Confused by Animal Crossing: New Horizons lingo? Learn common player terms like Bells, NMT, Dodo Codes, Terraforming, Turnips, Dreamies, and more in this beginner-friendly guide.
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Terminology: Island Living
Confused by Animal Crossing: New Horizons lingo? Learn common player terms like Bells, NMT, Dodo Codes, Terraforming, Turnips, Dreamies, and more in this beginner-friendly guide.
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Custom Designs
Learn how to use the Custom Designs app and the Pro Editor in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to create your own pathing, paintings, facepaint, and custom clothing like dresses and hats.

Fishing
Learn how to fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Discover how to get a fishing rod, find fish shadows, and reel them in to catch every type of fish.

Things to Do Everyday
Master your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island life! Discover daily tasks like finding visitors, watering flowers, shaking trees, mining rocks, and more for optimal play.

Terminology: Island Living 2
Learn Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Living 2 terminology. Understand Bells, NMT, Dodo Codes, Terraforming, Turnips, Stalk Market, Dreamies, In Boxes, TT, Twins, and Cataloging.

Cross-Breeding Flowers
Learn how to cross-breed flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to create new hybrid colors. Discover combinations for lilies, mums, windflowers, pansies, tulips, cosmos, hyacinths, and roses.

Photography
Learn to take amazing photos in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Discover how to use the Camera app, zoom, add filters, pose your character, and capture your island memories.

How to Cook Recipes
Learn how to cook in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Upgrade your Nook Miles+ to unlock the feature, gather ingredients from farming and Leif, find an oven, and collect new recipes.

The Stalk Market
Learn how to buy turnips from Daisy Mae and sell them for maximum profit at Nook's Cranny. Get tips for navigating the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Nookphone
Unlock the full potential of your Nookphone in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn about all the essential apps like Camera, Nook Miles, Custom Designs, Map, Passport, and Rescue Service.

Deep-Sea Diving
Learn how to deep-sea dive in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Discover how to get a wetsuit, find sea creatures, and meet Pascal for special rewards.

Catching Bugs
Learn how to catch bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Get tips on using your net, catching seasonal insects, and safely dealing with wasps.

What are Gyroids?
Discover what Gyroids are in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn how to find Gyroid Fragments, grow them, customize them, and use them to add unique music to your island.

Finding Fossils
Discover how to find fossils in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn to spot star-shaped markings, dig them up with your shovel, and take them to Blathers for identification to complete your museum.

Maximising Your Daily DIY Recipes
Discover all the ways to find DIY recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, from washed-up bottles and crafting villagers to balloons, Amiibo, and special visitors like Celeste.

How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Pumpkins
Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest pumpkins in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Discover tips for watering, different pumpkin colors, and all the Spooky Series DIY recipes.

How to Farm
Learn how to farm crops like tomatoes, potatoes, and sugarcane in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Discover how to get seeds, plant, water, and harvest for cooking and more!
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