"Controlling" where houses appear.

[Rainy Day]

I'm doing this trick again now and they've been in the same spot 8 times now.

 

[ChaosKitten]

Just a little warning, which is probably obvious, but if you're doing this and decide to stop for the day after a few times of not getting villagers to pop up, a villager can pop up when you log into your mayor character. Learned this today. Yay, I'm getting Flo. -_-

 

[Mothership]

I did this for hours today for my 8th villager in my second town. I knew I would be getting a cranky, and I wanted one of the new ones.

Kept getting old villagers in good places and new ones in bad places. Finally settled on letting Bruce move in even tho his house isn't in the best spot.

 

[Jedo]

So far this has been working REALLY well for me. Got Coco, and decided to have her move next to me on my private island since she is one of my favorites. Got three neighbors to move all in a row together so it looks really nice! I am still waiting for two neighbors to move that are in the way of my paths.

 

[Rainy Day]

I did this for hours today for my 8th villager in my second town. I knew I would be getting a cranky, and I wanted one of the new ones.

Kept getting old villagers in good places and new ones in bad places. Finally settled on letting Bruce move in even tho his house isn't in the best spot.

Yeah, it's just not working in my favor. It's been another 30 mins and they're swapping between two locations. (Yesterday I was getting the same problem as you. Good spots, bad villagers.)

 

[Gizmodo]

Going to try for my 9th tomorrow, then hopeflly ill get a nice camper for my 10th

 

[Chris]

Just a little warning, which is probably obvious, but if you're doing this and decide to stop for the day after a few times of not getting villagers to pop up, a villager can pop up when you log into your mayor character. Learned this today. Yay, I'm getting Flo. -_-

This is why I saved (after triple-checking that there was no new plot at all) before switching to my mayor character yesterday.

 

[Tammyface]

I tried this this morning, and it worked! A little time consuming, but a few times a villager tried to move in right over my perfect cherries surrounding my town tree.. not happening!

I also just posted this method to tumblr (click my link in my sig if you want to see) to share it with even more people, because I know this is a huge problem for everyone. I credited/linked it back to here so I hope it's okay!

 

[Rainy Day]

Finally worked!!! Two hours and I finally got my villager in the perfect spot. It's Phoebe which is adorable so I'm keeping her.

 

[Gizmodo]

Reset and got Alfonso as my tenth villager as a camper, and persuaded him to move in
but got Moose as my ninth.. oh well i needed someone to move!

 

[Joyce]

Never knew this, thanks! Very helpful.

 

[AoJones]

It's a very time consuming method and has it's risks. But, if there's a chance to change something that doesn't work in our favor, I think it's worth it.

 

[Punchyleaf]

I am still working on it. Got Julian to move in. I also have a camper each day, so I have 2 villagers that can move in. This ugly fat stinky stupid bull managed to slip by unnoticed so im going to try to get rid of him by not talking to him period. But I still have room for 3(?) or so people. Really just want Marshall. Don't care for rest

EDIT: also, it keeps alternating between Katrina and Redd showing up as well.

 

[Jedo]

Also I like some others have a case where a neighbor only shows up certain resets. This morning I was supposed to get my 9th villager, only showed up once bad spot reset but the next five times nothing so I just saved and got on my mayor ( if you don't have a villager appearing while resetting I suggest you save on that new character you made just in case when you go on your main character a new house doesn't appear ).

 

[Chris]

So, I've nine villagers and I had a camper show up today. Reset three times and no camper on any of them. Mm. Perhaps the seven day rule applies to this too.

My camper was Phil the ostrich (smug). Although there is nothing technically wrong with him I got a ostrich villager just yesterday so wanted something different.

 

[Majorasmask]

The game wants to give me a smug villager and I hate them all Going an hour now waiting on a good one.

- - - Post Merge - - -

Just got Eugene, he seems cool enough. I'll stick with him for now.

 

[Chris]

That sounds like how I am with jock villagers. I reset over twenty times to find one I even remotely liked.

But as for smug villagers, I like so many of them! <3 I've Keaton the eagle in my town. Didn't think I'd like him when I first saw his picture but he's pretty awesome in-game.

 

[Punchyleaf]

So Diva - that gross frog, Charlise, Cherry, and another neighbor I dislike, but can't remember, are trying VERY VERY hard to move in >:[

 

[Gingersnap]

I just re-started my game and I have 5 villagers.
Will this trick work tomorrow when the 6th villager plot shows up?
I wish I knew this trick before I reset my old town, I really loved those animals.

 

[Kiwi]

I just re-started my game and I have 5 villagers.
Will this trick work tomorrow when the 6th villager plot shows up?
I wish I knew this trick before I reset my old town, I really loved those animals.

Yes, it will!