Can I time travel in ACNH without closing the game?

Yes, you can time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) without fully closing the game by using the "Save & End" feature and then adjusting the Switch's system date/time from the Home menu before reloading the game, which saves time by skipping the full game restart. The key is to let the game save, stay on the "Save Complete" screen, go to System Settings to change the date, and then return to ACNH to load the new time.
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Do you have to close ACNH to time travel?

The game must be restarted when the player has changed the time, so it is recommended you close the software before you change the time. However, it doesn't appear to affect the game until you restart it anyways.
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Will I lose progress if I time travel back in Animal Crossing?

No, you generally won't lose progress if you time travel backward in Animal Crossing: New Horizons; your island, items, and villagers stay the same, but the big exceptions are turnips will instantly spoil, and you might get lots of weeds or cockroaches, though progress itself isn't erased. Think of it as your island "remembering" your past state when you reset the clock back, but some daily streaks (like Nook Miles) might reset if you go too far back, Reddit users discussing streak resets, Reddit users discussing streak resets. 
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How to properly time travel in Animal Crossing?

Time traveling in Animal Crossing: New Horizons involves changing your Nintendo Switch's system date and time to skip ahead or go back in the game, letting you access future events, seasons, or items faster, but be cautious: spoiling turnips, growing weeds, and resetting Nook Miles+ streaks are common side effects, so always save & quit Animal Crossing before altering the system clock, and never travel back in time with turnips. 
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Does ACNH punish time travel?

Time traveling in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) offers convenience but brings consequences like spoiled turnips (especially when going backward), weeds growing rapidly, villagers potentially getting upset or moving out if you're gone too long, and losing daily bonuses; however, progress on buildings and villager plots doesn't advance backward, and you can often avoid major issues by managing turnips and understanding how weeds and villager moods work with time jumps. 
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How to unlock terraforming ACNH?

To unlock terraforming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you need to reach a three-star island rating, which triggers K.K. Slider's first concert; the day after, Tom Nook gives you the Island Designer App on your NookPhone, letting you place paths, then you buy cliff-building and waterscaping permits with Nook Miles. The key is to beautify your island by adding villagers (up to 8+), flowers, trees, fences, and furniture to impress Isabelle.
 
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What happens if I bury 99,000 bells in Animal Crossing?

Burying 99,000 bells in a glowing spot in Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives you a 30% chance to get a Money Tree with 297,000 bells (3x your investment) and a 70% chance to get a tree with only 30,000 bells (3x 10,000), meaning it's a gamble, not a guarantee for max profit; for guaranteed 3x returns, players usually only bury 10,000 bells.
 
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Is there LGBTQ in Animal Crossing?

Character Information

Isabelle is a pansexual character from Animal Crossing.
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What happens at 5 am in ACNH?

It cuts to the black loading screen right at 5am then Isabelle makes her announcements. Unless you're inside then it'll wait until you go outside. It's loads to the next day.
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Do turnips spoil if you time travel backwards?

Yes, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, turnips will spoil if you time travel backward in time, even by a few minutes or hours, regardless of whether they are buried or in your pocket, to prevent players from endlessly resetting for perfect prices. You can time travel forward, but only up to the next Saturday before they spoil at midnight, so backward travel is the primary risk for rotten turnips. 
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What happens if you go back a day in Animal Crossing?

Going back a day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons mostly creates a time loop of the previous day, but has key consequences: turnips rot, daily Nook Miles+ resets, flowers need re-watering, and resources like rocks/trees/weeds don't refresh, potentially leading to more weeds if you go back far enough from a future point. You can repeat events, but things like moving villagers or construction projects won't advance, and you might see the same visitors or get old mail.
 
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Is it better to time travel forward or backward in ACNH?

This game is more forgiving of TT than any game before. Only thing to be mindful of: DON'T go backwards if you have turnips- they will instantly spoil. Also... any TT more than a day forward at all will reset your miles streak at the kiosk to Day 1.
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Do turnip prices stay the same when you time travel?

No, turnip prices do not stay the same when you time travel; going backward in time will spoil your turnips and reset the weekly price pattern, while going forward can change prices or cause them to rot if you pass the next Sunday, but you can time travel forward within the same week to find better prices for that specific day's pattern, though you must stick to forward travel. The key is that prices change twice daily (AM/PM) and reset completely if you go back to a previous day, making backward travel risky, but forward travel lets you check all the day's potential prices. 
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Can you still time travel in Animal Crossing 2025?

New Horizons is the first game in the series that does not have an in-game option to change the time. However, by disabling "Synchronize Clock Via Internet" in the Nintendo Switch system settings, the system time can be manually changed, which is reflected in the game.
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What's the point of the timer in Animal Crossing?

The timer is most useful during online play, where it can be used to hold competitions amongst friends and visitors. The timer will track how many fish, insects, and (in New Leaf and New Horizons only) how many sea creatures have been caught by each player during the allotted time.
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What happens at 3am on Animal Crossing?

At 3 AM in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, nothing major happens by default, but it's often associated with online rumors, particularly the 3:33 AM alien broadcast on Saturdays, a popular (but unconfirmed) glitch/Easter egg where TVs show strange static and UFOs, inspired by the movie The Fourth Kind. While some older games had events like Wisp the ghost or Gulliver's UFO, 3 AM itself is just late night in New Horizons, with villagers sleeping, though some internet legends suggest creepy events like animatronics coming alive.
 
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Is Kirby LGBTQ?

Kirby's gender is officially ambiguous, intentionally left neutral by creator Masahiro Sakurai, though often called "he" in English localizations for simplicity, while Japanese media treats Kirby as genderless (they/them); this ambiguity leads many fans to see Kirby as a non-binary icon, though not explicitly LGBTQ+ in terms of sexuality, but a beloved figure in the community due to their gender fluidity. 
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What happens if I plant 10,000 bells?

Planting 10,000 bells is always a 20,000 bell profit. The player should always plant 10,000 bells, for not only a better profit but a more guaranteed one.
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How do you get 999999999 bells in Animal Crossing?

To get Max Bells, you need to visit my Animal Crossing island and sell 30 turnips. My island has the ability to set the turnip price to 999,999,999, which is how you will get the bells.
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How to pay off 98000 mortgage in Animal Crossing?

Mortgages can be paid off by accessing the ABD, or speaking to the teller, located in the Post Office or Town Hall. If Pelly is present when the mortgage is paid off, she will applaud the player's efforts.
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How to unlock waterscaping in ACNH?

Open your NookPhone to access the Island Designer app. You get this app after K.K. Slider's first concert on your island. The waterscaping and cliff construction permits can be purchased at the Nook Stop for 6000 miles each.
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How do I destroy bridges in ACNH?

Bridges can be canceled during the funding period by speaking to Lloid and paying 10,000 Bells, or demolished after construction by speaking to Tom Nook and paying 10,000 Bells. A maximum of 8 bridges can be placed on the island at once.
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How do you unlock Tortimer Island?

To unlock Tortimer Island in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you must first upgrade your tent to a house and pay off the subsequent 39,800 Bell home loan, then speak to Tortimer at the dock the next day; Kapp'n will then offer trips to the island for 1,000 Bells starting the day after that.
 
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