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[Sir.Sims]

Alright! Thanks both of you for your responses! I find it indeed really interesting to learn more about the artificial intelligence in this game. It seems to be good, bot improvable for future games.
(I mean: I've already experienced some weird/surprising stuff... like a snooty villager in my town just suddenly clapping out of the blue, while I was entering her house etc...)

 

[milktea]

wuhh quick question, there's this item in acnl i want but i dont know its name @-@

it's the display case full of cakes and sweets???

 

[gnoixaim]

wuhh quick question, there's this item in acnl i want but i dont know its name @-@

it's the display case full of cakes and sweets???

Dessert case

 

[davidxrawr]

So here is my current dilemma.
Im on day 3 of campsite resetting and I got no one yet.
I currently have 9 villagers and one of them is moving in a few days.
There is a chance I'll probably have 8 villagers this weekend.
In that case, will my 9th villager make a new plot or come through the campsite?

 

[Xanarcah]

So here is my current dilemma.
Im on day 3 of campsite resetting and I got no one yet.
I currently have 9 villagers and one of them is moving in a few days.
There is a chance I'll probably have 8 villagers this weekend.
In that case, will my 9th villager make a new plot or come through the campsite?

The 9th villager move-in will be a plot unless you find and invite someone from the campsite (or invite someone from another town or get a wifi move-in, etc). The campsite and 9th villager move-in are not strictly related.

After the 9th villager is in boxes, the day afterwards their house is gone. This is usually thought of as Day 0. Days 1-6 that follow have a low chance of a new plot in town. Day 7 has a near 100% chance of getting a new plot.

The campsite works independently of the 7 Day mechanic.

 

[kasane]

So I know that if you lose a villager, you can 'cycle' 16 villagers afterwards in order to be able to attempt to get the lost villager back.

They start to appear in your Main Street, but when do they start to actually appear?

And when does it count to cycle back a villager? As soon as they leave, or when they actually appear in Main Street?

 

[vodkasmizmar]

So I know that if you lose a villager, you can 'cycle' 16 villagers afterwards in order to be able to attempt to get the lost villager back.

They start to appear in your Main Street, but when do they start to actually appear?

And when does it count to cycle back a villager? As soon as they leave, or when they actually appear in Main Street?

There's some debate as to when they appear on Main Street. Some say they only appear after X amount of villagers have moved out since them, some say they appear randomly. I do think that they appear after X amount of villagers have moved out since they have because none of my recent move-outs (Flurry, Gayle) have appeared on Main Street yet. I can't tell you for sure how many villagers, though.

The cycle starts as soon as they leave. The next villager to move out after them counts as 1. And so on.

 

[Libra]

Something I'm wondering; if a villager has lived in your town, can they appear in your campsite again?

What I mean is; let's say you have had Fauna in your town and now you've gone through the 16 villager cycle since she left. Is there a chance she'll appear in your campsite one day? Or that a plot would show up for her? Or is inviting her from another town the only way to have her again?

 

[Maven2379]

Ok so here is my question, my son has 3 total characters in his town, each character got a pink carnation on Mother's Day, so he (I) planted them together, the next day two more appeared ...... normal. Today I started up his game (he's aiming for perfect town) and I noticed he had a red carnation and a white carnation! How did this happen? I thought pink and pink made more pink!

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

Something I'm wondering; if a villager has lived in your town, can they appear in your campsite again?

What I mean is; let's say you have had Fauna in your town and now you've gone through the 16 villager cycle since she left. Is there a chance she'll appear in your campsite one day? Or that a plot would show up for her? Or is inviting her from another town the only way to have her again?

I'm pretty sure that she should be able to appear again. I can't imagine why she wouldn't; the entire point of the 16 villager cycle is to essentially remove Fauna from the game's recent memory. But I can't say that with 100% certainty. I've heard that some people have had trouble getting villagers to show up in their campsite/as a random plot if they've lived in the town before, but it's hard enough just to find one villager by random chance, so I'm not sure that they're necessarily right. If you can, I'd honestly try to find her in another town since that seems like the easier way to do it. But someone else can weigh in if they have better experience with this sort of thing. Sorry that I can't be of any help!

Ok so here is my question, my son has 3 total characters in his town, each character got a pink carnation on Mother's Day, so he (I) planted them together, the next day two more appeared ...... normal. Today I started up his game (he's aiming for perfect town) and I noticed he had a red carnation and a white carnation! How did this happen? I thought pink and pink made more pink!

Pink x Pink can make Red! The same thing actually happened to me. Your son (er, or you, haha) just got very lucky with planting them. Here's a guide (scroll to the bottom) that shows the possible combinations in regards to carnation breeding. The chart and accompanying text is a little wonky for some reason and not all the info is correct, but the general idea is the same.

 

[juneau]

Been a while! I haven't played AC in months, so I hope someone can refresh my memory here - I got back in the game today to Isabelle informing me that Kabuki is leaving tomorrow - is it too late to find him a home, or can someone still come and ask him to move to their town?

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

Been a while! I haven't played AC in months, so I hope someone can refresh my memory here - I got back in the game today to Isabelle informing me that Kabuki is leaving tomorrow - is it too late to find him a home, or can someone still come and ask him to move to their town?

Welcome back! If he's in boxes still (and he should be according to Isabelle), it's the perfect time to find him a new home!

Good luck getting him a new home!

 

[juneau]

Great, thanks for the answer (and the welcome)! c:

 

[Maven2379]

Pink x Pink can make Red! The same thing actually happened to me. Your son (er, or you, haha) just got very lucky with planting them. Here's a guide (scroll to the bottom) that shows the possible combinations in regards to carnation breeding. The chart and accompanying text is a little wonky for some reason and not all the info is correct, but the general idea is the same.

Wow! Thanks, I had found a hybrid guide online but it didn't say pink+pink=red! Cool when he gets some more red I'm going to take one!

 

[MeghanNewLeaf]

Wow! Thanks, I had found a hybrid guide online but it didn't say pink+pink=red! Cool when he gets some more red I'm going to take one!

I never thought of planting carnations before; I'll have to try it!

 

[Chibi.Hoshi]

Anyone know the name of this item on the right of me? I'm looking for it.

 

[IndiaHawker]

If you've invited a villager to move in from another town, are they guaranteed to place their plot the next day? Thanks!

- - - Post Merge - - -

Chibi.Hoshi - it's a clay furnace!

 

[Maven2379]

Anyone know the name of this item on the right of me? I'm looking for it.

That fireplace looking thing? That's a "clay furnace"

 

[luckyj13]

lol inr

 

[lucylulu]

Hi guys! Just wondering if there is any way to check how many people have visited your town via train station? I want to know how many more people I need to have visit me before I can upgrade it ;;w;;