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{{Infobox Geography
|name= Glowing Spot
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|name = Shining soil
|image= [[File:PGShinySpot.gif|250px]]
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|image = [[File:NH Shining Soil Before.png|111px]] [[File:NH Shining Soil After.png|130px]]
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|caption= Shining soil in {{NH|short}}
 
|type= Shining area in the ground
 
|type= Shining area in the ground
 
|rarity= Once per day
 
|rarity= Once per day
 
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The '''Glowing Spot''' appears in {{DnM}}, {{PG}}, {{DnMe+}}, and {{NH|short}}. It's a patch of ground that shines with a ripple of golden light and appears in a random area of [[town]] once per day. The player can dig up the glowing area with a [[shovel]], which will usually unearth 1,000 [[Bells]], but there is a rare chance to dig up 10,000 or even 30,000 Bells.  
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The '''shining soil''',<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49112/~/how-to-update-animal-crossing%3A-new-horizons|title=Nintendo Support: How to Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons|site=en-americas-support.nintendo.com|retrieved=February 1, 2021}}</ref> known as the '''shining spot''' in {{PG}},<ref>{{Cite print|author=Steven Grimm, Alan Averill, Jessica Folsom|date=2002|title=[https://archive.org/details/AnimalCrossingOfficialPlayersGuide Animal Crossing: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]|page=[https://archive.org/details/AnimalCrossingOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n47/mode/1up 46]}}</ref> is a patch of ground in the {{SER}} that appears daily in the player's town. When dug up, it reveals a bag of [[Bell]]s. Bells can also be buried in shining soil for the chance of growing a [[money tree]]. Shining soil first appeared in {{DnM}}, and after {{DnMe+}} it remained absent from the series until {{NH}}.
  
Burying Bells in the glowing spot will plant a [[money tree]] sapling; this is the only way to grow [[money tree]] in games prior to {{WW|short}}, and in {{NH|short|nolink}}. The chance of the tree bearing Bells is slim, but increases with the amount that is buried. If the money tree successfully blooms it will bear three bags of Bells, each one containing the same amount as the amount of Bells the player had buried up to a maximum of 30,000 Bells.
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==Appearances==
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===In {{PG|nolink}}===
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[[File:PG Shining Spot Dug Up.png|thumb|right|250px|The player digging up a shining spot in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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In {{PG}}, shining spots appear daily in a random acre and normally contain 1,000 Bells. If the player has money [[luck]] from [[fêng shui]], the spot can instead contain 10,000 or 30,000 Bells. The higher the player's money luck, the greater the chance of finding 10,000 or 30,000 Bells, and with high enough money luck, the player will only find 10,000 or 30,000 Bells. Money luck from [[Katrina]]'s fortune guarantees that the player will find 30,000 Bells.
  
In the original games, a [[Katrina]] fortune that increases [[luck]] with money can increase the chance of finding 30,000 Bells. Burying a second shovel in the glowing spot may result in a [[golden tree]] growing in that space, which will bear a [[Golden Shovel]] once it blooms. However, the glowing spot does not always appear in a space that will allow trees to grow, so care must be taken to ensure the spot is suitable before burying the shovel.
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If the player buries a bag of Bells in a shining spot, a tree will begin to grow and may be a [[money tree]] containing, instead of [[fruit]], three bags worth the same as the amount buried. The higher the player's money luck, the greater the chance that the tree will be a money tree. Because the largest Bell bag is 30,000 Bells, the most valuable possible money tree can provide 90,000 Bells total, for a net profit of 60,000 Bells.
  
In {{NH|short|nolink}}, a glowing spot that is left as an open hole will persist even if the game is closed and launched again that day.
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Additionally, if the player buries a {{I|Shovel|PG}} in a shining spot, it will grow into a tree with golden leaves that drops a {{I|Golden Shovel|PG}} the first time it is shaken.
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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[[File:NH Digging Up Shining Soil.jpg|thumb|left|The player digging up shining soil in {{NH|nolink}}]]
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In {{NH}}, shining soil has been redesigned to be more subtle, and it appears in a random location on the player's island each day and contains 1,000 Bells. If the player buries Bells in a shining spot, a money tree will grow. The player can earn up to three times the amount buried by doing this.
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{{Clear}}
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
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<gallery>
[[File:NHGlowingSpot.png|200px|thumb|left|Two [[player]]s near a Glowing Spot in {{NH|short|nolink}}.]]
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PG Shining Spot Before.png|A shining spot in {{PG|nolink}} before being dug up
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PG Shining Spot After.png|A shining spot in {{PG|nolink}} after being dug up
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NHGlowingSpot.png|Two players standing near shining soil in {{NH|nolink}}
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</gallery>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
  
[[Category:Gameplay Elements]]
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{{Navbox Geography}}
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{{Navbox Gameplay elements}}

Revision as of 05:33, December 25, 2022

Shining soil
NH Shining Soil Before.png NH Shining Soil After.png
Shining soil in New Horizons
Type Shining area in the ground
Generation probability Once per day

The shining soil,[1] known as the shining spot in Animal Crossing,[2] is a patch of ground in the Animal Crossing series that appears daily in the player's town. When dug up, it reveals a bag of Bells. Bells can also be buried in shining soil for the chance of growing a money tree. Shining soil first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori, and after Doubutsu no Mori e+ it remained absent from the series until Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

The player digging up a shining spot in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, shining spots appear daily in a random acre and normally contain 1,000 Bells. If the player has money luck from fêng shui, the spot can instead contain 10,000 or 30,000 Bells. The higher the player's money luck, the greater the chance of finding 10,000 or 30,000 Bells, and with high enough money luck, the player will only find 10,000 or 30,000 Bells. Money luck from Katrina's fortune guarantees that the player will find 30,000 Bells.

If the player buries a bag of Bells in a shining spot, a tree will begin to grow and may be a money tree containing, instead of fruit, three bags worth the same as the amount buried. The higher the player's money luck, the greater the chance that the tree will be a money tree. Because the largest Bell bag is 30,000 Bells, the most valuable possible money tree can provide 90,000 Bells total, for a net profit of 60,000 Bells.

Additionally, if the player buries a Shovel in a shining spot, it will grow into a tree with golden leaves that drops a Golden Shovel the first time it is shaken.

In New Horizons

The player digging up shining soil in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, shining soil has been redesigned to be more subtle, and it appears in a random location on the player's island each day and contains 1,000 Bells. If the player buries Bells in a shining spot, a money tree will grow. The player can earn up to three times the amount buried by doing this.

Gallery

References

  1. Nintendo of America. "Nintendo Support: How to Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. Steven Grimm, Alan Averill, Jessica Folsom (2002). Animal Crossing: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 46.