The Resetting Thread

[Khaelis]

This is getting beyond a joke and am genuinely getting angry at the game now.

I want oranges as my native fruit and an orange airport.

I've been resetting for 4 HOURS and have seen oranges (fruit)... twice.

Are you kidding me?

I've been resetting for one specific double-south river layout with the stuff I'd like for the past two weeks, lol. Just keep at it, there's a ton of RNG and you know what RNG does best: screw you at every point until it decides to stop messing with you.

 

[VanitasFan26]

As someone who has started their 2nd island I can tell you how much of a pain it is just to get the right native fruit and airport color you want. I mean after restarting like 500 times I managed to get an island layout where Resident Services is far away from the airport and not in the middle. Its in the top right corner of the map. Also the native fruit I got were Cherries (which is what I wanted anyway) and my airport color is Yellow (ugh I really wanted a green one but I just decided to go with it anyways). Also my native flowers are Hyacinths. I got a map that looks like this on the day I got it and btw I really don't like the two starting villagers but I plan on kicking them out once I get the campsite and I have amiibo cards:

 

[Khaelis]

Day "I lost count":

I still haven't gotten the island layout I want with the correct fruit and airport colour. Send help, I'm going insane.

 

[StephOnACNL]

My passport registration date is March 20, 2020. I want to reset, but I'd like to keep that registration date. Could I time travel backwards to that day after resetting my island to keep March 20th as my registration date?

 

[JabuJabule]

My passport registration date is March 20, 2020. I want to reset, but I'd like to keep that registration date. Could I time travel backwards to that day after resetting my island to keep March 20th as my registration date?

You just have to time travel backwards, THEN start resetting for your island.

 

[Bekaa]

I think I’m going to do it. I think I’m going to reset my island. I’ve been bored with the game for a while now. I want some thing to revive my enthusiasm. I think I’m going to save my current island as a dream address and then just do it. I am, however, trying to decide if I want to try to keep any of my stuff. That’s a difficult decision. Thoughts?

 

[VanitasFan26]

I think I’m going to do it. I think I’m going to reset my island. I’ve been bored with the game for a while now. I want some thing to revive my enthusiasm. I think I’m going to save my current island as a dream address and then just do it. I am, however, trying to decide if I want to try to keep any of my stuff. That’s a difficult decision. Thoughts?

The most important things you need to keep are your tools. When you restart you will not start off with any tools. If you have any trusted friends you can ask them to hang on to your stuff. Also all of the items you have in your catalog are gone when you restart. So if you have any furniture or items that you want to keep make sure you bring that with you also.

 

[Bekaa]

The most important things you need to keep are your tools. When you restart you will not start off with any tools. If you have any trusted friends you can ask them to hang on to your stuff. Also all of the items you have in your catalog are gone when you restart. So if you have any furniture or items that you want to keep make sure you bring that with you also.

Thank you so much. Have you restarted? Are you glad you did? Honestly, my problem is that I’m bored with the game. Not sure if restarting will solve my problem.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Thank you so much. Have you restarted? Are you glad you did? Honestly, my problem is that I’m bored with the game. Not sure if restarting will solve my problem.

Nah not really. I did make a 2nd island so its technically restarting but I kept my old island, and I do have to say after a week of having the 2nd island after getting my 2nd switch it is a refreshing feeling with new ideas. So coming from someone who was bored of the game since I am those people who played it last year on the day it came out, it indeed cured my boredom now I am playing the game more than ever.

 

[Joshua_25]

I think I’m going to do it. I think I’m going to reset my island. I’ve been bored with the game for a while now. I want some thing to revive my enthusiasm. I think I’m going to save my current island as a dream address and then just do it. I am, however, trying to decide if I want to try to keep any of my stuff. That’s a difficult decision. Thoughts?

I'm almost done with my current island and I don't know what else to do than to just save this one and restart because building is what I enjoy most. But I have a lot of resources as well that I like to keep for my new island. So maybe we could help each other out if you haven't already?

 

[bingeeater84]

Hello everyone! I started playing the game about five months ago and I really want a fresh start so I am going to reset my island. Sadly I don't have any friends who play the game, so I wanted to ask, if anyone here would be so kind to let me drop off some NMT and my favourite set of clothes.

If this is the wrong thread for this I am sorry!

Cheers!

 

[Jaden]

Was really on the fence on restarting since there's two or three things I'd love to change on my island's layout. But after reading about everyone's trouble with the general placement/rivers/native fruit/airport color/rock placement... decided against it. Just don't have the persistence and determination to go for hours and hours on end for my dream layout. It totally reminds me of my obsessive shiny hunting, egg hatching and soft resetting Pokémon days way back in the day *shudder* Never again!

Keeping my finger's crossed for everyone else though to have their dream island come true! Stay strong peeps!

 

[Bekaa]

Was really on the fence on restarting since there's two or three things I'd love to change on my island's layout. But after reading about everyone's trouble with the general placement/rivers/native fruit/airport color/rock placement... decided against it. Just don't have the persistence and determination to go for hours and hours on end for my dream layout. It totally reminds me of my obsessive shiny hunting, egg hatching and soft resetting Pokémon days way back in the day *shudder* Never again!

Keeping my finger's crossed for everyone else though to have their dream island come true! Stay strong peeps!

I read those things too. And that’s an important consideration. Fortunately, for me, I honestly don’t care about those things (well, except for the island layout). I am about to jump in and make the change! I finished up my island yesterday and created my final dream address!

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Hello everyone! I started playing the game about five months ago and I really want a fresh start so I am going to reset my island. Sadly I don't have any friends who play the game, so I wanted to ask, if anyone here would be so kind to let me drop off some NMT and my favourite set of clothes.

If this is the wrong thread for this I am sorry!

Cheers!

Hi. I will DM you. Let’s see if we can help each other out with our stuff and our reset.

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If anyone on this thread is looking at resetting soon, would love to partner with you to store each other‘s stuff while we reset.

 

[Bekaa]

I’m going though all the suggestions. Here’s a question: should I start my reset island in opposite hemisphere?

 

[Bekaa]

Reset my game yesterday evening. So far, I’m extremely happy. My new airportport is green with cherries as the native fruit. The flower is windflowers. Named the island Serenity, which is likely a very popular name, but I like it. (I had another name picked out, but didn’t realize we were so limited on the number of letters! All my other ideas I had would not work. This was a bummer.) I took some money, materials, and tools, plus some of the nook shopping items from my previous islands color group. Honestly, though, I actually kind of wish I had taken nothing, except for a bit of the money. I’m playing the game from scratch, and I’m going to try to take it slow and easy. Maybe focus on filling up my critterpedia. Last time I zoomed through so quickly, which was fun and I don’t regret it, but, there was a lot I missed. This feels like a new game!

 

[VanitasFan26]

Okay this is something that I've been wondering with my old island. I made my 2nd island in a design that I've felt really proud about, but for some reason when I compare my 2nd island to my main island I just feel like I put too much effort into it. I mean I was trying to make changes on the main island, but the ideas that I wanted on that island is not fitting well with what I came up on my 2nd island. So now I am wondering do I restart the old island so I can make a different layout that is almost like Twilight? I know that I can carry all of my items over from the old island to the new island, but I am not sure.

I know I said in the past that I wanted to keep my main island, but after getting the 2nd island and designing it I feel more happy with that one, but the old island I have I just don't know. This is like comparing "old vs new" at this point. Its a weird thing to ask. I feel stuck.
Old Island:

New Island (2nd Island)

 

[Joshua_25]

You know.. it might just be me.. but when I look at these maps I dont see such a big difference between these islands? I think they are already pretty similar, the only difference is, ks that Twilight is a mirrored version of your main island.. but this is purely based on the 2D maps I'm seeing... I can't tell how the island itself is decorated..

But if your only considering restarting your old island so you can make it look like your 2nd island
.. I dont think you should.. why would you want two almost identical islands? I think the joy of this game is that you have all the freedom when restarting an island.. So if you decide to restart, why not challenge yourself and make something completely different?

 

[VanitasFan26]

You know.. it might just be me.. but when I look at these maps I dont see such a big difference between these islands? I think they are already pretty similar, the only difference is, ks that Twilight is a mirrored version of your main island.. but this is purely based on the 2D maps I'm seeing... I can't tell how the island itself is decorated..

But if your only considering restarting your old island so you can make it look like your 2nd island
.. I dont think you should.. why would you want two almost identical islands? I think the joy of this game is that you have all the freedom when restarting an island.. So if you decide to restart, why not challenge yourself and make something completely different?

Did you even visit the islands?

 

[Joshua_25]

Other than that the seasons are different, the flooring and fencing is slightly different is the style on both islands quite similar.. I stand by my point of when restarting you might want to try something completely different than what you've already done.. but you know in the end its your island and its your choice..

 

[VanitasFan26]

Other than that the seasons are different, the flooring and fencing is slightly different is the style on both islands quite similar.. I stand by my point of when restarting you might want to try something completely different than what you've already done.. but you know in the end its your island and its your choice..

I disagree with your advice respectfully. Its not that I am trying to make it look similar. I am trying to get it lined up in a way that flows better. If you look at my main island everything is kinda crammed in once place whereas on the other island its more scattered and it allows more room for adding new stuff. I flatten the old island many times and it does take forever to do. So thats why I thought about Restarting because if I can have a better layout it will be easy for me to plan.

Don't misunderstand its not like I am trying to do it identical but I want to make a new refreshing version of my main island so that way it feels more stand out. It just be you and you think I am trying to make it similar, but you have to understand when you restart there is different layouts to choose and I have to decide which layout will work for me. Just because I say that doesn't mean its going to be the same. So even though you don't see my perspective I guess I am just going to restart my main island so that way I can make it more better, not the same as Twilight but it has the same feeling to it as Twilight. You may not be familar with the Kingdom Hearts games but those names "Traverse" and Twilight" is where its based off of.