I’ve spent 200,000 and have a 3 star. I use items from balloons, gifts from villagers, plus buy bulk flowers. I also replant my fruits and pumpkins instead of selling often and I think it helps up my image. I don’t really craft furniture much.
I will try to explain what Isabelle says when she gives these statements: "Lacking appealing scenery" it means that you don't have enough furniture decorated your island and you don't have enough fencing. Do this make sure you put a lot of furniture all over the island and have more fencing usually I just use fences to make big gardens. "Landscape has potential" it means that you need to have variety of trees planted (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, Fruit Trees) and a lot and I mean A LOT of flowers planted on the island. This one is hardest one because you really need to plant so many flowers just so that Isabelle is more satisficed and the rating should go up. It is confusing sometimes and just thought I would clear this up for when Isabelle is a bit harsh on your rating so I hope this helps out.
I had 4 stars but then I somehow went down to three and I was crying for a few months until I finally took care of my OVER ABUNDANCE of flowers and I immediately was back at 4 stars
One time isabelle told me that I needed more fencing, so I took all my fencing down and counted them. I had 817 pieces of fencing. EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PIECES OF FENCING. 🙃
Here are tips on how to get a 5 star island for those still struggling: 1. Have 8 Villagers living on your island 2. Have variety of trees planted (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, and Fruit Trees) 3. Have Plenty of flowers planted (seriously Isabelle really wants you to plant to many flowers) 4. Decorate your entire island with Furniture items (I recommend the Floor Light and Streetlamps) 5. Have a lot of fencing around the island (use them for making large flower gardens and fence off your beaches)
@@X_Lolly_Z Get her a 2nd switch so she can cause chaos on her own island so that way you don't have to worry about her missing up your island. It sucks because of the island per switch thing, but hey thats the best case scenario.
@@iamjohnporter67 That’s a great idea, but my sister’s desperate, doesn’t want to leave the island behind, I can’t afford another switch and even if I tried, my relatives wouldn’t let me
I had a 5 star island and didn't even realize it, just one day noticed the Lilies of the Valleys growing, and I was so happy! I thought I had a lot more work to do.
I JUST finished completely decorating my island top to bottom today and checked the rating only to have 4 stars because I have too many trees..... Thanks a lot tropicore/junglecore. My island do be kinda sick tho and I don't have to worry about the lily of the valley littering my island
So from what I tested on my 2nd island, it is possible to have only 6 villagers living on your island and you get a 4 star rating if you do enough decorating on your island (making sure you decorate the entire island), planting so many flowers and having variety of trees (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, and Fruit Trees but not too many). If you do that right you should be able to get a boost rating and you will have KK slider on your island with only 6 villagers. Its a hard one that requires a lot of time and effort, but it is doable.
@@positivelink6961 I mean that means you can’t fish, create shovels, and without creating shovels or axes you can’t get money rocks or trees, also you can’t get wood meaning that you can’t get nooks cranny
I tried it and it is possible to do that, but you REALLY have to put in a lot of work to boost your rating, since Isabelle does mention you need more villagers living on the island, but as long as you have a lot of decoration, flowers planted, a lot of fencing, and of course planting sapling trees then the ratings will boost up.
Just an FYI 10 villagers IS NOT REQUIRED for a 5 star island or to unlock terraforming. I only have 9 villagers and have unlocked terraforming and a 5 star island all while keeping blathers in his tent stage! Also amazing video ☺
I recently restarted. I honestly feel like going through all the things we need to do for 5 stars isn't worth what we recieve. But thats probably just me
@@Dagnel yea. For new island im working on, Im going to completely ignore the rating system after getting KK . maybe idk we got some sweet new feature, like how we get terraforming for 3 stars, the work would be worth it.
Isabelle is strict when it comes to having too many trees. Also she does point how your island is "too cluttered" with items laying on the ground so whatever you do DO NOT have so many things on the ground and also make sure you don't cut down too many sapling trees otherwise Isabelle will say how you should "branch out" when improving the environment.
@@urfavavey Man she really is greedy for you having more flowers. Its no wonder I seen SO many of them on other people's islands, especially on the beach.
Imagine the struggle of forest, jungle, or woods themed islands 😅 I would be so mad because I couldn’t make it work without lots and lots of trees, vines, weeds, flowers, and glowing moss
I honestly liked the "naturale" challenge this has and pushes! Its both really crazy to do yet something that is a way to make a true-blue hand-made island!! Does that make sense? No? Yee?--
I have a favorite type of Breath of the Wild video, where players show how to glitch travel, bomb travel, physics exploit travel, glitch area skip. They explain how damage is multiplied how defense is multiplied, how to keep your weapons from wearing. Your videos feel like the ACNH equivalent of these, and I appreciate them. Subscribing.
Why Weeds Are Bad: 1. Not Enough Money The " Weed " doesn't give enough money so no need to sell it. 2. It Looks Ugly I don't know about you, but the weeds look ugly on islands idk why. 3. Waste Of Space Weeds take up to much space on the island that's it's stupid. 4. It's Useless Overall, The Weed is useless and all it does is clutter your island... *This Is My Opinion You Don't Have To Agree 😃🔫*
Ooo you could do a challenge that you start with like a stick or a rock and try to trade your way to something really expensive like Raymond or something like that (with friends or nookazon), you see these challenges all the time where they start with like sunglasses and end with a Tesla or a house, you should try this in game!
Awesome I wouldn’t have been able to do that. It was hard enough to get 5 stars once, but to keep it too hard so I’m happy with my 4 star ⭐️ Island. Thanks for sharing how you can get a 5 star ⭐️ Island without spending bells.
Once Isabelle said that Tom nook has a gift for me so I went over to him and he said what Isabelle said to me I went over and over again until they both said hello how may I help you?
I have a challenge idea: what if you tried to get all hha trophies but you can only have the first house upgrade and can’t buy any furniture, you can only craft/or use what is given to you
When you shovel don’t use the shovel to cover the hole just press y and your character will kick some dirt on it to cover it instead. Saves you from breaking your shovel faster.
I got my first five star rating accidentally when I left seventy fish on the beach overnight so I could get full price for them in the morning and I only noticed bc a lily of the valley showed up lmfao When I sold the fish I went back down to four stars 😔
From what I understand, anything that occurs naturally doesn't count negatively toward island rating, as in sticks, rocks, star fragments, mushrooms, AND weeds..
This is for real, I was stuck on 4 stars for about 4 months. Isabelle told me that I needed more furniture. I placed down one piece of furniture... I GOT 5 STARS. Now I just feel like Isabelle was tired of me asking how many stars I had so she just gave up and gave me what I wanted.
I just had a random thought. It would take about 600,000 weeds sold to pay off all of your debts. (unless you sold them all to Leif, then it would be 300,000)
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@@andrewisvrycool hi andrew
you didn't link the Nintendo Soup article.
I love the fact that you can get 5 stars without spending anything, but I can't get 4 stars with 2 million bells.
try not being able to get 3 stars with 100 million like me…
@@angiegabriela How?I have a 3 star and still don’t have 1,000,000
@@angiegabriela donate to the poor😩
xD
I’ve spent 200,000 and have a 3 star. I use items from balloons, gifts from villagers, plus buy bulk flowers. I also replant my fruits and pumpkins instead of selling often and I think it helps up my image. I don’t really craft furniture much.
I will try to explain what Isabelle says when she gives these statements:
"Lacking appealing scenery" it means that you don't have enough furniture decorated your island and you don't have enough fencing. Do this make sure you put a lot of furniture all over the island and have more fencing usually I just use fences to make big gardens.
"Landscape has potential" it means that you need to have variety of trees planted (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, Fruit Trees) and a lot and I mean A LOT of flowers planted on the island. This one is hardest one because you really need to plant so many flowers just so that Isabelle is more satisficed and the rating should go up.
It is confusing sometimes and just thought I would clear this up for when Isabelle is a bit harsh on your rating so I hope this helps out.
Very handy, thanks!
I had 4 stars but then I somehow went down to three and I was crying for a few months until I finally took care of my OVER ABUNDANCE of flowers and I immediately was back at 4 stars
with the flowers my island made itself 5 star
I always get the "There are to many items laying around" like yeah I know I have a weed garden shut up-
i didn’t even know isabelle could say “Landscape has potential”… i’ve always had fields and fields of flowers lol
This man got 5 stars without spending a single unnecessary bell, meanwhile my island has been stuck on 4 stars for a year now.
Mine has been stuck on 3 stars for like idk from when I got 3 stars too now which I got 3 stars a while AGO! LIKE MORE THEN A YEAR! RAGE
Two words
*Flowers*
@@windetta551 thats 3 words grrrr
add a bunch of mannequins all over your island
I am stuck at two stars and I can’t figure out how to get passed it
One time isabelle told me that I needed more fencing, so I took all my fencing down and counted them. I had 817 pieces of fencing. EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PIECES OF FENCING. 🙃
Isabelle said 👩🦯👩🦯
@@Dagnel LMFAO
isabel never said that 2 my friend who has less then 50 lol
@@UwUFloofyKittenoWo I guess isabelle just hates me :/
well ppl and animals hav there opinions ig XD
Here are tips on how to get a 5 star island for those still struggling:
1. Have 8 Villagers living on your island
2. Have variety of trees planted (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, and Fruit Trees)
3. Have Plenty of flowers planted (seriously Isabelle really wants you to plant to many flowers)
4. Decorate your entire island with Furniture items (I recommend the Floor Light and Streetlamps)
5. Have a lot of fencing around the island (use them for making large flower gardens and fence off your beaches)
And pick up all those dropped items
And don't have too many trees planted.
Great tips, thank you. Now how do I get my little sister to stop dropping all the clutter on my island
@@X_Lolly_Z Get her a 2nd switch so she can cause chaos on her own island so that way you don't have to worry about her missing up your island. It sucks because of the island per switch thing, but hey thats the best case scenario.
@@iamjohnporter67 That’s a great idea, but my sister’s desperate, doesn’t want to leave the island behind, I can’t afford another switch and even if I tried, my relatives wouldn’t let me
I had a 5 star island and didn't even realize it, just one day noticed the Lilies of the Valleys growing, and I was so happy! I thought I had a lot more work to do.
same! but then i started throwing diys on the ground lol
The fact you have to buy slingshots feels like they knew you were going to try this challenge and wanted to make it more difficult
i feel like u should be able to buy slingshots with nm but idk 😰
Nooks cranny sells slingshots
@@codysully1499 Yea but you've gotta buy them
I JUST finished completely decorating my island top to bottom today and checked the rating only to have 4 stars because I have too many trees..... Thanks a lot tropicore/junglecore. My island do be kinda sick tho and I don't have to worry about the lily of the valley littering my island
Yeah, embrace the theme rather than giving in to the dumb rating system :)
So from what I tested on my 2nd island, it is possible to have only 6 villagers living on your island and you get a 4 star rating if you do enough decorating on your island (making sure you decorate the entire island), planting so many flowers and having variety of trees (Saplings, Cedar Saplings, and Fruit Trees but not too many). If you do that right you should be able to get a boost rating and you will have KK slider on your island with only 6 villagers. Its a hard one that requires a lot of time and effort, but it is doable.
I had 6 villagers living on the island and when I went to check Isabelle (I did all the decorating) she gave me a 1 star rating. Like WTF?!
@@iamjohnporter67 Wow....she really must be so harsh. Screw her. If you want to stick to 6 villagers there is nothing wrong with that.
Challenge Idea: Paying off all debts without crafting anything!
That’s fairly simple
oo
@@positivelink6961 I mean that means you can’t fish, create shovels, and without creating shovels or axes you can’t get money rocks or trees, also you can’t get wood meaning that you can’t get nooks cranny
Actually you can buy tools
@@JUMPYCOOL how?
Here is an idea for a challenge: try to unlock the KK concert with only ur first 6 villagers
I did
I tried it and it is possible to do that, but you REALLY have to put in a lot of work to boost your rating, since Isabelle does mention you need more villagers living on the island, but as long as you have a lot of decoration, flowers planted, a lot of fencing, and of course planting sapling trees then the ratings will boost up.
I did I built a fence mountain
Wow
I did when I started my island for the first time, I didnt know that you needeed all the villagers to get KK
Just an FYI 10 villagers IS NOT REQUIRED for a 5 star island or to unlock terraforming. I only have 9 villagers and have unlocked terraforming and a 5 star island all while keeping blathers in his tent stage! Also amazing video ☺
poor blathers :(
@@rojasrrBlathers is a rather annoying twat though. He's so much more yappy compared to New Leaf
I recently restarted. I honestly feel like going through all the things we need to do for 5 stars isn't worth what we recieve. But thats probably just me
It's absolutely not worth it. A gold watering can that still breaks? Hardly worth it at all
@@Dagnel yea. For new island im working on, Im going to completely ignore the rating system after getting KK . maybe idk we got some sweet new feature, like how we get terraforming for 3 stars, the work would be worth it.
Considering rain can make gold roses...
@@nanyabidness9505 Yea I've been on 3 stars for ages lol, 5 stars is overrated
It bugs me when people don't cover holes with the Y button for some reason. Anyway, great video as always Dagnel!
I got 5 stars from making my rock circle, the sheer amount of mannequins on my island made the game think my island was amazing quality lmfao
You need a LOT of flowers to get a high star rating lol, also yeah the tree limit exists and is very mean to me 😂
It should be a higher limit, I didn't think I had that many trees! 😔
Isabelle is strict when it comes to having too many trees. Also she does point how your island is "too cluttered" with items laying on the ground so whatever you do DO NOT have so many things on the ground and also make sure you don't cut down too many sapling trees otherwise Isabelle will say how you should "branch out" when improving the environment.
@@iamjohnporter67 i once had a flower field taking up like 1/4 of my island and isabelle had the nerve to say “you dont have enough flowers” 😭😭
@@urfavavey Man she really is greedy for you having more flowers. Its no wonder I seen SO many of them on other people's islands, especially on the beach.
Imagine the struggle of forest, jungle, or woods themed islands 😅 I would be so mad because I couldn’t make it work without lots and lots of trees, vines, weeds, flowers, and glowing moss
wow dag you did it! i was concerned that it would be nearly impossible without the able sisters or anything but you actually did do it! nice!
I honestly liked the "naturale" challenge this has and pushes! Its both really crazy to do yet something that is a way to make a true-blue hand-made island!! Does that make sense? No? Yee?--
I have a favorite type of Breath of the Wild video, where players show how to glitch travel, bomb travel, physics exploit travel, glitch area skip. They explain how damage is multiplied how defense is multiplied, how to keep your weapons from wearing. Your videos feel like the ACNH equivalent of these, and I appreciate them. Subscribing.
Dagnel-
This better not sound weird, but when I’m upset, or crying, I go to your videos and they make me happy:D
Your videos are just so amazing
Always happy to help you feel better!
I'm both excited and nervous to see how this goes
I visited your island through a dream code- it is so good!
Thanks lol, I should've done a full tour!
He didn’t share the dream code liar
@@cosmoastronaut he did another video
weeds don’t affect your rating lol
koramora did an experiment once they don’t affect it
Well then I got rid of them for nothing then
Why Weeds Are Bad:
1. Not Enough Money
The " Weed " doesn't give enough money so no need to sell it.
2. It Looks Ugly
I don't know about you, but the weeds look ugly on islands idk why.
3. Waste Of Space
Weeds take up to much space on the island that's it's stupid.
4. It's Useless
Overall, The Weed is useless and all it does is clutter your island...
*This Is My Opinion You Don't Have To Agree 😃🔫*
@@izzqyhere sure but it doesn’t… affect your island rating. which is all i claimed lmao. also i use them for decor bc i have taste ☺️
@@squidvink lol
@@izzqyhere they look pretty
Video Idea: Most common things that can happen in Animal Crossing (opposite of your rarest things that can happen series) love your videos!
this includes starting the game that is a 100% chance
@@assadguy lolll
this would make a boring video
@@shinyhunteralec you know what else would make a boring video
I would
@@LimeLoaf what?
I still haven't gotten five stars normally....
Me either
Same
Think one of the hardest things is to have a lot of flowers planted, plenty of decoration all over your island, and have a lot of fencing.
I have got 3 five-star island and have not even fished all of them
Just realized I have the exact same island map except the peninsula! Took me days to pick one I liked lol
Ooo you could do a challenge that you start with like a stick or a rock and try to trade your way to something really expensive like Raymond or something like that (with friends or nookazon), you see these challenges all the time where they start with like sunglasses and end with a Tesla or a house, you should try this in game!
I have a video just like that called "One Red Paperclip in ACNH"
Is it lucky that i put on a plot and got Raymond on a 1 star island??
@@burgir9029 no more lucky than any other kind of island
I literally just now hit 5 stars the other day completely by accident, after playing for nearly 2 years and over 700 hours into the game
I busted out laughing at the "EW" when the campsite villager was revealed to be Olaf.
Awesome I wouldn’t have been able to do that. It was hard enough to get 5 stars once, but to keep it too hard so I’m happy with my 4 star ⭐️ Island. Thanks for sharing how you can get a 5 star ⭐️ Island without spending bells.
This would be a nightmare because I would freak out because I would be wearing the same outfit the whole time and the same hairstyle.
Like no
I mean you can still get new hairstyles since that it cost nook miles not bells.
“The RATS won’t be able to put food on there table” had me cackling 😂
Love these challenges you do. Great video! I hope to see more!
More to come for sure, thanks!
Oh gosh this looks like it was so painful 😂 ty for all your hard work ❤️ every video is so impressive and thorough and funny 💕 also I love the catJAM
catJAM
I love how he’s always like
“These rats”
“This dog”
I like how this video basically became the cheat code to a 5 star island. The cheat code in question is flowers
i can never maintain a 5 star island, i always have too much stuff laying around
Yeah for me it's DIY's, since you can't store them :/
@@Dagnel i put mine up on Nookazon and sell them to Timmy and Tommy if it isn’t gone in a day
I really enjoyed this video! I just wanna say i really enjoy your videos and you always make me laugh! Just wanted to say that.
Thank you so much!
3:22 "Shame because the tent music slaps". You're correct, sir
I’m loving your animal crossing videos!
Thank you!
Once Isabelle said that Tom nook has a gift for me so I went over to him and he said what Isabelle said to me I went over and over again until they both said hello how may I help you?
Blathers @ 3:21 : “I am humbled by the spirit of Broke af”
Honestly…same 😂😂
I have a challenge idea: what if you tried to get all hha trophies but you can only have the first house upgrade and can’t buy any furniture, you can only craft/or use what is given to you
Geez the grind lol you have great dedication.
Thank you!
4:22 It's called aesthetic sweetheart, look it up
Fill up the big and fish sections of an empty museum from scratch, but if you miss a bug or fish you have to restart
I’ve spent like a million bells and I don’t have 5 stars yet it’s driving me nuts!!
I believe in you, you'll get there!
@@Dagnel thank you!
i was there at the streams when we where doing this, so fun. definitely follow him on twitch 💜
Olaf, man i wish that was that other Olaf, you know the one that gives warm hugs.
Yeah, but he’ll steal your family fortune and force you to make him roast beef.
Great video thanks for making!!
Also kind of strange side note but you have really good hair lol
Thanks!!
Nice! Must have been really hard to do it, but you did it!
Very!
This gives me hope for my trainwreck of an island. Thank you!
9:22THIS HURTS ME. cover up the holes from a shovel by pressing Y it saves shovel durability.
Fun fact: You can get the slingshot (normal, non-golden) recipe out of....wait for it...balloons.
Realising there can be too many trees is not giving me much hope for my forest/farmcore island
Here’s an idea that requires minimal work
Pay of dept without spending any bells on it
If you’re on the second level and a balloon comes by, you can smack it with a net to pop the balloon.
When you shovel don’t use the shovel to cover the hole just press y and your character will kick some dirt on it to cover it instead. Saves you from breaking your shovel faster.
Dagnel = our favourite masochist
5:11 I have a saying “The first campsite villager is always ugly.”
I got Marshall as my first campsite villagers so lucky
same
samee
Omg, no tour? I want to see what it ended up looking like!
This is late but an island tour would’ve been amazing for this one 😂
And you wonder why people are so hard on themselves when trying to get a perfect rating for their island.
0:32 no bridges? Sad megamind noises
Challenge idea: How long would it take for you to get every animal crossing character to live on your island once?
without amiibos that would be BRUTAL
idk if you did this already but you should try paying off your debt fully (including storage expansion) in nook miles
NEW DAGNEL VIDEO AYYOOOO!!
Love your hairstyle in the beginning of the video 😂 Love these challenges!
I got my first five star rating accidentally when I left seventy fish on the beach overnight so I could get full price for them in the morning and I only noticed bc a lily of the valley showed up lmfao
When I sold the fish I went back down to four stars 😔
the fact that i strated my island with sylvia and snake and my airport is also orange LIKE DAMN TOO MUCH COINCIDENCE
Everyone: " LOL, I CAN DO THIS - "
Me: " Sucks To Be You ... "
Unsubbing for Olaf slander he is ADORABLE!!!!
jkjk this is such a fun challenge to watch
pulling up weeds on the island has always been a bit cathartic for me, but doing it all at once isn't my idea of fun lmao
0:48 Captions Be Like : Puzzle Quest
Mod Doraemon
5:15 I got him too, I put him up on a cliff and his stuck there until he moves away
Wow this is so cool I haven't played this game in ages and refreshing content like this makes me want to pick it up again (:
The only correct TH-cam recommendation
Did you ever utilize the recycle bin in Resident Services? Sometimes you can get saplings and flower seeds in there.
The face that Dagnall shows when he gets OLAF it’s how I am every time I see him
Syliva and Snake were legit my first starting villagers when I played for the very first time.
"girlfriend, ya just told me that the natural environment has positive feedback"
You said Eww?! To Olaf! He’s my favorite villager I love him. What’s wrong with little Olaf? 😂
the weeds don’t effect your rating, so you didn’t need to pick them all up
Tysm, I'm a big fan!!!
You're welcome, and thanks again for the idea!
Challenge idea : beat animal crossing new horizons without using gifts from villagers
From what I understand, anything that occurs naturally doesn't count negatively toward island rating, as in sticks, rocks, star fragments, mushrooms, AND weeds..
olaf was also my first campsite villager
i'm very sorry
@@Dagnel it took 6 months to move him out 😰
Me: Pauses game to watch
Dagnel: Cusses
Me: Ok maybe that wasn’t the best time to pause the game 👌
My island: *decorated everywhere*
Isabelle: nope not enough more fencing
When you say “it’s called aesthetic sweetheart” 💀 I love your content keep it up!
Yay! Just in time for a new video 🥰
My problem is exactly that overabundance of trees. But the problem is that trees are my main source of income, and it hurts to cut 'em down 😭
Weeds don't really affect the island's rating, but I'm grateful for your efforts!
This is for real, I was stuck on 4 stars for about 4 months.
Isabelle told me that I needed more furniture.
I placed down one piece of furniture...
I GOT 5 STARS.
Now I just feel like Isabelle was tired of me asking how many stars I had so she just gave up and gave me what I wanted.
dangel: "it's called aesthice sweet hreat"
lol
look it up
here’s an idea; trying to make 1 million on nookazon before the first loans paid off
I just had a random thought.
It would take about 600,000 weeds sold to pay off all of your debts. (unless you sold them all to Leif, then it would be 300,000)
So basically, you just have to go o naturale
Yeah plant a lot of flowers, have a variety of trees (not too many), and decorate your island with fencing and furniture.