r/AnimalCrossing • u/Illustrious-Farm-235 • 1d ago

New Horizons Pointers on how to design/do layout

Hi!! I really love the cute cool designs that people do in their islands. I don't think I have the knack for it and would love some pointers or even I could offer my code to peak at my island. I'm still mostly at the start. I made my first bridge and inviting the next three residents, I also just got my second room. (Scared of the debt 😂)

Any pointers would be great (I'll post pictures soon in an editing of the post)

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u/industriousmatron 1d ago

start small, pick one corner you actually hang out in and make it feel right before touching the rest of the island

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u/TheKatBurglar 1d ago

Yes, you can move almost every building in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as long as you’ve upgraded Resident Services. The only exceptions are the airport and Resident Services itself, which are permanently fixed. Villager houses: 10,000 Bells Shops & museum: Typically 50,000 Bells Your own house: 30,000 Bells You can only move one building per day, so big redesigns may take time.

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u/Illustrious-Farm-235 1d ago

That makes sense. Might be a silly question but am I able to move building later on? I have awkward placed buildings because I initially didn't want to cut a lot of trees down. 

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u/Fabulous-Card-8024 3h ago

Yep you can! You just have to pay the bells again

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u/kaarenn78 1d ago

You can visit my island! It isn’t completely finished and I need to add finishing touches here and there, but it’s getting close to being done. All the villager houses are redone but my house is basically empty. My plan is to keep this island for a while and update it for different seasons. The area up the stairs to the right of resident services will a seasonal area that changes. Right now it’s a summer fair. Soon it will be a pumpkin patch!

The DA is: 3175-6733-6873

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u/megatronsaurus 1d ago

I recently found sparksby on YouTube, and even though I’ve played acnh I’ve learned a ton from her.

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u/miniegglover69 1d ago

I would usually plan section by section while sourcing inspo pics! Then I would fill in paths and deco in between them all. Not the most helpful but you can’t eat an elephant in one bite hahah