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[Chrystina]

This has probably been answered before, but I've searched many places online and looked at the already answered questions at the front of this thread, so I'm gonna ask. How many days do villagers usually have before moving out?

Well, it depends. When a villager decides they want to move it will be 5 days from then. If you play everyday & are on speaking terms with them, you most likely will catch them 5 days prior to them moving out. The game will usually have that villager already outside, waiting to ping you & tell you. However if you TT and skip days or just don't see that villager at all for an entire day, they can ping you and tell you they're moving in 4 days, 3 days, 2 days or even tomorrow.

 

[px41]

Okay. I'm just worried because a villager notified me of this today, but pings aren't functional as of right now due to Shamrock day. I hope I can catch them and eat their feelings tomorrow. Thanxers for the help.

 

[Chrystina]

Okay. I'm just worried because a villager notified me of this today, but pings aren't functional as of right now due to Shamrock day. I hope I can catch them and eat their feelings tomorrow. Thanxers for the help.

No problem :] If you are worried they might be in boxes tmrw, you could always start the game up as a NEW character instead of loading your mayor. That way you can check to see if that villager is boxed up, without saving.
If they are boxed up... TT backwards with mayor and try everything you possibly can to get that ping. I highly doubt they will be though, unless you haven't played the game for 4-5 days/or TT'd and skipped days.

 

[px41]

I have four houses, so sadly I can only hope in this case.

 

[Spooky.]

For the last two weeks I've been trying to make dirt paths in my town and it's not working. I have set paths that I always follow and I run up and down them for at least five minutes a day. Other than a small amount of wear in one small section, nothing is happening. I don't know if that has to do with the fact that it seems to be raining an insane amount in that town (seriously, it seems to rain more than not!) or what but I'm getting upset.

 

[Chrystina]

For the last two weeks I've been trying to make dirt paths in my town and it's not working. I have set paths that I always follow and I run up and down them for at least five minutes a day. Other than a small amount of wear in one small section, nothing is happening. I don't know if that has to do with the fact that it seems to be raining an insane amount in that town (seriously, it seems to rain more than not!) or what but I'm getting upset.

If you want dirt paths it's definitely going to take more than 5 minutes a day. Especially if you want them throughout your whole town. How wide is your path? If it's like 3 tiles wide it can take up to a month to actually get a legit dirt path showing.
What I'd suggest is run your path once then save a quit. reload, run, save and quit, etc at least 4 times. When you reload your character multiple times in a day grass deteriorates quicker, doing this took me about a week to get mine in my old town.

 

[Spooky.]

If you want dirt paths it's definitely going to take more than 5 minutes a day. Especially if you want them throughout your whole town. How wide is your path? If it's like 3 tiles wide it can take up to a month to actually get a legit dirt path showing.
What I'd suggest is run your path once then save a quit. reload, run, save and quit, etc at least 4 times. When you reload your character multiple times in a day grass deteriorates quicker, doing this took me about a week to get mine in my old town.

They're mostly 1-2 tiles wide. I read somewhere it would take about a week and all it took was about 5 minutes of running on them a day, but I guess that was wrong, since I only have minor wear in the two spots I run over the most.

It's funny, we get dirt spots that we don't want and can't get rid of, and the dirt we do want takes forever haha.

 

[Chrystina]

They're mostly 1-2 tiles wide. I read somewhere it would take about a week and all it took was about 5 minutes of running on them a day, but I guess that was wrong, since I only have minor wear in the two spots I run over the most.

It's funny, we get dirt spots that we don't want and can't get rid of, and the dirt we do want takes forever haha.

Hahah, ugh I know D: it sucks!

It really should only take a week especially since your paths are 1-2 tiles wide.
here is the guide I used when I was trying to get them. Her dirt paths are amazing, so I definitely recommend checking it out. She does suggest that TTing is quicker but obviously you don't have to. XD You'll get the same results either way.

 

[Red Cat]

How many questions has Alexi answered on this thread?

 

[Chrystina]

How many questions has Alexi answered on this thread?

How many questions have YOU answered on this thread?
Lmao. I just have way too much free time I think ;-;

 

[px41]

Is Alexi a moderator/administrator? If not, who thinks they should be one? I dunno, it seems like a valid question.

 

[Diableos]

Since I'm trying to breed blue roses again in my new town, I have two hybrid red roses for them. I've been lucky enough to get one blue rose so far, but I also got another red rose. Will that one also be able to produce blue roses, or is that just a normal red rose?

 

[mermaidshelf]

Since I'm trying to breed blue roses again in my new town, I have two hybrid red roses for them. I've been lucky enough to get one blue rose so far, but I also got another red rose. Will that one also be able to produce blue roses, or is that just a normal red rose?

According to Thonky, a hybrid red rose is defined by having one parent that's either orange or purple, so I think that rose is considered a normal red rose.

 

[Red Cat]

Since I'm trying to breed blue roses again in my new town, I have two hybrid red roses for them. I've been lucky enough to get one blue rose so far, but I also got another red rose. Will that one also be able to produce blue roses, or is that just a normal red rose?

I'm pretty sure the extra red rose does not count as a hybrid. You might be able to breed that blue rose with one of your hybrid reds to get another blue rose, so I'd try that.

 

[Swirl]

If I have 10 villagers, with one of them in boxes, if somebody visits to pick up the boxed villager, is it possible for me to end up with a villager from that person's void after my boxed villager has moved out?

 

[Chrystina]

If I have 10 villagers, with one of them in boxes, if somebody visits to pick up the boxed villager, is it possible for me to end up with a villager from that person's void after my boxed villager has moved out?

yes. unfortunately.
clearing voids even with 10 villagers is never guaranteed.

 

[Swirl]

yes. unfortunately.
clearing voids even with 10 villagers is never guaranteed.

That's unfortunate. I like keeping my town at nine so that I can always pick somebody up on a whim, but that makes things particularly hazardous when visiting/hosting, especially because it is extremely difficult to get your most recent villager to move out...

 

[Sashataras]

So yesterday I had 9 villagers (now 8 because one was in boxes yesterday) and I went to someones town to get a villager. It worked fine but today when trying to do the plot reset trick I cant find the plot ANYWHERE.. Where are they??

 

[wolfie1]

So yesterday I had 9 villagers (now 8 because one was in boxes yesterday) and I went to someones town to get a villager. It worked fine but today when trying to do the plot reset trick I cant find the plot ANYWHERE.. Where are they??

Sometimes it takes more than 1 day for the villager to plot in your town. Don't panic; maybe tomorrow they'll be there.

 

[Sashataras]

Sometimes it takes more than 1 day for the villager to plot in your town. Don't panic; maybe tomorrow they'll be there.

Thanks for the fast reply! It's never been like this for me (someone who has done this plenty of times) so that really confused me. I'll check my town once more then I guess I'll wait for tomorrow. Thank you!