Getting 5 Stars...WITHOUT SPENDING BELLS (Animal Crossing New Horizons)

[@Dagnel]

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[@orionwesley]

Second

[@andrewisvrycool]

No

[@christian_playzac5599]

Ok

[@christian_playzac5599]

@@andrewisvrycool hi andrew

[@wesleyackerman8211]

you didn't link the Nintendo Soup article.

[@joenamath5480]

I love the fact that you can get 5 stars without spending anything, but I can't get 4 stars with 2 million bells.

[@angiegabriela]

try not being able to get 3 stars with 100 million like me…

[@isquack4592]

@@angiegabriela How?I have a 3 star and still don’t have 1,000,000

[@_.hayinaj]

@@angiegabriela donate to the poor😩

[@Otters36]

xD

[@Danny-be1ex]

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.

[@liamr3362]

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. 🙃

[@Dagnel]

Isabelle said 👩‍🦯👩‍🦯

[@urfavavey]

@@Dagnel LMFAO

[@UwUFloofyKittenoWo]

isabel never said that 2 my friend who has less then 50 lol

[@liamr3362]

@@UwUFloofyKittenoWo I guess isabelle just hates me :/

[@UwUFloofyKittenoWo]

well ppl and animals hav there opinions ig XD

[@Talia_Foxx]

This man got 5 stars without spending a single unnecessary bell, meanwhile my island has been stuck on 4 stars for a year now.

[@Rennzdinoz]

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

[@windetta551]

Two words *Flowers*

[@1eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee1]

@@windetta551 thats 3 words grrrr

[@NimsieWimsie]

add a bunch of mannequins all over your island

[@alexiss5563]

I am stuck at two stars and I can’t figure out how to get passed it

[@SoraFan23]

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.

[@Dagnel]

Very handy, thanks!

[@lilysparrowbeach83]

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

[@icee1783]

with the flowers my island made itself 5 star

[@caseyhansen7910]

I always get the "There are to many items laying around" like yeah I know I have a weed garden shut up-

[@fellowhomosapien9830]

i didn’t even know isabelle could say “Landscape has potential”… i’ve always had fields and fields of flowers lol

[@oneoftheskull3158]

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.

[@endlesummer_]

same! but then i started throwing diys on the ground lol

[@iamjohnporter67]

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)

[@sierrajohnson717]

And pick up all those dropped items

[@GTAFan-kf9me]

And don't have too many trees planted.

[@X_Lolly_Z]

Great tips, thank you. Now how do I get my little sister to stop dropping all the clutter on my island

[@iamjohnporter67]

@@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.

[@X_Lolly_Z]

@@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

[@GTAFan-kf9me]

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.

[@iamjohnporter67]

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?!

[@GTAFan-kf9me]

@@iamjohnporter67 Wow....she really must be so harsh. Screw her. If you want to stick to 6 villagers there is nothing wrong with that.

[@awesomedragon5614]

Here is an idea for a challenge: try to unlock the KK concert with only ur first 6 villagers

[@lilypie5420]

I did

[@iamjohnporter67]

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.

[@colorlesscanvas1151]

I did I built a fence mountain

[@awesomedragon5614]

Wow

[@ailyn5645]

I did when I started my island for the first time, I didnt know that you needeed all the villagers to get KK

[@rachelschmidt5043]

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

[@Dagnel]

Yeah, embrace the theme rather than giving in to the dumb rating system :)

[@ianrumsey5359]

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

[@urfavavey]

i feel like u should be able to buy slingshots with nm but idk 😰

[@codysully1499]

Nooks cranny sells slingshots

[@woooooooooooooooooooooooo]

​@@codysully1499 Yea but you've gotta buy them

[@JUMPYCOOL]

Challenge Idea: Paying off all debts without crafting anything!

[@positivelink6961]

That’s fairly simple

[@urfavavey]

oo

[@floraidhfinnie4906]

@@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

[@JUMPYCOOL]

Actually you can buy tools

[@acharachteryoureattachedto]

@@JUMPYCOOL how?

[@tfreidus]

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 ☺

[@rojasrr]

poor blathers :(

[@AzureRT456]

​@@rojasrrBlathers is a rather annoying twat though. He's so much more yappy compared to New Leaf

[@yoobzie]

It bugs me when people don't cover holes with the Y button for some reason. Anyway, great video as always Dagnel!

[@peppycrossing2796]

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 😂

[@Dagnel]

It should be a higher limit, I didn't think I had that many trees! 😔

[@iamjohnporter67]

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]

@@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” 😭😭

[@iamjohnporter67]

@@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.

[@panpanicisgood4632]

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

[@iamacoolpersonandicanread4768]

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!

[@nanyabidness9505]

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]

It's absolutely not worth it. A gold watering can that still breaks? Hardly worth it at all

[@nanyabidness9505]

@@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.

[@reloadpsi]

Considering rain can make gold roses...

[@woooooooooooooooooooooooo]

​@@nanyabidness9505 Yea I've been on 3 stars for ages lol, 5 stars is overrated

[@kykipz]

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?--

[@Megzsy98]

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

[@nazqadeer]

I'm both excited and nervous to see how this goes

[@sjfscxxr]

Just realized I have the exact same island map except the peninsula! Took me days to pick one I liked lol

[@oscarlikestea4208]

I visited your island through a dream code- it is so good!

[@Dagnel]

Thanks lol, I should've done a full tour!

[@cosmoastronaut]

He didn’t share the dream code liar

[@oscarlikestea4208]

@@cosmoastronaut he did another video

[@LuciaFiero]

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.

[@judystanclift5090]

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.

[@Ragdoll_69]

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!

[@Dagnel]

I have a video just like that called "One Red Paperclip in ACNH"

[@burgir9029]

Is it lucky that i put on a plot and got Raymond on a 1 star island??

[@ilexdiapason]

@@burgir9029 no more lucky than any other kind of island

[@silverhawk4330]

Video Idea: Most common things that can happen in Animal Crossing (opposite of your rarest things that can happen series) love your videos!

[@assaaddandashi7396]

this includes starting the game that is a 100% chance

[@silverhawk4330]

@@assaaddandashi7396 lolll

[@shinyhunteralec]

this would make a boring video

[@LimeLoaf]

@@shinyhunteralec you know what else would make a boring video I would

[@shinyhunteralec]

@@LimeLoaf what?

[@squidvink]

weeds don’t affect your rating lol koramora did an experiment once they don’t affect it

[@Rennzdinoz]

Well then I got rid of them for nothing then

[@izzqyhere]

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 😃🔫*

[@squidvink]

@@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 ☺️

[@izzqyhere]

@@squidvink lol

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

@@izzqyhere they look pretty

[@sagebm]

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

[@Dagnel]

Always happy to help you feel better!

[@phyllojoe5346]

I still haven't gotten five stars normally....

[@X_Lolly_Z]

Me either

[@Rennzdinoz]

Same

[@iamjohnporter67]

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.

[@terrysmith9570]

I have got 3 five-star island and have not even fished all of them

[@meowmeow2634]

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

[@RosalindPlays]

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

[@Dagnel]

catJAM

[@ElTeeger]

Love these challenges you do. Great video! I hope to see more!

[@Dagnel]

More to come for sure, thanks!

[@paulmaccaroni]

I busted out laughing at the "EW" when the campsite villager was revealed to be Olaf.

[@youtoozgoldie]

I’m loving your animal crossing videos!

[@Dagnel]

Thank you!

[@stevi892]

i was there at the streams when we where doing this, so fun. definitely follow him on twitch 💜

[@lx5113]

i can never maintain a 5 star island, i always have too much stuff laying around

[@Dagnel]

Yeah for me it's DIY's, since you can't store them :/

[@missm2925]

@@Dagnel i put mine up on Nookazon and sell them to Timmy and Tommy if it isn’t gone in a day

[@Itsukikiwa]

I love how he’s always like “These rats” “This dog”

[@viviangarcia6494]

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.

[@Dagnel]

Thank you so much!

[@erinseely]

“The RATS won’t be able to put food on there table” had me cackling 😂

[@drawnwithlove3499]

I like how this video basically became the cheat code to a 5 star island. The cheat code in question is flowers

[@_k1llj0ys]

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

[@biaruppini9091]

3:22 "Shame because the tent music slaps". You're correct, sir

[@ChristyTina22]

This gives me hope for my trainwreck of an island. Thank you!

[@TiredHumanBeing]

Geez the grind lol you have great dedication.

[@Dagnel]

Thank you!

[@jessicaturecek9446]

Dagnel = our favourite masochist

[@Kaynos]

Olaf, man i wish that was that other Olaf, you know the one that gives warm hugs.

[@MalachiLper]

Yeah, but he’ll steal your family fortune and force you to make him roast beef.

[@Maddyrainbowz]

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

[@liamr3362]

I mean you can still get new hairstyles since that it cost nook miles not bells.

[@Kin-bd2vd]

Nice! Must have been really hard to do it, but you did it!

[@Dagnel]

Very!

[@Bee_TheOGB]

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?

[@pumpkinzz5728]

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

[@lilathompson9839]

Blathers @ 3:21 : “I am humbled by the spirit of Broke af” Honestly…same 😂😂

[@ender8995]

This is late but an island tour would’ve been amazing for this one 😂

[@yourfriendami]

NEW DAGNEL VIDEO AYYOOOO!!

[@andrewisvrycool]

Here’s an idea that requires minimal work Pay of dept without spending any bells on it

[@LumaLena23]

Great video thanks for making!! Also kind of strange side note but you have really good hair lol

[@Dagnel]

Thanks!!

[@Yukon-Cornelius-official]

I’ve spent like a million bells and I don’t have 5 stars yet it’s driving me nuts!!

[@Dagnel]

I believe in you, you'll get there!

[@Yukon-Cornelius-official]

@@Dagnel thank you!

[@waxwinged_hound]

Did you ever utilize the recycle bin in Resident Services? Sometimes you can get saplings and flower seeds in there.

[@katherynedarrah4245]

Fun fact: You can get the slingshot (normal, non-golden) recipe out of....wait for it...balloons.

[@starr6897]

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.

[@PeterParker-gv7xq]

The only correct KZbin recommendation

[@_gplin_2740]

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 (:

[@snackbuddy2008]

Tysm, I'm a big fan!!!

[@Dagnel]

You're welcome, and thanks again for the idea!

[@nikkikrump7287]

Challenge idea: How long would it take for you to get every animal crossing character to live on your island once?

[@sarahsvalenti]

without amiibos that would be BRUTAL

[@homebodyfriendcrossing]

Love your hairstyle in the beginning of the video 😂 Love these challenges!

[@Lichen8404]

Realising there can be too many trees is not giving me much hope for my forest/farmcore island

[@wiishfhul1724]

idk if you did this already but you should try paying off your debt fully (including storage expansion) in nook miles

[@Maddyrainbowz]

I got Marshall as my first campsite villagers so lucky

[@blodSFM]

same

[@wells346]

samee

[@lealollerskates]

Omg, no tour? I want to see what it ended up looking like!

[@TSV805]

If you’re on the second level and a balloon comes by, you can smack it with a net to pop the balloon.

[@evillustrator5218]

the. dedication.

[@AngelDearest]

Unsubbing for Olaf slander he is ADORABLE!!!! jkjk this is such a fun challenge to watch

[@LexNonARegeEstViolanda]

Yay! Just in time for a new video 🥰

[@Fennec333]

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 😔

[@j00sh1e3]

Challenge idea : beat animal crossing new horizons without using gifts from villagers

[@rosierose9643]

The face that Dagnall shows when he gets OLAF it’s how I am every time I see him

[@thecatgamergirl7801]

Me: Pauses game to watch Dagnel: Cusses Me: Ok maybe that wasn’t the best time to pause the game 👌

[@Astrialogical]

Syliva and Snake were legit my first starting villagers when I played for the very first time.

[@izzqyhere]

Everyone: " LOL, I CAN DO THIS - " Me: " Sucks To Be You ... "

[@franklin-fq6vp]

And you wonder why people are so hard on themselves when trying to get a perfect rating for their island.

[@Stxrs.luverk]

My island: *decorated everywhere* Isabelle: nope not enough more fencing

[@Sylveon2589]

9:22THIS HURTS ME. cover up the holes from a shovel by pressing Y it saves shovel durability.

[@TheXMan]

5:11 I have a saying “The first campsite villager is always ugly.”

[@sj18366]

When you say “it’s called aesthetic sweetheart” 💀 I love your content keep it up!

[@theyluhvvmel]

"girlfriend, ya just told me that the natural environment has positive feedback"

[@malelula]

the fact that i strated my island with sylvia and snake and my airport is also orange LIKE DAMN TOO MUCH COINCIDENCE

[@sillyoz]

From what I understand, anything that occurs naturally doesn't count negatively toward island rating, as in sticks, rocks, star fragments, mushrooms, AND weeds..

[@sarahmartian316]

I know this an older video (I’m new here) but it’s great vid 🎉 Snake was one of my starting villager when I first got the game and for some reason he’s still my favourite villager lol 😅

[@Bobaxxxxx]

Weeds don't really affect the island's rating, but I'm grateful for your efforts!

[@warningsirens4720]

Isabelle: You have too many trees! People could get lost! me, with a cryptidcore forestry island: THATXS THE POINT

[@deandraalexis]

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 😭

[@cyxx414]

i love your videos so much cant wait for the update!!

[@sharkgutz11]

U can do a "trying to get a 5 star island without using any nook miles" video, ofc using some for the house loan at the beginning

[@sparklette1304]

You said Eww?! To Olaf! He’s my favorite villager I love him. What’s wrong with little Olaf? 😂

[@peyton.o.hicks8]

the weeds don’t effect your rating, so you didn’t need to pick them all up

[@rubycrimson1353]

Haha Olaf was my first camper too, I had that same reaction.

[@Spurdles]

4:22 It's called aesthetic sweetheart, look it up

[@p8nhaggs]

LOL THE "its called aesthetic sweetheart look I up"

[@luckyilyducky]

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.

[@InfoDump]

Nice job on 25k 👍

[@Dagnel]

Thanks!

[@abbyswurld]

I love your videos !!!!

[@Dagnel]

Thank you!