Animal Crossing has several side activities and events for players to partake in. They are spread throughout the game’s beautiful world. Some of these are limited to certain seasons and are not doable at any time otherwise.
One such material that players can obtain during winter is the Snowflakes, occasionally seen in December, January, and February during snowfall in the northern hemisphere. The southern hemisphere has snowflakes in June, July, and August. This is a relatively new gameplay mechanic that was first introduced during Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
This guide will detail how players can obtain these snowflakes in the game.
Disclaimer: Minor gameplay spoilers for Animal Crossing New Horizons will follow. Viewer discretion is advised.
There are two major types of snowflakes in New Horizons, regular and large. Obtaining either of them requires a different method for collecting them.
Obtaining regular snowflakes requires some degree of skill and finesse.
Snowflakes can usually be seen floating around the village during the months of winter and can be easily captured using a net, much akin to cherry blossoms and maple leaves.
Pay close attention to the in-game audio as snowflakes leave out a faint twinkling sound when they descend, revealing their location. Players must also be extra careful when catching these rather delicate items since they can instantly disappear if they either run into them or miss their chance at swinging the net.
On the other hand, large snowflakes are slightly trickier to obtain since these do not drop from the sky.
Gamers will instead have to make a perfect snowboy first. It will reward players with a singular large snowflake once they have been created, for up to four days. However, imperfect
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