Island Feedback and Showcase Thread

[bestfriendsally]

I think that is a good idea. Blanche’s house is so pretty and it will look perfect among the bamboo.

And I looked up what bubbles’ house looks like and I think it will go really well in that spot. The red of the door matches the red of the apples and mushroom platform.

 

[Serabee]

So... yah. I've got this third tier cliff in the very back of my island and I haven't been able to do much with it. So far it's been an empty cliff, a Japanese bath area (which doesn't even kind of go with my island), a Santa's sleigh landing area, and a Mario flag area. Awhile ago I saw a pic someone had (IDR where) of a "meteor crash"- using a moon and some scattered star fragments- and I decided to give it a shot. I've got the basic area done up, here's what I have so far-

It's... missing something. Maybe a lot of somethings, lol. I'm still not 100% sure if I'm gonna keep it as a crash site, but I'm wondering what you all think? Does the meteor idea make sense? Is it clear (or is it just like "WTH is a moon doing there)? What might make it look better?

I should also mention this area is just above Octavian's house, which I feel like kind of goes with the idea (since Nintendo likes to tease him being an alien) and, if you look closely, you'll see suckerprints heading away from the lunar... lander... thingy

OH! And the dig spot isn't part of it- a fossil just randomized there today, lol

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Could you potentially find a custom pattern to make an impact effect around the crater? Curving the outer crater might also look nice, though I am not the best and picturing that stuff.

btw I love the idea and it looks both pretty and interesting! And I learned something today - I was wondering why on earth octavian’s house was space themed inside! Turns out the answer was not on earth... (I apologize - I’m so lame...) but I love having an answer on that!

would love to see how it turns out (regardless of whether you take my attempts at ideas.)

Good luck!

 

[Serabee]

Could you potentially find a custom pattern to make an impact effect around the crater? Curving the outer crater might also look nice, though I am not the best and picturing that stuff.

btw I love the idea and it looks both pretty and interesting! And I learned something today - I was wondering why on earth octavian’s house was space themed inside! Turns out the answer was not on earth... (I apologize - I’m so lame...) but I love having an answer on that!

would love to see how it turns out (regardless of whether you take my attempts at ideas.)

Good luck!

I tried curving it, but I wasn't able to without making the space bigger... which would take up way too much of the cliff, lol. But I'll try and find some custom patterns! These days I definitely have more space available for them, lol.

And, yah, Octavian apparently has often has a space themed house and then this is his PC description-

Spoiler: Octavian Pocket Camp

There's a theory that aliens have walked among us since the dawn of time. What does that have to do with Octavian? Nothing... or everything...?

So, yah, there's that, lol. (and your lame joke did make me chuckle). I'm still confused why he has a lovely Japanese exterior... and then a space interior. Pick a theme, Nintendo!

I'm also now thinking maybe I should put some constructions cones around to "warn" people walking about the big hole... ANd I'm definitely gonna cut down on fencing somewhere, just not sure where, lol

 

[Insulaire]

You could have some crafted campfires burning to represent smoldering debris near the crash site!

 

[Serabee]

You could have some crafted campfires burning to represent smoldering debris near the crash site!

Ooh, I'll try that!

And I couldn't find any burn mark custom designs (I may try and make one myself, when I'm less tired, but I'm not the best, lol) BUT I did throw some dirt paths around it, which seems to look pretty good. I'll get a better feel for it once I see it in the day of course, lol. But it could be an option!

 

[Bobbo]

How about scattering some iron ore around as debris?

 

[Khaelis]

Perhaps giving my critique of what you currently have might help:

1. Too small and too square -- a meteor leaves a BIG impact. Widen the area to be much larger, and more circular, if possible.
2. The star fragments seem out of place -- try using iron ore, perhaps (as someone previously suggested).
3. Perhaps look for an alternative object to use in place of the moon -- the moon honestly is out of place, right now its just an oddly placed moon in a hole to me.

 

[Jinglefruit]

I made a hybrid meteor crater / fossil dig site for the front of my museum. Used the Asteroid item (multiple actually, like how they break up upon entry to Earth atmosphere), with the autumn leaf fire (sans marshmallows) behind it so the asteroids look like they're smoking. Also lots of the DIY rocks surrounding the area.
I've sort of gone overboard with the size and number of fossils though so it takes up a lot more space. And I used the dirt path everywhere to remove the grass.

 

[Miss Misty]

I agree the Asteroid and iron ores might look better than the moon and star fragments. They're too glowy.

 

[Pyoopi]

I agree that having small skid/impact marks will help create the visual. I remember seeing a custom design of craters and I found it!

 

[psiJordan]

This is such a cool idea!
The design above looks great with nova lights, maybe there’s one that kinda looks like scattered stardust?

 

[bestfriendsally]

i kinda want to rip down all my cliffs... something's bugging me but i don't why or what....

i do know that it's gonna take a lot of time to move everything, though.....

i'll put screenshots later...



i...am... not... going to restart, though... not again... not after all this time...

 

[skarmoury]

Just wanna say that I’m really proud of the progress in my island the past week! Finally faced the southern part, which is imo the most tedious place to fix on my island because of the city skyline. But it’s finally complete! In order, here is my ramen/takoyaki truck, mini-market street, and view to the city skyline! I’m suuuper proud of these areas

Here’s what my city skyline looks at a different angle!

I haven’t updated my dream address yet because the lower right side of my island is still a bit of mess, but hopefully by next week my island will be all set!

 

[Sheep Villager]

I would like some Feedback for my Island. The right side is not ready yet. I want to place a house there and make a Tunnel. But the rest is at least finished. I would especially like some tips for decoration.

My dream adress: DA-0677-4219-4250

Hello! I took the time to visit your island since it seems no-one else has yet. Here are some quick points I marked down.
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• You seem to like decorating with flowers more than furniture items. While there is obviously nothing wrong with this it does feel a tad repetitive, especially since it makes areas feel very open and more on the empty side.
• The terracotta paths are a tiny bit messy looking. You seem to be going for a broken down abandoned path feel. I feel it could benefit from more blending during the part where the path breaks and where it's still in tact. It feels very abrupt as it is. Definitely some good potential there though!
• Some decorating advice since you especially asked for it. I assume you're aiming for a natural feel? To spice things up you could use a lot of the more natural looking furniture. Log benches, barrels, mush items, decoy ducks, leaf piles. You already have some of those vibes at your airport entrance. You have plenty of good foundations set for decorating with how you've divided areas with fencing.

Here are some decoration ideas I thought of that could work with your theme:​

• Little camp sites. The kid's tent items would look great for this. Lanterns and log chairs could also look cute with this.
• Stone henge. Perfect for making some abandoned ruins. There are plenty of stone based items you could scatter nearby.
• Little sitting areas. Sometimes adding even just a few benches here and there does wonders.
• Fairy rings. These are very low effort to make but look good. Just gather mushrooms during fall and make circles by dropping them around. There are also plenty of mushroom related custom designs you could find if you don't want to use actual mushrooms.
• Honestly just try things out! It can be intimidating to start placing down furniture but nothing has to be permanent. Take a good look at your item catalogue and DIY list and pick stuff out that could work with your theme. Worst case scenario? You lose a few bells or resources. Whenever I have issues with deciding what to do with an area I head to Harv's island and just place down random items next to each other to see what could work and look good.

I also took a very quick peek at your right side and it's looking great so far! I love the hill you've made and the little quarry sort of thing you have on one of your beach rocks is very creative.

I hope this feedback is what you're looking for. You didn't really list a theme so I tried my best to match what you had going on. Overall I guess my advice is to refine your theme more by finding matching furniture that complements what you already have going on. Bring more of the energy that small quarry on your beach has over to your main island. Just little things that look good together.​

 

[Airysuit]

Hey! I would like some feedback for my island, especially most of the beach and rock areas are still emptu and I'm not sure what to do with it lol

 

[bestfriendsally]

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i kinda want to rip down all my cliffs... something's bugging me but i don't why or what.... it's so pretty the way it is

i do know that it's gonna take a lot of time to move everything, though.....

i...am... not... going to restart, though... not again... not after all this time...

 

[Moritz]

Hey! I would like some feedback for my island, especially most of the beach and rock areas are still emptu and I'm not sure what to do with it lol

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I'm awful at beaches and a firm believer that they are impossible to make nice
However you have a lot of palm trees before your pyramid. They look nice but once you hit the pyramid they cause scaling issues with it.
I would try to phase down before hitting it so that it maintains the grandeur it should have.

Other than that I think your beaches are fine!
They look like fun beach areas you would see in the real world

 

[bestfriendsally]

i think i've decided that i might want part of my island to have elements of cardcaptors.. but i don't know how to do that with the cliffs there...
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...
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

 

[bestfriendsally]

There’s also the option of two south river mouths if you’re ok with changing it a bit. I made another map edit with the map starter option. Thats the closest one I found with your residential services placement.

besides the river, what do you think of the rest of the layout? ^^ it's got inspo from the videos i linked in my original post :3

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