5 star islands?

[metswee]

Not sure if theres been a thread on this but do people believe a "5 star island" means a fully terraformed fully decorated beautiful island?

Pretty sure I got to 5 stars with half my island unfinished/full of weeds just by placing enough furniture and fencing around to make Isabelle happy : O

Anyone else have a similar experience in getting to 5 stars?

 

[Reploid]

The bottom left portion of my island has absolutely nothing on it. It’s completely empty and I have a 5 star island. I believe you just have to meet certain criteria, such as having X # of trees, bridges, etc.

 

[voltairenism]

There is a score for your decorations where each flower, fences, tree and furniture you put give you points. It's on the guide book. I'll search for the thread.
So you totally just cheese the score. I saw someone putting like 40 ducks down and getting 5 stars.

 

[metswee]

The bottom left portion of my island has absolutely nothing on it. It’s completely empty and I have a 5 star island. I believe you just have to meet certain criteria, such as having X # of trees, bridges, etc.

Yeah exactly! Thats why I find it weird to see 5 star island used as a way to describe someone's finished island? Bc u can get to 5 stars way before you're done decorating

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There is a score for your decorations where each flower, fences, tree and furniture you put give you points. It's on the guide book. I'll search for the thread.
So you totally just cheese the score. I saw someone putting like 40 ducks down and getting 5 stars.

Omgg Isabelle just really likes ducks

 

[voltairenism]

There is a score for your decorations where each flower, fences, tree and furniture you put give you points. It's on the guide book. I'll search for the thread.
So you totally just cheese the score. I saw someone putting like 40 ducks down and getting 5 stars.

there it is:

Full Island Rating Guide

The official companion guide arrived on time for me so I thought I'd share one of the most sought after parts for people who can't access the guide. Star Rating Values The star rating values are split into two separate categories: Development and Scenery. In order to increase your star rating...

www.belltreeforums.com

this thread should be bump'd frequently smh

 

[Bioness]

Island Evaluations

Page 234

Development	Scenery	Rating
Less than 80	Less than 200	1 Star
80 to 159	200 to 269	2 Star
160 to 399	270 to 349	3 Star
400 to 664	350 to 449	4 Star
665+	450+	5 Star

Calculating Scenery Points

Plantlife	Added Points
Trees (including bamboo)	+1 point for each fully grown tree (up to a maximum of 190 points)
Flower Sprout	+0.5 points
Flower Stem	+0.7 points
Flower Bud	+0.7 points
Adult Flower	+1 point

N: Calculated in 8x8 blocks

DIY furniture within a block	Added Points
For each unique piece of DIY furniture that is 3x1, 3x2 or 3x3 tile size.	+1 point
4 or less different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points
5-10 different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points
10 or more different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points +The number of types * 0.75

Calculating Development Points

Condition	Added Points
The museum is built	+15
Nook’s Cranny has been upgraded	+15
Able Sisters is built	+15
Your island has a bridge	+(Number of bridges)*15
Your island has a slope	+(Number of slopes)*15

N: Calculated in 8x8 blocks

Non-DIY furniture within a block	Added Points
If there are less than 5 unique types of furniture placed	+The number of furniture placed * 1
If there are 5 to 10 unique types of furniture placed	+The number of furniture placed * 0.5 + The number of types * 0.5
If there are 10 unique types of furniture or more	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points + The number of types * 0.75

Furniture Type	Added Points
The placed furniture is recommended for the outdoors	+The number of outdoor furniture *0.5 additional points
The placed furniture costs 2000 - 20,000 bells	+The number of applicable furniture * 1
The placed furniture costs over 20,000 bells	+The number of applicable furniture * 2

Fences	Added Points
Placed fences	The number of fences * 0.2

Clutter

Clutter is gauged in the same 8x8 tile division as furniture grading. There are a total of 64 spaces available in every 8x8 block, and if 45 or more tiles are covered, the block will be considered cluttered. Buildings, bridges, buried items, rocks, cliffs, rivers, and inclines will not count toward clutter.

Littering

If there are more than 15 small items dropped on the ground (not placed as furniture), your island will be deemed messy. Seashells, tree branches, stones, mushrooms, and star fragments don’t count toward your island’s messiness, since these occur naturally in the wild.

Post automatically merged: May 23, 2020

Also

Nook Plaza - Item Catalog for Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nook Plaza is an online fan-created platform for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, providing an items database as well as other tools for the game.

nookplaza.net

Has an Island Rating calculator.

 

[coderp]

I was under the impression that the grid on the map was relevant, so I placed 3-4 DIY per square and throw some fencing occasionally. But I know there's ways to dupe the rating, I just have no interest in it

 

[metswee]

there it is:

Full Island Rating Guide

The official companion guide arrived on time for me so I thought I'd share one of the most sought after parts for people who can't access the guide. Star Rating Values The star rating values are split into two separate categories: Development and Scenery. In order to increase your star rating...

www.belltreeforums.com

this thread should be bump'd frequently smh

Island Evaluations

Page 234

Development	Scenery	Rating
Less than 80	Less than 200	1 Star
80 to 159	200 to 269	2 Star
160 to 399	270 to 349	3 Star
400 to 664	350 to 449	4 Star
665+	450+	5 Star

Calculating Scenery Points

Plantlife	Added Points
Trees (including bamboo)	+1 point for each fully grown tree (up to a maximum of 190 points)
Flower Sprout	+0.5 points
Flower Stem	+0.7 points
Flower Bud	+0.7 points
Adult Flower	+1 point

N: Calculated in 8x8 blocks

DIY furniture within a block	Added Points
For each unique piece of DIY furniture that is 3x1, 3x2 or 3x3 tile size.	+1 point
4 or less different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points
5-10 different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points
10 or more different types of furniture	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points +The number of types * 0.75

Calculating Development Points

Condition	Added Points
The museum is built	+15
Nook’s Cranny has been upgraded	+15
Able Sisters is built	+15
Your island has a bridge	+(Number of bridges)*15
Your island has a slope	+(Number of slopes)*15

N: Calculated in 8x8 blocks

Non-DIY furniture within a block	Added Points
If there are less than 5 unique types of furniture placed	+The number of furniture placed * 1
If there are 5 to 10 unique types of furniture placed	+The number of furniture placed * 0.5 + The number of types * 0.5
If there are 10 unique types of furniture or more	+The number of furniture placed * 0.25 points + The number of types * 0.75

Furniture Type	Added Points
The placed furniture is recommended for the outdoors	+The number of outdoor furniture *0.5 additional points
The placed furniture costs 2000 - 20,000 bells	+The number of applicable furniture * 1
The placed furniture costs over 20,000 bells	+The number of applicable furniture * 2

Fences	Added Points
Placed fences	The number of fences * 0.2

Clutter

Clutter is gauged in the same 8x8 tile division as furniture grading. There are a total of 64 spaces available in every 8x8 block, and if 45 or more tiles are covered, the block will be considered cluttered. Buildings, bridges, buried items, rocks, cliffs, rivers, and inclines will not count toward clutter.

Littering

If there are more than 15 small items dropped on the ground (not placed as furniture), your island will be deemed messy. Seashells, tree branches, stones, mushrooms, and star fragments don’t count toward your island’s messiness, since these occur naturally in the wild.

Post automatically merged: May 23, 2020

Also

Nook Plaza - Item Catalog for Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nook Plaza is an online fan-created platform for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, providing an items database as well as other tools for the game.

nookplaza.net

Has an Island Rating calculator.

My question isnt so much how I got to 5 stars w an unfinished island but why people think having a 5 star is a sign of quality : O

 

[Bioness]

My question isnt so much how I got to 5 stars w an unfinished island but why people think having a 5 star is a sign of quality : O

Because Youtubers and social media made it out to be a big deal with their "5 Star Island Tours!"

 

[metswee]

Because Youtubers and social media made it out to be a big deal with their "5 Star Island Tours!"

AH I totally forgot about those youtube tours! I guess that makes sense but that kind of thing feels like false advertising

 

[voltairenism]

My question isnt so much how I got to 5 stars w an unfinished island but why people think having a 5 star is a sign of quality : O

Well, what Bioness said, and I think it's so stupid bc people lost rating for putting stuf on tables or having to many trees but their island is still perfect :/

 

[metswee]

Well, what Bioness said, and I think it's so stupid bc people lost rating for putting stuf on tables or having to many trees but their island is still perfect :/

The tree thing really surprised me I think my sister had isabelle tell her there were too many trees! Kinda whack

 

[Barney]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thank you for posting that island evaluation breakdown. I've not seen that before.

As for the 5 star thing, it means nothing to me.

I unexpectedly reached 5 stars while half my island was unfinished and I had a mass of flowers covering the northern half. Since then, I've improved it no end, creating several points of interest, terraforming, and decorating as I go...and it's now 4 stars because I have too many trees.

Given that it's supposed to be a woodland island, it's going to stay that way, whether Isabelle likes it or not!

I've got my two lily of the valleys to remind me of my time in the sun!

 

[metswee]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thank you for posting that island evaluation breakdown. I've not seen that before.

As for the 5 star thing, it means nothing to me.

I unexpectedly reached 5 stars while half my island was unfinished and I had a mass of flowers covering the northern half. Since then, I've improved it no end, creating several points of interest, terraforming, and decorating as I go...and it's now 4 stars because I have too many trees.

Given that it's supposed to be a woodland island, it's going to stay, whether Isaelle likes it or not!

I've got my two lily of the valleys to remind me of my time in the sun!

What do you have against trees Isabelle!!! That tree limit just feels kinda weird cause it could potentially discourage people from making the island they want! Tho its good to hear you stuck to your vision for your island it sounds beautiful

 

[Blueskyy]

As stated, it’s all based on points. So you can have a very incomplete 5 star island. I like the idea of always having more to add so burnout doesn’t happen!

 

[sleepydreepy]

yeah I have a 5 star island currently but I still have 2 large "blank" sections of my island I have yet to finish. kinda sucks because right now I am exactly at my tree limit, and I know once I design the two sections I have left im gonna be way over! oh well, I got the golden watering can recipe so im happy and fine with relinquishing my 5 star rating!

also fun fact: I only have 3 bridges in my town (but I have 8 slopes!)

 

[Barney]

What do you have against trees Isabelle!!! That tree limit just feels kinda weird cause it could potentially discourage people from making the island they want! Tho its good to hear you stuck to your vision for your island it sounds beautiful

It's a really odd stipulation, isn't it?

To any human eye, my island looks much better than it did a few weeks ago when it was given 5 stars, yet it's stuck at 4 and is going to stay that way because of the arbitrary rule about trees.

 

[wrenbow]

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[angiepie]

I’m still stuck at 4 stars but I had an idea to do an outdoor café, so hopefully once I’m done I’ll reach 5 stars lol

 

[cheezu]

Yupp... I got 5 stars way before I was done with anything.
I'm currently maintaining the 5 star rating to get more Lily of the Valley but there are still large chunks of my Island that don't have much going for them.
When I see people refer to the term "5 star" online though such as when people do walkthroughs of 5-star Islands on YouTube or Twitch it seems to apply to fully decorated Islands. In some of these cases, I think the people no longer have a 5-star rating in-game (such as in urban Islands with very few trees).