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Can you have less than 8 villagers?

I had two move out so I'm now at 8. Can another still ask to move?



Edit: I just had a random move-in so I guess after a while the game forces a 9th villager in. Good thing I thought to start my game on a new save instead of loading my mayor. Thankfully the new villager isn't in a terrible spot so I didn't get stuck plot resetting.
 
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Can you have less than 8 villagers?

I had two move out so I'm now at 8. Can another still ask to move?



Edit: I just had a random move-in so I guess after a while the game forces a 9th villager in. Good thing I thought to start my game on a new save instead of loading my mayor. Thankfully the new villager isn't in a terrible spot so I didn't get stuck plot resetting.
Yes, like you already experienced, once you get down to 8 villagers the game will move in a 9th villager.
 
Does Streetpassing the same person count towards the Streetpass Badge, or do you have to Streetpass different players? I only ask because I have two copies of ACNL and I don't want to wait for a long time just for one badge.
 
Tried plot resetting for the first time. TT to the plot setting date to 5:55am with a character, then quit. Started a new file so the new character would be in town before 6am. When the time rolled over to 6am, I ran around looking for the plot. The town should have reset, but nothing showed up. There was no plot of land anywhere to be seen. So, since the town should have started a new day at 6am, I loaded up a character thinking that animal just hadn't moved in yet.
I was wrong.
They moved in right. next. to. my. house. Destroyed a rare flower patch, ruined my layout, ruined my pathway, my view, and his house is a dark blight. I know it's Apollo, but now I'm going to ignore him until he goes away.
So this now leaves me with two animals to kick out: Cherry and Apollo. Forcing Apollo to move hurts, since he was in my campsite, and I wanted him. I just didn't want him bumper-humping my house. *sigh*
I need both of these characters gone to return my town to what it was before I messed it up.
Why didn't the TT/new character trick work?

All this.... because I needed oak saplings, because the game doesn't put cherry blossoms on cherry trees. You'd think this would be a given.
 
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Tried plot resetting for the first time. TT to the plot setting date to 5:55am with a character, then quit. Started a new file so the new character would be in town before 6am. When the time rolled over to 6am, I ran around looking for the plot. The town should have reset, but nothing showed up. There was no plot of land anywhere to be seen. So, since the town should have started a new day at 6am, I loaded up a character thinking that animal just hadn't moved in yet.
I was wrong.
They moved in right. next. to. my. house. Destroyed a rare flower patch, ruined my layout, ruined my pathway, my view, and his house is a dark blight. I know it's Apollo, but now I'm going to ignore him until he goes away.
So this now leaves me with two animals to kick out: Cherry and Apollo. Forcing Apollo to move hurts, since he was in my campsite, and I wanted him. I just didn't want him bumper-humping my house. *sigh*
I need both of these characters gone to return my town to what it was before I messed it up.
Why didn't the TT/new character trick work?

All this.... because I needed oak saplings, because the game doesn't put cherry blossoms on cherry trees. You'd think this would be a given.

The TTing to 5:55 am did it. Because the game starts at 6:00am, you'd normally get a notification about it. However, because you were starting a new character, it didn't and that's why Apollo is in an inconvenient location. You need to start at 6:00am with your new character then.
 
Does Streetpassing the same person count towards the Streetpass Badge, or do you have to Streetpass different players? I only ask because I have two copies of ACNL and I don't want to wait for a long time just for one badge.

You can Streetpass the same person one thousand times and you'll get the gold badge.
 
Does anyone know specifically what time villagers open their mail, and if the "plot reset" trick works in getting villagers to change their clothes? I'm currently suffering through a maddening quest to get Bud to change his clothes. He's wearing that darn plain white dress shirt from Able Sisters' that has been a pox on my town for as long as I can remember. Luckily I discovered the trick where villagers wont buy designs if you replace the sample shirts with umbrellas.

I'm asking because I saved and quit right after sending Bud a letter with a wrapped shirt attached to it. I know Pete delivers mail at 5 PM (I think), so I made sure I did this before then. This way, I'm hoping to trick Bud into changing his clothes via the "plot reset" trick. So, if this works, when would be the right time to start resetting? Does anyone know when the villagers open their mail?
 
Does anyone know specifically what time villagers open their mail, and if the "plot reset" trick works in getting villagers to change their clothes?

Pete delivers mail at 9AM and 5PM, and that's when your villagers will receive whatever you've sent them and put it on display or put it on. I don't really know about the plot reset trick, but it might work. Maybe someone else can chime in with their thoughts on this.
 
I'm a month into in game TT, and so far....nothing. Apollo is my 10th move in. I talked to him once more by accident after greeting him initially (he pinged me after a week and a half of TT, but it was just for a request --that I denied.) He's now on the friend ladder. If I completely ignore him, will he move away, or do I have no choice but to befriend him until he reaches the rung in the ladder that prompts him to leave? I'm trying this 'max out their social link' tactic with Cherry to get to leave, but not talking to Apollo anymore to see who leaves first.
Also, since he is the last movie in, will he even leave before anyone else?
 
I'm a month into in game TT, and so far....nothing. Apollo is my 10th move in. I talked to him once more by accident after greeting him initially (he pinged me after a week and a half of TT, but it was just for a request --that I denied.) He's now on the friend ladder. If I completely ignore him, will he move away, or do I have no choice but to befriend him until he reaches the rung in the ladder that prompts him to leave? I'm trying this 'max out their social link' tactic with Cherry to get to leave, but not talking to Apollo anymore to see who leaves first.
Also, since he is the last movie in, will he even leave before anyone else?

my advice would be to talk to him to boost that friendship.

i had an issue with peanut a while back and tried ignoring her, she was the ONLY one to not ping to move. i tted for 8 months. not once. then i decided to spam chat her for a day, tted to the next and she pinged me lol.

also it is possible for the 10th move in to move out, it's just very very hard. will take some persistence in getting his ping.
 
If somebody collects a villager from your town, and you have 10 villagers (but you'll have 9 once that villager moves) can you get their void?
 
If somebody collects a villager from your town, and you have 10 villagers (but you'll have 9 once that villager moves) can you get their void?

so the visitor is collecting your 10th in boxes right? if so then yes you can still get their void. :c
 
Hi! I'd like to know what the term "in boxes" means. I'm seeing everyone talk about "villagers in boxes" but I don't know what it means. Can someone help? :eek:
 
Hi! I'd like to know what the term "in boxes" means. I'm seeing everyone talk about "villagers in boxes" but I don't know what it means. Can someone help? :eek:

it means any villager that is moving out b/c their house will be filled with boxes c:
people use the term so others can go to that town to adopt said villager.
 
it means any villager that is moving out b/c their house will be filled with boxes c:
people use the term so others can go to that town to adopt said villager.

Oohh so the day they're in boxes is basically the only day someone can visit that town to adopt the villager??
 
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