Animal Crossing 100% Speedrun Route (2024 by Coldeggman)

*NOTE: This route is heavily based off of Brian's route which you can find here: https://pastebin.com/kjtF60Jk
My tracker (BLANK VERSION): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r_3tp4caI1S2sZihhcPy5BiYafnRmMK1zBPJJiq4eTI/edit?usp=sharing
*NOTE 2: Thanks to frobuddyharry for the early Nookway route idea

QUICK NOTES FOR PERFECT TOWN:

1) Nooks:

Nooks 1: Bush NOT touching edge [4 5 4]
Nooks 2: Pond [3 4 3]
Nooks 3: Bush touching edge [4 4 3]

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2) RiverStart:

RiverStart 1: [8 10 7]
- LEFT SIDE: Dirt top
- RIGHT SIDE: Rock + Bush

RiverStart 2: [6 8 6]
- LEFT SIDE: Rock
- RIGHT SIDE: Bush + 2 Dirt

RiverStart 3: [S 11 S] (2nd best? for fishing)
- LEFT SIDE: Dirt bottom
- RIGHT SIDE: Huge dirt patch with bush to right

RiverStart 4: [7 8 6]
- LEFT SIDE: Bush
- RIGHT SIDE: Rock NO bushes

RiverStart 5: [6 8 6] (BEST for fishing)
- LEFT SIDE: N/A
- RIGHT SIDE: 2 Bush, 2 Dirt

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3) Post:

Post 1: Pond [6 7 6]
Post 2: NO Pond, NO Rocks [7 S 8]
Post 3: 2 Rocks [8 10 8]

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4) Dump

Dump 1: 2 Rocks [8 S 7]
Dump 2: 2 Bushes [6 8 6]
Dump 3: Pond [7 8 6]

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5) Train Station:

Quick Notes: Good acre for golden net has 8, others have 9

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6) Police Station:

Police 1: Map ABOVE Police Station NO Pond [S 11 10]
Police 2 & 3: [P]

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7) Museum:

Museum 1: Bush left [10 P 10]
Museum 2: Pond [10 P 11]
Museum 3: Bush right [P P 10]


SPECIAL GRAB BAG CODE TO GET KK LOVE SONG AND TWO NES GAMES:

Q Q Q Q M M M M M M M M M M
M M M M M M M M M M M M M T

---ROUTE---

***September 2nd, 2030, 10am***

- A-2 Nooks A-4 Post
- Chores; Plant a tree in the apporiate spot depending on your train station acre; and flowers in Nook's/Train Station (destroy after snail)
- DROP WORK UNIFORM IN FRONT OF NOOKS!!!!
- Codes:

Post Model [DISABLES MUSIC]:
M o 7 4 K P X o n I I Y c u
W e y x K W S X D o F 7 r P

Net:
w B y u n X Q W X & X @ K K
X 9 l j T W 4 T C F b G W y

Rod:
u V V e E e @ s j J x J p r
B F r b 2 H O x x q z a b M

- Sell Post Model for 16,000 Bells then buy out Nook's day 1
- DON'T sell anything and change the background to whatever shirt was in Nooks (as long as it wasn't the Big Dot Shirt)
- Catch the following bugs:

Mantis
Long Locust
Migratory Locust
Red Dragonfly
Grasshopper

- Catch the following fish (tinies/piranha are bonus):

Pale Chub
Bluegill
Brook Trout (Lake)

- Donate
- Get Shop Model from Tortimer on the way back or in the middle of things
- Sell Shop Model for 11,500 bells then pay off 1st debt (-17,400 bells)
- Send 4 villager codes (station models 1-4; DON'T send to the villager you did during chores)
- TALK TO NOOK!!
- Save & Quit

***September 1st, 2030, 4:59pm***

- Buy Shovel/Axe if available in shop, if no shovel, order one in case of good gold spot, if not Axe, enter the code:

Axe:
O % n i e b t U 5 5 j b Y l
s J s A I g @ M t N x v e P

Other two codes will be station models

- Sell both station models for 32,000 bells then buy out nooks day 2
- Setup double trees strat with axe
- Catch the following bugs:

Cricket (no rain)
Pine Cricket (no rain)
Bell Cricket (no rain)
Snail (rain)

- Catch the following fish (if rain):

Salmon
Red Snapper
Barred Knifejaw
Coelacanth (rain)

- 5 villager codes (station models) and CHECK your mail before saving & quitting

***September 5th, 2030, 4:59pm***

- Nook n' Go, trees grew (2nd debt text)
- 3 station model codes
- Back to house for more station models if needed to pay off 2nd debt
- Pay off 2nd debt (-148,000 bells) & send villager codes
- One more chance for rain/no rain for bugs/fish
- Dump strats
- Save & Quit

***July 2nd, 2030, 7am***

- Catch the following bugs (empty inventory):

Evening Cicada
Cockroach
Drone Beetle
Dynastid Beetle
Flat Stag Beetle
Saw Stag Beetle
Mountain Beetle
Giant Beetle
Spider

- Catch the following fish:

Arowana
Arapaima (can get later if you didn't get rain in September?)
Giant Catfish (can get later in June if you want for same 10% odds)
Large Bass
Bass

- Donate
- Catalog & Codes since you have Nook n' Go
- 3 more expensive code items to buy out nooks & pay off 3rd debt (-49,800 bells) [can't do villager codes]

***July 4th, 2030, 9am***

- Villager codes in the mail (Nookway)
- Catch the following bugs (empty inventory):

Banded Dragonfly
Brown Cicada
Robust Cicada
Walker Cicada
Jewel Beetle
Pondskater
Yellow Butterfly
Common Butterfly
Tiger Butterfly
Purple Butterfly
Common Dragonfly
Darner Dragonfly
Longhorn Beetle
Ladybug (can backup in March later if needed)
Spotted Ladybug (can backup in March later if needed)

- Catch the following fish:

Giant Snakehead
Goldfish
Popeyed Goldfish
Guppy
Killifish

- Donate
- Enter the following codes:

Harvest Table:
a Q 1 % a Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

Snowman Dresser:
L u u u s s s s s s s s s s
s s s s s s s s s s s s s W

Autumn Medal:
e e d d d N N n n n n n n n
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n

- Setup dupe glitch then pay off 4th debt (-398,000 bells)
- Save & Quit

***June 4th, 2030, 9:00pm (no rain)*** (if you get rain; opt to get firefly later after getting Nookingtons)

- Catalog & Codes
- Catch the following bugs:

Firefly (no rain)
Mosquito

- Catch the following fish:

Piranha
Angelfish
Eel
Catfish
Giant Catfish
Small Bass
Cruican Carp

- Donate
- Pay off 5th debt (-798,000 bells) [can't do villager codes]

***March 20th, 2030, 4pm***

- Villager codes in the mail
- Get Spring Medal from Tortimer at some point (has to be before 5pm)
- Sell 7 sets of autumn medals and deposit *almost* all the bells into the bank (~1,400,000 bells) & villager codes
^^ KEEP at least six 30,000 bell bags (two for each player) for the other players to catalog Nookway & pay off 1st debt

- Catch the following bugs:

Mole Cricket
Pill Bug
Bagworm
Ladybug (backup)
Spotted Ladybug (backup)

- Catch the following fish:

Loach
Cherry Salmon
Rainbow Trout
Large Char
Koi (bonus)

- Donate
- Save & Quit

***Feburary 20th, 2030, 4:59pm*** [30% chance of snow]

- Catch the following fish:

Pond Smelt
Bitterling
Stringfish
Koi

- DROP SHOVEL & AXE FOR PLAYER 4!!!!!
- Villager codes
- Save & Quit

NOTE: DO NOT send a villager code to the villager you sent to during chores otherwise you won't get an item back from them; so do 4 villager codes instead of 5
NOTE 2: WHEN DOING VILLAGER CODES, DO K.K. SONG CODES SO YOU CAN VERIFY THE FURNITURE IN YOUR CATALOG LATER ON SINCE YOU WON'T BE GETTING THESE VILLAGER CODE ITEMS OUT UNTIL THE END!!!

***Jaunary 1st, 2030 8:54am*** on Chores 2, catalog & codes AND PAY OFF FIRST DEBT!!! (and villager codes too)
***December 25th, 2029 8:54am*** on Chores 3, catalog & codes AND PAY OFF FIRST DEBT!!! (and villager codes too)

Chores 4:

***December 23rd, 2029 4:54pm***

- MAKE 4TH PLAYER A GIRL!!!!!
- Chores, DON'T pick up the festive trees as you're going to be loading into a "new" december 23rd afterward anyway on your main
- Pay off 1st debt & do villager codes
- Do perfect town and get the Dolly from Tortimer (drop everything)
- Save & Quit

- START A NEW GAME ON 2ND MEMORY CARD (name doesn't matter)
- Codes after chores
- Visit your town, enter Nooks, and then leave (don't need to buy anything)
- When Porter is done saving, RESET (saves time and you need to re-enable music to get fast nintendo screen mashing back for some reason)

BACK ON MAIN MEMORY CARD:
- Go back a month (November), RESET while loading in, go forward a month (back to December; 20th for kk break soon), RESET again for quicker Resetti text, then load for real [MUSIC IS BACK]
- Back on main, catalog & codes (pick up stuff overtime) (festive trees in shop)
- Get Miniature Car from Tortimer & Golden Axe from Farely
- Catch the Bee using the Golden Axe
- Send villager codes

***December 25th (22nd for kk break 8pm), 2029 4:59pm***

- Nookingtons
(K.K. Break if food is ready)

***October 27th, 2029 8pm***

- K.K. Break if needed
- BUY CANDY!!!

Set up train dupe:

- Put money in post office (should've done that already)
- Put in blank 2nd memory card (3rd technically if you're following this route)
- After Porter is finished saving travel data, reset
- Take out 2nd memory card and load 1st memory card

***Same Day***
- Gyroid Face
- Take out all the money and drop it on the ground (1.4 million)
- Codes afterward (drop everything)
- Save & Quit
- Reinsert 2nd memory card

***October 20th, 2029 8pm***
- Load 1st memory card still
- You will arrive back in your town
- K.K. SONG IF BREAK NEEDED
- Catalog & Codes when you arrive

- Talk to Porter (still have 2nd memory card in)
- After Porter is done, reset
- Take out 2nd memory card and load 1st memory card

***Same Day***
- Gyroid Face
- Codes afterward (drop everything)
- Take out all the money and drop it on the ground (1.4 million)
- Save & Quit
- Reinsert 2nd memory card

***October 19th (September 23rd if no crickets yet), 2029 8pm***
- Load 1st memory card still
- You will arrive back in your town
- Catalog & Codes when you arrive (+Villager Codes too)
- Take out all the money and drop it on the ground OVERTIME (1.4 million)
- In total there should be around 4 million bells on the ground
- SET UP "REAL" GOODS POWER BY TAKING APART DUPE SETUP AND PLACING DOWN 13 AUTUMN MEDALS!!! (placing down 6-7 might be better since you always get at least one rare furniture item from nooks everyday so it might balance it better in the long run using that logic)

IF YOU MISSED CRICKETS GO HERE -> ***September 23rd, 2029, 7pm***
***August 31st, 2029, 11:59pm. IF COELACANTH ALREADY: Go to any 2nd half of August at 4:59pm***

- Catch the Jellyfish and Coelacanth if you missed it before (40% chance of rain)

***December 26th, 2028***

- Festive Flag and Candle at Shop

***November 24th, 2028***

- Grab bags (can get some pinwheels too)
^ everything gotten from grab bags is pulled from your rare list

***July 4th, 2028 7pm***

- Buy full set of pinwheels, balloons, or fans (skip 7:00pm July when you get all of them)

Also when you get 10 villagers, start sending villager codes 10 at a time, one for each villager all at once. It still takes the same amount of time to get 5 letters back but you cut down on post office trips a lot doing this so it's faster. BUT, once you get 15 villagers STOP doing 10 villager codes and stick to the first 5 in the list until someone you met moves out then go back to 10 codes. (because when you send a villager code to a villager then they move out you don't get the item)

BREAKS YOU CAN DO:

- K.K. songs (ENABLE MUSIC BEFOREHAND OTHERWISE IT'S A SOFTLOCK!!!)
- Visit island for the first time to get Aloha shirts [and cabin wall/carpet BUT you need to bring your own wallpaper/carpet to get it; you cannot paste patterns in your island home] (about a minute to get to the island then a minute back)

CODE PRIORTY (after getting all REQUIRED_Codes)

- Autumn Clothing
- Summer Clothing
- All Season Clothing
- Winter Clothing
- Spring Clothing
- Nook Furniture (Wallpaper/Carpets are gotten when you have about 8-10 left in each category of those)
- Gyroids
- Anything Else

1) Summer

LOOP THESE UNTIL 2020

***December 25th***
***July 4th (7pm if Fireworks items needed; 4:59pm if not)***

Extra Bridge guide:

Talk to new villagers on July 4th then when you introduce yourself to the 15th villager, go one day forward (July 5th) and find Tortimer near the river (random if it's the top middle or bottom portion) then say yes for the 2nd option to build a new bridge then go another day forward (July 6th) to get the bridge

^ Keep in mind that there's a small chance your town's day is on July 5th so if that happens you'll have to go an extra day forward (it's like a 1/30 chance though lol)

Also this goes without saying but if you get rain the day you get the bridge go back to July 4th to get no rain followed by snow the next date for more gyroids

2) Spring

LOOP THIS UNTIL END OF 2002

***December 25th***
***April 2nd-4th***

3) Back and Forth

LOOP THESE TWO DATES FOR MORE GYROID SPAWNS

***December 30th (24th to get Festive Paper from Home), 2001 4:59pm***
***January 1st/2nd, 2002 4:59pm*** (1st to get New Year's Card, then 2nd afterward***

- BEFORE digging up all the gyroids, have these:

All 601 Furniture (minus any pads you may need/museum model)
All 67 Wallpaper
All 67 Carpet
All 247 Clothing
All 64 Items (minus any umbrellas you may need)
All but 1 Music (minus any music that's sitting in other player's mailboxes)
(ignore stationery since there's still more villager codes)

- Dig up all the gyroids (ignore redd/lottery items)
BEFORE GOING TO OTHER PLAYERS SEND 5 VILLAGER CODES ON MAIN

- Pay off the rest of the debts while entering codes for gyroids. Get the letters out of the mailboxes from earlier in the run and drop those items in the ground. DON'T send anymore villager codes [it's probably not worth] (~57-60 gyroids left on average since you get about 70 unqiues per run):

2nd Debt: 3x Nook Codes x 3 Players = 9
3rd Debt: 3x Nook Codes x 3 Players = 9
4th Debt: 3x Nook Codes x 3 Players = 9
5th Debt: 3x Nook Codes x 3 Players = 9

36 Total Nook Codes on other players; about 20-21 gyroids left to get on main

- On the final player on the final debt, donate the rest of the stuff for the museum to complete it (to get the museum model you need to do two date switches or one 4:59pm)
^ the reason we do this is because getting the museum model makes you miss a villager code and have to get it the next day (aka 1 delayed villager code)

- Any other items missing are likely umbrellas/pads or stationery (usually you get all the stationery from doing villager codes)

***Any Saturday at 8pm***
ENABLE MUSIC BEFOREHAND OTHERWISE IT'S A SOFTLOCK!!!

- Request the song "Two Days Ago" to K.K. (or whatever song is last in your list; or if you have them all just say no to a request to end the run)
- GG