I leveled my island and started this layout about a month ago but for the past week or so i have been clueless on what my neighborhood layout should be so please give me some ideas on what shape it should be and where you think it would look best
I can't give any tips (my island is kind of a mess haha) but I love that pixel art octopus you made on the island. I've never seen something like that!
What if you did some kind of archipelago design with your island? It may not look super great with the beach running all around the island, but you might be able to do something cool with having a large number of rivers with bridges and the "stepping stones" to get around the island. I think that would look super cool with the octopus lake you've got.
I know this post is almost a month old, but I just wanted to say I love your octopus lake! So cute! And it made me think you could make an octopus with paths leading to villager homes at the end of the arms/tentacles.