Welcome to the town of Waterfall!
A cozy town in the middle of nowhere…
Situated in the marsh of eternal night, between the bustling hubs of Ultra Megalopolis and Ultra Station… the crime-ridden township of Waterfall sits silently waiting.
When the elderly mayor finally passed, nobody wanted to step up to the job – at least, until her granddaughter Isabelle felt she was up to the task.
But being mayor is hard! Thankfully, plenty of friends – or semi-willing bystanders – are willing to work together to get Waterfall moving, for their own reasons.
Meet the residents!
Isabelle: The hopeful rookie mayor!
With an incredible sense of youthful optimism, the baby-faced mayor wants to prove once and for all that she can get the job done! …It’s, uh, kind of hard though…
Luckily, her mayoral assistant Chantal is always willing to lend a hand or advice, even if it’s usually covering for Isabelle after getting attacked by wildlife…
But when she’s not shaking trees and facing the consequences, Isabelle likes to fish the day away and be overly-ear about helping the residents.
Chantal: The dedicated intern!
After mysterious circumstances led to Chantal’s arrival in Waterfall, only good things have happened! She’s very on top of things, and is the driving force behind making Isabelle’s dreams a reality… even if she thinks they can be a little silly, at times.
| Species: | Coelune | Coffee preference: | Mocha, lots of milk, 3 sugar |
| Personality: | Uchi | Ability: | First aid |
| Catchphrase: | “Misty” | Favorite style: | Modern |
Laura: The encouraging assistant!
Along with Chantal, came along Laura! She’s a lot peppier than her girlfriend, and is always willing to be a hypeman. She loves all things nerdy, and confusing people with references they don’t understand.
| Species: | Seafolk (Allegedly) | Coffee preference: | ??? |
| Personality: | Peppy | Ability: | ??? |
| Catchphrase: | “Blub” | Favorite style: | ??? |
Abzu: The mysterious bouncer!
Abzu is a longtime resident of Waterfall, and even if the severity of their condition frequently prevents them from leaving their home, they’ve been making an effort to contribute more since Chantal’s arrival. Allegedly, they were once a famous explorer… but who would believe that?
| Species: | Coelune | Coffee preference: | Blue mountain, regular amount of milk, 2 spoonfuls of sugar |
| Personality: | Lazy | Ability: | Headlong charge |
| Catchphrase: | “Jelly” | Favorite style: | Historical |
Tiamat: The legendary bartender!
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| Species: | Seafolk | Coffee preference: | Blue mountain, lots of milk, 3 sugar |
| Personality: | Normal | Ability: | Sniff ’em out! |
| Catchphrase: | “Honey” | Favorite style: | Basic |
Mariska: The dread pirate!
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| Species: | Seafolk hybrid | Coffee preference: | Kilimanjaro, a little bit of milk, 1 sugar |
| Personality: | Smug | Ability: | Chef du Jour |
| Catchphrase: | “Yarr” | Favorite style: | Ornate |
Hazel: The reluctant engineer!
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| Species: | Coelune | Coffee preference: | Mocha, regular amount of milk, 2 sugar |
| Personality: | Uchi | Ability: | Sniff ’em out! |
| Catchphrase: | “Kaboom” | Favorite style: | Rock ‘n roll |
Mildred: The town MC!
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| Species: | Seafolk | Coffee preference: | Blend, regular amount of milk, 2 sugar |
| Personality: | Cranky | Ability: | Honey hunter |
| Catchphrase: | “Dialtone” | Favorite style: | Historical |
Deni: The scheming shopkeeper!
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| Species: | Dreadnaut | Coffee preference: | Blue mountain, no milk, no sugar |
| Personality: | Jock | Ability: | Strong and fearless |
| Catchphrase: | “Money” | Favorite style: | Iconic |
Bogey: The not-so-passing trucker!
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| Species: | Misc hybrid | Coffee preference: | Blue mountain, regular amount of milk, 2 sugar |
| Personality: | Jock | Ability: | Fish fetcher |
| Catchphrase: | “Binted” | Favorite style: | Sporty |
Wasundari: The tourism powerhouse!
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| Species: | Dreadnaut | Coffee preference: | Kilimanjaro, a little bit of milk, 1 sugar |
| Personality: | Snooty | Ability: | Sleepy |
| Catchphrase: | “Maybe” | Favorite style: | Ornate |
The backbones of business!
Tales from the town…
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Waterfall log, August 27th 2023
So… as a result of my 2 month hiatus, a casualty was to be expected… and unfortunately, it was Bogey. Thankfully, there’s nothing a little Amiibo card magic can’t fix! Chantal has some harrowing, scandalous opinions to share with Isabelle. Hazel is indeed suspicious and weird. That’s what I made my birthday wish back in …
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Waterfall log, May 11th
This is a test log entry to text the layout for the WTW page! Take my favorite image I’ve ever taken in ACNL to compensate, for now.
Project meta and progress
Since the town of Waterfall itself was explicitly inspired by Animal Crossing’s sleepiness, I thought it’d be perfect to use as the subject of the modding project for Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
‘Animal Crossing but with OCs’ has always been an ideal concept for me, so in a way, it’s almost like a dream come true for a past version of me!
It’s also one of the easiest games to mod IMO, aside from MK7 – the amiibo camera is invaluable for testing models.
Progress…
Villagers: Still need to model and inject Wasundari, Laura, and Mildred. Need to re-proportion everyone except Abzu, and retexture Deni and Chantal. Need to completely redo Bogey’s model as well.
Player: Re-proportion Isabelle, and make new clothes.
NPCs: Model and inject Lupe, Lina, and Yuka. Model Beatrice and Gerhana as well. Gather and/or design other NPCs.
Misc: Update the environment textures for all seasons.