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Oh, thank you for this. I assumed the line was the river, but now that I think about it - I do have a few cedar trees (ones that were there when I started the town) below the river. But they're all on parts that are more northern. I bet that's the issue, as I tried planting a cedar tree again yesterday and it was dead today. I'll experiment again and try planting a regular tree in that spot now and see what happens.

If you have a chance, I'm interested to know if you were able to plant regular trees!
 
Oh, thank you for this. I assumed the line was the river, but now that I think about it - I do have a few cedar trees (ones that were there when I started the town) below the river. But they're all on parts that are more northern. I bet that's the issue, as I tried planting a cedar tree again yesterday and it was dead today. I'll experiment again and try planting a regular tree in that spot now and see what happens.

I remember planting fruit trees this way:

T= trees ; - = space

T-T-T
T-T-T
T-T-T

Something like that and unfortunately, one or two of them die. Then I try to plant them like:

T-T-T
-T-T-
T-T-T
-T-T-

They all lived and have grown :D
 
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Okay so I'm not very familiar with how save files work. I have an SD card in my 3DS. If I get a second ACNL game cartridge, can I play on it and save without anything bad happening to my first game cartridge? I believe the save files are stored on the cartridge, but I'm not 100% so any explanation would be much appreciated! I don't want to lose any of my progress on my first game.
 
Okay so I'm not very familiar with how save files work. I have an SD card in my 3DS. If I get a second ACNL game cartridge, can I play on it and save without anything bad happening to my first game cartridge? I believe the save files are stored on the cartridge, but I'm not 100% so any explanation would be much appreciated! I don't want to lose any of my progress on my first game.

The game save is on the cartridge for physical copies and on the SD card for digital copies. So no, you won't lose any progress in your first game.
 
What's the fastest way to recover a villager who has moved from your town? Sometimes they "!!" me but I'm busy talking to another villager or the snowman (which takes a lot of time and they just walk away). If the neighbor !!ed me to tell me they're moving, is there a chance they'll !! me again? And if they don't do it again and they finally move, what should I do? They usually move to my couple's town, how can I recover them from there?
 
They should ping you about moving again. Especially now, post-update. It is now 10 days from the time a villager starts thinking about it until they actually move. They may also ask you about it again. I have a villager who is in the process of moving and asks me every single day if they really should move.

If they do move out, there's 2 ways to recover them. If you have an amiibo card of that character you can get them back immediately by scanning it. However, if you do this, the villager won't remember having lived in your town at all. It'll be like they never lived there. The other option is there's a 16 villager cycle. Meaning 16 villagers have to move out AFTER that character moved out. Once that cycle is cleared, they will finally be able to move in again. You CANNOT bypass the 16 villager cycle unless you have an amiibo card. Even if you go to another town where they are in boxes, if you haven't gotten through the cycle, they won't move to your town.
 
I'm having an issue with my FINAL plot reset. I have put patterns all over the ground to corral most of my villagers into a neat formation, but my last one just doesn't want to move. There's the plot I want them to move to, no pwps and definitely 3x3 with room for the door, and the one that the other villager is moving out of. Should I maybe wait for that villager to ping me to move out first or something and then cover up that spot, or are there hidden restrictions I don't know about? It's been about 3 hours with it showing up in literally the same spot every single time and not the plot I had ready. There is nothing touching the plot. I am at a loss, there is nowhere else for the plot to show up, and it's been two days now with constant resetting to get the same exact literal spot every single freaking time. Is it possible for a plot with no pwps or bordering buildings to be impossible to move to?

Edit: The problem was discovered by the fine people on this forum. Thank you!
 
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They should ping you about moving again. Especially now, post-update. It is now 10 days from the time a villager starts thinking about it until they actually move. They may also ask you about it again. I have a villager who is in the process of moving and asks me every single day if they really should move.

If they do move out, there's 2 ways to recover them. If you have an amiibo card of that character you can get them back immediately by scanning it. However, if you do this, the villager won't remember having lived in your town at all. It'll be like they never lived there. The other option is there's a 16 villager cycle. Meaning 16 villagers have to move out AFTER that character moved out. Once that cycle is cleared, they will finally be able to move in again. You CANNOT bypass the 16 villager cycle unless you have an amiibo card. Even if you go to another town where they are in boxes, if you haven't gotten through the cycle, they won't move to your town.

Thank you. I was also wondering if it's possible to have 2 neighbors wanting to move at the same time, since today another neighbor asked me to move, and if it's just one at a time then I can safely assume my neighbor from yesterday didn't !! me to tell me they wanted to move and I'd be relieved.
 
For Gracie's fashion check for opening T&T Emporium, does it count every time she comes to town and at least 1 person in the town has passed, or does it count every person that passes (all 4 characters passing could unlock T&T in 1 go?) or does it only count if the mayor passes?
 
For Gracie's fashion check for opening T&T Emporium, does it count every time she comes to town and at least 1 person in the town has passed, or does it count every person that passes (all 4 characters passing could unlock T&T in 1 go?) or does it only count if the mayor passes?

Only 1 counts, either the mayor or one of the other characters. She needs to visit the town four times.
 
Is it possible to ask a camper to move in while another villager is getting ready to leave? I have Cobb leaving tomorrow, and I want to know if I can get a camper to move in while he's in boxes.
 
Is it possible to ask a camper to move in while another villager is getting ready to leave? I have Cobb leaving tomorrow, and I want to know if I can get a camper to move in while he's in boxes.

I'm pretty sure a camper can only move in if there's currently a slot open in your town.
 
I have a few questions about the new special character pictures you get from amiibo cards.

First, if there's more than one amiibo card of them, do they give you different pictures? Like all 4 Isabelle's or the 2 Lottie's?

And if you could get their picture in-game before the update (Jingle, Katie, Resetti, etc.) do they give you a different picture through their amiibo card, or is it the same pre-update picture?
 
^ Don't know about the first question since I haven't tried, but for the second one - no. It's the same picture. Katie's pic from scanning her card and Katie's pic you can get from taking her to another town are the same.
 
Is it possible to get trash if I fish in someone else's town? I've fished a lot and haven't found any trash. They don't have the beautiful ordinance.
 
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i've never visited an RV in somebody else's town
and my question is, if i came prepared with enough MEOW coupons,
would i be able to order their entire furniture set in one visit?
also, could i order the same furniture piece multiple times?

like if i were to visit Chai's RV for example,
would the entire Cinnamoroll series be available in a catalogue?
or is it even possible to order furniture at all? thanks!
 
i've never visited an RV in somebody else's town
and my question is, if i came prepared with enough MEOW coupons,
would i be able to order their entire furniture set in one visit?
also, could i order the same furniture piece multiple times?

like if i were to visit Chai's RV for example,
would the entire Cinnamoroll series be available in a catalogue?
or is it even possible to order furniture at all? thanks!

You can order a maximum of 3 items per character per day. So you'd have to come with multiple characters or time travel to get the entire set quickly. You can order multiples of the same item, but each one counts toward the 3 items. Also, ordering from other towns' RVs costs 5 coupons per item instead of 3.
 
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