A lot of things you'll see and do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are impossible to predict - like Crazy Redd's appearances (or lack thereof) and when the next meteor shower might take place - but one dedicated player has created a tool to give you a helping hand.
MeteoNook, a tool created by data miner Ninji, has been designed to predict your island's weather patterns, including exact times for meteor showers, rainbows and the aurora borealis. It works by having you input lots of data about your island and the weather you experience over time; the more data you provide, the quicker the tool can figure out your island's 'weather seed'.
The weather seed is "a long number unique to your island that determines what your weather will be", and once you've managed to figure out your particular seed - with the tool's help - you'll then be able to see how your weather is programmed to behave in the future.
"There are over 2 billion possible weather seeds, but only one is correct for your island. MeteoNook goes through every single possibility, calculates the weather it would give, and checks it against the data you provide. If it doesn’t make sense (e.g. you said you had rain at a given time, but the seed would make it sunny) then that possibility is ignored."
Naturally, using this tool could prove to be incredibly beneficial for players who are hoping to plan ahead to snag Star Fragments from meteor showers, or load up the game when it's raining to get a special fish they haven't caught yet. If you don't mind ruining the surprise, why not check it out?
Think you might get some use out of this tool? Do you prefer to play the game not knowing when things will happen next? Feel free to share your thoughts below.
[source wuffs.org, via polygon.com]
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We'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!
These cheaters are so sad. These people don't even play games, they let the games play them. They are worst than mobile gamers.
This is so tempting only because, in the months I've played the game, I have had one meteor shower. ONE. And I played every day for two months. I just want that sweet furniture, man ;_;
@Pip_Pipston I haven’t had a meteor shower yet. Checked every night too.
@mantez
An important thing to know is that Celeste is a weekly visitor.
She'll show up after 7pm on a random day of the week.
It depends on how many shooting stars your weather seed has generated for that week, Celeste can only show up on the days that have any number of shooting stars.
@RupeeClock Celeste shows and I get a few shooting stars. I just haven’t had a meteor shower.
Last night I was fortunate enough to have both Wisp and Celeste visit me, but during Wisp's long winded banter that he repeats every. Single. Time., I missed three shooting stars while trying to race through his dialog T_T
i have only had one meteor shower. (i used time traveling, so i got to see it more than once.) sometimes having an all day meteor shower is nice even if you do not take advantage of it.
unfortunately, Redd only visited once. time traveling does not help make him appear more or less often. at least the randomness of the weather isn't effected...having these weather "seeds" doesn't make dealing with the weather easier. however, it could make fishing and bug hunting easier since their locations are based on time, location, and weather.
I'm not going to use this tool, but mostly it takes the fun out of time traveling. besides, for all we know, it may just change which "seed" our town is following.
@RupeeClock She isn't guaranteed every week. I haven't seen her for a few weeks and I SCOUR my island every night after 9PM checking for her and Wisp. I've seen plenty of Wisp, often multiple nights in a row.
Interesting. I've had Celeste over a few times, but clearly I don't have the patience (or time commitment in the evening) to look for shooting stars. Oh well.
@mesome713 Knowing what the weather is isn't ruining the game for anyone. It's practically the same thing as looking at the weather forecast in real life. No one will be mad at you for knowing what the weather is.
@EdwardElric It's cheating. It's an unfair advantage achieved through hacking a game to exploit it. Either play the game how it's intended, or go play something else.
I'm not usually a fan of ruining the experience for myself by using a tool like this, but I have yet to see any meteor shower or even get any star fragments. In fact, I have only seen one shooting star and was in the middle of shooting down a balloon so I wasn't able to react quickly enough to "wish" on it.
All that to say, I'm strongly considering using it...
@Jaxad0127 huh. I’ve gotten Celeste everytime I’ve gotten a meteor shower which has been several times since I started playing.
I couldn't get my stats to give me satisfying results but from what I've seen, heavy meter showers are very rare.
Don't need it, cuz I already know the weather. I gave my island a quaint British village look, and the game responds by letting it rain EVERY SINGLE DAY. Hahaha.
@mesome713 checking the weather is NOT cheating. Relax.
@iNintendo Playing the game while not playing the game is cheating. It gives one an unfair advantage. People are too entitled nowadays, they want a hack and cheat for everything.
@mesome713 Maybe you should go tell mommy how unfair these cheaters are. Maybe she'll be able to reassure you that these bullies can't hurt her little baby if he doesn't let them.
@Andy_Witmyer I will be telling Nintendo. I've already wrote them a letter.
@mesome713 😂
@mesome713 wether you write Nintendo or not, won't change anything. This is a app to predict the weather. What's wrong with creating a app that helps someone better plan for a future task in game? It's a simulation game and still requires you play and input info as you experience weather changes. We use weather prediction in real life and plan around what we are told the weather would be.
I hope Nintendo doesn't leave you empty handed for your snitch report, and at least sends you a box of tissues.
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