question for landscapers

[xxcodexx]

this is about clifftop rivers...the pond that ends the river on the third level. ive never done it before BUT!
can you make the river on the third level longer than the original landscaping to move the 'pond' further in and still have it *the pond* spawn the fish that Would have spawned if you hadnt moved it?
or does the game have a parameter for the pond being close to the edge of the third level *where the waterfall that connects it is?*

 

[local korok]

so im a little confused about what you’re asking but i can tell you that as long as your pond is pond sized (considered 3x3 iirc) no matter if you destroy it and recreate it somewhere entirely different, pond fish will still spawn. pond fish will not spawn if it is connected to a waterfall, even if your water space is small if there is a waterfall connected, it is considered a river. however im unsure how to answer the rest of your question

 

[xxcodexx]

heres what i mean. this is the clifftop river (pond), the pond thats connected by the waterfall on the third level of the island.
i know you can landscape the upper part of this but my question is If you do, and you make the upper part of the river longer on the top level and build the pond farther away from the waterfall, but still connected to the river that youve just lengthened on the third level; if the pond will still spawn the correct river fish? the reason that im asking is because my upper level is quite thin and rather barren so i thought if i could make the river up there longer and attach the pond at the end like as seen in the photo if the original fish would still spawn there? like cherry salmon and so on....the pond bit of it would just be further away from the waterfall is all.

 

[pancake2]

I guess the confusion is that “pond” is actually a specific term referring to something different from what you have in your screenshot. What you have is technically a river, despite how it looks, due to being attached to a waterfall.

That said, you can edit it as much as you’d like up there, and it will remain a third level river, with the ability to spawn the fish that can only be found there. Even if you were to build an all new cliff at that level, and put an all new river on it, they can spawn. There’s nothing special about the default landscaping that it needs to be kept, the rules of things spawning in certain areas apply even to 100% newly made areas that meet the criteria. So feel free to do what you’d like with it!

Post automatically merged: Nov 9, 2024

The only exception to the “edit as much as you’d like” thing is that if you detach it from the waterfall, it will then become a pond, which will spawn different types of fish. So make sure it includes a waterfall somewhere if you want river fish.