Does Anyone Else Wish Wood Type Depended on Tree Type?

[Serabee]

I kind of like that the wood you get is random, and I don't mind having excess. It's not too much work to sell it or to craft it into something. I wouldn't like having specific trees because I just know I'd be so focused on trying to have the exact right number of trees to suit my needs, but have to worry about how to place the trees so they look nice but random at the same time....

I was hoping we'd hear from someone who had a different opinion! I see where you're coming from. I'm the type of person who lives to diversify their island- I like diverse personalities, diverse species, diverse flora, diverse themes, etc. But I know some people are really sticking to certain themes and stuff.

But... like, I feel when you're really sticking to certain themes, you often have to give stuff up- like those who don't want a certain personality lose the ability to learn certain reactions.

Maybe if they changed it, but then made the Nook Miles islands more diverse- like give us some packed with palm trees, packed with cedar, etc. It'd give people an opportunity to get the kinds of wood their island may be lacking without affecting their island's appearance.

 

[mayortiffany]

I was hoping we'd hear from someone who had a different opinion! I see where you're coming from. I'm the type of person who lives to diversify their island- I like diverse personalities, diverse species, diverse flora, diverse themes, etc. But I know some people are really sticking to certain themes and stuff.

But... like, I feel when you're really sticking to certain themes, you often have to give stuff up- like those who don't want a certain personality lose the ability to learn certain reactions.

Maybe if they changed it, but then made the Nook Miles islands more diverse- like give us some packed with palm trees, packed with cedar, etc. It'd give people an opportunity to get the kinds of wood their island may be lacking without affecting their island's appearance.

I'm also the kind of person who wants a diverse island! I always make sure that I have at least one of every personality type. I could never design my island to be a specific theme if that theme would be too same-y - like an island of all lazies or all bunnies or something! I think those islands are cute, but they're just not for me.

I personally wouldn't like it either if the Nook Miles islands were more diverse. I think it would be a good compromise to make sure that everyone can have access to wood, but especially in the early game, it can be hard to save up enough miles to get a ticket to go. Plus, the islands only have so many trees to chop. Honestly, I wouldn't want to bother going to the islands when I could just set up a tree farm on my own island. Even if it looks ugly, it'd be so much easier to access!

 

[Serabee]

I personally wouldn't like it either if the Nook Miles islands were more diverse. I think it would be a good compromise to make sure that everyone can have access to wood, but especially in the early game, it can be hard to save up enough miles to get a ticket to go. Plus, the islands only have so many trees to chop. Honestly, I wouldn't want to bother going to the islands when I could just set up a tree farm on my own island. Even if it looks ugly, it'd be so much easier to access!

Yah, that makes sense, too. I'm just trying to think for those who want themes- like lately I feel I've seen a lot of people going for a full tropical theme, with NO cedar trees at all.

And I guess I just tend to focus on the "end game" aspect of the game, where you can pretty easily get Nook Miles and bells and anything else you need to access resources- I feel like the game almost doesn't fully begin until then!

And I also agree... if I had a second Switch (that had joycons that worked properly ) I'd possibly do a themed island, but with just one island, I want to enjoy every aspect I can in my one game! But I also appreciate admiring other themed islands.

 

[Hobowire]

im okay with either since I can control time now. I did wish there was more i could farm when I didn't.

 

[*The Oakboro Mayor*]

The amount of soft wood I have in my storage from trying to get a few pieces of regular wood is insane to me I think that the assigning wood to specific trees would be good and make trying to get certain wood less grind-y than it is now.

 

[WaffleRecipe]

I would love this, it would be so much easier to get the wood that you actually need.

 

[Misha]

No. I like to plant whatever trees I like. I love the look of cedar trees, so I wouldn't want to think about not planting too much of those/keeping enough oak trees to keep amounts of obtainable woods the same. And relying on palm trees for soft wood would be even more annoying.

 

[Velvet_nosebleed]

Yes I do and I’m surprised it’s not like that

Normal tree: wood
Palm tree: softwood
Cedar tree: hardwood

It’s so obvious. I wonder if it was supposed to be like that lol

 

[lulu112]

YESSS I also literally never have regular wood and then whenever I go to cut some wood I get mostly soft wood and hard wood it's so frustrating!!

 

[Clock]

Yes, but the only drawback is having to plant different trees equally if they implement this option.

 

[satine]

Ugh, yes. It's so confusing how it's determined. And it would be much easier if it was determined by tree type because if you needed a certain type of wood, you could intentionally farm the tree that would spawn it. I'm always out of regular "wood", none of my trees seem to offer it at all and it drives me crazy lol! If the regular trees would just represent "wood" then it would be a much easier ordeal to gather them! :,)

 

[DeltaLoraine]

When I first read this I felt indifferent about tree types having specific wood, but now that I think about it...it would be really helpful. Because I feel like it takes forever to get enough wood and hardwood to craft things. I don't want any more softwood!!

 

[FishHead]

Nah, I'm fine with it the way it is. I don't have a lot of palm trees on my island and I don't feel like going to mystery islands.

 

[Nefarious]

I'm fine with how it is. The only hardwood trees I have left are my fruit trees, I have six palm trees and the rest of my island is covered with cedar. I wouldn't want to waste NMTs to farm regular wood, so I'm fine with having the rng gamble as long as I can stock up on all of them from the comfort of my own island.

 

[fuzzdebell]

Personally, I like the way it is. Getting random materials is part of the fun. I don't like being spoonfed all the time for every little thing in the game. Putting some extra effort into doing things make them more worthwhile.

 

[Rosch]

I am okay with what we have, but I don't mind it being tree-specific either. The only difference would be wood drop rates.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

I'd be fine with it either way. Wood isn't that hard to get TBH, as long as you've got some NMT and time to spare