I woke up today, and i was like it'll be great if there is any Island planner app for Animal Crossing New Horizon. Then i found this!!! i shared it to a lot of my friends. Great app and thank you so much.
But one thing i'd like to add is a further zoom out and maybe move around by dragging the mouse cursor?
This assumes the app is installed in the main Applications folder, you might have to customize it based on where the app is installed on your system. If you're unsure of the proper path, right-click on the app and when the menu opens, hold down the option key and you should see a menu item appear named 'Copy "IslandPlannerMac.app" as Pathname". Paste that into the terminal window and append '/Contents/MacOS/*' to the path.
One thing that I think will be really helpful when planning is have item size blocks (building all items prob takes too long.) so we can reserve certain places for certain things when planning! (maybe the ability to name them as well).
This is SO great and exactly what I have been wanting. The only thing I really wish it could do would be to zoom out more and be able to see the whole island while editing. This is why planning in the game is hard for me cause I need to be able to see more of the island! Great job!
the easiest way i got it to work on mac is to download itch.io and then download the planner through that application! just means you don't have to mess around with your security settings
Really good tool. My primary request is to be able to zoom out so that the entire island can be visible at once. Similar to minimap, but I need it to be full screen. Keep up the great work, and thanks! :)
FOR MAC USERS WITH THE "APPLICATION CAN'T BE OPENED ERROR" I'm not a developer by any means but I got the same error and this is how I fixed it:
- If you unarchived the zip file with the default Archive Utility MacOs app, you will most likely get this error. I don't know exactly why, but a quick google search for the error found that you might get this error due to the way the app decompresses (?) the app file.
- Decompress the app using another unarchiver app. I used The Unarchiver and got the app to work. Currently using it now on MacOs Catalina.
I tried the Unarchiver, but it said it cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware. The Unarchiver created this file on an unknown date.
The only 2 options I have is to "move to trash" or "cancel".
You can try going into your security settings and toggle the "open anyway" option, or something similar to that. AFAIK Catalina automatically stops unsigned apps from opening but gives the option to open anyway through the Settings app.
The developer cannot be verified is usually a settings issue. By default macs now only like to run apps they know of. Go here and type.in the terminal command listed to disable this feature. I've been supporting Macs in a professional environment for 17 years. This will. Ot hurt your machine. There used to be radial button options to allow from Any, but Apple got rid of that as a default option. This will allow you to install any app without question.
Something else I know about itchio apps on Mac is that they tend to prefer being run from the itchio app. Which is kinda like Steam client but for itchio. Get it and run the app through it on it mac and you should be all good.
This is useful for me since I like planning these types of things far ahead to get around working extraneously. Supported a bit. Hope you keep working on it, but overall thank you~
No, it's still 5x3 for the most part, you just can't place anything on the steps. but you can place things aside of the steps. the model is still one row larger than it should be in the program.
Ide like to weigh in on something, this is both accurate an inaccurate, i cant see what is going wrong here but the house model is off. Linked is a in game and in designer screenshot and things dont line up where they should / look very out. I do think the house model is to blame but I am willing to be proven wrong https://imgur.com/HjJn7LP
Your house model is wrong, I did the ACNH science and by that i mean i drew a grid and your house model is too big https://imgur.com/a/T4oPN6d I can walk behind my house so there must be a layer behind but then the house in the app is one too far foward Do not use the front as reference as i miss placed the land, please go from back of the house towards the camera
I donated and downloaded, but I'm not able to install it on my mac :( it says the app can't be installed, even after going to the Security settings it doesn't show up.
Install the itchio client. It works just like Steam and allows apps to run through it. Best way to get things to run on the Mac that are from itchio. I back another terrain editing tool on itchio (not AC related) and it's the only way it'll run is through the client.
I started doing some island planning in Blender, but it was a bit too cumbersome to make changes on the fly. This is frankly exactly the kind of thing I need!
Something that might be really helpful is being able to toggle real environment textures and one that shades the different cliff tiers like the map does in ACNH. This would help immensely in being able to tell what's when in the overhead view.
Oh, I didn't notice that in the controls. Thanks for the heads up! It'd be nice if it corresponded to the colors used on the in-game map. With the third tiers being blue, it kinda evokes water more than ground.
Please also add a way to fully zoom out, if that works. So you could see the island as a whole. Also perhaps a way to add the rivermouths, but that part isnt as needed <3 <3
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I woke up today, and i was like it'll be great if there is any Island planner app for Animal Crossing New Horizon. Then i found this!!! i shared it to a lot of my friends. Great app and thank you so much.
But one thing i'd like to add is a further zoom out and maybe move around by dragging the mouse cursor?
Are you running Catalina?
If so, try running this command (update the app's location on your system accordingly):
how do i do that?!
Open the terminal app and type that command in.
This assumes the app is installed in the main Applications folder, you might have to customize it based on where the app is installed on your system. If you're unsure of the proper path, right-click on the app and when the menu opens, hold down the option key and you should see a menu item appear named 'Copy "IslandPlannerMac.app" as Pathname". Paste that into the terminal window and append '/Contents/MacOS/*' to the path.
Thank you. I installed the itch app and downloaded it through that and it worked. :)
One thing that I think will be really helpful when planning is have item size blocks (building all items prob takes too long.) so we can reserve certain places for certain things when planning! (maybe the ability to name them as well).
I hope you can make it mobile-compatible! I really want to try this out, but my computer is broken and, well, you know why I can’t get it fixed yet.
cool project! any chance you'll post the source code on github so others can contribute?
Definitely one of the better things I stumbled upon. Great app dude!
This is SO great and exactly what I have been wanting. The only thing I really wish it could do would be to zoom out more and be able to see the whole island while editing. This is why planning in the game is hard for me cause I need to be able to see more of the island! Great job!
the easiest way i got it to work on mac is to download itch.io and then download the planner through that application! just means you don't have to mess around with your security settings
thx! it work now~
Thanks!!!!!!!
Fantastic stuff, please consider adding shrub/tree standins the way there are some for buildings.
Really good tool. My primary request is to be able to zoom out so that the entire island can be visible at once. Similar to minimap, but I need it to be full screen. Keep up the great work, and thanks! :)
Knowing this is in the works still is great! The overall structure of the game idea is awesome!
when i maximize the window, i cant put it back to windowed mode. is there a shortcut to do this without closing the program and restarting it?
For now seems like a very good project 😍 can't wait to see it completed I hope the 2$ will help you to succeed. Greetings from Spain: Prisma Lux
Is there a way to see the entire map at once ?
No, but they mentioned that a minimap is in the works for a future update.
FOR MAC USERS WITH THE "APPLICATION CAN'T BE OPENED ERROR" I'm not a developer by any means but I got the same error and this is how I fixed it:
- If you unarchived the zip file with the default Archive Utility MacOs app, you will most likely get this error. I don't know exactly why, but a quick google search for the error found that you might get this error due to the way the app decompresses (?) the app file.
- Decompress the app using another unarchiver app. I used The Unarchiver and got the app to work. Currently using it now on MacOs Catalina.
Hopefully this helps someone!
I tried the Unarchiver, but it said it cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware. The Unarchiver created this file on an unknown date.
The only 2 options I have is to "move to trash" or "cancel".
Can you open the app? Thanks
You can try going into your security settings and toggle the "open anyway" option, or something similar to that. AFAIK Catalina automatically stops unsigned apps from opening but gives the option to open anyway through the Settings app.
The developer cannot be verified is usually a settings issue. By default macs now only like to run apps they know of. Go here and type.in the terminal command listed to disable this feature. I've been supporting Macs in a professional environment for 17 years. This will. Ot hurt your machine. There used to be radial button options to allow from Any, but Apple got rid of that as a default option. This will allow you to install any app without question.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.imore.com/how-open-apps-anywhere-macos-catalina...
Something else I know about itchio apps on Mac is that they tend to prefer being run from the itchio app. Which is kinda like Steam client but for itchio. Get it and run the app through it on it mac and you should be all good.
See my comment above; for Catalina, the only thing that worked for me was to chmod the executable.
Please add pier/beach/airports
This is useful for me since I like planning these types of things far ahead to get around working extraneously. Supported a bit. Hope you keep working on it, but overall thank you~
The player house is actually 5x3. In this application it is sized at 5x4. Amazing app though, it's definitely helpful
No, it's still 5x3 for the most part, you just can't place anything on the steps. but you can place things aside of the steps. the model is still one row larger than it should be in the program.
If you include the steps, then yes its 5x4. But if you include the steps in the program, it's 5x5.
Ide like to weigh in on something, this is both accurate an inaccurate, i cant see what is going wrong here but the house model is off.
Linked is a in game and in designer screenshot and things dont line up where they should / look very out. I do think the house model is to blame but I am willing to be proven wrong
https://imgur.com/HjJn7LP
Your house model is wrong, I did the ACNH science and by that i mean i drew a grid and your house model is too big https://imgur.com/a/T4oPN6d
I can walk behind my house so there must be a layer behind but then the house in the app is one too far foward
Do not use the front as reference as i miss placed the land, please go from back of the house towards the camera
Does anyone know where the pier starts?
I'm on mac and my " right mouse button" is control plus the keypad. It works to remove water but once I've placed a cliff, it can't be removed :(
click with 2 fingers
You are a godsend
Been using it on the browser but bought it anyway because I'm so thankful for this intuitive too! Can't wait to see how it grows!
This is mindblowing, I never thought this kind of planner is possible! Donated! Keep up the great work! :)
Love it so far! Waiting for a minimap so I can plan my island better.
I donated and downloaded, but I'm not able to install it on my mac :( it says the app can't be installed, even after going to the Security settings it doesn't show up.
this should be fixed now, thank you!!
thank you so much I will try it!
Tailors is 5x3. In planner right now the building is 5x2.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/gb3nj1/i_updated_the_visualization_of_the_buildings/
the building itself takes up 5x2 (measured it in-game) so the tailor is the correct size in the planner
im on macOS and do I need to download something else like unity to run it? it shows application "IslandPlannerMac" can't be open
Same!
Same
Install the itchio client. It works just like Steam and allows apps to run through it. Best way to get things to run on the Mac that are from itchio. I back another terrain editing tool on itchio (not AC related) and it's the only way it'll run is through the client.
Please do a phone app version of this!
I started doing some island planning in Blender, but it was a bit too cumbersome to make changes on the fly. This is frankly exactly the kind of thing I need!
Something that might be really helpful is being able to toggle real environment textures and one that shades the different cliff tiers like the map does in ACNH. This would help immensely in being able to tell what's when in the overhead view.
Pressing H does this!!
Oh, I didn't notice that in the controls. Thanks for the heads up! It'd be nice if it corresponded to the colors used on the in-game map. With the third tiers being blue, it kinda evokes water more than ground.
I love it! I I don't have acnh or a switch but this is nice to imagine what my island would look like :)
I wish I could donate tho :( please keep up the good work!
Donated and downloaded!!!
Please also add a way to fully zoom out, if that works. So you could see the island as a whole. Also perhaps a way to add the rivermouths, but that part isnt as needed <3 <3
I second this!! :)
Thank you indescribably for your hard work. Your love for the game connects people all over the world!
GREAT WORK!
Donated! This is perfect for visualising changes to my island!
BTW, is it possible to rotate the inclines? I only seem to be able to place them horizontally .
Q/E Rotates inclines and bridges
improves my island design so significantly, love it!
This is amazing! I'd love for there to be some copy/paste text save feature for easy sharing. Also space+drag to pan!
Donated! Love your work
This is really, really awesome. I'd love to see a zoom in/out feature though. Either +/- or mouse scroll wheel would be perfect!
I definitely donated to you. This is an amazing.
nook's cranny doesn't seem to be sized correctly? in my game it's 7 grid spaces wide but it's 6 grid spaces wide in the planner
Thanks for this! This is really cool!
This is absolutely amazing and exactly what I needed to renovate my island!