2021 22:24:37 GMT
My dd is furious that she hasn’t gotten a picture yet. She gifts all of them every single day. I feel so bad for her. Is she giving them gifts worth enough? Wrapped assessed fossils are the best, in my opinion. They're worth enough and the villagers won't display them. A lot of people give iron wall lamps but I never have enough iron for that. Plus I only give gifts to those who haven't given me their photos so I don't need too many each day.
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Post by kluski on Jul 9, 2021 1:05:00 GMT
My dd is furious that she hasn’t gotten a picture yet. She gifts all of them every single day. I feel so bad for her. Is she giving them gifts worth enough? Wrapped assessed fossils are the best, in my opinion. They're worth enough and the villagers won't display them. A lot of people give iron wall lamps but I never have enough iron for that. Plus I only give gifts to those who haven't given me their photos so I don't need too many each day. She wasn’t initially. But I explained the PEAwisdom about wrapped fossils and she has since been consistently gifting them daily for two or three solid weeks. All ten of them bc none have given up a photo. She even let one leave before she got it bc she didn’t know to wait for it.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 9, 2021 8:35:50 GMT
Is she giving them gifts worth enough? Wrapped assessed fossils are the best, in my opinion. They're worth enough and the villagers won't display them. A lot of people give iron wall lamps but I never have enough iron for that. Plus I only give gifts to those who haven't given me their photos so I don't need too many each day. She wasn’t initially. But I explained the PEAwisdom about wrapped fossils and she has since been consistently gifting them daily for two or three solid weeks. All ten of them bc none have given up a photo. She even let one leave before she got it bc she didn’t know to wait for it. It must just be her bad luck that she has ten stingy ones. Some give their photo quickly and others are really slow. Eventually they'll cough them up though....I bet your dd will suddenly get several in one day.
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Post by evnimom on Jul 9, 2021 14:48:15 GMT
Hey, I'm so excited. I caught a golden stag last night! All I need is the giraffe stag now. I pushed up my time in the game and have been playing non-stop to get those two last bugs. I'm trying to figure out where to plant more coconut trees on my island. I'm getting desperate that I may need to bring down my sports bar. Is anyone participating in the fishing tourney tomorrow? Will it be your first one? The prizes aren't changing are they?
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Post by seveerb on Jul 9, 2021 15:46:22 GMT
Hey, I'm so excited. I caught a golden stag last night! All I need is the giraffe stag now. I pushed up my time in the game and have been playing non-stop to get those two last bugs. I'm trying to figure out where to plant more coconut trees on my island. I'm getting desperate that I may need to bring down my sports bar. Is anyone participating in the fishing tourney tomorrow? Will it be your first one? The prizes aren't changing are they? I’m excited for the tournament tomorrow and have over 300 baits ready for some pier fishing. I need the blue marlin and the giant trevally. This will be my second or third tournament, but i have never really been serious about them before.
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Post by baylorgrad on Jul 9, 2021 16:42:37 GMT
I have Flick on my island today. It was great to get that stockpile of beetles and cicadas out of my storage! I saved some back so I can get models made of them later -- I ordered a model of a walking leaf today.
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Post by kluski on Jul 9, 2021 17:41:26 GMT
Hey, I'm so excited. I caught a golden stag last night! All I need is the giraffe stag now. I pushed up my time in the game and have been playing non-stop to get those two last bugs. I'm trying to figure out where to plant more coconut trees on my island. I'm getting desperate that I may need to bring down my sports bar. Is anyone participating in the fishing tourney tomorrow? Will it be your first one? The prizes aren't changing are they? I’m excited for the tournament tomorrow and have over 300 baits ready for some pier fishing. I need the blue marlin and the giant trevally. This will be my second or third tournament, but i have never really been serious about them before. 300??? 😳 I thought I had a lot with 60. Guess I better make more... also is there a ‘cloth’ so to speak that people use to decorate the wooden stools? Not a table cloth that’s too big more like a handkerchief.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 9, 2021 18:17:14 GMT
I’m excited for the tournament tomorrow and have over 300 baits ready for some pier fishing. I need the blue marlin and the giant trevally. This will be my second or third tournament, but i have never really been serious about them before. 300??? 😳 I thought I had a lot with 60. Guess I better make more... also is there a ‘cloth’ so to speak that people use to decorate the wooden stools? Not a table cloth that’s too big more like a handkerchief. You can customize them so it looks like they have a fabric top, but it will still be round. You can use stuff in your app or the designs from the shy sister.
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Post by evnimom on Jul 9, 2021 19:17:17 GMT
300 baits? Wow! I'm not positive about the Giant Trevally or the Marlin but I know some of the pier fish are shy. Meaning that they won't show up if other fish are nearby. So make sure there are no other fish in the adjacent oceanside. I'm not sure about underwater creatures but I'd get rid of the bubbles you see when you are on the pier. Good luck.
yes to what Skellinton said about the stools.
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Post by seveerb on Jul 9, 2021 19:45:06 GMT
300 baits? Wow! I'm not positive about the Giant Trevally or the Marlin but I know some of the pier fish are shy. Meaning that they won't show up if other fish are nearby. So make sure there are no other fish in the adjacent oceanside. I'm not sure about underwater creatures but I'd get rid of the bubbles you see when you are on the pier. Good luck. yes to what Skellinton said about the stools. Good tip. I’ve been doing about a dozen a day for the past month for when I needed them. Now is the time!
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Post by ModChick on Jul 9, 2021 23:13:59 GMT
Have been so busy but finally just logged in, thank you for the golden shovel diy littlemama!
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Post by littlemama on Jul 10, 2021 0:23:13 GMT
Have been so busy but finally just logged in, thank you for the golden shovel diy littlemama! Ive been playing for 14 months and just now got it from Gulliver! (Ive had the recipe for months, i just hadnt earned it yet.)
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Post by ModChick on Jul 10, 2021 16:47:51 GMT
So I think I’m going to change my tropical theme, even though I didn’t get all my areas done, into an urban theme. I love the country and cottage core themes and think once I really get into those I won’t want to change up my island again so I’m going to go total opposite direction and try out an urban style for a bit.
IRL my dream is to move back to the country from the burds. I grew up on an acreage and miss the wide open spaces and peace and quiet. However I love going to Vancouver for a weekend and staying downtown and really soaking in a big city. But a weekend here and there is about all of that I enjoy. 😂
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 10, 2021 17:02:51 GMT
So I think I’m going to change my tropical theme, even though I didn’t get all my areas done, into an urban theme. I love the country and cottage core themes and think once I really get into those I won’t want to change up my island again so I’m going to go total opposite direction and try out an urban style for a bit. IRL my dream is to move back to the country from the burds. I grew up on an acreage and miss the wide open spaces and peace and quiet. However I love going to Vancouver for a weekend and staying downtown and really soaking in a big city. But a weekend here and there is about all of that I enjoy. 😂 I'm trying to figure out what to transition to in late summer, in prep for fall. I kind of had "village" before, but haven't done full on CITY. I'm thinking suburban. LOL. I like the streets, but also don't want it to be too industrial?
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Post by seveerb on Jul 10, 2021 17:07:14 GMT
So I think I’m going to change my tropical theme, even though I didn’t get all my areas done, into an urban theme. I love the country and cottage core themes and think once I really get into those I won’t want to change up my island again so I’m going to go total opposite direction and try out an urban style for a bit. IRL my dream is to move back to the country from the burds. I grew up on an acreage and miss the wide open spaces and peace and quiet. However I love going to Vancouver for a weekend and staying downtown and really soaking in a big city. But a weekend here and there is about all of that I enjoy. 😂 I’m finishing up changing my tropical to overgrown forest. Tropical and snow did not mix for me and I didn’t play for 5 months because of it. Plus I’m finding that the design is my favorite thing to do. I’ll live with this for a while, but I think next I want to try a European countryside type, where a bunch of simple panels are used for various structures.
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