KawaiiLovePotato
Senior Member
I restarted ACNL, didn't play it for a month, and now I'm on it and have no idea what to focus on... Any ideas?
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What to Focus On...
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Becca617
small-fry existentialist
Try to get all the badges you can! There's badge guides that you can follow. I'm doing that right now and trying to get gold of a couple badges 
You can also try to complete your encyclopedia.
You can also try to complete your encyclopedia.
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If you have that innovation/creative side, take a screenshot with your map showing (not inventory), and upload it to miiverse. Put it in a program such as paint or photoshop and enlarge it a bit. At this point you could:
a) Put a grid on it and plan for future homes, areas, projects, trees, whatever. It's also really easy to cut and paste the grass parts of the map so you can cover non-temporary items such as a villager's home so it won't appear as you work for the long-term.
b) Print it out and decorate it. Make it yours. Create something you're proud of and translate that into your town. The ACNL wiki has renders of every PWP project so you could even put those into a document and print them or write names of all the flowers you want to have and how to breed them. Something like a mood board I guess?
If you don't want to do that I recommend:
a) TT -- just a little. When you start a new game for the second time you usually want to get right into it. That can be hard waiting around for a day or two when you have the momentum to start now. TT just enough so that you have your permit and are officially out of the *introduction* stage.
b) Browse Pinterest or Tumblr for screenshots and stories of others' and their towns. It can serve as great inspiration for your own.
a) Put a grid on it and plan for future homes, areas, projects, trees, whatever. It's also really easy to cut and paste the grass parts of the map so you can cover non-temporary items such as a villager's home so it won't appear as you work for the long-term.
b) Print it out and decorate it. Make it yours. Create something you're proud of and translate that into your town. The ACNL wiki has renders of every PWP project so you could even put those into a document and print them or write names of all the flowers you want to have and how to breed them. Something like a mood board I guess?
If you don't want to do that I recommend:
a) TT -- just a little. When you start a new game for the second time you usually want to get right into it. That can be hard waiting around for a day or two when you have the momentum to start now. TT just enough so that you have your permit and are officially out of the *introduction* stage.
b) Browse Pinterest or Tumblr for screenshots and stories of others' and their towns. It can serve as great inspiration for your own.
ZebraQueen
i love my zebras
What to focus on....
HAVING FUN!!! with imagination
Just wanted to say something simple
But focus on other stuff
HAVING FUN!!! with imagination
Just wanted to say something simple
But focus on other stuff
Worldsvamp
Nani?!
try to plan out where your paths are going to go.
think of a town theme if you want,this will help with chooseing pwps
once you get the island spend a day grinding for metals and catch beetles at night of the trees.
work on a town flag! it feels like more of an achivement if you make it yourself.
try to do something every day!
deighn your own path (can be difficult)
look up hybrid flowers and once you get leif, start breeding the ones in your town.
just genral planning!
heres some guides:
http://www.thonky.com/animal-crossing-new-leaf/
think of a town theme if you want,this will help with chooseing pwps
once you get the island spend a day grinding for metals and catch beetles at night of the trees.
work on a town flag! it feels like more of an achivement if you make it yourself.
try to do something every day!
deighn your own path (can be difficult)
look up hybrid flowers and once you get leif, start breeding the ones in your town.
just genral planning!
heres some guides:
http://www.thonky.com/animal-crossing-new-leaf/
KawaiiLovePotato
Senior Member
Thanks for those ideas ☺
Before planning too much, I'd recommend getting all of the villagers you want in place first. Then, you can designate where you want paths, PWPs, etc.
Also, you can try to complete your museum and badge collection as a long term goal!
Also, you can try to complete your museum and badge collection as a long term goal!
MyPrinceCharming12
Senior Member
I restarted my town on the 10th, it is looking great! First of all I concentrated on getting my Town Development Permit. I did this by doing villagers favours, repetatively talking to them, Sending letters, writing notices on the bulletin board. Things that well help your town to grown. Oh and if you want a guide on what gives you a certain percentage, type town development acnl on chrome. It tells you what's what and really helps. After this, aim on getting yourself dreamies and making paths etc. Honestly this is how I begun. Once paths were done I then planted my hybrids and trees and it looks as though I've been playing for weeks but really I play 24/7 lol. This is how I built it up.
KawaiiLovePotato
Senior Member
Thanks ☺
