"Controlling" where houses appear.

[Demeter]

I'm at nine villagers now and just built my campsite. I'm really glad I did this because half of my villagers are by the south beach, and the other half all live on a little peninsula by the right beach.

 

[Jinglefruit]

Do you want me to bring you peaches?

Also I used this to get Graham in a good spot. It took like an hour to get someone who wouldn't move in by my house.

I also tried it this morning and I couldn't find anyone so I attempted to start again but I accidentally logged onto my mayor and I think that ruined the trick working because I couldn't find anything afterwards and I noticed the gem rock and a weed kept appearing in the same place. Oh well. At least nobody moved in a bad spot.

Also by logging onto my main character and shutting off when Isabelle loads the town makes Resetti appear.

Everyone who came to my town today offered peaches already, so I imagine I'll get some pretty soon. xP And I can't play at the moment anyway. But thanks for the offer!

I had a simillar issue the first time I tried this, so I stuck some fountains in my garden and a well in my future campground. I then used this trick a whole load more since and nobody ever tried to move in the top of my town until Diana today. :S (A good 15-20 people)

And yeah, this only works before you sign on as any existing character. But you can delete a character and then keep resetting. - This will change also change which hybrids and trees spawn/grow that day.

 

[Chris]

Used this trick today on my campsite. First time Shari the monkey was there. After just one reset I got Whitney the wolf! Wolves are my favourite villager species. (^^) Now to convince her to move in...

 

[chriss]

So I play alot of wifi with my cousin and Gabi from her town is trying to move in. I dont like Gabi at all(Plus I already have 2 bunnies, I dont want a third).
I tried the trick at least 5 times and everytime its Gabi. Is there any chance that it'll be someone else moving in or am I just wasting time?

 

[Chris]

So I play alot of wifi with my cousin and Gabi from her town is trying to move in. I dont like Gabi at all(Plus I already have 2 bunnies, I dont want a third).
I tried the trick at least 5 times and everytime its Gabi. Is there any chance that it'll be someone else moving in or am I just wasting time?

When they come in from another town or the campsite it will always be that villager no matter how many times you reset.

 

[niightwind]

Hi all, I have a question. c: I've done this three times now. Each time I got Baabara but with her house in a different spot. Is it just coincidence that its her each time, or am I stuck with her? ;v;

Edit: Looks like I'm stuck with Baabara. D; 10 resets and still getting only her.

 

[Cazqui]

Wait how do I get it to work? I made the new character but tipper is still there in the same spot :/

 

[ForgottenT]

Wait how do I get it to work? I made the new character but tipper is still there in the same spot :/

you can?t do the trick if you played with your mayor first, even if you did not save.

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Hi all, I have a question. c: I've done this three times now. Each time I got Baabara but with her house in a different spot. Is it just coincidence that its her each time, or am I stuck with her? ;v;

Edit: Looks like I'm stuck with Baabara. D; 10 resets and still getting only her.

I already told you before.

Hi dear. I have a question about that "controlling" where houses appear link. I've been doing this for quite a while now today & although her house appears in a different spot, I've only been getting Baabara over and over again. D; Do you know why this could be?

that?s because the game decided before today which villager you would get, just as if you get a camper to move in there?s no way to stop it, most likely you played with someone who had a villager moving out, and it decided to move to your town, because is happened before today, you can?t change it unfortunately.
a good idea is to not play with other people when you only have 9 villagers, only when you have 10.
what I do when I have 9 villager is use the Villager Control until I get someone in the tent that I like, and then make them move in, because it will ensure that I get someone that I like, and I can play with other people as soon as I convinced it to move in.
Good Luck getting villagers you want in the future

 

[Cazqui]

you can?t do the trick if you played with your mayor first, even if you did not save.


Am I supposed to guess when a new house is coming?

 

[ForgottenT]

you can?t do the trick if you played with your mayor first, even if you did not save.


Am I supposed to guess when a new house is coming?

You can?t know, don?t play with other people until you have found someone to move in, or you might end up with a villager you don?t want.
That?s pretty much the only way to make sure you get someone you want, when I only have 9 villagers I don?t play with others, except if they have a villager they wanna give me that?s moving out, what I do when I have 9 villagers is keep making new characters until I find someone in the Camp that I want, and then I invite them to my town, after that it?s 100% sure that you will get that villager, so nobody else can move in.

 

[Cranky Squirrel]

Wait a minute! You mean to tell me that even though I didn't invite Antonio into my village when he was packing in another village, he can still move in if I have an open slot? I saw him yesterday, he was housebound and packing in that village. I spoke to him twice--both times he said he was moving and had nowhere to go. Neither time did I extend an invite to my village. Am I to understand there's still a chance that he'll move into my village and there's nothing I can do about it? Ugh!

 

[ForgottenT]

Wait a minute! You mean to tell me that even though I didn't invite Antonio into my village when he was packing in another village, he can still move in if I have an open slot? I saw him yesterday, he was housebound and packing in that village. I spoke to him twice--both times he said he was moving and had nowhere to go. Neither time did I extend an invite to my village. Am I to understand there's still a chance that he'll move into my village and there's nothing I can do about it? Ugh!

You should not get him if you did not invite him, but I?m pretty sure that if they had a villager move away not too long ago, it goes into an outbox, so that if that players plays with people who have a free slot, that villager will move in.
So don?t visit him until you have 10 villagers

 

[Cranky Squirrel]

Good to know, thanks! I don't have anything against Antonio, but I already have a jock villager that I like (Teddy) and I don't want any more jocks. I'd like to have an Ardvark neighbor, but I'd much prefer Cyrano (I love the cranky guys).

 

[Mothership]

Oops. Forgot to do this trick in my newest town this morning, so my 7th villager there will be Hazel -__- . Oh, well. At least her house will be in an ok spot. Not where I would have chosen to place her, tho.

In Rakuen, I knew Apple would be arriving from the Camp Site so I did the "trick" to place her in a good spot. I really wanted her to be where Tammy's house used to be, but gave up on that after a dozen or so resets. Apparently Apple does NOT want to live in that spot, so I finally settled on another location for her.

 

[pocky]

Wait a minute! You mean to tell me that even though I didn't invite Antonio into my village when he was packing in another village, he can still move in if I have an open slot? I saw him yesterday, he was housebound and packing in that village. I spoke to him twice--both times he said he was moving and had nowhere to go. Neither time did I extend an invite to my village. Am I to understand there's still a chance that he'll move into my village and there's nothing I can do about it? Ugh!

Yup, there is a chance that a villager will move into your house from one of your friend's town even if you don't invite them. You don't even need to talk to them :C Frobert moved from my town into friend's town despite of the fact that my friend never even spoke to him.

 

[Chris]

Am I supposed to guess when a new house is coming?

I create a new character everyday and scout my town real quick (I've never had 10 villagers) before playing my major.


I was very happy for this trick today! Whitney kept moving into inappropriate spots that just made the town feel too cluttered. >< After a few attempts the plot was placed where Chow moved out from three days ago - which is right near my house. I'm quite happy to have a cute neighbour living so close. ^^

 

[pocky]

you can?t do the trick if you played with your mayor first, even if you did not save.


Am I supposed to guess when a new house is coming?

Actually, you don't need to guess when a new house is coming. Here is how to know for sure:

If you just started your game:
day 1. you become mayor.
day 2. new fenced plot appears.

If you still haven't gotten your 9 villagers:
A new villager's fenced plot will appear once another villager is fully moved in.

day 1. fenced plot for villager appears
day 2. house is built, animal is unpacking
day 3. animal is fully unpacked.
day 4. a new fenced plot will appear.


If you've already gotten your 9 villagers:
day 1. you log into game to find out that x villager is leaving
day 2. their house is now gone
day 3. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 1 of scouting)
day 4. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 2 of scouting)
day 5. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 3 of scouting)
day 6. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 4 of scouting)
day 7. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 5 of scouting)
day 8. new fenced plot might or might not appear, better use new character and save even if there is no plot. (day 6 of scouting)
day 9. new fenced plot will appear for sure. (day 7 of scouting)

 

[sugarpeas]

I tried this today and I got daisy at a nice spot on the first try!

 

[chriss]

So, right now I have 10/10 villagers. I have no Jock or Normal personalities. If one of my villagers leaves and another moves in naturally(I mean not from a friend/camp) will the new villager always have the personality of the ones im missing?

 

[ChaosKitten]

I just have to say using this trick for the campsite is really frustrating some days. Doing it 20 times and getting all of THREE campers makes my blood boil, especially when you're looking for 3 out of 300 animals. -_-