The second Summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings back a familiar tapir introduced in the previous New Leaf installment: Luna. As a part of the latest content update, players will be able to meet Luna in-game on July 30th.
This enigmatic tapir offers a unique service to players, the Dream Suite, which also makes it return from New Leaf. But where is Luna located, and what does the Dream Suite do? This guide will look at how players can find Luna, and how to use this mysterious Dream Suite to enrich their New Horizons experience.
How to Find Luna in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Luna isn’t like normal villagers in New Horizons, in that she can never be seen wandering the player’s island. Further, her Dream Suite building from New Leaf does not return either, so she does not show up in any shop. In order to meet Luna, all players need to do is sleep in any bed they own. It does not matter whether it’s a classic bed, sleeping bag, or hay bale, anything players can rest on will do. This allows players to visit Luna from the comfort of their own Animal Crossing homes without having to go far. Players will then be asked by the game if they want to go to sleep. Those wishing to visit Luna will want to pick the first option given, agreeing to sleep, and they’ll then be transported to a whimsical dream realm unlike anything seen in Animal Crossing. From there, Luna will walk towards the player on her own and speak with them about her dream services.
What Luna Offers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Just like in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Luna’s purpose is to run the Dream Suite program. This feature allows players to visit a dream version of islands owned by other players. While visiting islands is already possible with the Dodo Airlines, Luna will let players visit islands without having to connect directly to the owner. Players use Luna’s service to upload a copy of their island online, which can then be visited by any other player once the input the corresponding passcode. What players can do on the island is limited, as they cannot buy from any shops, but they can talk to a copy of the owner and their villager friends. There’s even a kiosk in the town plaza, the area players enter on the dream island, that can be used to copy the custom designs featured in that town. Perfect for expanding one’s design collection for use on their own island!
Luna’s addition to New Horizons will certainly renew interest in the game and keep players coming back, as her Dream Suite opens up an entirely new game mode for players to experience. For the past few months since the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players have seen countless unique islands through screenshots on social media and elsewhere. With the Dream Suite, players will now be able to visit a copy of these islands without being invited directly by the host. This also means less player traffic, as these dream excursions are solo adventures. Luna’s dream services allow players to explore countless islands, and considering how vastly successful the game sold, there will be many creative individuals willing to share their island. Who knows, maybe there will be a resurgence in haunted player towns from New Leaf? Whether it be for spooks or design inspiration, Luna and her Dream Suite offer much more to the New Horizons experience.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available for Nintendo Switch.