Thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, gamers can get a change of pace from the rather repetitive routine of daily life. With their Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing players get to build the village of their dreams alongside the company of lovable villagers. Moreover, despite the game's routine-like nature, the title rewards players with various oddities. These rewards include unique interactions, memorable encounters, and even Nook Miles for accomplishing simple tasks.
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However, players can also transform 2,000 Nook Miles into a Nook Miles Ticket (NMTs). They can use this in order to embark on mystery tours to deserted islands. For gamers, these mystery tours remain part of the core experience. This method easily becomes the best way to farm for villagers and items. Thankfully, players can actually earn NMTs faster than they can imagine.
Updated on November 27, 2023, by Rhenn Taguiam: With this year’s Mushrooming Season beginning for North Hemisphere players of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans of the acclaimed farm simulator may want to get ahead of their peers in creating the best Village possible. Unfortunately for newcomers, upgrading their Village does need quite a lot of Bells and Nook Miles Tickets - currencies that may take them ages to earn if they play the game casually. However, fans who want to step up their grind may be able to fast-track their way towards Nook Miles success, especially if they know what they’re doing. Securing more Nook Miles Tickets needs a bit of planning, such as maximizing extra earnings from Nature Days, starting days properly with the Terminal, and ensuring they collect as many Stamps and Passport Titles as possible.
19 What Are Nook Miles?
Nook Miles Are Special Currencies
Despite New Horizons being present for a couple of years now, Nook Miles remain all the rage when it comes to premium currency in the game. While they don’t cost real money, they do come as a bit tricky to earn as players need to accomplish specific things to get them:
- Nook Stop: Players can go to the Nook Stop daily to get daily Nook Miles rewards, with 500 from Day 1 and 300 Miles from Day 7 onwards.
- Stamp Cards: Another way to get Nook Miles is through Stamp Cards, rewarded when players accomplish certain milestones that also award them various passport titles. These can range from catching a lot of fish or insects, or even chatting with residents.
- Nook Miles Plus: When players manage to earn the 5,000 Miles initial Resident Services fee and upgrade their house, they can get access to “upgraded” tasks. These come in the form of five tasks a day that grant more Nook Miles.
18 What To Do With Nook Miles Tickets?
Nook Miles Are Spent In Specific Ways
Players can acquire Nook Miles Tickets when they purchase them from the Nook Stop for 2,000 Tickets. At its core, Nook Miles Tickets allow players to explore other islands, but it’s the exploration of these islands that makes earning Nook Miles Tickets worthwhile. With each Nook Miles Ticket and island visit, players can do the following:
- Other Aesthetics: Players who want inspiration to terraform their island can go on a Mystery Tour with Nook Miles Tickets and check out how randomly generated islands appear.
- Meet New Villagers: If players don’t have 10 NPC VIllagers yet, players can meet new Villagers in a Mystery Island Tour. Given that the game has more than 400+ Villagers, players may want to keep on earning Nook Miles Tickets to meet new Villagers.
- Gather Resources: Mystery Tours on random islands are a great way to gather more resources compared to those found on the island.
17 Earn On The Birthday
Earn Once A Year
| Requirements | Open the game during the player’s birthday |
|---|---|
| Task | Complete the in-game event |
| Result | 2000 Miles |
Players enjoying their Animal Crossing: New Horizons gameplay will also celebrate their birthday in the game with a special event that gathers all existing Villagers, much like how Villagers decorate their homes and invite others for a party when it’s theirs.
However, this yearly event isn’t just a way for Villagers to greet players with a special greeting. In fact, finishing the in-game event associated with the player’s birthday will net them 2,000 Nook Miles. While not necessarily a large amount and rather acquired infrequently, players who want to play ACNH for the long haul may want to integrate their birthdays in their rotations when getting Nook Miles.
16 Visit A Friend Once A Day
Earn 300 To 3000 Miles
| Requirements | Unlock the “Island Togetherness” task in Nook Miles Plus |
|---|---|
| Task | Talk to Villagers on the island once a day for a period of time |
| Result | 300 Miles (1 Day), 500 Miles (10 Days), 1000 Miles (20 Days), 2000 Miles (30 Days), 3000 Miles (50 Days) |
Players of New Horizons with friends from far away can use the game as a means to reconnect. Thanks to the game's multiplayer feature, players can visit islands of players they have Dodo Codes for. Inside these islands, players can meet new villagers and interact with their friends with emotes and short messages.
Just visiting a friend also has its perks — especially in terms of NMTs. In fact, players earn some Nook Miles after their first visit to a friend on any given day. This means a friend group can schedule once-a-day visits with each other to accumulate enough points for NMTs.
15 Start The Day With Nook Miles Plus Tasks
Complete Little Quests That Grant Nook Miles
| Requirements | Unlock the Nook Miles App |
|---|---|
| Task | Varies, depending on the task requirement |
| Result | Varies, depending on the task |
When players unlock their house, they can finally open the Nook Miles App and use the Nook Miles Plus. This opens the player’s active “quest” menu, with tasks often involving completing specific actions that players may do throughout the day. Players enjoying their Animal Crossing New Horizons gameplay will get different tasks in the Nook Miles Plus section daily.
However, what makes this worth checking out is how the first five tasks players receive in Nook Miles Plus will net rewards with multipliers. If players check this out as soon as they wake up, they can set up their inventory to ensure they have the tools to complete them as soon as possible. After completing these tasks, players can simply finish other Nook Miles Plus tasks for extra Miles.
14 Get The Rewards From The Terminal
Interact With The Terminal Every Day, Consecutively
| Requirements | Access the Special Terminal |
|---|---|
| Task | Get reward once a day |
| Result | Varies on the day, from 50 Nook Miles on the first day, 300 Nook Miles on the seventh day, and 300 Nook Miles per day after the seventh visit |
As players may notice in their Animal Crossing gameplay, they can only use their Nook Miles to buy Nook Miles Tickets via the Special Terminal. However, the Special Terminal is worth visiting once a day not just because this is also the best place to spend as well as deposit/withdraw Bells, but because it provides some Nook Miles on the first interaction of the day - even before talking to Villagers.
While players only get 50 Nook Miles on their first visit, this value increases incrementally until they earn 300 Nook Miles on their seventh day. This is where the challenge begins, as players need to continue visiting the Special Terminal once a day after that to keep earning 300 Nook Miles per first visit.
13 Collect Stamps, Passport Titles
Earn Nook Miles Across 88 Achievements, 3-5 Milestones
| Requirements | Unlock Nook Miles App |
|---|---|
| Task | Do certain Village tasks a certain number of times across a certain number of days |
| Result | Varies on the task, minimum 300 Nook Miles for basic tasks and up to 5,000 Nook Miles for larger achievements |
Players who slowly develop their Island in their Animal Crossing gameplay may be surprised to realize that their actions accumulate and earn them notable Passport Titles. These are rewarded when players complete all achievements of a Stamp Card, which consists of unique challenges regarding specific tasks.
Thankfully, the tasks these challenges involve are usually things players do around the Island, such as digging up Clams or customizing specific numbers of Furniture. These achievements are limited, which means players won’t be able to get Nook Miles after accomplishing them. Moreover, these challenges majorly reward players with Bells, with Nook Miles being a secondary incentive.
12 Create A Novelty Island
Get Paid In Nook Miles To Visit Unique Islands
| Requirements | Unlock Island Designer App |
|---|---|
| Task | Create a “novelty” island with a theme, advertise it on communities |
| Result | Price to enter the island varies on preference |
Thanks to player creativity, a lot of New Horizons players managed to transfer their creativity into reality. Well, in this case, they can apply their creativity to their islands. In fact, some players get so wildly creative that they terraform their island to accommodate specific themes and concepts - sometimes to the astonishment of other players. Sometimes, players who showcase their works online can attract the attention of others who may want to visit a unique island for themselves.
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Interestingly, players can cash in on such creativity. Players who create extremely unique islands can invite players to visit and take pictures in exchange for NMTs. These include islands with specific themes such as theme parks and restaurants, or even islands that feature pop culture references such as popular bands and performing groups.
11 Finally, Complete The Island
Finishing The Island Would Have Given Players A Lot Of Nook Miles
| Requirements | Finish objectives in Nook Miles Plus |
|---|---|
| Task | Varies on the task |
| Result | Varies on the task |
Players who want to get into the equivalent of New Horizons's endgame will also want to complete their island to obtain more Nook Miles. Remember, completing objectives in terms of construction will reward players with Nook Miles. Of course, as with the above tip, this does imply that "challenges" for Nook Miles will start to get trickier every day.
However, players will receive definite perks once they complete the island. Players with complete islands will finally have access to Terraforming and the full slate of island controls. Completing the island can help players pave the way for more ways to acquire Nook Miles, provided they're willing to put in the effort.
10 Or Maybe Don't Complete The Island Yet
Players Can Hold Off Completing The Island To Finish Tasks Faster
| Requirements | Not completed their island yet |
|---|---|
| Task | Purposefully delay unlocking island parts so Nook Miles Plus challenges become manageable |
| Result | Varies on the task |
While there's value in actually completing the island earlier, it's important to remember that New Horizons will not feature challenges for things players can't accomplish. For instance, players who don't have access to a closet won't have closet-changing challenges.
If the game won't give players challenges about island sections they haven't unlocked yet (e.g., the museum for fossils), then "incomplete" islands will provide fewer tasks for Nook Miles Plus challenges to choose from. Theoretically, this factor should mean players will get repeats of easier tasks.
However, players should remember that they can't bring in a lot of villagers to incomplete islands, so they will have to improve their island eventually.