

Note that there is an exception to this when filling the initial 3 plots, players can invite more than one villager per day at that time, consisting of one Lazy, one Peppy, and one Normal villager. If the player has already invited a villager to move to their island that day, even if they have more open plots, no villagers will be present on the mystery island tours. They are different from the villagers that Tom Nook invites, as Tom Nook tends to invite villagers of personality types you don't have, and villagers from the move in queue will always claim they moved from a different player island. Villagers in your move in queue (obtained from other player's voids and there can only be 4) are excluded from appearing in mystery island tours. The game will not factor in personality types at all, and will not consider duplicates or villagers that you have encountered before. Villagers are selected the moment the player initiated a mystery tour, and the villager is rolled first on species, then a villager of that species. They will also not be there if you have reached the limit of villagers living on your island (10 NPC Villagers) and can't reserve any more plots.

When all house plots are occupied, no villagers will be present on the mystery islands. They can be invited to move to the player's island. If the player has one or more empty house plots available on their island, each mystery tour island will have one random villager camping there. The makeup of the island's interior is randomly chosen from a pool of layouts. Wilbur is also always present on the dock and will sell flimsy tools in exchange for Nook Miles. There is a 50% chance of a single fossil spawning, as well as a 50% chance of a message in a bottle spawning on the shore. If the island has hardwood and/or pine trees a random tree will drop a wasp nest while another will drop a random furniture item upon being shaken. A non-removable campfire will be present if a villager is camping on the island. Wilbur greeting the player to the mystery islandĪll mystery tour islands are guaranteed to feature a dock where the player arrives and can return to their own island, a non-removable simple DIY workbench, and beaches with at least four palm trees. Visiting a mystery island uses up the Nook Miles Ticket. The player must then visit the airport and talk to Orville, selecting the option to "visit other places." If the player has the Nook Miles Ticket in their inventory, Orville will notice and ask if the player would like to visit a mystery island. Accessing the island requires a Nook Miles Ticket, which can be purchased from the Nook Stop in Resident Services for 2,000 Nook Miles.
