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[Campy]

Question: will a camper EVER appear the next day? Thank you!

Almost 100% sure they don't! They need a day to pack their stuff, then move in the day after. In my experience, it's always been two days. For people who TT I've heard it can take longer, but never just one day.

Is there a island tour where I can catch and keep cicadas?

You can't keep any of the bugs from island tours. Only from the island itself.

 

[Ras]

You can't keep any of the bugs from island tours. Only from the island itself.

You can keep insects and fish from non-insect or fish tours. Scavenger, Fossil, and Balloon tours are good for catching out-of-season fish and insects. But, as far as I know, there is no way to catch and keep cicadas, and I've looked and tried a lot.

 

[Campy]

You can keep insects and fish from non-insect or fish tours. Scavenger, Fossil, and Balloon tours are good for catching out-of-season fish and insects. But, as far as I know, there is no way to catch and keep cicadas, and I've looked and tried a lot.

Oh my, thanks for correcting me!

 

[Ras]

I hope it helps if you are missing some of the summer fish/bugs!

 

[Campy]

Say, you wi-fi with someone and there's a chance you'll get one of their voided villagers. Can you prevent them from moving in by turning off your wifi after you're done playing with them, and keeping it off until you either adopt a villager from someone or invite someone from the campsite?

 

[Ras]

The only way that would work would be if you switched off the wifi as it was saving and got the Resetti screen, meaning nothing you did in their village (or they in yours) happened as far as the game is concerned. But, there wouldn't be much point in doing that wifi session. If you were doing anything that needed to be saved, you will run the risk of getting a voided villager, because that information is saved along with everything else.

The best thing to do would be to check your village the next day with a new character before loading as mayor and look around to see if there is a new plot. If there is and you don't want it, you'll need to stay on the previous day and find a villager you want to adopt to override the wifi villager. If there's not a plot, you're probably safe, but you might want to check with a new character for several days.

 

[Campy]

Makes sense! Thank you for answering.

 

[fowo]

And today in noob questions 101: I'm tripping a lot today. I don't think I've ever before. Why is that? I find it adorable, but I'm trying to create dirt paths and getting up again takes so much time! xD

 

[Melyora]

And today in noob questions 101: I'm tripping a lot today. I don't think I've ever before. Why is that? I find it adorable, but I'm trying to create dirt paths and getting up again takes so much time! xD

Ohmygosh I had that recently as well. I have never ever tripped before, and a few days ago I did it whole day long. The only reasoning I could think of was a bad-fortune day, but I hadn't seen Katrina, or it had been raining a lot recently so it got slippery? I thought I heard one of my villagers mentioning it once that the rain makes everything slippery and you trip, but I don't know if it's just talk or something that can happen.

Would also like to know the answer to this one! =D

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

And today in noob questions 101: I'm tripping a lot today. I don't think I've ever before. Why is that? I find it adorable, but I'm trying to create dirt paths and getting up again takes so much time! xD

You're having a bad luck day! The concept of "luck" is a mechanic in the series, where each day, you can have either good, neutral or bad luck. There are also different types of luck, including Money, Friendship, Love, Item, and Physical. For example, if you have good Money Luck for the day, villagers will offer to pay more money for items you sell to them, while the opposite will happen if you have bad luck. In this case, you have bad Physical Luck. Here's a rundown of the different types.

There's a few ways to increase your luck. If you need a quick fix, if you talk to Katrina (or use the Lovely Phone), she'll tell you a clothing item you can wear to either make a bad luck day into a neutral luck day, or make a neutral luck day into a good luck day. She'll tell you what kind of luck you're having for the day as well (she'll either say something about a great happiness or a great disaster). There are also clothing items that guarantee better luck every day (Four Leaf Clover, Tingle Hat, Celebration Hat), and you can also set up furniture items according to a Feng Shui guide.

 

[fowo]

Thank you for the quick answer! Since I don't have Katrina in my town yet (so far she's only shown up once) and no lucky items, I guess I'll just keep on tripping the day away, haha.

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

Thank you for the quick answer! Since I don't have Katrina in my town yet (so far she's only shown up once) and no lucky items, I guess I'll just keep on tripping the day away, haha.

Haha, no worries! If you want, you can visit my Katrina in the Fortune Shop. Although no guarantees that you'll have the item you need. I'm afraid that I don't have any of the three lucky items in my storage, so I can't help you there. Sorry!

Also I forgot to mention, the King Tut Mask gives you bad luck as well. Wearing it makes you trip, etc. Also, if you trip while carrying coffee, your coffee will spill, and if you're carrying a balloon, you'll let go of the balloon and it will fly away. Your physical bad luck should go away tomorrow, though, so you might have better luck with your dirt paths tomorrow, haha.

 

[Libra]

ooooh i get your question now, i'm not sure actually! i think you must have to have turned on your wifi at least once, yes. for me though, my villagers did not bring up that conversation much, they talked about someone that must have visited a while ago so you might have to talk to them for a while before they mention it.

That's what I thought. Thanks for answering.

 

[Louis]

Say, you wi-fi with someone and there's a chance you'll get one of their voided villagers. Can you prevent them from moving in by turning off your wifi after you're done playing with them, and keeping it off until you either adopt a villager from someone or invite someone from the campsite?

I accidentally got Molly from a friend of mine.

I ain't even mad.

 

[Sir.Sims]

Question about villager A.I.:
When you're wandering around your town (not entering another (loading) zone) and let's say you have an appointment with another villager to meet them at their house or it's time for them to go to bed: do they actually ENTER their house actively (opening their door & entering at the appropriate time). Or is it only possible for them to teleport there... so YOU have to enter a loading zone, return immediately and then they are "suddenly at home"?

 

[Kairii]

I had a question regarding villagers and designs.
I was pondering putting some designs in my Able Sister's shop. I was just wondering if it matters what kind of design or will a villager wear the design as a shirt regardless? Like, if my goal is for them to wear the design, does it always have to be a tank? Or can it be a sweater, a dress, a t-shirt, etc.?

 

[effluo]

Question about villager A.I.:
When you're wandering around your town (not entering another (loading) zone) and let's say you have an appointment with another villager to meet them at their house or it's time for them to go to bed: do they actually ENTER their house actively (opening their door & entering at the appropriate time). Or is it only possible for them to teleport there... so YOU have to enter a loading zone, return immediately and then they are "suddenly at home"?

I've never seen a villager just entering their house just to go home. Only time has been when they have invited me over then and there. Pretty sure they teleport their like you mentioned. Certain things just don't happen on screen it seems. Like the mail won't be delivered if you stand there waiting for it.

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I had a question regarding villagers and designs.
I was pondering putting some designs in my Able Sister's shop. I was just wondering if it matters what kind of design or will a villager wear the design as a shirt regardless? Like, if my goal is for them to wear the design, does it always have to be a tank? Or can it be a sweater, a dress, a t-shirt, etc.?

Villagers only wear tanks. So even if you sent them a sweater they would be all tough guy and cut the sleeves off.
Except the sheep who will make the design into a scarf.

 

[Sir.Sims]

I've never seen a villager just entering their house just to go home. Only time has been when they have invited me over then and there. Pretty sure they teleport their like you mentioned. Certain things just don't happen on screen it seems. Like the mail won't be delivered if you stand there waiting for it.

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That's what I kinda figured... Thanks for giving this explanation!

PS: The funny thing is that I actually recall seeing a villager just enter his house (1 month ago or so - no instant invitation), but now I'm not really sure if it was just a dream or something... cause I've never seen it again. =)

 

[Ras]

Not a dream. They will enter their houses, though I don't think they will when they have an appointment with you. But, if it's their bed time and they are near their homes, loiter around and you will see them work their way to their doors and go inside. It's kind of fun to see.

Also, I don't think you can ever see them cast out a fishing line. They kind of hang around the shore until you walk off the screen. Then when you go back, they're fishing!

 

[lumineerin]

Question about villager A.I.:
When you're wandering around your town (not entering another (loading) zone) and let's say you have an appointment with another villager to meet them at their house or it's time for them to go to bed: do they actually ENTER their house actively (opening their door & entering at the appropriate time). Or is it only possible for them to teleport there... so YOU have to enter a loading zone, return immediately and then they are "suddenly at home"?

I believe you have to enter a loading zone! One time, when I was supposed to meet Marshal in his house, I waited at the front of his house for about ten minutes, but he never went into it. Then, I went into a loading zone, came back outside, then found Marshal inside his house. So, to answer your question, you must go into a loading zone so your villager can teleport!