Town Planning woes?

[Mayor Em]

I'm so happy I decided to make this thread. Now I don't feel so utterly alone in my ugly-town anguish. (;

I love reading these responses so much. It's really interesting to me the different ways you guys have made your towns into things you're proud of. That's what I want to accomplish. I WISH I could let my town develop naturally. I've got this problem with order and symmetry and while I can tolerate certain things, I NEED to have pathways from one big development to another. Having the animal's houses in order would be fantastic, but I don't think I have that kind of patience and I'm pretty OK with letting them move in wherever while my town is so underdeveloped (and I'm earning bells for PWPs).

This thread has been totally helpful to me on several levels.
Please continue to post anything you found helpful in creating your town into what it was!

 

[Nanobyte]

It's always hard at first. I was planning different landmarks and different places in my town, and I've felt like resetting many times, but recently, I figured out what I wanted to do with my town, and I've stuck to it. Trust me, it will get better!

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

This is why I don't town plan. I know that if I did I'd get way too obsessed, so I basically let everything just flow.

This.

I wasn't sure what I was doing with my town at first (random villager placement, putting PWPs wherever they fit, not caring where the buildings were, etc.), but my town turned out into one of the most beautiful things I've created.

 

[Eldin]

I try not to be too obsessive about my town, since I try to keep a natural feel to it, but I do like things organized. I'm probably going to move a few villagers out soon, partly because I want some new villagers and partly because I want my villager houses placed better. Unfortunately there are some villagers I love but their houses are making me crazy, so I guess I'll just have to deal with it to some extent (because there are some I absolutely do not want to move away).

 

[snapdragon]

I feel this way too...this is about my 3rd town that I've really tried at but at some point if feels "off" to me. I try not to obsess over it, but it does bother me from time to time ^^; when I am able to just sit back and enjoy the game (not TT, not try to be a perfectionist) and not worry about house placement, grass wear or map woes, then I find that it's really therapeutic. I can play and love the game for what it is and not cause myself so much anxiety!