Editing Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

{{Infobox Video Game

|title       = [[File:HHP Logo English.png|200px|English logo]]

|image       = [[File:HHP Key Art NA.jpg|275px|Key artwork]]

|caption     = Key artwork

|developer   = {{wp|Nintendo EPD}}

|publisher   = [[Nintendo]]

|series       = ''[[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]''

|released     = {{Flag|WLD}} November 5, 2021<ref name = "eShop description">{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/animal-crossing-new-horizons-switch/|title=Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details}}</ref>

|genre       = Sandbox

|modes       = Single-player

|platforms   = [[Nintendo Switch]]

|media       = Nintendo eShop digital download

|input       = Joy-Con <br> Nintendo Switch Pro Controller <br> USB keyboard <small>(typing only)</small>

'''''Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise'''''{{Note|{{Nihongo foot|あつまれ どうぶつの森 ハッピーホームパラダイス|Atsumare Doubutsu no Mori Happī Hōmu Paradaisu|Get Together: Animal Forest Happy Home Paradise}}}} is a paid downloadable content expansion for {{NH}} that was released one day after the {{NHVer|2.0|full}} on November 5, 2021. It is a spiritual successor to {{HHD}}, in which the player can design homes and gardens for [[villager]]s and [[special character]]s to satisfy the client's specifications.  

In {{HHP|short|nolink}}, the player can travel to an [[archipelago]] to work for [[Paradise Planning]], a resort that specializes in the design of custom-built vacation homes within the archipelago's varied environments.

{{HHP|short|nolink}} was announced alongside the [[Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Update history/2.0|2.0 Free Update]] in an {{NH|nolink}} Direct on October 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|date=October 15, 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LdBAbT1Xw|title=Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct 10.15.2021|site=YouTube|retrieved=October 15, 2021}}</ref> The contents of {{HHP|short|nolink}} are contained within the 2.0 update, and {{HHP|short|nolink}} items are available through trading to players without the paid DLC, but access to the Paradise Planning archipelago is only unlocked once the DLC is purchased. While the free update was released at 10 AM {{Wp|Japan Standard Time|JST}} (1 AM {{Wp|Coordinated Universal Time|UTC}}) on November 4, 2021, 24 hours ahead of its scheduled release date, the {{HHP|short|nolink}} content was unlocked at 12 AM local time on November 5, 2021.

The DLC is available for purchase from the Nintendo eShop for US$24.99{{Note|name=Price|Price varies by region.}} or as a part of the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] + Expansion Pack service for US$49.99{{Note|name=Price}} per year. Players who own the DLC as part of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will lose access to the archipelago if their subscription lapses, but any items obtained from it will remain for usage at their home island.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Justin|site=Animal Crossing World|url=https://animalcrossingworld.com/2021/10/what-happens-if-you-get-animal-crossing-happy-home-paradise-with-switch-online-and-cancel-later/|date=October 15, 2021|retrieved=October 24, 2021|title=What Happens If You Get Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise With Switch Online And Cancel Later}}</ref> Pre-orders became available on October 29, 2021.

A physical card containing a download code for {{HHP|short|nolink}} was released in Japan<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|date=October 15, 2021|url=https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/dc035d79-e1f7-4f7d-ab4b-c87524ea7f08|title=『あつまれ どうぶつの森』無料アップデート（Ver.2.0）配信と、有料追加コンテンツ『あつまれ どうぶつの森　ハッピーホームパラダイス』の発売が11月5日に決定。|retrieved=October 17, 2021}}</ref> and North America.{{Citation Needed}} A Nintendo Switch game case containing a download code was released in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo Korea|date=October 15, 2021|url=https://nintendo.co.kr/news/view.php?no=R2hSMzZsaXlYMjdzRGptclNlL2lhQT09|title=『모여봐요 동물의 숲』 무료 업데이트(Ver.2.0) 배포와 유료 추가 콘텐츠 『모여봐요 동물의 숲 해피 홈 파라다이스』의 발매가 11월 5일로 결정|retrieved=October 17, 2021}}</ref>

When the DLC is downloaded, if [[Resident Services]] has been upgraded to a building, the player receives a phone call from [[Tom Nook]] asking them to visit him and a visitor at the [[airport]]. At the airport, Nook introduces the player to [[Lottie]] and asks them if they would like to help her design homes. After the player agrees, the option "I want to go to work" becomes available when speaking to [[Orville]]. Choosing this option takes the player to a resort [[archipelago]] where characters go to find vacation homes. The player works for [[Paradise Planning]], a resort developer, alongside [[Lottie]] and new characters [[Niko]] and [[Wardell]].

After designing 20 houses, the player is asked by Lottie to prepare their island for a special music festival by completing 10 additional vacation homes and building 2 additional facilities, a hospital and an apparel shop. This culminates in the island receiving a visit from [[DJ KK]], who performs a special music festival.

 

The player also receives a package from [[Nintendo]] containing a {{I|Paradise Planning photo|NH}}.

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[[File:HHP Promo 6.jpg|thumb|right|The player designing the interior of Maple's home]]

The player's job at Paradise Planning is to design vacation homes for villagers and special characters. These characters appear on the archipelago's central island, which also hosts Paradise Planning's office. The first villager that the player works for is [[Eloise]]. However, in the instance that Eloise is living on the player's island or staying at the island's [[Campsite (facility)|campsite]], the game will pull up the next villager from the following internal list in order until there is a villager that is not on the player's island: [[Olivia]], [[Julia]], [[Willow]], [[Friga]], [[Blanche]], [[Cleo]], [[Vivian]], [[Purrl]], [[Bree]], [[Blaire]], and [[Tasha]].

 

Once the player chooses to design a home for a character, they are given the option to choose which island to build the home on; each island has different features, and some have different seasons. Once the island is chosen, the player places [[furniture]] items chosen by the character, and from there the interior and exterior of the home can be decorated freely.

As the player designs more homes, more furniture becomes available to use. Homes the player has designed can be remodeled. The player can also suggest existing clients that have a completed home to include roommates. The roommates that the player chooses to add will merge their furniture from their housing order with that of the existing villager's catalog. The player can also rename the villager's theme to their choosing after remodeling.

After the player designs a home, Lottie rewards them with [[Poki]], a currency that can be used at the Paradise Planning shop. The amount increases as the player's job status improves.

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=====Personalization features=====

[[File:HHP Promo 19.jpg|thumb|right|The player using Soundscapes to change up the ambient sound of Cesar's room.]]

*Counters, in both full-height and half-height. These can be obtained as DIY recipes from Niko.

*Pillars, which can be used with partition walls to provide a right angle corner. These can be obtained as DIY recipes from Niko.

*Lighting customization, where the color and brightness settings can be adjusted. This feature is unlocked while customizing the café or restaurant facility.

*Resizing a room, where the player can set the size of the room as 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, or 10x10. This feature is unlocked while customizing the school facility.

*[[Soundscape]]s, constant ambient sounds played in a room. This feature is unlocked after completing 17 housing requests and sitting next to Wardell afterwards. Six more Soundscapes are unlocked after completing 25 housing requests. Eight more Soundscapes are unlocked after completing 33 housing requests.

*[[Polishing]], which gives furniture an animated effect of several different choices. Polishing is unlocked after completing four housing requests.

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A Happy Home Network app can be accessed on the player's [[NookPhone]], where the player can view and visit the homes they have designed. A photo of the house can be taken through the [[Photo]] app, and if more than one is taken, then the player can decide to discard either the original image or the retaken one. Houses can be shared over the internet via Nintendo Switch Online, and players can follow other designers.

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[[File:HHP Promo 2.jpg|thumb|right|The player posing in the Paradise Planning office with Niko, Wardell, and Lottie.]]

Paradise Planning has an office on the central island where [[Lottie]], [[Wardell]], and [[Niko]] work. When finished designing the interior of a villager's new vacation home, the player goes to Lottie to get their [[Poki]], the currency used at Paradise Planning instead of Bells. The player is then able to purchase items with their earnings.

After completing seven housing requests, [[amiibo]] cards and figures can be scanned at the Paradise Planning office front desk to invite the respective character to have their vacation home designed. While most amiibo can be used right away, certain amiibo (such as [[Lottie]]'s) can only be used later.

A shop area in the Paradise Planning office sells five exclusive furniture items. The five items that they have change every day, and all are items that can also be found at [[Nook's Cranny]]. The player is also able to purchase Souvenir Chocolates, that, when given to a villager on the player's island, can convince the villager receiving to request a vacation home. In addition to that, the player can talk to Wardell to get items not on shop display.

 

After completing 23 housing requests, Lottie will set up an Automated Bell and Poki Dispenser, to allow the player to deposit Poki and do exchanges between Bells and Poki. There is a limit of {{Currency|Bells|30000}} and {{Currency|Poki|15000}} that can be exchanged at a time.

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Five [[Facility|facilities]]–the [[school]], [[café]], [[restaurant]], [[hospital]], and [[apparel shop]]–can be designed in the vacant buildings on the main island. Once the facility is set up, the player can staff any villagers present on the main islands to host the facility. Once this is established, various villagers from across the islands will come by to use the facility.

 

The school is the first facility in order the player has to design for Paradise Planning. The facility can be built after making six vacation homes. Once this facility is set up, the player can set a character as a Teacher. [[Leif]] and [[Nat]] can also set up shop here and teach the player the ability to place flowers and bugs respectively for Paradise Planning. The appointed teacher can additionally give the player either a pink or white [[Bush|Plumeria start]] once per day.

 

The café is the second facility in order the player has to design for Paradise Planning if chosen over the restaurant. This facility can be built after making 12 vacation homes. If the player has reached the title of Superstar Designer, they can build a second floor, the Gallery. Once this facility is set up, the player can set two characters as Staff of the café. If the player speaks to either of them, they are able to purchase food items using Poki.

 

 

 

 

 

The apparel shop is the final facility in order the player has to design for Paradise Planning. This facility can be built after making 30 vacation homes. Once the facility is set up, the player can set one villager as the Shop Manager and decide to allow any type of clothing, or choose a specific clothing setting of either cute, simple, showy, cool, or loose clothes. The player can buy clothes.

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