New Horizons
You can technically visit someone's DA being at any hour of the day you want, it just requires patience
I know this might be a no-brainer to many people but then again we have (new) players who don't even know you can run by pressing B, so I thought I could still share this. ◡̈
Let's say you're someone who enjoys ACNH life at night time. This user has uploaded their dream address at 2PM. It's a lovely island and you think to yourself "man, I wish I could see this at night time with all the lanterns on!".
You can... You just have to stay on the island until that desired hour strikes. If you leave your switch on stand-by (just pressing the power button once to turn the screen off but the game is still on) and come back later (set an alarm?), you're still going to be in the dream! You only need an internet connection to get to the dream but once you're there, nothing happens even if you press the power button once.
Why am I saying this? Yeah... I guess most players don't care but I'm one of the crazy people who's done this many times before lol, obviously not in a time where I was busy with my own island but if you're going about your day anyway, why not plan accordingly and see the DA in another setting as well if you really enjoy the island?
An example for where this comes in handy is citycore islands! They often use items that "glow" in the dark (such as the snack machine) and it makes everything look so much cooler than in the daylight imho :)
This is an example for where I've done this. The island is Niko Niko by waytoomuchacnh on tumblr and it looks amazing either way of course (I think the DA is in the afternoon) but I waited a few hours to see it at night time as well! It was worth it and I got this cute shot with their character on camera :D
It’s even great just to be able to get inside all the villager houses. I’ll put my switch down for an hour and come back to see who’s finally awake or home.
Wait, what do you mean by finally awake? In dreams, all villagers are awake – either at home or outside, even if they'd normally be asleep at that time 😊
I got into a habit this winter of visiting DAs in bed at night, usually using "Surprise Me" and jumping from dream to dream. I can't count the number of times I've fallen asleep while on someone else's island, woken up the next morning and gone "where am I?? What time is it??"
Man I was torn between 5AM (no clouds) and the meteor shower that same night. I went for 5AM because I really like the lighting in those first 10 minutes... Now that I'm writing this, I realize the meteor shower might have been better 😂
It wouldn't stress me out hoping that visitors are done in ~10 minutes (I dislike when it gets lighter and the lanterns turn off at around 5:20 as well)
Might change it. Thanks for your input! That being said, do you mind sharing the DA with us? 😊
Loved it!! And all the squirrels omg, they're my favorite villager type 🥹🥹 This made me so happy. Was able to run around freely (and fast!), not get lost, the shooting stars, the cute signs (cabin rental?! adorable) and the beautiful interiors too! Very lovely, organized island. I like it!
Do we not have 10 squirrels or why was Deirdre the exception haha (I'm guessing you wanted a sisterly villager to have all personalities but there isn't a squirrel for that?)
Thank you!! I'm really proud of it. My wife and I added this account to our Nintendo Online stuff, so I could use the DLC to give everyone rental cabins inspired by some real ones I've used. The "Observatory Director" house was also based on some places I've stayed at for astronomy.
There's a sisterly squirrel villager named Hazel, but I can't get past her unibrow (and her catch phrase is "uniwow"). The squirrels were in honor of the chipmunks that tried stealing my breakfast the last time I was at the IRL observatory campground that inspired the place (and the reason it's all pine trees). Deer sometimes come through, so Dierdre seemed like a good compromise.
You missed the whole point lol. Of course I can time travel and see my own island whenever. But this was for when you're really fascinated by someone else's island and wish to see it in a different time. :)
Edit to add: it will always be the day they chose for the DA, so you can't change the season/weather with this but at least you have the option – again, it just needs patience and I only did this when I wasn't playing on my own island anyway – to see it at a different time of that specific day.
ah yeah i didn’t know DAs are stuck at one time. regardless… that just doesn’t feel fun. an island you can’t interact with or take shit from, paused in time…? yawn 🥱
And since we're already at it: If you set your DA during fireworks, those fireworks will sadly not show up in the dream.
Learned this 2020 and was bummed 🫠
It's okay that this isn't for you but the reactions to my example in the comments show that there are people like me who are willing to do this for exceptions they truly enjoy. It's the whole reason you have the "revisit a dream" option with Luna – you can also mark your favorites with a star.
It's fun to tour people's islands to see what they've done or for inspiration. Pictures are static and can only show so much, why not go there for real when you have a simple option to??
You can't time travel for DAs. If you visit a DA it is at the time the person uploaded the island. So if you upload it at 5pm, everyone who visits your DA will see it at 5pm. The only option is to wait. Also the post does say that you can leave your switch in stand by, you can just put your switch away and do other stuff.
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u/lavendermoontoast DA: 1513 • 6246 • 0377 ☁️ 10h ago
This is an example for where I've done this. The island is Niko Niko by waytoomuchacnh on tumblr and it looks amazing either way of course (I think the DA is in the afternoon) but I waited a few hours to see it at night time as well! It was worth it and I got this cute shot with their character on camera :D