Why am I Still Here ?

and once again, here is my weekly DGS fanarts and sketches !! 

I’ve gotten so many asks that I have been unable to respond to but the response to my island progress so far has been amazing and I appreciate the kind words! ❤️

I’ve gotten three questions several times so I will be answering them here as opposed to individually. I’ve tried very hard to keep up on messages but it’s been difficult.

1. How did you get the mushroom lamps/items?

My BF has a second switch that we rarely use so naturally I purchased a second copy of the game and set it to Southern Hemisphere. Yes, I did time travel quite a bit to get to mushroom season because I knew from the second I saw how beautiful and natural the mushroom set was in the trailers that my town would largely feature those items. Due to the lack of bushes and outdoor (non-zen) natural items at this point in the game that fit my vision, I was very eager to get my hands on them before I starred truly designing.

(Note: villagers cannot leave without getting your permission in this game and your town will not become overrun with weeds if you time travel in one big jump.)

In the Southern Hemisphere, mushrooms started spawning sometime in early May and until about May 27th I believe. In Northern Hemisphere they should start spawning in early November. Isabelle will inform you when it is mushroom season. During this time, you may get the DIY recipes from the balloons. For some reason I found them much harder to get than the cherry blossom recipes so it will take some serious patience. It took days of grinding for me to get the entire set. If you truly find yourself unable to get a recipe you desperately want I am happy to craft it for you if the materials are supplied.

I am also willing to trade mushroom items for anything on my wishlist (which I will post later today.)

2. How did you get so many hybrids?

I actually never intended for my second town to become an intensive hybrid farm, but I knew I wanted a lot of pink and purple flowers so I worked at it and it got out of hand. You must set your flowers in checkerboard formation and they MUST be watered or nothing will grow.

For those who are willing to do some pretty intensive TT and need a lot of hybrids for their vision, the very best hybrid growing tip I can offer you is find a few days in a row where it is raining. Or even if they are several days apart. (Again, this game has very low consequences for time travel.) Write down those days and go back and forth between them over and over and I promise you will have more hybrids than you know what to do with if you keep at it.

Getting initial hybrids in this game is far harder than previous games but once you have about 4 of a certain kind they are quite easy to reproduce.

3. What are the codes for the paths you are using?

Here are the stepping stones: https://goldblvms.tumblr.com/post/614134119452098560/i-made-some-natural-stone-paths-i-wanted

https://mikrokosmos-crossing.tumblr.com/post/614318910917001216/some-transparent-flowers-to-match-my-previous-path the pastel flowers

https://kittendrumstick.tumblr.com/post/614120282264829952/soooo-yeah-i-got-animal-crossing-and-finally grass and mushrooms

https://acnhcustomdesigns.tumblr.com/post/614237254452428800/daisy-and-clover-flower-paths-designed-by-xan-od the little clovers and daisies I have sprinkled around

The small speckled stepping stones I have underneath some items were made by creator Remy from Catbird. Creator ID is MA-9612-3701-3886. (I can’t find the original post right now unfortunately!)

Of course, thank you to the immensely talented creators who have helped make the vision I had for my island possible. 💕