What do you look for in a town map?

[natalie]

So I got a new digital copy of ACNL, and ive been map cycling. I keep resetting until I find an acceptable map. I actually found a decent one, but then I decided I didnt like it and reset. :/

I like a mostly horizontal river, a centered plaza, a town hall relatively close to there, and a retail by the beach.



(pink being retail)
(green being town hall)
(blue being river)
(beige being sand)
(grey being plaza)

what do you personally look for in a town map?
has anyone tried one of those map editors?

 

[Voluptua Sneezelips]

Absolutely agreed with ReTail by the beach! When I set up my towns I didn't think about that much (just chose from the available maps, rather than map-cycling) and OF COURSE my Re-Tails are way off up near the top right of my maps, about as far from the dock as it's possible to get.

Other than that, I'm not too bothered with the map, so long as there are a couple of interesting little bends in the river to make good spots for either character-houses or the campsite.

 

[The Blood Countess]

My map is actually pretty close to what you're looking for, aside from Re-Tail being by the beach. So I guess we share similar preferences. Good luck finding your perfect map!

 

[creamyy]

I like to have 2 accessible beaches and I look for a bend in the river since I like to place my house there.

 

[Biskit11]

I like when the bridge is in the middle of the town.

 

[Bynx]

I don't like rivers that flow toward the north of the town
I love apples
south facing water fall with a spot to build my house
I don't mind having retail so far from the beach (mine is at the top corner of the map in a line with my cafe)
It took a long time for me to find a map I loved with apples but I love my town map now

 

[Sanaki]

The map I currently have. Nice shaped river that's horizontal pretty much, a centered plaza and everything just lines up nicely.

 

[Heyden]

1-2 lakes
Triangle grass
Cherry/Apple town fruit
Retail and Town Hall near each other

 

[Akimari]

I hate rivers that cut through the town in a vertical fashion. I reset my town because I had this.

I prefer a map where Retail is close to the station actually, in case I need to run and grab something out of my locker and sell it. Alternatively I also make sure my house is close to Retail too... in my old town my house was directly east on the entire other side of the map from Retail. It was hell.

Just river and Retail preferences matter to me really. I also like lots of open land as well, but that usually comes with the river

 

[Yay Sweets]

Personally, I look for a map that is convenient right at the beginning with the bridge. For example, here's my map:

Really convenient.

I also like rivers that look like that- not all over the place. And Retail has to be in a place where I can move near.
And I got lucky with this map in terms of those two cute little ponds that are far enough for me to fit a house between.

So you can say the map I have now is my dream map. Lol.

 

[Cottonball]

Town tree to the top right, retail close to beach, waterfall, little island you gotta swim to, a secluded location for my house, and lots of space.

 

[The221Believer]

This is my ideal town map. And it happens to be my town map. I love the campsite's accessibility, I love where Retail is, and my house... My villagers have all plotted nicely, too, imo. You'd have to dream of it to see how nicely it works, probably, but it's such a good map. Apples and circle grass don't hurt either. And the blue train station, until I turn it into a modern one!

 

[louise23]

i like your town map

 

[Xiphos]

I look for weird, tiny aesthetic things in my maps. For example, I LOVE triangle grass, circle grass is good, but if the town has square grass: bye-bye, I'm out the door. I feel like the grass pattern really sets the feel for a town. Square makes a town seem larger and wider and spacious, and that's just something I donrt want to feel like. Circle feels neutral in all aspects, it's a nice medium. Triangle feels cozy and close knit and detailed: there looks like there's soooo many more shapes on the ground in a Triangle grass village. Ironically, I believe both my towns have circle.

I also look at the color of the train station. I hate the green train station, and if the town has it, I can't do it. With my town called Blueplum, I wanted a blue train station for obvious reasons and so I looked until I got one. I love the red station the most because it matches the top of the bulletin board, and the brown the second because it looks town-y and sweet and its just classy.

Town hall color is pretty important for me, too. I don't like the plain town hall, the one that is colored exactly like AC:CF town halls. I think the blue and green ones are good, but my absolute favorite by FAR is the yellow town hall with the green roof. So pretty.

Fruit is also important to me. I love apples. I like cherries and peaches. Pears are cool too. I am not a fan of oranges, however. In real life, OR in the game.

Neighbors are huge. I don't mean I have to have popular villagers, I mean I personally have to like them, at least if just only a little. This is a priority for me because I love to make me villagers, all of my villagers, stay in my town for a loooong time. I like getting all villagers (that I've had) pictures and enjoy my time with them.

And lastly, I do look at the layout, but I usually don't judge too much while on the train with Rover. A town may "look" like it doesn't fit your taste upon first glance, but once you visit it you may see that it actually FEELS just right when you walk around. I look for spread out buildings and the right feel.

 

[Dinosaurz]

I love my one, comes with apples and Whitney.
It's called Wolfmoor.

I like the area which has the dip, and the retail and plaza above the river.

 

[Mairmalade]

I like having the town hall near the train station, having a pond somewhere nearby with a couple others scattered throughout town, and having a certain portion of the town enclosed by the river with the plaza in it. The plan is to try and have all the villagers homes within that section around the plaza so it seems like a little community.

Grass and town fruit I'm not too picky on.

 

[Royce]

mine always has to have apples! and the grass it whatever it is and i only accept 1 pond and i sometimes want a private beach and the town tree in the middle and the map is symmetrical and a curve where i can put my house in.

 

[tumut]

I want any fruit but apples and my retail by the station. Also I don't like thin strips of land or my plaza in the center. Other than that I don't care. I like having more ponds too.

 

[natalie]

The retail is almost always in an upper corner! its such a pain.

- - - Post Merge - - -

I look for weird, tiny aesthetic things in my maps. For example, I LOVE triangle grass, circle grass is good, but if the town has square grass: bye-bye, I'm out the door. I feel like the grass pattern really sets the feel for a town. Square makes a town seem larger and wider and spacious, and that's just something I donrt want to feel like. Circle feels neutral in all aspects, it's a nice medium. Triangle feels cozy and close knit and detailed: there looks like there's soooo many more shapes on the ground in a Triangle grass village. Ironically, I believe both my towns have circle.

I also look at the color of the train station. I hate the green train station, and if the town has it, I can't do it. With my town called Blueplum, I wanted a blue train station for obvious reasons and so I looked until I got one. I love the red station the most because it matches the top of the bulletin board, and the brown the second because it looks town-y and sweet and its just classy.

Town hall color is pretty important for me, too. I don't like the plain town hall, the one that is colored exactly like AC:CF town halls. I think the blue and green ones are good, but my absolute favorite by FAR is the yellow town hall with the green roof. So pretty.

Fruit is also important to me. I love apples. I like cherries and peaches. Pears are cool too. I am not a fan of oranges, however. In real life, OR in the game.

Neighbors are huge. I don't mean I have to have popular villagers, I mean I personally have to like them, at least if just only a little. This is a priority for me because I love to make me villagers, all of my villagers, stay in my town for a loooong time. I like getting all villagers (that I've had) pictures and enjoy my time with them.

And lastly, I do look at the layout, but I usually don't judge too much while on the train with Rover. A town may "look" like it doesn't fit your taste upon first glance, but once you visit it you may see that it actually FEELS just right when you walk around. I look for spread out buildings and the right feel.

Ive never considered the grass! The color of the stations, ive never really cared about. I prefer apples, I cannot do peaches. I like minimal ponds also.

 

[ACWWGal2012]

Main things I seeked in both towns were I wanted the beach to be a two part where its one tiny part and then the rest was a long chunk. And I wanted a river that was a curvy but not too curvy. And the land couldn't be to small. As far as fruit or grass, I wasn't picky. When it came to animals, they didn't really affect my keeping the town or not unless I was on the line about the town and it was an animal I really hated.