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[@breadbird]

“Hey guys give me 20 dollars for 1000 nook mile tickets” me: *uses free treasure island* “brb going villager hunting”

[@gracievictor9958]

Where does one find a free treasure island?

[@oatmilk3054]

@@gracievictor9958 i find them on twitch- of course, i only do the free ones, and just a word of warning sometimes you will be waiting for awhile because there are many people trying to get in at once! it does take some patience but is totally worth in :D

[@dishsoap446]

@@gracievictor9958 One I use is WalteeWartooth on twitch, if you're willing to spend 3 bucks a month you get access to his sub only islands which have access to everything you could ever want in the game. Of course there are free islands that I believe shift which type of islands are open to the public

[@calico_club]

*uses acnh bot on a discord server*

[@brianixchop8449]

@@calico_club how would I do that?

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Too many people learned life lessons from Crazy Redd

[@Whimsykit]

lol

[@Spikastru]

Raymond came to my camp one day and I decided to keep him to see what the fuss was all about. To me, it was just another neighbor and didn't like his office and boring look. Since I was (and still am) at a FB group. I decided to give him away to the member who wanted him the most, so I posted why would someone spend money on him. Few people answered to my question before I announced my intention to give Raymond away. Turns out, 5 minutes later around 10 different people continuously tried to contact me, offering real money and other goods from the game (Nook tickets, 1M bells, Turnips, hello kitty furniture) and so on. There was even a man who mentioned his daughter, telling me that i had a social duty to minors to give them what they want, bla bla bla... Finally, Raymond stayed at a girls island, who was the second who responded my previous question. Still don't understand why is he so popular. Is he still? dk

[@aly5321]

Around a year ago I had the same thing, raymond came to my campsite. I didn't particularly like him, so I sold him at nookazon for 36 million bells! It took over an hour to just deliver me the bells. I'm still coasting in the game as a result.

[@-Tia-]

I got him before > he was a basic villager > sold on nookazon > made a bank

[@jacintacapelety9600]

I think people like him for 3 reasons: 1: he was a new villager, and therefor more exciting for players who were used to older villagers. And 2: (the same reason anyone likes any of the villagers in new horizons), he had a cool design. Speaking as someone who's tried to design characters with heterochromia before, balancing out that kinda color scheme and making it look good is no easy feat, and a lot of people like grey-tone color schemes. And 3: he was among the rarest villagers in the game, so getting him was, to a certain extent, bragging rights. Granted, there were almost certainly some people who specifically only liked Raymond *because* he was popular (bandwagon mentality and all that), but he had a lot of elements that just lined up well for him to be a popular villager.

[@Tabth3778]

Yeah I don't play New Horizons, I play New Leaf, so I've never interacted with Raymond myself But from what I've seen, he looks like an extremely boring and unlikable villager

[@PCB389]

Reason #1: Furries Reason #2: Furries

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

You know I get wanting to buy items, I've been playing since launch and STILL haven't had the "western style stone" DIY drop. And I've always had a spooky / Halloween themed island but haven't been able to make a proper graveyard. It's frustrating that you can get so many duplicate DIY's but never have he one you are looking for drop. And I feel like this got worse once they introduced cooking because now I'm getting all the cooking recipes and still no graveyard stone. Plus, I've slowed way up on playing Animal Crossing... I hope this is something they (Nintendo) fix in the next game.

[@overthinkergamer]

I don't know if you know this already but that diy is from the villagers with the normal personality. If you have one or more on your island check when they are crafting and that might help you get the recipe.

[@automatic5]

the only aspect i liked abt the game was decorating, so i always used nookazon or bought items from sites 🤷‍♀️ theyre super cheap anyway, and most good treasure islands wld cost more than just buying the items at online shops individually

[@MargieKabala]

I have the recipe for a gold watch, but I can never find the wristwatch for sale at Nook’s Cranny. I’ve gotten other items after giving up though, so I may yet find one. I have logged thousands of hours, so I can wait. Keeps the game interesting.

[@epixskillz5684]

I’m so proud of you for still putting out amazing acnh content! Glad you still enjoy it and amazing video as usual

[@just_an_internet_explorer8038]

1:25 I remember seeing those scams and decided to giveaway a bunch of Raymonds (and any other villagers or item someone would ask for), for free for like a month on this Animal Crossing livestream that had a character sleeping in a bed.

[@GreySelXIII]

Scams?! Scams on the Internet?! What?! Back in my day, we didn't have Internet scams, granted we didn't have Internet either but still.... Yeah people tried to scam us IRL, just not as common.

[@-Tia-]

Scams in the early years of the Internet existed like viruses and stuff but they usually were harmless jokes or to raise awareness about not clicking random links, now, people use viruses to sell your information.

[@v4l3ra65]

👍

[@Joshi_ForReal]

I never really cared about Raymond,but the only reason I have him on my island is that in like April 2020 i found him in my campsite and ,how could I not take the opportunity to get him just cause

[@citrusbutter7718]

It's not real money but i remember once on Nookazon i got scammed by a French person. I wanted specific socks to complete an outfit and offered anyone who had them to trade for a furniture item. I got a ping then invited the person over. They first dropped 2 pairs of socks on the ground and grabbed my furniture, but i quickly put both socks on to check if they were the ones and neither was the type, they weren't even the right color...., I then dropped the socks back on the ground and asked for the ones i asked for on nookazon. The person dropped a 10K bell bag and again i said i just wanted the socks i asked for, they then said something in French and dropped 600 bells...... By that point i was annoyed because it was days of me looking for those socks so i pressed the minus button and kicked them. A few mins later they gave me a 1 star and wrote a long review that i couldn't understand, in return i gave them 1 star and wrote that they tried to scam me by intentionally showing up with random items that had nothing to do with the trade listings and then had the audacity to write a negative review because i refused it. lol boy that was annoying.

[@mizurazu2500]

People also do this with Pokemon. Selling clearly hacked pokemon like a 6 perfect IV shiny Ditto

[@cookiesyruplover]

I'm sorry these scummy sites steal your work. Script writing and video editing are no joke! You consistently give us such quality Animal Crossing content and as someone who started playing after the hype went down, I really appreciate it! This is my first Animal Crossing game and I hope the new one will come soon but otherwise I'm glad it led me to your channel. Love your vids!

[@fallingfordolls3854]

The whole real money thing is kinda annoying. Like they can scam you once you go to the island, even with in game items with no irl money. Anyway, I actually got 2 packs of the sanrio amiibos. I didn't know they sold out so fast. I also got Raymond, and he is my favorite villager tbh. I got him as an autofill when Butch moved out. But the fact that people would pay irl money for a villager is just crazy.

[@beansinacan500]

I can't believe someone literally snagged your script for an article.

[@LARKXHIN]

You could have hit "sold items" on eBay to see if any were actually sold. My bet is many weren't lol but it's so funny. I bought my favorite villagers amiibo - 3 for like 8$.

[@MrSchimpf]

I'm so relieved I got him as a camper, and then got his card in one of the (amazingly few) Target S6 drops so I don't have to deal with this. When I get back into the game, he's getting replaced by Frett though (who came in the same pack). I will admit I did spend $10 on a load of NMTs from one of those Chinese stores early on...I don't regret it since the NMT economy is ridiculous, but probably would've thought it through if I was a later player.

[@roandcheetoh]

“…the long road ahead, that we thought was gonna be like two weeks long and now it’s been three years and we’re still here so whatever” - is now my work email signature

[@spoingal]

deff recommend nook mile islands, although the biggest flaw i have found with them is that the villagers available are usually just the most popular villagers. if you are looking for an unpopular villager you may have to resort back to nookazon or just island hunts. you may also have to wait for their islands to refresh or come to them at low traffic hours for very popular villagers like sasha. but thats way less of a hassle than villager hunting the normal way. sucks if you dont have nintendo online though.

[@Leti_10]

I think that buying bells and items will real money might take the joy out of the game. I’ve been playing since 2020 and I’m guilty of spending real money on bells and nmts and I think that it was so easy that I got burnt out fast. Now I’m taking my time. Selling stuff for bells and villager. Don’t forget the animal crossing cat-fishers I also had a girl “steal” my dream address on twitch. She gave a streamer my dream address and said that it was her island and asked them tour it. I was flattered but also creeped out.

[@bttg7647]

i remember the little custom clothes you made at 10k, feels like yesterday

[@katrook]

The only thing I trust to get my animal crossing stuff is nookazon because uh yeah

[@idealize193]

I just hunted for Raymond and it took me 1481 ticket's to find him. He's never going off my island ahah! Love your content :))

[@missm2925]

Lol at the point you could’ve just went to a hacked island

[@astr0_f3tching]

Cg :D

[@AndromedaAJ]

How.... How-H... How LONG did that take?! 🤯

[@lookhshtgfierce]

Yeah, our living room TV went out in March 2020. None were left in our small town to replace it and online prices skyrocketed. When we finally got it replaced (Dec 2020), we began looking into the Switch. It was still a struggle to grab one at Christmas 2021.

[@theurbangoose1405]

"Experiencing Raymond" That was a scam, paying to TALK to him? It's ridiculous

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I found Raymond in my campsite when I gave up on finding him.

[@treacherous-doctor]

Same thing happened to me! I stopped thinking he'd ever show up on a mystery island until he came to my campsite. My sister still has a video of my reaction to seeing Business Cat that night

[@megsyworld]

I still don’t understand how treasure islands work tbh the only ones I’ve ever seen ask you to pay and you get a time slot you can go lol. I didn’t do it coz I like my money but I’ve always been intrigued by them

[@spoingal]

ive had the best results searching for "treasure island" on twitch and going to whichever one online has the third most viewers at the time so i know it's a good island but the traffic isnt too crazy. the most popular ones are free to visit at any time. some require you to subscribe to the channel to see all of the island codes but thats still free. id never spend irl money on a treasure island. only downside of anyone visiting all the time is you might get interrupted when someone arrives or leaves.

[@citrusbutter7718]

Twitch. Most of them are completely free the only catch is you have to follow them, it's like subscribing to KZbin channels only on Twitch you press Follow. There's follow and then there's subscribe on Twitch. The difference is when you follow you're book marking that steamer and it works the same as a youtube subscription where you keep up with and get updates on their content. When you subscribe, you're paying for their content where you attach your bank info. The follow status will give you half of their island options to choose from and subscribe is also the exclusive islands. If you've never been on Twitch how you keep up with the channels you're both following and subscribed to is you look over to the side of the website's page to the right side of the screen and you'll see all the pages you've been a follower of and you can go through them each by clicking any of them to jump from page to page.

[@Rhythmloid]

I remember back in New Leaf people were selling Julian and marshal for $$$ and Raymond seems to have made that villager trade explode in a bad way even more. I just earned to make my own amiibo cards now, much easier

[@AntheanCeilliers]

I'm a total noob and got Raymond on my first ever villager hunt (after about 3 island visits) and loved him immediately. He's now a forever resident of my island. Had no idea people were paying for the dear boy

[@managingbusiness141]

Thank you for such a witty and informative video! Great work!

[@pick_nark]

Wow that plagiarism is completely ridiculous. I'm mean I'm not surprised but that doesn't make it ok.

[@SpongeyBubby]

I still remember I used to hack frequently for this game. Not usually for anyone else but for myself. I later eventually did it on Nookazon too up until March 2021 when someone snitched on my account and reported it for hacking/duplicating. (Even though I just wanted to be nice :C) Nowadays I almost never get on the game anymore, not even hack either since I gave my old switch to my best friend and got a Lite instead.

[@Designer239]

In the next game of Animal Crossing , I’m honestly hoping that game would have a newer function that will jus get rid of all of the scammers and hackers and modders. So that way we all can be able to help each other , but from in game only.

[@user-vm6ob2yx4x]

I love your content. It’s amazing! Also I am predicting that there’s going to be a new game. If we follow the pattern of recent games then maybe we can start off where animal crossing population growing and then the next game so maybe if we go from animal crossing population growing and then how many years it took to make the next game then maybe that’s in how many the the next animal crossing game will come out.

[@lucidmlem]

"Not in the game though" Golden tools breaking:

[@joshuabishop909]

I consider tools breaking to be a bug that Nintendo refuses to acknowledge and fix. Lol

[@WilboClips]

I still can't believe that some websites just straight up stole your script and changed a few words lol

[@shademachine420]

Kora is there anyway you’d do an updated hybrids guide? i just got back in the game and am trying to get all the blue/purple flowers but there is a lot of mixed info on the internet

[@kaitlyniskawaii]

i remember trying to get the sanrio cards. Never could find any.

[@macabrewiccan]

I got my Animal Crossing Edition Switch as a bundle with the game, and a few items for about 430 but I only pay about 24 dollars for 12 months which is a great deal.

[@Vihh_is_Violent]

On the price mark up for switch thing, on my 2020 birthday I wanted to get a switch so the day before we ordered one on Amazon…it was like $430 and that night I literally cried because my dad had to buy something with a $130 mark up until he had to tell me it was ok…fun times

[@faeryb0mb517]

I managed to get my coral lite in august 2020 from Amazon for more or less regular Nintendo price.

[@TonyOnYourTV]

To be fair I’ve had Animal Crossing since day 1, and I’ve honestly never ran into Raymond before. I’ve been on 700+ ticket villager hunts (maybe 8)so idk lol.

[@monkeydude-fj4lc]

Not related to and crossing new horizons or scams but in animal crossing new leaf one of the things I absolutely do not like is when someone comes onto the isaland and loads the whole island with bamboo and then puts a stump in front of the door so you can't get out of the door and then leaveing you traped on the island

[@562.anthony2]

April/march 2020 is literally when I got my switch 😂 they weren’t hard to find

[@mazzy_ivy]

I love how the plagiarized website included “LOOK HOW CUTE SHE’S EATING IT! I CAN’T HANDLE IT!” Lol

[@dietitianmama]

I got a switch for my kids Christmas 2020 and Animal Crossing. I became obsessed with the game, my kids not so much.😂

[@2cat4life]

good thing i just recently got a switch and started playing 😂 i made hella tickets just doing mystery bags.

[@Lulosez]

I’ll admit back when I didn’t know anything about treasure islands I paid $3 for at least over 1k nmt and 20-50 mil bells But now I know about treasure islands ;-; I don’t use treasure islands anymore since I like working for my items but I wish I knew about it before

[@TeedyASMR]

I'm shook about treasure islands. I clicked on this vid bc i was trying to figure out if i was in danger of being hacked or something after going to someones island (idk man i dont know anything about hacking) from discord for a villager and it was filled with money and gold and they said to take anything. i didn't because i wasn't sure what the hell was going on 😭 rip to the money i could've had lmao

[@LordKhyron]

Raymond showed up in my tent 2 months after I started playing the game (yes.. this year). 😄

[@snaidman-8450]

It's pretty funny how a game like new horizons has a cesspool underneath.

[@Lynker]

Good video Kora!!

[@night_owl365]

I only used nmt once for a villager. Audie for 50 nmt. I stood at that damn machine forever it seemed. Finally the guy was like how many do you have? I think I was at 37 and they just said ok come get her. I still have her to this day on my * cough * abandoned * cough * island.

[@doritoarts9878]

i didn't know about treasure islands until watching this video, this is definitely valuable info to me lolol. Makes me smile to see folks hacking for good.

[@Chanesmyname]

So happy this game still gets news, loved it since the pandemic kicked off, it kept me sane!

[@GUCFan]

I've definitely used those sites in the past and its dumb. But i do wonder how treasure islands gets to stay online since they're hacked and full of items that were hacked in? I've experimented hacking items in with an emulator but considering Nintendo is trigger happy on the ban button, how do treasure island not end up getting their owners a banned console in the end?

[@Prim8]

I feel so bad for everyone because as soon as I went to the first island I ever went to for a new villager I got RAYMOND

[@NoName-oy2tk]

So far I have everything legitimate. If getting things from a friend also counts, which is not considered cheating I don’t think. Have 3 rooms for my house, main, back, and left side so far. Both extra rooms are season themed. Hoping to maybe keep up the trend. One is a Turkey Day themed room and the other is Easter Day themed room. I can’t remember if that is the name for Easter in the game, can’t remember. Still only have 3 stars for the island though. Still working on that.

[@pvw2021]

i JUST got raymond, like an hour ago, with 3 nook miles tickets

[@8citani8]

Question. Is there a risk of being banned by Nintendo if you take items from Treasure Islands? Iirc Nintendo was banning accounts with duplicated items (using the duplication glitch). Is there a risk of that sort?

[@MagicallyMarcie]

Nope, I've been playing Animal Crossing since the beginning and I started using Treasure Islands about a year into that. My account is just fine. Keep in mind I never took any of the hacked trees like the star fragment trees or anything. But I have learned DIYs and gotten items

[@TheChazzyC]

I’m new to animal crossing so this shit is crazy

[@aSquidMin]

Real scam is no more content from nintendo ❤

[@jjg92114]

Question : Hopefully I'm not the only person that does this but does anyone else just leave stuff out for free near their airport?

[@aarch1e]

kinda forgot abt this game since 2020

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

stealing is never ok.

[@quintell9802]

Remembering the time where people would ship Raymond and marshal. Then I clicked one link to some strange website called e621….

[@Getoutofjailfreecard]

My Nintendo switch kept me sane during lockdown im accually pretty lucky i didnt get mine for an insane price like 500 or smth

[@2daisy2furious]

I got Raymond in one nook mile ticket, and now I’m only just finding out hes rare!

[@hayleyeversman4649]

i bought 500,000,000 bells and 500 nmts for 5 dollars on akrpg once and ive never had a bad experience with them

[@jessicadern4008]

I'm so glad i got my switch in June 2021

[@notpotatoz]

I remember when Raymond was popular I got him in my 5th ticket yet I still didn’t take him

[@ButterflySimmer]

I remember getting scammed 1 million bells on moon chair recipe. I knew it was fishy from the start but didn't listen to my gut feelings.

[@unusedchannel20956]

Ah yes, scams in my wholesome video game about living with anthropomorphic animals. That's what I want/

[@PCB389]

Buying game items using real money is so simp

[@JohnDoe-ld8nr]

Remember when Amiibos were actually Amiibos and not cards?

[@JohnDoe-ld8nr]

Remember when Amiibos were actually Amiibos and not crappy little cards?

[@ToxicMothBoi]

With raymond, you could buy a prehacked unbanned swutch and just hqck him in yourself. Not to forget, switch hacking is incredibly easy. With the newer ones its hard but the old ones are easy af

[@Flarilein]

1090? Those are rookie numbers! You gotta up those numbers!

[@0_Gay_0]

I never understood the hype for Raymond and I found him on an island with one nook ticket

[@Guy-jb9qf]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I made some money selling hacked items in ACNH. I made 30-50$ a day selling items on Etsy (it was in the first few weeks, now you will not even get anything close to that amount) it's so easy that you shouldn't be angry at sellers, but at buyers making this even possible in the first place.

[@BananaReidy]

I'd the biggest scam is not having tourtimer tours/mini games.

[@MargieKabala]

I have enough blue and gold rose plants to make over 100,000 bells per day by harvesting the blooms and crafting them into wreaths to be sold at Nook’s Cranny. I could offer each day’s harvest to anyone wanting to make a quick 100,000 bells, but what’s to prevent someone from just digging up the plants instead of just harvesting the blooms?

[@ellioteel]

Isn't digging restricted only to friends/best friends? Or is that specifically trees?

[@freyafrettchen3808]

Digging can only be done by friends so you're safe. Other people can just pick up or drop stuff on your island.

[@GluzNut]

I got raymen in my first playthrough and i was like "oh nice" but i didnt know i could sell him.....DANG IT WHY DID I RESTART

[@damienk777]

I got Raymond as my third villager to move in. I let him move away at some point

[@WretchedRedoran]

Raymond was the birth of a new era of the Khajiit slave trade

[@jamiegreenberg8476]

i need good treasure island recs the only ones i can find cost real money

[@trish822]

If you have twitch search acnh treasure islands there’s tons of free ones that stream 24hr with like 10+ consoles

[@namasteavl]

Twitch is definitely the place to go. I downloaded it just to search for islands and it’s a blast. Have fun!

[@liarose14]

Pange plays

[@hikariwuff]

The real biggest scam: Not being able to skip dialogue

[@patocontomate]

how cute outfits you have GOOD VIDEO KORA GREETINGS FROM SPAIN

[@TheSleepyWarlord]

Imo, trade sites like nookazon are ok, as long as you don’t scam. But the websites where you have to buy stuff for your game with real money are ridiculous and shouldn’t be a thing

[@Bpuddy_]

isnt selling stuff within the game, with real cash is not allowed within the game?

[@davidhampton631]

Christmas!!!!!!!

[@King.of.Battleships]

The Wii didn't have a 13 Year Lifespan if it did that means the Wii Would have been around from 2006 to 2019 when in Reality it was Discontinued in 2013.

[@fortifiednuclearstation]

I got my switch at best buy- (oakland)

[@sockjean2967]

How do you even find free treasure islands?😭😭 I’ve only come across ones that want real money

[@strawberrypink.]

Switches are only $300?? I legitimately thought they were $750 because that's how much I saw them going for on eBay

[@esmeraldavega7489]

How do I get on a treasure island

[@liz_juliet]

Have you tried reporting them to Google? Most ppl’s stuff is showing up on Google/KZbin

[@makenziegant2614]

I’m super glad that my dad bought my Nintendo in 2020/2021 because I probably would’ve never got a Nintendo, or animal crossing

[@OoOOoOOoOOoO0000]

Wait you can get villagers from treasure islands? Can someone let me know if you can?

[@yo.adrian]

Wow. I'm early for a Koramora video.

[@r-jthecookie3126]

But how to find Treasure Islands? Ive been on a few acnh server but the community is slowly dying. Its sad but since you already talked about it: I prefer this over inapp purchases und subscriptions.

[@LexieMichelle]

I go to Etsy for private tours. Also there are channels right here on KZbin that you can visit for free.

[@humbleebumblee]

ahh yes who could forget the switch shortage? We're living out those days in the wonderful ps5 shortages now, I really don't give any scalpers who buy in masses no sympathy