Who plays Animal Crossings New Horizons?
from Geodad@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 11:27
https://beehaw.org/post/21804142

I’m looking for islands to visit. I just got peaches last night, but I already had apples, pears, and coconuts.

I know I’m missing some fruit, but haven’t found it on a random island yet.

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henfredemars@infosec.pub on 25 Aug 11:41 next collapse

My wife used to enjoy this game until her mother started playing. I should ask her about playing again.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 12:47 next collapse

It’s my chill out game. I have heard people talk about Stardew Valley, but I can’t seem to find the physical cartridge, and I’m ideologically opposed to completely digital licensing.

henfredemars@infosec.pub on 25 Aug 12:51 next collapse

I love Stardew! Definitely my favorite chillout game, but I think it’s a little bit less chill than Animal Crossing because it feels like there’s never enough time to do everything in an in-game day.

I only ever played the PC version of Stardew. This might not be totally accurate, but I understand it started on PC.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 13:02 collapse

I’ll have to look into that. If it’s on PC, I can get it and play it with Proton/WINE.

Micromot@piefed.social on 25 Aug 13:36 collapse

Stardew runs natively on linux

Geodad@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 14:27 collapse

Sweet! 🥰

Micromot@piefed.social on 25 Aug 17:36 collapse

You will have to see if you like it though, as it can be a bit different from animal crossing. It has a similar vibe to it though

TehPers@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 19:43 collapse

Make sure to look at mods! Stardew Valley has a ton of awesome mods, ranging from full on expansions to replacing the game with Pong.

slauraure@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 14:35 collapse

No idea how available they are but I know they exist. I also know many releases on Switch were made in limited numbers and thus are really expensive on the secondhand market.

GOG also has it DRM-free if you decide to go the PC route.

TehPers@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 19:41 collapse

Back when I was playing it, I believe it’d work just fine without the steamapi DLL if purchased through Steam.

Plus, the modding scene is big enough that these days you can pretty much compile the PC version of the game from source, assuming you can find a suitably cleaned up decompiled version of it. (Do pay for a license if you go this route, it’s definitely worth the price.)

No idea about the Switch port. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s harder to find though due to the Switch being more locked down in general.

slauraure@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 21:10 collapse

Yeah, it’s generally up to the publishers if they want to use DRM on Steam or not.

Still GOG lets you download offline installers. Then you can archive them however you please. It’s probably worth something for someone not keen on borrowing digital licenses. Only real thing you’re giving up is Steam achievements.

My experience with it on Switch is great. Couldn’t tell it apart from PC honestly and it is well suited for handheld play. Guess it all comes down to availability of cartridges. One thing with the cartridge though is that when Nintendo kills off the patch servers and you decide to play again, it will most likely be whatever version is on the cartridge (still better than no game!). Normally this doesn’t bother me one bit, but this game has gotten a lot of updates adding a significant amount of content. An archived installer from a version you actually played will probably feel more worthwhile to revisit in 15 years or whatever.

Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 21:50 collapse

I’m hesitant to ask…but what did her mom do that made her stop playing?

celeste@kbin.earth on 25 Aug 14:16 collapse

If no one else opens up their island for you, I'll open mine after work (6-8 hrs from now). I haven't played in ages but my island does have all the fruit.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 14:29 collapse

That would be amazing.

As soon as I saw peach trees on that island last night, I started eating some and digging up the trees for transplant. 🤣

celeste@kbin.earth on 25 Aug 21:23 collapse

Shoot, I got home and the switch has zero charge. I'll let it charge and then if you're still fruitless I'll try again tomorrow.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 22:30 collapse

I’m not sure what all else I’m missing.

celeste@kbin.earth on 26 Aug 20:15 collapse

You need oranges and cherries? I just loaded up my island

Geodad@beehaw.org on 27 Aug 00:21 next collapse

Yeah, I think those are the ones I’m missing.

celeste@kbin.earth on 27 Aug 01:19 collapse

If you send me a code, i can pop over and drop fruit and some extra recipes. Probably 5-6 pm est?

Geodad@beehaw.org on 27 Aug 17:37 collapse

5T2N2

celeste@kbin.earth on 28 Aug 21:13 collapse

Send me another code and I'll go right now!