getting the 3-star rating?

[Katie97]

I unlocked the evaluations yesterday and I had 1 star - I didn't change anything in my town.
This morning, a new villager moved in and I am on 2 stars. Isabelle is saying I need more population..
I have another villager moving in tomorrow so I assume tomorrow I will be at 3 stars.

I am not planning on changing anything in my town. I have very minimal public works projects down, a couple of lamps here and there and a fountain. I do have quite a lot of flowers though (I think like 80). I have 3 bridges and 2 inclines.

 

[JKDOS]

I unlocked the evaluations yesterday and I had 1 star - I didn't change anything in my town.
This morning, a new villager moved in and I am on 2 stars. Isabelle is saying I need more population..
I have another villager moving in tomorrow so I assume tomorrow I will be at 3 stars.

I am not planning on changing anything in my town. I have very minimal public works projects down, a couple of lamps here and there and a fountain. I do have quite a lot of flowers though (I think like 80). I have 3 bridges and 2 inclines.

Sounds like you may be good based on the number of PWPs and villagers. The lamps and fountain would count towards decor.

 

[mermaidshelf]

I was kinda shocked to get 1 star because I picked every weed, I have a bunch of planted flowers and trees. I have items placed around the town. I thought my town would get 2 stars. The only feedback from Isabelle was we need more villagers so I'll work on that in the meantime. I heard getting to 3 stars was really difficult for some people so I'm expecting an uphill battle...

 

[Sloom]

Isabelle's suggestions are randomized from just that, a list of suggestions. She isn't verbatimly telling you what needs to be done. If you talk to her multiple times in a row, you'll see she is just cycling through them.

How many bridges and slopes do you have? I was trying to do the bare minimum, following guides too, but have been unable to reach 3 stars in my current state.

I have
7 villagers
1 Bridge
0 Slopes.

The reviewers and guides fail to state how many bridges and slopes they had when unlocking terraforming. But I have heard you need around 6-7 villagers minimum.

Since I am now on day 3, while still at 2-stars, and I know someone personally who was fluctuating back-and-forth between 1 and 2 stars yesterday, it may not be scripted.

Ankha is moving in tomorrow as my 8th villager, and I will be funding a slope today. For sure the game is going to finally give me 3-stars tomorrow.

yeah, after I posted that I actually revisited Isabelle again, and she started throwing shade at my decor skills again by saying it definitely needs some work. Gonna start ignoring her.

to answer your question, I have 1 slope and 1 bridge, 7 villagers with Pudge moving in tomorrow as my 8th and another slope construction on the go. I'm currently on 2 stars (as I was this morning) but I don't think there's anything left for me to do, kind of assuming and hoping I'll be at 3 stars tomorrow.

 

[Krissi2197]

I'll be getting my 8th villager on Thursday most likely! I'm at 2 stars right now and my 7th moved in today and Isabelle still says I need a bigger population. I have good amounts of outdoor stuff and flowers and trees and I pick weeds every day so hopefully I reach 3 stars by the end of the week!

 

[Junee]

I think villager number is the most important thing here. Yesterday I had 2 stars with 7 villagers, 100+ fences, 25+ furniture, lots of trees/flowers, one bridge, and no slopes and Isabelle kept saying population was the top priority. Today I have a 3 star rating and the only change is my 8th villager moved in.

 

[Flunkifera]

Does anyone know how many weeds you're allowed to have in your town? I really like the looks of them and I would hate having to get rid of all of them..

 

[Beehaw]

Does anyone know how many weeds you're allowed to have in your town? I really like the looks of them and I would hate having to get rid of all of them..

You can always replant them. I plan on having a bit of a 'wild' island so that's what I am planning to do.

 

[RoyNumber1]

I had one star yesterday and all of a sudden I got three stars today.

 

[Colette]

I'm sitting at 2 stars on Day 2 of the project. I have 7 villagers and the 8th moving in tomorrow. I have LOTS of furniture placed outdoors, a substantial amount of trees, and no weeds. There's a good bit of flowers and fences but not quite as many as others here have. I only have 3 bridges, no inclines (I'm just going to demolish them when I terraform anyway).

Fingers crossed when Avery moves in I get my 3rd star!

- - - Post Merge - - -

I'm sitting at 2 stars on Day 2 of the project. I have 7 villagers and the 8th moving in tomorrow. I have LOTS of furniture placed outdoors, a substantial amount of trees, and no weeds. There's a good bit of flowers and fences but not quite as many as others here have. I only have 3 bridges, no inclines (I'm just going to demolish them when I terraform anyway).

Fingers crossed when Avery moves in I get my 3rd star!

 

[Brookie]

Here you go. I compiled this and it actually worked!

 

[JKDOS]

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Thanks for that. I do think 10 villagers is a little overkill, especially when reviewers have said they've did it with 6-7 villagers and 25 items outside. I think the biggest key for early 3 stars is maybe the bridges and slopes.

 

[ThomasNLD]

I unlocked it with 8 villagers, but I do have a lot of trees, flowers (also different types), furniture and a crapload of fences.

 

[LegoJackPirate]

Do you really need 55 pieces of furniture? Also do you have to hold a 3 star rating till Saturday or can you drop and still unlock K.K and terraforming.

 

[RoyNumber1]

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Got it with 8 villagers
I'm pretty sure that's for five stars

 

[JKDOS]

Do you really need 55 pieces of furniture? Also do you have to hold a 3 star rating till Saturday or can you drop and still unlock K.K and terraforming.

As long as Nook confirms K.K. is officially coming, I don't see why not. I did the same thing for the furniture required by the 3 new villagers. As soon as Nook confirmed I got the job done, I immediately took everything back and pawned it.

 

[Zura]

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Wrong, you're a bit overkill on that. To get 3 stars you need only some of those things: 7 villagers, around 30 items outside, around 30 fences, around 30 flowers, and two PWP including both Bridges and Inclines (Not bridge exclusive)

 

[Mairen]

Sounds like we are narrowing down what it takes. Everything seems to be a hidden point based system. So if you have like 5 bridges, you might not need all 10 villagers. If you only have 2 bridges, you might need all 10. Same with the other requirements.

 

[Dewy]

Yesterday I had two stars and today I have four

I have all ten plots placed and sold, but only eight have actually moved in. I do, however, have about 200 flowers and fences each, and about 30 crafted furniture items outdoors
I also have four bridges and two inclines

 

[claracampanelli]

I had one star yesterday, then 2 stars today and after I crafted a bunch of furniture and placed randomly on the beach (lol), Isabelle gave me a 3 star rating.