How to Change Shop Hours in Animal Crossing New Leaf
Check your approval rating., Perform actions worth 3 points., Perform actions worth 1 point., Play Animal Crossing: New Leaf daily., Sit in the mayor’s seat., Talk to Isabelle., Select an ordinance to enact., Pay for the ordinance.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Check your approval rating.
Being able to alter store hours requires that you make an ordinance, but in order to make an ordinance, your approval rating must be 100%.
To know what approval rating you currently have, journey to the Town Hall (the purple marker on the map at the bottom screen).
Enter the Town Hall and sit in the mayor’s chair located behind Isabelle’s desk.
Isabelle will approach you once you sit down, and speak to you, giving you a variety of dialogue options.
Select “Check approval rating” to see how the villagers view you.
If it is not yet 100%, there are several things you can do to quickly reach the perfect goal.
If it has, proceed to Part
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Step 2: Perform actions worth 3 points.
There are several actions that can raise your approval rating by 3; however, you will only receive points the first time you do each action:
Changing the town music—Speak to Isabelle in the Town Hall.
She will give you the option to change the town music, but only if your town is two in-game days old or more.
Changing the town flag—Speak to Isabelle in the Town Hall.
Putting something up for sale at Re-tail—Visiting Re-tail (the pink arrow icon on the map at the bottom of the screen), and talk to Reese, the pink alpaca.
Posting something on the bulletin board—Go to the bulletin board next to the train station (northernmost part of town) and hit “A” on your console, and then enter your message.
Donating a fish, bug, or fossil to the museum—This can be done after capturing a fish with the fishing rod, catching a bug with the net, or digging up a fossil with the shovel.
Enter the museum, which is on the far left side of Main Street, and talk to Blathers. , These actions can be repeated:
Removing trash from the water by fishing—At times when you fish, rather than pulling up an animal, you will come up with a piece of junk, which can later be disposed of.
Note that this is a random occurrence.
Introducing yourself to villagers—This can be done by approaching villagers and hitting the “A” button to converse with them.
Sending letters—Buy letter paper at the Nookling Junction.
Open it in your inventory, enter a message, and send it by giving it to the duck working at the Post Office (found on the left hand side of Main Street).
Pulling weeds—This can be done by standing over weeds, which appear as brownish green sprouts of grass, and hitting the “Y” button.
Watering flowers—This can only be done if you own a watering can, which can be purchased at the Nookling Junction.
With the watering can equipped, stand in front of the flowers and hit the “A” button to water them. , You will earn 3 extra points per day simply by playing., Once your approval rating has peaked, you will be able to enact four different ordinances, two of which alter the opening and closing times of shops, so go to the Town Hall and sit in the mayor’s seat. , Once you sit in the chair, Isabelle will approach and and ask you you if you want to enact an ordinance.
Tell her yes. , You can choose either the “Early Bird Town” or “Nightlife Town” ordinance.
The Early Bird Town ordinance will cause shops to open and close 3 hours earlier, and villagers to wake up and go to bed 3 hours earlier.
The Nightlife Town ordinance will cause shops to open and close 3 hours later, and villagers to wake up and go to bed 3 hours later. , After selecting your preferred ordinance, Isabelle will ask you to pay 20,000 bells; pay for it, and the new ordinance will go into effect the following day. -
Step 3: Perform actions worth 1 point.
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Step 4: Play Animal Crossing: New Leaf daily.
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Step 5: Sit in the mayor’s seat.
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Step 6: Talk to Isabelle.
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Step 7: Select an ordinance to enact.
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Step 8: Pay for the ordinance.
Detailed Guide
Being able to alter store hours requires that you make an ordinance, but in order to make an ordinance, your approval rating must be 100%.
To know what approval rating you currently have, journey to the Town Hall (the purple marker on the map at the bottom screen).
Enter the Town Hall and sit in the mayor’s chair located behind Isabelle’s desk.
Isabelle will approach you once you sit down, and speak to you, giving you a variety of dialogue options.
Select “Check approval rating” to see how the villagers view you.
If it is not yet 100%, there are several things you can do to quickly reach the perfect goal.
If it has, proceed to Part
2.
There are several actions that can raise your approval rating by 3; however, you will only receive points the first time you do each action:
Changing the town music—Speak to Isabelle in the Town Hall.
She will give you the option to change the town music, but only if your town is two in-game days old or more.
Changing the town flag—Speak to Isabelle in the Town Hall.
Putting something up for sale at Re-tail—Visiting Re-tail (the pink arrow icon on the map at the bottom of the screen), and talk to Reese, the pink alpaca.
Posting something on the bulletin board—Go to the bulletin board next to the train station (northernmost part of town) and hit “A” on your console, and then enter your message.
Donating a fish, bug, or fossil to the museum—This can be done after capturing a fish with the fishing rod, catching a bug with the net, or digging up a fossil with the shovel.
Enter the museum, which is on the far left side of Main Street, and talk to Blathers. , These actions can be repeated:
Removing trash from the water by fishing—At times when you fish, rather than pulling up an animal, you will come up with a piece of junk, which can later be disposed of.
Note that this is a random occurrence.
Introducing yourself to villagers—This can be done by approaching villagers and hitting the “A” button to converse with them.
Sending letters—Buy letter paper at the Nookling Junction.
Open it in your inventory, enter a message, and send it by giving it to the duck working at the Post Office (found on the left hand side of Main Street).
Pulling weeds—This can be done by standing over weeds, which appear as brownish green sprouts of grass, and hitting the “Y” button.
Watering flowers—This can only be done if you own a watering can, which can be purchased at the Nookling Junction.
With the watering can equipped, stand in front of the flowers and hit the “A” button to water them. , You will earn 3 extra points per day simply by playing., Once your approval rating has peaked, you will be able to enact four different ordinances, two of which alter the opening and closing times of shops, so go to the Town Hall and sit in the mayor’s seat. , Once you sit in the chair, Isabelle will approach and and ask you you if you want to enact an ordinance.
Tell her yes. , You can choose either the “Early Bird Town” or “Nightlife Town” ordinance.
The Early Bird Town ordinance will cause shops to open and close 3 hours earlier, and villagers to wake up and go to bed 3 hours earlier.
The Nightlife Town ordinance will cause shops to open and close 3 hours later, and villagers to wake up and go to bed 3 hours later. , After selecting your preferred ordinance, Isabelle will ask you to pay 20,000 bells; pay for it, and the new ordinance will go into effect the following day.
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