Part of the charm of resetting for me is getting the perfect canvas for my island! For some reason I tend to assign themes to an Island as soon as I see its airport color and I find it hard to do a theme or color palette that does not match the airport color. While replaying Spyro the Dragon, it inspired me to focus not only on the seasons, but also the aesthetic of the time of day as well. I also tend to play at certain times of the day which fit the theme. This left me wondering, what would I do with a similar island canvas, if only the airport color was different? So I decided to reset for near-identical islands with different color airports to suit each theme, while still keeping in mind what I look for in a map:
- Airport lined-up directly with Resident Services
- A specific mix of the beach rocks & peninsula locations (beach rocks located in D1 & C7, the peninsula located in C1)
- Dual south rivers for the extra challenge
- All 3 possible beach rocks formations with tide pools
- Secret beach located in the middle.
- Big round peninsula
- Long dock
I've resetted since Friday and have found 2/4 of the options already!
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Wildecrest: Forest of the Past
Green Airport, Pears & Windflowers
National Park themed, lots of greenery, lookouts to discover, mountains and hiking trails. Limited to mostly outdoor furniture to get a camping look, America inspired.
Time & Place: 1980's in America, Spring, Sunrise, 5:00 AM
Wildecrest: Tales of the Fall
Orange Airport, Peaches & Windflowers
Quaint autumnal village, villagers all having a dedicated craft, farms over the island. Warm & orange/red themed. Art Nouveau/Jugendstil custom designs. Furniture matching a certain place in time (I'm still not decided, but leaning towards early 1900's or 1960/1970)
Time & Place: Undecided, but retro, Autumn, Sunset, 06:00 PM
For the future:
I have two airport colors left, so
Wildecrest: Desert Dreams &
Wildecrest: Winter Warmth are the obvious choices. I will finish the green & orange airport ones first since I only have 2 Switches. Eventually I aim to start a fifth island of this "Wildecrest series" with terraforming being unlocked while still having the Resident Services Tent.