Starting fresh with a brand new island is always tempting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. But the thought of erasing hundreds of hours of progress can be devastating. Thankfully, with the right strategy, you can restart your island layout and decor without permanently resetting your saved data. This guide will teach you how to refresh your island without losing your hard-earned ACNH items, DIYs, and catalog. Get ready to revamp your island like a pro!

Should You Fully Reset Your Island?
Before we dive into restarting your island, it’s worth considering if fully resetting is the right choice. Here are the pros and cons of completely wiping your saved file and starting over: Pros

Pick a brand-new island layout
Choose a different hemisphere
Get new starter villagers
A fresh start for decorating
Cons

Lose all items, clothing, DIYs, museum progress, catalog, etc.
Takes many hours to unlock features again
Need to re-collect materials like iron nuggets
Friends will no longer recognize you
For most players, the cons heavily outweigh the pros. Losing hundreds of hours of collecting items, bells, Nook Miles, and completing your museum is incredibly painful. Luckily, there are alternative methods to revitalize your island without resetting everything permanently!

Step 1: Store Your Belongings
Before you make any big changes, you’ll want to clear out your island and store all possessions somewhere safe. Here are some tips for packing up efficiently:
Empty your house storage and stash furniture items you want to keep
Deposit all ACNH bells, Nook Miles Tickets, and other valuables with the ABD in Resident Services
Place excess materials like wood, clay, iron, etc. into recycling boxes for retrieval later
Plant any hybrid flowers in a secluded area of your island to be replanted later
Drop off spare recipes, clothing, and other items at a friend’s island for temporary storage
This decluttering process can take a while, but it ensures all your hard-earned possessions and catalogs are preserved.

Step 2: Change Up Your Island Layout
One of the freshest ways to revitalize your island is by tweaking your overall layout and terrain. Here are some layout changes worth considering: Flatten cliffs and waterfalls - If your island has grown cluttered with cliffs, demolish them with destruction ordinances and restart with a clean slate. Adjust river mouths - Moving your river exits can dramatically change island navigation and unlock new layout possibilities. Remove ponds and lakes - Filling in ponds lets you reclaim usable land space and design new freshwater features. Relocate buildings - Moving all buildings to new spots forces you to reimagine how to use the open spaces. Don’t be afraid to enact extreme changes – you can always revert them later if you don’t like the results. This layout reset lets your creativity flow in new directions.

Step 3: Remodel Your Terrain and Scenery
Along with layout, remodeling your island’s actual terrain can make it feel brand new. Consider these terrain and scenery changes: Add or remove cliffs - Cliffs add new levels to your island, opening up design options. Remove them for a flat canvas. Change cliff and river colors - Custom design paths can paint cliffs sandy brown or icy white. Rivers can become lava or rainbows! Rotate ramp and bridge locations - Better connect distinct areas by rerouting where ramps and bridges lead. Redo fencing - Fence off new areas or remove fencing completely for an open feel. Don’t forget to use soundscapes and lighting to alter your mood. Night owls can make a neon city, while early birds build a serene forest.

Step 4: Overhaul Your Decor
Even if you don’t change the layout, remodeling your decor can make it seem like a different island. Redecoration strategies include: Use furniture items in new ways - Turn your bedroom into a laboratory! Or library into a fashion studio! Incorporate new themes - Switch from cottagecore to vaporwave. Or go full medieval castle. Display items you've never showcased before - Unpack that rare Monster Statue or Pirate Ship Helm decoration. Rearrange housing interiors - Treat it like a furniture shuffle – move pieces to new rooms for surprising combinations. With hundreds or even thousands of ACNH items in your catalog, you have endless redecoration possibilities.

Step 5: Reset Your Outfits and Custom Designs
Even small details like your outfits and custom designs can make everything feel fresh: Change your character’s look - New hair, eyes, skin color, and makeup bring a whole new vibe. Wear clothing styles you usually avoid - Try modern punk or elegant royalty looks if you normally wear casual clothes. Redo custom pathways and signs - New dirt paths, brick roads, welcome signs, etc. can redefine areas. Remove clutter caused by custom designs - Overgrown towns can benefit from clearing out excess customized designs. Don’t be afraid to rebrand your entire island aesthetic. Tropical paradise to medieval castle is fair game!

Step 6: Host a Re-Opening Party!
Once your major revamps are complete, celebrate with a grand re-opening party! Invite friends who helped move your items to admire your new look. Give them a tour to show off all your hard remodeling work. Hand out gifts containing rare ACNH items as party favors. Spread the wealth since you have so much in storage already! Hold fun activities like scavenger hunts and free grab bags. Let your pals explore the new layouts and decor. After so much effort reworking your entire island, it’s time to sit back and enjoy the refreshed vibes. Party time!

Restarting Your Island Without Resetting - Final Tips
Revitalizing your island is a massive project, but following these steps can entirely transform things without resetting your save:
Declutter by safely storing all your important ACNH items before making changes.
A layout reset unlocks new creative options and clears up clutter.
Terraforming and scenery changes make the vibe completely different.
Redecorate your massive furniture catalog in new ways.
Freshen up your look and designs to match the revamped aesthetics.
Celebrate your new island with friends who helped make it happen!
With some time and vision, you really can reinvent your island without losing hundreds of hours of progress. So try a few big revamp using the tips in this guide. Your island has way more potential than you might realize. Remember - you can always revert changes if you don't like the results. And your precious ACNH bells, rare ACNH items, museum specimens, and everything stored away will be waiting for you when you’re done refreshing your phenomenal new island!

Wraeclast is a harsh, unforgiving land where only the strongest survive. Those willing to embrace their hatred and channel it as a weapon will find perhaps no better arms than the infamous Hateforge Gauntlets. This guide covers how to obtain these iconic gloves and maximize their potent hate-empowered abilities.

The Power of the Hateforge Gauntlets
The Hateforge Gauntlets are a unique pair of leather gloves that bring a whole new meaning to hate-fuelled combat. Their power stems from granting both the Level 20 Hatred aura skill and the ability to focus that aura into a volatile physical spell.

Specifically, the gloves provide a base 120-159 physical damage boost and 20-29% increased area of effect for any supported Hatred aura. But their real potential lies in the Lash skill—a channeled physical spell that expends the player's Hatred charges to unleash barrages of hatred.

Requirements and Strategy for Obtaining Hateforge
Compared to most unique gear, acquiring Hateforge requires a specific strategy:

Defeat The Undying King at Level 60 in Maps
Hateforge only drops from this boss encounter. Focus on rushing red-tier maps and defeating him as fast as possible upon reaching the threshold level.

Invest in Quantity Gear and Magic Find
Gearing for increased POE item rarity/quantity significantly boosts drop chances for low-drop-rate uniques like Hateforge. Amassing POE Currency lets you craft or purchase such equipment.

Consider Paid Unique Carry Services
Veteran players offer paid services where they'll quickly defeat The Undying King for a fee, bypassing significant farming if you have surplus Path of Exile Currency

Synergistic Build Choices for Hateforge
To derive maximum potential from these incredible gloves and other Path of Exile items, certain builds optimize their abilities:

Hatred-Focused Wary Elementalist
Their golem skills siphon added damage to attacks while enormous aura buffs from Hateforge shred all. High regen offsets reflect risks.

Low Life Cyclone Occultist
Energy Shield stacking maintains survivability. Power/frenzy charges from Corrupted Soul maximize Lash hits while Cyclone delivers prodigious single-target DPS.

Anger Gladiator
Bleed and block synergies together with Anger aura provide immense all-around damage. Endurance charges bolster defenses against Lash and reflect risks without Path of Exile Currency.

With careful optimization around supported auras, damage scaling, and defenses, these gloves reward experimentation across multiple powerful builds.

Mastering the Art of Lashing Hatred
To fully command Hateforge's potential, understanding how Lash functions is key:

Channel to Build Hatred Charges
Channeling gradually builds charges over 1.4 seconds up to a cap of 8 that are consumed on release.

Release for Explosive Damage
Releasing unleashes a nova of projectiles whose damage and number scale with consumed charges for awesome burst potential with cheap chaos orb and Path of Exile Currency.

Consider Configurable Controls
Setting separate keys for channel/release or using longer channeling allows finer control over charge expenditure for maximum DPS.

Balance Damage vs. Recovery
Focusing all charges into big hits risks survivability—experiment with dispersing damage for better longevity.

With practice, Exiles can master harnessing and directing their bloodlust to crush even the deadliest monsters Path of Exile throws at them while wielding these legendary gloves.

Few Path of Exile items in all of Wraeclast embody hatred's destructive fury like Hateforge. With dedication to applying the right strategies, any player can attain these iconic gauntlets and ascend to new heights by channeling their inner darkness. Now go forth, and let wrath consume your enemies!

The hedge fence is one of the most sought-after DIY recipes in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This gorgeous shrub fence not only looks fantastic surrounding your island homes and decor, but it also provides a natural touch that fits perfectly with any island theme or layout. If you've been searching for how to unlock the hedge fence DIY recipe, you've come to the right place.

Where to Find the Hedge Fence DIY Recipe
Unlike many DIY recipes that can be obtained from message bottles or your island residents, there is only one way to get the hedge fence recipe in ACNH - from Nature Day. Nature Day is a special event hosted by Tom Nook that occurs one time per year. During the Nature Day event, the sloth visitor Leif will visit your island and give you the hedge fence DIY recipe in Animal Crossing New Horzions for free when you speak to him.

So when exactly does Nature Day happen? Nature Day occurs from April 23rd to May 4th. On April 23rd, Isabelle will announce that Tom Nook is hosting Nature Day, and Leif will immediately appear on your island ready to hand out the coveted hedge fence recipe. Make sure to talk to him that day so you don't miss it!

If you already missed Nature Day for this year, don't worry - you'll just have to wait until next year's event rolls around to obtain it. Thankfully, that's the only requirement for getting the recipe, so just be diligent on those dates next year and it'll be yours. There is no other way to unlock the hedge fence DIY recipes in Animal Crossing New Horizons at this time.

What Materials are Needed for the Hedge Fence
Crafting the gorgeous hedge fence takes some farmable materials that you'll need to gather:

• 10 clump of weeds
  3 wood
  2 iron nuggets
  Thankfully, these materials are fairly easy to obtain. You can farm weeds from any area of your island - they grow randomly each day, especially if you have less developed areas. Chop down trees for regular wood, and hit rocks with your shovel to obtain iron nuggets each day.

If you're short on materials and need more quickly, you can always trade ACNH bells or ACNH items with other players to get what you need. Check out our guide for how to trade Animal Crossing bells and items to get what you need faster.

Crafting the Hedge Fence
Once you have the DIY and required materials, crafting the hedge fence is a breeze. Simply open your DIY recipe menu through your in-game phone or a DIY workbench and select the hedge fence recipe.

Craft as much as you can based on the amount of materials you have on hand. Each single hedge fence panel takes the materials listed above. There are also hedge fence corner pieces that can be crafted to help you make turns in your shrub fences.

Designing With Hedge Fences
Now comes the fun part - putting your new hedge fence pieces to use! There are lots of creative ways to use hedge fences to enhance your island:
Border individual yards or sections of your island - Use hedge fences to define different areas or yards, separating your marketplace from your neighborhood, for example.
Line pathways - Guide visitors with hedge fencing by lining your custom dirt or brick pathways.
Encircle hybrid flower beds - Keep your rare hybrid flowers safe within a ring of hedge fencing.
Section off orchards - Use hedge fences as natural dividers between orchards or crop plots.
Decorate yards - Place hedge fencing creatively around villager yards or your own to make them cozy and personalized.
Mix and match with other fence types like brick or iron fencing for more diversity. You can plant shrubs inside the hedge fences or leave the interior spaces open too. And don't forget to use those corner pieces to help your hedge lines bend and turn smoothly!

Buying More Hedge Fencing
Once you've used up your initial supply of crafted hedge fences, you have a couple options if you need more:

Craft more by gathering the required DIY materials again.
Buy more crafted hedge fences from other players for Animal Crossing bells on ACNH trading forums.
Trade directly with players for hedge fences by offering your own Animal Crossing items or other DIY recipes.
Wait until next Nature Day to get the DIY again from Leif and craft yourself.
Trading is usually the quickest way to get your hands on more hedge fencing if you need it faster. You can request hedge fences or offer to pay ACNH bells to players who have already crafted a lot of extra pieces.

The hedge fence is an absolute must-have for any island, so be sure to stop by next Nature Day and chat with Leif for the DIY recipe. With the tips above, you'll have no trouble crafting as many of these gorgeous green fences as you need to make your island perfect!