Animal Crossing New Horizons Ultimate Friendship Guide
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Ultimate Friendship Guide
Here's what you need to know about friendship levels and how to make friends (or enemies) in New Horizons. Ever since the release of , friendships with villagers have been a hot topic. Players have been trying to work out exactly what both increases and decreases their friendship levels, depending on how lucky they got with their starter villagers. Now, we have the answers. Here are the basics you need to know about making and breaking friendships in New Horizons. Updated February 11th, 2021, By Helen Ashcroft: Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for almost a year now and over that time many new faces have come to . With the introduction of new features, as well as new recipes and item types, it was time to update this guide. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY We've adjusted details for clarity and added to the information to make sure that not only can you be the "bestest friends that ever friended" with your dreamies, but you can also get rid of those annoying villagers who snuck into . You know the ones. Those who came into an empty plot while you were still trying to find the perfect villager on a Nook Island or who snuck in because you forgot the plot was empty when you time traveled. Now you have full control over all your island friendships. Friendship Levels
Relationships with villagers work on a points system. Every villager starts with 25 friendship points and these can be increased or decreased through your . As points increase, new interactions are unlocked as you go through the six levels, covering three tiers of friendship. Levels One and Two: New Friends Tier Level one covers from zero up to 29 friendship points and allows villagers to give you gifts. Since villagers start with 25 points, speaking to them a handful of times will quickly advance you through this tier and onto level two 'New Friends' status. From 30-59 points, you can give daily gifts as well as receive them. Levels Three and Four: Good Friends Tier Level three covers from 60-99 points and is the start of the 'Good Friends' tier. At this level, villagers can sell items to you and give you a nickname. When you hit 100 points you're in tier four all the way up to 149. Tier four friendship allows you to change a villager's catchphrase. Levels Five and Six: Best Friends Tier The highest tier is the 'Best Friends' tier. This starts at level five, which is from 150-199 points, and allows you to change a villager's greetings and have a chance to obtain their photo. Finally, once you have over 200 points, you are level six BFF's and friends at this level villagers can also ask you to buy items. There is currently no way to check a friendship level with villagers so noting which interactions are possible with each villager is the best way of monitoring progress. You'll also gain some Nook Rewards for specific tiers. Increasing Friendship Levels
There are a number of simple interactions that will increase your friendship points with villagers. Here are the repeatable actions and their points value. Talking To A Villager Each Day (First Conversation Only)- Rewards One Point Selling An Item To A Villager Based On Your Conversation - Rewards One Point Catching A Villager's Fleas - Rewards Five Points You can also decrease your friendship with the following interactions. Pushing A Villager - Minus Three Points Hitting A Villager With A Net - Minus Three Points Gifting A Villager Garbage or Spoiled Turnips - Minus Two Points Sending letters has no effect on friendship levels. Neither do other interactions such as hitting them with other items like axes or shovels, ignoring them, talking to them until they get fed up, or putting them in a pitfall trap. Trapping them with fences doesn't affect your friendships either. . If you accidentally push a villager or otherwise upset them, then apologizing will give you a 20% chance of gaining back the lost friendship points. If they display a good mood afterward you can gain three bonus friendship points for your sincerity. While these options are easy and repeatable with no cost except a little time, the biggest points boost comes with gifting. Gifting Every Day
Gifts are the biggest point booster and you can give villagers a gift every day. However, the point value varies depending on what you offer them. Here are the values for daily gifts. All Furniture - Awards Three Points Flowers, , Fish, Umbrella, Watering Can, Fishing Rod - Awards Two Points Preferred Clothing or Favorite Music - Awards Two Points None-Preferred Clothing - Awards One Point All Other Items (Except Garbage and Spoiled Turnips) - Awards One Point You'll also gain a bonus friendship point for wrapping a gift with any wrapping paper you can buy in Nook's Cranny from the cabinet. Note: A villager's favorite music is the song playing in their house and if you have an umbrella as a gift only awards one point. Birthday Gifts
Birthday gifts work a little differently. They are separated into tiers with the points increasing for each level. Tier One - Awards Three Points A Bug, Fish, Fossil, or Seashell Worth Up To 500 Bells Any Other Item Worth Up To 125 Bells Tier Two - Awards Four Points A Bug, Fish, Fossil, or Seashell Worth 501 to 1999 Bells Any Other Item Worth 126 to 499 Bells Tier Three - Awards Five Points Items or Clothing They Already Own Or Clothing You Are Wearing Turnips, Fruits, Cake Or Mushrooms A Bug, Fish, Fossil, or Seashell Worth 2000 Bells or More Any Other Item Worth 500 Bells or More Each tier also has an increasing bonus for gift wrapping. Tier one awards a one-point bonus, tier two a two-point bonus, and tier three a three-point bonus. This means that wrapping a piece of fruit is the cheapest and easiest way to get the maximum of eight points. If you are trying to then gifting them lost items, spoiled turnips, garbage or weeds will bring your friendship points down by five. Note: Cake includes birthday cake, birthday cupcake, and mom's homemade cake. Villager Quests
Occasionally villagers will give you quests. Completing these will award you one point plus a bonus of up to two more points, depending on your friendship tier and a little bit of luck. The 'New Friends' tier awards one bonus point, while the 'Best Friends' tier awards two. The middle tier, 'Good Friends' has a 50% chance of awarding one bonus point and a 50% chance of awarding two. There are several types of quests. These are; sickness quests, treasure hunts, lost items, delivery quests, and tasks to find specific bugs or . Each one has its own requirements and rewards. Here's what you need to know. Sickness If you enter a villager's home there is a chance they are staying inside because they are sick. To complete this quest all you need to do is give them medicine. If you speak to another villager who tells you about their sick friend then you can get a bonus point. To do this simply make sure you have medicine before you visit and give it to the sick villager as soon as you speak to them. If you tell a sick villager that you have medicine when you don't you'll lose a point so make sure you keep some on hand. Treasure Hunt A villager may occasionally task you with finding some buried treasure. An easy hunt will have a six-minute timer, while a difficult one gives you just three minutes. The hard quest awards a bonus point. If you fail to complete the quest in time, keep searching. You can still gain a friendship point for presenting the item after the clock has run out but you'll lose one if you give up. Bugs or Fish A villager may require a bug or fish. Hand it over for some easy friendship points. There's is a bonus point available for specific or high-value (over 2000 bells) critters. Lost Items Lost items are books or bags you'll find lying around on the floor. If you ask a villager about them they'll let you know who to return them to. If you get lucky and return the item straight to its owner without speaking to anyone else, you'll get two bonus points. This is reduced to one if they asked you to find it beforehand. With all these quests, a bonus can be gained if the villager approaches you first to start the quest, rather than you talking to them. However, the final quests, delivery quests, work on a different system. Villager Deliveries
Your villagers will occasionally get into some squabbles and ask you to intervene. In these situations, there is a quest giver and a recipient. The giver will offer you a wrapped gift and ask you to pass it to another villager. This needs to be done by either the end of the same day or the following day. If you successfully complete the delivery then you'll gain three friendship points with both the giver and recipient. If you unwrap the gift then you'll only receive one point from the recipient and none from the quest giver. If you fail to complete the delivery you'll lose friendship points with the giver of the quest, depending on the status of the gift. Those who remove the gift from their inventory, maybe placing it in their storage or selling it to Timmy and Tommy, will lose three friendship points. If it's opened but still in your inventory you'll only lose two points and if you didn't touch it at all, you'll lose one. Tips And Tricks For Making And Breaking Friendships
This can seem overwhelming but there are a few simple things you can do to make sure you're slowly building friendships over time. Here are our top tips. Run Around The Island Each Day Start by chatting to the villagers outside and then call on those in their homes. This maximizes your chances of getting bonus points when quests appear. Villagers inside their homes will also offer you DIY recipes throughout the day. Even if you don't have gifts, just chatting will build your friendship up eventually, as well as unlocking new interactions and reactions. Keep Medicine In Your Inventory This will make it much quicker for you to complete sickness quests and allow you to easily earn bonus points for doing so. Assess A Villagers Mood If you see a villager in an angry or sad mood you can encouragement to cheer them up and earn three friendship points. Stock Up On Fruit Keep some fruit around for a quick and easy gift. Wrapping it is also the best way to get a sweet eight points on a villagers birthday. Friendship Rewards
Once you max out a friendship at level five you gain a chance to obtain a framed photo of that villager. It can be gifted to you in exchange for a daily gif or a tier-two or above birthday gift. Photos may also be given for successful delivery and quests. The chances of getting a photo increase as you max out the final level of friendship. Once you reach the 255 point cap, there is a 10.2% chance of gaining a photo per qualifying interaction. Aside from this, the main reward is knowing . This is because the lower the friendship score with someone the more chance they have of deciding to pack up and live elsewhere. Source: