The Resetting Thread

[VictoriaStar]

Hello all .. This is the reason why I joined today. Reset my island last week. I just wasn't playing much and was so unhappy with the way my island looked. I'm enjoying it.

 

[angelcat621]

If anyone recently restarting or new to the game needs some DIYs for their catalog, I have some extra DIYs to help you out. They're listed in the first post of this thread: https://www.belltreeforums.com/threads/angelcats-item-exchange-booth.586279/

Thread is closed but if you want any of my DIYs just message me. No limit. They're totally free. Just want to help out newbies and restarters. I'll probably just toss them otherwise.

Good luck to everyone in their restarting endeavors. I've been there too.

 

[buny]

i'm so tempted to restart the game lately. I'm happy with my island and it's still not completely finished so i have things to do. But i just love the beginning of the game and i miss it ; o ; anyone else feeling the same way?

 

[Queenno]

i'm so tempted to restart the game lately. I'm happy with my island and it's still not completely finished so i have things to do. But i just love the beginning of the game and i miss it ; o ; anyone else feeling the same way?

Every day haha I really love my current Island and I don't want to reset it but I do love the beginning so much, the atmosphere of the empty island... Every day I'm asking wether I should buy a 2nd switch just to have an empty island from the beggining but I'm still not there yet (this is lots of money just to have one game on it...)

 

[buny]

Every day haha I really love my current Island and I don't want to reset it but I do love the beginning so much, the atmosphere of the empty island... Every day I'm asking wether I should buy a 2nd switch just to have an empty island from the beggining but I'm still not there yet (this is lots of money just to have one game on it...)

yeeeees you perfectly understand what i mean i really wish we could have multiple islands with the other switch profiles on our switch or AT LEAST i wish we could have multiple copies of the game with different islands like with New Leaf

 

[MapleSilver]

Thinking of resetting my island so I can get back into the game. I'm not that far in designing my current one but it still feels kind of special since it was created on release date. I've reset towns in the past and regret it a lot, but I played in those ones for way longer. However I think it would be more fun just to rebuild from scratch than have to pick up from an island that's been abandoned for months. Also I have a nice name picked out so I'm leaning towards resetting.

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

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[VanitasFan26]

I don't know why but the feeling of restarting is still coming back to me. I was talking with my friend on what they think of my island and the thing they said to me that really shocked me when I asked them when being honest was that they think I was using items "sparsely" and saying that there isn't much "diversity"

They didn't feel excited to discover anything new because it was all pretty much the same. They tried to cheer me up saying how if what I like is great but they told me how for tours its not really that good and telling me how it needs to have different things going on. I tried so hard not to doubt myself but then those words they told me started to get to me. They tried to say how they really liked my terraforming and they feel like so much could be done with that if only I added much more things. They also told me that my island is lacking variety which is true I only tried to stick what I think was working for me, but then I question myself "Is this really true?". They also told me that they had trouble navigating my island which I don't know what they were on about because I made areas very clear to go places with the bridges and inclines.

The last thing they told me was that the whole thing looks like a lot of work went into it and they appreciate how unique it is, but they thing they told me which really made me open my eyes was that they think its "too barren" for their liking. I know I should not let opinions of others get to me and I know that, but those words they were saying to me is starting to question myself for my island and if I should just restart. I spent 3,000 hours making this island and when my friend told me in her honest opinion what she thinks. She wasn't trying to sound rude, but she was being a bit too critical about my island.

I am stuck right now and this thought of "restarting" came back up to me because I don't want to go back and tear down my island just for their liking. I try so hard to be original and not copy others islands and I made whatever I think stands out to me. Maybe I'm going crazy, but I want to know is it worth restarting after all that hard work?

 

[-Blue-]

@SoraFan23 I feel like a lot of themes are kind of going to be 'samey' like your friend is saying. If you like your island, that's all that should matter. You should focus more on your wants and less about the approval of random strangers who might visit your island. Isabelle always annoyed me with the whole 'Decorate every ounce of your island!' it's like no, what if I want a nature island and not some congested metropolis?

The whole rat race with NH first came out was the first time I ever saw the series boom so much that everyone was racing for the 'best' island and living vicariously through it. I muted so many topics in Twitter around that time because it felt like the soul of AC was shifting drastically.

Like if you look at some pictures people have taken of their island they'll doctor them up to the point where it doesn't even look the same way if you were there in-game. And the illusion is lost if you move slightly because the decorations/creations are only meant to be seen at one angle. It's really superficial and turned NH more into a trend for Instagram then the actual game. Yeah some of the ideas are creative and should be applauded for that, but it's just not what I would be looking for.

So if you like your island and are proud of your accomplishments, own it. I feel like a lot of islands I see are way too cluttered where I would never be able to walk around most of the island and it's more like a zoo exhibit.

 

[VanitasFan26]

@SoraFan23 I feel like a lot of themes are kind of going to be 'samey' like your friend is saying. If you like your island, that's all that should matter. You should focus more on your wants and less about the approval of random strangers who might visit your island. Isabelle always annoyed me with the whole 'Decorate every ounce of your island!' it's like no, what if I want a nature island and not some congested metropolis?

The whole rat race with NH first came out was the first time I ever saw the series boom so much that everyone was racing for the 'best' island and living vicariously through it. I muted so many topics in Twitter around that time because it felt like the soul of AC was shifting drastically.

Like if you look at some pictures people have taken of their island they'll doctor them up to the point where it doesn't even look the same way if you were there in-game. And the illusion is lost if you move slightly because the decorations/creations are only meant to be seen at one angle. It's really superficial and turned NH more into a trend for Instagram then the actual game. Yeah some of the ideas are creative and should be applauded for that, but it's just not what I would be looking for.

So if you like your island and are proud of your accomplishments, own it. I feel like a lot of islands I see are way too cluttered where I would never be able to walk around most of the island and it's more like a zoo exhibit.

Thank you that made me feel better. It always sucks how people these days expect too much of an island to be "better" only because they saw others islands and they were wanting the same thing that their island had. Its really bad when you think about it. I mean I did my best with my island and I think my friend was just being a bit too harsh on judging it, because she saw an island that was so much better looking and when she mine thats where I think the judgement really stood out.

You're right I should just be proud of my island for what it is and not let anyone tell me otherwise. Like you said its not suppose to be a competition of who has the "best" island. I feel like its been happening a lot recently and people often rate islands of which is the best and which is the worst which is why it can come off as toxic sometimes. Either way thank you for making me better. This was something that was bothering me all week and I'm glad I finally let it out.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I don't know why but the feeling of restarting is still coming back to me. I was talking with my friend on what they think of my island and the thing they said to me that really shocked me when I asked them when being honest was that they think I was using items "sparsely" and saying that there isn't much "diversity"

They didn't feel excited to discover anything new because it was all pretty much the same. They tried to cheer me up saying how if what I like is great but they told me how for tours its not really that good and telling me how it needs to have different things going on. I tried so hard not to doubt myself but then those words they told me started to get to me. They tried to say how they really liked my terraforming and they feel like so much could be done with that if only I added much more things. They also told me that my island is lacking variety which is true I only tried to stick what I think was working for me, but then I question myself "Is this really true?". They also told me that they had trouble navigating my island which I don't know what they were on about because I made areas very clear to go places with the bridges and inclines.

The last thing they told me was that the whole thing looks like a lot of work went into it and they appreciate how unique it is, but they thing they told me which really made me open my eyes was that they think its "too barren" for their liking. I know I should not let opinions of others get to me and I know that, but those words they were saying to me is starting to question myself for my island and if I should just restart. I spent 3,000 hours making this island and when my friend told me in her honest opinion what she thinks. She wasn't trying to sound rude, but she was being a bit too critical about my island.

I am stuck right now and this thought of "restarting" came back up to me because I don't want to go back and tear down my island just for their liking. I try so hard to be original and not copy others islands and I made whatever I think stands out to me. Maybe I'm going crazy, but I want to know is it worth restarting after all that hard work?

personally, restarting and island I worked hard on and liked, to build one for other people sounds less like a game and more like a nightmare to me.

if you do want to take your friend’s advice into account, is it possible to find a few more items you can fit to your theme or use to make the areas flow together more? (If I am understanding the critique correctly). and as a side note I think I saw your write somewhere that you prefer interior design? Personally I often forget to visit inside all the houses when I got to dream islands, so perhaps through paving or signs you could indicate that, just if you will have tours?

however, at the end of the day it depends on what will make you the most happy and allow you to enjoy the game the way you want. That’s what matters the most.

unfortunately, if you make something unique and different from what is popular, it is often more difficult to find others who will appreciate it the way you do, though I am sure those people are out there!

My island sounds much less dramatic than yours (Probably more boring too) but I also have not made my island in a way to appeal to the masses (such as not having one unified theme) but I love my island and I would not similarly love a popularly styled island,

if you would like a friendly eye on it, I am happy to come by or ‘dream’ your island and probably be appropriately impressed by all your hard work, I would be happy to discuss further (in pm is fine too) I won’t lie to you, but I can come just to enjoy myself

Hope you feel better. My day is busy today, but feel free to pm me if you need some less public conversation. I will get back to you.

 

[VanitasFan26]

personally, restarting and island I worked hard on and liked, to build one for other people sounds less like a game and more like a nightmare to me.

if you do want to take your friend’s advice into account, is it possible to find a few more items you can fit to your theme or use to make the areas flow together more? (If I am understanding the critique correctly). and as a side note I think I saw your write somewhere that you prefer interior design? Personally I often forget to visit inside all the houses when I got to dream islands, so perhaps through paving or signs you could indicate that, just if you will have tours?

however, at the end of the day it depends on what will make you the most happy and allow you to enjoy the game the way you want. That’s what matters the most.

unfortunately, if you make something unique and different from what is popular, it is often more difficult to find others who will appreciate it the way you do, though I am sure those people are out there!

My island sounds much less dramatic than yours (Probably more boring too) but I also have not made my island in a way to appeal to the masses (such as not having one unified theme) but I love my island and I would not similarly love a popularly styled island,

if you would like a friendly eye on it, I am happy to come by or ‘dream’ your island and probably be appropriately impressed by all your hard work, I would be happy to discuss further (in pm is fine too) I won’t lie to you, but I can come just to enjoy myself

Hope you feel better. My day is busy today, but feel free to pm me if you need some less public conversation. I will get back to you.

Thank you and I do have a dream address in my signature if you wanted to check it out

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Thank you and I do have a dream address in my signature if you wanted to check it out

Haha, oops, I am on mobile and didn’t see that

 

[cosravet]

Is it worth restarting? I want to start from scratch again and I hate my island name and airport colour, but I have 700 hours invested in it..

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Thinking of resetting my island so I can get back into the game. I'm not that far in designing my current one but it still feels kind of special since it was created on release date. I've reset towns in the past and regret it a lot, but I played in those ones for way longer. However I think it would be more fun just to rebuild from scratch than have to pick up from an island that's been abandoned for months. Also I have a nice name picked out so I'm leaning towards resetting.

I also want to reset, but my game file created on release day is so special to me. I guess that restarting won’t take away how special that is, though.

 

[Moritz]

Is it worth restarting? I want to start from scratch again and I hate my island name and airport colour, but I have 700 hours invested in it..

It really depends if those are deal breakers or if you'll come to accept them.
I went through a phase of disliking my islands name and until I read this, I forgot I ever did aha

 

[cosravet]

Update: I ended up resetting, and it was definitely the right choice. I am having much more fun on the game now, a nd the "spark" for playing came back. I think that restarting is a fresh slate and feels clean, and like you have more control. Especially if it was your first island you're deleting.

I did take about four hours to transfer all of my items to a friend's island, because I didn't want to start over from scratch. I don't think that collecting all of those items again would be much fun, since my primary goal in the game is having a well decorating island, I didn't want to wait too long to get to decorate... If you have a friend's island who can spare the space, I definitely think it's worth the effort and time, especially if your previous island had a lot of hours put into it. Mine had 800, and I don't feel like those hours are wasted since I got to keep almost all of my items from it. I literally transferred about 500 items.

I also find that it's kind of fun to recollect DIYs? I gave up even looking at the beach for bottles old island, but now, I'm getting all excited again when I find them and get a fun little seratonin boost when it happens to be a good one, haha.

I also think that a good way to look at it is that your old island could be a rough draft; Like, a sketching layer. You learned from it and practiced, now a new piece of paper can be the linework, or a better sketch? I don't know if that makes sense. I guess it really only applies if you're into decorating. But I was unhappy with how my old island looked, and now I feel like this new one is a cleaner, more polished version since I'm used to playing and decorating now! I hope that makes sense, and maybe is some helpful thinking to anyone who's trying to deicide if they should restart.

TLDR; It's worth it, and it's also worth it to transfer your items.

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It really depends if those are deal breakers or if you'll come to accept them.
I went through a phase of disliking my islands name and until I read this, I forgot I ever did aha

Definitely deal breakers for me as I am unfortunately an absolute perfectionist.

 

[Eureka]

Like if you look at some pictures people have taken of their island they'll doctor them up to the point where it doesn't even look the same way if you were there in-game. And the illusion is lost if you move slightly because the decorations/creations are only meant to be seen at one angle. It's really superficial and turned NH more into a trend for Instagram then the actual game. Yeah some of the ideas are creative and should be applauded for that, but it's just not what I would be looking for.

I just wanted to say how right you are about this! Very recently I saw some outfits someone made and they shared a picture of them hanging in their Able's store. I could tell the picture had some kind of color filter on it, but I didn't realize how extreme it was until I plugged in the creator code and the colors looked nothing like they did in the picture! The dress I wanted to use which appeared to be a lovely light blue in the picture was actually completely green in the game. I was pretty shocked and it made me realize, between filters and angles you can make pictures of your island look completely different than it does in the actual game.

 

[Seelie]

I just semi-impulsively reset my island and I'm so excited!

I really was happy with Muir Wood for a really long time, but I've set my clock back to March 20, 2020 and am gonna pretty much shamelessly time travel to present day to play "catch up." Going for an island with a city / urban center and farmland around the edges, so I really want an island with an east or west river mouth this time around.

I also really wanted to change my character name from "Seelie" to "Selkie" since that's been my actual online username for a while now, so figured I should swing that while I was at it.

I expect it'll take some time to find a good map, but I'm really excited about it.

 

[piske]

I've flattened again, which I feel like is one step removed from resetting ^^; At first I was feeling a bit down about it because I really liked what I had come-up with, and I was feeling some artistic block. However, after perusing through some photos online, and thinking about how I could implement some themes into my own town, I am starting to feel excited to try some things out. Terraforming can be a dangerous tool, but it's also so incredible to me that we can shape our islands the way we would like. And if I don't like what I create, I can always tear it down and try again. Anyway, I've torn down all of my terraforming and I've filled in all of my rivers/ponds, and I've moved everyone back to the beaches again. I think I will go back to my original idea of a dirt path/rural entrance, but I will have to see what comes out!

 

[VanitasFan26]

I just semi-impulsively reset my island and I'm so excited!

I really was happy with Muir Wood for a really long time, but I've set my clock back to March 20, 2020 and am gonna pretty much shamelessly time travel to present day to play "catch up." Going for an island with a city / urban center and farmland around the edges, so I really want an island with an east or west river mouth this time around.

I also really wanted to change my character name from "Seelie" to "Selkie" since that's been my actual online username for a while now, so figured I should swing that while I was at it.

I expect it'll take some time to find a good map, but I'm really excited about it.

Just going to give you some tips when you decided to restart your island. All the Airport Colors and Map Layouts are RNG so it will be tricky to find the map layout (Different locations of the Airport, Resident Services, Secret Spot, and the Rocks on the beach) and airport color that you want for your new island. If you don't feel satisfied with the 4 layouts, delete the save data again, and then when you come back you will see 4 different layouts of maps you can choose. What you pick is up to you to decide what works best for you and if you somehow care about the Airport Color and want a specific one it can be tricky.