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26) F.A.Q. (FOR THE PROS):
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This section includes very specific questions, for those who have played
the game a lot and are ready to get down to the nitty-gritty, itty-bitty
details. All answers given by myself unless otherwise noted. PLEASE do
not e-mail me with questions or post on the GameFaqs AC Message Board
until you have read this the WHOLE WAY THROUGH...
Animal Island:
Q: What do I do on the island?
A: Bury furniture on the island, and leave the golden shovel. When you
download the island to the GBA, feed the islander fruit to make him/her happy,
then have him/her dig up the furniture. He/she will replace the furniture it
digs up with a different piece of furniture, and if the islander is happy the
item could be extremely rare. Also, each islander hates one fruit, likes the
others, and lives on fruit. When you feed it fruit, it will drop bell bags,
ranging from 100 to 30,000. If you find the fruit that the islander loves,
30,000 bell bags will be more frequent. Another thing you can do is leave your
net on the island. Every few minutes, something will float past that you can
catch. It will be switching between some of these types of items: tool,
furniture, treasure chest (give you wallpaper, floor, or clothes), gyroid,
pitfall, trash, maybe something else. Whatever the floating object is when
the islander catches it is the type of item you'll get. Feed the islander some
fruit to make him/her drop the item for you. Another thing you can do is
leave your fishing pole on the island. give it to your islander on the GBA,
and have him/her go fishing. The islander will catch either trash (heavily
lowers happiness), octopus (slightly lowers happiness), a fish (raises
happiness), treasure chest, furniture, or gyroid.
- answer posted by link333
Q: I heard you can "duplicate" items using Animal Island. How do I do that?
A: Here are the instructions for duplicating items via the island...
1. Go to island, drop off items there.
2. Leave island, save to GBA.
3. Don't press any buttons on GBA, leave acre when you get back to
mainland.
4. Talk to Kapp'n. He will ask you where your island in your GBA went.
5. When he gives you a choice, choose "Another Island"
6. Pick up your items after getting to the island.
7. Press any button on the GBA.
8. Leave the island and don't save the island to the GBA.
9. After getting back to the mainland, leave the acre and come back.
10. Talk to Kapp'n and go to the island.
11. You will find duplicates of the items you picked up in step 6.
- answer posted by Neo Zero
Q: I don't like my islander! Is there some way to get a different one?
A: Believe it or not, there is!
1. Start a town without a memory card that must be deleted.
2. Go to the island (don't name it something dumb, it stays like that)
3. If you like the islander, go on. If not repeat steps 1-2.
4. Get the island on the GBA
5. Go to your real town
6. Go to the island. You should have the island on the GBA.
7. Save your game.
- answer posted by Animal Crossing Dude
Q: I've been on my island for quite a while, and now my character looks darker.
is that normal?
A: Yes, it is. Your character has a tan! It should go away in a few days.
Character Information:
Q: Are Pete and Phyllis a couple?
A: According to my sources (Pete himself), they are. Why would he
choose Phyllis over Pelly? That is the eighth wonder of the world...
Q: I really like (insert character's name here), but they're talking about
moving! How can I convince them to stay?
A: Keep talking to them. They may say something like "I need your help to
move, and if you don't help me... I won't move! So, will you help me?" Say
no, and they'll probably stay.
General/Miscellaneous:
Q: When will Tortimer ask me to help him decide where to build a new bridge?
A: When you manage to get 15 characters to move to your town for the first
time.
Q: Can you fall in love and get married in this game?
A: No.
Q: Why not?
A: Um... Because your character is human, and your villagers are animals,
for one thing.
Q: So?
A: Next question, please.
Q: Do I have to set my GameCube clock back for Daylight Savings Time?
A: Yes.
Q: What's all this talk about "time travelling"?
A: Time travelling is when you purposely set your GameCube clock to a
different date or time (say a holiday, for example), usually to get a certain
item.
Q: Oh. Isn't that cheating?
A: It's not cheating, per say. That's just one of the options in the game
that Nintendo was hoping no one would pick up on (like the Free Passwords).
It does, however, take a *lot* of fun from the game. Waiting for each holiday
and special event to arrive is part of the whole point to the game. It IS
cheating to set the clock ahead just to get a specific item that is only
available at a certain time of year or on a certain day.
Q: I fell in a pitfall! What do I do?
A: Press the A button repeatedly.
- answer posted by Anime Ratguy
Q: Does this game have an ending/can you die?
A: No.
Letter-Writing:
Q: Any tips on letter-writing?
A: There is much debate on how to write a perfect letter. Here are the tricks
I use, and I almost always get a reply, usually with a gift attatched.
- Always spell everything correctly and try not to use big words they won't
understand (although some big words are OK, as long as they're spelled
correctly!).
- Use the proper punctuation, including periods, commas, hyphens, and
apostrophes.
- Try to use their *current* catch phrase.
- Vary the way you start and end your letter (i.e., "To My Favorite Hippo,
Biff.... Your Buddy, Leslie").
- Say nice things about other villagers and be sure to use their names.
- When enclosing a gift, mention exactly what it is (i.e., "Here is a flame
shirt for you."). Be sure to spell it correctly, including
capitalization where given. This will make it more likely that you'll
get a gift in return.
- Don't let your sentence run off the page in the middle of a word. Start
a new line. This is VERY important!
- Mention specific holidays (as AC would say, such as "Toy Day" instead of
"Christmas").
- Don't be crude or mean, or they might get mad.
Q: How long does it take for your villager to reply to you?
A: Some villagers just don't write a whole lot of letters. But for those who
do, it will take anywhere from 30 seconds to several hours. To be more
specific, if you ask an animal if they need anything done and they ask you to
write them a letter, write them a letter, and then go right back over to them
and talk to them. They will thank you for the letter and tell you that
they've replied, so go check your mailbox. However, Pete only delivers the
mail at 9am and 5pm, so you probably won't get any letters inbewteen those
times unless you send more than five or six letters at a time (then Pete will
be paged to make a special delivery).
Patterns/Textures:
Q: Can I mail my designs?
A: No.
Q: Can I sell my designs?
A: No.
Q: How long will it take before my townsanimals start wearing my design?
A: If it's a design they like (try simple ones or ones of a familiar
character like Mario) they might start wearing it within a few days. However,
sometimes it can take up to two weeks.
Q: How can I get designs I've made to other towns so other townsanimals can
wear them?
A: Go to the other town and enter the Able Sisters' Design House. Go up to
an article of clothing on display, and press the A button. Mabel will talk to
you about the design of the clothing, and you'll get a list of options. Choose
"Display mine!" and then choose one of your patterns. She will get rid of the
current design on display and your design will appear on the article of
clothing. Then the other townsanimals may see your design and decide to wear
it.
Turnips:
Q: What do I do with turnips?
A: After you buy them from Joan on Sunday mornings, you can go to Tom Nook's
shop (starting Monday) and, after choosing "Other things," choose "Turnip
prices." He will then tell you how much he's buying them for. The idea is to
sell them for more than bells than you paid for them.
Q: After buying lots of turnips from Joan, can I leave them anywhere I want
without worrying about bugs?
A: Yes. Be sure to sell them by the time Tom Nook's shop closes Saturday
night!
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