I now officially hate Astrid for making me trade an Emerald for a lousy Tee.

Named myself Michael and my city Altea- The little kingdom in Fire Emblem. Sure, my town isn't a island- specifics aside, it fits. ;3

I haven't been working on my house a whole lot- but I've been busy with those renovations you can do to your city after a couple of days. As stated above, the island paradise is hands down the BEST way to make money. (I don't have to catch as many sharks anymore. c: )

Now I'm just worried on how to get the upgraded equipment, like the golden shovel. I want to figure out on my own- but I really have no idea where to begin the process. Not as simple as burying one and waiting a day.

After my meltdown, Gurren and Onett have been brought into existence. I've paid off my first house loan, and am working on getting that permit. After that I'll continue as I was.

I think I found the really annoying thing in this game: beetle farming is the only practical and reliable way (unless you play the stalk market with others) to make enough bells to afford all the house upgrades and public works projects, which really takes away from the fun of it and turns it into a tedious chore. Looks like I'm going to be tearing up my island soon to optimize it for farming.

Expect some pictures soon. I've been lazy to remove the SD card and just left the lid closed when not playing. Let's just say there's a villager I don't like now. >_>

As June is almost over, I'm also going to post this. These critters disappear in July, so be sure to snag them in the next four days.

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I broke my ax the first day I got it.

Recent happenings from Everfree:

My house now has a 6X6 upper floor, and I can now start expanding to other rooms (this doesn't smell cheap at all). Got a nice silver net from the museum, which continues growing nicely (got some dinosaurs completed, including the T-rex). Also Club LOL finally opened today. If you go there after 8 PM, KK is there playing party rave mixes of his songs. If you go on Saturday it'll be like previous games where you can request a song and then get a copy for your music player.


Me in front of my current dwelling.


Woah, this game is based on true events!?


Aww, it's so fuzzy and cuddly.


yo dawg, we heard you like stuff...


I know that feel bro *hugs*


Me shaking my groove thing to DJ KK.


Haha, that guy on the screen has a funny face. Wait a second...

I saw a tarantula running around yesterday when I was talking to someone in game, of course it disappeared without me even trying to catch it.

I managed to catch 3 dorado's! I had absolutely no idea they were rare, so I donated one and planned to sell 3. It was only when they payed me 30,000 Bells that I knew something was special.

I also caught 2 tarantula's and I'm keeping one as a pet because I can.

As my first public works project, I began collecting funds for a street lamp and no one decided to donate so I payed half of it off myself.

And then, like Cat, became extremely annoyed that someone decided to plonk their house in the middle of my planned cafe location.

Well, something interesting happened this morning. I was walking around town and I saw this out of the corner of my eye.

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I finally got a Sling Shot today!

Now that I have the game, I have to ask this - do you think it might be a good idea for me to ask for 3DS friend code exchanges right here, right now?

You should probably spend the first couple days getting acquainted with the game. It takes time for things to unlock, and there are still lots of activities to do on your own. If you visit someone's town, you'll likely spoil many of the things you'll get before getting them (which have been talked about at length in this thread, such as beetle farming).

More wackiness:


Am I a pretty princess?


You are in the wrong game man.


Hmm, I wonder what this could be...


Sweet, a Virtual Boy!


Sweet, a Virtual Boy!


Shenanigans with Cat:

Meh, give him a few minutes and it'll feel like an attack.


Me trying to catch the elusive 333 Catfish. Can't wait to stuff it and hang it in the museum.


Cat sure is setting the dance floor on fire.


Cat and I picking out snacks for our next adventure.

...I just realized that putting me and Cat side by side is going to be so confusing. It seems like we have the exact same appearance!

I chose my eyes because those were the ones I've had in every game since the GameCube one.

Ah, it seems like I'm a bit mistaken. Just the clothes.

Still...

Same clothes, man. Maybe I should change mine...

Today I visited Reuniclus to get a Pikmin Hat, picked up some new fruit.

Twiggy visited me and is currently roaming my town right now.

I managed to pay my loan off and begin expansion constructions just before Nook closed, and visited the new person who tore up my building plans with their poorly located house. It turned out to be Coco, a bunny with a coconut for a head. Not sure if its a mask or hat, but it's weird.

I just thought of something cool. It would have been interesting if the CD shelf would have showed the size of your K.K. song collection, so you could show off what you've gotten so far.

GAH, someone parked their house right nextdoor to mine. It's getting worse! It didn't destroy anything of real value, but its still too close for comfort.

OHMYGOSH KK SLIDER! Yes I wanna go to space.


I like trains.


The artwork for K.K. Disco. It's funky man! Yeah, KK songs now have artwork so you can either put it in your music player, or hang the art on your wall. Also KK now plays multiple songs per night, but you only get the CD for the first song. Also my new Pokemon Trainer outfit I found online (very appropriate for bug/fish hunting. Gotta catch 'em all right?).


You had ONE job, and you fall asleep during it.


Uh, Chester IS a bear.


Because of that, this pun can go in multiple directions now.

So recently, Club opened up for me. I managed to get K.K. Adventure from K.K. Slider (I'd really like to get Two Days Ago, it's my favorite song). But otherwise, I danced with Dr. Shrunk. x3



Ohhhhh NO. It's that cat that got stuck in my Wild World town and kept following me around! At least now I have the choice to leave her be.


I traveled to Cat's town to sell 9 stacks of Perfect Oranges, but I didn't expect to get this many bells for the stacks.


I CAUGHT MY FIRST COELACANTH! What's more is that I walked around 6 steps to the right and I caught another one!


Cat and I both catching coelacanths like pros. (I'm starting to doubt that coelacanths are extremely rare)


Maaaaaaan, I get you.


I was speechless when I saw this. 2 Silver items for sale upstairs at the museum! (I didn't have either of these before either)

I think Isabelle has a crush on me.


Being the only human in town will do that to you.


This bear seems to have a problem... a cuteness problem?

Pictures!

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Well, I bought 4,000 turnips today. Here's hoping I can sell them and tell the beetles they're safe for a week.

has anyone round here noticed grass wear at all? i've heard that it's back from City Folk, and with City Folk i got too frustrated with it to play any more. the scoop is that it's not as bad, but regardless i don't want Svalbard to be mayor of a desert.

It wears, but you can put patterns on the ground to preserve it. Maybe through walking slowly instead of running, too. I made pretty arrows for my patterns~
Is there any way to grow that grass back?

It appears there is a cap on the amount of your town can be dirt this time around. If you hit that cap and continue to pass through an area, it will simply regrow somewhere else.

Oh, Cat, you sneaky guy. You've been playing this game without me, so now it's my turn.

I moved in to Cat's town and stole the place right next to the bulletin board, then I took some of the foreign fruit (mmm, peaches) from the trees and sold them at Re-Tail to pay off my debt. No more tent for me in the morning! Pity I don't get to steal his encyclopedia too.

Oh, and the VERY first fish I caught? A freshwater goby, which wasn't in the museum.

Really Cat making up conversations with yourself?

It's weird it's been rainy in my town for more then a week which matches the exact weather I've been having.

Anyone set up a Camp Site because you get foreign visitors with it.

Yeah, I set one up and got a visitor, but they weren't interested in staying.

I just got the game and moved into the town of "Venturas" named after Las Venturas out of the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I named my character Jake, which some of you know is my IRL name.

My native fruit appears to be peach which is rather interesting.

Hey, mind if I visit and stay a wink so I can steal one of those peaches? It's one of the few fruits I don't have in my town. And yet I still haven't found a perfect orange...

Please promise you will bury your perfect fruit the second you see it.

3DS FC System: Now linked to the system instead of the games.

So is July like month of the Cicadas or something? Because they are EVERYWEHRE and they're more annoying than the real cicadas that were supposed to show up here in Maryland but didn't for some reason. After the first 20 I just couldn't...

My turnip prices are currently 221 bells per turnip.

It was the most savage battle ever, but I came out victorious.


But I want to change into no clothes!


Don't give me a hand (er paw) or anything Isabell, you just stand there looking cute while I dig myself out of this hole.


We all love you Mr. Resetti.


Yep, no one would ever do that to your high-class jokes.


Katie appeared in my town. Took her over to Unova (Cat's town) so I should get a special item in the mail tomorrow.


Finally got the Cafe, where you can find KK Slider hanging out during the day.

Also Shampoodle opened up yesterday and I ran into Phineas today who gave me 4 new Achievements medals. Also this month is going to be fun with non-stop buzzing from cicadas.

More pictures! ^^


Rotomguy visited my town 2 days ago and we ended up going on a few tours together.
This is unrelated, but our miis look exactly alike o.o


I got my first Silver Slingshot! I ended up seeing two more flying around in the air after finding this one, but I could only shoot 1 of those down.

This was the one I couldn't shoot down. By the time I saw it, it was flying to the left and it was over the water. :<


ARAPAIMA BABY


Also caught my first tarantula in New Leaf! (and maybe first time in any AC game). Tarantulas have a tendency to run into rivers or disappear randomly in this game.

Please don't be disheartened by this, but I've recently found out about a few game-breaking bugs existing in this game. I already mentioned the non-bug where attempting to be sneaky with SD cards will completely wipe your save data, but there are a few other issues that apply to both the digital and physical versions.

Major issues include:

• Accidentally touching the "Backup" button (recent 3DS update) while New Leaf is selected will wipe your save data.
• It's possible for a situation to arise where holding anything in your inventory or locker can cause the game to freeze while saving, losing recent progress and rendering the locker useless.
• Some cartridges are defective and can lose their ability to save.

• If you fail to save at certain points, features of the game may be disabled. A common example I've seen involves not saving after getting the signatures for Dr. Shrunk causes the doc to disappear and Club LOL to not open. Another is after talking to Tortimer to grant island access. The only solution to this problem involves tricky time traveling.

• The game occasionally freezes when returning from the home menu, losing recent progress.
• The game occasionally freezes when entering other towns.
• It's possible to clip into the rivers (I'm going to post pics of this once I can do it myself.), off cliffs, and onto the "secret beach" (beach without a ramp in some towns) and get stuck, requiring save/quit to respawn at home.
• Ground, character faces, and other textures sometimes fail to render, usually with the game freezing soon after.
• Saving may take far longer than usual (several minutes) sometimes.

• Attempting to use multiple SD cards to create a backup or multiple towns will erase the original save file.
• Using old or faulty SD cards can erase save data when attempting to save.

After waiting for a while, I finally got this game '~'. I got blond pigtails and blue eyes without even using a guide, and when I got them I was like, OMG. The stores kept having them sold out, so we had to keep going to different stores. I already started and I really need to catch up ;_;

My gate is currently open so if anyone would like to visit, you are more than welcome!

The island mini-games are quite fun. With other people, they are WAY better. Reminds me a lot of Mario Party. I declare that groups of four need to be organized so that these games can be enjoyed to their fullest.

I wanna be in a gwoup! Yay~!

When I woke up this morning I went to my huge flower meadow near the center of my town and I saw... the most interesting thing. A BLACK rose. I don't even know how it got there. But it's BLACK. It is now my favorite flower and I will cherish it for life.

Picture time, and there are a lot of 'em!

Fishing adventures!

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*steals Cat's SD card* My turn!

Ooh, a pretty hybrid

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Has anyone got an axe in their town that I could *possibly* purchase?

All Leif ever sells in my town are watering cans.

Because storing letters into boxes (while I do all the organizational work) is very tough.


You made a team, be proud of that!


Yet items are practically weightless when they are shoved in your pockets.


Money rock gave ores today, SO MUCH SHINY.


Yeah, there is a crazy guy named Cat running around. Seems very suspicious, should be thrown into the room full of Pitfall seeds.

Bought Club Tortimer membership today, aparently it allows you to play island minigames with random people over Wifi.

Picture time!

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I got an Insect Maniac Badge today.

I have to admit I'm really disappointed with the sling shot, all you can use for is to get terrible balloon themed items.

Cat and I have some new screenshots, but these few are the most important. I am Jesus, and I can walk on the river and dive without a wetsuit.

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I finally finished my intricate path system! I don't care if it doesn't protect the grass, I was INSPIRED! Plus it looks pretty cool. The flower project could be better since I'm looking for more hybrid flowers. The breeding process is so tiring to me that I just don't feel like doing it, though...

And now I finally got the QR Code Machine from Sable! It was such hard work getting her to like me. After reading up on her backstory from other Animal Crossing games because I will most likely never play them a day in my life it's so DEEP and emotional. Now I talk to her not because I want stuff but because I like her character (And I still want stuff.)

Upgraded to the T&T mart, the second fortune cookie got me the item I've wanted forever: the S.S. Dolphin! My flowers are breeding well too, and all seems well with the village.

I was silly though, and started a super expensive project. The villagers are so slow donating it'll never get done.

That complement is so great, it's almost an insult!


Reun and I tie for *iforgotwhatitwascatchingfishorbugsorsomething*. CAT IS A LOSER!


Sweet my favorite show, infinite loop of rolling apples.


Cat and I attempting to make a small pond. Didn't work very well.


Me trying to catch Zoroark in the river. wait wat


MORE PUNZ


That is the best dream I've ever heard.


Yes your house is very cluttered.


I always fall asleep while standing up.

Hey, does anybody around here have any of the following musical instruments?

Violin
Conga drum
Djimbe drum
Timpano drum
Double-neck guitar
Metal guitar
Upright piano
Vibraphone
Ukulele
Sanshin
Bagpipes
Mic stand

I'm trying to complete my collection.

I'm so sorry you're that impatient If I could do that catalog thing with the Sitar that'd be great. If I have to say SOMETHING nice, thanks for telling me that trick about the catalog. I thought it had absolutely no use to me until now.

Picture time!


I visited Pure's town a few days ago. We both caught a lot of squid. :3


The café also opened up in my town after funding a public works project. I love drinking coffee~ but it looks like Brewster doesn't have a gyroid storage anymore just like he had in City Folk.


Me, Kaz, and Rotom heading to the island. (I'm jealous of Kaz's halo >:c)


We make a great gardening team.


I knew this was going to happen eventually- my perfect orange trees are starting to go rotten. D:


This is probably my favorite fish in the game.


Cat told me earlier about this kind of fish- apparently they're rare.


Shampoodle is now open in my town!


This is what I currently look like in front of my house. It definitely feels more like home.


I caught my first scorpion! As soon as I took out my net, this guy actually started walking toward me until it was in range of my net. :3

Okay all 5 objects I've received from the fortune cookie I've now received twice I should probably stop taking them.

I only need one more thing from fortune cookies to make my life complete. Then I won't need to buy another one ever again (so I can save those play coins for Puzzle Swap pieces. )
Which reminds me, LOVING my Fused Shadow~ I wear it all the time~

I have 5 Hero's Boots and 2 Hero's Caps from fortune cookies. I just need the Red Pikmin Hat, the Blue Pikmin Hat and the Pikmin Garden and I'll never buy one again.

Updated list of stuff I'm looking for:

Violin
Timpano drum
Upright piano

Ukulele
Sanshin
Bagpipes
Double-neck guitar

I'm also looking for the regular lucky cat. I have the other three.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alakazamaster I could offer you the Bagpipes, though I would need a suitable Gulliver item in return.

Going to start collecting Modern furniture, haven't got any pieces yet but I will be willing to come to a price/ item swap.

Along with Modern Items, I am also buying silver nuggets to customise my Modern furniture.

I don't think I'll be going for HHA points until later. All that strict and specific organizations sounds too difficult for me. I think I should just get situated first.

Today was great for openings. Club LOL has FINALLY opened even though I can't go in until 8 for KK. (Doesn't stop me from celebrating by learning K.K. Rock on the piano.) Kicks also opened so now I can get rid of these basic things (No, I shall keep them FOREVER!) And now... I've FINALLY finished funding my first public works project! Oh man, I feel so great~! But it was so expensive that it took like weeks, I won't be doing that again too soon.

Jeez, I sure take a lot of junk pictures (tapping both buttons by accident while running, funny phrases that aren't funny enough to share, and other stupid stuff). Time to sort 'em!

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I have an ampy thingy, but it's mine and I can't let you have it. But you can do that catalog thing that you did before. I'm saving it for if I find a bass.

In other news, I can't believe it! I just caught a scorpion! But since them and tarantulas go hand in hand... I don't think I should play this anymore. :I But 7 PM is my favorite song...

Can't imagine why anyone would want to sign that IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER.


so liek, I'm shaking trees to find stuff and this lovely Throne lands on the ground. Got enough to pay off a house expansion.


I visited Greenman's town where I ran into Pate (who also lives in my town).


See? Even Shrunk thinks his jokes are boring.


Working at the cafe filling out very vague orders of what people want.


Oh I'm a GENIUS! Walkin on water.

Also the folder on my computer where I store all my AC NL photos has 348 pictures in it.