What's Coming in The AC:NH Version 1.5.0 Update?

Many fans felt the second part to the Version 1.4.0 update was rather lacking, only adding Dreaming and the Firework, which appear every Sunday night in August. With the end of the month drawing near, it begs the question; what will the next update entail, and when will it come? We've done some research and have put together some thoughts and ideas of what may come. Be warned, as this post may contain spoilers.

To get started, let's mention something that we spoke about in our previous speculation post; farming. Thanks to dataminer Ninji, we learned that Version 1.4.0 update actually elaborated more on what already existed. All previous existing vegetable names remain - tomato, wheat, sugar cane, carrot and potato - except pumpkin seems to have been changed to squash. There are also mentions of a new bush variety coming, the plumeria.

It seems most likely at this stage that some sort of farming/cooking mechanic will be coming to the game, but what it does isn't yet known. It could be an update to the crafting mechanic, or add an entirely new layer of depth to the game. Do we think this could appear in the next update? Possibly. The Fall/Spring are the two main seasons associated with farming and such, so it's certainly a possibility!

With the addition of farming, we also expect a few other things to pop up; a new Garden Centre! With a new bush type being added to the game, Ninji also found evidence that supports a new type of garden tent coming, that is separate to Leif's tent. Whether Leif decides to expand his business, or a new character will be introduced to run this store is yet to be seen.

It's possible this garden centre will be where you can buy seedlings to start growing crops. It may also allow the player to buy the missing fruits, such as persimmon and durian, as well as fertilizer, and potentially even perfect fruit!

We assume whenever the farming stuff gets added to the game, this new farming stuff will too, or at least, won't be far behind. Ninji also mentions they've hidden some references to cooking and sewing DIYs, so this could be a very hefty feature...

Next up is Brewster, everyone favorite barista. Despite being a much beloved character, he was missing from the base game, as well as gyroids, which have been a staple to the Animal Crossing series. The latest update points to 35 types of gyroids appearing, and also alludes to them having their own spot in The Museum.

Previous update also mentioned the Museum adding a Cafe and Shop as well... When the game first came out, a lot of people speculated the second floor would house the art exhibit, but with that now added, there isn't really much room to add a Shop AND Cafe inside... Maybe these will be accessible via the art room?

Out of everything mentioned thus far, we believe Brewster and the Cafe to be the best candidate for the next update. Don't ask us why, but we really feel Brewster fits the "Fall" vibe perfectly. We also feel like this would be a good time for Gracie to start appearing, and bringing some of her fine apparel with her, but that's just speculation on our behalf. As for when we may see these updates, we have a few theories.

The first is at the start of September. Since release, they've had an update that covers at least one month of the game. March was the release month, April gave us Bunny Day in 1.0.0, and April held the big 1.2.0 update, which gave us May Day and the Museum Event in May, alongside Wedding Season in June, not to mention we also got Redd and Leif during this time. We got 1.3.0 in July which allowed us to swim, and finally 1.4.0 in August, which gave us Dreaming and Fireworks. They've had something going for them every month up until this point, so it seems like they'll want to give us an update just in time for September...

We should also mention that the 1.4.0 update started prepping for Halloween. This could simply be prep work for the upcoming holiday, or be a sign that they don't plan on adding anything until the event draws near, and this is where our second theory comes in... When you read everything that looks to be added, and factor in the upcoming seasonal events, such as Halloween and Thanksgiving, it's really a whole chunk of stuff... They might just hold off all together and give us nothing until October... or they could potentially do what they did with the Summer Update, and give us this piece in two parts - one giving us farming/cooking, and the other the cafe/gyroids.

Of course, whatever they decide to do, we should have some sort of answer this coming week. They've often released these update trailers towards the end of the month, so if something is coming, we should see it announced on their Twitter sometime this week. If nothing appears, then it's anyone's guess when these upcoming features might appear.

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