Terraforming 101 | Animal Crossing New Horizons 

Thank you so much for watching!! Check out my other tutorials as well! Waterscaping 101: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bcuuJJr6yJQ.html

I regret every building and house placing I initially made.

*makes circle path* “That looks pretty sharp.”

I was smoothing out the edges of some cliffs yesterday and all I could hear in my head was Patrick telling me “it has to look natural”

Terraforming teach me to be patience. One my favorite part of my island,is the bamboo forest/canyon. It took me a lot of time creating that part(I'm still working on it). Guys, take your time. AC is not competitive. Enjoy the process. Look for ideas and make your version of it. Make it better. And remember this game,got release recently. Meaning, updates and new furniture and other stuff are coming next week,or next month and next year. Have a nice day/night.

Important thing to remember about cliff construction: You can only have 8 ramps in total on your island! I got carried away with hills early on and planned a ton of ramps for my final design, only to find that I was over on my ramp count by 6 of ramps. The same can be said about bridges, but you can use land bridges and easily terraform around that problem. They really need to let us just have 16 total ramps or bridges, rather than limiting us to 8 of each.

I flattened my entire island to one level.. it took FOREVER! But I wanted to start from scratch .. No regrets here

swear on god I’ve played for about 330 hours but I’m legitimately considering resetting to get a different resident services placement

maybe I'm just a big baby but when I started tearing down all my levels and cliffs (to have a better place to work with) I got kinda emotional bc I know my island wont look the same anymore and I'm gonna kinda miss how it looked before and it wont have the same feel :') so I just wanna watch videos to make sure that I can actually make my island look nice and not regret anything

i love your island! i like that it isnt cluttered qnd full of items, but it still feels organised. it feels like a neighborly town, rather than a cluttered bunch of paths and waterfalls

Stone path, stone bridges, stone inclines are my favorite. Stone fences were all great... Until hedges came about.

Your tips were really helpful, especially for the people who just unlocked terriforming :) thank you for making these

Why is everyone’s island looks so big while mine is full just having 8 villagers T_T

i use the "stepping stone" path, but instead of just using one type of path, i use both types of stone paths or both types of dirt paths to make kind of like a checkerboard! i love how it looks more like stones, flowers don't grow into it (unless its the dirt), and it looks fancy all in one!

In case people weren’t aware, the way he has curved the path to the entrance of the houses - you can have the paths right up to the doorstep, just stand sideways to the front door and poop them down. That’s how I have mine and I think it looks great 👍🏻

Is this NintenTalk? Yes, but it's also Patrick

I just had KK Slider at my island this morning so this is perfect timing!! Love the tips. I’m so glad to have these because otherwise I may have been a lost puppy while terraforming 😂🥰

I ended up getting screwed by the island layout, my resident services plaza is so close to the airport that I don’t have room for a big flashy entryway. So I went with some fencing and two of the blossom lanterns.

My puppy chewed up my switch lite and I lost my saved data in setting up my new switch. I am UPSET and your videos are the only thing giving me hope that having to start over will result in an island that is better than before.

I just discovered your channel and I’m absolutely obsessed! Your videos convinced me to get a switch, however, I’ve been wanting one for a while since I love Animal Crossing (always have!). I’m going to binge watch your videos so I can get an idea of what I want my island to look like. Keep up the great work man, can’t wait to see you grow! ❤️

me: watching this because i’m curious when i can terraform Also Me: has a 2 star island

I flattened my whole island lol

Just another day of watching these vids bc I keep struggling with the smallest thing

Guys remember this is just inspiration tips in some parts its your island it describes you and you only Being unique is what brings us together

i just recently found your channel and it’s really helped me out with my island!! thank you so much for the tips on most of your videos! love what you’re doing❤️❤️

Thank you so much for this video! I unlocked Terraforming yesterday and just started working on my island layout today and needed ideas!

I've used the flower bed tip to create a whole flower field and I put my double waterfall on the far side of my island leading into my nature park : ) I just put in some stepping stones for the river on the cliff where I moved my house. Learned those from some of your other videos

love it!! definitely gonna send this to my friend who’s about to unlock terraforming! keep up the good work💗👍

This video is so helpful! I was feeling lost about what to do with my island after I got terraforming, but now you gave me a lot of ideas!

I’m so glad I found this video!! I was wondering when I’d be able to start terraforming. And logged on this morning and kk slider is finally coming to my island. So this video was my crash course for it! Thanks❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗

I've been having a really really hard time curving my rivers. Would really appreciate if you took the time make a video on that. =]

I feel like this is the first youtuber who knows what I need and want to watch 🤩

Just wanted to say that your videos have been awesome! They’ve helped me out so much to improve my island! Keep it up!

This was great help! Applying a lot of your tips into my island. Thank you for these, I always think about the cleanup you have to make afterwards.

You can also use paths to make shapes of sorts, you can make hearts, flower petals with like a fountain in the middle, just lots of creative ways to combine the different shapes and might make a good little map marker or cute thing more than anythinf

Especially at the beginning, I say take the 2 paths of the color you want to have as the main path of your island, either brick or the rock color paths. As you expand, you can unlock more and create cool designs.

I played the first Game Cube animal crossing way back when, and I didn't get it. Now, playing this one during the lockdown, I get it, and thanks for all of the great tips that are helping my island look so much better! Please keep these great vids coming :)

This was explained and demonstrated REALLY well. Great video!!

loved this! i started acnh 2 weeks ago and i'm so glad i found your channel!

So helpful! Thank you Pat!

I love your videos!! My island looks soooo much better now! Great ideas with the creative use of paths!

OMG THIS WAS SO HELPFUL! You're great at explaining things!

This is SO very well done and helpful! I’m abt to unlock this and was absolutely scared and clueless, now I feel confident! Thank you :)

Thank you! I especially loved your tip about creating waterfalls in the background. And I was inspired with your playground area!

Finally! I've been working on getting all the permits because I don't know where to start

I wish I could like this video 1,000 times!! Thank you for explaining terraforming so clearly!!

This is the first video that popped up when I went to ask about terraforming and I watched the whole thing and it was very helpful as a first-timer I appreciate it and it will really help

Been waiting for this vid Pat!!!!

Another amazing tutorial! I've been struggling with terraforming so thank you for making this.

Gotta love being early! Yay notif squad! Great intro video! You think you'll do a 201?

Thank you so much for your videos! They are always so helpful and detailed!!

This is so well detailed yet to the point! Thank you so so much for this! Best guide out there!!

I needed help with terraforming, this is perfect!

I think the fourth level of cliffs, can accentuate any mountains regions. Yes useless, but can be very aesthetic.

Thank you! I'm gonna start really trying to design my island soon and I might use some of the techniques in this video. I'm definitely gonna make a heart pond.

Love this video, it really helped! Keep up the good work! :))

Ahhh, the mad lad actually did it. Mad respect.👊🏾

I’m loving all of the tips! They really help me, and I’m sure many others, improve my island. Also, you have a fourth level? I only have three.

Thank you for this info! I’m hoping I get terraforming unlocked soon so this has been super helpful! 😊

I've been looking for a new spot for my lighthouse, definitely going to use your idea, it looks good.

I really needed this video. Thanks for the tips

I really can’t thank you enough, I am new to animal crossing and this guide is amazinggggg...

I needed this video badly 🙏

Thank you for this guide it’s really helpful

Thanks for the tips! I honestly had no idea how to start or what to do, so this was really helpful ☺️

THANKS! I actually wanted to terraform even more too. 😊 I hope you have a nice day.

I wanted a boardwalk along part of my beach! I loved that in New Jersey and I really like it in my game! My villagers actually hang out there eating snacks and playing with "games" and things that you'd find on the boardwalk. I also fell in love with a town in Northern Jersey that has brick streets from years gone by to preserve the Victorian Era design of the town. I wanted to just share that with you. 😊 It's really neat that in this game you can make it your own town! I love it and I do leave one end of the beach without artificial lighting because my villagers have said they like that there are still parts of the island that you can actually see the night sky because there aren't street lights everywhere. I took that as a hint and left one end all natural for them except for a campfire and a hammock and a log stool but the rocks on that end I left totally natural for them and I do find them out there looking at the night sky. Heck I find myself out there looking at the night sky! This game can be so beautiful

8:38 believe it or not I started off with a pond shaped like a heart

Finally! Been desperate for this video !!!!

i love the lighthouse idea, thank you!

This is so helpful thank you!😁

Thanks Pat! Helps a lot!

Such a great tutorial - wish I had this before I stumbled through it myself lol!

THIS IS AMAZING! Thank you for this video, it’s really helpful

Your videos are helping me so much!! I suspect that if you ever visit my island you'll see a lot of your tips on there. So thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Thank you. This was very helpful

I want to say thank you for these helpful videos, I’ve been playing them on repeat and have magically landed on 5 stars for my island (although it’s still a mess)🥳

Could you do some interior design things as well my house need so much help

I got a natural heart shaped pond. Really happy about it :)

Love this thanks so much helpful I’m new and was a bit lost with this. 😀😀

thank you for that tutorial i just got terraforming and i was really nervous about it. i just made the heart pond and it was so easy thanks again.

I have these tools for a few weeks now but this is still super helpful 🥰

Omg Hi Bro I love Your channel u Inspire me to Make my island Better and when I Mess up it Inspires me to get better

Nice one Pat! Hope to see some islands getting prettier because of you!

This was very helpful. Thank you.

this was really helpful!!

thank you, this was so helpful!

Love this video! Cute ideas! You think you can make a video of your like top 10 path designs and their user codes?

So happy every time you upload an AC video. Never clicked videos so fast ❤️🙏🏻

Great Tips! :D Thanks for the video.

I love how Hugh walks in every scene 😂😂

very informative vid but I really suffered watching you ignore the Madagascan Sunset Moth

Great instructions and a great help 👏

Hi! I’m new to the game and this is so helpful! One question though. How did you make that really cool path in your woods/camping area? Looks like stepping stones and little flowers

Great video. Nice ideas thank you

Omg I did the rounded ones today before watching this video I feel happy lmao

this is so helpful ! thank you !

You are a straight up legend

Thank you 😊 I have been inspired 🎉🎉 I’m in the process of demolishing my town. My poor town ens 😅😅

Thanks for the tips! ^^ I'm waiting to get lots of bells to be able to move every building and then I'll probably redo my entire island.. hope it looks natural with your technique ^^