Tools

Animal Crossing: City Folk has all of the tools from previous games with a new twist: Silver Tools. Silver tools are slightly easier to obtain than Golden Tools but their effects differ from them.

The list with effects and details of how to get them are as follows:

Axe: 400 bells from Nook's shop Silver Axe: Serena (after throwing an axe into the town fountain) Golden Axe: Serena (after throwing an axe into the town fountain)

The difference: Silver Axes will never break. Golden Axes will also never break, and cut trees down much faster. How to get a Golden/Silver Axe: Getting the Golden and Silver Axes can be very difficult and time-consuming. To start, begin by donating 500,000 bells to your town fund. This will allow your town to acquire the fountain reward. After your fountain is built, buy a normal axe from Tom Nook's store and head over to the fountain. Go directly to the bottom of the fountain where the opening in the gate is and press "A", as if you were chopping a tree. By doing this, you will throw your axe into the fountain and call forth Serena, a Chihuahua goddess. She will appear on the top of the fountain and ask you what kind of axe you threw in. You must be honest or you won't get your axe back. Pick the "a normal axe" option. Then she'll be glad you told the truth. From there, continue with her questions until you finally attain the golden and silver axes. (Please note that Serena might run out of axes occasionally and repeating this whole process until you get your axes can take a very long time.) A regular axe.

Net: 500 bells from Nook's shop Silver Net: 500 bells from Nook's shop (after level 2 upgrade) Golden Net: From Tortimer after catching every bug.

The difference: The Silver Net is a bit bigger than the normal net, while the golden net makes catching bugs 'a breeze' whilst being bigger than the Silver Net. A regular net.

Shovel: 500 bells from Nook's shop Silver Shovel: Resetti Surveillance Center (On a random night each week after 8PM you can find the traffic cones moved from the tunnel in the city [turn right immediately after exiting the bus]. Walk into the tunnel to enter the Surveillance Center.) Golden Shovel: Bury a Shovel for 24 hours.

The difference: A Silver Shovel gives you a 10% chance that each time you smack rocks the bag of money you would have originally received will be doubled(there will be a burst of white sparks instead of the usual 2 red when your money is doubled). The Golden Shovel allows you to plant Bell trees. A silver shovel. A golden shovel.

Fishing Rod: 500 bells from Nook's shop Silver Rod: 500 bells from Nook's shop (after level 2 upgrade) Golden Rod: From Tortimer after catching every fish.

The difference: Silver Rods have better lures than normal rods, making fishing a bit easier. Golden Rods 'is a real fish magnet!' plus makes the fish hold onto the bait for a little bit longer. A regular fishing rod.

Slingshot: 500 bells from Nook's Shop Silver Slingshot: 500 bells from Nook's Shop (after level 2 upgrade) Golden Slingshot: Balloon (after shooting at least eight balloons)

The difference: The Silver Slingshot fires two pebbles instead of one, while the Golden Slingshot fires three. A regular slingshot

Watering Can: 500 bells from Nook's shop Silver Watering Can: From Nook's Shop after buying 50 bags of seeds Golden Watering Can: From Town Hall after maintaining a perfect town for 15 days straight.

The difference: The Silver Watering Can has a wider radius for sprinkling water and can restore wilted Red Turnips. The Golden can has no information revealed but is most likely to have the same attribute as the Golden Can in Wild World... the ability to create Golden Roses. A regular watering can.

Timer: 500 bells from Nook's Shop

While it's not a tool you can hold in your hands, and it doesn't have much use besides doing what timers do best: keeping time, it can be considered a tool, because it has a function that the player can control, and is sold in the same section of the other tools in Tom Nook's shop. It has no Silver or Gold varieties, because it really doesn't need them. It can keep time in 3, 5, 10, or 15-minute increments. The timer also keeps track of the number of fish and bugs you catch while it is running. When time runs out, the score is displayed over your head. The timer also replaces the normal clock on screen while active, and you will not be able to see the current time. The timer will continue to count down, even if you drop it on the ground. You can stop the timer early, however. If you activate it while you have friends over, they will also see the timer, and it will work the same for them, whether they have one or not. And, anyone with a timer can start and stop the countdown, regardless of whoever first activated it.