Foolproof Cycling Method

[marzipanmermaid]

Gonna try this out. I can't get Ankha out for the life of me.

 

[marzipanmermaid]

THIS GOT ANKHA TO PING! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I LOVE THIS METHOD.

 

[1980 Something Spaceguy]

It worked! But the villager in boxes was a villager I didn't want in boxes. lel

 

[BluebellLight]

omfg the second time I did this I thought I didn't get any new villagers and Diana and kabuki randomly showed up with their houses in a line
ffff its gonna hurt so much to reset this town

 

[Maruchan]

*Such a fantastic gem should stay on the first page, if not a sticky*

Definitely trying this out tonight. THANKS again for sharing!! ^^

 

[amylsp]

This works like a charm. Thanks so much!

 

[Maruchan]

Free bump for a super effective & simple method!
(...and yay to getting Lolly almost right away too!)

 

[SoSu]

Working like a dream. 7 villagers out now. Returned to browse through because I just adopted a villager into my cycle town. Looks like I proceed with uninterrupted schedule, so I'll be jumping a year and carrying on! Thanks so much!

 

[jiheishou]

I'm going to try this out if I get a cycle town ; - ;

 

[420blazeityoloswag4jesus]

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).

this would work very well if you want to get villager pics at the same time :3

 

[glaceonlover11]

Wow, so cool. I might try this when I get a cycle town...which I plan to soon.

 

[VioletsTown]

I have been doing this, works pretty well. My only issue is when i reach 2050. If you go back to 2012, it counts as 1 day, so i am at a loss as to how to go back into the cycle. Does anyone know?

 

[krielle]

/going to try this

seems pretty brilliant

 

[SoSu]

I asked the same question in my post on this thread - post #133, and it was covered earlier in this thread too. I made a mistake in my post, which was corrected. Haven't gotten to 2050 yet, but getting close!

 

[Adventure9]

Does this work when you have someone in boxes that just moved in? c:

 

[g u m m i]

Uhm can you do the cycle backwards like say. 2015-2014-5 days ahead?

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Darn I have to restart my town with... Wait I have 3 dreamies holy crabapplesnuuyyu

 

[Panduhh]

I'm skeptical but I'm goign to try this. Fuchsia is in boxes and I swear if marshal, francine or mira move out without telling me im going to die.(I do want them to move out. just not right this second

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wow.. It really worked. lol

 

[Capella]

Does this work when you have someone in boxes that just moved in? c:

nope

 

[Coni]

This doesnt work if you decide to invite someone from the campsite in the middle of the TT :c

 

[Hound00med]

This doesnt work if you decide to invite someone from the campsite in the middle of the TT :c

It does work .. I used this cycling method while doing my final days of cycling, and I invited villagers from the campsite quite a few times, and it works the same