Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers that are tired ofsearching their entire island to find rockshave reason to rejoice, as one redditor has found a way to manipulate rock spawns so they are all together. This process is gruelingly slow, however, and will require a lot of patience to pull off properly.
Redditor andrewkim0706 describes hisAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsmethod in detail for manipulating all rocks to spawn next to each other every time. At first glance, the process seems relatively simple, if not tedious, but there are a couple of pitfalls that players will need to watch out for.
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The most important thing players need to know for this method to work is thateating a fruitjust before destroying a rock will cause it to respawn in a new location. Beyond this, players should keep in mind that rocks need an open 3x3 space in order to spawn. These rules are the basis for the method. The tweet below details exactly what players will need to know.
Essentially, if the player fills every space on their island except the ones they want rocks to spawn in and then destroy the rocks after eating a fruit, the rock will have no choice but to respawn the following day in the designated area. This can work to great effect when done properly, as it means that players will always know theexact location of their six rocks. So long as the player doesn’t accidentally eat a fruit before destroying one, they will always respawn in the same location.
Of course, there is a lot to consider before trying this. Filling up every space on the island, be it with bells, tiles, weeds, flowers, or clothing, takes a lot of time, and the clean up process at the end can take just as long. There are also some other stipulations that players will need to keep in mind, for example,weeds and flowerscount as open spaces, but they can’t be filled up by a rock. This means if the player leaves a 3x3 grid of flowers with the center open, a rock could spawn inside those flowers.
Another important thing to note is that only three rocks can spawn in a given grid, meaning the player will have to choose a spot for their rocks on the border of two grids. Finally, only one rock respawns each day, meaning the process will take six days at minimum without theuse of time travel inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
