Animal Crossing New Horizons' terraforming features allow you to sculpt your own island into the haven of your dreams. Here are some creative terraforming design ideas to help you achieve your ideal island layout.
Terraforming, a new addition to New Horizons' Animal Crossing series, gives you substantial creative freedom and lets you shape your island just the way you want it. This represents a significant step forward in customization for the series.
However, this feature might be a little overwhelming at first, especially if you struggle to find inspiration in games, but don't worry, because here is a list of the best terraforming ideas .
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Here are 10 great terraforming ideas you can use on your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
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Best Ideas for Island Terraforming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Before you start recreating the methods below, please note that terraforming is not unlocked until: After KK Slider visits your island.
Be sure to complete that step first before transforming your town or island.
Clifftop Museum
Collecting bugs and catching fish is one of the main elements of the Animal Crossing series. Why not make your museum stand out from the crowd?
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Using waterscape tools to clear your land and surround your buildings with water can further signal to visitors that your place is worth visiting, especially if it's full of wildlife.
Adding a waterfall makes for a spectacular sight. Once finished, you can fill in the landscape with trees, flowers, and outdoor furniture to make the area look even more beautiful.
valley
If this isn't one of the most creative terraforming ideas we've ever seen, we don't know what is. Players will obviously want their home to be the best on the entire island, but it's really easy to have an entire valley filled with waterfalls and cliffs of various sizes leading into them.
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Even the sidewalk is surrounded by water, making the walk to the house feel majestic. teeth Since they represent the residents of the town, why not reflect that in the design?
To further enhance the effect, you can also place flowers and items on the cliff itself to really jazz up the space and make it your own.
market
City Folk for the Nintendo Wii added a marketplace that was previously only accessible by bus, taking players to a plaza filled with shops. You can also equip your Switch with similar functionality if you wish.
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Use the Cliffscaping tool to flesh out the hills and add waterfalls and rivers, creating a beautiful divider between the Nook's Cranny shop and the Able Sisters shop. Take things a step further by connecting the two with a fancy bridge or stepping stones.
Add scenery like street lights and other outdoor furniture, and you've got a full-fledged marketplace where you can shop until you're bored in style.
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neighborhood
Making your own home look dazzling is a top priority for many players, but making other people's homes stylish as well can perfectly round out your city's design.
New Horizons finally introduces the ability to move your villager's house wherever you want. So grouping your villagers' houses into neighborhoods is a great way to section off your island and leave the rest without houses, allowing for endless creativity.
You can also spruce up your residential area with fences and furniture. You can even go a step further and customize the outside of your home to give everyone their own personalized front yard.
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Zoo
If you're vacationing on an island, you'd half expect there to be some sort of attraction that tourists can go to.
Various furniture items in the game allow you to recreate animals such as baby panda and mama panda, Mr. and Mrs. Flamingo, and papa bear.
If you catch a snapping turtle or two, you can also place them on the ground to give your zoo a more “realistic” feel. Don't forget to fence it!
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garden
One of the most relaxing ideas on this list is adding a garden to your Animal Crossing island. Everyone needs a place to escape when they need a little respite, even if it's just an island vacation. Create a relaxing garden and provide a relaxing space for villagers and visitors.
The use of different types of plants such as trees, bushes, and flowers creates a peaceful area where people can take refuge in search of tranquility.
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Outdoor furniture can also brighten up your space. Especially if you add benches for visitors to sit and relax and a record player that plays calming music. You can also use terraforming tools to create cliffs, enclosing the area in a “secret” atmosphere.
park
Similar to relaxing spaces, creating a park is also a way to create a place where everyone can feel at home. Having some benches for people to sit on and beautifying it with trees, flowers and bushes is a must.
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You can also create a playground using outdoor furniture such as slides, climbing frames, and colorful bouncy rides.
Don't forget the park clock. After all, you need to be able to tell the time no matter where you are.
entrance to the island
Whether it's trading and cataloging items, picking fruit, or just playing together, having friends come to your island is a staple of playing Animal Crossing for many people. . So why not create a legendary entrance and wow them the moment they step out of the airport?
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Reddit user “SailorKelsey_” did just this. This is something people can get some serious inspiration from. They opened the city with a spectacular waterfall and fountain plaza to give guests a great first impression.
You can also add bridges instead of walkways across water, or create archways for special effects.
lighthouse
There is a lighthouse on the island in Animal Crossing, right? He needs something to guide the ship (unless you're Gulliver, you can't help him), but it just looks pretty.
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Redditor 'screelord' took lighthouse games to the next level with his genius terraforming idea. Rather than just building on the beach, they decided to create a seaside cliff just for the building. This is one of the simple but unique island ideas that will add a special flair to your Animal Crossing island.
Surrounding it with cute flowers and bushes adds a Studio Ghibli-esque feel and makes an already cool piece look even better.
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natural slope
This is simple but looks super cute, especially if your town has a woodsy or cottagecore theme. Stairs look great, but they don't fit into every type of layout or island design.
User 'ajdude9' shared a tip for making the ramp part of the actual cliff side instead of sticking out. Simply terraform enough space to install a ramp on the side of a cliff so it looks like part of the rock.
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The result is reminiscent of Population Growth from the GameCube era, where slopes were created naturally on cliffs.
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