#island-designs
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Hate how we can't relocate resident services 🙁 @gilded zealot
it’s genuinely put me off from playing the game ):
it's just one building tho
maybe in a future update we will be able to relocate it
@gilded zealot just erase ur save and start over
dont let it bother you
It’s all up to personal preference. It shouldn’t be a competition of whose island looks better lol
that’d suck since I’m so far in hahaha
@grave aspen you make a good point! thank you
I'm just trying to find a way to make it work God my island sucks @gilded zealot
never compare urself to others
actually it is a competition i play competitive animal crossing
it's all about the personal clout
I didn’t put any real thought into where I put my villagers houses but I’m still making it work until I decide to move them
professional animal crossing e-sports
I wanted to make a hyrule themed island but I realized that after I finished my island and got 5 stars so
I need outdoor inspiration my island sucks
I hate comparing myself or my island but I always do💔
invited a friend over and they told me i was using wayyy too many different path textures, does anyone have an opinion on wht two paths look best together? one for the roads and one for patios / accents
I use terra-cotta and some kinda wood pattern
I like terra cotta
And then I use dirt for flowers
oooh good idea
Can you completely get rid of a river? Even the mouth area?
Not the mouth
I think so
Everything else yes
dang
I use terra cotta for plazas and stone for roads
idk what other aesthetics to put near the street where scoot and cherry's houses are
i know I need more flowers
Is this a good spot for the tent if I want to surround it with decorations as if it’s actually a camping spot?
totally
Putting the campsite near the beach works so well
thoughts on this garden valley? i spent some time on it and i dont know how to feel about it
add waterfalls
ideas for an outdoor cafe type area?
like replace the flowers on the upper level with a waterfall?
because after i built it i found out the flowers are blurry if your arent on the same level as them
add occasional gaps of waterfalls idk it looks very like flat
ill try that then ty
it’s coming together slowly 🥺
aww the little heart island
Are inclines 2 wide by 4 spaces long?
I believe so
it might be 3 wide
It’s 2 wide by 4 long
Thank you guys
Np!
I need some leafy plants to put around my palm trees is there anything like it in this game
other than weeds
basically weed-like but larger and greener
try potted plants
Anyone have a list of building tile sizes? Im trying to plan and rearrange things on my island lol
Houses are 4 x 4, the museum is 7 wide I believe
Can confirm the museum is 7 wide
Follow up question about inclines, they need 1 space to connect upwards onto, or do they need two? If I wanted a double incline going up beside a waterfall wall for example, how many spaces between inclines?
Thank you! c:
You need 1 tile free between inclines
I can’t decide on a final idea for my island yet 😫
Guys i have a problem the waterfall is blocking the view of the campsite but i want a nice entrance from my airport any suggestions?
@still silo thank you
Any time. I thought I could connect them myself and nope, you need a space lol
Anyone have a nice zen garden so i can get some ideas?
Entrance to my house what do u guys think?
what even is that
ooo interesting you can customize it
Might change color
I put those there a while ago might swap them
def try to get orange pansies if you wanna stick with pansies, those are much nicer than straight reds
I have a field of purple ones I have them next to black lilies they look so cool together
ooo yeah black tulips + the iron and stone fence is rly good
That’s what I have them behind iron and stone fence
nice nice
How do I make a double waterfall? The shovel is bouncing off of the third level wall...
Just play around with it the second cliff has to be one space away from the edge
Is there a restriction on the amount of bridges and inclines you have?
8 inclines and bridges max
Wait is it true you can't put inclines right next to each other like a double wide one? 😭
@thorn herald Yes
8 each
You can't even do an L shape with a 2x2 square in the middle, needs an extra square in some direction.
@woven drift I think you just put everything around it, place it last, and pick everything else up
Does anyone have any pics of an outdoor cafe type area I can use for inspiration?
no matter what it sits on the side
@hot pond
i hate how pansies look
white and orange pansies are gorgeous
Nice Café
orange are nice, and cant get blue to save my life lol
If anyone wants to come help make a mock up of where to put stuff be my guest, but this is my current idea atm
Not too sure where to put my museum, but I want a nice entrance to it, I need my shops somewhere else, atleast able since it's in the way of a path i need to make
That giant cube is my game area, worked on it all day and I don't like it so I'm going to deconstruct it
I'm thinking of moving my bottom neighborhood up a bit, since it's a bit too close to the beach
Has anyone successfully made a star pond?
omg i need more than 8 inclines this is so stressful
hey guys! I'm planning on terraforming my entire island either tomorrow or the next day with the goal of completely moving everything around. do you guys have any tips for how to make this as quick and efficient as possible? I already have a general idea of what I want my island's layout to be and I plan on time traveling backwards to make demolitions/building relocations go by more quickly. would you recommend moving all of my villagers' houses to one spot so I can properly set up their spaces? or should i set the houses down first and then work with the space I have? obviously moving all of their houses twice would cost me 1 million but im fine with paying that. any advdice would be appreciated!
I can barely afford my first one LOOL
tip 1: you wont terraform it in a day unfortunately xD
Make sure you plan big time
So true
its mainly just for my plan i dont have all 8 yet
yeah I did a tiny bit without planning and it took hours, gonna make a big plan before I do anything else
You'll have a tedious job of fixing too many things
@sonic lily if you have a lot of extra bells just chuck houses onto the beach
yeah I have a pretty general idea of what I want my island to look like, I just don't want it to look too planned or anything
i honestly enjoy the grind. it ensures that ill have something to do in this game during my time in isolation
can i visit anyones island?
😮
It's taken hours just to remove the water
@long rover can i come to your island 🥺
should i terraform and decorate a section at the same time?
Sure but imma' sleep soon, I'll get you a Dodocode
omg can i visit too 😮
@brisk sail if you wanted to build a building, where would you start?
structure.
so terraforming first imo
@brisk sail i did but that’s because I already knew how many spaces and where I wanted everything to go
Places like Dubai
@woven drift i already finished terraforming my enterance and plaza, i cant decide if i should move onto the next terraform or decorate
I just use grid paper to lay everything out because i like stuff perfect lol
Modernised places being as the machanic in animal crossing are very cubed like
Lmao supreme
Lmao
@brisk sail do whatever you have the most ideas toward
if you got furniture ideas do thatbfirst
dont thank me im just saying stuff i think lol
Map Showcase, Dodocode: CT17H
my old island was super planned and sketched out but now im kinda realizing that i dont want a super planned out island if that makes sense
i have yet to sketch anything out xD everything is in my head
@sonic lily 100%, i have the same thoughts from time to time
Do the lion statues look good? This is the entrance from the airport
I think someome made an app that you can plan your island
Here’s my very un-planned island lol, the left side is still a work in progress
As ideas came to me I’d work on them and develop the area
@long rover omww
all I know is that I want a big path leading up to the museum
What happens when I do the construction and I hit “request cleanup” ? I’ve never done it before, thanks!
I don’t want to ruin my whole map 😦
It’ll remove trees directly in front/next to you and place items in the recycling bin
It can’t remove flowers
Patterns are safe!!
Thanks 🙂
Just items will be removed and trees 🙂
Wow, there's me thinking it'll ruin my island, and yet it does something very convenient
It helps a lot when you don’t want an inventory full of trees or a billion axes to cut them all down lol
Definitely
nice island
anyone got some cool islands i can visit
Any 5-star towns want to take turns in each other's places?
Thank you Charlie
https://leancoding.co/SHTD2U.jpg Hey loving the Easter theme, Check out my island
nice man
https://leancoding.co/image.php?id=1A2O80.png
Check my island layout, this is sick!!!
what do yall think
like replace the flowers on the upper level with a waterfall?
@raven pike separate each flower type/bed with a tiny waterfall
Entrance to my house what do u guys think?
@heady dew it's too saturated compared to the rest of the area
Can anyone give me ideas for the rest of my island
can you really not move the town services building? 
Nope @crystal mirage
saaaad
Maybe they’ll make an update where u can but it doesn’t look likely
Here’s my island if anyone was interested in visiting ☺️
@still mango i would love to visit tomorrow if I can
@sinful umbra sure ☺️ just dm whenever
Anybody got any campsite design ideas?
MGM33 if you want to come hangout on my island i think its p cool, nooks (fully upgraded) is open and if you have any spare hybrid flowers i would appreciate!!
@low terrace whats the first character?
what are the dimensions of the houses again?
i keep forgetting, there should be a pinned post about it lol
dimensions of the house, your house, museum and the shops
Does anyone have any tips on how to fill the empty areas while keeping it looking nice? I’m not too good with decor. If you want you could come to my island and look so you could give me pointers. Thanks!
Can you move the village square?
Nope :(
Thanks
Layout suggestions?
How do you change your layout?
I was gonna go for a general layout town, then I realized I just really want to do this natural one so i’m switching it up, any comments? ideas?
@tidal pollen You get terraforming after completing "Project K". You can move the museum, the shops, the villagers' homes, and your home by paying a fee at the Resident Services in town center
@covert orbit tysm!
anyone know the plot size for your house?
I hate my island and wanna start all over
i feel like mine would make sense at the far bottom right of the island
allow people to sort of walk left then zig zag up through the map
So I have a very open space right here, anyone have any suggestions on what I can put here
I want to make a sort of food court/outdoor market with a lot of those Stall items that you can customize -- does anybody know of any good examples of something like this? I just unlocked terraforming and wanted to play around with a multi level outdoor market 😄
Does anyone have any tips on how to fill the empty areas while keeping it looking nice? I’m not too good with decor. If you want you could come to my island and look so you could give me pointers. Thanks!
Big work in progress but I ended up having an island with a strange hall placement. And I'm in the process of deciding where to build cliffs
@tulip cliff Yeah that town hall is really low
I would just plant bamboo around it and make it like a beachfront area vibe ^^
So I have a very open space right here, anyone have any suggestions on what I can put here
@zenith cave
A nice big oval lake
omg did you terraform ur whole island ?
I’m in that process right now it’s grueling
that’s commitment! ik the struggle tho
i kinda regret not have done that... but prob would end up hating the game if i did that
😄 dont blame you.
Makes it easier if you watch or listen to something while doin it.
Make it automatic and don't look at the screen too much.
Also do every other row so you don't have the annoying rounding mechanic.
this is what i’ve got i just have to fill in empty spaces whew
Looks nice, I like that the town hall is almost right above the airport.
or is it actually right above it, I dig that.
yeah ! i got lucky it’s right above but it’s annoy that i has to pave like that so it was centered
is it possible to move your town hall or is it stuck in the same place
also thank u 🙂
is it possible to move your town hall or is it stuck in the same place
@zenith cave you can't move it
thats sad
If someone can map me out an idea for my island I'll give them 100 nooks.... I suck at being creative
wish i could help but im just as bad lol
How do you guys fill the space right above where the beach starts? I feel like I have just an empty border there but I don't know what to fill it with ;u;
My bee farm 😌
Update from last time when I was mega sad; updated the entrance to my town! As a whole, it's a big WIP, but one I'm pretty proud of so far.
(I didn't know you couldn't build bridges over gaps)
So pretty 
I'll never be able to compete with these amazing islands ;u;
I'm hoping for a natural mountainous theme ! I like the idea of villagers working with an island layout rather than just terra'ing it into perfection (I do still ogle at the perfect towns tho)
@hard moat looks nice
can buildings be built on the third level?
Are any of the dinosaur fossils 1x2 or 1x3 when placed on the Ground?
Does anyone have any tips on how to fill the empty areas while keeping it looking nice? I’m not too good with decor. If you want you could come to my island and look so you could give me pointers. Thanks!
trees, benches, lightposts, flowers
just some ideas from the top of my head
could make a garden or a fruit orchard, flower breeding area
etc
@wintry oxide thanks
Have some space reserved for flower gardening
you are welcome
Anyone giving tours? Pls
Just finished some Major Construction. Come tour my Zen Mountain, Runway island, Full sized baskeball court, and more!!!!
can anyone post pictures of their museum layout? lacking inspiration for my placements 😦
Same
Opinions?
A quick tease 😉
@small jungle I’m actually curious to your island now
dm for code for tour 🙂
@trail cobalt I made a small b-ball court today but yours puts mine to shame
Yeah I can imagine I was getting annoyed putting the lines on
I didn’t know what to name my island but all I knew that there was a river in the shape of a Y, but I named it completely different to the y lmao
Not being able to move your town hall is so frustrating
I'm actually about to scrap my whole save file
I got the game yesterday so I’m at like 8000 bells and haven’t got across the river that surrounds half of your land lmao
somebody mind if I come to their island real quick and then just go straight home? I'm trying to get a video of what you can see of my island from the air, so people will be able to see something cool as they come in 😄
I need help designing my island if someone could help plaese.
Anyone have their town hall infront of their airport? How y'all design around it?
@brazen lagoon I made a path left and had it connect to the town hall to the side. My town hall was off by 1 tile to be centered and it annoyed me so much
Anyone with cool terraforming I can visit?
Anyone have their town hall infront of their airport? How y'all design around it?
@brazen lagoon
anyone willing to let me run around?? I just unlocked terraforming and want some inspo! I promise i wont take any flowers/things off the floor just want to walk around! PM me!
Great, Thankyou!
@hidden vessel 1RQ4M
Island is far from done but terraforming is pretty much done I think
@ornate mortar I'm gonna visit someone else but if your still on later I'd love to come!
my hobo corner
Swag
Anyone have a map where their villagers house stack on cliffs (multi-level)? Im looking for inspo :))
On my island law has to be spoken! Want to show off my court area where bad animals get what they deseve 🙂
@icy flint thanks! What part would you like to see
I incorporated parkour all around my island
@small jungle oh that’s cool it just took me by surprise since the map was all covered with paths and not any grass
Would mind seeing a parkour map though haha
I'd there there a chart or doc of the dimensions of all the structures in NH? I'm specifically looking for villager house sizes atm, I think they're 3x4? but I'm not sure
houses are 4x4 but have a weird porch area at the front
you can put paths on that front porch bit so they're kinda 3x4 ish
does anyone know if you can stack inclines on top of each other to create a big long one to reach the top level?
entrance to my island ~~
v bold and brash
I love adding gardens and waterfalls all over my island 🥺💐
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/647607927527571460/697365012737425488/image0.jpg?width=586&height=781 after about a hour and some change got the moon shape pond on the top of my mountain.
gotta work out on rounding edges but looking pretty good after all that effort 😂
does anyone know if you can stack inclines on top of each other to create a big long one to reach the top level?
@elder pendant
Nope they need at least a 4x4 space between them assuming they are aligned
What do you think of the pathways I layed out?
What do you think of the pathways I layed out?
@dreamy compass what did u use to do this?
I hope I can post links here
thanks! ive been looking for an island designer!! 
You're welcome!!
LOOKING FOR ISLAND DESIGNER
What do y’all think of the layout so far? Haven’t done anything other than terraforming on the left side
looks good
@dreamy compass diagonal pathways dont look as good as you think they do
They arnt straight, theyre zig zag
gotcha
A solution to not having a straight diagonal is to not make it connect
Like stepping stones
Or use designs instead of actual floor
Oh I like the stepping stones idea
Using design doesnt make a path on the minimap tho
I did something similar in this earlier version
Yeah that’s true @heavy summit
I never tried laying a design ontop of a roads yet, idk if its possible but it fixes that, but on the minimap it will look zig zag lol
is there a limit on how many trees you can plant on ur island?
I think u can plant as much as u want as long as it follows tree rules but i could be wrong
@cursive wharf no but if you have to much it will affect your island rating
oh ok thanks, guess i'll never get the golden watercan then
how many inclines can we build ?
Just finished redoing my entrance!
what are those rainbow stars called?
Nova light from celeste
ah awesome thank you
is it possible to make a diagonal incline? like how you can with bridges
does anyone have tree farm designs? I want inspiration
hello all! I’m just starting to terraform and have a question- does anyone know if stairs can be built diagonally like bridges can? Thank you for any answers you may have
oops I just saw that someone asked that right before me. sorry!
Mijou that fountain is ❤️
❤️👌
Did you design the path?
No it’s nook miles permission
Got ya
That’s a good one
Can I visit more people that did terraforming Please?
I am uncreative, I am so overwhelmed with how to make my island look nice it makes me want to quit 😓
what's the dimensions for inclines?
Get some inspiration @ivory schooner and do step by step don’t overdo it
If you have all at once in mind it won’t work make plans of smaller construction sites
I’ve looked at so many that look nice but I don’t even know where to start
@hidden gust @final umbra
No diagnol inclines :(
Diagnol things take up way more space too so it's better to not use them imo
That’s where I am now, but I can’t even make the path join to the airport deck 🙂 ugh
@woven drift thanks for the answer! :)
dont have the game, but made a design.... idea is to make it like a "forest grove' with hills surrounding the boarder of the island http://puu.sh/FuLKD/b1054abbda.jpg
would something like that work?
You wouldn't be able to put trees on the highest mountains, there's not enough space :( other than that, it looks lovely.
yeh those would just be decorative
The map looks really cool but you gonna have problems with putting npc houses
They will be spread all over probably
yeh eventually you'd need to place 10 right?
It's really dumb because to allow for trees and stuff on level 3, you need to allow ridiculous amount of room it's annoying
my airport dock is one space off centre from the middle of my plaza ;-;
was thinking of mostly placing the houses in the south west then
any ideas how to combine the two with it still being somewhat symmetrical
At latest when u swap villagers it will get annoying when the houses are spread that much
im just making ideas now for when i get the game
Terraform comes after completing mainstory
it was this forest grove idea... or maybe a super ordered city look
or maybe a lot of water stuff
Good planning is good, I kinda just went at it
yeh i saw some videos that good early planning helps a lot
also getting the right starting map
I made more an industrial / modern island
I like my shops like this so visitors don’t search
yeh... having those things near the airport could be good 🤔
but on the otherhand,.... searching around could also be a fun way to endorse exploration of your island
I have an adventure park up there
just thinking it all over still
For nature
@loud pawn Could you give me a tour? I've nearly finished my grove campsite place thing (up top) but I'm beginning a kind of modern, city industrial part down below and bottom right. I'm absolutely clueless for decoration ideas though
about to build a neko mini town, i'll put all the cats villagers & cat items there
*sakura
This my fruit valley
gotta wait till may 23th till i can get the game ;/
Ye @woven drift works but give me some min someone looks first
Do you wanna c my animal factory ?
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right channel - because its not really a showcase.
Finally got all Terra-Form abilities and wanted to make my island (Starfall) a giant- Shooting star ( in the middle with water) But since its my first time editing a whole island i wanted to ask if anyone got time to help me with the layout (concept arts via Paint or whatever to help me lay it out properly (im willing to move EVERYTHING)) - 🙂 Please DM me
Really proud of my progress so far, at the cost of my sanity. Gonna sleep now.
what do you guys think of the pathways?
not really sure what do with the path above the campsite tbh
something like that perhaps
have you guys ever used the clean up service it sucks
do items in the residence bin stay there forever
If anyone has a 5 star island I can visit for inspiration let me know
Anyone got any tips for making forests?
Ye, weed isn't always bad
Or look up plant QR codes, and stuff if you don't want weed
Does anyone have their airport RIGHT in front of resident services so that when you walk forward you just arrive at the door. If you do, what did you do cuz i need ideas.
I'm gonna let my weeds take over a little bit after I get K.K
and destroy your rocks, till they spawn in the forest.
I've been saving weeds for this exact reason hh LOL
LOL
Haha, good good
Add a pond with flowers around it
Bruh I suck at coming up with building ideas
I just need inspiration or something, any ideas?
@indigo gale experiment alot
That's super cute! I want a heart shaped pond so imma try that, I think my biggest issue is/is going to be tree placement and trying to make it look random but also structured... sobs
Alright
@green crest TBH trees would make it look natural either way
unless its in orchard format
is there anyway to delete all my custom design paths? aside from stepping on them one by one?
an easy way is just to make the design transparent, you can always copy it to another slot
@woven drift can you post pics of your museum?
Anyone else been trying to come up with an island design for a week now?
@cyan violet
@slow dagger just go with an option, you can always change it up! that's what motivated to me to just start
@slow dagger me
little hang out area I made im still pretty bad but making progress :)
Actually that's the only good picture
How noisy is it there haha
;)
Looks great though!
Thank you! Takes up more space that it's worth though
@dreamy compass good idea, I'll do that
Any avice on how to start? Top down or bottom to top of map?
I had a whole island but reflattened everything
Depends how you work really
Anyone else keeping a forwest at the front?
I'm just curious what worked for yall
I would never in a million years be able to fully plan something before starting, so I picked somewhere fun and built up from that, improvising and planning as I went
👌
Does anyone know any furniture that would fit on the sides here to make it look less... barren?
id probably move the benches forward and put something around where they originally were, like potted plants or lamps
ooh that's a good idea
what if you make the central area more abstract in the corner secretions (like if you bring in the outer sections where the torches are or something) to break up the square a bit
What is the coolest yall came across
Lol does everyone have that same set up
@woven drift nice thanks
I also don’t know what to do so I’ve just been dropping campsite items nearby
ahahh we're so basic im dead
Now I have to scrap my whole island haha
i just feel like shaking tom nook at this point and screaming
YOU USED ME FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT!!!!!
hey, this is my first island layout and i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what i can do to make the 6 house residential area be more spread out for better space management
I terraformed all my island and now it looks like a mess
this is my is my dream island layout
the huts are potential places where i will put homes
You can only have 8 bridges
And only 10 villagers
"potential" - possibility of spots
@wide axle i think it's a pretty cool mess tbh
yeah very abstract mess
hey does anyone know to get a ss of your map for the island designer is it just this one?
yeah but it's not an import function @naive cargo
you can just overlay and control the transparency
that way you can trace your island
oh
Where should I move the camping place? Was thinking to put it on the red circle
do you have anything here?
Im planning to put a zen garden there
either of the 2 bottom corners would look good
451\
do you guys use the hidden beach at the back for anything
Yes
bottom left seems to have more space for decoration , you could put some towels and umbrellas down
As a hidden beach @north saddle 
bruh moment
I just need a proper looking bench
i need advice
it feels too small for a proper beach
@ here
I need a better bench that fits the beach style more
]\
Look at my Wonderful Garde-
Oh no! Wrong game I put in lol.
i was need advice for villager house
I would put the store next to the other store instead of the museum
The museum is such a strong building I would try to put in somewhere special on its own
Maybe put the villager houses closer together
Some on the right side of the bottom river and connect them with a bridge to the others
where do you think i put the museum
That connects to your river
Oops
Message didn’t send
Maybe their with a waterfall
okay thanks for your advice
Did you terraform yet?
What I did for my island is chop down all trees etc. get terraforming done and then place the buildings
Landscape -> buildings -> deco
I like that
i did some terraform but it all messed up
If you aren’t happy with your terraforming I would fix that first before starting to put buildings
can i dm you?
Sure
Does anyone have the same map layout like mine? Bc idk where to start in terraforming etc
Is it 8 inclines + 8 bridges max or 8 total
8 plus 8
Ok thanks 🙂
Unsure how I'm feeling about this entrance so far.
i love that helmet
In my personal opinion I think it’s too much brown and brick, maybe let a lil green grass come through
What kind of fence should I use for my house? I’m not really feeling the lattice
So I made another layout. What do you guys think?
@cloud plank maybe the zen fencing? That might match ur house the best
huhu dnt know what to do for my entrance
@woven drift I was thinking that but idk if you’ll still be able to see the flowers as well...
Maybe I’ll give it a try, I’m going to use zen for something anyways so I might as well make it and see if it works
Yeah I’d just test it really fast as see what you think
@halcyon vault is super organized I love it
In my personal opinion I think it’s too much brown and brick, maybe let a lil green grass come through
@woven drift the path with be swapped out down the line for one being made for me. Thank you tho!
thank you ✨
@proper lava oooo sounds good, I like that you used fossils as ur entrance that’s an eye catcher
Thanks! It's a Jurassic Park inspired island :)
Any tips on where to move the buildings? I don’t want to move anything else to tier 3
I’m fine with moving everything besides the museum
You can wipe out tier 3 if you want thats what i did @dusk cove
just in general do ppl think its better to have houses close together or far apart?
I have two orchards, an outdoor cafe, my museum, and an outdoor museum gift shop on tier 3. I’m going to keep it that way
depends on your aesthetic. together = better for villager trades, city type layouts
far apart, in my opinion, is a better look for natural/forest type layouts
@reef wasp depending on the type of town you want, some people make the houses close and more organized others make them spread out ti look more organic
I think I’m going to have them more spread out personally
@loud pawn wow so pretty! Looks like a tropical resort
i kept flip flopping between rural and forest and had to have a dice roll break the tie for me. then i followed through with the choice, no exception
i want a forest area but not for the whole thing....
also for an orchard how big is too big i made a really large one but its taking up a ton of space now
Looking for an island with lots of elevation to visit :))
thank you @desert cliff appreciate your opinion
I have two orchards. 5 columns (for each fruit) and 3 rows in each orchard
oh i have like 10 rows or something i think its kinda overkill
im gonna spread the fruit trees out i think
im just very bad at coming up with a layout
Any idea on how I could make this better??
I’m trying to move all my houses to one area
I think it looks great
what direction can ramps be put at?
i know it can face straight on, to the left and to the right
So this is my town idk what to put on the ? Area.. i thought a outdoor wedding but idk
but can it face north?
but can it face north?
@queen badger yes it can! i just tested this yesterday
tankyouu! thats perfectttt!
Can half of the incline go on the stones on the shore?
Does anyone here have snake or bob’s stylized homes?? Mine are both in starter items and I wanna give them the items their normal houses should have
can someone show me a picture of a cafe?
@fringe vessel
what is that stall thing?
love the signage
that costs nookmiles
you can buy it at the atm
buy the recipe i think
can't remember
oh
ohh i love the waterfall valley look
i need ideas for my entrance
I recommend putting a pathway underneath the fences, different from the pathway you walk on
eliminate as much grass as possible, that way your island will feel like an actual town instead of a little forest village
you can still have grassy areas
but enfenced so it looks like some park
if thats what youre going for
i cant't find it, but does anyone know all the colour variants of the stalls?
They can have patterns applied so it’s infinitely many for that
The wood can be white blue black, and a few others
👍
you can put customs on them
ppl is this good so far?
they gray stone path looks very out of place
it's not very detailed
maybe consider using a default/higher quality path
the problem is i can't find any high-detail one
you could always make one
I'm sure if you browse #path-codes for a while you'll find something juicy
you could also use discord's search function to search through the channel
ty
I think also some more foliage would look great!
thanks'
maybe just a big in the middle, and a semi mossy path?
maybe use some of the plant furniture
bit*
moving all of my villager's houses is gonna take forever i feel like
np
between the cutscenes and changing the time to make them move faster
money trees are the way imo
nah stalk market imo
today I collected 297k bells
DANG
from a tree
every 2nd day of what?
first day its 10k next its 99k then 10k then 99k etc
mk
you need to test it by planting 11k to see if it gives you 30k or 33k
how do you put custom designs on the stalls?
then youll find your pattern
I made 20 million with stock market in a day lol
ima go work on school now ppl, baie
I usually use stalk market to make 8 mil, I always have trouble finding high selling prices since everyone charges super high entry fees
Any advice on how to start planning? Should I get all the permits first and then start moving buildings? I'm having analysis paralysis over here
I drew my planned my town by doing a drawing
Terraform first -> buildings -> deco
I didn't move much. I'm moving as I see fit as I plan small areas
Terraform first -> buildings -> deco
agreed
I got overhwelmed at first so I'm just doing like small sections
but i decorate inbetween aswell
@woven drift I got all the permits just because they're pretty much necessary if you're trying to do full scale terraform. right now i'm in the process of moving all of my villagers' houses onto the beach so they don't get in my way as I redo my island
im also doing small sections, but i find myself frequently jumping between them
I want to do the museum area first, so maybe I'll start with that
Can you move the plaza?
Dang
if you are planning to move all of your buildings it will take like, at least two weeks I think
Danggg
because you can only move one thing per day
I made like 20 of those yesterday 😆
I have all 10 villagers and both shops 😭
@sonic lily even longer if you have to demolish every bridge/incline you previously built bcuz youre a dumdumb and wasted a half million bells in bridges and inclines before planning
now make 8 accounts and move all those houses in too
@tall berry same and tbh since i want to do so much with my island i feel like it's necessary to time travel to speed up the processes, otherwise my island would be under construction literally for weeks
I did building placement then I terraformed lolololol
I'm not timetravelling, and the weeks of construction are pretty worth it
and it's nice to see your town progress slowly imo
I'm going for a Japanese suburb look and I have to move all my houses to align with eachother then move all my shops and stuff
also yeah I never should have bought red zen bridges because now I'm just gonna end up demolishing them lmao
I like the brick bridges best, I want an old town feel
My base fence rn is imperial so all my bridges are red zen
1st order of business is get the island designer tools lol
gotta plant them flowers
Yeah I'm doing NM+ challenges to afford the designer tools
I just bought a ton and planted them ✊😔
I like watching my town progress slowly too, which is why I'm not TT'ing to get hybrids / extra furniture / etc., but tbh 2 weeks of moving stuff around just sounds unfun to me personally
now u gotta place them furnitures
even terraforming the entire island is going to take like 4 days at minimum
I'll get to it, eventually, I like to play AC in small bursts so I don't get burn out
i see complete tt towns where they say 100+ hours complete town, and im here with 100 hours, no tt and a town in the early stages of construction
I don't mind not TT to get certain things done, as long as it doesn't interfere with my progress in building; the wait also makes me want to play more as opposed to sitting around everything is done
well im not gonna tt bcuz itll ruin my nook miles achievement for playing everyday in a row
I get ya
But that’s under the assumption there’s a point where you’re “done.” I feel like I’m constantly changing my town, so I’d rather apply my design as soon as possible
agreed shep. i wouldn't use TT to get extra furniture / money / bells /etc. but i think for cases where you're trying to move literally every building, it just doesnt seem practical to wait 2 weeks just so I can start actually terraforming
i just terraformed around the houses
and then have another 2 weeks of moving everything to its new spot
i still need to move some, so i got like 2 houses on the middle of my main road xD
@alpine kiln it just messes with the dates you still get the achievement
and they're on a 4 wide stretch of land, so i gotta pole vault around them
@cyan violet oh
I cared about my streak until I realized it caps at 7+ days
still not tt'ing
I have set goals in mind so I don't feel bored with the game, first is my town then thr efforts will go into my house (all the grinding and etc.)
I don't like TT for the bells and stuff that's the part that doesn't really vibe with me
there's an achievement for logging in like 500 days in a row @sonic lily . it's not the atm thing, this gives nook miles
Ah I get you
we have the same mentality shep, I'd rather grind things like furntiure / bells / clothes / etc. slowly, because they're worth it, but having to take 4 weeks to move everything...idk it doesn't feel worth it to me personally. especially since design was such a big reason as to why I got the game
^
In the end, to each their own, some don't TT at all, some do it for progress, some for bells; it's the same air as charging ridiculous prices for x item or furniture, some gotta make bank, some just wanna be nice
@alpine kiln I TT. It hasn't ruined my achievement of playing every day in a row. I'm at 60+ days now, and haven't lost the bonus once. 
can i get some advice on how to improve this?
Anyone have airport entrance inspiration? 😄
any ideas to help me decorate? im planning on moving shops closer to the airport and town hall so im trying to make the main square great
ankha 😍
Can someone help me with putting an incline here?
like, the town hall is one square to the side and not straight to the airport and it's annoying and not symetrical
@chrome prairie I think a more textured path could go a long way, and it could help blend the awkward turns
like stones? from the nook shop?
Is it possible to make a bridge that you can walk under?
or custom ones? i less want custom roads cause i want to use the game's ready-to-go paths
@sacred shore i don't think an incline can go down two cliffs at once so you might have to extend the bottom cliff out so have enough space for an incline and then put another incline for the top cliff
Maybe? I was think if it looks more natural it could blend better
@elfin spoke okay ty!
how would this look? http://puu.sh/FuQVM/c5fb1435c6.jpg
wow
is it bad?
no it's really really good
;o thank you!!!
i toke some tips from earlier to keep the houses together and the shops near eachother
and wanted to have an orchard,... but still keep the natural style of an island/nature reserve on the north & east side
well you did a great job with both 
i just spent
the entire day
terraforming part of my island
and its not even halfway done
oh really
damn i work slow
i really wanna play the game >w<
ive been watching so many videos about the game now hahahahaha
What's holding you back?
i need moneeey, and my big pay is in may
and i really wanna get breath of the wild + animal crossing
can we keep the discussion here on acnh maps only~
I hope this didn’t get to psychedelic but I like the paths
I love it
ohhh maybe on that empty lot on the east of town.... (now made brown/reddish) http://puu.sh/FuRbD/a0af727319.jpg
or do flowers need more space to grow?
also those psychedelic tiles look amazing @cerulean belfry
@umbral smelt ty I think they work well with the nasty egg stuff
You trippin B
you got the whole squad laughin
do u guys just temporarily relocate the shops and houses in your way far far away when u are building the main road/structure?
btw is it a rule to have nooks cranny near the airport?
@umbral smelt nope, but easier for visitors who just wanna buy in cranny
do u guys just temporarily relocate the shops and houses in your way far far away when u are building the main road/structure?
@stuck parcel yes, that's what i did
@ivory salmon ahh so this would be better then http://puu.sh/FuRrG/88915a4403.jpg
swapped a house and nook's cranny
how do u guys easily relocate furniture outside? when i want to move things side by sside seems like i have to remove teh whole lot so I ahve space to work with?
yep @umbral smelt that's ideal
cool
how do u guys easily relocate furniture outside? when i want to move things side by sside seems like i have to remove teh whole lot so I ahve space to work with?
@stuck parcel yep, you gotta remove most stuff, cut some trees, replant flowers, etc just so they don't get in the way.
You can only have 8 of each bridges and stairs
Incomplete but I like it
i mostly just bring a trashcan with me for whenever im trying to clear out an area with alot of trees and flowers that i dont want
easy disposal
and they dont sell for much anyways
when you spend the whole time working on weird pathways
What is that supposed to be
looks like mossy stone
when you spend the whole time working on weird pathways
@cerulean belfry this will look nice from above tho
I have 0 idea of what I want to do with my island could anyone want to help and take a look at my island and maybe vc and I stream it as well?
What is that supposed to be
@ornate mortar lmao this is funny to me
@mellow mason you got any things you want?
Since idk either
like,... a theme on your island?
for example, i only want pinguins eventually
so i wanna go southren hemispehere and have a pinguin reserve feel
Here’s my resident services entrance
aaa yes I love the space things I got from celeste like moon and stars diys and I also like the fauntain and tivoli things like popcorn, tea cup ride and such things
so I wanna go with like a tivoli and space theme on my island
mostly space @umbral smelt
then it would make sense to have a star seeing area maybe
or an observatory location for your museum perhaps
this is how my island look like rn and I want to move everything like I did not like the layout at all on my island
I don’t like that the recidents service is so close
thats one clean layout
maybe science pure logic space use/path ways?
yes I am working to clean it @north saddle like almost everything and then work from there my cliffs and how I want the water to go
if i were you i'd start on paper righting down what "places' you want
aw yes!
Does this fit lmao
It kinda gave me beach vibes with the materials
Yup... Looking much better!
Just gotta clean everything first
like a square,.... a park with benches,.... some hillside areas to camp and go star seeing...
That’s how I’m planning to do my island please give me your opinions on the layout and suggest more stuff to put at the entrance! Sorry for my awful drawing skills lol😂
What exactly am I looking at @woven drift
What are you gonna put in the white spaces !
Really proud of my progress so far, at the cost of my sanity. Gonna sleep now.
@keen shale
LOVE IT!!! HAD NO IDEA STAIRS CAN GO FACING DOWNWARD ALWAYS THOUGHT U CAN ONLY MAKE THEM GO UPWARDS/SIDEWAYS
What exactly am I looking at @woven drift
@ornate mortar how I planning to redo my island
What are you gonna put in the white spaces !
@ornate mortar idkk I ran out of ideas please suggest 🤧
im not great at map design but my town is coming together quite a bit :)
this is how my island look like rn and I want to move everything like I did not like the layout at all on my island
@mellow mason
we have the same layout I think .. is ur RS off centered to the right ? Hate my RS centre so MUCH
Does this bed work on the beach or is it just me? Kinda gave me beach vibes
it kinda does
Like fancy private beach type vibe
I would add more furniture and see how it turns out
probably matching and more trees next to it
and maybe space the bed from the tree
@woven drift is it okay if I dm:ed you I really need help with my lay out. Could I check out your island?
Yeah that’s what came to my mind when I saw it
@woven drift my island is non existent like I am removing literlly everything
idk how I feel about the entrance but I eventually gonna scrap the whole thing
omw getting beach deco
Like I will get out of my way to destory those cliffs
gonna open up gates now
@woven drift I was halfway throught adding you:(
Btw if anyone wants to visit my island you're welcome to I finally finished my town
fr every1 to see
I dmed you yoo @woven drift
not my place, but I saw it in someone's island and I thought was nice and easy to make
im surprised that ive barely seen anyone doing like really decorated beaches
Mine is, i'll dm you
WIP. Ideas?
What website do u guys use to design island?
ty @dusk cove
@dusk nexus add some garden lanterns (-:
looks cute!
Yeah that first pattern is waaay too busy
i am using https://eugeneration.github.io/HappyIslandDesigner/ anyone know how to switch the base island design?
my river which i cannot change is in the opposite side of map
@stuck parcel There is a button where you can upload a screenshot and you can reduce the transparency to trace it
Thoughts? Now that I have terraforming, I sat down to sketch out some designs for my town
Wtf your beach is HUGE
It's gonna cost a fortune to move everything because everything is in the wrong spot
or is that just sand pathing?
Well the extra sand is pathing
Ahh
I heard you can plant palm trees on the sand paths
Yes
You can?!
This changes everything if you can
You can
:o
I haven't confirmed it but yeah I heard that
You have currently made my day
I love the idea of the extended beach but you won't be able to do it seamless like that
you can't path over or remove the spot where the grass meets the sand
so you'll at least have a line of grass
Yeah
I tried sinking my brachiosaurus but he’s so damn big
Maybe plan for it and kinda have a grassy area in the middle of sand...
Lmao
Nice!
you can't path over or remove the spot where the grass meets the sand
@next cypress That's the sucky part
got rid of all of my diagonal pathways and replaced them with stepping-stone style paths
Yeah, you could just leave a little grass section of 2-3 tiles wide with some cute stepping stones or something so it looks intentional like a path through the beach
True
@harsh ruin i love your campsite area!! :o
@dreamy compass which program u use for that?
how do u make ur island stand out?
i tried transparent but it is hard to see my island
and teh default layout on top makes it hard too se
what do you mean exactly? You can change the opacity
can someone help me decorate 2 areas Will pay if you provide goood ideas and furniture
i can change opacity of my island but not the default one
so when i switch opacity to super high, i dont see the icon
because is in teh next layer
this is what i meant, when medium opacity
yeah
just make the island design all dark green and start tracing all the parts of your island
it's hard to distinguish them but it's possible
oh so u have to draw on top of it before u can startr using it?
like shown in the image of urs
kind of yeah
basically you draw through the overlayed screenshot onto the website's grid
and when you're done you just set the opacity to 0%
ok thanks
you're welcome!
i suppose u only need to do it for the river mouth and beach anyway?
because the rest u can terraform easily
yup, if you want to completely redo everything then that works
I traced some other things cus I wanted to keep stuff here and there intact
ok thanks
if anyone wants to come over, my code is open and is 05YB6
just realized cut bamboo looks pretty cool! anybody make a pseudo fence with it? Like yeah we have the partition but
Can I visit someone’s town that did terraforming Please
Trying to work with the pathway
Which one should I stick with? 7 trees or 5 trees
Sorta leaning to 7 for profit, but worried that it may look too clustered?
Center will have a pagoda
is it u can only move one building per day?
I think it would be cool to do 5 and then a little sitting area or something in the middle!! If you really want the $$ you can always start with 7 and remove the trees later?
Yes hugi
@rugged rain 05YB6
Thankyou!
do you guys think two spaces behind the buildings is too much??
Yeah. 5 looks better. Lol just the profit from 2 more trees sounds tempting XD
I was planning to out some guilliver items in the center or a money tree
The bench and chairs I will out ok smaller circular pathways that connects other fruit plantation?
is it u can only move one building per day?
@stuck parcel yes
Why do you want it flat ??
i guess for easier editing idk
Can anyone quickly tell me the tile size of villager houses?
lawns for skye and kyle!!
Someone is keeping a screen open at your town Doodoo
I’m redoing my entire terrain right now and it’s horrendous
4x4
I can’t wait till I’m done