The Resetting Thread
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NooktheCrook
Junior Member
I always have this issue of wanting to reset with every Animal Crossing game. I reach a certain point where I feel like a want to be refreshed and currently, I have been feeling this way about New Horizons. I’m about 150 hours in and my island looks like garbage, with all my terraforming that I have tried to do. I even put the game down for six months and recently came back to it, but not a whole lot has even changed in that time. I’m thinking that I want to reset now and let terraforming take a back seat. Heck, I used to be overwhelmed by using design QR codes in New Leaf for ground pathway patterns.
Arckaniel
🍎 island
I've been contemplating whether or not I want to reset my island or not... I just got back from Animal Crossing, the 2.0 update and the HHP brought me back, tbh I don't hate how my island looks atm, and I have dedicated a lot of my time and effort building it to where it is now, but I feel like a fresh start with the update seems enticing...
Ooo, I'm glad I spotted this before making a new post entirely to ask about this lol
I've wanted to reset for months now with two main things holding me back: Losing my favorite villagers that took forever to get on my island (not an issue anymore because series 5 of the amiibo cards covered the remaining ones), and losing my custom designs. Essentially, I want to know if there's any way to preserve my designs so that I can get them back easily after a reset. I have some last resort ideas in mind, such as trying to recreate each design pixel by pixel in an art program as closely as possible then using it as a reference, but if there's a much easier route then I'd very much love to know
I've wanted to reset for months now with two main things holding me back: Losing my favorite villagers that took forever to get on my island (not an issue anymore because series 5 of the amiibo cards covered the remaining ones), and losing my custom designs. Essentially, I want to know if there's any way to preserve my designs so that I can get them back easily after a reset. I have some last resort ideas in mind, such as trying to recreate each design pixel by pixel in an art program as closely as possible then using it as a reference, but if there's a much easier route then I'd very much love to know
If you have switch online, you could upload your designs on the custom design thingy at able sisters, and then download them on your new islandOoo, I'm glad I spotted this before making a new post entirely to ask about this lol
I've wanted to reset for months now with two main things holding me back: Losing my favorite villagers that took forever to get on my island (not an issue anymore because series 5 of the amiibo cards covered the remaining ones), and losing my custom designs. Essentially, I want to know if there's any way to preserve my designs so that I can get them back easily after a reset. I have some last resort ideas in mind, such as trying to recreate each design pixel by pixel in an art program as closely as possible then using it as a reference, but if there's a much easier route then I'd very much love to know
Ah okay, thanks! I considered that but thought it wouldn't work because I assumed anything uploaded would be deleted, since the user and island don't exist anymore.
Nah nintendo is awful at deleting that stuff
Dream address remain which is great
But my old profile is still on my friends friend list, and I can still claim points on switch app
It doesn't get deleted
Arckaniel
🍎 island
I've decided to reset, I don't feel as attached to my previous island as I have been gone for a long time and I think I would like to be more chill for my next gameplay thus I will no longer time travel and just play more casually. I don't know if I'll ever finish my island at this point lol but I'll just enjoy the game as it is, more so looking forward to meeting and inviting new villagers and doing the work for the HHP DLC!
I have finally done it…I reset my island. I thought about resetting for a long while, months even, but I’ve never had the gut to do that. I hated my layout, how close resident service was to the airport and how far left it was, but I always thought I could roll with it. I changed my island multiple times, probably 5 times since game launch and I was prepared to do that with the new update. But this time around the idea of flattening my island and try to work once again with the same old, boring layout, crushed me. I left it half flattened, with tons of items laying around and I decided I had enough. It was so hard, much harder than I have ever anticipated, mostly because that was the island I had since the game launch and I had experienced everything with that one. When I deleted it I regretted it instantly but then, somehow, the RNG was extremely gracious and it gave me the actual perfect map, with the perfect starting villagers(for me) and the orange airport I wanted so badly(had the yellow version and it was meh). I’m on day two and although I would like to experience everything the new update have in store, I decided I don’t want to time travel and I want to take things slow. I’m staying away from any spoilers so I will enjoy all the new features while playing the game.
I reset my day 1 island a week before the update.
Its amazing how much having the perfect island changes things.
I too had a yellow airport and I hated it.
Got an orange one now and love it.
Had cherries as my fruit and it annoyed me every time my island got referred to as cherrytown.
I now have oranges and its orangetown
And it feels so good as my island is orange themed.
Its so validating.
My resident services?
In the perfect spot.
Secret beach? Dead centered.
Rocks on the beach? Hardly any. And the one I do have is huge with a water pool.
Pier? On the side I wanted and the largest one like I wanted.
I used to be pro sticking with your starting island if you could.
Now I'm very pro restarting if you're unhappy with the unchangeable aspects of your island, and don't give up until you have the perfect map
Because I've never been happier with the game
Oh don’t get me started on the airport. It bugged me since day one but mostly it was my resident service location, so close to the airport and far right, so my whole island had to be developed on the left. This time my RS is in the centre of the map, I finally have the secret beach far left, my orange airport and huge rocks with water(didn’t have them and they are amazing). Only thing I had to compromise was my native fruit: I got cherries and I wanted peaches but honestly the fruit was the only thing I was ready to compromise!
HappyTails
On Indefinite Hiatus
I'm also pro restarting if you aren't happy. I'm constantly restarting my island I don't know why I just won't get a second Switch so I can restart to my hearts content while staying true to at least one island
I digress. Restarting your island might be frowned by some people who believe you should stick to one island and not restart and learn to work around the stuff you don't like but when it comes down to it, restarting your island affects no one but the person the island belongs to. No effect on anyone else.
But do keep in mind, restarters that you will not have access to some of the the new stuff in the update until you get a 3 star rating
I digress. Restarting your island might be frowned by some people who believe you should stick to one island and not restart and learn to work around the stuff you don't like but when it comes down to it, restarting your island affects no one but the person the island belongs to. No effect on anyone else.
But do keep in mind, restarters that you will not have access to some of the the new stuff in the update until you get a 3 star rating
- Expanded Harv's Island
- The Roost (even if you upgrade to the art museum, still needs 3 stars)
- Kapp'n and his special islands
artisansystem
Senior Member
I’m really torn on whether or not I should reset my island. I feel like I really rushed the game the first time around by time traveling and getting burnt out, and while I have a lot of love for my villagers, I’m also not sure if I feel like I… earned any of my progress, if that makes sense?
I really wish it were possible to just buy a new cartridge and make a new island that way, like back in New Leaf. I feel like I want a new island, but I’m not ready to commit to the idea of my existing one being gone. If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it!
I really wish it were possible to just buy a new cartridge and make a new island that way, like back in New Leaf. I feel like I want a new island, but I’m not ready to commit to the idea of my existing one being gone. If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it!
VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
Okay I have to ask this again because this thought of restarting is bothering me. Since I own both copies of the games I had an idea in the back of my mind to move one of my residents to the new island so they can become the new resident representative, but now I am not sure if I want to do that. I mean it will make it easier for me no longer having to pay loans, I have all the stuff in my home, and all the bells and nook mile tickets I have I will keep, but still is it even worth it do something like that?
Another thing. If the resident used to work for Happy Home Paradise and I move my resident to a new island does all the progress get restarted too? I know I've restarted multiple times just to get a new island, but with all of the new stuff and new features I had this thought in my mind telling me "I should probably restart just to see how the new features and new content would work in the beginning" part of me is torn because I spent so much time making the island but the other part me still wants to keep it. Ugh! this is such a hard thing to think about.
Another thing. If the resident used to work for Happy Home Paradise and I move my resident to a new island does all the progress get restarted too? I know I've restarted multiple times just to get a new island, but with all of the new stuff and new features I had this thought in my mind telling me "I should probably restart just to see how the new features and new content would work in the beginning" part of me is torn because I spent so much time making the island but the other part me still wants to keep it. Ugh! this is such a hard thing to think about.
VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
Well it finally happened. I have restarted my 2nd island yet again but this time I did something different. I was able to transfer my Resident who had most of the stuff on the island with them. So what I did was move the Resident off the island to Destiny (main island) and then I deleted the save data from the 2nd switch. Then I made the Resident from Destiny move again this time to the 2nd switch and I was surprised that it worked. I still had my fully upgraded home, all my nook miles, bells, and stuff from storage was still there. As well as my catalog and items that I have in my pockets! This is the best thing I've ever done and its like a new game+ to me.
Arckaniel
🍎 island
I reseted a few days ago, I didn't regret it at all! I like my new island map more and I'm honestly thinking of doing a new theme for my 2nd playthrough so I'm really excited! I also decided to not time travel anymore and just enjoy the slow pace and chill gameplay. I'm also really excited to hunt for new villagers, I honestly really want Sasha the most, he's a cutie!
First, what was the reasoning for time travelling? and will you feel the need to time travel again? Cause if you reset and end up TTing again then there's no point in resetting.
Things like villagers, DIYs, bells, items can all be easily obtain through this website or other trading platforms so don't worry about that. If you're not attached to your map layout, I think you should reset especially for that feeling of progress and having felt that you earned everything yourself (even tho technically you did earn them whether you tt or not).
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Oh I was wondering.... is this possible? So if you're unsure of whether or not about resetting.. Could you back up your current island, then reset it.
If you end up not liking it, could you just back up the save file with your old island?
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I envy people that like to hunt for villagers…gosh, I get so frustrated! I just restarted as well, deleting the island I had since the start of the game and I’m now on day 3, looking for the 3 first villagers and I swear that I hate hunting so much
Arckaniel
🍎 island
Lol it honestly could be frustrating at times but the rush I get when I finally find the villager I'm looking for is definitely unmatched! I was kinda dumb tho I'm on day 4 but I forgot that once you finish the plots there would automatically be villagers that would fill those plots so my supposed to be first 3 villagers became 2 random villagers (Chevre whom is cute enough but Truffles tho)... I'm so lucky I haven't finished the other one yet and it's a lazy plot so I could still hunt for Sasha todayI envy people that like to hunt for villagers…gosh, I get so frustrated! I just restarted as well, deleting the island I had since the start of the game and I’m now on day 3, looking for the 3 first villagers and I swear that I hate hunting so much
