Don’t worry: The museum will open tomorrow. Don't miss: Nook will also give you a few extra recipes free of charge, including a flimsy net to catch bugs with. That’s fine: Feel free to wait until Day 3 before turning the required resources in.

It shouldn’t be much work, as you’ll be raking in Nook Miles just by completing various objectives (collecting 10 bugs, selling Clumps of Grass, etc.).

Head to Tom Nook, who will congratulate you and give you a new mortgage for 98,000 Bells for the next house upgrade. This is incredibly useful for getting more Iron Nuggets, as you’ll only be able to get limited resources from the rocks on your own island each day. Afterward, you can sell everything that’s grayed out.

The quicker you strike, the more resources you’ll get - so try to dig two holes behind yourself so you don’t get pushed back so you can get the maximum of 8 drops from every rock (and extra bells from one random rock!). You can of course reset the game at this point to try getting different starting villagers, but they will always be picked from the jock and uchi pool! Animal Crossing is set to add a number of events throughout the year. You should also have a letter from “Mom,” which includes three pieces of fruit that are not native to your town. Make sure you speak to Nook afterwards and accept his offer to build you a house, as well.

Repeat the resource collection process from Day 1, hitting all of the rocks and trees on your island.

Once you’ve confirmed a house has all its interior and exterior furniture, Talk to Tom Nook and he will confirm the arrival of a resident the next day - and you can check on the plot for the name of the villager who is arriving. It offers a nice durability upgrade from the Flimsy Axe, making it pretty worthwhile (but not mandatory). Timmy and Tommy’s Store, of course! You can make the timing of the rock mining a little easier by digging two holes in a diagonal formation like this: Stand in the corner of the two holes, and hit the rock with your shovel. When you’re ready for this mission, Tom Nook will give you three housing plots to put down. If you played a lot on Day 1, you were probably able to find 15 different species of bugs and fish (not counting the five you donated to Tom Nook on the first day). Note: If the random island you visit happens to have a fruit that’s different from your native island fruit, be sure to bring as many as you can back home. Now you can use the Vaulting Pole (which doesn’t break) to cross rivers and explore other parts of the low elevation on the island, which include many spots where fossils are hiding in the earth. To catch fish, aim your cast out towards the front of the fish's shadow - making sure it doesn't drift out of sight.

With the NookPhone, you’ll gain access to several apps that essentially allow you to view new info and unlock new activities. These are more durable versions of your existing tools, but they cost more resources to build (including the much-needed Iron Nuggets).