Anyone else in resetting hell (again)?

[Kelpcey]

Yeeeep that's what it feels like and why I pulled the plug on my first island at around 150 hours in and I also understand the need for a long dock. I hope you are truly happy with your island and not permanently bothered by the dock!

I've learned to be okay with the dock thankfully! Or at least okay enough; I have plans of saving up and getting a second switch eventually because I'm the type of person who needs 20 villager slots hahaha. So I figure I'll take out all my resetting urges on that second island. Hopefully I can luck out and get that sweet sweet blue airport a second time~

 

[moon_child]

In NewLeaf you were forced to work around everything from the rivers, tree placement, and the random rocks. I don't know I feel like if the game had more going for it rather than being just terraforming right now this wouldn't be so much of an issue.

Actually, it is kinda sad for me that I think most players are losing touch of the very essence of the entire Animal Crossing franchise. I don’t know if it’s the many island tours on YouTube or the excessive flexing on tumblr or reddit or twitter or what have you’s but I think most people are forgetting that this is a LIFE SIM game focused more on experience and not a design / decorating game focused on aesthetic. It saddens me because the focus of the majority shifted and I just miss the old days when you can’t even control how your own face will look like so you end up looking like a raggedy ann doll on crack but you roll with it because it’s funny anyway and Resetti will chew your ear off if you even attempted to reset. I don’t have anything against people wanting to reset because it’s their game and I don’t have the right to tell them how they have to play the game so I don’t want to go full Resetti mode on them or anything but I just really wish people could go back to enjoying the game as before because those were some good times. It did make plenty of hilarious stories for sure.

 

[Sheba]

In NewLeaf you were forced to work around everything from the rivers, tree placement, and the random rocks. I don't know I feel like if the game had more going for it rather than being just terraforming right now this wouldn't be so much of an issue.

In New Leaf, the maps were set, though - there were far less variables since the maps had all set beach sides and the like, so back then I just had to reset for the map I wanted and then hope for round grass, peaches and good building placements. The rocks were a non-issue for me (kinda like the hidden beach in NH).

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I've learned to be okay with the dock thankfully! Or at least okay enough; I have plans of saving up and getting a second switch eventually because I'm the type of person who needs 20 villager slots hahaha. So I figure I'll take out all my resetting urges on that second island. Hopefully I can luck out and get that sweet sweet blue airport a second time~

We might get more villager slots, at least the dataminers have uncovered some new data about a real estate shop, whatever that may look like. So maybe you won't need the second Switch! Though then you'll just have a short dock forever. :/

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Actually, it is kinda sad for me that I think most players are losing touch of the very essence of the entire Animal Crossing franchise. I don’t know if it’s the many island tours on YouTube or the excessive flexing on tumblr or reddit or twitter or what have you’s but I think most people are forgetting that this is a LIFE SIM game focused more on experience and not a design / decorating game focused on aesthetic. It saddens me because the focus of the majority shifted and I just miss the old days when you can’t even control how your own face will look like so you end up looking like a raggedy ann doll on crack but you roll with it because it’s funny anyway and Resetti will chew your ear off if you even attempted to reset. I don’t have anything against people wanting to reset because it’s their game and I don’t have the right to tell them how they have to play the game so I don’t want to go full Resetti mode on them or anything but I just really wish people could go back to enjoying the game as before because those were some good times. It did make plenty of hilarious stories for sure.

Well, I always resetted and used walkthroughs for the face I wanted in NL and all that, sooooo...I think I always just played the games like I play NH now, even when I was a kid and there was no way for me to enjoy the game if it was giving me crap. I think I was always a weirdo, though - I don't think there's ever been a game I've played without a walkthrough; not because I'm dumb but because I wanted to always absolutely make sure I would find every item in every game.

 

[OceanTyrant]

I think I was always a weirdo

Peronally i do not think you are one. You are playing the game with an objective. You know what you want wit it and from it so thats all good.
If there was anyone who is being a weirdo about the game it's me and i shan't "hijack" your awesome thread ( with real feels and everything btw )anymore with my rants and issues i have.

Having said that sometimes i wish i was more triggered only with the stuff that gets you to reset rather than the really really frivolous stuff that irks me. Then again the grass is always greener on the other side and what do i know right?

Anyways here's to you Sheba and may you finally get that perfect combo !!! Cheers!!!

 

[moon_child]

In New Leaf, the maps were set, though - there were far less variables since the maps had all set beach sides and the like, so back then I just had to reset for the map I wanted and then hope for round grass, peaches and good building placements. The rocks were a non-issue for me (kinda like the hidden beach in NH).

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We might get more villager slots, at least the dataminers have uncovered some new data about a real estate shop, whatever that may look like. So maybe you won't need the second Switch! Though then you'll just have a short dock forever. :/

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Well, I always resetted and used walkthroughs for the face I wanted in NL and all that, sooooo...I think I always just played the games like I play NH now, even when I was a kid and there was no way for me to enjoy the game if it was giving me crap. I think I was always a weirdo, though - I don't think there's ever been a game I've played without a walkthrough; not because I'm dumb but because I wanted to always absolutely make sure I would find every item in every game.

Nah, you’re not a weirdo. People can be different from each other and that’s what makes everyone special. It’s our quirks that set us apart because nobody is perfect. This also applies to everything in life, some imperfections add character to people and things and not to be seen at all as bad. What makes you different, makes you beautiful. Given this, there’s also some sort of fun and high you can get from just letting loose and rolling with the punches. So try to take it easy on yourself, not everything has to be immaculately done or perfect, it just has to be fun. I wish you’ll find fun in the game again.

 

[marieheiwa]

i’m amazed at your dedication to this! i was originally worried for your mental health and i still am a little, however am now more impressed. the issue with the perfect fruit - id like to think they wouldn’t introduce it NOW and only have it be your native fruit, they saw people reset so much for it in NL, adding it at this point would be almost troll-like of them haha.

 

[Candy83]

If I get a second map…it will be because I purchased a new retail game copy and a new Nintendo Switch game console.

A map I would want would be having the two rivers conclude in the south. Right now, mine ends in the south and the east.

 

[kappnfangirl]

No way. I've had my island from March 20 on release day and it all feels so organic and real to me. I'm never restarting my island by choice. but good luck to those that do!

 

[Sheba]

Hey guys! Good evening!
I've been playing on the island today, getting a feel for it. Honestly, the map is amazing. It's still day 1, so I can't cross the river and really explore, but just the little part I can run around on is awesome - on my test islands, I never knew where to put the buildings, but on this one, it was really, really easy to find good spots (though I would have to move some of them later). My sister flower sadly isn't hyacinths but pansies, but I could live with that.
As for the cherry trees...well, let's say that for those I could reach...in New Leaf, I would have been called a "Stump Maker". But across the river, in my passport and in the shop where there's always the native fruit to buy, it's constantly reminding me that this seemingly perfect island has a flaw that leaves a very sinking feeling in my stomach. I also don't have a shovel yet so I cannot even hide the "bodies" of my axe-murder-victims. I'm so, so conflicted as everything else so far is seriously great! I LOVE the rest of the map. The beach I can access so far is also really pretty and not too slim and, yeah, absolutely zero complaints so far aside from the fruit.

The thing is that I don't feel like it'll get better. I did treat this island so far like I would treat a final island - I weeded, unlocked the hairstyles, chopped my wood like a good girl and already caught a truckload of fish and bugs; all things I never did on the "test"-islands. Only got three cherry blossom recipes so far, so that's a bit slow-going, but yeah. But this weird, conflicted feeling is not going to go away, no matter what I do. It's not an issue of me just needing to get attached to the island because honestly, aside from the fruits, this island is perfect and I couldn't get more attached to the map (or the part I have access to, at least...). It's gorgeous and just feels "right". Like, this is the map I want...except for the cherries.

I dunno what to do and I doubt it'll become clearer the more I play, so this is...an issue.

Peronally i do not think you are one. You are playing the game with an objective. You know what you want wit it and from it so thats all good.
If there was anyone who is being a weirdo about the game it's me and i shan't "hijack" your awesome thread ( with real feels and everything btw )anymore with my rants and issues i have.

Having said that sometimes i wish i was more triggered only with the stuff that gets you to reset rather than the really really frivolous stuff that irks me. Then again the grass is always greener on the other side and what do i know right?

Anyways here's to you Sheba and may you finally get that perfect combo !!! Cheers!!!

Yeah, I know how to play games so that they are fun for me! It's just a bit outside of the norm, I guess. And honestly, given how many people are resetting AC, I doubt you're a weirdo, either. There's more than enough people who reset basically once I week...
Honestly, I would love to get less triggered by everything, no matter what it is, but eh...
As for the perfect combo...I doubt I will ever get it, to be honest. I think if I reset, the chance of me stopping resetting and with that the whole game is like...75%+.

Nah, you’re not a weirdo. People can be different from each other and that’s what makes everyone special. It’s our quirks that set us apart because nobody is perfect. This also applies to everything in life, some imperfections add character to people and things and not to be seen at all as bad. What makes you different, makes you beautiful. Given this, there’s also some sort of fun and high you can get from just letting loose and rolling with the punches. So try to take it easy on yourself, not everything has to be immaculately done or perfect, it just has to be fun. I wish you’ll find fun in the game again.

Thank you so much! <3 I honestly wish I would know if I could have fun in the game even with cherries instead of peaches, but I just dunno how much it will keep bugging me. There are some things I don't care as much about even though I have preferences (like the hidden beach location) so it's not like everything has to be perfect, but...yeah. I just don't know.

i’m amazed at your dedication to this! i was originally worried for your mental health and i still am a little, however am now more impressed. the issue with the perfect fruit - id like to think they wouldn’t introduce it NOW and only have it be your native fruit, they saw people reset so much for it in NL, adding it at this point would be almost troll-like of them haha.

Haha, at this point I'm more worried about my own mental health, but that's not because of the hours of resetting but because of how the game is treating me, haha. I honestly wish we would get some info of perfect fruits...but I am leaning more towards it probably coming to the game because of how much other "old" stuff is confirmed by now (gyroids, diving) and a lot of this old stuff wasn't in Pocket Camp while perfect fruits are, so they're not a NL-exclusive thing anymore. Hence me suspecting they will come. I honestly doubt Nintendo will care about trolling the resetters since they never intended the game to be a resetting-game, sooo...yeah. But maybe I'm too pessimistic. Honestly, the uncertainty is what's so bad. If I would know it would get added, I'd just ditch the island and not invest in it. If I knew it wouldn't come, I think I would keep the island.

If I get a second map…it will be because I purchased a new retail game copy and a new Nintendo Switch game console.

A map I would want would be having the two rivers conclude in the south. Right now, mine ends in the south and the east.

If I had the money, I would definitely do that, too! And of course also pick a different map. But as much as I love AC, it's not worth the hundreds of Euro to me. I'd have to save a year or so to afford that and there's better and more necessary things I require out there, sadly.

 

[Splinter]

It's like you're looking for excuses to reset rather than reasons not to reset. Maybe it's just your way of enjoying the game.

 

[marieheiwa]

:c can i help at all? like if i came to your town and replanted peaches where your cherry trees used to be?

 

[angiepie]

I’ve wanted to reset for an airport not so close to my residential services area but I put way too much work and way too much time to start over again. I’d lose all motivation

 

[Sheba]

It's like you're looking for excuses to reset rather than reasons not to reset. Maybe it's just your way of enjoying the game.

Nah, actually feels like the other way round. Like, I had the urge to reset around...twenty times in the last three hours and I'm desperately trying to stop myself from doing it.

:c can i help at all? like if i came to your town and replanted peaches where your cherry trees used to be?

Awww that's so nice of you! I wish I could actually take that offer right now but I can't because I'm on day 1 and so, the airport is still closed and I'm soooo limited in everything I'm doing.

 

[Fey]

But this weird, conflicted feeling is not going to go away, no matter what I do.

That’s just an assumption. It might be true, but you can’t know for sure. I used to think that way a lot—that things couldn’t be ok if I didn’t do X, or if I kept doing X. Sometimes you need to take a chance and see if you can prove your own assumptions wrong. With OCD, I’ve found that there’s no better feeling than finding out you were wrong haha

I haven’t read every single post, so I might’ve missed something. Sorry if you’ve already explained these questions somewhere!

How do you feel about cherries in general? Like, in real life or in the game. If there were no peaches in NH, would cherries rank first, last, or in between as far as preferences go? Is there maybe a way you could turn cherries into the new ideal? This happened to me with my (initially despised!) green airport.

As far as perfect fruit goes: aside from not knowing if they’ll ever be included, we also don’t know how they’d look if they do get added. The basic fruit has already undergone significant changes from NL (apples being almost solid red instead of red/yellow for example), so there’s the possibility of perfect fruit versions being very different this time around. What I’m saying is that perfect peaches might not be your favorite, while perfect cherries (or oranges, pears etc.) are! If you look at it that way, there’s a risk whichever fruit you go with. Maybe that’s not the most comforting thought, but it is realistic and might help.

All in all, I think we can only grow from steering against perfectionism once in a while. I’ve found that there’s a calm, content feeling that comes from accepting small flaws, as well a a sense of pride and accomplishment. It’s not easy to get to that point, but the realization that the definition of perfection is very personal and adaptable has helped me a lot. Sometimes, small flaws add rather than detract. Sometimes perfection is more about your feelings toward something than just the simple, hard facts about it. The way you describe your Island now, the map, the river, how you go about your day while playing—that sounds perfect to me.

 

[Sheba]

I’ve wanted to reset for an airport not so close to my residential services area but I put way too much work and way too much time to start over again. I’d lose all motivation

If you would lose your motivation over resetting more than your current RS/airport placement frustrates you and makes you wanna stop working on this island, then you're doing the right thing not resetting. It's about choosing the lesser of two evils.

 

[RiceBunny]

Sheba, it’s a lovely island. Don’t let the fruit thing get you, specially since you said cherries are second to peaches. Try your best not to think about that one flaw(honestly, cherries are great and at least it’s not oranges or pears), and enjoy the rest that is perfect. It truly is a very pretty island

 

[Sheba]

That’s just an assumption. It might be true, but you can’t know for sure. I used to think that way a lot—that things couldn’t be ok if I didn’t do X, or if I kept doing X. Sometimes you need to take a chance and see if you can prove your own assumptions wrong. With OCD, I’ve found that there’s no better feeling than finding out you were wrong haha

I haven’t read every single post, so I might’ve missed something. Sorry if you’ve already explained these questions somewhere!

How do you feel about cherries in general? Like, in real life or in the game. If there were no peaches in NH, would cherries rank first, last, or in between as far as preferences go? Is there maybe a way you could come to see cherries into the new ideal? This happened to me with my (initially despised!) green airport.

As far as perfect fruit goes: aside from not knowing if they’ll ever be included, we also don’t know how they’d look if they do get added. The basic fruit has already undergone significant changes from NL (apples being almost solid red instead of red/yellow for example), so there’s the possibility of perfect fruit versions being very different this time around. What I’m saying is that perfect peaches might not be your favorite, while perfect cherries (or oranges, pears etc.) are! If you look at it that way, there’s a risk whichever fruit you go with. Maybe that’s not the most comforting thought, but it is realistic and might help.

All in all, I think we can only grow from steering against perfectionism once in a while. I’ve found that there’s a calm, content feeling that comes from accepting small flaws, as well a a sense of pride and accomplishment. It’s not easy to get to that point, but the realization that the definition of perfection is very personal and adaptable has helped me a lot. Sometimes, small flaws add rather than detract. Sometimes perfection is more about your feelings toward something than just the simple, hard facts about it. The way you describe your Island now, the map, the river, the way you go about your day while playing—that sounds perfect to me.

I'm basing the assumption on my first island - I was bugged by the peninsula from the start, it kept getting worse and in the end, I could never really enjoy the island because of it, so I reset. So it's kind of...experience-based, if that makes sense, and not just me blindly guessing. Of course the peninsula is different from fruit, but with mystery island tours, passport and cherries in the shop, I will always be constantly reminded that peaches aren't my native fruit even without perfect fruits messing me up.

In real life, I like neither cherries nor peaches LMAO. If peaches weren't existing in NH, I would rank cherries and apples around the same for second place, though perfect cherries in Pocket Camp are hideous and perfect apples are gorgeous. I like how cherries look on the NH trees more than how apples look, but I find the coloring of the cherries very...bland while apples look more realistic. And you're right, perfect fruit might look different in the game! Though honestly, I always loved the perfect fruits that looked golden (pears and peaches - the normal pears are my least favourite fruit, though). And you're right, there is a risk with every fruit! Ugh I honestly hate, hate, hate how games are handled these days, with me not basically getting everything upon buying but instead things getting added or nerfed and uggggh I know I'm an old woman and don't wanna be like "Oh, in my days blablabla, young whippersnappers today blablabla everything was better in the old days..." but yeah, that's how I feel about games these days.

Don't get me wrong, this new map has small flaws (hidden beach not centered, pansies as sister flower and I don't know what my sister fruit is yet, small beach rocks) and I can live with those! Those are acceptable flaws, so it's not like everything is 100% perfect except for fruits and I would like the challenge of trying to work around those small, but acceptable flaws. Those are fine. But fruit is just...a big thing. A really, really big thing. I dunno. I have honestly zero idea what I should do and I hate it because stuff like that actually costs me sleep because I stress about it. Like, not the cherries in specific but having to make a decision. I suck really, really badly at decision-making.

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Sheba, it’s a lovely island. Don’t let the fruit thing get you, specially since you said cherries are second to peaches. Try your best not to think about that one flaw(honestly, cherries are great and at least it’s not oranges or pears), and enjoy the rest that is perfect. It truly is a very pretty island

Haha honestly if it would have been oranges or pears I wouldn't even have waited to see the airport color and just closed the game during the flying-in screen. Oranges and pears are horrid (no offense to fans of them, it's all subjective and it's great that every fruit has its fans!). And yeah, cherries are second to peaches but it's more like... peaches are the only really awesome fruit and the rest is trash and I just order the trash in the order of least-horrible-but-still-not-peaches to omg-terrible lol.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna reset yet. I will definitely at least play until day 3 when I get a ladder. Maybe - who knows - peaches will be my sister fruit, though that would be a lot of luck. But if they are I could grind Nook Mile Tickets and replace all cherry trees with actually grown peach trees and take a look around then and see if it feels better. As growing trees takes so long, I dunno if my resetting urges would wait for three days haha. But honestly, thanks for your post, I actually really deeply appreciate everyone right now who kicks my butt and flat-out tells me to not reset because it would be dumb because that's exactly what I need to get into my brain.

 

[Fey]

What if you made hating cherries part of your experience? Like, accept that you hate them. Be angry. Be upset at Tom Nook, because you specified peaches when you booked your Getaway Trip!

Unlike the peninsula which was a geographical feature actively (and constantly) in the way of your design plans, the cherries are only noticeable in the background of things. Roll your eyes at them on your passport. Shake your fist at the Nook’s when they offer them to you in the store. Basically, make a big deal out of it until it becomes fun. Don’t accept the fruit. Declare war on it! I will custom-make a NO CHERRIES sign for you if you’d like like haha

Sorry if this isn’t helpful. I sometimes find that a bit of rebellion can be very motivating. Anything to snap out of feeling disappointed and resigned.

 

[AzurasStar]

Hi there! I was browsing the forum last night when I came across this. I had really bad insomnia so I went ahead and read the whole thing. Your post really resonated with me and when I woke up I felt compelled to make an account and write to you. I can totally understand the obsessive compulsion to get that perfect map.

I myself went through it somewhat recently. I spent days resetting, looking for one particular map with a fairly extensive list of things I wanted as well. Peaches and lilies, blue airport, big rock, big dock... the list goes on. I brought myself to frustrated tears looking for that map. I found one that was similar, but off. I tried it for the evening and it felt bad... my husband urged me to sleep on it, and the next morning I realized I could not have that map. And, immediately after waking up, I deleted my data and set out again. In a very similar story to yours, I only reset a few times and saw it... the one! It had only some of my most wanted features, but I knew I would never be able to roll better.

I flew in and had it way worse than you. The dreaded oranges... my least favourite. But hey! A blue airport! I walked around praying my flowers weren't cosmos, and saw lilies in those hills. And just like you I could finally picture where everything could go, finally free. Sadly my map is not without flaws. I hate the secret beach in the middle. There's boulders that leave 1 tile between them and the ocean, and there's TWO of them. And of course oranges on the passport suck. But you know what? Playing the game has been amazing. I finally feel free and able to enjoy myself.

I wish we could just make our own island, but sadly Nintendo really likes rng. It sucks, believe me I know. I was like that with the GameCube game as a child. Like that again in New Leaf as an adult. Resetting for hours chasing the perfect rng roll that never comes.

In my honest opinion... I think it would be a massive mistake for you to reset. If rolling 99.9% perfect isn't enough for you, I'm afraid nothing will ever be. You have stumbled upon a literally one in a million map! Those beaches are huge! That dock is long! Resetting because you got everything absolutely perfect, but got your second favorite fruit... well I don't know what to tell you. It is quite literally impossible to rng everything 100% perfect. Rng is at the core of every single aspect of this game. You need to ask yourself if you can live with that. If not, maybe the game isn't right for you.

And that would be a shame. Its a beautiful game with years of content to come! This is a wonderful community that I would be so happy for you to be a part of! I think that would be better for you than an endless battle with rng.

I strongly suggest you start playing with this map that feels so great. Please don't reset! You're missing out on so much chasing perfect that you're highly unlikely to get.

I wish you all the best! You seem like a really nice person, someone I can relate to. I really hope to see you around here, playing and trading and enjoying your time

 

[Sheba]

What if you made hating cherries part of your experience? Like, accept that you hate them. Be angry. Be upset at Tom Nook, because you specified peaches when you booked your Getaway Trip!

Unlike the peninsula which was a geographical feature actively (and constantly) in the way of your design plans, the cherries are only noticeable in the background of things. Roll your eyes at them on your passport. Shake your fist at the Nook’s when they offer them to you in the store. Basically, make a big deal out of it until it becomes fun. Don’t accept the fruit. Declare war on it! I will custom-make a NO CHERRIES sign for you if you’d like like haha

Sorry if this isn’t helpful. I sometimes find that a bit of rebellion can be very motivating. Anything to snap out of feeling disappointed and resigned.

Hahhahahaha honestly while I have doubts that it would work for me, I absolute LOVE the idea of it. Like, I'm imagining glaring daggers at Tom Nook whenever he isn't looking, also because he actually made everyone drink cherry juice on the first evening and cherry juice is really disgusting lmao.
Honestly, at this point, I can say for pretty sure I WOULD keep the island if I would know that perfect fruits would never get added. Like, I'd just replace everything with peaches and try to forget about cherries and hope that mystery island tours wouldn't mess me up too much (they still might). But I love the idea of golden peaches on my island so much. I put them everywhere in NL and yeah...that was huge for me.

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Hi there! I was browsing the forum last night when I came across this. I had really bad insomnia so I went ahead and read the whole thing. Your post really resonated with me and when I woke up I felt compelled to make an account and write to you. I can totally understand the obsessive compulsion to get that perfect map.

I myself went through it somewhat recently. I spent days resetting, looking for one particular map with a fairly extensive list of things I wanted as well. Peaches and lilies, blue airport, big rock, big dock... the list goes on. I brought myself to frustrated tears looking for that map. I found one that was similar, but off. I tried it for the evening and it felt bad... my husband urged me to sleep on it, and the next morning I realized I could not have that map. And, immediately after waking up, I deleted my data and set out again. In a very similar story to yours, I only reset a few times and saw it... the one! It had only some of my most wanted features, but I knew I would never be able to roll better.

I flew in and had it way worse than you. The dreaded oranges... my least favourite. But hey! A blue airport! I walked around praying my flowers weren't cosmos, and saw lilies in those hills. And just like you I could finally picture where everything could go, finally free. Sadly my map is not without flaws. I hate the secret beach in the middle. There's boulders that leave 1 tile between them and the ocean, and there's TWO of them. And of course oranges on the passport suck. But you know what? Playing the game has been amazing. I finally feel free and able to enjoy myself.

I wish we could just make our own island, but sadly Nintendo really likes rng. It sucks, believe me I know. I was like that with the GameCube game as a child. Like that again in New Leaf as an adult. Resetting for hours chasing the perfect rng roll that never comes.

In my honest opinion... I think it would be a massive mistake for you to reset. If rolling 99.9% perfect isn't enough for you, I'm afraid nothing will ever be. You have stumbled upon a literally one in a million map! Those beaches are huge! That dock is long! Resetting because you got everything absolutely perfect, but got your second favorite fruit... well I don't know what to tell you. It is quite literally impossible to rng everything 100% perfect. Rng is at the core of every single aspect of this game. You need to ask yourself if you can live with that. If not, maybe the game isn't right for you.

And that would be a shame. Its a beautiful game with years of content to come! This is a wonderful community that I would be so happy for you to be a part of! I think that would be better for you than an endless battle with rng.

I strongly suggest you start playing with this map that feels so great. Please don't reset! You're missing out on so much chasing perfect that you're highly unlikely to get.

I wish you all the best! You seem like a really nice person, someone I can relate to. I really hope to see you around here, playing and trading and enjoying your time

OMG HI!

I can't believe someone made an account because of this thread; I feel really honored by that and it's wonderful that this resonated so much with someone else (but also sad because I don't want anyone to go through the same mess I am going through lol).

And that you also found that almost-perfect map! It's like a blessing of RNG on the map selection screen and then you fly in and you don't dare to breathe and --yeah, wow, oranges would have been a dealbreaker to me, not gonna lie. I would have immediately closed the game upon seeing them.

How have you been able to accept the oranges so well, though? Like, my cherries are like some slight feeling of nausea in my stomach every time I think about them. Don't even have to see them; it's like every step I take on the island reminds me of "This is almost perfect but only almost". I dunno how to get over it yet. I hope seeing more of the island once I have ladder and pole and can explore the east beach will help, but who knows. I don't feel free...I feel mostly frustrated because it's-so-close. I think the fact that I know that theoretically, it's possible to get that perfect map, is honestly breaking me. I've had all those maps with peaches, I know peaches are not a figment of my imagination. I've seen all the pieces of the puzzle on several maps, just not all in the same map yet, but the knowledge that theoretically, it's possible if I keep looking but impossible if I settle and stop trying, urges me to reset.

I know it would be absolutely dumb to reset. It absolutely would be, especially since I know that I'm not likely to find that perfect island before giving up on the game alltogether. But settling on this island feels also really bad. I'm not enjoying it. It feels like defeat. Because it is otherwise so perfect, it's like it's constantly teasing me with what I could have if I would keep looking and not give up and I dunno what to do about that feeling. Whatever you have done to come to love your oranges, I have not found that inner peace and happiness yet.

But again, thank you so much for replying! I have no idea what the outcome will be, as my decision changes by the minute and the option of "dropping the game for good because this is just so frustrating" is also very much on the table. Not gonna lie - this situation right now IS actually stressing me; something resetting never did and it's not like taking a break will help me because as long as I still haven't resolved the issue, it'll continue to be on my mind and stress me. And I hate that; I don't like to be stressed by hobbies.