As points increase, new interactions are unlocked as you go through the six levels, covering three tiers of friendship. Every villager starts with 25 friendship points and these can be increased or decreased through your interactions with them. Relationships with villagers work on a points system. Now you have full control over all your island friendships. Those who came into an empty plot while you were still trying to find the perfect villager on a Nook Island or who snuck in because you forgot the plot was empty when you time traveled.
We've adjusted details for clarity and added to the information to make sure that not only can you be the "bestest friends that ever friended" with your dreamies, but you can also get rid of those annoying villagers who snuck into your beautiful neighborhood.
With the introduction of new features, as well as new recipes and item types, it was time to update this guide. Updated February 11th, 2021, By Helen Ashcroft: Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for almost a year now and over that time many new faces have come to our islands. Here are the basics you need to know about making and breaking friendships in New Horizons. Players have been trying to work out exactly what both increases and decreases their friendship levels, depending on how lucky they got with their starter villagers. Ever since the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, friendships with villagers have been a hot topic.