Editing Mystery Island Tour

The '''Mystery Island Tour''' is a leisure activity in {{NH}} operated by [[Dodo]] Airlines. The tour can be embarked on in exchange for a {{I|Nook Miles Ticket|NH}} by speaking to [[Orville]] at the [[airport]]. Each tour brings the participant to a random deserted island, known as a '''Mystery Island''', where they can harvest materials for crafting and catch rare [[bug]]s and [[fish]]. They also may find [[fossils]], [[DIY recipes]] inside [[Message Bottle]]s, and [[villager]]s if there is an empty plot on the player's island.

After paying a Nook Miles Ticket to Orville, the player will be transported to the island in a seaplane piloted by [[Wilbur]], who will remain stationed on the [[dock]] for the duration of the tour. Once the player leaves to go home the island can never be revisited as, according to Wilbur, the map with the island's coordinates is destroyed for security reasons. In actuality, the islands are randomly generated from templates each time they are visited and deleted once the player leaves, so care must be taken to ensure no wanted items are left behind as they will be permanently lost. The player is free to do as they wish on the island as any changes will not affect future island visits.

Various [[tools]] are necessary in order to fully explore the islands and harvest their resources, though each island contains a {{I|Simple DIY Workbench|NH}} in case the player needs to make their own while on tour. If the player cannot obtain the resources needed to make tools, they can purchase tools from Wilbur in exchange for [[Nook Miles]]. A [[vaulting pole]] and a [[ladder]] are the most crucial tools to have, as much of the islands are entirely inaccessible without these tools.

There are 20 archetypes in all for the Mystery Islands (with five missing in the game's data), some of which are much rarer to experience than others. Every island always contains a dock, a Simple DIY Workbench for [[crafting]], [[rocks]] and beaches on the left and right sides containing palm trees and [[shells]]. Many of the islands will contain [[flowers]], which is either the native flower or the sister flower of the player's island. There's a 30% chance that a message bottle may be found washed ashore in the sand, in addition to a 30% chance for a fossil to be buried. Each island that features regular non-[[fruit]]-bearing [[trees]] will have a least one that contains a [[Wasp]]'s Nest and one with a [[furniture]] leaf. The fruit-bearing trees bear the same fruit as the player's island, with the exception of one island that bears the sister fruit.

===Tourists===

Tourists will stop appearing on the islands from this point until [[Resident Services]] is upgraded into a building and the [[campsite (facility)|campsite]] is built. The player will then be able to purchase housing plots to place around town. From this point, villagers of every personality will begin appearing on the islands, if and only if an open plot is available (including if a plot is opened up by a villager moving away).  

The villager that appears on a mystery island is determined randomly by choosing which species it will generate, then randomly choosing one of the villagers from that species. This makes [[Octopus (species)|octopus]] villagers, with only four in {{NH|short|nolink}}, more common than a multitudinous species, such as [[Cat|cats]], with 23 representatives. Once invited, the villager will occupy the oldest-placed housing plot the next day.

A fairly ordinary island with a [[pond]] in the south-west corner and a river flowing from a pond on top of a cliff in the north to a mouth in the east. Three rocks can be found on the lowest level, and one on the raised section.

A small island with a large fidget spinner-shaped pond on the right half of the island, and a small raised cliff area in the upper left corner. Four rocks can be found in each corner.

A island containing a large ring-shaped pond, forming an islet in the center. Fruit trees and flowers surround the pond. The islet contains 5 rocks, all of which will dispense [[Bells]] when struck with a [[shovel]] or [[axe]]. The only way to pole vault across is on a tiny strip of land at the back of the island that juts out towards it. A money rock blocks the way and must be destroyed (by eating fruit) to cross.

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A small square island covered entirely in [[Bamboo]]. {{I|Bamboo Shoot|NH}}s can be found buried next to the stalks.  

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A somewhat wide island with a small raised section to the north, and a river that flows down and exits to the west. The island is covered with 19 fruit trees bearing non-native fruit, all of which can be harvested and sold for a large profit on the player's island. The fruit will always be the player's "secondary" fruit, which will always be the same when coming to this island. Three rocks can be found on the lowest level, and one on the raised section.

 

Having a 10.15% encounter rate, this mystery island has the highest chance, statisically.

A island with four triangular cliffs in each corner. The clearing in the center contains 7 rocks, all of which will dispense Bells when struck with a shovel or axe. [[Scorpion]]s will generate en-masse within the clearing, making for a difficult but potentially very lucrative bug catching opportunity. If the player is bitten they will respawn back on the dock.  

An island with several isolated raised sections and no rivers or ponds. {{I|Hardwood Tree|NH}}s can be found all over the island. Only insects associated with trees will appear here.

This island is almost identical to the Bamboo island, but with {{I|Cedar Tree|NH}}s instead of {{I|Bamboo Tree|NH}}s. Only insects associated with trees will appear here. Four rocks can be found in each corner of the island.

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An island where all dorsal-finned fish can be found in abundance in the island's waters. These fish include [[Saw Shark]], [[Whale Shark]], [[Great White Shark]], [[Hammerhead Shark]], [[Ocean Sunfish]], and [[Suckerfish]]. The island contains a squared ring of water creating a small islet in the center, which features a formation of cliffs that resemble a dorsal-fin. No fish will spawn in the surrounding water of the islet, not even when using {{I|Fish Bait|NH}}.

An island containing a small rectangular raised section, with very large squared pond behind it. A tiny square island lies in the center containing a single rock that dispenses up to 8 [[gold nugget]]s. The only way to get to the center is to climb up the cliff, and down the back, then vault over the pond. Scorpions are the only insect to spawn on this island.

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An island containing a large pond surrounded entirely by rare [[hybrid]] flowers. Valuable butterflies spawn in abundance amongst the flowers, and [[Koi]] and [[Goldfish]] can be fished from the pond. This island was accessible prior to version {{NHVer|1.2.0}}.

The island features a very large raised section in the center, with several ponds and a waterfall that are shaped like a fish with a raised caudal fin. Rare hybrid flowers can be found on the upper levels of the island, with only flower-related insects appearing. The waters of this island contain only large fish. This island was accessible prior to version 1.2.0.

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