Tutorial How to make the easter event work on Animal Crossing New Horizon

[DorianX]

First make sure you have the latest update you can get it from
@AutumnWolf https://ayakalounge.me/threads/anim...ons-update-1-1-1-and-dlc-now-available.39454/

BEST OF ALL NO NINTENDO ACCOUNT NEEDED, no need to go online !!! TESTED BY ME cfw 9.1.0 atmos 0.10.5

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1) Download JKSV.nro and put it in the "switch "folder on your SD card.

Put the SD back in you NS and Open jksv from the homebrew menu.
1a) This step is to backup your ACNH data. (in case whatever goes wrong) (Totally optional but recommended. if you dont want to read the next sentence below) click device, animal crossing, select new, click " a " , and name the folder "before easter".

2)Then go back (press "b" on you controller) to go back home of JKSV, click bcat, animal crossing, select new, click "a", and name the folder "easter event "

If you are using SXOS, you need to hold R while selecting Animal Crossing for the backup and New, otherwise 'A' button when selecting 'New', doesn't do anything. Thanks @Dominus


3) go to this website

Download the file to your computer. Now shut down your NS take SD Card out and plug in computer. there will be a new folder at the root of our SD called JKSV inside of it will be the folder you created "easter" copy and paste the "directories folder " you just downloaded. leave the "Passphrase" file alone. at the end of the day you should only have 2 files there like the pic below (passphrase file and directories folder)



4) put SD back in your NS. boot your switch, run JKSV app again , click bcat, and select the folder you modified "easter", click "y " to restore, done

when you launch the game the title screen should now say 1.1.1a and you should also have the easter event. ( you are done go play the game)





From here down below are trouble shooting comments and User community imput, ony read it if you have problems or you want to input confirmed working solutions.

PS. If your game says 1.1.1a but the event its not kicked on by Tom Crook set your clock back to March 31st at time 5.05 AM, enter your game let him speak. Close out of the game (close it completely from running, press x and close) . Set your clock back to the present date ( or what ever time you had it on ) - your event should be working now


PS: I did this guide on update 1.1.0 and it did NOT work. so if its not working for you is because you dont have the latest update. also you can see on the title screen it will say 1.1.1a once you apply the above guide.

for everyone : I urge everyone to update ASAP to 1.1.2. some pretty big bugs are patched. one of them residents NOT moving in when you asked them to.
if you followed my guide above just download the new 1.1.2 update install like you would normally do and it "just works"

P.S confirmed working. the event runs till April 12th. it is supposed to stop automatically after said date.


PS If you are an SX OS user and cant update is due to the sx installer not getting their crap together when installing unsigned dlcs and updates LOL. so yeah use gold leaf.

As it's already been stated, SX OS users do not have the option of renaming the folders once you perform the backup in JKSV. So, I figured - I'll just rename the file on my computer - do not do this! This will cause JKSV to not recognize the BCAT folder making it so you are not able to restore. Just leave the directory names AS-IS, drop the directories folder in the corresponding BCAT backup folder and you'll have no issues restoring in JKSV. thanks for this @801chrisp

 

[DorianX]

@ExquisiteToast thanks for the heads up

 

[DorianX]

i fixed the google drive link

 

[Elanorh295]

i fixed the google drive link

Sweet

 

[DorianX]

also 1fichier link added

 

[Elanorh295]

Thanks, worked great on SX OS. They have their act together just fine, actually, as I haven't had a single issue with anything Animal Crossing so far on SX OS. It's the user, not the CFW, that is the problem.

Thanks again!

 

[DorianX]

Thanks, worked great on SX OS. They have their act together just fine, actually, as I haven't had a single issue with anything Animal Crossing so far on SX OS. It's the user, not the CFW, that is the problem.

Thanks again!

you welcome. glad i could help
@Elanorh295 I will tag you if there is a summer event or Halloween and I havent gotten a hold of a pro sx os license.

 

[Dominus]

Also just to make this more clear for others, you might want to add or change these:

• If you are using SXOS, you need to hold R while selecting Animal Crossing for the backup and New, otherwise 'A' button when selecting 'New', doesn't do anything.
• On SXOS, I did not see a way to rename these backups or BCATS, so might want to make note of that unless someone knows how we can name them.
• Might be a good idea to say "passphrase.bin file" instead of just Passphrase. I thought there was a password I should be looking for lol.
• And do we copy the directories folder itself or the content of the directories folder? aka JKSV/Animal Crossing New Horizons/BCAT DIR/directories or JKSV/Animal Crossing New Horizons/BCAT DIR/EventDeli and JKSV/Animal Crossing New Horizons/BCAT DIR//ItemDeli

 

[DorianX]

guide was made with atmosphere (what most people use) ( i no longer have a sx os pro license i sold the switch that had it)

we are not renaming any files. not the backup nor the passphrase. what you are doing is naming the folder in where the file will be created. The only reason why I am having you guys name the folder "easter" is because there will be more events, halloween, Xmast etc etc. and because i am noob friendly I am not having them name the folder whatever they want. you can do it if you want. naming the folder makes no major impact.

Passphrase is a file no one should be messing with ( depending on how your config is. if you are tech savy and you have |show file extension" bin will show up. or not. ) so in order to make it short and noob friendly no more is mentioned about the file. its file extension or usage.

you copy and paste directories folder to JKSV/Animal Crossing new Horizons/easter. only 2 files should be there the Passphrase and the folder "directories"

@Dominus your input is greatly appreciated to make this guide better. ( for sx os users that have to deal with it )
credit was given and has been edited up above​

 

[Arek]

If not working, set the date to 1st april 4:57 am, wait for the 5 am speech and then set the date back.

 

[jesus g]

will these steps work if version been updated to 1.1.2?

 

[801chrisp]

Thank you for posting this! I was able to get it to work without any issues - I did run into a slight bump, but ultimately it was my fault and after running through the process once more I was able to get it working! I did however just want to share my experience running through this process as an SX OS user for any potential other SX OS users that may run into the same issue I did:

My setup:

• SX OS v2.9.4 BETA
• Nintendo Switch OS v9.2.0 (patched via ChoiDujourNX)
• Animal Crossing v1.1.1 (patched using the v1.1.1 update as linked in the post)

As it's already been stated, SX OS users do not have the option of renaming the folders once you perform the backup in JKSV. So, I figured - I'll just rename the file on my computer - do not do this! This will cause JKSV to not recognize the BCAT folder making it so you are not able to restore. Just leave the directory names AS-IS, drop the directories folder in the corresponding BCAT backup folder and you'll have no issues restoring in JKSV.

Thanks again!

 

[Dominus]

If not working, set the date to 1st april 4:57 am, wait for the 5 am speech and then set the date back.

I think you just need to restart your Switch. I might be wrong, but I'd at least try rebooting the Switch first. You don't want to mess with the time and end up with $800,000 worth of spoiled turnips!

 

[Tiptop]

Got this to work with 1.1.2 using the steps at the start and SXOS shows as 1.1.2 a



starting the game i could see eggs on trees but did not get any message



after resetting the date to 4:57am and 1st April and waiting a couple of minuets

tom nook made an announcement


is it just the eggs on trees or is there more to this bunny day?

 

[Dominus]

Got this to work with 1.1.2 using the steps at the start and SXOS shows as 1.1.2 a

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starting the game i could see eggs on trees but did not get any message

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after resetting the date to 4:57am and 1st April and waiting a couple of minuets

tom nook made an announcement
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is it just the eggs on trees or is there more to this bunny day?

No need to change time, just restart your Switch. The bunny will be there, and there will be an announcement the next time you play the next day.

Bunny Day allows you to collect eggs in Trees, Balloons, Fishing, Hitting Rocks, Chopping Wood, and Digging them out of the ground. You then find and make DIY stuff with them and get a prize if you make everything before the Bunny comes back & leaves on April 12th.

 

[DorianX]

for everyone : I urge everyone to update ASAP. some pretty big game bugs are patched. one of them residents NOT moving in when you asked them to.
if you followed my guide above just download the new 1.1.2 update install like you would normally do and it "just works"

Thanks @Tiptop for your pics


here is the link for the 1.1.2 update

 

[Semperjohn88]

Works great with the new update, big thx for your work

 

[DorianX]

Works great with the new update, big thx for your work

hey thanks dude :thumbsup:

 

[DorianX]

Update 1.1.3 is out. and is available to download in OP ACNH post go download it
I just read the changelog and it fixes balloons NOT flying in your island.

if your balloons still fly above your island. i dont see why we should update since the bug does not affect us.

if you do have the bug. Just install the update like you would install any other update and technically it should work just fine. I mean the update is small and basic.

 

[Dichotomy]

Update 1.1.3 is out.
I just read the changelog and it fixes balloons NOT flying in your island.

if your balloons still fly above your island. i dont see why we should update since the bug does not affect us.

if you do have the bug. Just install the update like you would install any other update and technically it should work just fine. I mean the update is small and basic.

Well I would install the update if anyone provided a link to it. Also being affected by the glitch is not the only reason to update, both players need to be on the same version for LAN play.