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Animal Crossing: New Horizons had a glitch which let players clone items for fast returns, but the hustle has been patched out with the latest update (via ACWorldBlog).
Official Patch Notes for Version 1.1.1 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons:
– Fixed a serious bug affecting game balance.
The update is required to play with others on the new version. pic.twitter.com/CImrbVQRkY
— Animal Crossing World ï¸ ï¸ (@ACWorldBlog) March 26, 2020
The exploit would only work with two players in game at the same time. What they would do is put the item to be cloned on top of another piece of furniture, like a cardboard box. The second player rotates the piece of furniture the object is set on, while the first player presses Y to pick it up. Then, there’s a duplicate of the item in their inbox while the original item remains there. This worked for two, three, four, fifty times. The returns were major.
Now, patch 1.1.1 has eradicated the exploit for good. In the notes, there is a reference to a “serious bug affecting game balance,” and the update is required if players want to continue playing online. Play Animal Crossing however you like, be it time-skipping or turnip-hoarding, but cloning items for big Bells is out of order, apparently.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now for the Nintendo Switch.
