Animal Crossing: New Horizons shocked fans during its October 2021 Direct when Nintendo announced that the game would be receiving paid DLC just a few weeks after the presentation. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise launches on November 5, 2021, but what do players get with the new expansion?

The Happy Home Paradise DLC comes with a variety of new activities and features. Check out the list of all the new content coming to the game below!

Paradise Planning

  • Help villagers get their dream vacation homes, catering an experience to their wants and needs with this resort developer.Players can select which island in an archipelago to create these new cavation homes, each with unique features that set it apart from the others.

Interior Design

  • Decorate and coordinate the perfect house for each villager with a variety of furniture and appliances based on their requests. Place designated design pieces before adding your own personal touches to the home.Adjust the size of the inside of homes by modifying with length and width and lighting for more varied design options.Use Partition Walls to divide the home into rooms.Place countersAdd Pillars to support the ceilingPolish furniture to add certain effects to the materials

Outside Design

  • Place furniture and build an outside display using foliage, fencing, paths, and home design. Change housing location to create the perfect island vacation home.

Soundscapes

  • Innovate on home atmosphere with soundtracks that mimic the outside world.

Poki Currency

  • Get paid for your efforts! Use this currency doled out for designing to purchase rare furniture and items that may be difficult to find otherwise. Take these items back to your personal items!

Remodeling

  • Suggest improving completed vacation homes once more furniture is available.Recommend certain residents share a property with the new roommate system.

Renovate Vacation Island Building

  • Design Schools, restaurants, hospitals, and more!Watch the other island residents use these facilities as intended.

Happy Home Network App

  • Connect with previous clients and see how their island getaways are going.Share your designs online and follow other designers whose designs you enjoy.

Amiibo Functionality

  • Use amiibo cards to suggest clients for these island getaways.

Design Techniques

  • Crafting methods learned via Happy Home Paradise carry over to your home island, and can be used to spruce up your decor.This includes partition walls, counters, pillars, lighting, soundscapes, and polishing.Invite residents to the archipelago for a visit and design a home for them.Remodel your resdients’ homes after mastering your craft.

Players can grab the Happy Home Paradise DLC for $24.99 when it launches on November 5, and subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack can enjoy this content free of charge! A yearly membership to the upgraded Nintendo Switch Online service costs $49.99 yearly and comes with access to a growing catalog of Nintendo and Sega classics.

For more information on the fall update, be sure to check out the Nintendo Direct! We’ve included a link down below!

For more on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, be sure to check out our other guides, like How to get more stones in Animal Crossing New Horizons here on Pro Game Guides.