Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete has new features and furniture planned for the paid version

Seven years after its debut, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be going offline. November 28 is the final day, but your camp isn’t gone for good. On December 3, a new version of the game called Pocket Camp Complete will be arriving, and all of your content will transfer over.

It’s not really a “new” game, but it will have a few different structures to it. Pocket Camp Complete is going to be a paid game, removing all in-game transactions. It will cost $20, though it will have an introductory price of $10 until January 31 of next year.

What is Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp?

If you’re unfamiliar, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a game where you become the owner of a cute little campsite, and invite your favorite animal pals to hang out. You do random tasks by visiting different parts of the park, in a very ‘quick bite’ version of typical Animal Crossing activities. You can decorate your camp with furniture, and your personal camper.

As someone who’s enjoyed Pocket Camp on and off for 7 years, I’m glad that the end of this service doesn’t mean everything is just evaporating. I’ve put a lot of time, and more than a little money into this thing. It’s good to see live service games reaching end of life and converting into a more “normal” game at the end. I’m sure more than a few people would like to still be able to play Dragalia Lost, even if no new content was being poured in.

Here’s what transfers to the new app

Existing players can transfer their data to Pocket Camp Complete. You’ll need to make sure you have a Nintendo Account and sign into the current Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp app before the game goes offline on November 28. When you launch Pocket Camp Complete, it’ll ask you to transfer your save file by signing into the same Nintendo Account. Here’s what will transfer over:

• Character Level
• Bells
• Friendship Levels with other campers
• Furniture collection
• Crafting materials
• Saved layouts for your camp, cabin, and camper

While it will probably be welcome news that Leaf Ticket premium currency and the Pocket Camp Club subscriptions will no longer be available, the lack of friend interaction might sting. The game will no longer require a constant network connection, but that means you also can’t send gifts to friends, visit their camp, or shop in their market. However, a new feature means you won’t be separated from your friends entirely.

There are new features, too

The new friend feature is called Camper Cards. They’re cards that you collect featuring your friends with their favorite camper. You can export it as a QR code that other players can scan to add you to their collection. Friends you’ve traded cards with will meet at the new location called Whistle Pass. Sometimes they’ll bring you items, like fortune cookies and stickers. You and your friends can also hang out at 7pm every day to enjoy a KK Slider performance. All your current Friends List friends who sign in between now and the game’s end will automatically receive each other’s Friend Cards.

Leaf Tokens will also be replacing Leaf Tickets, and are obtainable in-game via bell exchange or in-game events. They do the same thing as tickets, like speeding up your crafting time and helping you make furniture you don’t otherwise have the materials for.

Pocket Camp Club subscriptions won’t continue. Instead, all players will obtain most of the benefits that were previously featured. You’ll be able to walk with your favorite animals, save layouts for your camp, and decorate your planner with stickers. However, features like the free monthly cookies will no longer be available.

There’s also a Complete Item Catalogue that features all the furniture in the game. Anything you missed can be purchased with Complete Tickets, another earnable item. These should help players fill out missing pieces of sets, regardless of season.

One really interesting thing to note is that there is still new content planned for the first full year of Pocket Camp Complete. The next year will round the game out to 8 years of content, which they will then compress into a rotating 4 years of events. Anything you’ve missed previously will become part of a regular, albeit long, rotating schedule.