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Animal Crossing:?City Folk Daily Living
Just like reality, life in Animal Crossing is a daily affair. On any given day there are many things you can do but very little you must do... Regardless, you'll need Bells to get you on your way to bigger and better things, so doing work for a mediocre income is unavoidable.
Earning Cash, Doing Chores |
Tom Nook's shop will be your go-to destination for anything you may wish to buy or sell. By far, the best way to earn bells is to sell stuff, and he'll buy anything!
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Early on, especially before you have tools, your primary method of collecting Bells will be to harvest the produce and seashells that are around the town. Walk up to any tree, point your cursor at it, then press A to give the tree a shake. Then, stand over the fruit and press B to pocket it. Once you've got a full stock, head over to Tom's and unload them all for a tidy profit.
You know the expression, "You have to spend money to make money"? Your very first purchases, provided Tom has them in stock, need to be a fishing pole, a bug-catching net, and a shovel in that order. Fish are by far the most valuable things to sell on a per-unit basis, with insects close behind. Your shovel, meanwhile, can find money rocks (explained in the Secrets section), as well as allowing you to expand your orchards to provide even more money.
When you've had your fill of harvesting stuff, you can talk to the animals around town for the occasional quest. It always boils down to a fetch quest (bring an item to one of the animals), but you'll always get some sort of reward for your efforts. The rewards have been toned down significantly from the first Animal Crossing; the quests really should be your last priority in any given day.
Being Social |
The animals around town expect a certain level of attention whenever you're around. At minimum, you should talk to each one once per day to see what's on their minds. It may result in a quest, but more than likely they'll just have something random to say to you. They may ask you questions that have some degree of longevity (such as when your birthday is so they can send you a present), or they may just gossip about each other. Either way, it gives your city more life and your neighbors more personality.
If you wish to make further efforts, you can mail your animal friends letters. The content doesn't matter, although be warned that the animals will show them off to other players, so you may want to keep the content G-rated. Regardless, animals almost always will send a letter back to show their gratitude.
You can go one more step, in fact, and enclose a present in with the letter. Again, animals tend to reciprocate; if you don't need the money from an item you're planning on selling, you may wish to send it in a letter to have a chance of getting a brand new, free item back! If you send an animal a piece of furniture, there's a strong chance they will display it in their houses!
Animals will come and go, especially as you visit other players' towns. As you socialize however, the animals will be slower to leave your town. In fact, if an animal is starting to move out, you might be able to convince them to stay if you're friendly enough with them. Not that you'll want them all to stay, of course, but there might be one or two who you like enough that you want them to hang around forever.