Glitches
What is a glitch?
A glitch is an unintended malfunction or irregularity in the game due to bugs in the code. Glitches are not: Bad luck/RNG, unexpected but intended gameplay, or hacked items.
What is a dupe/dupe glitch?
“Duping” refers to the act of exploiting in-game mechanics to duplicate already existing items. A “dupe” is simply the product of executing a dupe glitch successfully. Duped items are not harmful to the game or the player’s save file, as there is no difference between the duped items and regular items.
What are the current known glitches?
Any previously known glitches, if not contained in this list, have been patched. This table is current through vers. 2.0.4.
| Glitch Name | Information | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Camera OOB | Allows the user to access out of bounds areas. Tutorial: https://youtu.be/7lQEwSwX5uk | N/A |
| Cliff Trees | Allows the user to place trees on cliff edges. Tutorial: https://youtu.be/YdAzvzHgnKA | N/A |
| Unremovable Path Tiles | Causes path tiles to be unremovable/unable to be terraformed over. | Surround glitched tiles with identical tiles to erase. |
| Sleep mode issues | Some issues may occur if the game is left in sleep mode. Villagers houses being inaccessible, Nook having incorrect dialog, Villagers crafting in unusual places. | Close and restart the game. |
| DC Dupe Exploit | Allows the user to duplicate items. Note: This dupe can corrupt your save file. Attempt at your own risk. | N/A |
| Invisible Weeds | Weeds, when placed between 12:00 AM and 5:00 AM on the last day of a season, are invisible until after 5:00 AM | N/A |
| 4th Level Present | The game allows falling presents to land on the inaccessible 4th level, which is unable to be removed via the cleanup feature. | Use an OOB glitch to get onto the 4th level and grab it, or close without saving the game for it to despawn. |
| Unfinished Puzzle (Small item) OOB | Allows the user to access out of bounds areas using a small object, like the Unfinished Puzzle. | Close and restart the game to return to normal bounds. |
The diggable hard paths glitch has been patched as of 1.9.0, but any that existed prior to the update were untouched.
Is X a glitch?
The only way to tell if something is a glitch is to see if it is reproducible and if it is unintended. If you suspect you have found a glitch for the current version of the game, please contact littlesnorlax#1717 on Discord. As a reminder, glitches are not: bad luck/RNG, unexpected but intended gameplay, or hacked items.
How do I perform the DC dupe?
The Disconnect Dupe (or “DC dupe”) exploits the autosave process to duplicate already-existing items.
Any interruption of the normal save process could lead to corruption. The authors of this page nor the people supplying instructions will be responsible for what may happen to your game.
With that said, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhyHsDs-H3Y for instructions on how to complete the DC dupe.
What happened to star trees/wrapped critters/Harv’s fence/etc.?
The majority of hacked items have been patched out of the game. The only hacked items that remain are unobtainable DIY recipe cards (King Tut mask, golden watering can, etc). Bridge and Incline kits can also be picked up if left unwrapped, but must be used to be removed from inventory. Luna gyroids and mailboxes are left ingame if owned previously.