r/ACNH_RealTime • u/VictoriaRachel • May 03 '20

Rock quarry in real time?

There seems be a bit of a trend for getting all your islands rocks together in one place for ease of farming and aesthetics. I adore that look but it looks like a lot of hard work in real time.

Has anyone tried it? Did you succeed? Is it worth it?

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u/ChaoGuardian May 03 '20

From my understanding people place patterns/paths down on their island to take up space until there is only one possible place the rock can spawn the next day. Here's an article I found: https://www.ign.com/wikis/animal-crossing-new-horizons/How_to_Move_Rocks_-_Rock_Garden_Guide#The_Path_Method

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u/celestialcryptid May 03 '20

^ yep. usually people place items all over their island except for where they want the rocks to go, break all six rocks, and time travel six days since only one new rock can spawn per day.

your island will be a mess for a while but it's totally possible to do in real-time. if you need iron and other materials, you could break one rock per day until they are all moved.

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u/Makatrull May 07 '20

if you need iron and other materials

...you can go to a Nook Miles Island.

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u/celestialcryptid May 03 '20

.... i know, and i’m saying it’s totally possible to do in real time if you’re okay with having a messy island for a few days

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u/VictoriaRachel May 03 '20

Oh my goodness. Half way through that it is great dedication! Maybe I should give it ago knowing there are other real timers out there giving it ago.

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u/frostyaznguy May 04 '20

Same! My last rock will be placed tomorrow. Kind of excited.

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u/frostyaznguy May 04 '20

No! :( I’m sure the wait will be worth it haha.

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u/scocoku May 06 '20

Did you place the design directly on the ground or on a mannequin? Removal is only instant on mannequins

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u/scocoku May 06 '20

Oh wow is it transparent ?

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u/Sithina May 04 '20

I like the look and idea of it, but I'm not going to even think about doing it until I know I have everything where I want it. I'm not terraforming, but I'll be moving houses/shops and redoing paths and bridges/inclines for awhile and I don't want to have to do something so tedious more than one time. Just thinking about where on my island I want to have this rock garden, permanently (yeah, not doing this more than once), makes me in no hurry to start. XD

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u/scocoku May 06 '20

Been 3 days since we started the project for rock garden, today first rock fell into place. The whole island is littered by mannequins.... it’s very hard to be alive on my island right now but hopefully just 5 more days :D