Animal Crossing: New Horizons Patches Out Hacked Star Fragment Trees

In a surprise update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has removed the star fragment trees that players have hacked in the game. This patch comes following a divisive witch hunt for players that have had these types of trees in their town.

When the Dream Suite update dropped into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players were able to upload their towns for anyone to see online, provided they shared their Dream Address. Star fragment trees existed well before this patch, created through hacking and having spread through trades to other players. But with the addition of Luna came exposing towns with these trees. As a result of the greater exposure, YouTuber Verlisify made videos banning dream islands that contained said trees. Many players complained that this banning war was unfair tattle-tailing since the trees were just decorative placements, and some were devastated to see the emails that told them of their bans.

It would seem though that Nintendo has ended the war with the release of version 1.4.1. All the star trees that players have put into their town have simply disappeared without a trace. No more farming trees for space and zodiac furniture. Bans that happen as a result of these trees will also be no more. Along with the removal of the star fragment trees, this patch also fixed some glitches that were introduced in the 1.4 update. One of them was a glitch where the golden spots on islands where players could grow money trees would disappear after visiting a town in a dream. The other fix, according to the patch notes, was a glitch where players would be unable to hit rocks that were placed in specific locations.

Various glitches and fixes seem to have been implemented in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as of late. The last update, along with adding Luna and the fireworks shows, also implemented a feature to disable the HUD when taking pictures in New Horizons. Other more dangerous glitches have also been fixed in the game’s lifespan, though others have still yet to be patched, such as the glitch with Pascal.

The amount of patches that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has brought to the table has come with both happiness and controversy. Before the HUD disabling feature was introduced, it was a glitch that required very specific button inputs that were later patched. The argument on whether or not these trees warranted removing is still something to think about. Whether or not it was the right decision on Nintendo’s part though, players will have to deal with the absence of star fragment trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Source: Nintendo Support

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