When you start your game after the update is downloaded, he’ll be waiting for you there on the boat - no unlocking necessary.

Kapp’n will dock his boat on your empty New Horizons pier. Kapp’n, docked and waiting for the first time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon Slider performs, Isabelle tells you that ordinances have been unlocked and that you can go on special boat tours, which is a reference to our beloved Kapp’n.

Get a three-star town rating, so that K.K.

Unlock Resident Services, so that Isabelle shows up in your town.

We’ve confirmed (with extensive testing) that you have to do the following before Kapp’n arrives: Kapp’n won’t appear on your island unless and until you’ve made some progress in the base game (the part of the game that existed before the 2.0 update). They’re also helpful for farming seasonal items, like snowflakes or mushrooms. There are a bunch of different islands that Kapp’n will take you to, and they’ve all got something special going for them - some have exotic flora, while others are in different seasons or times of day. Kapp’n will take you to a random island, different from those you can get from a Nook Mystery Tour. How do Kapp’n’s Boat Tours work? Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon Players are only allowed one boat ride per day. Kapp’n’s Boat Tours cost 1,000 Nook Miles per trip, and he’ll sing you a sweet song on the way.

In previous Animal Crossing games, he’s driven taxis and buses, but in New Horizons, he’s returned to his sailing roots.įrom your island’s dock, he’ll lead you mysterious islands. Kapp’n is a kappa, a mythical, turtle-like, Japanese folktale monster, known for operating different methods of transport. In this Animal Crossing: New Horizons Kapp’n guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the crooning kappa’s arrival: Kapp’n history, what you can expect from his boat rides to mysterious islands that only he knows about, the price you’ll pay in Nook Miles for a trip and a sea shanty, and what you have to do before Kapp’n shows up. He’s settled down on your island’s pier, ready to captain a little boat that’ll deliver you to different islands with unique landscapes, through Kapp’n’s Boat Tours. Kapp’n, the lovable kappa (not turtle), has arrived in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 roster.

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