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Can someone explain this to me?
- Thread starter Treasu(red)
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Nami
Senior Member
I never believed anyone who said they prevented it :/ lol but I do quite like the look of the dirt path in NL, compared to the past.. I might not even mind it if I get bored of my roads, could just go natural. Still, Patterns are a must to at least create said dirt paths to begin with, not risking a desert.
Roknar
Lost but Found
Patterns do not slow down grass wear or prevent it; they just keep people from walking 'willy-nilly,' if you will, all over your town. The purpose of pattern paths is to isolate grass wear, not prevent it. It was the same way in City Folk. Hope my answer helped you to understand!
Superpenguin
Penguins! <3
Half of the people I follow says that patterns prevent grass wear, but the other half says they don't. I believe that patterns don't prevent it. I mean when we were first told that patterns prevent grass wear, it was only a week into the release.
Tommytulip
Senior Member
I never thought they protected grass, but just gave you a clear place to walk in order to prevent wear.
Jinglefruit
The black-nosed Reindeer
I'm glad to finally see a natural dirt path seeing as this is what I wanted all along. Though it could just be someone trolling and they never had patterns in the first place? Are there other proven sources, seeing as LinandKo lifted up some tiles in one of their videos and it wasn't barren underneath.
I always thought patterns protecting grass was silly anyway. - seeing as if you cover grass up so it can't get light it dies.
I always thought patterns protecting grass was silly anyway. - seeing as if you cover grass up so it can't get light it dies.
littlepinksnail
Member
The natural dirt path looks nice compared to the kind in City Folk
And I prefer it to the neon pathways some people use in their game
And I prefer it to the neon pathways some people use in their game
Superpenguin
Penguins! <3
No.
Treasu(red)
Senior Member
Now that you mention it, I remember seeing this on LinandKo as well. It was Lin picking up fruit in her town next to a bunch of flowers and when she took up a tile it was green. (o_o) Hmmm. I guess we'll just have to see when the game comes out how fast it deteriorates and then how fast it regens with the help of rain and flowers. (-__-) I'm just peev'd that people were claiming things that they clearly didn't know. And even more upset I bought it. (-__'-) hmmmm.
Jinglefruit
The black-nosed Reindeer
Yeah, and they've stated they play daily doind the daily chores atleast, which with all the flowers should see them walk everywhere once a day.
I kind of feel like 6 months of gameplay should have got us an answer by now though. So maybe it is so improved upon CF that there are ways of playing where you won't notice it at all? Maybe Lin's beautiful ordinance plays a part?
MadamSpringy
Senior Member
Well Lin's town has a lot of flowers everywhere, and they help regrow the grass. So maybe because the flowers are next to her pattern paths, the grass underneath the patterns still look full and green because the flowers are helping regrow what is deteriorated when Lin walks over the paths? It's plausible, right? Looking at the image of that dirt path on tumblr, there are no bushes or flowers near the edges of the path. Maybe thats why they had such a clear-cut dirt path when they lifted up their patterns?
