From the press release, «If you level up your friendship or decorate your
campsite with an animal's favorite items, she or he might pay you a
visit.»
If trekking is not your thing, a
visit to Air Kalak hot springs — a short distance
from the main caldera
campsite — will give you a taste of the mountain.
- this choice determines the look of your
campsite, and you can actually see a preview of the style - some animals prefer a specific theme, and the preview tells you which one - Isabelle asks you to help her set up some furniture, but she needs some craft materials - craft materials are required to craft various items and pieces of furniture - Cyrus does the manual work for you - you
visit Breezy Hollows, one of the Recreation areas, to go see if anyone needs your help there - trading is one of the main ways you can get craft materials, so you need to find animals for that - to go to Breezy Hollows, you click on the «Map» button at the bottom of the screen to move to the various areas - at Breezy Hollows, Goldie is right in front of you, and will give you a quest - there are also some fruits to collect here - talking to Goldie adds a +1 to her «affinity gauge» - you can increase your affinity with animals by talking to them, and completing their requests - when your friendship levels goes up, you get rewards - for going
from Level 1 to Level 2 with Goldie, you get:
You could also
visit other players» towns and purchase items
from them — a precursor to the ability to
visit people's
campsites and buy resources
from the Market Boxes in Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.