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Feedback on my Town Map Layout?
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GalacticGhost
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It's personally not one I would choose because of the location of Retail, town hall, and the plaza. I prefer the Retail closer to the cliffs. But it's still a good map. Even though I prefer the plaza closer into my town, where yours is located is actually pretty cute. Your caf? location is good too, in my opinion. If it were me, I would put down a brick path leading to everyone's house on the upper half of town and have more of a natural tree/flower-edged path on the other side. Maybe adding a yellow bench near town hall and Retail, and another by your caf?? For the one near the caf? I would actually put it to the right of it, but far enough that it's not in the path of the bridge.
There's a couple parts of land that are sticking out (near where the caf? is going to be) and I would put either a lighthouse or a windmill in one of those two spots. If you put it in the one on the left, the one on the right could be a sitting area if you have the picnic basket PWP (I don't have it so I don't specifically know what it's called), or you could put a bench there or something.
I would also maybe suggest putting a fountain between your campsite and town hall. It may not look good because I don't know what the land there is like (rocks, etc.) but you could probably be able to tell for yourself.
There's a couple parts of land that are sticking out (near where the caf? is going to be) and I would put either a lighthouse or a windmill in one of those two spots. If you put it in the one on the left, the one on the right could be a sitting area if you have the picnic basket PWP (I don't have it so I don't specifically know what it's called), or you could put a bench there or something.
I would also maybe suggest putting a fountain between your campsite and town hall. It may not look good because I don't know what the land there is like (rocks, etc.) but you could probably be able to tell for yourself.
GalacticGhost
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Hey guys, should I post a quick video on what my town looks like? It could be easier for you guys as to where I should place certain projects or what I should get rid of. You don't need to answer this, but it's something that crossed my mind.
Thanks for your advice!
I actually got this map layout as one of my many choices when I first started the game. I liked how practically all of my villager's houses are all close in that one area, so I chosen this layout as a result. Since I was new to the game, I had no idea what the plot reset trick was, so I just let my villagers move to whatever spot they choose.
I do want to get archways soon, now that you mention it. Like you pointed out, though, because of my villager's locations, it will make things uneasy, but I think I can work around something.
It's funny to say, because the park area idea is what my town theme is all about, haha.
I'll keep the Dream Suite idea in mind. It could really help with that I'm trying to do with my town, come to think of it.
Yep! I've actually created a brick path that leads to all of my villager's houses. I'm still in the process of making the paths, but it does give me a better idea on where to place projects and flowers.
I'll definitely keep the yellow bench locations in mind. I've been meaning to find an ideal location for a yellow bench, but what you've recommended really works, especially with the theme I'm trying to aim for. I'll also consider putting a windmill next to the caf?. Thanks!
Interestingly enough, I actually have a fountain somewhere in my town. It's between the three houses on the top right and the house down below. It's surrounded by peach trees however, which doesn't seem to look appealling. So as such I'm thinking of cutting down some peach trees so that the fountain can clearly be seen.
I appreciate your thoughts and your recommendations. Thanks very much!
Thanks for your advice!
I actually got this map layout as one of my many choices when I first started the game. I liked how practically all of my villager's houses are all close in that one area, so I chosen this layout as a result. Since I was new to the game, I had no idea what the plot reset trick was, so I just let my villagers move to whatever spot they choose.
I do want to get archways soon, now that you mention it. Like you pointed out, though, because of my villager's locations, it will make things uneasy, but I think I can work around something.
It's funny to say, because the park area idea is what my town theme is all about, haha.
I'll keep the Dream Suite idea in mind. It could really help with that I'm trying to do with my town, come to think of it.
It's personally not one I would choose because of the location of Retail, town hall, and the plaza. I prefer the Retail closer to the cliffs. But it's still a good map. Even though I prefer the plaza closer into my town, where yours is located is actually pretty cute. Your caf? location is good too, in my opinion. If it were me, I would put down a brick path leading to everyone's house on the upper half of town and have more of a natural tree/flower-edged path on the other side. Maybe adding a yellow bench near town hall and Retail, and another by your caf?? For the one near the caf? I would actually put it to the right of it, but far enough that it's not in the path of the bridge.
There's a couple parts of land that are sticking out (near where the caf? is going to be) and I would put either a lighthouse or a windmill in one of those two spots. If you put it in the one on the left, the one on the right could be a sitting area if you have the picnic basket PWP (I don't have it so I don't specifically know what it's called), or you could put a bench there or something.
I would also maybe suggest putting a fountain between your campsite and town hall. It may not look good because I don't know what the land there is like (rocks, etc.) but you could probably be able to tell for yourself.
Yep! I've actually created a brick path that leads to all of my villager's houses. I'm still in the process of making the paths, but it does give me a better idea on where to place projects and flowers.
I'll definitely keep the yellow bench locations in mind. I've been meaning to find an ideal location for a yellow bench, but what you've recommended really works, especially with the theme I'm trying to aim for. I'll also consider putting a windmill next to the caf?. Thanks!
Interestingly enough, I actually have a fountain somewhere in my town. It's between the three houses on the top right and the house down below. It's surrounded by peach trees however, which doesn't seem to look appealling. So as such I'm thinking of cutting down some peach trees so that the fountain can clearly be seen.
I appreciate your thoughts and your recommendations. Thanks very much!
hulaburger
cute bean
it looks good to me. plot layouts are truly subjective. it depends how you decorate and what you wanna do with it.
Dawnpiplup
Kick ass.
I think that it's a good map to start out with! I like how your Re-Tail is both pretty close to the docks and to the train station. What I don't really like about the map is that some of the villager's houses are pretty close to your own house, which means that you may not get to do some kind of decorations, like having streetlight/topiary pwps leading up to your house, etc. What you could do is perhaps make it a natural themed town (like having dirt paths as your main path, flowers everywhere, not a lot of qr paths, etc). That way, the north side of your town (the side where your town has the most houses) don't have to be crammed with too many qr paths. What you could do on the other side of your town is put perhaps a park, lots of pwps since there's plenty of space, etc. Hope this helps here's also a website that you can use to see how some natural themed towns might look like: http://ellesanimalhaven.tumblr.com/post/106386246503/ellesanimalhavens-guide-to-dirt-paths
here's also a website that you can use to see how some natural themed towns might look like: http://ellesanimalhaven.tumblr.com/post/106386246503/ellesanimalhavens-guide-to-dirt-paths
