Max% No Chores FAQ/Rules

FAQ: (rules at the bottom if you're curious)

Q: What is the max% you can do before completing chores?

A: 78% is the most you can do before completing chores. Here are the final totals for everything if you're curious:

Furniture (453/601)
Wallpaper (47/67)
Carpet (48/67)
Clothing (220/247)
Items (38/64)
Stationery (62/64)
Gyroids (127/127)
Music (1/55)

Fish (40/40)
Insects (38/40)
Fossils (25/25)
Paintings (15/15)

Goals (1/8)

Q: How are you able to get tools??

A: In the police station, there is a 1/100 chance of 1 of the 4 tools spawning (net, shovel, rod, axe). Honestly if it wasn't for this, this challenge would not really be as interesting since the tools add so much to the game.

Q: So what 2 bugs are missing?

A: Ant & Mosquito. You can't catch an ant because you need candy or spoiled turnips, both of which are impossible to obtain. Mosquito is interesting. It actually does spawn, but for some reason the devs made it so it instanly despawns as soon as it appears, making it impossible to catch. I guess they did this so players wouldn't get bitten during chores? I don't know honestly but it's whatever since the ant is also impossible.

Q: Why can't you get the golden axe?

A: So you can actually get a perfect town, but for some reason even if you have a perfect town for 15 days, Farley will never spawn. Therefore you can't get the golden axe.

Q: Isn't the coelacanth impossible since it doesn't rain during chores?

A: Well you would be right, except you can access the island before doing chores, and it does rain on the island! This lets us get a coelacanth on the island. So 1 of the 8 goals is just barely possible. lmao

Q: Don't certain villagers wear Gracie shirts?

A: Yes they do. And it is possible to get their Gracie shirt. What you do is accept a task to give that certain villager a new shirt, and there's a chance that the reward will be the Gracie shirt they were wearing previously. The only problem with all this is to even do villager tasks, you must start chores which we're not doing in this so it's impossible. I gotta say though if this was possible before entering Nooks, then this challenge would've added a whole other layer of difficultly since there's 18 villagers I'd need to find at that point. Credit to BrianMp16 for confirming this.

Q: What villagers wear Gracie shirts?

A: Here's the list of villagers that wear Gracie shirts:

Kabuki/Rizzo - Lavender Robe (can be gotten from Redd e-reader card from Series 2)
Monique - Grape Shirt
Stinky - Splendid Shirt
Admiral - Orange Pinstripe
Robin - Kiwi Shirt
Egbert/Gaston - Swell Shirt
Vladimir - Tiger Print (can be gotten from Bitty villager code)
Patty - Citrus Shirt
Ribbot - Pulse Shirt
Velma - Cool Shirt
Bubbles - Crossing Shirt
Winnie - Cow Print (can be gotten from Belle e-reader card from Series 3)
Ozzie - Giraffe Print
Static - Melon Shirt
Nibbles - Watermelon Shirt
Wolfgang - Gracie's Top (can be gotten from Gracie e-reader card from Series 4)
Sally - Ladybug Shirt
Alli - Leopard Print

Q: Why are you able to get certain items that are supposed to be impossible?

A: So if you haven't heard of e-reader cards, they were essentially the old "amiibo" cards that let you scan the cards in game and get special rewards and whatnot. On the back of the card, there's also a password that you send to a villager conveniently. You can obtain stationery in the dump or police station pretty easily and can still send letters to villagers so you can use villager codes. Some of these cards have passwords that give useful items for this challenge. These items are:

Series 1:

Tom Nook - Work Uniform

Series 2:

Boy (1) - Station Model 14
Boy (2) - Station Model 15
Girl (1) - Pansy Model 1
Girl (2) - Cosmos Model 3
Pelly - Diary
Jingle - Jingle Lamp
Franklin - Harvest TV

Series 3:

Boy (3) - Station Model 13
Boy (5) - Tulip Model 2
Boy (6) - Station Model 8
Girl (3) - Station Model 12
Katrina - Tribal Mask
Gulliver - Bottled Ship
Tom Nook - Station Model 2
Timmy & Tommy - Station Model 5 & Station Model 6

Series 4:

Boy (8) - Station Model 10
Girl (5) - Station Model 9
Girl (7) - Moai Statue
Girl (8) - Station Model 15 (also from Boy (2))
Jack - Spooky Lamp
Bitty - Tiger Print
Wisp - Station Model 3
Wart Jr. - Sandlot
Mr. Resetti - Tulip Model 2 (can be gotten from Boy (5))

The "Boy" and "Girl" ones are from the minigame cards which unlock sets of passwords. I actually had to play the minigames myself to get them since they weren't documented online anywhere. I could only find the rewards for the minigames, but not the passwords themselves. If you'd like to see the list of all the passwords from the minigames, as well as the character cards, click here: https://pastebin.com/8F3Zd5EP

Scanning the cards themselves is another story. Of course, these cards are very old, so obtaining them is going to be very difficult. They go for around $8 PER CARD, yeah. A lot of them are just impossible to find. Thankfully, there's a solution for this, emulator. Yeah, you can emulate the e-reader and scan the dot code file instead which I'll allow for this challenge. I'll just import my save file (using GCMM but only for this use and to make backups, but no save scumming still) Here's what I did to get it to work:

Download Dolphin 5.0
Get the Animal Crossing.iso file (so you can use it with Dolphin)
Download VBA-M 2.1.4
Get the BIOS for the GBA
The e-reader GBA ROM
The e-reader card raw files themselves (pretty easy to find them)

In VBA (Visual Boy Advance), click "Emulation", then uncheck "Pause when inactive". Next hit "Options" then "Game Boy Advance" then "Use BIOS file" then click "Configure" and hit "Boot ROM" then load the Bios file there. Next click "Options" then click "Link" then check "Local Mode" and "Link at Boot" then set the type to "GameCube".

In Dolphin, go to the controller config then have one of the ports (2-4) set to "GBA".

If it doesn't work, then check Windows Firewall Settings and see if it's blocking the connection. This really wasn't meant to be a tutorial but it kinda was. It's just what I did to make it work.

So here's the list of items that are obtained through scanning the cards:

Promo Card:

K.K. Ska

Series 2:

Saharah/Marcy - Tropical Floor
Jingle - Jingle Piano
Redd - Lavender Robe
Limberg - Sand Garden
Camofrog - Office Flooring
Franklin - Harvest Sofa

Series 3:

Wendell - Tropical Vista
Gulliver - Chinese Lion
Belle - Cow Print

Series 4:

Gracie - Gracie's Top
Jack - Spooky Clock
Gengi - Garden Wall
Oxford - Blue Tarp
Wisp - Snowy Tree Model
Mr. Resetti - Pansy Model 3

Q: Are you allowed to use the island to get items?

A: Yes. Banning it would be silly since I need to use the island anyway to get some island items. And one could theoretically get all the furniture items before getting all the island items (very very unlikely but still) so banning it wouldn't make sense. Also for wallpaper, clothing, etc. I won't be banning either since I don't want to ban half of something.

Q: Why can't you get Extra Bridge? Can't you get 15 villagers?

A: This is similar to the golden axe. Yes, you can get 15 villagers to move in, but since tortimer is always at the wishing well, he will never be at the area where he asks you to build another bridge, so this is impossible. Credit to BrianMp16 for confirming this.

Q: What items are impossible to obtain?

A: Here's the list of all items that are impossible to get before completing chores:

Furniture (-148; 453/601):

Harvest Bed - Franklin
Harvest Bureau - Franklin
Harvest Chair - Franklin
Harvest Clock - Franklin
Harvest Dresser - Franklin
Harvest Lamp - Franklin
Harvest Mirror - Franklin
Harvest Table - Franklin
Jingle Bed - Jingle
Jingle Chair - Jingle
Jingle Clock - Jingle
Jingle Dresser - Jingle
Jingle Shelves - Jingle
Jingle Sofa - Jingle
Jingle Table - Jingle
Jingle Wardrobe - Jingle
Snowman Bed - Snowman
Snowman Chair - Snowman
Snowman Clock - Snowman
Snowman Dresser - Snowman
Snowman Fridge - Snowman
Snowman Lamp - Snowman
Snowman Sofa - Snowman
Snowman Table - Snowman
Snowman TV - Snowman
Snowman Wardrobe - Snowman
Spooky Bed - Jack
Spooky Bookcase - Jack
Spooky Chair - Jack
Spooky Dresser - Jack
Spooky Sofa - Jack
Spooky Table - Jack
Spooky Vanity - Jack
Spooky Wardrobe - Jack
Jack-in-the-Box - Jack
Jack-o'-Lantern - Jack
? Block - Nook Code
Brick Block - Nook Code
Cannon - Nook Code
Coin - Nook Code
Fire Flower - Nook Code
Flagpole - Nook Code
Green Pipe - Nook Code
Koopa Shell - Nook Code
Starman - Nook Code
Super Mushroom - Nook Code
Big Festive Tree - Nooks Shop
Festive Tree - Nooks Shop
Festive Candle - Nooks Shop
Festive Flag - Nooks Shop
Chowder - Igloo
Crab Stew - Igloo
Fireplace - Igloo
Sleigh - Igloo
Snow Bunny - Igloo
Snowboard - Igloo
Backpack - Tent Camper
Bonfire - Tent Camper
Campfire - Tent Camper
Cooler - Tent Camper
Kayak - Tent Camper
Lantern - Tent Camper
Mountain Bike - Tent Camper
Propane Stove - Tent Camper
Sleeping Bag - Tent Camper
Arc de Triomphe - Gulliver
Chinese Lioness - Gulliver
Compass - Gulliver
Fishing Bear - Gulliver
Lady Liberty - Gulliver
Manekin Pis - Gulliver
Matryoshka - Gulliver
Merlion - Gulliver
Mermaid Statue - Gulliver
Mouth of Truth - Gulliver
Pagoda - Gulliver
Plate Armor - Gulliver
Shogi Piece - Gulliver
Stone Coin - Gulliver
Tiger Bobblehead - Gulliver
Tokyo Tower - Gulliver
Tower of Pisa - Gulliver
Nintendo Bench - Nook Code
Chocolates - Tortimer
Tissue - Post Office
Piggy Bank - Post Office
Mailbox - Post Office
Telescope - Tortimer
Aerobics Radio - Tortimer
Angler Trophy - Tortimer
Autumn Medal - Tortimer
Spring Medal - Tortimer
Bottle Rocket - Tortimer
Cornucopia - Tortimer
Dolly - Tortimer
Fishing Trophy - Tortimer
Lovely Phone - Tortimer
Moon - Tortimer
Noisemaker - Tortimer
Clu Clu Land D - Nook Code
Donkey Kong 3 - Nook Code
Donkey Kong Jr - Nook Code
Punchout - Nook Code
Soccer - Nook Code
Super Tortimer - Tortimer
Cosmos Model 1 - Tortimer
Cosmos Model 2 - Tortimer
Pansy Model 2 - Tortimer
Tulip Model 1 - Tortimer
Tulip Model 3 - Tortimer
Weed Model - Tortimer
Pink Tree Model - Tortimer
Tree Model - Tortimer
Igloo Model - Igloo
Snowman - Snowman
Tent Model - Tent Camper
Locomotive Model - Tortimer
Miniature Car - Tortimer
Dump Model - Tortimer
Well Model - Tortimer
Katrina's Tent - Tortimer
Market Model - Tortimer
Police Model - Tortimer
Shop Model - Tortimer
Post Model - Post Office
Tailor Model - Tortimer
Lighthouse Model - Tortimer
House Model - HRA
Manor Model - HRA
Museum Model - Museum Completed
Station Model 1 - Tortimer
Station Model 4 - Tortimer
Station Model 7 - Tortimer
Station Model 11 - Tortimer
Blue Diary - Nooks
Blue Polka Pad - Nooks
Calligraphy Pad - Nooks
Captain's Log - Nooks
French Notebook - Nooks
Green Plaid Pad - Nooks
Journal - Nooks
Organizer - Nooks
Pink Diary - Nooks
Pink Plaid Pad - Nooks
Red Polka Pad - Nooks
School Pad - Nooks
Scroll - Nooks
Yellow Plaid Pad - Nooks

Wallpaper: (-20; 47/67)

Classroom Wall - Wendell
Mortar Wall - Wendell
Lunar Horizon - Wendell
Spooky Wall - Jack
Western Vista - Wendell
Snowman Wall - Snowman
Music Room Wall - Wendell
Office Wall - Wendell
Ancient Wall - Wendell
Sandlot Wall - Wendell
Jingle Wall - Jingle
Meadow Vista - Wendell
Tree-Lined Wall - Wendell
Basement Wall - Wendell
Backgammon Wall - Wendell
Industrial Wall - Wendell
Desert Vista - Wendell
Mushroom Mural - Nook Code
Ringside Seating - Wendell
Harvest Wall - Franklin

Carpet: (-19; 48/67)

Classroom Floor - Saharah
Mossy Carpet - Saharah
Closed Road - Saharah
Lunar Surface - Saharah
Spooky Carpet - Jack
Western Desert - Saharah
Snowman Carpet - Snowman
Music Room Floor - Saharah
Ancient Tile - Saharah
Jingle Carpet - Jingle
Daisy Meadow - Saharah
Sidewalk - Saharah
Basement Floor - Saharah
Chessboard Rug - Saharah
Concrete Floor - Saharah
Saharah's Desert - Saharah
Block Flooring - Nook Code
Boxing Ring Mat - Saharah
Harvest Rug - Franklin

Clothing: (-27; 220/247)

Patched Shirt - Jack/Villagers
Citrus Shirt - Gracie
Kiwi Shirt - Gracie
Watermelon Shirt - Gracie
Strawberry Shirt - Gracie
Grape Shirt - Gracie
Melon Shirt - Gracie
Jingle Shirt - Jingle
Fiendish Shirt - Gracie
Ladybug Shirt - Gracie
Butterfly Shirt - Gracie
Shirt Circuit - Gracie
Pulse Shirt - Gracie
Groovy Shirt - Gracie
Orange Pinstripe - Gracie
Crossing Shirt - Gracie
Splendid Shirt - Gracie
Tin Shirt - Gracie
Coral Shirt - Gracie
Zebra Print - Gracie
Leopard Print - Gracie
Cool Shirt - Gracie
Caterpillar Tee - Gracie
Giraffe Print - Gracie
Swell Shirt - Gracie
Grass Shirt - Gracie
Snow Shirt - Gracie

Items: (-26; 38/64)

Bluebell Fan - July 4th Event
Plum Fan - July 4th Event
Bamboo Fan - July 4th Event
Cloud Fan - July 4th Event
Maple Fan - July 4th Event
Fan Fan - July 4th Event
Flower Fan - July 4th Event
Leaf Fan - July 4th Event
Yellow Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Red Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Tiger Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Green Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Pink Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Striped Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Flower Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Fancy Pinwheel - July 4th Event/Grab Bags
Red Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Yellow Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Blue Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Green Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Purple Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Bunny P. Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Bunny B. Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Bunny O. Balloon - July 4th Event/Nooks
Golden Net - Ant & Mostiquo
Golden Axe - Farley

Stationery: (-2; 62/64)

Fortune Paper
Wing Paper

Music: (-54; 1/55)

K.K. Chorale
K.K. March
K.K. Waltz
K.K. Swing
K.K. Jazz
K.K. Fusion
K.K. Etude
K.K. Lullaby
K.K. Aria
K.K. Samba
K.K. Bossa
K.K. Calypso
K.K. Salsa
K.K. Mambo
K.K. Reggae
K.K. Tango
K.K. Faire
Aloha K.K.
Lucky K.K.
K.K. Condor
K.K. Steppe
Imperial K.K.
K.K. Casbah
K.K. Safari
K.K. Folk
K.K. Rock
Rockin' K.K.
K.K. Ragtime
K.K. Gumbo
The K. Funk
K.K. Blues
Soulful K.K.
K.K. Soul
K.K. Cruisin'
K.K. Love Song
K.K. D & B
K.K. Technopop
DJ K.K.
Only Me
K.K. Country
Surfin' K.K.
K.K. Ballad
Comrade K.K.
K.K. Lament
Go K.K. Rider!
K.K. Dirge
K.K. Western
Mr. K.K.
Café K.K.
K.K. Parade
Señor K.K.
K.K. Song
I Love You
Two Days Ago

Bugs: (-2; 38/40)

Ant
Mosquito

Goals: (-7; 1/8)

All Insects
All Golden Tools
All Player Statues
All Nook Upgrades
Full Museum
Full Catalog
Extra Bridge


Rules:

- No Nook Codes
- No Glitches
- No Save Scumming (like backing up save data before doing something)
- Villager codes ONLY for requried items
- E-Reader ONLY for requried items (emu is allowed for e-reader)
- GBA Allowed