Animal Crossing Island star rating: How to get a three-star island evaluation in New Horizons explained Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Animal Crossing Island star rating: How to get a three-star island evaluation in New Horizons explained How to improve your island's star ranking in New Horizons. Guide by Lottie Lynn Guides Editor Updated on 8 Apr 2020 Island evaluations will help you build your perfect isle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Each one includes a star rating, which is a hint towards how popular your island is with visitors. When you first unlock island evaluations your goal will be to achieve a three-star rating for your island. This will allow you to unlock a variety of rewards, including terraforming. So pull up those weeds and start crafting outdoor furniture - it's time to make your island beautiful! On this page: Island evaluations and star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained How to get an island evaluation in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained Benefits of raising your star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained How to get your island to a three-star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained Island evaluations and star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained An island evaluation in New Horizons is a short report Isabelle will give you about how visitors feel about your island. Each island evaluation will include a star rating for your island, which ranges from one, being the lowest, to five, being the highest. As part of your island evolution, Isabelle will offer you some advice on how to improve your star rating. This could be anything from having more villagers move to your island to putting down more fencing. Following her advice to the letter will result in your island gaining a higher star ranking and, if you pay enough attention, then you will eventually gain a five-star rating. Your star rating is determined by the amount of the following factors on your island: Bridges Fencing Flowers Furniture placed outside (and variety of) Inclines Trees (cedar, fruit and normal) Villagers living on island Weeds Except for weeds, which you must pull up, you can improve your island ranking by placing more of these factors on your isle. It's also a good idea to keep your island nice and tidy, which you can achieve by not leaving items, like trash or turnips, on the ground. Watch on YouTube How to get an island evaluation in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained If you want to have your island evaluated in New Horizons, then you must first upgrade Residential Services from a tent to the town hall. Once you've done that, Isabelle will move to your island and will offer you a range of new services in the town hall. One of these is island evaluation, which you can access by choosing the option, 'Let's talk island evals.' when talking to her. This will provide you with both your star ranking and advice on how to improve it. Benefits of raising your star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained There are three main benefits of raising your star rating in New Horizons; you gain two of them when you reach a three-star level and the third when you achieve a five-star rating. For three-stars, you'll unlock the Island Designer app, which allows you to terraform your island, and KK Slider, the dog-uitarist, will begin to visit your island once a week. You'll unlock terraforming by getting a three-star rating. When you achieved a five-star rating, you'll earn the DIY recipe for the Golden Watering Can, which you can use to create Gold Roses, an exclusive flower. The Animal Crossing 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise is here! We can help you with the new additions - including where to find Brewster, Gyroids, new villagers, ordinances, new fences, storage shed, new hairstyles, Froggy Chair, group stretching and Kapp'n boat tours. Cooking is now unlockable, so you need to know how to make both flour and sugar, as well as how to grow carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Meanwhile, if you're new to Animal Crossing, our New Horizons tips can help with the basics. From the off, there's fish and bugs to catch, flowers and fruit to grow with. One long term goal is building your Happy Home Academy score. Finally, you need tools such as the new ladder and vaulting pole to fully explore. How to get your island to a three-star rating in Animal Crossing New Horizons explained Once you've upgraded Residential Services and built the campsite, your next goal will probably be to unlock terraforming by achieving a three-star rating. The way you do this is by following Isabelle's advice when you ask her about island evaluations. If you're having trouble raising to a three-star level, here's what my island had when I achieved a three-star ranking: Eight villagers 27 pieces of furniture outside with no duplicates 50 pieces of fencing Two bridges Two inclines A variety of fruit trees and flowers from different islands My island was also free of weeds and didn't have any trash or items, like tools or turnips, on the ground. This may differ for you depending on how you've been playing New Horizons, but, if you're stuck, then these figures are a good goal to aim for, especially with the number of villagers. Good luck raising your star ranking! More On Animal Crossing Switch Nintendo airing Animal Crossing and Splatoon 3 concerts online next week As part of Japan's Nintendo Live. 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