The one year challenge

[Dewy]

Haha, poor Peck's been over-doing it eh? I have a spare if you still need one

Yep, he's straining all of his scrawny bird muscles >.<
If you're still around I'd still love that orange! Would you like an apple in exchange? c:

 

[Paperboy012305]

Ahh, Alice is adorable, she's been living in my main town since October 2013, I love her to bits. I hope you enjoy having her in Termina! Congrats on completing your first PWP! I hope to finish paying off my second bridge today so I can knock down the old one and build a couple more. I love Dizzy too (sorry to hear he didn't plot well!), your town sounds like it's coming along really nicely so far imo! ^_^




Good luck! Keep us updated when you make your new town, hope you find something you like ^_^



LOL, this is one of the things I'm dreading. Not plot-resetting is so hard Sorry you got a bridge-blocker, who is it? Glad you're having fun with Deirdre anyway, the inside of her house looks like it'll be pretty decent too, deer has taste!



Thanks for the updates, it sounds like your town is coming along really nicely so far! I've had Tex in my main town since Summer 2013, I love him to bits, he's so great! Sorry he didn't plot well though, but hope you like him while he's in your town I'm totally with you on the beetle hunting thing, I'm off to do that soon as Kapp'n turned up here today!



Haha, poor Peck's been over-doing it eh? I have a spare if you still need one



I totally understand this..I got Hans today..sigh. I mean, he plotted fantastically, can't complain about that, but..ugh. But as you say, in the spirit of the challenge, I'll take it as it comes.

Okkkay here's a Taciturn update for the last couple days:

Spoiler: Taci stuff

Yesterday I struck a deal with someone in an ACNL FB group, I traded them my DLC from the post office and some fortune cookie stuff, and they gave me all fruits, some bells, and let me shop to my hearts content in their Main Street. So I picked up some furniture, clothes, a couple of Gracie shoes (couldn't afford anything else, haha), a fab QR code dress from their Able's, and I got a haircut too. I chose the random choice as I figured that might be a OYC kind of thing, and ended up with pink hair (never had before) and also a style I'd never had before. I've been wearing an eye patch since Day 2 as it was randomly in my shop, but I actually really love it, so I'll come up with some mad headcanon of my Mayor, like she's an ex-pirate or a smuggler or lost an eye in a knife fight with a bear or something. Sly came to visit today and we hung out in my tiny room. I won't be upgrading any time soon, I'm more bothered about paying for PWPs at the mo.

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I also changed my flag properly. I want a moon-design flag, ideally with a forest feel, but this one will do for now until I have the time to do a more complicated design. My town tune is a few bars of 'Super Rad!' by The Aquabats! <3

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Phoebe moved in yesterday and she's been wandering around today. She seems really fab, but as I don't know what I'm going to do with that area of my town yet, I don't know if I'll keep her. At least she's popular and I can get some $$$ when she moves if I'm lucky! Unfortunately, my 7th villager has proven to be less than great..I found Hans' plot today! I don't like the gorilla villagers, they freak me out a bit, and Hans has always looked super creepy to me, lol. But as I said before, in the spirit of the challenge I'll take what I get, and be nice to him while he's living here. I've never had him before so at least I'll be getting a true new neighbour. He also plotted excellently, exactly next to Sly, in the top left of my map on a thin bit of land that I actually hoped more neighbours would move to.

I enacted the Beautiful Ordinance (phew, no more watering, can't be bothered to work on hybrids yet either!). I also went around placing bridges to see where I would be able to place them for future reference. Turns out I put my house right in the way of three possible locations for a third bridge..yey me..!? I was p!ssed at first, but then I realise that I'd hardly ever use a bridge in that part of town, and the second bridge wasn't actually far from the location anyway. I always do this though, I'm terrible at placing Mayor's houses >< I did place a new bridge on the other side of my map, and hopefully tomorrow my new suspension bridge will be done! I'm going to knock down the original bridge and move it a little to the right, then build a third, THEN build a camp site. Of course I need the bells first...so off to the island I go!

Thanks, I hope my town will turn out great ASAP! I never thought of going to town and change my hairstyle, I'll just wait until I unlock it. Very nice flag you got there, my flag is a golden rose made from a rose flag. I'm not that perfect making patterns. My town tune is the Bike theme from Pokemon Red and Blue, its my favorite (and only favorite) bike them from Pokemon.

I enacted the Bell Boom Ordinance so I can get more bells from the Snowmam and beetles. I may build another bridge not because its in a bad spot or a villager is near one, just to get around town easier.

 

[Hazel]

So I did it! Here's the tree planting ceremony of Everlong~

Villagers: Maple, Soleil, Goose, Clay, Gaston. (Fairly happy with these villagers but I'll probably let Goose and Soleil go when they ask because their house placements aren't great)
Fruit - Peaches (Never had them in New Leaf so that's finee)
Grass - Hexagon
Town Hall - Yellow with green door (Would have preferred the original but oh well)
Train station - Red



Here's the map! Apart from the bulge in the river on the top left Im pretty happy with it! (I built my house where the player icon is).

There's not much to say other than that, I can't pay my down payment until tomorrow because Nooks is closed so I think I'll just donate some stuff and finish up

Here's to a good year in our new towns!

 

[pocky]

Spoiler: Hazels Town

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So I did it! Here's the tree planting ceremony of Everlong~

Villagers: Maple, Soleil, Goose, Clay, Gaston. (Fairly happy with these villagers but I'll probably let Goose and Soleil go when they ask because their house placements aren't great)
Fruit - Peaches (Never had them in New Leaf so that's finee)
Grass - Hexagon
Town Hall - Yellow with green door (Would have preferred the original but oh well)
Train station - Red

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Here's the map! Apart from the bulge in the river on the top left Im pretty happy with it! (I built my house where the player icon is).

There's not much to say other than that, I can't pay my down payment until tomorrow because Nooks is closed so I think I'll just donate some stuff and finish up

Here's to a good year in our new towns!

Whoa! I love your town map and villagers! I really, really wanted a map like yours, but... I got tired of resetting so ended up settling for a not so great one haha

 

[AnnaThePolarBear]

Spoiler: everything that's happened in Olympus today

Buck decided to move into Olympus so I'll finally have a jock villager.

He also decided to move pretty much right next to Marshal which I thought was pretty cool.

Isabelle told me that I can finally start actually doing things with Olympus now, and the first thing I did was decide to build a campsite.

I got to meet Kapp'n and I also went to the island and was super happy to see that there was a wet suit available. My island fruits are Mangos and Coconuts, just like in my main town lol.

I also managed to complete the payment for the campsite.

Love the face you chose for your mayor! I actually chose the same one, I think it's cute. I rarely see people using it though.. they usually go for the sparkly eyes or the basic AAA eyes. Nice to see another mayor with those eyes ^^

Good luck with your town and nice to see everything is going well! I am also looking forward to having the island tomorrow c:

Thank you and good luck with your town also!
This is my favourite face type so I just couldn't help but choose it for my mayor lol.​

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Also does anyone have any apples, oranges, pears, or bananas that they'd be willing to trade for some peaches or island fruit?

 

[Hazel]

Whoa! I love your town map and villagers! I really, really wanted a map like yours, but... I got tired of resetting so ended up settling for a not so great one haha

Thank you! Honestly after resetting maps all evening I was getting fed up and thought I might have to leave it but then I finally found this one! I was looking out for a map like this because it's so different to the ones I've had in the past. I'm looking forward to working on it!

 

[pocky]

I'm joining in a bit late. But whatever. Here is my town:

Spoiler: so many pictures

after much resetting I finally decided to quit being such a perfectionist and settled for a map that I would have never in a million years picked. it's not bad, just... kinda lame. but it does have a lot of space to work with. will post a picture of it tomorrow once I finish building my first pwp: a bridge.

but anyway...
- mayor: satan
- town: hell
- train station : brown
- town hall: green (meh)
- fruit: apple (mixed feelings. I LOVE perfect apples but I was hoping for oranges. it's fine though)
- grass: hexagon (I think? hard to tell with the snow)
- original five villagers: tutu, blanche, rory, mitzy, hamphrey (from most liked to least liked)

I really like all villagers, which is a good thing! will definitely be keeping tutu and blanche as permanent residents!​

- new villagers: zucker, katt (still a fenced plot)
- ponds: one
- rocks: like seven or eight ( :/ really annoyed by this )

overall my town isn't perfect. but... I absolutely love it and have been having lots of fun with it. here are some screenshots:



I love that I got to see the Northern Lights on my first night in Hell. It made the Tree Planting ceremony feel so peaceful! I also wished that I could have kept my tent forever. But alas, I kinda need a house to gain access the island.


first night wasnt great though...

was I allowed to buy villagers with forum bells? cause I sort of bought zucker, and now Im thinking I might have broken a rule.... (though I technically already broke the TT rule to catch up with you guys since I started late) anyway... he'll be a permanent resident for sure!


and again... on the second day (been stung every day, actually)


I got visited by Katrina on the 3rd day (and by Redd on the 2nd: bought a legit statue, and also purposely bought a fake painting for my house)


I also got my first hybrid today!


and also katt... hahaha! I jokingly told my friend that she was my dreamy, and now here she is... not gonna lie, Im definitely going to keep her as a permanent resident. it'll be cool.

 

[RoseNitemare]

Spoiler: stuff that happened in Lindor today

More Orange hybrids


Hans is moving in


Talked to Tortimer to unlock the island


Paid off my first PWP, a bridge

I also got the second part of my house paid off, and upgraded to the next size. Not looking forward to owing nook 200k bells tomorrow, but at least I'll have the island unlocked so that I can catch beetles.

A more detailed recount can be found on my blog. ->Here

I'm joining in a bit late. But whatever. Here is my town:

Spoiler: so many pictures

after much resetting I finally decided to quit being such a perfectionist and settled for a map that I would have never in a million years picked. it's not bad, just... kinda lame. but it does have a lot of space to work with. will post a picture of it tomorrow once I finish building my first pwp: a bridge.

but anyway...
- mayor: satan
- town: hell
- train station : brown
- town hall: green (meh)
- fruit: apple (mixed feelings. I LOVE perfect apples but I was hoping for oranges. it's fine though)
- grass: hexagon (I think? hard to tell with the snow)
- original five villagers: tutu, blanche, rory, mitzy, hamphrey (from most liked to least liked)

I really like all villagers, which is a good thing! will definitely be keeping tutu and blanche as permanent residents!​

- new villagers: zucker, katt (still a fenced plot)
- ponds: one
- rocks: like seven or eight ( :/ really annoyed by this )

overall my town isn't perfect. but... I absolutely love it and have been having lots of fun with it. here are some screenshots:

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I love that I got to see the Northern Lights on my first night in Hell. It made the Tree Planting ceremony feel so peaceful! I also wished that I could have kept my tent forever. But alas, I kinda need a house to gain access the island.

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first night wasnt great though...

was I allowed to buy villagers with forum bells? cause I sort of bought zucker, and now Im thinking I might have broken a rule.... (though I technically already broke the TT rule to catch up with you guys since I started late) anyway... he'll be a permanent resident for sure!

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and again... on the second day (been stung every day, actually)

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I got visited by Katrina on the 3rd day (and by Redd on the 2nd: bought a legit statue, and also purposely bought a fake painting for my house)

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I also got my first hybrid today!

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and also katt... hahaha! I jokingly told my friend that she was my dreamy, and now here she is... not gonna lie, Im definitely going to keep her as a permanent resident. it'll be cool.

Not gonna lie, I love your naming scheme.

 

[pocky]

Spoiler: stuff that happened in Lindor today

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More Orange hybrids

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Hans is moving in

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Talked to Tortimer to unlock the island

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Paid off my first PWP, a bridge

I also got the second part of my house paid off, and upgraded to the next size. Not looking forward to owing nook 200k bells tomorrow, but at least I'll have the island unlocked so that I can catch beetles.

A more detailed recount can be found on my blog. ->Here



Not gonna lie, I love your naming scheme.

Thank you! I really love your town and mayor's names also! Oh and that face/hair combination is so cute, it reminds me of Wild World

 

[Mr. L]

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This is pretty much everything from me today. I enacted the beautiful town ordinance and donated Bells for my first PWP. I'll have a new cobblestone bridge tomorrow. My 7th move in will be Tex who placed his plot right in my mayor's yard. Also, I'm very exited that the island opens tomorrow! Gotta do some serious beetle hunting.

I'll post an in-game picture of my town map tomorrow. (I know it might be a bit late for that but yeah!) I already know where I'll put the Cafe, but that's about it. I just realized that there isn't as much free space as I would have wanted but otherwise I'm very with my map atm.

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Ouch. I'm scared that something like that'll happen to me too. Quite probable. Are you going to keep that bridge in the same place as it is now?
Deirdre is such a sweetie, though. I hope you'll enjoy having her in your town.

For now most likely, since I reset so my next villager (Zell) isn't moving in anywhere inconvenient tomorrow.

 

[X2k5a7y]

Okay. I found a town I really like...It was the first town, actually.
Starting villagers are Doc, Cobb, Cocoa, Portia and Elvis.
I am most excited about Cobb and Doc.
Town fruit it cherries, which I was hoping for. I didn't get a chance to pay off my down payment or anything yet. I just got to talk to introduce myself to all of the villagers and talk to a couple.
Hopefully, more progress will be made tomorrow! ^-^

 

[cIementine]

Are you using a digital copy of the game? If so your SD card might be giving you trouble. You should probably use a different one.

No, it's a physical copy ;n; I have no idea what could have happened, my console works fine and I've had that copy for a year and it's been fine.

 

[pocky]

No, it's a physical copy ;n; I have no idea what could have happened, my console works fine and I've had that copy for a year and it's been fine.

8C so sorry about it happening, but it's better for it to happen now while we're early in the game then for it to happen when you've gotten more done. I do hope that you figure out why you lose your file though (so it doesn't happen again.) has the cartridge popped out during saving? or did you maybe close your 3DS too soon?

 

[cIementine]

8C so sorry about it happening, but it's better for it to happen now while we're early in the game then for it to happen when you've gotten more done. I do hope that you figure out why you lose your file though (so it doesn't happen again.) has the cartridge popped out during saving? or did you maybe close your 3DS too soon?

My parents were bugging me to get off my ds so I turned it off as soon as it had saved. Maybe I didn't wait long enough?

 

[pocky]

My parents were bugging me to get off my ds so I turned it off as soon as it had saved. Maybe I didn't wait long enough?

Yeah, probably. Maybe next time if somebody is rushing you off just leave your 3DS somewhere and let it finish then come back to it and turn it off? Anyway, I hope your new town is amazing! Have you found a map yet?

 

[cIementine]

Yeah, probably. Maybe next time if somebody is rushing you off just leave your 3DS somewhere and let it finish then come back to it and turn it off? Anyway, I hope your new town is amazing! Have you found a map yet?

No they were like 'no turn it off right now. Off. Off. POWER BUTTON'
Not yet, I spent ages yesterday trying to find one, but not a single good map. Any good map has awful villagers I don't like ;A;

 

[pocky]

No they were like 'no turn it off right now. Off. Off. POWER BUTTON'
Not yet, I spent ages yesterday trying to find one, but not a single good map. Any good map has awful villagers I don't like ;A;

I'm so sorry!
Also, I know the feeling... I didn't start my town until yesterday and I had been resetting for a map since New Years. Like I got home from a New Years party at around 1am (maybe a little later) and started resetting there and then. In the end though I settled for a map that I didnt like so much Hopefully I won't regret my decision later (right now I'm actually having fun with it, but it might become a problem once I try to decorate the town)

 

[Punchyleaf]

No they were like 'no turn it off right now. Off. Off. POWER BUTTON'
Not yet, I spent ages yesterday trying to find one, but not a single good map. Any good map has awful villagers I don't like ;A;

You shouldn't worry about the villagers if you have a good map. The vullagers, unlike the aesthetics of your town, are changeable.

 

[Ninetees]

Hey everyone! I started my town on the 1st of January, so I hope I can still participate in this challenge. I was more active on another AC forum, but I decided to join this one as well. Let me give you guys a little scoop about my town..

First of all, I named my town ''Ninetees''. I myself am a ninetees baby and I also thought it was a pretty good era, so that was basically my ''inspiration'' behind that name. I am on day 5 and I currently have 7 villagers living in my town. Roscoe, Maelle, Punchy, Briff & Bertha were the villagers I began with and Marshal & Frita (-__-) recently moved in. I am not particularly too fond of all my villagers, (with the exception of Marshal) but I wont purposely try to kick anyone out. I will be taking it day by day and if they so happen decide they want to move out, I will certainly not stop them. As far as the rest of my town is concerned, I have paid of my second home debt, I have a few hybrids, I've acquired my town development permit today, so I should be able to start building within the next couple of days and I spoke to Mr. Tortimer today, so I should be able to visit the Island tomorrow. I am pretty satisfied with my town layout so far. I really hope Goldie decides to move in soon <3 She was my fave.
Welp.. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow

 

[Capeet]

No they were like 'no turn it off right now. Off. Off. POWER BUTTON'
Not yet, I spent ages yesterday trying to find one, but not a single good map. Any good map has awful villagers I don't like ;A;

I'm sorry this is happening to you. .__. I really hope that you'd be able to find a nice new map and that there wouldn't be similar problems this time. It wouldn't be nice if you had to buy a new copy... Keep us updated on this!

Hey everyone! I started my town on the 1st of January, so I hope I can still participate in this challenge. I was more active on another AC forum, but I decided to join this one as well. Let me give you guys a little scoop about my town..

First of all, I named my town ''Ninetees''. I myself am a ninetees baby and I also thought it was a pretty good era, so that was basically my ''inspiration'' behind that name. I am on day 5 and I currently have 7 villagers living in my town. Roscoe, Maelle, Punchy, Briff & Bertha were the villagers I began with and Marshal & Frita (-__-) recently moved in. I am not particularly too fond of all my villagers, (with the exception of Marshal) but I wont purposely try to kick anyone out. I will be taking it day by day and if they so happen decide they want to move out, I will certainly not stop them. As far as the rest of my town is concerned, I have paid of my second home debt, I have a few hybrids, I've acquired my town development permit today, so I should be able to start building within the next couple of days and I spoke to Mr. Tortimer today, so I should be able to visit the Island tomorrow. I am pretty satisfied with my town layout so far. I really hope Goldie decides to move in soon <3 She was my fave.
Welp.. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow

Welcome to TBT and this challenge! I hope you'll have a great time here.
It seems like you have a nice start in your new town. And yeah, don't worry having villagers that you don't really like. I'm not too fond of my current villagers, either, but like you, I won't try to make them move out. In fact, I'm trying to get to know them better so maybe I'll start to like them better. I see it's already happening...
Anyway, welcome aboard!

Spoiler: What happened in Ea today?

The second bridge is very useful. I might move it a little once I'm able to build zen bridges. I'm not sure yet.

Met Tex today. Hopefully he'll turn out nice!

I went to the island and played Easy Hammer Tours. I'm looking forward to go to tours that'll make me more medals. I used the medals to buy a cabana lamp from the Island Shop. I went to the island again later and caught some beetles. I only made some 400,000 Bells but I figured I won't need more just yet. Paid the 98,000 Bells loan so my house will expand again tomorrow! I wouldn't have wanted to expand the first floor to maximum, but oh well. I'm not sure which rooms I want yet as I'm not going to fully expand my house.

I almost forgot! Look! I got my first PWP suggestion today! I'm definitely building the stone tablet at some point. I just need to do some planning first. I hope Croque will continue giving me lots of suggestions!

Here's a better picture of my map. I want to make my town a forest-y nature town with some zen parts. I don't have plans for PWP placements yet. Except that the Cafe will be built next to Town Hall. I might make a camping area to the narrow strip of land below the bridge. Then it wouldn't be in the way. But on the other hand, that'd be a great place for a park... Do you have any suggestions on where I should place the campsite area? Any other thoughts about my map would be appreciated, too.