maybe making a small concentrated area with many instruments would atttack villagers there?
#island-designs
terse thicket
chilly jewel
It might, I'll seriously consider it thanks.
A question for you? Can you share a pic of your island map via the app so I can see exactly what you mean. I can give some more opinions that way
I'll show mine in a sec. Sure the map doesn't explain everything but it's a start
terse thicket
okay give me a sec
chilly jewel
terse thicket
that's a seriously nice layour
layout*
that's my map it's a bit barebones as i just seriously started designing it, im hoping to move all residents to the right side of my map across the river
chilly jewel
I'll explain.
The centre part all paved in the residential and marketplace area.
South/south west is the brick roads and commercial district with a tree lined street.
North west is my fruit tree area.
South east is my hardwood tree area and in progress flower area
Both cliff areas are wild and my pine trees area.
You have a nice layout so far as well 🙂
terse thicket
thank you for sending your map, im really inspired to start working and u gave me a few fresh new ideas :)
nova geode
Hello! I was wondering if people had here had some ideas to what i could fill these spaces with, i really suck at decorating and have no idea lol
terse thicket
maybe some flowers would be nice actually
ionic mango
flowerrrs
meager crag
i dunno flowers?
woven drift
i need ideas for a residential area (i was anna put give houses each), do you guy might have some ideas?🥺
worldly dove
And some benches
chilly jewel
@nova geode flowers, bamboo trees or nothing.
Each has their pros and cons
terse thicket
u can also have some sort of lamps and flowers there lining the road
neon mesa
Hi if anyone has any cool pictures of how they’ve styled the area around their pond please DM me 😊 I’m looking to discuss how to best design the area around mine
chilly jewel
@woven drift
Look up at my above island map I showed. The central part is my paved residential area
nova geode
Hm, alright I'll try some flowers.
And i had streetlamps there before, but they were not centered so i removed them
hazy bough
okay i think ive figured out some stuff and i want your guys opinion
nova geode
Thank you for the ideas tho
chilly jewel
We need to remember we need a little plain ground / grass for the rocks and fossils and money trees spots to spawn
woven drift
this is my current map!
terse thicket
that looks very pretty :)
hazy bough
ive drawn over my map and this is my thought so far. im going for a more natural rustic vibe
woven drift
i wanna put the houses more together though!
icy tulip
Yeah I have pathing and floor pavement everywhere LOL
chilly jewel
I like the town like way you've done that. Reminds me of a sim city classic layout
chilly jewel
Also remember fish only inhabit rivers that are 3 squares across
fathom sonnet
I wish the path color would adapt on the overall map
terse thicket
@hazy bough i really like ur ideas so far, u also have huge empty spaces u can really transform with parks or a marketplace
chilly jewel
@fathom sonnet agreed, that would be nice
woven drift
do you use anything special to draw out your plans or is it just like w.e drawing app/program you have handy?
fathom sonnet
It just looks terrible having big areas being brown
hollow eagle
Working from castle onwards everything else is getting redone
hazy bough
yeah! @terse thicket the second tier on the right is gonna be the rest of my houses, and ill have the shops by my plaza, and the rest of the space im unsure atm
terse thicket
@woven drift if u wanna make ur houses more close together, consider making a designated redsidential area with a fountain or a small park
chilly jewel
Working from castle onwards everything else is getting redone
@hollow eagle
Are you modelling that from a particular DQ game or just DQ in general?
icy tulip
@fathom sonnet I think the important thing is how it looks when people visit the island rather than looking at the map as a representative of how nice it is (;
terse thicket
@hazy bough i really like your ideas so far, good luckk i also suggest maybe making a few flower fields or a small forest for ur campsite
chilly jewel
Getting all 10 houses in one residential area without them being too squashed together takes at least 1/4 of the entire map maybe more
fathom sonnet
@icy tulip yea kinda but the map is still ugly
oblique zephyr
What should I add to my island in this area because it’s a bit bland
hollow eagle
Just dq in general xd im not tht good to remake a games town
icy tulip
@fathom sonnet mind if I show you my town? I’ll send dodo maybe it’ll change your mind.
chilly jewel
@hollow eagle Good luck with it though
fathom sonnet
Sure hmu
terse thicket
how big are houses approximately and how far apart from each other do they need to be to look good
fathom sonnet
You mean in tiles?
terse thicket
yes
oblique zephyr
Can someone come to my island and judge it because I could use a non bias opinion I can pay 20k
fathom sonnet
5x4 player house
Villager 4x4
terse thicket
okay thankss
hollow eagle
Thanks its hard and strugling at the same time xd
oblique zephyr
Me to it looks so pretty
terse thicket
that's really pretty, is the white boardwalk a custom design?
woven drift
yes! i can send it to you if you want to
terse thicket
can you please? i really love it and can definitely think of a few places where i can have it
woven drift
i will send it per pm
terse thicket
okay thank you :)
outer coral
@woven drift it looks stunning!!! would you share the design / qr with me too please?
woven drift
of course!
arctic mantle
If they do bring Leif and his shop back, finding space for him will be a hassle 
My little shopping district is so cramped as it is.
woven drift
i bet it will be included in the normal shop
and i think the same will go for Brewster and the museum
terse thicket
i really do hope we get a few more shops in the future, it would really make my planned shopping district a bit fuller
tight sluice
Could I get yalls input on changing resident placement
arctic mantle
See I’d hope so for the former, but not the latter haha
I loved having The Roost as a stand-alone building.
tight sluice
I want to make coffee again
vapid pulsar
Is there any actual advantage to having the villager homes clumped together instead of spread out?
terse thicket
not really, it does look better on maps
woven drift
i really have no idea how to make my residential are Dx
oblique zephyr
I don’t think there is because my island has them spread out and it looks fine
terse thicket
it's a matter of opinion really and your personal preference
chilly jewel
@woven drift If you want I can give you a dodo code so you can see how I've done them
tepid haven
Its easier to check if someone is diying, but otherwise no advantage
chilly jewel
just for inspiration
woven drift
ah that would be super nice!
chilly jewel
I'll PM you
tight sluice
Current island vs potential move around of everything ever
woven drift
thank you
fervent cliff
Does anyone have pictures of their Island entrances? I'm looking for inspo!
tight sluice
I'm so torn and this will cost so much pls help 😢😢
terse thicket
@tight sluice the way ur houses are placed currently is very nice, just bring the far lying house closer to make them a bit more compact
tight sluice
@terse thicket you think my shopping area isn't too far away rn?
I'm worried leif will get a shop and it's too narrow
terse thicket
mm the only idea i have is to terraform the river to make the shopping district a bit wider but that's going to be a lot of work
tight sluice
I want to keep the middle looking like a bear head but I'm worried I'll fuck it up fixing it
terse thicket
and i definitely feel u on moving prices, my current plan involves moving the majority of stuff around and the price and the time it will take is scaring me already
tight sluice
Maybe I could move it to where the lone house/flower patch is w dirt pathd
tepid haven
Take screenshot of map before terraform, then DESTROY!
tight sluice
SAME it's why I'm asking opinions first bc it's so much time and money
Where ever the museum is going I'm planning a second chara for a library eventually
woven drift
the second incline is still missing, but do you guys have ideas what to add to make it look nicer? on top is the Museum!
mighty granite
How do u guys put coconut trees on the main island
tight sluice
@woven drift I think it's beautiful, just bring flowers for colour
woven drift
u just have to put the sand path underneath!
tight sluice
@mighty granite do a sand path on the tile then plant
mighty granite
oh wow that's so smart ty!
tepid haven
Terraforming still very much in progress, but my island so far
arctic mantle
Absolute doodie quality, but here’s my airport + shopping district.
It’s designed with visitors in mind, so I can just close up the top of the stairs + the entryway to the plaza and beyond, and strangers can only access the shops that way.
For turnips and what have you.
fervent cliff
I love the stairs near the entrance! The whole thing looks great
chilly jewel
@woven drift just sent you the code
arctic mantle
Thank you! It’s nowhere near done, but I’m liking the way it’s shaping up.
woven drift
Does anyone have a suggestion about what to do here? I'm not sure what to put to the north of the white log bench and I need ideas! (For reference, this is the entrance to my town)
fleet orbit
hello! is it possible to change my beach like removing the sand to a grass path and how would i do it please? im very confused
woven drift
No, you can't change the beach or add paths to it, unless it's a custom design
chilly jewel
hello! is it possible to change my beach like removing the sand to a grass path and how would i do it please? im very confused
@fleet orbit
No, the beach' and large rocks are fixed
fleet orbit
oh okay thank you guys!
woven drift
np 🙂
chilly jewel
For placing musical instruments of your island what's the best way to do it? Should they be all together or spread out or something else?
I'm not sure how to do it and make them all look neatly placed
Can I get some advice?
shell plume
spread out imo
woven drift
I have a stage and I put them next to each other but a bit spread out so it feels more open
chilly jewel
I know they can play the instruments.
Also @shell plume Thank you
Thanks @woven drift
shell plume
no prob
woven drift
np
chilly jewel
I don't have a stage so I'll just spread them out around my residential plaza
vapid pulsar
Any opinions on the setup I'm going to try to do? Currently in the process of terraforming towards it
Ignore trees in river etc... Just made a mess with the editor
The extra docks on land are going to be where I put a bunch of stalls like a farmer's market, I should clean those up too
woven drift
I think you have a few residential areas (garden, picnic, playground, etc.) or try adding a few eating areas.
A fishing pond couldn't hurt either
queen nexus
What are your guys thoughts on double south rivers? Are they limiting or do they allow for more creative freedom
ember kestrel
my little playground
vapid pulsar
Oh yeah I plan to fill out the empty space with a graveyard, flower fields, lots of little stuff
woven drift
@ember kestrel that's so cool!
ember kestrel
tyyy 😊
vapid pulsar
I don't want the compact feeling a lot of town I've seen have, I'd rather have really large areas of the same thing
woven drift
That's a good idea. I would just make sure not to overuse an area idea (like too many cafes or markets)
queen nexus
I agree
vapid pulsar
I plan to put a farmer's market on the far right (talking up most of the bottom level on that side of the river) and then a restaurant behind each of my shops
sly kiln
When ur terraforming is only a 1/3 done and it’s already sucked ur soul out of u
woven drift
Sounds neat
sly kiln
vapid pulsar
Terraforming is....a lot
I wish it showed my what square I was aiming at, that would save me so much time
woven drift
Does anyone have any ideas for what I could do for this area?
vapid pulsar
@sly kiln I really like the dotted islands, dunno if that's part of your end plan
sly kiln
That’s like one of the later parts I’ll be working on, I’m working on the right side of my town hall rn 
@queen nexus
queen nexus
lol
sly kiln
@vapid pulsar thank you! I will be adding more on the right side
vapid pulsar
@woven drift there's hopscotch patterns I've seen around that might go well there if you can find a sideways version
woven drift
Oh yeah the islands in the river are cool, are you gonna put palm trees on it @sly kiln ?
queen nexus
i feel like double south rivers are neat bc they are easier to mess around with, just me?
woven drift
Thanks @vapid pulsar !
I don't really like having too much water tbh @queen nexus , i'd prefer to have trees
queen nexus
oh but the towns i've seen with them tend to have like, both of them connecting
and maybe going up stream after
so, lot of space, not much water.
frank palm
woven drift
@queen nexus that's actually really smart, thnks for sharing!
vapid pulsar
Does anyone know if inclines need to have space on either side?
queen nexus
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVzoi4CUEAEeg8i?format=jpg&name=large i just started terraforming my 2nd town
sly kiln
@woven drift I haven’t done that yet, but I may do that if it’s near a rivermouth!
vapid pulsar
Also can you hop over empty space that's small enough just like you can water?
woven drift
@vapid pulsar you don't have to
vapid pulsar
Like if there's a lower level in between
queen nexus
inclines only need two spaces so they can be plotted
they dont need anything on each side
woven drift
@sly kiln that's so cool! Thanks for the idea (WOW SO COOL)
queen nexus
i feel kinda crazy terraforming another town
but at least it keeps me from destroying my main one too much
woven drift
everyone's going trigger-happy with terraforming lol
queen nexus
i dont wanna constantly be like NO YOU CAN'T COME OVER I WANNA TERRAFORM!!!
woven drift
Same here hahahah
winter flicker
Is it a smart idea to put all the villagers houses at the front of the island
And put fencing around there houses
woven drift
Is it a smart idea to put all the villagers houses at the front of the island
@winter flicker
It depends really, how far apart are they gonna be and what're you gonna do with the rest of the island?
wintry heron
omg the shell fountain is driving me absolutely nuts. it doesn't go into the centre of the tile 
Anyone got an example of how you placed yours?
winter flicker
They are 2 fencing apart from each other and the rest of my island I’m gonna try turning it into a city
woven drift
Oooh in that case, yes. You should make sure that the areas around the houses aren't too cramped. Other than that @winter flicker that's a good idea!
winter flicker
Ok
sly kiln
YES that darn shell fountain bugs me sooo much!!
It’s so pretty but its placement is so awkward
wintry heron
ikr! im so upset 
it literally doesn't fit anywhere atm...
sly kiln
I had to put it into storage
wintry heron
rip. the same fate awaits mine lol
vapid pulsar
Would it look good out on one of the big rocks?
Those are already super uneven 🤷♀️
sly kiln
That’s a good call
wintry heron
ooh yeah thats pretty smart
sly kiln
It could go really well with other matching coloured shell furniture by the rocks 😲
Ahhh this diagonal bridge could go really well with some diagonal fencing and pathing..
ember kestrel
I had an idea for my campsite, like a little valley cutting into the top, to make it feel like a little wilderness. I'm not sure if I'm satisfied with it
vapid pulsar
What if you pushed layer 3 further away and put more evergreens on layer 2?
sly kiln
Oh that’s so cool pirate
ember kestrel
if you're talking to me, that sounds like a good idea!
woven drift
@ember kestrel I would make the river bigger and maybe add flowers and weeds (good for something, right?) on the cliff/ around the area. Other than that it looks good!
restive basin
anyone creative who can help me terraforming my island? i am so uncreative, i dunno how to make my island nice..its just island now 😄
sly kiln
And maybe add a layer three on the forefront layer 2, make it feel more valley like 😲
ember kestrel
I will fiddle more with that then! ty guys
vapid pulsar
@ember kestrel I was! I love how tucked away it is on your map
ember kestrel
yeah it popped into my head and I tried to make it a reality 😝 I'm not sure how it'll be for my future planning around this area but maybe I can make it work
vapid pulsar
@restive basin I think it can feel overwhelming but I've just been trying to find little things other people have done and combine the ones I like into my own island
Focusing on 1 or 2 features at a time is nice because like... You don't have to have a grand plan for it to work out and you can always change it all later if you change your mind
restive basin
thats my probl. even if i found smth that pretty, i just wont know how to form it on my island. honestly, i am really that uncreative..its not working for me.. 😦
but thank you @vapid pulsar 🙂
vapid pulsar
@ember kestrel I'm doing a similar thing with my house and I found it to be a lot less intrusive than it originally seemed
@ember kestrel you could also make it able to access the secret beach, that could be nice?
chilly jewel
I have the instruments like this but it looks ugly as. Like they are not neatly placed. I don't know how to make it look neat. I've tried so many ways no to success.
vapid pulsar
@chilly jewel could you put wooden patterns or pathing under them to look like a stage?
I know there are patterns out there that look like the front of a stage that's slightly raised
chilly jewel
Hmmm I could do that, but as we all know different path types don't line up.
But I can try and see what it looks like
vapid pulsar
I didn't know that, actually. Patterns might be safer
chilly jewel
I'll show you in a sec
ember kestrel
I would like it to be possible to make a bridge over a gap of land, but I think you can only make a bridge over water. if I could have a bridge connecting the upper teir I would definitely be interested in the secret beach thing
I should really use the happy island designer today and just figure everything out but it seems like so much work!
vapid pulsar
@ember kestrel that's the issue I'm currently trying to figure out because my house is tucked back behind a secret pathway like that
ember kestrel
yeah it's sad 😔
vapid pulsar
I'm thinking you might be able to hop from one side to the other if they're close enough but I haven't tested it
chilly jewel
@vapid pulsar You'll see here the gap between the three different path types I have here. They can't ever properly touch till Nintendo patches it in the game.
vapid pulsar
@chilly jewel ah yeah that's kinda sad.
ember kestrel
I think it may not be possible because I think it's a mechanic exclusive for water :( but I would also like to test it out just incase
vapid pulsar
I desperately want to do more terraforming now instead of work 😂
chilly jewel
Also @vapid pulsar You'll see in that image how the houses in the top there can't be on all paths. They have to be on grass, so you have to have some grass showing under houses
vapid pulsar
@ember kestrel if it does only work for water and you can hop over water that's at a lower level that would still work, the secret path would just have to have it's own hoppable spot at the same place
chilly jewel
@vapid pulsar You'll start your work . . . in 3 days if you start terraforming 😂
Took me a couple of days solid to design my base island land layout on A4 then terraform it all
vapid pulsar
I'm about 1/5 through terraforming my island so far
chilly jewel
good luck with it
vapid pulsar
I don't have much for weekend plans so I just need to find a good tv show or audiobook and chug through
primal parcel
@ember kestrel i like it! I made my campsite an island
But the valley is awesome
I went overboard terraforming extreme on my island haha
ember kestrel
ty! does your island have trees on it? and are they the spruce trees? I'm imagining it now and that sounds so nice 😍
primal parcel
Turned it into a mountain valley with 2 lakes
Yeah they are alll cedar
I killed off the regular hahah
cinder meadow
Does anyone have the island template where it has residential services and the airport?
primal parcel
ember kestrel
cuteee, I love the wilderness vibe
chilly jewel
@primal parcel Nice 🙂 That's a lot.
Just as crazy as I went with terraforming.
primal parcel
I got a bajillion waterfalls haha
Oh the giant village haha
Makes me think about if i ever remake my island some day i want to make a crater lake style
chilly iris
@primal parcel i love that it looks so natural! im too OCD im like spacing everything out perfectly
primal parcel
Yeah the beauty lies in the asymmetry
vapid pulsar
@primal parcel that's so nice!!
high wave
Found a permanent location for my home
blazing night
I do like the look of the trees behind it
primal parcel
My design is forest/lake
spice coral
primal parcel
Mountains
high wave
Anyone else built their home next to the secret beach?
ember kestrel
I can't imagine having my home really far from the rest of the island 😳 I'd take forever running back and forth getting supplies and tools
chilly jewel
I don't even see the point of the secret beach unless it's coming in a future game patch
vapid pulsar
@high wave I haven't moved it yet but that's where mine will be
high wave
Same haha I have mine there now
autumn pivot
Still have tons of work to do but atleeast everything is where it needs to be (minus that bridge behind resident center)
primal parcel
celest belfry
If houses are to close together does that make your island cluttered?
vapid pulsar
@primal parcel how did you plan that out? It's making me want more water on mine but idk how to approach it
primal parcel
Step one is think about your style
And look at the permanent parts of your island
The outcrop of land, the dock, town center airport etc.
crisp oasis
Coming along very nicely. Not seen is all the furniture I've got on my island to make little interest areas and the flowers I'm breeding. :^)
primal parcel
I spent a full day just staring at my map thinking about what felt good in different places
delicate crow
primal parcel
And the next 5 days making the island and constantly tweaking it till it felt right
delicate crow
This is a little heart lake I made, it's for star watching and a nice little spot located next to the future cafe.
wet comet
@crisp oasis your island looks cool ! Love the layout ! Ive been working on mine alot..
loud pawn
I made this for watching stars
autumn pivot
I even have stuff that i plan on changing mine isnt centered around how the map looks but how the stuff on the map looks. Thats hard to explain but i wanted it to have a flowing feel of districts.... again ita hard to explain
terse thicket
those stars and moon on the ground are so pretty where did u get those recipes
loud pawn
Celeste
terse thicket
ohh okay thank u ill keep an eye out for her, she should come every meteor shower doesnt she
wet comet
Not every one..had one last night and celest was not here
primal parcel
wary dove
Made a custom shop for any extra items I own
hard perch
Reason why these aren’t growing? Plz dm me it’s been 2 days
harsh plinth
they're too close to each other
crisp oasis
Also, too many in one area.
You can only have a set amount if trees growing in a single acre.
Spread them out and transplant them
hard perch
👍
harsh plinth
In order for them to grow, they need every square immediately around them to be empty (i.e the center of an otherwise empty 3x3 square) and those squares can't overlap with the squares that other trees need to grow
hard perch
Ohh
harsh plinth
Once they've grown you can place them closer together
harsh plinth
npnp!
near sand
The set amount of trees growing in one area is a huge pain.
shell tiger
Today I decided Im gonan change my whole island even though it was basically finished lol I want to change it into a whole tropical vibe like this , A little start, so I need to change all the bridges etc into hanging bridges and move everything around omg this is gonna take forever but I'm so excited. I need to get more palm trees and bamboo lol
iron lily
that looks great!
wary dove
Looks great!
median pawn
How do you guys even go about terraforming I cant think of how I'm going to even start or what I want to do
queen nexus
it is so hard getting things to properly align
shell tiger
hmm depends on what kind of vibe you are looking for I would say
Like you could go for more island, or a city, or a village
make it more random or everything perfectly aligned
queen nexus
or a mix
queen nexus
i went half city district half nature outskirts
primal parcel
@coarse kite if you want a tour my island might give you some ideas
shell tiger
@primal parcel ooo Do you have tropical?
primal parcel
Mine is like a mountain lake meets tropical combo
shell tiger
I'd love to have a look!
primal parcel
Theres a chunk that would appeal i think
Maybe not all but its pretty crazy terraformed
shell tiger
Ill send you a dm 🙂
fossil meadow
Hi everyone! i have a village which i quite like with a zen fence style and i idk how to terraform... I know how to terraform but not how i make it and making it look good! Any tips for a begginer?
shell tiger
Also I was wondering if you guys know, If you have too cliffs aligned, could you make like a hanging bridge? or does it needs to be above water?
novel pebble
F
primal parcel
Future update i hope
final umbra
Hi do you have any tips for shopping plaza layout
vast crystal
id love to have a big lake in my town like @primal parcel but i have no space :(
harsh plinth
@fossil meadow The only good tip I can give is to try and get a good idea of how you want it to look in your head first, or drawn out. Regardless of whether that's something you come up on your own or by taking inspiration from other people's islands in videos/tours
primal parcel
😭😭😭😭
harsh plinth
But once you can picture it, it makes it a lot easier to terraform and make it happen
vast crystal
tim your town is honestly the best ive seen so far
fossil meadow
@harsh plinth Thanks alot! ive wanted to get started but now i know where to start 🙂 Thanks alot agian 🙂
harsh plinth
Np! Youtube is a great place to try and get some inspiration/ideas, and so are people in this channel! Most of us are down to give some island tours if you're looking for direction with your own island
fossil meadow
Thanks! Do you have any recommemdetions on any channels for terraforming or overall animal crossing?
fleet orbit
if you destroy a rock to terraform, will it spawn elsewhere?
blazing night
Yes, but only 1 rock per day
fleet orbit
okay cool thanks!
harsh plinth
TagBackTV and Chase Plays are some good ones @fossil meadow
fossil meadow
Thanks!
woven drift
Starting to get some cool terrain going on 🤩 Still lots to do tho, busy busy busy lol
bright lily
Love seeing those fresh blank states
woven drift
Oh yeah
Lots to work with
Thinking about putting a small waterfall near the airport should look very nice
bright lily
Waterfalls definitely are a popular feature for a reason!
They can be a bit loud though
plucky matrix
real loud
had a buddy that did it, and its looks beautiful
but boy is it loud everywhere
rigid quiver
I'm redoing my island layout anyone have some ideas
woven drift
I have my house in a secluded area here with a little pond, once I add some flowers and stuff I think it should look really cool
supple dew
I’m actually running out of space 
bright lily
I know the feeling of running out of space
and I haven't even really started, just planning out where I might want to put stuff, hah
woven drift
Another in land secret area for the secret beach
supple dew
I hate the sound of walking on custom tiles when you use only 2 tiles, so i use 4 tiles, they also match up better with bridges
bright lily
4 does feel pretty grand
I think I'm sticking to 2 wide for the most part though
Cute little valleys
I have a valley and a
supple dew
I’ll take a pic of what it looks like, it doesn’t look that grand though
bright lily
hole
woven drift
Thank you, they do be cozy doe
wet comet
@supple dew omg same for me ! What u mean they dont work on 2 tiles but 4 ? Mines doesnt make sound at all..sorry for bad writing i am french
bright lily
Little by little
Doesn't matter if your island looks like a bomb fell there for a moment
ember kestrel
okay I fiddled! here's my bamboo area with Ken's house (aka Sasuke) and my campsite valley
@vapid pulsar
heavy summit
@oak crane well take ur time its not a game u ment to rush
supple dew
@wet comet I put the basegame path under my custom tiles and if you use 3 or 4 wide tiles and run in the middle, you’ll still hear normal footsteps (but i don’t put custom tiles in the middle, I use only outlines for my paths i’ll post a pic in a sec)
lunar terrace
All my paths look terrible, any places to look for inspiration? Like how do u make natural looking diagonal paths...
hollow tendon
I need help coming up with design ideas
vapid pulsar
@ember kestrel super cute!
ember kestrel
ty, I appreciate your suggestion!
wet comet
@supple dewohh ok ! Didnt try that.i was so disapointed
cinder quartz
hollow tendon
Woah!
crisp oasis
@supple dew the type of shoe you're wearing matters too. I still get my clicky clacky of walking on brick despite having custom tiles because I wear heels everywhere on my island lmao
bright lily
Currently rocking some heels too, heels unite!
fathom mantle
I have an open area on my island. What should I do there?
sudden raptor
Isabelle says I need more fencing but I’ve placed mine everywhere
ivory jacinth
i have been racking my head for several days....what’s missing. would anyone mind popping over and giving me some helpful critiques?
bright lily
Cute that your house is a part of a neighborhood!
supple dew
This is what my paths look like
torpid compass
Do you guys have any recommended natural paths? Like cute rocks/plants?
ivory jacinth
@bright lily yes! i went for a more natural world feel...to the left is a wooded area.
ember kestrel
I'm a big fan of this set, I use it in front of my house
bright lily
I think we'll start seeing more natural landscaping in the future, it's been pretty boxy and developed this far just because we have been able to make things look like that with our new fancy tools
I feel like that kinda happened with NL too, save editing often produced very neat towns but then later on everything was super overgrown and natural...
heady verge
ive seen both geometric and organic designs
crisp oasis
Mines a good mixture of both I think
supple dew
Yeah just look at japanese twitters and tumblr, so many good designs
bright lily
Both sides and the middle have some really good design ideas
torpid compass
Yeah I’m loving all the cute natural designs- trying to make mine a bit of a mountain range
pine raptor
What is y’all favorite fencing to put around your villagers houses? Pics would be nice 😬
crisp oasis
I like iron fencing and lattice fencing
bright lily
Haven't found my favorite just yet, heh
torpid compass
I like the country fence ! But that’s also because I’m going for a medieval feel
bright lily
Lattice is really nice but stone might be my favorite fence overall, not sure where I'd use it though
crisp oasis
supple dew
I like the corral and stone fencing
crisp oasis
They look real nice together
opal forge
Is there any way for artificial beaches? I wanted to do an island inside a lake with a small beach.
pearl cosmos
Anyone got purple windflowers I need two ping me I will pay good money
bright lily
Yes! Buy the sand path
opal forge
@bright lily That's what i thought too, but there are still specks of grass you can see
pine raptor
I really like the iron fencing but I feel like it has more of a park or courtyard type vibe
supple dew
Those are some extreme paths
bright lily
Unfortunately yes, the second best thing is a custom sand pattern as that covers more ground
woven drift
bright lily
And all kinds of diagonal or rounded shapes are suffering with paths
opal forge
I geuss I'll try custom designs then, thanks!
crisp oasis
I've designed all of the paths on my island. Porting them from acnl to acnh without qr codes (I don't wanna have to start my 3ds town every time I want to make a tiny edit) was a nightmare.
bright lily
aah
crisp oasis
As you can see some of them are very very detailed/pixel heavy >.<
cinder quartz
Why do garden wagons look so good. I want to spam them all over the island but I dont want to abuse
harsh plinth
Inclines/bridges I'm pretty sure
sudden raptor
Oh
jade spade
anyone have suggestions for what I could do with the area behind my shops? I'm at a loss
supple dew
Flower mountains or a little lake park?
heady verge
im definitely going to put my flowers on the beach now
lusty snow
I'm building a park behind my shops, setting up sort of a picnic area there under some trees with some scenery furniture to make it look nice.
median pawn
what do you guys think any ideas to change, idk wahta im going for kinda a rustic little town
i have alot of blank areas left so idk if i should move houses or the museum maybe
primal parcel
left shoal
I think I’m gonna make a graveyard with black roses around, but I’m not sure what to put other than Western Stones and Black Roses... any ideas?
primal parcel
Steal away
still orbit
I think I’m gonna make a graveyard with black roses around, but I’m not sure what to put other than Western Stones and Black Roses... any ideas?
@left shoal
Mossy rocks / stone tablets?
primal parcel
My biggest suggestion to filling space is scenic pathways
Instead of a straight shot from a to be make that actual journey worth the walk
A to B*
hot imp
I think I’m gonna make a graveyard with black roses around, but I’m not sure what to put other than Western Stones and Black Roses... any ideas?
@left shoal i put some bamboo candle holders next to one of the graves i have in mine
and a little pond
left shoal
A pond could be definitely be cute
hot imp
also can anyone with a resident services directly above their airport show what their entrance looks like? im at a loss of what to do ;-;
sudden oriole
i have double south rivers, and i’m new to ac. would anyone be willing to help me out? i feel like i really messed up my terraforming and im feeling hella discouraged. 😦
sacred canyon
+1; people with resident services 8 tiles/rows above airport, how did you make it look nice? space is so limited!
vague sedge
LF someone to help me with island ideas
hot imp
@left shoal btw here's what mine looks like if you need inspo lol
median pawn
is there a specific number of inclines we can have or can we have infinite
hot imp
8 @median pawn
median pawn
ty
jade spade
@sacred canyon i did this, extended out my dock and centered it with town hall. at least i think i have the same amount of space?
sacred canyon
@jade spade i think you have a bit of more space than me, but thank you so much for this! Your entrance is crazy cute (:
jade spade
thank you! ❤️ good luck with your own, i'm sure you'll figure something out!
split lotus
Would anyone like to come to my island and give me some criticism? I have a lot of empty space that I don't know what to do with.
median pawn
just a concept but
primal parcel
@median pawn i just appreciate the incongruity and the more natural vibe
autumn pivot
What type of flowers do we think would look best on a farm
split lotus
hyacinths?
heady verge
hyacinths
autumn pivot
Lol well autumn weeds are sort of hard lol
primal parcel
The mum flowers
autumn pivot
Hycas sounded good to me as well
primal parcel
Probabaly fit best
autumn pivot
I was stuck between that and daisys
primal parcel
Yeah hyacinths too
heady verge
the yellow ones might look like wheat
primal parcel
White mum and yellow hyacinth
autumn pivot
I dont have mums yet sadly
median pawn
ty :) idk how im gonna go about this and im gonna go broke moving everything but
autumn pivot
Well i just need filler
quick sequoia
Im searching for museum ideas 😅
upbeat nexus
The autumn weeds appear to be foxtails from what I’ve seen
autumn pivot
I ha e the furniture i think i waant down ill take a picture of it actually
primal parcel
@median pawn just making sure you matched up your river mouths and your plaza with your actual island
median pawn
it is haha
primal parcel
@quick sequoia i saw a really cool excavation site idea
Dig a pit and put the dark dirt everywhere and some fossils and rocks
Custom floor designs for fossils etc.
autumn pivot
primal parcel
Id say too that easy filler is important because you will want room for future additions and updates
Like a park or a flower breeding area you wont care about scrapping later
autumn pivot
Thats why i just wanted flower filler around the path and behind the trees
woven drift
should i add anything to my diy / workshop area? it feels... incomplete
autumn pivot
Something i could dig up really fast
split lotus
maybe a table in the middle or a diy table
dusky lintel
Laundry area for my servants to wash
woven drift
maybe a table in the middle or a diy table
@split lotus i have the ironwood diy table to the right :p
primal parcel
How much laundry do you go through 😱
woven drift
A trash can
@primal parcel how do the trash cans work btw dont i lose whatever i dump or no?
peak crystal
cinder quartz
@woven drift firewood
dusky lintel
My wardrobe is growing each day @primal parcel lol
peak crystal
Any Idear qhat I could build?
woven drift
@woven drift firewood
@cinder quartz lemme do that rn i agree
primal parcel
@woven drift yeah its where you can delete stuff you dont want to sell or cant sell
woven drift
is there a black wastebin of sorts? that could match nice tho i probs wouldnt use it
primal parcel
Im not 100% sure. I feel like there must be some options
woven drift
ima go hunting
primal parcel
I just have a silver waste bin and a yellow one
cinder quartz
@woven drift the one with wheels comes in black too
primal parcel
I feel like theres probabaly a kitchen version too
hallow slate
If anyone has a foresty kind of island style please lmk if i can visit you 🥺 looking for big inspiration
hallow slate
What's the first thing you started with ?
primal parcel
I had all my villagers on one half of the island so i terraformed everything on the other side if the river
heady verge
i started with my house area and then my villagers areas
primal parcel
I wanted it to feel natural and flow
So i have a mountain range down that middle thats but cut down by the river
hallow slate
I also want it to feel natural but i do want one little area that's like a japanese garden theme
median pawn
i think im gonna go broke having to relocate everyone
primal parcel
I gave all my residents beach front property and their own yard
hallow slate
That looks so pretty, i just dont know where to start
median pawn
when you relocate do you have to pay upfront or can you pay it off over time
primal parcel
Upfront
median pawn
nvksuhgiksuehigosu
primal parcel
Cold hard ca.... bells
heady verge
its only.... 50000
median pawn
whats the best way of getting bells besides turnips
heady verge
uhh, fishing i guess
primal parcel
@hallow slate spend time thinking about the design you want
And where it feels good to you to have it
hot imp
using the trading channels is really lucrative lol if you don't want to farm in game
primal parcel
Just build from there. I redisigned my island 10 times in between starting and that
vital owl
it's 50000* a dozen or more tho
hallow slate
I guess I'll have to do that then
primal parcel
I just started with i want a mountain there. And then i was like oh this would be cool.
vital owl
And the worst thing is the day to wait, when you need to move all your building multiple time, time travel is almost mandatory
primal parcel
And you just build a general layout and tweak it a bunch till it feels right
vital owl
Had a layout a bit like this, I want to have a natural feeling too, but i'm still searching what i can dohttps://media.discordapp.net/attachments/522173771960811521/700449684572995644/unknown.png?width=1248&height=780
hallow slate
What bridges do you use for your island ?
median pawn
When you relocate a building it takes a day?
hallow slate
🥺👉🏻👈🏻okay
vital owl
Yeah Gum
primal parcel
To be honest a time skipped a lot to get a feel for how it looks in every season
I love the winter so my forest mountain looks amazing in the winter
harsh plinth
@primal parcel Did you get the DIY for the frozen bear sculpture by popping balloons in the winter time?
gusty briar
Anyone have gambling or kind of a gift giving idea on their island?
median pawn
i just got my resident ervice building upgraded so i have more etime to plan this all out hfeuhfishe cant wait to go broke
compact sun
i get money by hoarding peacock butterflies
gusty briar
FACTS
primal parcel
No its from snowboy which is a winter event already built into the game
primal parcel
All of winter season depending on your hemisphere
primal parcel
Theres 2 small snowballs you find
You gotta roll em to the perfect size
And they will stack and if its perfect he gives you a diy and an ingredient
harsh plinth
Ah, I see. I'll look around for the snowballs then, thank you
primal parcel
👍
ember kestrel
ahhhh I'm having so much fun using the island designer because I'm imagining how beautiful my island might turn out 😍 I'm turning my river into more of a lake
ember kestrel
oh hell yeah, the name of the island really helps contribute to the dreamy/heavenly vibes I'm getting from it
I love the little paths you have
primal parcel
Its moslty because the paths in game suck for curving
silver crescent
How much does relocation cost?
primal parcel
They are so chunky
ember kestrel
50k
ik, I was just drawing out a diagonal brick path then I realized I have to come up with a different way to go about it.. can't really do that
D:
primal parcel
Theres alot if cool custom stuff but
ember kestrel
I'm putting custom patterns on top of the brick path
primal parcel
I dont like how pixellated it is compared to all the other paths
opal forge
This is the base for my Island I've got so far. Any tips on where I could add more rivers or cliffs?
ember kestrel
I love how you people figure out the rivers
I'm going along with the default river layout, but tweaking it to my liking
primal parcel
Oh yeah you can vaguely see the original river in my map
ember kestrel
dis
primal parcel
I added everything else around it
opal forge
I was going with that too at the beginning, but after I discoverd the editor I became more creative
vital owl
After discovering the editor, i'm having a mental breakdown and i'm remaking my entire island
ember kestrel
lolll
primal parcel
My biggest peeve with the editor is it doesnt do any justice to the way the game actually displays
ember kestrel
oh I'm sure
primal parcel
You really gotta edit your island small chunk at a time and feel it as you go
ember kestrel
I'm going to try not to spam my progress but I'd like to share what I have so far
charred notch
I need more ideas on what to add to my island
primal parcel
Like your gonna make that and then get in game and be like oh that is actually crap i wanna redo this whole third of my island now
charred notch
^^^
ember kestrel
vital owl
I'm still rramking the entirety of my island
ember kestrel
I'm giving my hubby his own cliff to live on
primal parcel
Yesssss
glossy pebble
cool
ember kestrel
his closest neighbor will be Teddy because I bought him just for him lol
primal parcel
Thats my house in game lmao
ember kestrel
he's going to play the game just to talk to Teddy every day looool
primal parcel
Thats just the editor website
alpine kiln
is this #map-showcase
glossy pebble
oh lol
ember kestrel
yes, I opened it to take a screenshot but it removed my original map lol. hold on
primal pollen
Anyone has an idea on how to make a magic wand stand since you can't place them on tables ?
wise plume
hey does anyone have an idea on how I can make an outdoor stage area? im not very creative lol
primal parcel
ember kestrel
primal parcel
Add waterfalls and lakes bahah
valid glen
you can add them?
primal parcel
The hard way 🙃
ember kestrel
I'd like a new home for my museum
it's in the original spot that I had to place it in because I didn't have the vaulting pole at that part of the game
primal parcel
Wait you pic confuses me with 2 maps layer over
autumn pivot
You can alot of cool stuf with rivers but i juat wanted the one river
ember kestrel
yeah sorry, I tried to make the transparency good to figure it out lol
ember kestrel
you think so?
primal parcel
B3 and c3
heavy summit
Not my pic
ember kestrel
maybe a bit to the side of it so I can make the peninsula a little garden for the museum
primal parcel
You could path from what i think is the tailor up to the museum and then down to nooks cranny
And it would basically come full circle
ember kestrel
aw nice idea :) I'm going to move ables next to where the cranny is, I just don't like my original placement of it anymore
it'll be a lot more convenient
I'll map it out a bit more
primal parcel
Yeah its a bit hard for me to tell anyway im not sure if im seeing it right
ember kestrel
it's a bit weird looking yeah lol. I just didn't want to spam images
fierce dune
Happy Friday! When upgrading Nooks Cranny, does the new store increase in sq footage (take more space)? Wondering whether I should take into account before moving
heady verge
i dont think it does
alpine kiln
I don't think so, if you notice the fence going around nook's cranny leaves some open space in front which you cant plant flowers, place furniture or lay paths on and that will probably be used for the upgrade but idk since i dont tt
woven drift
Completed my orchard🥴
fringe vessel
wow, thats bigggg
fierce dune
@heady verge @alpine kiln ty both!
woven moth
How much space did that take :0
woven drift
i can't tell if my orchard is too small or big
The entire right side of my island🤧treating it as a farm land because my island is divided up!
hybrid lark
dapper onyx
@fierce dune @alpine kiln my store just upgraded this week, the footprint stays the same by getting rid of the Lil Frances to make space for the building expansion, exactly as Coolboy said!
*lil fences
woven drift
It’s been like 3 weeks to terraform, pathway, get all varieties of fruit, and plant and grow😱
vestal moss
I think they might be the shooting star items when you display them
prisma owl
patent sky
Can't wait until my Aussie friend hits mushroom season, that looks so cute @prisma owl
woven drift
Hi there everyone. (I'm new to this channel and discord in general). Does anyone have a very in-the-woods design, lots of thicket and a lil' bit of a witch-natural theme layout? PLEASE show me.
icy oar
Can I get an opinion of my moon shrine fgi it's still a work in progress
woven drift
@icy oar that's so cute! maybe you could add some white lilies?
icy oar
@woven drift I was thinking about lilies but I holding out on flowers until I get a couple of lamps
dim geyser
Omg all these things are making me wanna do a fairy themed island
patent sky
What should I do with this circled area here? It's right above the night market, I was thinking of doing a fish market but now I'm not too sure, my island is natural style with some small town/village elements (think rural Kyushu)
woven drift
@patent sky fish market actually sounds very wholesome and rural!
patent sky
I suppose I could also move the campsite over there and do the fish market in that area as my campsite is basically a little nook tucked away in historic downtown lol
woven drift
Super jealous over your terraforming skills x.x
patent sky
They were literally developed over hitting edges in frustration and figuring out the tool that way lol
icy oar
Do a maze 😂
patent sky
Oooo that looks awesome but I don't think I have enough space to make it really cool like yours
stiff scroll
The map definitely makes the maze easier, right?
sacred comet
Noice
woven drift
Guys you make me feel like I can't terraform LOL!
icy oar
If anyone dose make a maze and use campfires to stop ppl from using ladders don't turn them all on the frame rate drop is rediculous 😂 but I'm.too far gone to take them all down to turn them off 😂.
patent sky
How do people feel about bigger campsites? Mine kinda feels like an afterthought so thinking about changing it up but like the villagers have so much property themselves there's no reason for a large recreation space
woven drift
@patent sky campsites are AWESOME. pro natural.
icy oar
@stiff scroll the map shows what I want it to show 😉 dosent show the some of the blocked paths and the pitfall traps etc 😂😂
shell tiger
I made like a campsite area with a bonfire and a well etc
slow quail
I literally choose the worst map, can someone give me ideas for the map when the rivers ends are on the same side??
woven drift
Does anyone here have any natural in-the-woods town designs up their sleeves?
heady verge
my river ends are both on the bottm
vital owl
I'm wodnering the same Roku
slow quail
@heady verge same and idk what to do with it
woven drift
Natural designs are ❤️
heady verge
lemme snap a pic
vital owl
I'm tried to do something like this, but it didn't really worked out
woven drift
(NOT MINE) but adorable
storm hamlet
Omg I want that....
woven drift
i'm making it LMAO
shell tiger
cuuute
vital owl
So now i'm back to the drawing board :^)
shell tiger
Im working on that but more sumemr vibes 😄
woven drift
@vital owl NO GIRL PLEASE
heady verge
vital owl
? Roku?
woven drift
(NOT MINE) inspo
split badger
Anybody have good ideas for a park/playground
storm hamlet
That’s so damn cute wtf! Man I wish I thought of that
woven drift
heavy summit
Grave facing towards the cliff 
woven drift
Check out their awesome town!
heady verge
mines still WIP but im just making the rivers run straight up
woven drift
It makes me cri how many trees I need.
slow quail
I regret so hard choosing that map
shell plume
same
vital owl
Tree is not that bad to grow
heady verge
i saw a cute design where the two rivers meet in the center at a heart-shaped lake
it was really pretty
vital owl
And same, my plaza placement is horrendous
vital owl
Now that I look at it, not that bad
slow quail
Yeah but idk the straight river aint natural plus it does not separate the map well ugh
vital owl
Uh, it's a work of progress but
heady verge
thats true
vital owl
I terraformed most of of it like this
tawdry obsidian
What website is that?
vital owl
Had an idea before, it didn't worked out
woven drift
storm hamlet
Oh dang so you’re really starting over
woven drift
@tawdry obsidian happy island designer
tawdry obsidian
ty!
vital owl
My actual island is more like this without the river https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/522173771960811521/700449684572995644/unknown.png
But I won't keep it like this, and I don't know how I could work with the different height
woven drift
people are so creative smh
I terraformed the 3rd level completely out. I find it unnecessary
vital owl
I hate the fact you can't do bridges between 2 cliff
woven drift
That would’ve cool...
shell tiger
That feeling when you start remodeling your whole island and you are so overwhelmed of where to continue lol I need more inventory space to move the trees and flowers lol
woven drift
Would be*
heavy summit
Just do one section at a time
shell plume
anyone have any ideas i can replace this flower place with?
storm hamlet
Market
shell tiger
yeaaa but atm I'm moving one section to another like switching them around 😦 SO im kinda doing both at the same time since if I dont do the otherside I cant move the house lol
silver crescent
Does it take time for buildings to relocate? Or is it instant?
shell plume
1 day
shell tiger
takes a day
heavy summit
1 day
storm hamlet
It takes a day
woven drift
You can keep he flowers and make a picnic area in the middle
silver crescent
Oh god... Planning is going to be a nightmare.... I unlock terraforming tomorrow :/
woven drift
@silver crescent f in the chat
woven drift
i tried that, then my cliffs were 1 square off.
shell tiger
ouch
woven drift
i just... went to bed.
patent sky
I'm about to destroy a couple mystery islands just for the pine trees lol
woven drift
LULU YOU ARE AN ACTUAL GENIUS
I don’t think terraforming is that bad. I hated the original design of the island (that i chose😵) and planning it out was a stress relief
shell tiger
hahahaha I did that foro coconut trees and bamboo
woven drift
what the HECK i never thought of that?!
patent sky
I'll post this in flowers but I like y'all so does anyone want like an actual boatload of cosmos including some hybrids?
Edit: completely free
patent sky
I don't have black in these unfortunately D: I'll keep you in mind when I get that project going, i cycle my gardens lol
woven drift
Destroying the natural habitats of remote islands>>>> buying from the nook store
oh, tysm for thinking of me anyway 😄
patent sky
Also that sounds rad
heavy summit
Thats such a pain lol, if only u can toggle tools so strangers can come in and pick the flowers
woven drift
my theme for my island is entirely witchy lost-in-the-woods design with all black flowers.
patent sky
@woven drift it's so hard sometimes to judge where they'll grow around cliffs D:
woven drift
tbh i buy because i forget i can dig up trees.
storm hamlet
Lost in the woods design sounds really dope! Good luck!!
sonic compass
Quick question when you guys think of the word love what colors come to mind?
shell tiger
hmmm
patent sky
There's a reason they destroy the flight paths after.....
heady verge
pink and red
shell tiger
Pink, red, warm coolours like wood, lights
woven drift
black.
shell tiger
lol
sonic compass
Oh lol
woven drift
my entire town is black. all i see is black. black.
shell tiger
I also like the contrast of pink and blue, I feel its cute
sonic compass
I feel like the mushroom lights will help bring out the more cute in the island
But anyways thank you for the responses ❤️
vital owl
Terraforming the height is the hardest part of terraforming imo
Not doing it but planning it
humble falcon
guessing there's no way in keeping tile sound with custom paths? i like the sound of running on rocks but have pink brick custom paths /:
humble flume
@vital owl it's such a pain too when you need to shift an upper level so you first have to move the one below it.
vital owl
I'm stuck on the drawing board trying to figure how i want to do it x)
humble flume
I just flattened my map, started with one idea, and went from there. No planning or anything.
silver crescent
is there only one island planning tool? the one on github? or are there others that people use?
woven drift
i just stared at other peoples maps and cried.
somber flame
anyone giving tours of their islands?
vital owl
https://eugeneration.github.io/HappyIslandDesigner/ I'm using this one
silver crescent
yeah, that's what i found
how do you know where exactly your plaza and airport are? by square?
vital owl
Yeah, look at your map in your menu
vital owl
Not the little one, but the letter/number one yes
cerulean scaffold
are field goals a item in game?? i wanna make a football field (american)
opal forge
This is my cleaned up version now. What do you guys think?
umbral dove
Wait why arent your houses showing up on your map?
shell tiger
I like it!
umbral dove
Like where did they go lol
vital owl
It's a viewer
opal forge
This is on the editor
opal forge
Last thing I'm missing may be some more cliffs on the left side
Don't know where to put them though
shell tiger
hmm I would go maybe between the 2 small islands somewhere or the left bottom under the small island?
opal forge
Yeah I guess under the left Island could work
May get a bit clunky with the beach though
fathom sonnet
@opal forge wow awesome
opal forge
Thanks 🙂
humble flume
Anyone feel like giving up and TTing because of how slow it is to move houses around? I have another like 3-4 days before I can finish a part of my map.
fathom sonnet
None stops you, chose your own playstyle
azure shale
I already TT’ed for the houses lmao
and for the shops
cuz I want to hurry up and do terraforming
fathom sonnet
Best part is to wait 2 days to move a house by one tile
humble flume
I'm trying tp play without TTing for this time around, but I swear they made the hpuse moving thing annoying on purpose lol.
winter phoenix
lmfao
azure shale
tbh I find that I’ve been TT-ing a lot lately for the structures
winter phoenix
the Nintendo way
azure shale
I mean if you’re too focused on the houses you want to TT
so maybe try diverting your attention to something else, like growing flowers, building DIY items, trading, etc.
winter phoenix
any tips on how i can improve this? feels a little barren right now
fathom sonnet
Add ground lights background langerns
dusk stream
@winter phoenix maybe those garden ground lights or paper lanterns
fathom sonnet
Maybe fire to keep it natural
outer jolt
@winter phoenix first of all that looks sick af and is not barren at all but maybe add street lamps of some sort
winter phoenix
thanks for suggestions guys
outer jolt
Np
dusk stream
looks great
sonic lily
any suggestions as to where I should put able's? for reference I plan to expand the cliff on the right so I can put my museum there but I really don't know what to do with my clothing shop
fathom sonnet
Why not put it close to nooks store?
humble flume
@azure shale yeah, I've been keeping myself busy with all of that. I think its mostly that i haven't had the chance to work on that section of my map for like 3 days now, and I have to wait another 3 or so to work on it again.
shell plume
tbh im completely stumped on what i should do on my map
sonic lily
I thought of putting it next to nook's but there isnt a whole lot of room near nook's other than like above it. tbh i dont mind them being far from each other
shell plume
all of my placements conflict with eachother and its toxic
fathom sonnet
@shell plume post your map 🙂
shell plume
okay 1 sec
fathom sonnet
@sonic lily maybe focus on something else first
opal forge
@sonic lily I would put it on one of the two cliffs to the left of Nook's cranny
So it would be like a little shopping area
shell plume
im trying to go for a downtown feel but a lot of things are conflicting with eachother
do you see that bottom left part
sonic lily
thanks guys! i think ill put it on one of those cliffs
fathom sonnet
Yea looks difficult, you dont got enough space to build something new with destroying something else
shell plume
the bottom left part is a realy natural feel and then i try going back into the downtowny feel
naive patrol
how i wish we could put buildings sideways in this game
shell plume
wdym by that?
fathom sonnet
Ahh I mean the right side
opal forge
I've finsihed the cliff btw. Might destroy the connection to the lighttower spot on left, but I'll look into that ingame 😄
winter phoenix
@naive patrol same 😪
azure shale
The map needs to be bigger I swear
fathom sonnet
@azure shale i agree
winter phoenix
agreed, i think it’s a bit of a joke that the NL map is like 75% as big as the NH map
vast crystal
the nl map was bigger?
winter phoenix
nah it was smaller, but 75%~ the size of the NH map
vast crystal
oh
sleek hatch
I don't know how to design my island. It's really hard.
shell plume
So I leveled this place out now but i dont really know what id be able to do with it
any ideas?
winter phoenix
maybe a park?
shell plume
good idea
how could i go about a park?
im thinking more of like a central park type feel
winter phoenix
i see, lots of teen then i guess, with some of the garden benches you have
trees*
shell plume
do you think i should outline it with trees?
winter phoenix
perhaps outline 3/4 of the area, in some form of L shape, and dedicate the final 1/4 to a traditional sort of park
like one with elephant slides and springy rides and whatnot
floral abyss
Can I see any cute facilities that you guys have made and are proud of? I mostly see maps but I want to know what’s in the maps in between paths
woven drift
Hi looking for honest (and not rude😓) feedback and also please HMU if you have anything you think belongs in my amusement park/boardwalk!🥰
next cypress
I think it'd look nice if you put some stone or something underneath a lot of those areas. Having a basketball court on grass seems a little weird to me lol
hollow marlin
i think that's a custom designer path right? did the creator make it on grass or what lol
azure shale
very cute idea! I think it seems a bit empty tho? maybe you should plant more trees
woven drift
I might need custome stone I hate the ones they give. Thanks for the tip😊
ruby moat
omg that's really pretty
whole oar
only half.....way....done......😩
fathom gazelle
TYSM!! 🥺❤️
ruby moat
no prob 🥰
hollow marlin
@whole oar looking pretty good so far !
whole oar
ruby moat
that's a nice layout you used
topaz vale
Music Cafe in progress!
whole oar
ty ty!
topaz vale
Ran out of customization kits for sofa and table
crude steppe
azure shale
Ran out of customization kits for sofa and table
@topaz vale buy them at nook’s cranny
hollow marlin
@topaz vale ooh nice.
topaz vale
It's closed bro
ruby moat
the customization kits are pretty pricy ngl
hollow kayak
does anyone else get super conflicted because something looks good in-game, but looks super weird on your map?
ruby moat
yes 😔
next cypress
I basically don't really care what it looks like on my map. if it looks good in game that's all that matters imo
shell plume
^
hollow kayak
like i feel like the map has a weird rounding or rendering thing going on... it isn't always exactly accurate with like, curves and stuff
next cypress
a lot of my map looks like it's just completely pathed over cause I use a lot of dirt pathing for flowerbeds and such. it looks terrible on the map but looks fine ingame
hollow kayak
i have hardly any paths up yet, i'm mostly talking about cliffs and stuff
but ikwym
winter phoenix
when my map looked really cool and intricate my island wasn’t that interesting to walk around in
ruby moat
my island is a complete mess ngl
shell plume
^^
dreamy cosmos
^^
ruby moat
i only have a small part of it somewhat completed which is the entrance
winter phoenix
like here’s the former and latter, you’d think the first one was better
hollow kayak
wow
ruby moat
the first one has a lot going on
winter phoenix
kind annoying how paths on different levels of elevation don’t show up
shell plume
if I was only good at terraforming
winter phoenix
yer it doesn’t, but was a bit trash to walk around in
native mirage
Some criticism for my outdoor arcade? I have more pinballs machines ordered but other than that Im lost on what to fill the space with
ruby moat
try adding those palm tree lights or something???
it could give it a flashy arcade look
native mauve
I really like the museum area
native mirage
Ooh good idea
next cypress
Hmm I'd add more stuff to the counter area, more stuffed animals and things that look like prizes? also you could customize the panel wall and the flooring with something that looks a little more 90s style arcade-y. I think the plain wood has too much of a classic look that doesn't go with the neon couches and such
hollow kayak
how did you download the video?
native mirage
Lmao i screen recorded a twitter post
native mirage
@next cypress good thought
ruby moat
there's a lot of good custom design arcade floorings that you could use too
woven drift
I like I a lot floor lights would work best. I need those too...
hollow kayak
the bottom left all the way to the river on the right is taken care of, and the top right is taken care of, but it's everything else that i'm not sure about
i don't know how i'm gonna connect these two rivers, if at all?
vast crystal
fence or no fence?
hollow kayak
fence
vivid dock
Some criticism for my outdoor arcade? I have more pinballs machines ordered but other than that Im lost on what to fill the space with
@native mirage maybe you'd like this? https://discordapp.com/channels/494376688256548865/680443959482646561/700769024463863828
ruby moat
fence
hollow kayak
maybe break up the fence a little now and then?
vast crystal
ooo good idea
hollow kayak
with a tree or flowers or something cute?
vast crystal
i like fence but not too much fence
hollow kayak
yeah owo
shell plume
all of my elevation is in the back of my island so it kind messes with the flow of everything else i want to make elevated
the elevated part is the very best of my island but i dont know how to replicate that type of stuff on ground level and make it look as cool
silver sorrel
Today is dedicated to the beaches im gonna die cus i have to order like 50 furniture items from nookazon
primal wyvern
@vast crystal fence!!!! So cute
vast crystal
ahhh!! tyty!!
cloud cove
ruby moat
that's pretty unique ngl
calm narwhal
shell plume
looks rlly nice
for people in here who have already gone through filling up their large empty patches of land, what did you guys do?
vital owl
Anyone got a nice cliff setup on HappyIslandDesigner or on his island to share?
winter phoenix
hey @calm narwhal what are those beds called?
fading anvil
https://twitter.com/HermitInput/status/1251217186707746816?s=19 90% of my island is crap rn but these are the good parts!
winter phoenix
very cute
indigo gale
Y’all why does everyone’s island have so much room but mine is super small?
calm narwhal
@winter phoenix poolside beds. They are originally white, but you can customize them.
calm narwhal
They are an item you can buy.
prisma egret
dang thats one big body of water
proper lava
Lake is too squared, make sure you round it a bit more in game.
serene silo
didnt feel like rounding it out on the site lol yeaa
indigo gale
I’m thinking about redoing my island but I just don’t know what to do
calm narwhal
Anyone know how to fix this?
indigo gale
Because I want lots of more to build (which I don’t have rn)
dusky thorn
Y’all don’t like lakes and straight edges on here huh😔
shell plume
a lake town sounds awesome
indigo gale
It’s gonna be a pain in my butt to remodel my island
dusky thorn
I went for a full water island with just boardwalks
serene silo
do u have pics
dusky thorn
Then discovered the edges of pathways against water looks horrible
So I had to completely restart
serene silo
oh yikes, ive seen a lot of ppl unhappy w their terraforming and completely restarting their games
azure shale
what
woven drift
Anyone did a urban town can if you have time send me a pick of your town near a bridge please I don’t know how to do and I’m so stuck
dusky thorn
Everything behind the shops and the left lake needs to be redone
serene silo
oo i like the museum island idea
naive patrol
if anyone needs help with filling emty space, what i like to do is just fill an entire field of flowers and then a few seating areas
odd moss
Hello! Would love if anyone kind enough to help me bautify my island cuz I’m really bad at designing 😅
next cypress
I really like the look of islands with lots of water, it just takes up so much space I wouldn't do it on my own island
azure shale
Why does everybody need help filling empty spaces- meanwhile I feel like my island is cluttered as hell and I’m struggling to find space 💀
dusky thorn
Takes up so much space😭
serene silo
my problem is idk how to fill all the empty space, so im going with large lake lol
dusky thorn
There will be no water behind the shops because of it