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Advice For Putting Down Paths
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saccharine
Phoenix King
Also, you mind find that you'll need to cut down trees (a lot maybe) as you lay down your path.
I suggest stocking up on axes (unless you have a gold one already) before laying down your path. That way, you can chop and lay down your path in one go. No need to wait for another axe if one breaks.
I saved about 5 or so axes before starting my path since I don't like to leave things unfinished. xD
With a lot of my trees, gone I also stock piled saplings as I could so I could replant when I finished my path. In fact, I just started replanting things (saplings and fruit trees) last night. This morning I hit perfect town~
I suggest stocking up on axes (unless you have a gold one already) before laying down your path. That way, you can chop and lay down your path in one go. No need to wait for another axe if one breaks.
I saved about 5 or so axes before starting my path since I don't like to leave things unfinished. xD
With a lot of my trees, gone I also stock piled saplings as I could so I could replant when I finished my path. In fact, I just started replanting things (saplings and fruit trees) last night. This morning I hit perfect town~
intropella
Senior Member
I'm not sure how I started..
I think I started from the train station and work my way there. Also try to connect each other and gives space for future projects I want to do.
If you want to see how I did it, then visit my Dream! :]
I hope this gives you a little idea!
Here's my Dream Code: 5800-2117-4529
I think I started from the train station and work my way there. Also try to connect each other and gives space for future projects I want to do.
If you want to see how I did it, then visit my Dream! :]
I hope this gives you a little idea!
Here's my Dream Code: 5800-2117-4529
Oh wow that is so true, thank you for pointing out the axe thing. Anyone willing to bring some axes to my town? I will pay 5k bells per axe to make it worth your while. 
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Also I have a question about paths- if I do it all in one tile pattern and then I save another pattern over the path-pattern, will my path change to the new saved pattern? (I hope I worded that question well enough for people to understand.)
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Also I have a question about paths- if I do it all in one tile pattern and then I save another pattern over the path-pattern, will my path change to the new saved pattern? (I hope I worded that question well enough for people to understand.)
Oh wow that is so true, thank you for pointing out the axe thing. Anyone willing to bring some axes to my town? I will pay 5k bells per axe to make it worth your while.
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Also I have a question about paths- if I do it all in one tile pattern and then I save another pattern over the path-pattern, will my path change to the new saved pattern? (I hope I worded that question well enough for people to understand.)
I hope you like my town!
I was just visiting everyone's dreams too. Nice town ideas everywhere.About the pattern question: if you change the pattern in your pattern menu, it will also change in the floor. That is pretty lame, because you get stuck with the paths in your character and that's why a lot of people create a character just for holding paths. However it's convenient if you want to change the design without having to replace everything all over again!
I have only my main, but all the slots are full with the patterns of the floor...
saccharine
Phoenix King
Yes.Oh wow that is so true, thank you for pointing out the axe thing. Anyone willing to bring some axes to my town? I will pay 5k bells per axe to make it worth your while.
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Also I have a question about paths- if I do it all in one tile pattern and then I save another pattern over the path-pattern, will my path change to the new saved pattern? (I hope I worded that question well enough for people to understand.)
If you have Path A on a character and Path A is spread all over your town, when you save another pattern in Path A's spot, that pattern will be spread all over your town. Like Lemon said, people tend to make multiple characters for paths. I personally have one for paths and another for the water path I use in my town.
But that pattern overwriting also makes changing your paths easier. c: Also remember that Mable can save patterns as well. Just make sure you put the right patterns over whatever you're saving on top of. For instance, right corner needs to overwrite another right corner pattern.
Gladtobemom
Senior Member
I construct a "single square" path piece and put it everywhere I want a path. Then I go back later and put in edges and pretties.
I have one character that is my "gardener and path builder," he holds all the path pieces. Then . . . if another character makes a "boo boo" and picks up some path, they lay down something contrasting for the gardener to fix later.
I find that path building sort of evolves as I play.
I have one character that is my "gardener and path builder," he holds all the path pieces. Then . . . if another character makes a "boo boo" and picks up some path, they lay down something contrasting for the gardener to fix later.
I find that path building sort of evolves as I play.
Here's a gridded map of my town with my layout of paths so far (might tweak it in the future): http://i.imgur.com/9sJYOVH.png
The pink squares are pattern paths and the brown squares are dirt paths. I like for pattern paths to be straight as possible (unless they're stepping stones or something), whereas I think curving, winding natural dirt paths are cute.
I want one side of my town to have a more developed city atmosphere, so I have a 2-space-wide pattern path leading to bridges and the major buildings, like Re-Tail, the Train Station, and the Town Hall. I'd line this path with a mix of street lamps, bushes, trees, and flowers.
I want the other side of my town to have a more natural, earthy, garden feel, so I'm going for dirt paths on this side. I have flowers collected from island tours marking the edges of the path and I try to run on the paths everyday, watching the progress of the grasswear. I don't have access to bushes yet (other than hibiscus), but eventually I'd like to have some bushes to help control the edges of the dirt path more.
Some tips that come to mind right now:
- Look at a map of your town and mentally connect the best path between the major buildings, or draw it.
- Feel free to lay a simple preliminary path down first (like without all the edge pieces), just so that you can figure out where you want to put the path. Then later on you can make it a more complex path with all the corner pieces and such if you want.
- It's your decision just how many paths you want to have, like if you want to have paths leading all around town, or just to the major buildings, or whether or not you want to have paths set up to villager houses or community projects.
- Work with your town's imperfections (rocks, villager houses, ponds, etc.). There's an annoying pond in mine where I would rather just have a straight path going across, but I ended up having to wrap the path around the pond. But I guess I'll plant flowers around the pond and hopefully it'll turn out looking okay. In fact, sometimes it can look nice when a path is wrapped around something, like a fountain or flowerbed, forming a square around it.
- Paths look great when they're bordered with things like flowers, bushes, street lamps, and/or trees.
The pink squares are pattern paths and the brown squares are dirt paths. I like for pattern paths to be straight as possible (unless they're stepping stones or something), whereas I think curving, winding natural dirt paths are cute.
I want one side of my town to have a more developed city atmosphere, so I have a 2-space-wide pattern path leading to bridges and the major buildings, like Re-Tail, the Train Station, and the Town Hall. I'd line this path with a mix of street lamps, bushes, trees, and flowers.
I want the other side of my town to have a more natural, earthy, garden feel, so I'm going for dirt paths on this side. I have flowers collected from island tours marking the edges of the path and I try to run on the paths everyday, watching the progress of the grasswear. I don't have access to bushes yet (other than hibiscus), but eventually I'd like to have some bushes to help control the edges of the dirt path more.
Some tips that come to mind right now:
- Look at a map of your town and mentally connect the best path between the major buildings, or draw it.
- Feel free to lay a simple preliminary path down first (like without all the edge pieces), just so that you can figure out where you want to put the path. Then later on you can make it a more complex path with all the corner pieces and such if you want.
- It's your decision just how many paths you want to have, like if you want to have paths leading all around town, or just to the major buildings, or whether or not you want to have paths set up to villager houses or community projects.
- Work with your town's imperfections (rocks, villager houses, ponds, etc.). There's an annoying pond in mine where I would rather just have a straight path going across, but I ended up having to wrap the path around the pond. But I guess I'll plant flowers around the pond and hopefully it'll turn out looking okay. In fact, sometimes it can look nice when a path is wrapped around something, like a fountain or flowerbed, forming a square around it.
- Paths look great when they're bordered with things like flowers, bushes, street lamps, and/or trees.
RisingSun
Senior Member
Both my son and I have paths down. Both dream addresses are in my signature line.
TheCreeperHugz
Boop
This is quite useful, ive been planning to make paths in my town soon. I harvested all of my fruit and put it in storage, than sked someone with a golben axe to chop down all of my trees. This way, i can plant them around in places they wont be in the way
I just got back from visiting Liz of Tellius- thanks for letting me visit your dream address. I love the pattern you used for your paths, very nice. Thanks for letting me use your town for inspiration, xox.
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Getting ready to visit the town of Atlantis!
DaisyDynamite
Senior Member
This is all really useful! I'm so glad I stumbled upon this thread. I've wanted to put paths down for ages but I've only just got around to it today.
I've just put down a template design because I can't find any patterns that come in both double and single spaces. Does anyone know of any?
I've just put down a template design because I can't find any patterns that come in both double and single spaces. Does anyone know of any?
I'm not really sure what type of path you're looking for since there are sooo many options, but try looking on Tumblr or DeviantArt. I've seen really cute ones there.
DaisyDynamite
Senior Member
I ended up getting a grey stone pattern that was meant to be used as a corner decoration, but it's plain enough that it can be used as a full path, just in case anyone else was having the same problem 
I start by thinking about the look I want to achieve and finding paths that match that or making them myself. There's a lot of options so it helps if you know what look you're going for and which paths would look nice, whether that's brick or wood, which palettes and patterns, how many tiles you want (just single ones or sets depending on your path width and how complex you want them to be).
Then I start laying them out. I start by connecting the points I use most often like between my house and places like Re-Tail or the houses of the villagers I like best. Then I connect the other points.
One of the things I do that helps A LOT is paying attention to the routes I take to get to places. If I tend to go a certain way when I'm going to Re-Tail I'll use that as the base for my path instead of laying it out between the same points but using a different route since it'll be easier for me to follow the path that way.
It's also helped that I did it in stages and stopped whenever I was getting bored. I'd lay the path between my house and one place one day, then my house and another place on another day, and so on. Then between a villager's house and another spot and so on until I had a whole network of paths.
Sometimes you'll have to redo paths, it's normal and it happens if it turns out that a spot is not very intuitive or if it looks weird when connecting paths. Don't worry about it and remember that for trickier spots like right next to a river or pond, you can always use flowers if you dislike grass wear.
Then I start laying them out. I start by connecting the points I use most often like between my house and places like Re-Tail or the houses of the villagers I like best. Then I connect the other points.
One of the things I do that helps A LOT is paying attention to the routes I take to get to places. If I tend to go a certain way when I'm going to Re-Tail I'll use that as the base for my path instead of laying it out between the same points but using a different route since it'll be easier for me to follow the path that way.
It's also helped that I did it in stages and stopped whenever I was getting bored. I'd lay the path between my house and one place one day, then my house and another place on another day, and so on. Then between a villager's house and another spot and so on until I had a whole network of paths.
Sometimes you'll have to redo paths, it's normal and it happens if it turns out that a spot is not very intuitive or if it looks weird when connecting paths. Don't worry about it and remember that for trickier spots like right next to a river or pond, you can always use flowers if you dislike grass wear.
cassiepink
Member
I've got a path sorta down at the moment but I don't think it fits in with my town, I would be grateful for any feedback or suggestions for new codes, I have spent hours looking online but can't find the right one! My DA is 6300-3729-7718
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