Animal Crossing New Horizons: How To Get Floating Gifts
Animal Crossing: New Horizons rewards the player for regularly playing the game. Instead of handing them out in a bland way or in a static menu, the game has floating gifts. These are in the form of floating balloons.
Thus, players must keep an eye on the sky for these presents. These balloons can be evasive as gifts are lost forever if they are dropped in lakes, ponds, or the sea. A slingshot should be crafted to pop these in the air and receive a gift box.
Slingshots can be purchased from Timmy in Resident Services for 900 bells. Players can also purchase a recipe from Timmy to craft the slingshot for 300 bells. It requires five hardwood so players will need to collect this rare resource by cutting down trees.
Balloons have a random set of rewards for players in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. These are color-coded to give a general sense of what resources they will get.
Blue balloons possess crafting materials (clay, iron nuggets, and others) and yellow ones grant Bells. On the other hand, red and green give DIY recipes and clothing items, respectively.
Once players have their slingshot crafted and equipped, they are ready to hunt for floating gifts. Players must follow the steps below:
Balloons have a general pattern of floating. If players spot the first one floating to the east, they can be assured that for 12 hours it will follow the same direction. The spawn direction changes after sundown. Thus, players can take note of the direction and keep an eye out or listen to the whistling sound of the wind.
Even if they miss hitting the balloon the first time, they can be sure that it will float in the same direction on its next appearance.
To locate the balloons, players can either start heading east on the island or to the
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