this is my fourth time rearranging my island
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I'm planning on having my villagers scattered throughout the island. I am planning on having paths, but I am unsure if I want some of the default ones or the one really nice natural path that I saw online. It is this path. I haven't decided yet though.
I use stone pathways in the main part of town, arched pathways for plazas and common areas, wooden pathways for boardwalks, and dark dirt pathways for the orchard and on upper tiers. Main paths are two blocks wide, but small side paths are only one block wide
When you leave the airport, I have residential services and my main neighborhood to the immediate left and shops to the immediate right. I have a second smaller neighborhood on the far right near my fishing pier and boardwalk
When you leave the airport, I have residential services and my main neighborhood to the immediate left and shops to the immediate right. I have a second smaller neighborhood on the far right near my fishing pier and boardwalk
My villagers all live in one area but I wished I scattered them more but its too late now without me ripping apart my entire island
I have pathways but every area has its own, but I'd say my main one is the brick path. But mainly I have custom paths for each areas
I have pathways but every area has its own, but I'd say my main one is the brick path. But mainly I have custom paths for each areas
I have pathways and my villagers live in a neighborhood area. I haven't finished my pathways though, they kind of just randomly end in one spot due to all the flowers in the area that I don't feel like moving right now. I use the stone paths the most with small spots that have the brick path, wooden path or dirt paths for garden areas.
Le Ham
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The pathways are the first thing I lay down when I have a new AC town in general, so I make them first, I build the bridges and inclines according to where they are (in WW I lined them up with the bridges and tried my best lol), and then everything else forms around them.
Granted, that means I'm never going to be creating a winding forest island anytime soon, but finding the most convenient routes through my island was my first priority - started with the airport and RS, extended the paths from those places out as far as they would go, then built onto it. Took me a while to then turn around and make the spaces I created more open and less blocky, but it's worked out so far lol
Granted, that means I'm never going to be creating a winding forest island anytime soon, but finding the most convenient routes through my island was my first priority - started with the airport and RS, extended the paths from those places out as far as they would go, then built onto it. Took me a while to then turn around and make the spaces I created more open and less blocky, but it's worked out so far lol
I have a residential area, with like 4 houses near the beach and the rest all aligned perfectly. my house is nearby (closest to my favorite villager wolfgang<3)
If you're indecisive it can help to pre plan, like take a screenshot of your map and just edit it with paint.. thats what I did after spending hours and hours on something, and in the end not liking it whatsoever - then having to spend more hours to get rid of it all... noo thank you!
If you're indecisive it can help to pre plan, like take a screenshot of your map and just edit it with paint.. thats what I did after spending hours and hours on something, and in the end not liking it whatsoever - then having to spend more hours to get rid of it all... noo thank you!
I'm still at the beginning of my island adventure but I plan to have a few neighborhood areas, grouped into 3s and one 4 since I'll have 3 deer villagers, 3 wolf villagers and 4 other villagers! so i thought i could make a deer quater, a wolf quater and then the rest can live in maintown with the shops 
Dreamcloud
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I have a mixture. I've got 3 villagers in a little neighborhood with yards near one long beach and 2 near a smaller beach on the opposite end of the island. 3 are together up in my Asian-inspired bamboo area. The last 2 are on their own: Ruby is my little space bunny up on the high level and Erik is in the forest.
I have my residents services, museum, tailors and shop right by my airport and that's the only area I currently bother using any paths.
I have my residents services, museum, tailors and shop right by my airport and that's the only area I currently bother using any paths.
InstantNoodles
Senior Member
I have brick pathways in my main town area, then stone and brick pathways in the more 'natural' part. Finally, I have some wooden pathways (custom one that matches the wooden plank incline) in some areas
I am currently working on rearranging my whole island for the second time. I have a residential area where most of my villagers live. some get a special residence elsewhere on the island.
Honestly, for me, the worst part of rearranging is all the buildings, bridges and inclines that are suddenly in places where you don't want them and are blocking construction of other things
as for paths ... they run all across my island. I use wood, stone and terracotta mostly
Honestly, for me, the worst part of rearranging is all the buildings, bridges and inclines that are suddenly in places where you don't want them and are blocking construction of other things
as for paths ... they run all across my island. I use wood, stone and terracotta mostly
Sharksheep
Senior Member
I love how this path looks but 9 design slots is a lot. We need more design slots
I do use paths and all my villagers are in a neighborhood on the side of my island. I tend to make paths whenever I finish terraforming an area, and before I start decorating. It helps keep structures organized when moving. I mostly use a dirt path with a custom design, or sometimes a mix of stones, wood, and dirt for areas I want to look more natural.
visibleghost
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in the last week i've moved both shops, my house and three villager houses, so yeah, i'm rearranging my island... but i think this time i'll like it more than i have in the past because now i have actually thought through my decisions
Mayor-of-Bliss
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I use paths but its mainly the default stones alternating.
My villagers live on a cliff tier its from east beach to west beach in a line. You can get all 10 homes to fit across the island. Theres not a bunch of space in between but I used trees and decor to make them seem less compact.
I planned out tiers for different areas when I redid my island.
Bottom is stores and the main area I play in with character homes (gray stone path only). 2nds is the villager forest (path in lines of stone then dirt). And 3rd is my garden (storage for hybrids) and museum with my butterfly garden (mainly the terracotta path).
My villagers live on a cliff tier its from east beach to west beach in a line. You can get all 10 homes to fit across the island. Theres not a bunch of space in between but I used trees and decor to make them seem less compact.
I planned out tiers for different areas when I redid my island.
Bottom is stores and the main area I play in with character homes (gray stone path only). 2nds is the villager forest (path in lines of stone then dirt). And 3rd is my garden (storage for hybrids) and museum with my butterfly garden (mainly the terracotta path).
I have villagers placed in small groups of 3 and 2. Two groups of 3, and 2, 2.
I have paths everywhere but I use all of them in some way. Stone arch near my beach neighborhood, terracotta on main street, dirt path near campsite area and close by houses... ect.
I have paths everywhere but I use all of them in some way. Stone arch near my beach neighborhood, terracotta on main street, dirt path near campsite area and close by houses... ect.
putting down paths/dealing with paths in general is probably my least favorite thing about this game lmao. i can never pick one that i like and the process of putting them down/taking them away is agonizing. my villager houses are scattered in three areas on my island!
The pathways are the first thing I lay down when I have a new AC town in general, so I make them first, I build the bridges and inclines according to where they are (in WW I lined them up with the bridges and tried my best lol), and then everything else forms around them.
Granted, that means I'm never going to be creating a winding forest island anytime soon, but finding the most convenient routes through my island was my first priority - started with the airport and RS, extended the paths from those places out as far as they would go, then built onto it. Took me a while to then turn around and make the spaces I created more open and less blocky, but it's worked out so far lol
i still want to visit.
I gridded my villager's house then build the pathway to each house. all my villager are lumped together with a communal park.
I find it helpful to have multiple neighborhood areas, so I have 4 total!
The first is my house and 2 villagers
The second is a More upscale “beach district” along my longest horizontal beach with 3 villagers
The third is a suburban area across the way from the park with 3 villagers
The fourth is a woodland/forest neighborhood with 2 villagers
I tend to stick villagers in neighborhoods where they match the general vibe/theme and it also helps me separate my island easier which in turn makes pathing waaay easier if you focus on a single area at a time
The first is my house and 2 villagers
The second is a More upscale “beach district” along my longest horizontal beach with 3 villagers
The third is a suburban area across the way from the park with 3 villagers
The fourth is a woodland/forest neighborhood with 2 villagers
I tend to stick villagers in neighborhoods where they match the general vibe/theme and it also helps me separate my island easier which in turn makes pathing waaay easier if you focus on a single area at a time
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