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With a new Animal Crossing game on the scene, we've seen a lot of new members join our community and a number of long time members return. As many want to play the latest Animal Crossing game with others over WiFi, we want to make sure everyone knows how to go about exchanging Friend Codes with other members here on ACC.
WiFi with New Leaf uses the 3DS Friend Code. There is no game specific code you will need to play with friends over WiFi. ACC uses a Friend Code exchange tool in order to swap Friend Codes between players.
To begin exchanging Friend Codes, you first must register your codes as follows:
• In the left margin under the My ACC heading, locate and click on My Friend Codes.
• The new page has four tabs in the dark blue bar at the top. Ensure you are on the page called My Friend Codes.
• Below the tabs is a blue bar titled My WiFi Games and Settings. On the far right of this bar is a link titled Edit. Click on this link and you will be taken to the My WiFi Games and Settings page.
• On this page you will see all the games and consoles we have listed in the Friend Code tool. You may enter your Friend Codes on this page or you may filter the listings on this page by individual console. To filter by console, look for and click any of the links in the blue bar: Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo Wii | Nintendo DS. Your selected filter choice will be in black text.
• In the Nintendo 3DS tab, look down the Game column and enter your code in the box next to Nintendo 3DS Code. Scroll down the page and click on Submit.
Now your 3DS code is registered into the Friend Code tool. In order to swap codes with other members, you must initiate a Friend Code Request. Do this by clicking on the WiFi button icon located on another member's post or within their profile. Exchanging 3DS Friend Codes will allow you to WiFi with others on almost any 3DS game. Mario Kart 7 has a special Community Code so that too is listed in the Friend Code tool. Also listed is the New Leaf Dream Code.
A Dream Code is a new feature in New Leaf which is obtained after building a Dream Suite in your New Leaf town. The Dream Suite allows players to visit a 'dream' version of other towns. They can do anything in the dream version of the town and nothing will be saved. It is just a way to experience other towns while keeping those towns safe from intentional vandalism.
There are two ways of visiting other towns in a Dream Suite. The first is to obtain and use the Dream Code of another town. In the Friend Code tool we have listed the New Leaf Dream Code. You are welcome to enter your Dream Code in there so that friends you have swapped Friend Codes with can also see your Dream Code. Please do not post Dream Codes anywhere except this section of the Friend Code Tool. The Dream Code is exactly the same format as Friend Codes and although Dream Codes are safe, posting Friend Codes isn't. We do not want to encourage the posting of Friend Codes outside of the Friend Code Tool and don't want Dream Codes and Friend Codes to be confused with one another. We want to ensure the safety of members' towns so please respect the rules and do not post Dream Codes outside of the Friend Code tool.
However, you do not need to obtain others' Dream Codes or share your Dream Code with others if you want to visit another town in a dream or welcome dream visits to your town. The second way to use the Dream Suite is to choose towns using the town name and location. This is more fully explained in this Sticky on the New Leaf Wifi Lobby board; please read if you intend to use this secondary method. Thank you to cmh for providing the instructions.
We hope this clarifies the issue of when and where to use friend codes and also alternative ways to use the Dream Suite. If you need assistance with any site feature be sure to ask one of our friendly Scouts for assistance.
Thank you.