One would imagine that the rules for assessing Insects and Fish in order to judge the winners of the Contests in Animal Crossing's New Leaf would be the same, but they are quite different. The Fishing Contest is quite straightforward and victory depends solely on submitting the Fish of the LARGEST size. That is all one has to do. Full stop.
The Bug-Off, which is the Insect Contest, is very different. The point system is entirely RANDOM, apart from a general assessment that gives some types of insects greater values than others. The number of points given to any specific insect, however, are random.
After I had caught insects at the island in order to be able to submit large ones for the Contest, writing the size of each down in a notebook, I returned to my village to begin my submissions. In my first Bug-Off, I made the error of submitting my best insect first. I therefore only won the Gold Trophy and did not even see the limited edition furniture that can be obtained for preliminary victories. This time, I intended to collect as many pieces of furniture as possible.
I found, however, that a small Miyama Stag with a description of no particular colour or lustre to recommend it received a larger point value than a large Miyama Stag over which he waxed lyrical. I then submitted the same Atlas Beetle twice without saving after it was given low points. The first time, it was given 90 points, insufficient to best the 95 point insect I had submitted previously. The second time, it was given 75 points!
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Friday 23 August 2013
Trivial Gossip in the Village
Sylvia: 'The dude who works in the recycle shop is a real wild cat! Something tells me he used to be a hooligan. He probably turned his life around to settle down with his cute wife! A hardworking former bad boy! That's what I like to think anyway. It's just nice that he's so cool, Softassilk!''
Myhtology of the Retail Shop:
Animals will tell you rather wistfully: One time I found the perfect Lantern here.'
About recycled Items:
'A recycled item is something that once belonged to some one else, right? I can make full use of an item the previous owner couldn't figure out!'
Saharah: Many moons I have seen. Many souls I have touched. The future embraces Saharah.
Myhtology of the Retail Shop:
Animals will tell you rather wistfully: One time I found the perfect Lantern here.'
About recycled Items:
'A recycled item is something that once belonged to some one else, right? I can make full use of an item the previous owner couldn't figure out!'
Saharah: Many moons I have seen. Many souls I have touched. The future embraces Saharah.
Sunday 18 August 2013
Fruit as a Commodity
All Fruits are NOT equal in Animal Crossing but now, in New Leaf, there are even more variables with respect to their value in any given village. You still have your Native Fruit, which has the lowest value at 100 Bells. Even your Native Fruit has variable value now, however, when a Native Tree produces a Perfect Fruit. Perfect Fruit if sold in your own village, is valued at 600 Bells, but if sold in another Village, will be valued at 3000 Bells. That is a very significant difference, making the transport and sale of Perfect Fruit more lucrative than that of the old Turnip Stalk Market business.
There is a downside to the Perfect Fruit business, however in that, although a Perfect Fruit can be planted and grown into a Tree that bears ONLY Perfect Fruit, that Tree has a short life span. When it dies, it will produce one last harvest consisting of two Perfect Fruit and one Rotten Fruit. The Rotten Fruit has a negative value. It is one of those items for which you must pay a disposal service fee. Nonetheless, there is no limit to the number of Perfect Fruit Trees you can plant and grow through the lifetime of your Village.
Fruit that is 'Native' in other Villages is worth 500 Bells when transported and planted in YOUR Village. The Fruits that are defined as Native consist of Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Oranges and Pears. There are other Fruits that can be grown in your Village. They are the Tropical Fruits and two new types of Fruits that appear at the Supermarket in the Home Garden Centre only when Gracie has opened her boutique on the third floor.
The Tropical fruits are divided into two categories: those that are grown on regular soil and consist of Durian, Lemons, Lychees and Papayas and those grown on sandy beaches, consisting of Coconuts and Bananas. You can obtain ALL these Fruits by visiting the Island. You will not find them all on the initial Island where you can fish and net inscects as well as purchasing items as souvenirs. You can find them, however, when you play the various Island mini-games. Pocket one of each type of Fruit that is not grown initially on your Island and then plant them either on the Island or at home or do both. The various Island Fruits, whether grown on regular soil or sand are not worth as much as 'Native' Fruits that are foreign to YOUR Island. They sell only for 250 Bells each.
Persimmons, like the regular Tropical Fruits found on the various Islands are worth only 250 Bells but Bamboo Shoots sell for 750 Bells. Bamboo Shoots are unique in another fashion as they must be harvested with a shovel. You will not see any 'fruit' or shoots on the Bamboo Plant. Instead, you will find a characteristic star-shaped pattern in the soil indicating a buried item. Dig it up to harvest a Bamboo Shoot. If left in the ground, it may produce a new Bamboo Plant.
A note of caution here: Bamboo can become an out-of-control problem in your village if you do not harvest the Shoots regularly.
There is a downside to the Perfect Fruit business, however in that, although a Perfect Fruit can be planted and grown into a Tree that bears ONLY Perfect Fruit, that Tree has a short life span. When it dies, it will produce one last harvest consisting of two Perfect Fruit and one Rotten Fruit. The Rotten Fruit has a negative value. It is one of those items for which you must pay a disposal service fee. Nonetheless, there is no limit to the number of Perfect Fruit Trees you can plant and grow through the lifetime of your Village.
Fruit that is 'Native' in other Villages is worth 500 Bells when transported and planted in YOUR Village. The Fruits that are defined as Native consist of Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Oranges and Pears. There are other Fruits that can be grown in your Village. They are the Tropical Fruits and two new types of Fruits that appear at the Supermarket in the Home Garden Centre only when Gracie has opened her boutique on the third floor.
The Tropical fruits are divided into two categories: those that are grown on regular soil and consist of Durian, Lemons, Lychees and Papayas and those grown on sandy beaches, consisting of Coconuts and Bananas. You can obtain ALL these Fruits by visiting the Island. You will not find them all on the initial Island where you can fish and net inscects as well as purchasing items as souvenirs. You can find them, however, when you play the various Island mini-games. Pocket one of each type of Fruit that is not grown initially on your Island and then plant them either on the Island or at home or do both. The various Island Fruits, whether grown on regular soil or sand are not worth as much as 'Native' Fruits that are foreign to YOUR Island. They sell only for 250 Bells each.
Persimmons, like the regular Tropical Fruits found on the various Islands are worth only 250 Bells but Bamboo Shoots sell for 750 Bells. Bamboo Shoots are unique in another fashion as they must be harvested with a shovel. You will not see any 'fruit' or shoots on the Bamboo Plant. Instead, you will find a characteristic star-shaped pattern in the soil indicating a buried item. Dig it up to harvest a Bamboo Shoot. If left in the ground, it may produce a new Bamboo Plant.
A note of caution here: Bamboo can become an out-of-control problem in your village if you do not harvest the Shoots regularly.
Thursday 8 August 2013
Happy Home Academy Criteria
About Sets:
Lyle: There are five categories. Hold still while I ratle 'em off: instruments, art, models, plants and dolls. Gotta have three or more items from the same category in a single room. That's they key! More pieces? More points!
Lyle: Let's talk sets. Some items go together in sets. Could be two items. Could be more. Set items? Usually sold separately. But they want to be together. Long to be. Meant to be. So get to it!
NOTES AND VALUES FOR SETS:
1000 Points for each Set in a single Room
About Series:
Lyle: How many pieces in a series? Eleven. Usually. Lots of different item types can be part of a series. A TV for instance. One series might have one. Another might not. Lamp. Clock. Shelving. Et. Cetera.
NOTES AND VALUES FOR SERIES:
Furniture Series Bonuses:
If you have all 11 items, plus the matching Wallpaper and Carpet, you will obtain 30000 Points.
If you have all 11 items, plus matching Wallpaper OR Carpet, you will obtain 25000 points.
If you have all 11 items without matching Wall or Carpet, you will obtain 20000 points.
Feng Shui:
Lyle: Now, let's talk specifics. Specific comments. From my crew. About your home. First... Your Triple Bananas! Nice placement. Very important. Only as good as where you put it.=! Let's talk 'they'. They say putting yellow to the west is good. Good for business. Brings in the Bells. So. Yellow. Put your yellow items to the wet. My crew loves that kind of stuff. Nice touch. Bang. Let's ee... That's about it! Almost. Little advice for the future. Here we go. Bang.
About Themes:
Lyle: Let's talk themes. Evr think about themese? You should think about themes. Uniformity. Congruity. Harmony. Matchiness. Bang. Good things. Change your score. Change your life! My crew? They love interior-design themes. Formally recognise ether of them. Hold still while I rattle 'em off. We got Harmonious, Rustic, Antique, Trendy, Fairy Tale, Sci-Fi, Quirky, and Toy Shop. Yep. Eight. Bang! Course, one or two items a theme does not make. Don't bust Lyle's substantial chops. Be serious!
Colour Bonus:
Lyle today: Colour can be huge. For example. All furniture in a room? Same colour? Makes quite an impression. Matching. Matching's good. But mix it up too! Can't just have five yellow tables and expect a bonus! Best thing about a colour bonus? No need to spend a lot. Cheap way to get points! Give it a try!
NOTES AND VALUES OF COLOUR BONUS:
If you have 8 items of furniture in a room, you will obtain a colour bonus as follows:
If 70% to 80% are of the same colour, you obtain 300 Bonus Points per item
If 90% are of the same colour, you obtain 600 Bonus Points per item
Category Bonus:
NOTES AND VALUES OF CATEGORY BONUS:
There are five categories: Musical Instruments, Plants, Art, Models and Dolls
If you have at least 3 items from any category in a single room
Special Items:
Lyle: Your red-tasseled lantern? Worth big points. My crew? They love stumbling upon valuable pieces. Let's see. Red-tasseled lantern. Worth 1,051 points! That's alot. You're really impressing ol' Lyle! Guessing you worked hard for it. Traveled a ways, maybe? Had some refurbishing done? Either way. Bam!
Your mega squelchoid. Got a nice feel to it. Worth some points. A collector's place for sure. Seasonal, maybe? Had to hunt for it? Not found in stores, perhaps? Ol' Lyle knows. These things have their own stories. So they tend to be worth some nice points!
Gaudi's Lizard. Worth 1,051 points! That's a lot!
You know about happy items, right? New policy of HRA. Good stuff. We value nostalgia. Feel-good items. Seasonal stuff. Stuff that makes us smile. Right? Right. Bang. Examples. Seasonal furniture. Seasonal ingredients. Fish. Bugs. Pictures from friends. et cetera. Timely items/ Higher value. New policy. Everybody's happy.
Life Necessities:
NOTES AND VALUES:
The furniture that is considered Necessary are Bed, Wardrobe, Dresser, Table and Chair
If you have all five in a single room, but they are from different sets, you obtain 2500 Points
If you have all five in a single room, all from the same set, you obtain 5000 Points
Lyle: There are five categories. Hold still while I ratle 'em off: instruments, art, models, plants and dolls. Gotta have three or more items from the same category in a single room. That's they key! More pieces? More points!
Lyle: Let's talk sets. Some items go together in sets. Could be two items. Could be more. Set items? Usually sold separately. But they want to be together. Long to be. Meant to be. So get to it!
NOTES AND VALUES FOR SETS:
1000 Points for each Set in a single Room
About Series:
Lyle: How many pieces in a series? Eleven. Usually. Lots of different item types can be part of a series. A TV for instance. One series might have one. Another might not. Lamp. Clock. Shelving. Et. Cetera.
NOTES AND VALUES FOR SERIES:
Furniture Series Bonuses:
If you have all 11 items, plus the matching Wallpaper and Carpet, you will obtain 30000 Points.
If you have all 11 items, plus matching Wallpaper OR Carpet, you will obtain 25000 points.
If you have all 11 items without matching Wall or Carpet, you will obtain 20000 points.
Feng Shui:
Lyle: Now, let's talk specifics. Specific comments. From my crew. About your home. First... Your Triple Bananas! Nice placement. Very important. Only as good as where you put it.=! Let's talk 'they'. They say putting yellow to the west is good. Good for business. Brings in the Bells. So. Yellow. Put your yellow items to the wet. My crew loves that kind of stuff. Nice touch. Bang. Let's ee... That's about it! Almost. Little advice for the future. Here we go. Bang.
About Themes:
Lyle: Let's talk themes. Evr think about themese? You should think about themes. Uniformity. Congruity. Harmony. Matchiness. Bang. Good things. Change your score. Change your life! My crew? They love interior-design themes. Formally recognise ether of them. Hold still while I rattle 'em off. We got Harmonious, Rustic, Antique, Trendy, Fairy Tale, Sci-Fi, Quirky, and Toy Shop. Yep. Eight. Bang! Course, one or two items a theme does not make. Don't bust Lyle's substantial chops. Be serious!
Colour Bonus:
Lyle today: Colour can be huge. For example. All furniture in a room? Same colour? Makes quite an impression. Matching. Matching's good. But mix it up too! Can't just have five yellow tables and expect a bonus! Best thing about a colour bonus? No need to spend a lot. Cheap way to get points! Give it a try!
NOTES AND VALUES OF COLOUR BONUS:
If you have 8 items of furniture in a room, you will obtain a colour bonus as follows:
If 70% to 80% are of the same colour, you obtain 300 Bonus Points per item
If 90% are of the same colour, you obtain 600 Bonus Points per item
Category Bonus:
NOTES AND VALUES OF CATEGORY BONUS:
There are five categories: Musical Instruments, Plants, Art, Models and Dolls
If you have at least 3 items from any category in a single room
Special Items:
Lyle: Your red-tasseled lantern? Worth big points. My crew? They love stumbling upon valuable pieces. Let's see. Red-tasseled lantern. Worth 1,051 points! That's alot. You're really impressing ol' Lyle! Guessing you worked hard for it. Traveled a ways, maybe? Had some refurbishing done? Either way. Bam!
Your mega squelchoid. Got a nice feel to it. Worth some points. A collector's place for sure. Seasonal, maybe? Had to hunt for it? Not found in stores, perhaps? Ol' Lyle knows. These things have their own stories. So they tend to be worth some nice points!
Gaudi's Lizard. Worth 1,051 points! That's a lot!
You know about happy items, right? New policy of HRA. Good stuff. We value nostalgia. Feel-good items. Seasonal stuff. Stuff that makes us smile. Right? Right. Bang. Examples. Seasonal furniture. Seasonal ingredients. Fish. Bugs. Pictures from friends. et cetera. Timely items/ Higher value. New policy. Everybody's happy.
Life Necessities:
NOTES AND VALUES:
The furniture that is considered Necessary are Bed, Wardrobe, Dresser, Table and Chair
If you have all five in a single room, but they are from different sets, you obtain 2500 Points
If you have all five in a single room, all from the same set, you obtain 5000 Points
Friday 2 August 2013
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