Glitches from the Adoption of Villagers

[labradorlover]

Please please don’t trade for an Amiibo villager that has been forced out, it will really mess your game up. Bare with me, this is going to be a long one, but here’s everything that’s happened so far.

I tried the fix online, this was what I did:

a) moved a second villager out so I had 2 plots free - the glitched plot, and another one
b) I moved in a villager from an island, who took over both plots above
c) I couldn’t get the new villager to leave organically, so I ended up kicking them out via a campsite visitor (not knowing that this also glitches your game)
d) which then left me with 2 free plots, and the glitched plot no longer stuck as sold to a blank name.

I thought this had fixed everything, until I tried adopting a villager from another user as part of a trade. The glitched plot was free, but the villager was saying my town was full. I moved someone else out so I only had 8, and then the villager successfully moved into the glitched plot. I then adopted a 10th villager from a deserted island, but this messed things up again - the one I traded for has now completely disappeared out of my game, only to be replaced by the campsite villager from earlier on in the process.

I’ve now randomly lost the villager I traded for, and i’m scared that there’s an ongoing issue with the glitched plot now. I’m going to have to reset my game as I don’t want this to impact me trying to get my dreamies or trade moving forwards, and I don’t even know how to explain this to Nintendo as the fix was done completely at my own risk, and i’ve gone further and beyond the original glitch that has been reported to them.

Just be careful everyone. Cheers.

 

[Eirrinn]

Oh jesus
I was gonna use an amiibo villager to force out marshal to sell him to someone but I’m not even going to risk selling villagers or buying them right now. I hope Nintendo takes this seriously

 

[CrimsonFireWolf]

I think there's another amiibo kicked house glitch

 

[BMXninja]

Please please don’t trade for an Amiibo villager that has been forced out, it will really mess your game up. Bare with me, this is going to be a long one, but here’s everything that’s happened so far.

I tried the fix online, this was what I did:

a) moved a second villager out so I had 2 plots free - the glitched plot, and another one
b) I moved in a villager from an island, who took over both plots above
c) I couldn’t get the new villager to leave organically, so I ended up kicking them out via a campsite visitor (not knowing that this also glitches your game)
d) which then left me with 2 free plots, and the glitched plot no longer stuck as sold to a blank name.

I thought this had fixed everything, until I tried adopting a villager from another user as part of a trade. The glitched plot was free, but the villager was saying my town was full. I moved someone else out so I only had 8, and then the villager successfully moved into the glitched plot. I then adopted a 10th villager from a deserted island, but this messed things up again - the one I traded for has now completely disappeared out of my game, only to be replaced by the campsite villager from earlier on in the process.

I’ve now randomly lost the villager I traded for, and i’m scared that there’s an ongoing issue with the glitched plot now. I’m going to have to reset my game as I don’t want this to impact me trying to get my dreamies or trade moving forwards, and I don’t even know how to explain this to Nintendo as the fix was done completely at my own risk, and i’ve gone further and beyond the original glitch that has been reported to them.

Just be careful everyone. Cheers.

Man, I hope the normal fix doesnt cause these problems as well... I ended up getting my guy to move out normally after 12 hours of tting but I hope that it doesn't cause problems down the road.

 

[CrimsonFireWolf]

I had one were after getting a villager from another town the plot turned into the other different villager house that he sold to a different person

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But the house said it "I've moved"

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So I used a different villager from an amiibo

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And it was selectable for some reason and I got rid of that villager the next day and the house was open with the new villager

 

[RoboHearts]

I also had the plot glitch happen to me, and I fixed it by forcing the villager with two houses to leave by using an amiibo camper. The plot that was glitched was moved into by another villager, but I still have an empty plot left over. Is that one going to be glitched now? I didn't know an amiibo camper would make it worse.

 

[Jou]

I started over cuz of this glitch big sads

 

[coffee biscuit]

I had one were after getting a villager from another town the plot turned into the other different villager house that he sold to a different person

But the house said it "I've moved"

So I used a different villager from an amiibo

And it was selectable for some reason and I got rid of that villager the next day and the house was open with the new villager

This EXACT same glitch happened to me! Please report it when you can.

I started over cuz of this glitch big sads

I feel your pain, I just reset my game and I'm currently resetting for an ideal map again :/

 

[PrincessApple]

i had this glitch but i think i fixed it? i traded someone for chief but he was kicked out via amiibo so i got the plot glitch. What I did is place a new plot then went to the island and recruited the first villager i saw which was benedect, i didnt care about them since I was gonna kick them out anyway. So two houses appeared one which was "chief"'s house but had benedict living in it and one was benedicts house but was always vacant. After I kicked out Benedict naturally two plots opened up. I then went on an island trip and recruited kyle who then moved into chiefs glitched spot and the move in was successful. Once kyle was in boxes moving IN I went on another island trip to move someone into the empty plot that benedict was suppose to be in. I recruited vivian and her move in was successful as well! I now have 10 villagers and no more glitched plots, or at least I hope its over!

so that was my experience with the whole glitch plot problem, hope people find this helpful!

edit: im kind of scared to scan my skye amiibo bc i want her on my island but im scared of what will happen ): i want to kick out someone who wasnt part of the plot glitch idk if that changes it

 

[CrimsonFireWolf]

I had a glitch similar to this except for a wasn't an empty lot it was a different villager's house they said I've move

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And apparently it was a different villager this person that I was training a different villager kicked out

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But that one has a simple fix because you can still to get a different a villager from campsite or amiibo on it

 

[naweyn]

I’ve got a glitch that’s kind of similar to this one. I didn’t adopt anyone, but it’s related to the campsite. I scanned my Lolly amiibo and had her move in, she agreed and kicked Jeremiah out in the process. Now she has Jeremiah’s exterior instead of her own. No other plot thats inaccessible though, and I don’t know to which extent Lolly’s plot is glitched. I was able to enter her house when she was in boxes moving in. I’m gonna try to make her move out and see if the plot works as normal for other villagers moving in.

 

[MrFrond]

I'm having the same issue as Naweyn. It's really distracting to see Velma's house exterior not match her vibes at all. I assume if they make a glitch fix, this issue will remain...

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For reference
I had 10 villagers. I used Velma's amiibo to get her in, because I like her, but when she arrived it did that "ghost house" thing. Then the next day she was in the house but the exterior was still Lopez's house. It's a minor thing, I GUESS, but it's really bugging me.

 

[naweyn]

I'm having the same issue as Naweyn. It's really distracting to see Velma's house exterior not match her vibes at all. I assume if they make a glitch fix, this issue will remain...

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For reference
I had 10 villagers. I used Velma's amiibo to get her in, because I like her, but when she arrived it did that "ghost house" thing. Then the next day she was in the house but the exterior was still Lopez's house. It's a minor thing, I GUESS, but it's really bugging me.

I’m trying to get Lolly out and I’ll make her move in again so I’ll let you know if that fixes the glitch!

 

[naweyn]

Update: I forced her out and the plot is now working as normal.

 

[Krissi2197]

Does this apply if they are moving out naturally?

 

[PrincessApple]

Does this apply if they are moving out naturally?

villagers who move out naturally seem to have plots that are working fine and you wont have problems with the new villager moving in

 

[MrFrond]

I guess I'll have to move Velma out then because it super bothers me her house isn't hers. I'm unsure how moving works in this game though. Can the most recent villager want to move? I remember in New Leaf the 10th villager wouldn't ask...And...can you literally invite the villager who was just moved out right back in?

 

[cheezu]

So I guess no scanning my amiibo cards for now either just to be save.

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So my understanding is that something about the amiibo cards doesn't sync with the game.

I wonder if a plot could also glitch if I just invited an amiibo villager while I had less than 10 in my town but I'm too scared to try to be honest.

 

[Ace Marvel]

So I guess no scanning my amiibo cards for now either just to be save.

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So my understanding is that something about the amiibo cards doesn't sync with the game.

I wonder if a plot could also glitch if I just invited an amiibo villager while I had less than 10 in my town but I'm too scared to try to be honest.

My 7th, 8th and 9th villagers were Julian, Colton and Whitney using amiibo cards, after that Molly moved naturally leaving a plot open and Rhonda took it by her own, my game has been working fine since.

Rhonda's house is different from the one Molly had, Molly was one of the tutorial villagers. Also someone took her, but I haven't invited a villager trough trades to my island.

 

[stormblessedt]

i've been lurking this thread since i had a ghost plot issue with fauna, and haven't seen anyone mention my solution, so thought i'd share!

i tried the fix listed in the op, but it didn't work (the island villager - opal - moved into the new empty plot, ghost plot remained a ghost plot). decided to leave it for the time being and hope for a fix from nintendo, so scanned in my fauna amiibo, thinking i'd just move her in myself and kick out one of my 9. this went as normal, i kicked out tank (not opal), and the next morning i got the notif from isabelle that someone had moved in. however, fauna moved into the ghost plot, and tank's house became a free, normal plot - i've checked and i was able to invite an island villager if i wanted, and i let a random move in just to test it.

maybe worth noting that the animal i adopted in the first place who caused the ghost plot was fauna?