animal crossing: deluxe features/changes

player skin tone can be chosen upon character creation
overhauled skin tone/tanning system, each skin tone has 8 tanning levels
boy player characters can have the princess hat, girl player characters can have the viking hat

overhauled storage, works like acww and onwards, expanded to 160 slots per player
proper widescreen support added
camera transition between acres can be disabled
camera angle can be changed outdoors with c-stick
keyboard support (dolphin, as well as real hardware - using the PSO keyboard)
GBA no longer necessary for accessing island, kapp'n always available at the dock
"before i go..." renamed to "settings"
settings menu options rearranged to be easier to navigate
chance of villagers moving out when visiting other towns reduced from 100% to 10%
more acre types are valid for tortimer to build the third bridge
town tunes can be typed with the keyboard
support for higher framerates, up to 200fps (work in progress, some things not fully converted to delta time)
gyroid outside player house can be assigned a nickname
bugs+fish can be dropped on the ground
villager quests can now be progressed if the relevant villager is inside an igloo
can receive further hints from wishing well when short of perfect town

can quicksave by pressing Z+start
in-game clock can be synced with L+R+Z on the time change menu
can switch tabs in menus going backwards with Z+R
patterns can be removed from ground by pressing Z+B
can automatically place most recently used design again with Z+dpad up
can access transparency while editing a pattern by holding Z while using a design tool

scrapped furniture/clothing from dnm added
japan-exclusive furniture in the process of being added
fireworks festival occurs each saturday in august
- july 4th fireworks festival is still present
newly created towns can have a 50/50 chance to have a shrine, like dnm/dnm+, instead of the wishing well

if there's a shrine in the town, the new year's celebration is the jp version of the holiday

outdoor decor from e+ added, though now obtained through a new visiting NPC named renna
villager moveout system overhauled to be like e+ (look at nookipedia for more details)
resetti's surveillance center added
tom nook can be woken up to access the store at night
can become best friends with villagers, they'll greet you as you pass by
best friend dialogs from e+ added (live song gifts, greetings, etc)
e+ villagers, furniture, bugs/fish, K.K. slider songs added
sale day overhauled to be like e+

acww wallpaper/flooring added
clovers added
rafflesias added
turnip prices vary in A.M. and P.M.
overhauled flowers, now work like acww and onwards. see plant section below for more details
mushroom furniture from acww added, can be found while mushrooming
some furniture not from any specific sets in process of being added
villagers from acww and onwards in process of being added

tom nook sells one K.K. slider song each sunday
player can deny working for tom nook
player can deny having a statue built when loan is fully paid off
nookington's no longer needs a second memory card for it to be opened
nook's catalog can be changed to have either the default sorting or alphabetical

patterns can be shared via a new feature to import/export patterns via the memory card
patterns can be placed on ground
patterns can have transparency
additional palettes added for patterns, unlocked by befriending sable
town flag added next to train station, can have a custom pattern applied
custom patterns can be applied as background to the item screen

clock interface can be changed to look like the ones from dnm/dnm+ and e+
current acre is displayed nearby the clock (currently only applies to the default)

blathers can assess fossils, unlocked by donating 15 fossils
fossils can be mailed to farway museum to be sold after blathers's assessment is unlocked

top floor of house can be expanded to 8x8
basement's wallpaper/flooring can be changed
music players inside houses can have their volume raised/lowered
more furniture can be used as a surface for tabletop items
toggle for turning lights on/off swapped to use d-pad
gyroids can be placed on tables
placed tabletop items can be rotated
rotated diaries no longer have their positions reset
can change direction you're facing while sitting on four-sided chairs (also applies to stumps/rocks)

letters can be thrown out indoors
letters can be multiselected for being mailed, marking as read, receiving enclosed gifts, being thrown out

balloon presents now play a sound effect when floating by
balloons are more likely to actually collide with a tree, due to a bug fixed from original game being fixed
balloons can be smacked down with a net, while standing on edges of cliffs
mario items can be found via balloons

acdx credits/contributors: cuyler, mangoma'am, finalhaunt, nintendo gamecube™, scorbunnyear, hay, yourpalfox, others

page last updated: april 23, 2026, patch 38

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