Just getting opinions on where you guys like to place your cafe and station as have made bad errors in past town and can't be moved once built, station maybe a little out of way while cafe in a central spot? I do not want to take up too much of the open area as pwps and house spots plus some nature trying to balance...
If I knew how I would screenshot and load my map but on iPads and not sure how to transfer ds pics up, yes am behind tech times, lol.
There is not a lot of room up to, the side on right has a row of villager houses all down the line to the bride then a mid area with a few houses, mine, retail and the town hall right in front of each other with a nice little gap.
Doing station now maybe put it near the small top part as now bridges can be built there as across is a sliver with two homes and across is planning my third bridge but...how do you plan yours esp Brewesters and a fountain trying to put up top but will cut some trees, new town. One week along and expecting another house when get Bangle or Walt out.
Basically how do you plan yours, villagers don't really use the station, so not sure.
I waited until i had all my paths layed down and was sure i was happy with the layout then fit then in places i thought they would look nice, like empty spots that i didn't know what to do with. you can lay blank paths down to get the feel of what it would be like to have them there, i believe the coffee shop is 5 spaces wide by 4 back, and the police station is 3 by 3
I have this problem too I can build the roost and the police station but too afriad since they cant be demolished ;__; I'm really worried since I tend to change my mind every now and then but what I do is I actually plan my map on my laptop(yea its a lot of work) but I know where to place stuff and just change it there instead of in the game. As of now I dont have both built yet but this is where I'm planning to place them:
I'm placing them at the top part of the town since I dont really know what I'll put there and I think its nice having my police station next to retail xD the roost will be next to 2 character houses cause ones a cafe and the other will be like a restaurant or something~ hehe
Akan do I wish my town had as much equal top and bottom space as yours not that one sliver where river makes it tough, but picked mine looking for a type of fruit and at least one dream animal. Wish knew how to upload yeah computerizing would be a lot of work for me also afraid to build them but I figured police station was a safe start Brewesters will need more thinking.
I've been thinking later of adding a second house that's a good idea takes space but if themed that's cute mine may be a hotel or diner if do. Like hearing I'm not the only one worried a misplaced non remove able as big as Brewster can be scary.
Well I just take a screen shot and then use the browser to email it to myself! but if you dont want to computerize it, I've seen others who just do the planning on paper I just did mine on my laptop because I'm too lazy to draw ;o; and yea, I feel like the police station was much safer to build than the roost! xD so I guess you can start with that first~
about a second or third house it does take up space but oh well, you'll eventually need an extra character if you want more patterns or storage~ and yea, I guess some people struggle about the placements too! Good luck on building your station and Brewster's!
I started up and cancelled the cafe four times in my old town because I was not satisfied with where I chose to put it >w< I wasted a lot of bells, but it was worth getting it into the perfect location!
i did what locker did and laid down my paths first AND played with that path placement for a few days to make sure i liked it. Then I looked for potential areas for the cafe & police station. I've placed my cafe already and i already know where to place the Police station, but i just want to add some trees and bushes in that area before i put the police station down to make sure it looks nice.
My town's river has three big pieces of land bedded in between the formation, the cafe is in the middle, and I'm in love with the placement, the police station is just off the path of a little forest walk I created.
I decided the location of the police station and cafe when I first settled on this map. The space could have been better utilized, but I like the proximity to the plaza. It's like a little...well, plaza area. x3
Thanks guys, haven't done Brewsters yet but did the station...not sure was right spot but she kept telling me no so Brewsters couldn't have gone there and animals don't use it anyway so I am not sure am happy with it, if I decide to reset a town or start a new one will be more map oriented than on villagers and fruits next time, I think I know where to put Brewsters I like it to be kind of central, to the one with the map with no bridges but one and a sliver of land on the side I always turn that down but if no houses are there that's creative to put those big spots there. I like to put a zen bench and another type of thing near my Brewsters so it looks like a hangout. My top area is a little small especially as I always put camp right outside the gate in case cycle it but the fountain is another big project I love.
Thanks Rose about the screenshots I've never used my 3ds for mail, I have only used game so I am probably missing out on all it can do. Did place station at top near a beach ramp but away from the light and plaza not sure will see.
I placed my cafe, near the river, which is reasonably close to Re-Tail. I like my placement overall. I haven't decided where to place my police station at.
Also, I find it unfortunate that you cannot have both Copper and Booker working together. Off topic I know.
I can build the roost and the police station but too afriad since they cant be demolished ;__; I'm really worried since I tend to change my mind every now and then but what I do is I actually plan my map on my laptop(yea its a lot of work) but I know where to place stuff and just change it there instead of in the game. As of now I dont have both built yet but this is where I'm planning to place them:
but if you dont want to computerize it, I've seen others who just do the planning on paper 
