The first step to gaining access to Redd’s boat in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is to prompt the shady fox to pay a visit to one’s island. That is done by speaking with Blathers at the museum after update 1.2.0 has been installed, and in this conversation the owl will express his interest in bringing fine art to the institution. Then fans must simply wait one day, as ACNH’s Redd will be found wandering around their islands the day after the talk with Blathers.
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While players should speak with Redd on this visit, as it will put them one step closer to opening Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ museum art gallery, this is not when they will unlock his Treasure Trawler. Instead, fans must wait for a subsequent visit from Redd, at which point they can speak with him again and get an invitation onto his boat. Then players can simply enter Jolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, which will be located just off a beach on a player’s island, at their convenience and browse Redd’s wares.
To note, like the other special villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Redd will not make an appearance every single day, which means that fans may need to wait a while before boarding the Treasure Trawler for the first time. Additionally, Redd will only sell one piece of artwork per visit, and players should thus prepare for the process of completely filling the museum art gallery to be long one.
That said, a myriad of upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons events should keep players occupied as they wait to purchase more paintings and sculpture from Redd, and one of these events is actually going on right now. This ongoing event is called Nature Day, and it marks the return of yet another special villager named Leif. However, Leif does not deal in artwork like Redd, instead offering bushes and shrubs that players can use to spruce up their islands.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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