Island Feedback and Showcase Thread

[Moritz]

i think i've decided that i might want part of my island... if not all of my island, to have elements of cardcaptors..

but i don't know how to do that with the cliffs there... i want to rip them down, but that'll take a lot of time & effort
i also know that i might want to move my house somewhere...


i think i'll have to watch the episodes again to get better of the ideas... *which i am*
shopping district
sakura's house
*i mean the nice placement it has :3 * i'll not be changing my interier of my house, though :>
penguin park
tomoyo's house
syaoran's apartment

https://newtrialsfanprojects.weebly.com/backgrounds.html

the museum might stay where it is, though :>

https://ccsscenery.tumblr.com/episodelist


i guess it would be called cardcaptors city/cottagecore...
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my DA: View attachment 372102 if you would like to see my island at all to give me advice on it :3

I dont know anything about cardcaptors so I can't comment on that but I do have some general feedback.

Your island is very barren which is fine since you're not done. But to make navigation easier, as well as knowing the size of areas to work with, I really feel you need paths put down.

You have areas such as the bridge to the orchard that hit sudden stops on items or trees. I would try to make sure pathways are unobstructed.

You have areas such as by the airport (to a less extent) and in the North with the bamboo where you have cut off both vision and access by clumping together trees and stuff, then putting bushes between them so you can't walk to the other side. It feels a bit claustrophobic in those parts.

Behind marinas house you have a ramp going up to a tiny area with nothing going on. Not quite sure what that's about.

Then lastly in the spa, bathhouse area, the women's side has showers but the men's doesn't. I would make both sides even as it looks a little off.

Overall I like how your island has been progressing and I see some great ideas forming such as your pond picnic area.

I do strongly recommend placing paths though as it will really help you with knowing the size of areas you're working with and where to place areas as to make navigation easier.

(Also biff is completely adorable, I want him on my island now)

 

[Moritz]

I absolutely love islands where people design it around themselves and their own passions
It gets so tiring seeing cottagecore over and over again.

If these are things you are passionate about and feel a connection to, I think you should absolutely do it.

You'll have lots of fun along the way and have an island that is personal to you.

Edit: this is for @The friendcode exchanger
Their thread got merged into this one

 

[bestfriendsally]

I dont know anything about cardcaptors so I can't comment on that but I do have some general feedback.

Your island is very barren which is fine since you're not done. But to make navigation easier, as well as knowing the size of areas to work with, I really feel you need paths put down.

You have areas such as the bridge to the orchard that hit sudden stops on items or trees. I would try to make sure pathways are unobstructed.

You have areas such as by the airport (to a less extent) and in the North with the bamboo where you have cut off both vision and access by clumping together trees and stuff, then putting bushes between them so you can't walk to the other side. It feels a bit claustrophobic in those parts.

Behind marinas house you have a ramp going up to a tiny area with nothing going on. Not quite sure what that's about.

Then lastly in the spa, bathhouse area, the women's side has showers but the men's doesn't. I would make both sides even as it looks a little off.

Overall I like how your island has been progressing and I see some great ideas forming such as your pond picnic area.

I do strongly recommend placing paths though as it will really help you with knowing the size of areas you're working with and where to place areas as to make navigation easier.

(Also biff is completely adorable, I want him on my island now)

yeah, i'm not done making showers for that side yet :> i'm waiting for my pink cosmos buds to finish regrowing before i can make more :>

& marina's area is a library veranda :3







i recommend seeing cardcaptors either in english or japanese, on gogoanimetv.to :3 it's a really good anime :3


& yeah, biff is adorable ^^ i was going to swap him out for rudy once i get his photo :3

 

[Moritz]

i was going to swap him out for rudy once i get his photo :3

Rudy is also adorable
Great choice in your jocks!

 

[bestfriendsally]

Rudy is also adorable
Great choice in your jocks!

yeah ^^
i have his amiibo card :3

 

[Dunquixote]

I think maybe mixing the bamboo with some of the different garden rocks would look good (perhaps some of the bonsai mixed in too), and give it more of a natural onsen feel. The bamboo fence and zen fence also would fit well imo. (Though I have not seen one piece so cannot help with that I have seen and been to several onsen!) [edit- I don’t meant to sound snotty, just meant to say I am kind of clueless but hopefully not so clueless as to make my advice totally pointless]

as for your river area, I think it looks just fine! I always hate having to narrow my river too much just to accommodate my designs (but have done it several times). If the river is narrow there the trees really hide it, and you kept the river looking natural and not too squared off! It even might be a bonus to have a little hidden narrow spot that lets you hop across the river as a short cut

sorry I can’t be more helpful, maybe I should finally watch one piece! But I can’t wait to see how your area (and island) develops!

don’t worry! Any tips or advice is appreciated. I will see if i have enough room to try that once i get some of the items set up and like what i have. I want to actually make it more than this is based on that and instead have it be a looser interpretation to make it more unique and interesting looking.

 

[BigBadButterfree]

I don't usually post things like this, and I don't really need help with anything, but I kinda wanted to post my DA just if anyone wanted to visit and let me know what they think.

DA-8810-4650-7018

Actually, there is one part I wanna change, on the west side of the island I made a sort of recital hall by Miranda's house, I'm thinking of changing it. Not sure to what though.

Also, if anyone's wondering what I'm most proud of, it's part of my house. My left room is a garage that's hella cute, and my upstairs is a fancy dining area.

Again, just kinda looking for thoughts lol

 

[Bluelady]

i think i've decided that i might want part of my island... if not all of my island, to have elements of cardcaptors..

but i don't know how to do that with the cliffs there... i want to rip them down, but that'll take a lot of time & effort
i also know that i might want to move my house somewhere...


i think i'll have to watch the episodes again to get better of the ideas... *which i am*
shopping district
sakura's house
*i mean the nice placement it has :3 * i'll not be changing my interier of my house, though :>
penguin park
tomoyo's house
syaoran's apartment

https://newtrialsfanprojects.weebly.com/backgrounds.html

the museum might stay where it is, though :>

https://ccsscenery.tumblr.com/episodelist


i guess it would be called cardcaptors city/cottagecore...

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i think i'll make a da of how my island is now, so that you can see :3

My apologies for not replying earlier. These last couple of days my headspace has been full and I've been struggling to find suggestions to give to you.

I checked out your DA. Unfortunately, my computer is having trouble uploading pictures, so I'll try my best to describe what I'm talking about. Moritz already commented about paths so I won't talk about that.


The Park
It's very cute! Good job! The only suggestion that I have for that area is to plant a few trees. Idk about you, but to me, a park without trees feels incomplete. Some spots that I think would look nice with a tree is the space between the 2 bushes and water fountain; and some planted alongside both garden lanterns.

The Third Layer Cliffs
I like what you've done with the bathhouse area thus far. It would be a shame to destroy it. The stargazing area is nice as well. Overall, I would say that these areas look fine to me.

Recreating the Shopping District and Villager House Placement
You already have Nooks Cranny and Ables Sisters connected by a path and a staircase, so that's neat. Depending on how you use that space, you can turn that area into a two level district. Especially if you use some simple panels and/or stalls with those window qr codes or uses the dollhouses. Oh, maybe throw in a couple marketplace decorations.

However, I can already see some problems with this area. Some of the villagers that you intend to use as "landmarks" are too far away from each other. For example, Blanche lives next to the hot spring area which is on the other side of the map from your shops. Depending on how close you want to get to your references, will this distance be an issue for you?

Actually, now that I think about it, you didn't say if you were going to decorate the exterior of your villagers' houses as their assigned theme. So I may be getting too far ahead of myself.

In any case, I think that the small space to the left of the star gazing ramp will be a good area for a small shop. Here are some QR codes and links that I found.

Spoiler

Bookstore cafe- This one is bit too big for the area that I was talking about, but it reminded me of you for some reason. If you scroll down a bit, the user mentions the QR codes and items that they used. There's even a speed build video.

Shelf with stuffed animals- If you decide to make a toy store.

Potential location for Rudy's house
If Rudy is supposed to represent the art gallery, then perhaps you can put his house in front or near the museum. Unless you've already reserved that area for another project, I think that it would be an ideal spot for an art program because of how empty that spot currently is.

 

[Bilaz]

I can't decide if I hate this or not

 

[bestfriendsally]

My apologies for not replying earlier. These last couple of days my headspace has been full and I've been struggling to find suggestions to give to you.

I checked out your DA. Unfortunately, my computer is having trouble uploading pictures, so I'll try my best to describe what I'm talking about. Moritz already commented about paths so I won't talk about that.


The Park
It's very cute! Good job! The only suggestion that I have for that area is to plant a few trees. Idk about you, but to me, a park without trees feels incomplete. Some spots that I think would look nice with a tree is the space between the 2 bushes and water fountain; and some planted alongside both garden lanterns.

The Third Layer Cliffs
I like what you've done with the bathhouse area thus far. It would be a shame to destroy it. The stargazing area is nice as well. Overall, I would say that these areas look fine to me.

Recreating the Shopping District and Villager House Placement
You already have Nooks Cranny and Ables Sisters connected by a path and a staircase, so that's neat. Depending on how you use that space, you can turn that area into a two level district. Especially if you use some simple panels and/or stalls with those window qr codes or uses the dollhouses. Oh, maybe throw in a couple marketplace decorations.

However, I can already see some problems with this area. Some of the villagers that you intend to use as "landmarks" are too far away from each other. For example, Blanche lives next to the hot spring area which is on the other side of the map from your shops. Depending on how close you want to get to your references, will this distance be an issue for you?

Actually, now that I think about it, you didn't say if you were going to decorate the exterior of your villagers' houses as their assigned theme. So I may be getting too far ahead of myself.

In any case, I think that the small space to the left of the star gazing ramp will be a good area for a small shop. Here are some QR codes and links that I found.

Spoiler

Bookstore cafe- This one is bit too big for the area that I was talking about, but it reminded me of you for some reason. If you scroll down a bit, the user mentions the QR codes and items that they used. There's even a speed build video.

Shelf with stuffed animals- If you decide to make a toy store.

Potential location for Rudy's house
If Rudy is supposed to represent the art gallery, then perhaps you can put his house in front or near the museum. Unless you've already reserved that area for another project, I think that it would be an ideal spot for an art program because of how empty that spot currently is.

i do have a couple of marketplace decorations that i got in a trade, actually :>

yeah, i did want to decorate the exterior of their houses as their assigned theme...
i was planning to use the cinnamonroll items to make the outside of her house into the piyo cake shop... or in this case, it would be the cinnamonroll piyo cake shop cafe... :>

but i could try to move it closer somehow :> & have lobo live there? since he wants to be a forest ranger...



& yeah, i really was planning on putting rudy's house near the musuem :> since he wants to be a artist & the art gallery is round the back of the musuem :>

what could i do for pashmina, though? since i remember that i didn't put her on the goals list cause i didn't know what to do... :< she wants to be a pro-golfer


hmm... & maybe i could move the orchard somewhere & have marshal's big house there?....

that spot near the stargazing ramp has a pond near it...


oh! side thought, what part of the beach do you think would look best for that shrine that the erase card took over? i was thinking of using this with the candle that i have... zen stone
i think i have a candle, i'll have to check...

edit at 3:41 pm: it seems i don't have a candle in my storage...

 

[Sheep Villager]

I can't decide if I hate this or not

I personally think it looks good!​

 

[bestfriendsally]

My apologies for not replying earlier. These last couple of days my headspace has been full and I've been struggling to find suggestions to give to you.

I checked out your DA. Unfortunately, my computer is having trouble uploading pictures, so I'll try my best to describe what I'm talking about. Moritz already commented about paths so I won't talk about that.


The Park
It's very cute! Good job! The only suggestion that I have for that area is to plant a few trees. Idk about you, but to me, a park without trees feels incomplete. Some spots that I think would look nice with a tree is the space between the 2 bushes and water fountain; and some planted alongside both garden lanterns.

do you mean here?

or here?

:3


yeah, along side the lanturns would look rather nice :3


also, i replacced the lanturns with the blossom-viewing lanturns i just crafted :>

 

[_Donut_]

I can't decide if I hate this or not

I kinda like it, though. The only 2 things I might do if it were me, are (1) keep the 2 different path pattern but then use the light&brown dirt and (2) put some custom panels against the cliffs to create a wall, maybe stone or wood/bamboo pattern on them?

 

[Bluelady]

i do have a couple of marketplace decorations that i got in a trade, actually :>

yeah, i did want to decorate the exterior of their houses as their assigned theme...
i was planning to use the cinnamonroll items to make the outside of her house into the piyo cake shop... or in this case, it would be the cinnamonroll piyo cake shop cafe... :>

but i could try to move it closer somehow :> & have lobo live there? since he wants to be a forest ranger...



& yeah, i really was planning on putting rudy's house near the musuem :> since he wants to be a artist & the art gallery is round the back of the musuem :>

what could i do for pashmina, though? since i remember that i didn't put her on the goals list cause i didn't know what to do... :< she wants to be a pro-golfer


hmm... & maybe i could move the orchard somewhere & have marshal's big house there?....

that spot near the stargazing ramp has a pond near it...


oh! side thought, what part of the beach do you think would look best for that shrine that the erase card took over? i was thinking of using this with the candle that i have... zen stone
i think i have a candle, i'll have to check...

edit at 3:41 pm: it seems i don't have a candle in my storage...

Pashmina's goal is rather odd considering the interior of her house looking like a retro diner. Maybe she can do both, be a diner owner and a golfer?

As for the spot that I was talking about, let me see if my computer will cooperate this time...

Although it's quite small, perhaps you can use this area for somthing.

For Marshal, unless you're planning to dismantle the farming area that you have there, I would consider moving him elsewhere. One large open spot that I found is the right side of the Residents Service. What do you think?

For the shrine and candle, I like this area because it's big and has rocks, and caves have rocky walls. It's to left of the trees in the Cardcaptor hangout area that you planted.

do you mean here? View attachment 372778
or here? View attachment 372779 :3


yeah, along side the lanturns would look rather nice :3


also, i replacced the lanturns with the blossom-viewing lanturns i just crafted :> View attachment 372784

Yes! The second picture is what I meant.

 

[bestfriendsally]

Pashmina's goal is rather odd considering the interior of her house looking like a retro diner. Maybe she can do both, be a diner owner and a golfer?

As for the spot that I was talking about, let me see if my computer will cooperate this time...
View attachment 372819Although it's quite small, perhaps you can use this area for something.

For Marshal, unless you're planning to dismantle the farming area that you have there, I would consider moving him elsewhere. One large open spot that I found is the right side of the Residents Service. What do you think?
View attachment 372825

For the shrine and candle, I like this area because it's big and has rocks, and caves have rocky walls. It's to left of the trees in the Cardcaptor hangout area that you planted.
View attachment 372826



Yes! The second picture is what I meant.

yeah, maybe she could do both :3 & maybe i can move her house from the beach, where i had put mira's house, to be next to blanche's to be house spot, to make a outdoor diner :>


maybe i could make a sewing area that sable uses, sometimes, in that area :> *the first pic*


yeah, that spot looks pretty good for his house... i was gonna move the orchard, originally, maybe over there... but it's a good spot for marshal, actually, when i get him :3 *the 2nd pic*


& lastly, that rock is a good spot for it ^^ ... also, it's my duplicate!! (lol)




the spot in the 2nd pic IS a good spot, actually :>





i just had a thought... maybe i could move blanche's house to where julian's house is & have the cinnamonroll piyo cake cafe there, moving a few trees first, of course :> so it'll be next to the nook's cranny :>


as for jakey's bookstore-type exterier, i'll try to think of something/somewhere

 

[Barney]

If anyone's free to check out my island, any feedback would be much appreciated.

I play the game with my four year old son, so certain things aren't up for changing, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any suggestions for new areas we could work on, or ways to improve current ideas.

The dream code is below...

 

[Bhupathy]

As of now, my island is so empty scorpions spawn frequently. I need some advice regarding how to format my island into a 5-star resort.

I'd appreciate any and all comments.

 

[Shipper-Girl-27]

Well, I personally put pathing and objects literally everywhere so weeds doesn’t spond. Use plenty of fencing, and just have fun with it. Getting to 5 stars can take a while, I wouldn’t worry.
I personally gotten 5 stars on accident, I never checked my rating

 

[Bluelady]

If anyone's free to check out my island, any feedback would be much appreciated.

I play the game with my four year old son, so certain things aren't up for changing, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any suggestions for new areas we could work on, or ways to improve current ideas.

The dream code is below...

You're island is very nice! I could tell right away that you put many hours into it. The only suggests that I have are:

-In the carnival section by the beach, you could place a wooden deck qr code underneath the furniture so it'll look like a boardwalk.

-You make great use of paths and decorations....however, I found the wild flowers and weed scattered about to be too visually stimulating at times. I felt dizzy and claustrophobic at times. This could be a me problem, so I'll leave it to your discretion.

-In the large garden section with the fountain and flowers (I think they're tulips), perhaps you can use a different qr code for this area. That way it'll be distinguishable from the large rock path that you sometimes use.

As of now, my island is so empty scorpions spawn frequently. I need some advice regarding how to format my island into a 5-star resort.

I'd appreciate any and all comments.

The user above is correct. Unless you want to quickly spawn lilies of the valley, take your time and follow Isabelle's advice. For the longest time I was at 4 stars because I didn't know how to fill up my land. It wasn't until a few months ago when I actually started to see results. I decorated the large area behind my museum, camping site, and left the manequins and fences from an event that I hosted.

Oh, and don't leave more that 15 items lying on the ground. Your town rating drops a bit if you do that.

 

[bestfriendsally]

Pashmina's goal is rather odd considering the interior of her house looking like a retro diner. Maybe she can do both, be a diner owner and a golfer?

As for the spot that I was talking about, let me see if my computer will cooperate this time...
View attachment 372819Although it's quite small, perhaps you can use this area for somthing.

For Marshal, unless you're planning to dismantle the farming area that you have there, I would consider moving him elsewhere. One large open spot that I found is the right side of the Residents Service. What do you think?
View attachment 372825

For the shrine and candle, I like this area because it's big and has rocks, and caves have rocky walls. It's to left of the trees in the Cardcaptor hangout area that you planted.
View attachment 372826



Yes! The second picture is what I meant.

i was thinking... would it be weird to have both a cafe AND a diner, with blanche's house & pashmina's house?