Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Update history/1.1.0

The 1.1.0 First Update (known in PAL regions as the 1.1.0 The First Update) was an update for  released on March 20, 2020. The update allowed for multiplayer functionality and added Bunny Day and its host Zipper to the game. It was announced during the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct on February 20, 2020.

Returning features

 * Bunny Day, along with its host Zipper return in 1.1.0.
 * In the 11 days leading up to Bunny Day, s, s, s, s, s, and s are present for player to obtain from the ground, trees, balloons, stones, the waters, and chopping respectively. These can be used to craft Bunny Day Series furniture.
 * Zipper will appear on the first of the preparation days to remind the player to find the eggs around them. He also appears at Bunny Day itself, offering to exchange 3 eggs for other eggs. If they collect him every egg, he will present the player a, and if they craft every Bunny Day Series furniture, the player is presented the DIY recipes for a and a.
 * Villagers and specialized Message Bottles (marked in rainbow colors) will give the player Bunny Day DIY recipes through the 12 days.
 * This event is time-locked, and only unlocks on 1.1.xa

New features

 * promotion furniture and clothing were added in 1.1.0. These items can be obtained by linking to a My Nintendo account, redeeming the reward and downloading the content from the Nintendo e-Shop.
 * A was added for players who had Nintendo Switch Online.
 * The multiplayer aspect of was activated, allowed player to visit other islands.
 * Functionality for the Best Friends app in NookPhone was added.
 * Message cards can now be sent to friends or received from friends.
 * It is now possible to have connectivity to NookLink in the Nintendo Switch Online phone app.
 * An anti-cheat server verification was added for online enjoyment.

Changed features

 * In 1.1.4, the the appearance rate of some Bunny Day eggs were adjusted during the preparation days, with eggs being easier to find on Bunny Day itself.
 * The following names of these items were changed:
 * Arcade Platforming Game →
 * Black-Bass Model →
 * Blue-Marlin Model →
 * Cute Cosmos Wreath →
 * Cute Tulip Wreath →
 * Food Jar →
 * Gold-Arowana Model →
 * Green Cloud-Print Pants →
 * Ice-Queen Dress →
 * Log Doorplate →
 * Mermaid Dress →
 * Office Locker →
 * Pink Wood Flooring →
 * Sandbag →
 * Short Floral-Print Pants →
 * Wooden Washtub →

In 1.1.1

 * An dupe glitch involving miscellaneous items was patched.

In 1.1.2

 * Fixed an issue where a villager that is invited to move from another island does not actually move, leaving the plot of land allocated for them to move to sold and unoccupied.
 * After the software is updated to Ver. 1.1.2, the sold plot of land will revert to being available, and a new animal will become able to move there again.
 * Note: The villager that was originally invited to move to the player's island when the issue occurred will not return to their original island, nor will their plan to move to the player's island be carried out.


 * Fixed an issue where a request from Tom Nook for the Resident Representative to find a plot of land for new residents disappears.
 * After the software is updated to Ver. 1.1.2, if the island is developed to a certain point (Nook's Cranny is either under construction or completed), the next time the Resident Representative plays the game, a special event will trigger during the island-wide broadcast and the story will move forward.
 * Fixed an issue where, after deleting a resident, it becomes impossible to move their house and/or other structures.
 * After the software is updated to Ver. 1.1.2, it will once more become possible to request that these structures be moved.
 * Fixed an issue where both Nook Miles and Bells are subtracted when an item is purchased from Wilbur on a Mystery Island Tour.
 * Other issues are now resolved.

In 1.1.3

 * Addressed an issue where balloons would no longer fly over the island under certain circumstances.

In 1.1.4

 * Fixed an issue where Flick send the incorrect bug model when given three Scarab Beetles.