Guess I should post my new map...
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I chose this layout specifically for the location of residential services! It's pretty centered, and there's a real nice amount of space between it and the beach. Not too much, not too little! I want to separate it from the rest of that section with a river so having that space was pretty important. I also wanted a river outlet on the left so my layout options ended up being really limited! There's like, 3 layouts with a left river and high RS, and in one of them RS was a little too high, so I was left with just two. And boy, did they take forever to show up! Jan 1st was almost over by the time I got this layout...
My favourite thing about this layout is how rocky the right side of the beach is! It's going to be super fun to decorate it, whenever it is that I'll be decorating the beaches. I also got the biggest peninsula, another sweet bonus for me!
I want terraforming already! But I'm not going to rush, not like I can with a self-ban on TTing anyway.
Also, do most of the short hairstyles in NH suck or am I just too picky? Where are my favourites Mr. "Fresh" and Mr. "I'll Settle Down"? Miss "I'm A Role Model" too! This bob is too long to be her... It really does hit different.
I've read somewhere that the secret beach's location is only possible in the acres A4, A5 and A6, if there's a left river outlet like yours. However, your secret beach's placement is in acre A3 - that must be a super rare condition, or maybe an "error" that occurred when the map was generated.
I guess you got really lucky!