5 Tips For Starting Animal Crossing New Horizons - ACNH Beginner Guide

By now, you may have noticed that you can't carry a lot at the start of Animal Crossing New Horizons if you're not because you can easily upgrade your pocket space by redeeming pocket expansions at the Nook stop machine. It costs 5,000 of miles for the first upgrade which is available on day one and 8,000 for the second. You can purchase it after the residential services building is complete, which will take at least a few days. So be patient.

1. Better tools 

If your flimsy tools are breaking too much it's probably time to start crafting better ones. To do that you need to purchase improve tools from the Nook stop machine, this will allow you to craft standard versions of each tools aside from the shovel which you can get from blathers. Keep in mind that most of these recipes require iron nuggets, so be sure to hit rocks each and every day.

2. How to store your furniture

One of the many benefits of home ownership and Animal Crossing New Horizons is that your house comes with a ton of storage. When you are rummaging through your pockets you can select an ACNH item and move it to storage. You can check your storage by pressing right on the d-pad. While you're in your house your storage expands with each house upgrade. So if you're running out of space it might be time to pay off your next loan.

3. How to upgrade your buildings 

Your island is pretty bare at the beginning so you might be wondering when you get essential buildings like the able sisters and nook's cranny. The short answer is just to wait. It takes about a week to get residential services and two weeks to get the able sisters. The best advice we have without time skipping of course to help Tom Nook as soon as you can when he has an errand for you and take it day by day.

4. Bridges and slopes

If you're tired of constantly switching to your ladder or vaulting pole, you might be wondering when you can start building bridges and slopes. Tom Nook will help you build your first bridge after the first few days. However you won't be able to start building slopes and bridges whenever you like until the residential services building is complete. When you've unlocked it you can talk to Tom Nook about infrastructure and he'll help you set up a bridge or a slope fund.

5. Increase your pocket

By now, you may have noticed that you can't carry a lot at the start of Animal Crossing New Horizons if you're not because you can easily upgrade your pocket space by redeeming pocket expansions at the Nook stop machine. It costs 5,000 of miles for the first upgrade which is available on day one and 8,000 for the second. You can purchase it after the residential services building is complete, that will take at least a few days. So be patient.