Regarding players claiming their island is out of room

[Fridaynightcatlady]

I don't use the "neighborhood design", which saves a lot of space. Also, as I'm going towards a more natural layout (as natural as possible, at least), I'll inevitably have some "empty" room that needs to be empty (kinda like why empty space matters in BotW). Empty space is part of the composition, so I can understand where people are coming from when they say they have no space. Granted, most of these people are placing a ton of furniture around, which is kinda different than what I have in mind, so I may not have a problem (at least not like them).

While I hope the Café Will be added as a unique building, I think the dream suite (if it even needs to be added, but that's another discussion) could very well be located at Harvey's Island.

I agree. I definitely want to keep a more "natural" look for my island. It's not that I don't want ANY more buildings, but I'm definitely more inclined for a reduced amount of them. I'd be okay for the Café because it's more easily placed throughout my island (and I'd reckon, most, regardless of theme) but a Museum Shop is harder to place because it doesn't fit every theme.

 

[Bcat]

dream suite/cafe/brothel/whatever.

One of these things is not like the others.

 

[naranjita]

Exactly my thoughts, if people absolutely can't stand to have more facilities because they need those 300 trees, or 70th set of benches, or sea that covers half their islands, then just put them out of they way somewhere, buildings barely take up any space, and it stuns me too that people are so against it, bushes already had me tear my entire island apart to redo it, and it's fine.

why should people have to put their forests or parks or whatever "out of the way somewhere"? why can't they have them exactly where they want them? what's wrong with wanting 300 trees or 70 benches?

i should also mention that i'm not saying i don't want new buildings. i'm just pointing out why some of us would face a space issue.

honestly I feel like a lot of people are taking the "crap, my island is full of stuff, where am I even gonna put the café/dream suite/whatever if they end up being separate buildings?" comments as us hoping that no more buildings are added, which is a bit of a leap

 

[moonolotl]

People need to keep in mind that their islands probably shouldnt be 100% finished at this point, especially if they plan to play for years like most people are. Take things slowly, move things and you can fit more buildings in there
I do hope they make placing them optional though! i know some people might not even want a cafe lol

 

[SheepMareep]

Tbh it surprises me when people say that they dont want to... re design their areas for new buildings like
The point of terraforming is you CAN re design an area as you gain more ideas. I dont think adding one building should make you move more than 1 if any.... and if it does so what? Just take the time to move things around it isnt that big of a deal imo.
And if you dont want a ton of buildings then... dont build it. If you never place the plot then you wont have to worry about it.

Edit:
Also; if you have a "finished" town one month in idk what to tell you because we have a ton of updates, new furniture, new buildings, etc. Coming our way and you likely will want to change things.

 

[naranjita]

also, moving buildings takes 50k + a day (or time traveling which is a lot faster but still tedious; exiting to the main menu to change the date on my console isn't exactly my idea of exciting gameplay), which is already a pain, but it doesn't end there. a lot of us don't just plop our buildings down and call it a day; we like decorating the outside, placing different terrain down, furniture, etc. creating paths especially takes a lot of time. I wouldn't mind moving my buildings around nearly as much if I didn't have to redo all the exterior decorating again every time.

 

[pocky]

My island isn't fully decorated now so my full cents are not worth much.


People put a lot of effort into making forests, waterfalls, farms, etc. These are all things that can be torn down to make room for a cafe or the dream suite, but it's more complicated than that. You destroy a forest that you poured hours of your life into (days, if you didn't TT to wait for the trees to grow) to build a cafe in its place. But it won't be enough because suddenly the area around that forest might not fit around the new building. So you'll have to re-decorate that as well, change your paths, change a lot of things.

Even though it's only been a short time, people have already gotten attached to the work they've done. It may be difficult to grasp for someone who doesn't care so much about decorating or for someone who does care about landscaping but is more open to change. But it doesn't make people lazy for wanting to preserve the work they've poured into their islands. With New Leaf it was easier because people could plan ahead, but here we don't have that luxury.

Also, for the ones saying that's only been a month... keep in mind that Nintendo will not be adding all of these features at once. Maybe seven months from now a new building will be added and I can guarantee that by then a lot more people will be attached to the work that they've done.

Personally, I'm trying to keep an open mind. When Welcome Amiibo came out I had to change a huge portion of my New Leaf to make a better entryway to the campsite and though it was pretty frustrating it ended up not being as bad as I thought it would be. But I don't think the players complaining are being ridiculous either, sometimes you just need to put yourself in other people's shoes.

I do hope that if new buildings are added that they'll at least expand on the limit of bridges and inclines because I like grand entrances and I've already hit my incline limit.

 

[Nefarious]

I like spacing out my villagers in pairs around the island. I kind of hate the “neighborhood” design people like to set their villagers in. I know it saves space, but I’d feel claustrophobic. I mean, irl, I like my privacy, and can do without all my neighbors being nosy about my business at home.

Other than that, my island has a lot of rivers. That’s what rng gave me to begin with and I want to keep my island as natural as possible. Only terraforming when I need to adjust inclines. And making a road to get to the secret beach.

I wouldn’t mind a few new buildings personally, but adding in possbily 4 new ones? Not sure until we know the dimensions.

 

[Raz]

I agree. I definitely want to keep a more "natural" look for my island. It's not that I don't want ANY more buildings, but I'm definitely more inclined for a reduced amount of them. I'd be okay for the Café because it's more easily placed throughout my island (and I'd reckon, most, regardless of theme) but a Museum Shop is harder to place because it doesn't fit every theme.

In my case specifically the museum shop would be cool, because my island is an environmental reserve/national park, so it would be cool to have souvenirs available for sale (if this is what they're going to do with the rumored museum shop). But I would definitely change the area where the museum is currently placed, expanding it a bit and making a "museum complex" of sorts, with both buildings next to each other.

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

Tbh it surprises me when people say that they dont want to... re design their areas for new buildings like
The point of terraforming is you CAN re design an area as you gain more ideas. I dont think adding one building should make you move more than 1 if any.... and if it does so what? Just take the time to move things around it isnt that big of a deal imo.
And if you dont want a ton of buildings then... dont build it. If you never place the plot then you wont have to worry about it.

Edit:
Also; if you have a "finished" town one month in idk what to tell you because we have a ton of updates, new furniture, new buildings, etc. Coming our way and you likely will want to change things.

While I do think islands are dynamic and can change, it's not exactly a matter of moving things around. Even if you moved things, which is something that I don't have a problem with doing, it might not fit the theme you're trying to play, so it messes your island entirely. And sure, I don't have to place the lot, but I'd be restricted content (and surely, progression-wise). That's why I'm saying, the best scenario is an optional build. That way, if I don't want to have a Museum Shop, I can just go buy those stuff in TBT or at a friend's island.

 

[Edge]

I would love to have new buildings, but I do think that some should be optional for those who don’t want them. I can see the police station being optional or maybe a post office. It would be neat if you could choose to keep Leif as a traveling merchant or build him a shop.
I wouldn’t mind changing things around if I could make a downtown/ beach boardwalk type of area by adding more shops.

 

[CovisGod]

No need to be pedantic/petty at people for saying they have no room, whatever that means for them.

One mans pedantic is another mans opinion, each to their own but I can voice how I feel same as you can,

The game came out A MONTH AGO, anyone that’s arsey because of a potential new building ruining their already perfect town is in my opinion playing the game wrong. Thats what I used to like about New Leaf plonking a new Villagers plot right in the middle of your scenic masterpiece, adapt and overcome.

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

One mans pedantic is another mans opinion, each to their own but I can voice how I feel same as you can

Sure, but you can do that without calling people lazy or ridiculous in the same post. I'm sure you'll agree to that, right?

 

[Sheando]

People need to keep in mind that their islands probably shouldnt be 100% finished at this point, especially if they plan to play for years like most people are. Take things slowly, move things and you can fit more buildings in there
I do hope they make placing them optional though! i know some people might not even want a cafe lol

This is how I feel. I would love 1-2 more buildings! Would I have to redesign/replan? Sure. But.....I want to do that. If Nintendo can’t release new content that would interfere with one month of work, or even one year of work, where is the game’s longevity? Do you really want the content to be minimal enough that you can complete your town two months after release? What will everyone find to do in-game if they value designing so much that they refuse to change their plans but as a result have nothing left to design for months? If you really love designing, don’t you want more options and more challenges, not LESS motivation to change anything on your island after the initial burst of landscaping?

 

[Figment]

I could see how it would be a headache for people who have their maps/towns just perfect.

I'm not really in that position yet... I still have room. But the places I have finished, I'm really proud of. If had completely finished placing everything on my island, it would be really difficult to decide what to keep and what to remove.

Or, what if you have space on your island, but you realize that the perfect spot for [new building] would be in a section of the island you had already finished making.

I'm not saying it would be impossible to work around, but I could really see it taking the wind out of some people's sails.

 

[Believe]

it's deceivingly small if you're the type that doesn't like to cram things next to each other

 

[Annika.]

I agree! I currently have all my villagers homes in one row and I could probably repeat that two more times. And that's just the bottom area of my island.

 

[RooftopsRevolution]

I mean the problem isn't that we're out of space, it's that we'd have to change our visions of our island to fit. I'm happy with only like 3% of my island but I had ideas of what to do with the rest of it so any separate buildings would change that a lot.
I'm not sure if you guys wifi a lot but there are a lot of people who have fully decked out their towns. Calling others 'lazy' for being disappointed that they have to undo a lot of work to accommodate an update is rather unfair.

 

[Llunavale]

I've kind of designed around the idea we'll be getting more buildings, in particular the café (though I am secretly hoping that's part of the museum but, really, that's just purely because I'm nostalgic for the ol' WW café) and a post office (assuming it won't be in some kind of expanded town hall). Uh, when it comes to others though, I don't really know what to expect.

Some of the buildings I feel could exist in others, not that I'd want them too, but then there are things like the Dream Suite and the Club (which I personally don't think will come back) and also the police station.

I don't even know what I'm saying anymore, I guess my point is that - I'd be delighted if we had more buildings, I'd love to build my own "main street," so I'm kind of designing with this in mind.

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

I agree! I currently have all my villagers homes in one row and I could probably repeat that two more times. And that's just the bottom area of my island.

I think more builds definitely suits people with villager "neighborhood" layouts. Unfortunately, for some of us, we don't place them that way.