Foolproof Cycling Method

[Sholee]

I'm holding him for a friend and he just won't shift, I can reset when he moves!

hence why I don't like holding villagers for people. It's a pain in the butt because it could take forever for them to move.

 

[TheRaven]

The only thing I found, which is similar to what someone said on the last page, was that the TT past 2050 works fine if my cycling dates (The ones the villagers are actually in boxes) fall on "even" years. So if My villagers were in boxes on 2040, 2042, 2044, just naturally jumping from through 2050 to 2012 as the OP suggested worked well and I could continue on with move out days being odd years. However, if the move out days were odd years, cycling past 2050 didn't work for some reason after that year.

To get around it after I cycle through 2050 to 2012 to get a villager in boxes, my first jump is 2 years to get my move out days back on even years again.

 

[SoSu]

bump~

 

[IvaPearl]

I used this method, and it did work flawlessly, but now I am using a modified method which suits me a little better.

When I got to 2050 then went back many years in one go, instead of going one year forward, it got me thinking. Going back only really counts as a day, so perhaps we don't need to go forward a year twice for each moveout.

I am doing this instead, and getting the same results:

1. When a villager is in boxes, go BACK 1 year and 5 days from your current date. Save game.
2. Go forward 1 year. Save game.
3. Go forward 5 days. The next villager will be in boxes.

The advantage of this method is that it you can keep your game ultimately to the current date. It's also a little easier for younger players (like my daughter) to just move it between three predefined dates, rather than having to remember...how far am I going forward this time?

To give you an example, the last few cycles in my town have been like this:

May 14 2014 - Pashmina in boxes, Chrissy new
Set game to May 9 2013, save and quit.
Set game to May 9 2014, save and quit.
Set game to May 14 2014, Jitters is in boxes, Bree new (all other villagers the same)
Set game to May 9 2013, save and quit.
Set game to May 9 2014, save and quit.
Set game to May 14, 2014, Bones is in boxes, Katt is new (no other changes to villagers).

Now "this" is genius!!
As you can see by my original post here, http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000455-animal-crossing-new-leaf-online-trade/68644783
I personally was using the same 2 dates over and over, just going forward with the years.
But your way ma'am perfects the plan. (Yes, I tried it for several cycles.)
I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to excitedly share your simplified way with my friends on the other site.
Unlike this site, that other site doesn't allow for editing posts past a certain number of minutes... Yes, minutes.
And because interest waned, the post has been archived.
Thank you!
And thank you to Karen for keeping this going and helping so many people!

 

[Woogfroo]

Thanks for posting this method! This is definitely something I'll want to try in my cycling town!

 

[KermitTea]

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@IvaPearl: do you want me to change the "main" method to the new one, then?

 

[IvaPearl]

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@IvaPearl: do you want me to change the "main" method to the new one, then?

Hey Karen: could you just add the new one? giving credit to Dahlialia saying that her method leaves no room for date mistakes but if while cycling they want max weeds or the opportunity to have different seasons, both for wildlife as well as shopping then the original way is the way to go... Or however you end up wording it.
Whatcha think?

 

[Maruchan]

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this is too good to not be on the first page....​

 

[LilD]

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Good stuff

 

[SoSu]

Bumpity~

 

[Maruchan]

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this is too good to not be on the first page....​

 

[FriendlyVillager]

Hey I have a question about dahlialia's method

so today Ruby is in boxes, and a friend came to adopt her, and now her house says Moved Out

But there is no new plot in my town!?! When does the new plot appear? The next day?

I currently have 8 villagers (Ruby just moved out. With Ruby it was 9 villagers)

EDIT: Nvm i figured it out. The example should be like this:

May 14 2014 - Pashmina in boxes (no new plot)
Set game to May 9 2013, save and quit. (no new plot)
Set game to May 9 2014, save and quit. (NEW PLOT APPEARS HERE)
Set game to May 14 2014, Jitters is in boxes (all other villagers the same)
Set game to May 9 2013, save and quit.
Set game to May 9 2014, save and quit. (NEW PLOT APPEARS HERE)
Set game to May 14, 2014, Bones is in boxes

 

[KermitTea]

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Hey Karen: could you just add the new one? giving credit to Dahlialia saying that her method leaves no room for date mistakes but if while cycling they want max weeds or the opportunity to have different seasons, both for wildlife as well as shopping then the original way is the way to go... Or however you end up wording it.
Whatcha think?

Sureee

 

[SoSu]

Bumpity!

I am no longer cycling, but now I'm collecting villager pics from a friend who is using this method to repeatedly visit April 1st in her cycle town. Still works like magic!

 

[Maruchan]

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this is super awesomely helpful...​

 

[Sholee]

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this is super awesomely helpful...​

bump

 

[Maruchan]

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...not stickied?

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[Sholee]

this should be stickied! but i find the first post kind of messy looking >_<
maybe thats just me?

 

[Maruchan]

this should be stickied! but i find the first post kind of messy looking >_<
maybe thats just me?

Now that you mention it....*waves to Karen and points to first post*

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...and there might be users seeking helpful guides on cycling.

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[Maruchan]

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(anyone needing safe & effective cycling method, this would be most helpful)​