While New Horizons has given players many buildings to open and upgrade, the most essential structure remains the players’ home. Paying off debt to Tom Nook to make your house bigger has been the most basic form of game progression since Animal Crossing debuted to North American audiences on the GameCube in 2001.
Sure, you also have to build a museum and residence services now, but no task is as long, tedious, and costly as house expansion. However, constructing one of these locations isn’t quite as satisfying as seeing your house grow in size. Therefore, we thought it was time to go through the entire house upgrade process, step-by-step.
Are you ready to watch an empty plot of land into a multi-room mansion? Here is every home upgrade in New Horizons.
8 Tent
When you move to your new island, Tom Nook will give you a tent, which can place anywhere on the land. While the space is modest, it’s still a place to live.
Nook will also set you up with your first loan right away which, unlike your later debts, must be paid off with Nook Miles as opposed to bells.
Nook Miles was newly introduced in New Horizons as a second form of currency. Nintendo likely made players pay off their first loan with the miles to acquaint them with the fresh system. Changing your tent into a house will require 5,000 Nook Miles.
7 House
After paying off the tent, Nook will offer to build you a house, which will be ready to live in by the next day.
The house is a little cozier than the tent and can be revamped with wallpaper and flooring. In addition to containing a six-by-six grid for furniture, it will also feature an 80-slot storage space that can be filled with any item you can regularly fit in your pockets. Additionally, you can pick your roof color from a short list of options.
To pay off your first house, you’ll need to come up with 93,000 bells.
6 Bigger Room
The next expansion will turn your small one-room space into a large one-room home. You’ll have a lot more floor area for furniture as the home increases to an eight-by-eight grid. Additionally, your storage space will contain 120 slots.
The upgrade might set you back a total of 198,000 bells, but it will be far more fun to decorate.
5 Back Room
When you next talk to Nook about making your place bigger, he’ll decide to do so by adding an additional room. The second room can be accessed through a doorway that is added on to the back wall of your first room.
Your storage space will be doubled, featuring 240 spaces for all your stuff. The new six-by-six floor space will also help.
If you want another room added to your home, you’ll have to find 368,000 bells.
4 Left Room
The following room to be attached to your house is also a six-by-six space. However, this one can be accessed through a doorway on the left side of your entry room. In addition to having your storage boosted to 360 slots, you’ll also receive the option to more freely customize the exterior of your home.
If you visit Nook at Resident Services, he’ll allow you to change your mailbox, move your mailbox, and repaint your roof whenever you please. Getting past this point will cost you 548,000 bells.
3 Right Room
Your home will fill out with the addition of the right room, which comes out to 758,000 bells.
While this room mirrors the previous one, your storage will once again increase, landing at 400 slots. Additionally, gaining this fourth room will unlock exterior door customization. This will let you add even more personal flair to your abode.
2 Second Floor
Just because your main floor is filled out doesn’t mean you can’t add another room to your home. Trust us, Nook always finds a way.
The next upgrade will add an upstairs to your house, which can be accessed by turning left immediately after entering the doorway. While the second floor will cost a whopping 1,248,000 bells, your storage space will double, containing 800 slots. Additionally, the upstairs space is bigger than the side room, featuring an expanded ten-by-six grid.
You’ll additionally receive more mailbox customization opinions and the ability to change up the exterior walls. These are the last of the home renovations you can unlock for the outside.
1 Basement
Lastly, for 2,498,000 bells, you’ll be able to score a basement.
This huge upgrade will once again double your storage space, bumping up the total number of slots to 1,600. The bottom room will feature a ten-by-six grid like the upstairs addition, and you’ll be to access it by making a sharp right upon entering your front door.
While you normally have to pay to renovate the exterior of your home, you’ll be able to customize it free of charge after paying off the huge loan.
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