As players beginAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, they will find that there is indeed quite a lot to do in the first in-game days on their island. However, some fans may still reach a point where they will need to wait a real-world day before they can continue making progress on certain aspects of the game. Fortunately for players that do not wish to wait, there is a workaround, and it comes in the form of time traveling inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Likeprevious entries in theAnimal Crossingseries,New Horizonsunfolds in real-time, with the date and time in-game synced with what is indicated by the Switch’s calendar and clock. Understanding this is the key to time traveling inACNH, as it means that players can adjust their console’s settings to move forward hours, or even days, into their island’s future.
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To do this, a player must simply select “System Settings” on theirNintendo Switch, and then select “System” from there. Now, the player should select “Date and Time,” and then turn “Synchronize Clock via Internet” to “Off.” Doing so will allow the player to change their Switch’s date and time to whatever they desire, and this will alter the date and time inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsaccordingly.
While many players will use time travelling just to curtail the wait associated with various endeavors in this newAnimal Crossing, it can be employed for even further benefits. More specifically, time travelling can be used to earn a ton ofBells inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsvery easily. This is done by depositing Bells into the Automatic Bell Dispenser, and then advancing the game a great number of years to collect significant interest on that deposit.
Time travelling is not without its consequences, though, as it can result in missed Nook Miles or even lead to a situation where a favoriteAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsvillagerleaves the island. However, players that use time traveling carefully should not encounter many problems, and indeed utilizing this technique is the best approach for moving throughNew Horizonsmore quickly than officially intended.
