The Resetting Thread

[FuwaKiwi]

I‘m thinking about to reset my island...again. It‘s the third time doing this...aaah.
I‘ve been resetting a lot since NL when I made a break or got bored....it‘s kinda embarrassing

The first two attempts were for a simple reason. I didn‘t liked my island and I messed up with terraforming
This time, it‘s a bit different. I reached almost everything. I just missing one bug/fish, fossils are complete. I like how my island looks. My catalogue is almost complete because I visited a catalogue island from a German forum.
Yeah, I just checking my island to pick up DiYs and candies for Halloween.

I own two Switch consoles. The „Original“ one and a Lite. I just could start a new game on my Lite, but rather like to play on my original one since you can plug it on the TV as well xD

As for my items like villager photos, multiple DiYs and rare stuffs, I could create an island on my Lite and store them in the meanwhile.

I‘m not fussy about native fruit or airport colour. If I restart, I just wanna a big peninsula and rocks with waterxD

I could just move the neighbours to the Beach and re-terraform my island, but sometimes I think starting new from scratch, probably with 10 new villagers would be a better choice.

For short: My island is almost complete, it has 5 stars, I‘m even bored and looking for a new challenge.
Should I go for it?

 

[Livia]

I'm trying to start my new island and I'm looking for cherries, green airport, rs far from the airport, and a large peninsula. I've reset 13 times already, usually I don't even pick a map because none of them are what I want. I really hope I can find the perfect island soon

30 resets now, still haven't found cherries or apples, my second choice once. I also keep getting either a blue or orange airport

after 73 resets I got a map I’m happy with, and apples, and a green airport.

 

[RosyJaneLoFi]

We just reset because the kids couldn't get rid of villagers they don't like. ALL MY MONEY!!!

 

[littlewing]

i keep getting bit by the reset bug everytime i see other people's islands. last time i reset (late sept) i was at it for 5 hours trying to find my ideal map, but i couldn't find it, so i ended up settling for one i don't care for just to be done with it. now i'm regretting it and want to do it again -- and i'm driving myself crazy because i've literally just managed to collect nearly all my wishlist items!

that said, my island truly is bugging me. the only thing keeping me from resetting this time are the aforementioned items; to reset at this point would mean that i've wasted not only my own time, but also the time of the people that traded with me! if i had a friend to hold exactly one inventory's worth of items i'd do it in a heartbeat, but none of my friends play the game, so here i am, feeling unhappy and torn everytime i start it up.

it's gotten to the point where i'm honestly considering buying a second switch and another copy of the game just to always have someplace to dump my items. if only the game allowed you to get all furniture variations on your own, this wouldn't be an issue for me. alas.

bleh. okay. rant over. time to go look at my island map with barely contained distaste again.

 

[Chloebug44]

I had over 500 hours into my island, every single recipe, 30 million bells, judy, raymond, sherb, and megan, all 459 posters, over 500 hybrids and I had every kind, I had all gold tool recipes, and I got a new switch and no one informed me of Island Backup and it all got erased... I have been too depressed to start and hate asking for help but any unwanted bells, hybrids, or recipes, or even the rare villagers I had would mean everything to me... I had so much and so much time wiped in the matter of seconds I'm so disappointed

 

[nightglow]

i keep getting bit by the reset bug everytime i see other people's islands. last time i reset (late sept) i was at it for 5 hours trying to find my ideal map, but i couldn't find it, so i ended up settling for one i don't care for just to be done with it. now i'm regretting it and want to do it again -- and i'm driving myself crazy because i've literally just managed to collect nearly all my wishlist items!

that said, my island truly is bugging me. the only thing keeping me from resetting this time are the aforementioned items; to reset at this point would mean that i've wasted not only my own time, but also the time of the people that traded with me! if i had a friend to hold exactly one inventory's worth of items i'd do it in a heartbeat, but none of my friends play the game, so here i am, feeling unhappy and torn everytime i start it up.

it's gotten to the point where i'm honestly considering buying a second switch and another copy of the game just to always have someplace to dump my items. if only the game allowed you to get all furniture variations on your own, this wouldn't be an issue for me. alas.

bleh. okay. rant over. time to go look at my island map with barely contained distaste again.

maybe you can make a post asking for someone on here to hold some of your stuff? you can pay them in TBT. That is my personal plan when I am ready to start over and hope it works. For myself, one thing I really don't want to lose are my mom sweaters and mom bags. It felt like ages to get those two sweaters through trading and I am not even sure how to farm mom items.

 

[littlewing]

maybe you can make a post asking for someone on here to hold some of your stuff? you can pay them in TBT. That is my personal plan when I am ready to start over and hope it works. For myself, one thing I really don't want to lose are my mom sweaters and mom bags. It felt like ages to get those two sweaters through trading and I am not even sure how to farm mom items.

yeah, i was just considering that actually! problem is, i'm not sure if the amount of TBT i have is enough to entice anyone to hold items for me for what will probably be several hours... and yes, i feel you on the mom items! i feel like i had to walk through fire just to get my hands on the mom sweater of my dreams so now i'm unwilling to let it go again.

 

[nightglow]

yeah, i was just considering that actually! problem is, i'm not sure if the amount of TBT i have is enough to entice anyone to hold items for me for what will probably be several hours... and yes, i feel you on the mom items! i feel like i had to walk through fire just to get my hands on the mom sweater of my dreams so now i'm unwilling to let it go again.

never know until you try. pick an amount of TBT and give a timeframe for how long they may hold your stuff for and see if anyone accepts. Maybe give them some of your bells and nmt too if you aren't wanting to save those or other things that may be valuable that you won't hold on too.

 

[littlewing]

never know until you try. pick an amount of TBT and give a timeframe for how long they may hold your stuff for and see if anyone accepts. Maybe give them some of your bells and nmt too if you aren't wanting to save those or other things that may be valuable that you won't hold on too.

you're right, it never hurts to try... thank you so much for the advice! i'm feeling a bit more hopeful now that i can pull this off without having it feel like pulling teeth.

 

[nightglow]

you're right, it never hurts to try... thank you so much for the advice! i'm feeling a bit more hopeful now that i can pull this off without having it feel like pulling teeth.

you are so welcome. I have been debating about restarting for months myself. This is one of the hurtles for me. Along with my promise to myself to play for one year before restarting. I have 5 More months of waiting lol. I want to see what additional buildings we may get before I restart and what kind of updates to expect in 2021 that would be different than 2020.

 

[littlewing]

you are so welcome. I have been debating about restarting for months myself. This is one of the hurtles for me. Along with my promise to myself to play for one year before restarting. I have 5 More months of waiting lol. I want to see what additional buildings we may get before I restart and what kind of updates to expect in 2021 that would be different than 2020.

oh boy, i also told myself i wouldn't restart before playing a full year. keeping my fingers crossed that you're able to stick to it better than i did! (you've clearly already lasted longer than me, so i think you'll manage. )

and that does sound wise, waiting to see what features and buildings we get. i never cared about the location of my secret beach until redd was introduced, so who knows what other functionalities different parts of our maps will get in the future...

 

[nightglow]

oh boy, i also told myself i wouldn't restart before playing a full year. keeping my fingers crossed that you're able to stick to it better than i did! (you've clearly already lasted longer than me, so i think you'll manage. )

and that does sound wise, waiting to see what features and buildings we get. i never cared about the location of my secret beach until redd was introduced, so who knows what other functionalities different parts of our maps will get in the future...

Yes. like the farming stuff. I need room for that lol. But also, the whole thing about TT to holidays in 2021 not actually being there. Like if you want to revisit bunny day for example you have to travel backwards in 2020.
So, I am curious to know if there are things that rotate out within a 3 year span or if the stuff you get for the same holidays rotates in a 3 year time span. I heard somewhere we will get a total of 3 years of updates. And some people theorized that furniture items in Nook's rotates in a 3 year span. (you know how you often get the same color of whatever item when there are other colors that exist of that same item).

 

[littlewing]

a friend of a friend saw me bemoan my resetting conundrum on twitter, and as it turns out she also plays the game and took pity on me, so now i have someone reliable to hold onto my things while i search for my dream map. i owe her my firstborn.

the resetting has begun. i know exactly which starting map i'm looking for. i've been at it for six hours so far, lots of duplicates -- found the map once, but it of course had to have the one airport color i don't want, so now i'm trying to find it again. sigh.

whine, whine, grumble, grumble...

EDIT: i could cry. i found it again with an airport color i don't mind! and with my favorite fruit as the native, too. i wasn't even going to be picky about that this time, but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless. it feels so nice to be starting out with a map i actually like rather than one i'm reluctantly settling for like last time... :')

 

[lenoreluna]

Ugh...I REALLY don't want to reset but my peninsula position (it's on the right but I feel like it should be on the left) and narrow left beaches are bugging me. I reset back in July (for the second time) and spent 3 WEEKS (resetting 3 to 4 hours a day) finding this amazing map that is practically perfect with: my favorite airport color (blue), favorite native fruit (apples), favorite native flower (hyacinths), RS not close to airport, airport in the 3/4 map position, long dock on left, rocks with waterpools, favorite south river mouths, none of those obnoxious boulders on the beaches, my second favorite peninsula shape, and even most of my favorite color nook miles items! I started the game in March and spent the last 3 months catching up to real time. I'm so mad that I would even THINK of resetting over something dumb like a beach and peninsula! And yet, here we are!

Transferring all of my items/bells/villagers to my friends island again and back again would suck so so so bad too! Do I be grateful for what I have and work with it? Do I go through the whole reset process again (and maybe not find anything better and regret resetting)? Maybe I should buy a second Switch? Are peninsulas/beaches really that big of a deal? Do I wait and see if more updates come out that make resetting better? Ugh so frustrated with myself...and nintendo for making the reset process so awful! Why can't we choose/change airport color and native fruit?! WHY????!

I have attached a pic of my current peninsula design and my map (older, but same island) so you can see the locations of things

 

[6iixx]

Ugh...I REALLY don't want to reset but my peninsula position (it's on the right but I feel like it should be on the left) and narrow left beaches are bugging me. I reset back in July (for the second time) and spent 3 WEEKS (resetting 3 to 4 hours a day) finding this amazing map that is practically perfect with: my favorite airport color (blue), favorite native fruit (apples), favorite native flower (hyacinths), RS not close to airport, airport in the 3/4 map position, long dock on left, rocks with waterpools, favorite south river mouths, none of those obnoxious boulders on the beaches, my second favorite peninsula shape, and even most of my favorite color nook miles items! I started the game in March and spent the last 3 months catching up to real time. I'm so mad that I would even THINK of resetting over something dumb like a beach and peninsula! And yet, here we are!

Transferring all of my items/bells/villagers to my friends island again and back again would suck so so so bad too! Do I be grateful for what I have and work with it? Do I go through the whole reset process again (and maybe not find anything better and regret resetting)? Maybe I should buy a second Switch? Are peninsulas/beaches really that big of a deal? Do I wait and see if more updates come out that make resetting better? Ugh so frustrated with myself...and nintendo for making the reset process so awful! Why can't we choose/change airport color and native fruit?! WHY????!

I have attached a pic of my current peninsula design and my map (older, but same island) so you can see the locations of things

i have the exact same peninsula, and i had a huge problem figuring out what to do with it. in the end, i worked on it quite a bit and i've found something that i really like (at least for now) that suits my island theme. it's not a big area to work with, so i more so used it for decoration rather than utility. i made a secondary cliff area, with a smaller third tier of cliff on top of that, and that's where my lighthouse currently is. i have the anchor statue i received from CJ on the second tier as well; makes it feel more like a sea area that way to me.

because of the fact that you've spent so much time finding a perfect island for other aspects, i think that this could be easily overlooked if you're able to find a way to set it up how you really want to. resetting to try and get another peninsula could result in some other aspects you were hoping for (like an airport not so close to RS for example.) or you could put a house there (my first house location was relatively around here, and i used the little area out towards the water as my own little sanctuary for a bit). there's a magnitude of possibilities for you to do.

good luck <3

 

[Winona]

I've been resetting for like 30 times already and still can't find an island with apples. Apples are literally my ONLY criteria. 90% of the time I'm getting cherries. On another console I got pears most of the time. I'm pretty sure right now that there is a most likely native fruit per console or something like that...

 

[Anwen]

I’m tempted to reset Lilyshore Why shouldn’t I? Aurora Bay, my other island, can hold anything I don’t want to lose. For some reason Lilyshore just makes me go meh lately. Perfectly nice map and everything.

 

[nightglow]

Ugh...I REALLY don't want to reset but my peninsula position (it's on the right but I feel like it should be on the left) and narrow left beaches are bugging me. I reset back in July (for the second time) and spent 3 WEEKS (resetting 3 to 4 hours a day) finding this amazing map that is practically perfect with: my favorite airport color (blue), favorite native fruit (apples), favorite native flower (hyacinths), RS not close to airport, airport in the 3/4 map position, long dock on left, rocks with waterpools, favorite south river mouths, none of those obnoxious boulders on the beaches, my second favorite peninsula shape, and even most of my favorite color nook miles items! I started the game in March and spent the last 3 months catching up to real time. I'm so mad that I would even THINK of resetting over something dumb like a beach and peninsula! And yet, here we are!

Transferring all of my items/bells/villagers to my friends island again and back again would suck so so so bad too! Do I be grateful for what I have and work with it? Do I go through the whole reset process again (and maybe not find anything better and regret resetting)? Maybe I should buy a second Switch? Are peninsulas/beaches really that big of a deal? Do I wait and see if more updates come out that make resetting better? Ugh so frustrated with myself...and nintendo for making the reset process so awful! Why can't we choose/change airport color and native fruit?! WHY????!

I have attached a pic of my current peninsula design and my map (older, but same island) so you can see the locations of things

Give it more time. Perhaps look into how others did their peninsula for inspiration or ideas. It sounds like you already have a really really really good map from your perspective. I wouldn't reset.
I also don't think your left beaches look all that narrow. You may not want a bunch of stuff on them anyway. You need an area where you can get clams pretty easy and fish.

 

[FuwaKiwi]

I‘m done with transferring my items and Audie to my second island. Now I‘m ready for a fresh start. I‘m so excited

 

[Anwen]

Still thinking about resetting Lilyshore. I mean, the map is great. It’s the one with the heart shaped pond on the cliff to the left. I got KK. Maybe one villager I really like though. And the fruit has started to annoy me.

Aurora Bay is full of villagers I love. The map needs a bit more work though. It’s the one with the star shaped poj behind Resident services. But all it needs really is rounding the rivers a bit. Wonder what I can do to like Lilyshore more?