Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas seen a resurgence of popularity of late thanks to the arrival of the Happy Home Paradise DLC. However, while plenty of new items and features have been added to the game, some things haven’t changed a bit from the original release. OneAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer recently drew attention to the fact that their game’s tap water is starting to look yellowish, making it seem unsafe to drink.
As the game takes place on a series of islands,Animal Crossing: New Horizonfeatures a lot of water, most of which looks fine. However, the tap water specifically seems to have taken on a yellowish tinge. This isn’t the first timeAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers have noticed something odd about the water, but it may be the most memorable–and meme-able.
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Redditor JoeHeroOfArdania shared a screenshot of a sink in their home which appears to feature noticeably yellow water pouring out of the tap and landing in the sink.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsoffers a wide variety of interior design optionsto players, including a number of different sinks, but these furniture items typically offer clear water. It may be possible that the image’s warm lighting caused the water to seem discolored. However, as the stainless steel sink found on the Ironwood Kitchenette item JoeHeroOfArdania used doesn’t appear to reflect the same yellow tinge, it appears the odd color is coming from the water itself.
Other users shared their thoughts on the unusual image and came up with several possible theories for what could be going on. Several users theorized the water was infused with lemon, while a number of others began debatingwhether or not Tom Nook was planning to poisonJoeHeroOfArdania. Opinions appear to be split on whether the yellow tint is from an immortality potion so Tom Nook can keep players in debt forever or if it’s a poison meant for islanders who’ve paid off their loan so he can resell the house and make more money.
Several users theorized that the supposed water was in fact Mountain Dew, Gatorade, or even apple juice meant to keep the doctor away. Another user theorized that the Nook family had begun fracking, a mining process which is notorious for poisoning groundwater, while a third decided the sink was now a beer tap. Regardless, it appears thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizons' oceanand rivers are likely unaffected, so JoeHeroOfArdania may wish to start refining water from another source until the sink issue is fixed.
