The 3.0 Update Survival Guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
So you logged in after two years. Your villagers are gaslighting you about where you’ve been. Your island is wearing weeds like a fur coat. And suddenly there’s a full-blown resort industry on your pier.
Welcome back. The free Ver. 3.0 update adds a resort hotel, ticket-based rewards, Slumber Islands for co-building, Resetti’s cleanup service, expanded storage, and a bunch of collaborations.
The 10-Minute “I Just Logged In After Two Years” Checklist
Do these in order and you’ll be functional:
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Update the game to Ver. 3.0.
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Go to your pier. If you meet the requirements, the resort hotel is there next to the boat area.
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Talk to the front desk. The flow is “decorate room - get tickets - buy exclusive stuff.''
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Check in with the island request loop. You’ll be crafting “special island goods” for ticket payouts.
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If you have Nintendo Switch Online, check for Slumber Island access. You can build up to three dream islands and co-build with friends.
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If your island is a chaotic art installation, go find cleanup help. Resetti is back with a “please save me from my own design choices” button.
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Immediately locate the new crafting option: Multi-craft is real. We won.
Resort Hotel: How to Start, How Tickets Work, What to Do First
What it is
A new resort hotel appears on your pier, run by Kapp’n’s family. You decorate themed guest rooms, set outfit vibes via mannequins, and guests will wander your island sightseeing.
sidenote I was jumpscared by Marcie walking around the island when I first realized there would be visitors almost constantly, lol.
How you start
If your island is past the “day-one tent and chaos” era, you’re probably good. Just head to the new building on the pier and follow the prompts.
How tickets work
You earn hotel tickets in two main ways:
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Designing guest rooms, themed to whatever the hotel asks for.
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Crafting and submitting “special island goods” requested by Tom Nook (more on that below).
Then you exchange tickets in the souvenir shop for hotel novelties and exclusive items.
Hotel Ticket Payout Explained
Room Decorating Payouts
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Standard room completion: 200 Hotel Tickets per room.
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Daily cap while you’re unlocking rooms: you can unlock + furnish 2 rooms per day until you’ve done all eight. (So: 400 tickets/day if you just clock in and place literally anything.)
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After all rooms are unlocked: you can redecorate one room per day (still pays 200).
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Find a random tourist with no lodging and send them to the hotel: 50 tickets.
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If you do a VIP room for that tourist: 300 tickets.
DIY Requests Payouts
DIY Request rewards vary by item difficulty + quantity, so think “range,” not “exact science.”
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Ticket range per request item: 10 tickets for a simple fishing rod up to 165 tickets for a Stonework kitchen.
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Weekly reset: DIY Requests reset every Monday.
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Multipliers: some Monday requests show 2× ticket rewards.
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No daily limit: you can keep submitting as long as you can craft; requests rotate as you complete them.
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Customization bonus: if you customize the crafted item before you submit it, you can get +2 tickets per customized item.
“VIP Payouts” for DIY Submissions (Milestone Bonuses)
On top of the base request rewards, there are extra milestone bonuses.
- 50 bonus tickets after your first 5 items, 100 after your 10th, then 100 every 10 items after that.
And if your goal is “I just want the exclusive items without turning my evening into a spreadsheet,” that is literally what Nookmart is for. (We love a shortcut. We honor her.)
Slumber Islands: Best Uses, Limits, Co-Build Tips
Slumber Islands are basically: “What if we had a space to decorate with no commitment and let friends build together.”
What it is
With a Nintendo Online membership, you can visit Slumber Island to terraform, build, and decorate with friends and family. You can create up to three islands, choose small/medium/large, pick time of day and weather, use furniture you’ve already obtained, and even invite your island residents to visit.
Requirements
You’ll get access after you’ve progressed far enough in the main game to be “officially established” (including the milestone K.K. Slider concert progression), and then you’ll receive a letter with the Slumber bed when the conditions are met.
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You need Nintendo Switch Online to use Slumber Island.
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Your Slumber builds are essentially their own “dream world” setup. Nintendo’s support notes your normal inventory and storage aren’t affected the same way as regular island play, which is the whole point: experiment without consequences.
Also: if you’re on Switch 2 Edition, online sessions can go up to 12 players when everyone has it.
Resetti Reset Service: Cleanup Is Easy Now
Resetti is back, and he brought what we all actually wanted: a “please undo my decisions” button.
What it does
You can use the service to get a fresh start on your island or a specific area. He can clear out flowers, decorations, and more, and anything collected can be stored away safely.
Why this exists
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Beach purge: You placed 214 shell items during a spiral. Select the beach area. Let him work.
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Flower apocalypse: Your island is now 92% cosmos. Clear, store, breathe.
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Theme swap: Going from “cottagecore” to “spaceport”? Reset a section so you’re not dismantling one chair at a time.
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Performance cleanup: If your island is so cluttered you feel lag in your soul, this is your relief valve.
Storage & Quality-of-Life Wins
Expanded storage
Storage now goes up to 9,000 items, and it includes things like trees, shrubs, and flowers.
The big one: Multi-craft is Real
The crafting menu now includes an option to craft more than one item at a time.
Nintendo Items
As you help at the hotel and increase its brand recognition, the souvenir shop starts carrying Nintendo products, including retro toys and classic game systems.
The LEGO Group Items
LEGO furniture and fashion items are available via Nook Shopping, and they come in multiple colors so you can mix and match.
The Legend of Zelda Items and Guests
Tap compatible Zelda-series amiibo and you can unlock Zelda-inspired furniture and fashion. Also, Tulin and Mineru can visit your island, and you can even invite them to move there.
Splatoon Items and Guests
Tap compatible Splatoon amiibo and Cece or Viché can visit your island, plus you unlock Splatoon collab items for your builds.
You can also get the new villagers here on nookmart.com!