what are your path preferences for islands (both your own and other people's')?

[rebel]

by this i mean:

1. which paths on an island do you think look better: natural, more flowy paths like this (qr code here) or straighter, more street-like paths like this (qr code here) or this (credit here)?

2. do you prefer the default paths (less complex/unique but show up on the map, look clean, and have custom sound effects) or custom paths (more unique/complex, can wind and flow and go diagonal easier, don't have unique sound effects or show up on the map and also take a lot of design slots)?

i'd love to hear your opinions. thank you in advance

 

[moon_child]

I think preferences are really dependent on island themes. Fairycore and cottagecore islands will tend to look better with custom paths because both the natural and whimsical effects are very hard to achieve with just the in game paths alone. Little towns or those with more urbanized concepts or towns built around symmetry will do well with the built in paths.

 

[Hsn97]

For the first one it really depends on the theme of the island. As long as the path doesn’t look out of place it’s fine.

And for the second, I definitely prefer the in game paths. Whilst there are some incredibly talented people who have made amazing custom paths, I hate the sound those paths make when you walk on them.

 

[MOON TRIPS]

I prefer the in-game paths and wish there were more ngl
I have seen some really nice custom ones, but am not sure I'd ever use them. still, they definitely seem to be key for certain themes.

 

[mirukushake]

Even though I rarely play with the sound on, the gross sound custom paths make offends me too much to ever contemplate using them for main pathways. I don't mind them on other people's islands because I don't spend extended amounts of time on them so

 

[Roobi]

I'm sticking with the default paths for now. They work just fine for my island. I wouldn't really know what to look for if I'd use custom ones, since I also don't have a themed island.

 

[Xara]

your first question honestly won’t have a concrete answer to it, as it’s really a matter of opinion — the answer to which style of path is best varies on who you ask, island theme/s, etc. i personally prefer to have straight/natural paths on my own island, but the other styles of paths are all neat as well, and i don’t dislike them whatsoever. i also don’t have any preferences for or opinions on which style of path/s other people use — the only opinion i have is that everyone should do what they want with their islands, and every choice is a valid one.

in terms of path types, i prefer custom paths, though i’d definitely like them a whole lot more if they made noise when you walked on them . i don’t necessarily dislike the in-game paths, but i only really like the look of the stone, dark dirt and brick paths, and i don’t like that they show up on your island’s map. they get points for making noise, though lol.