Huge Animal Crossing: New Horizons leak suggests major update coming Nintendo (via Twitter: @triforcemeg)A massive datamine has unearthed several lines of code that heavily suggest that some major features are on the way for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. When New Horizons released on March 20, veteran players were disappointed that certain characters and features familiar to the series had been cut in the Nintendo Switch release, such as swimming and diving, Crazy Redd\u2019s Furniture Emporium, Brewster\u2019s cafe, and a gardening store. Notorious Animal Crossing dataminer Ninji took a deep dive into the game\u2019s code, and discovered several things that hint at features that could potentially be heading to the life simulator in a future update. Fair warning: there will be spoilers ahead, so bear that in mind before deciding to read on. New Horizons update coming? The first thing they discovered was a hint at what\u2019s in store for the museum. Currently, there\u2019s three areas for fish, bugs, and fossils, but art and deep sea diving creatures weren\u2019t included. That could be about to change though, as code for two extra upgrades and a gallery section were found, as well as a dedicated store and cafe \u2013 the latter of which includes Gyroids. Something that\u2019s been a mystery since the game\u2019s release is the \u2018secret beach\u2019 situated at the top of every player\u2019s map. The small scrap of sand currently seems to serve little purpose other than being a place to display flowers and outdoor furniture, but the code implies that Crazy Redd will be docking a ship there to flog his wares. Read More: How to get all 21 wands in New Horizons – This could be tied to the museum gallery that was also found in the datamine, as it\u2019s also said that the character\u2019s \u2018fake art\u2019 mechanic will be making a return, but little is known at the time of writing. Redd appears to have a ship which will dock on the \u2018secret beach\u2019 at the north of the island. That particular acre is called N\u3064\u306d\u304d\u3061 internally \u2013 \u3064\u306d\u304d\u3061 is Redd\u2019s Japanese name. The \u2018fake art\u2019 mechanic is coming back, but I don\u2019t know more details#ACspoilers #ACdatamining \u2014 Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020 According to Ninji, azalea, hibiscus, holly, hydrangea, camellia, and osmanthus bushes also appeared in the code. Bushes were extremely popular in New Leaf as players often used them to line their pathways and beautify their towns, so the plants\u2019 absence hit hard for some. This goes hand-in-hand with another suggestion that Nook\u2019s Cranny could be getting another shop upgrade, since Leif\u2019s gardening store was part of the T.I.Y. enhancement in the 3DS game. He sold bushes, amongst other fauna, so it\u2019s safe to assume this might be returning. Diving could also return, as an entry for seafood in the Critterpedia with 33 entries was found. One creature, the manila clam, is already a part of the game, so the other 32 could be added in a future update. 1.0.0 has a file for a \u201cSeafood\u201d Critterpedia page that\u2019s supposed to contain 33 items; the only one actually in the released game is the manila clam. There\u2019s a 3rd Nook\u2019s Cranny referenced, but no details on features or upgrade requirements.#ACspoilers #ACdatamining \u2014 Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020 Other things unearthed include more hints at Redd\u2019s return, and the ability to grow vegetables such as tomato, sugar cane, carrot, wheat, potato, and pumpkin. It should be noted that this isn\u2019t 100% confirmation that these features will ever make it into the game, as it\u2019s entirely possible that it\u2019s just leftover code that hasn\u2019t been taken out. But it\u2019s safe to assume that maybe some of them could be added in the future, at least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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