[Guide] Fool Proof Guide to Moving Villagers OUT

[Wolfy]

I do the 2 days forward and 2 days back method and my town wasn't wrecked and I've never lost a dream villager that way. I lost my favourite villager doing the "new character talk to everyone once" method.

TT backwards any amount of days has the same effect as TT forward 1 day on certain things, such as villager moveout dates.

 

[Filly]

never mind.

 

[Zanessa]

I wanna do this but I'm just so worried about going so far forward. I only TT up to 2 days at once.

 

[nuggetcrossing]

I've been doing this for hours and only a few times out of a bunch has anyone asked to move. And when someone does ask, Diana (my safety net) has never told me, I've just found out myself. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[moonbunny]

I recommend having two safety villagers if you use this method. They don't always ping you right away when they want to move, so there's a chance that your safety villager will be the one who's moving and you won't know until they're in boxes. However, if you have two safety nets, then you'll always know.

 

[Batofara]

Lol something that I've found out to work pretty well is that I assign the villager that I'm trying to move out as the safety net

I make sure to talk them to death every time I come back on until they start thinking

They usually want to move out xD It's pretty weird how it works, but I've already moved out like 5-6 people doing this in very little time. For some reason, my safety net is always one of the first people that want to leave

I dunno, maybe I've just gotten very lucky? Or maybe I'm onto something, I have no idea lol

 

[wholocked10]

Lol something that I've found out to work pretty well is that I assign the villager that I'm trying to move out as the safety net

I make sure to talk them to death every time I come back on until they start thinking

They usually want to move out xD It's pretty weird how it works, but I've already moved out like 5-6 people doing this in very little time. For some reason, my safety net is always one of the first people that want to leave

I dunno, maybe I've just gotten very lucky? Or maybe I'm onto something, I have no idea lol

Interesting.. For me, I've found that when I want someone to move out, I talk to them and become sorta friends with them, then ignore them, and between 2-6 days they want to move.

 

[Swiftstream]

I don't find this 100% fool proof.
What if your safety net is the villager that's moving out?!
From reading previous posts, I also think that you should have 2 "safety net" villagers.

Also, it's hard to convince a villager to stay if you're the mayor character and you hear from your safety net that somebody is moving, especially if they don't ask before thinking about moving.

I strongly suggest to use a second character and go up to the villager that's moving and wait for them to ping you, and ask if they should move or not.

 

[Gladtobemom]

I'm using this method RIGHT now.

I have 10 villagers. I wanted Kitt, invited her, and her house has appeared exactly 1 square from the front door reserved squares (squares you can't put anything in) in front of Brewster's Cafe. Literally 3 spaces from the face of the building.

So far, 18 days and only villagers I LIKE are wanting to move. Even my bff, Erik, said he was moving . . . but I asked him to stay. He said that he was having a sad day and just needed to be needed.

 

[nellpond]

Ugh, so I guess I'll need to introduce myself to Paula. I've been giving her the total silent treatment ever since she moved in. She must have lived in my town for three weeks now and she's still looking comfortable.

When a villager moves in, the first day when they're still in boxes, talk to them once. And then ignore them after that (even when they ping you to move out)

- - - Post Merge - - -

Oh man I've already messed up then because I haven't been talking to her every day. Ugh

Thank you for the answer

you don't need to talk to isabelle at all.

 

[Hangzhou Hunny]

7.Time travel 4 days into the future from the day your 9th villager moves in. Trust me. After a 9th villager moves in, you can skip a few days simply because the game never moves a villager out within 4-5 days after one just moved in.

Guys, be careful. I lost Fang this way. Tammy moved in, I TTed 4 days and then got a message from Isabelle saying that Fang was moving out the next day. What gives?

 

[MetaTriforce]

Guys, be careful. I lost Fang this way. Tammy moved in, I TTed 4 days and then got a message from Isabelle saying that Fang was moving out the next day. What gives?

Yeah, the plot for Rosie's house appeared in my town on Sunday, and Axel pinged me about moving on Monday (the day that Rosie moved in), so I don't think that #7 is correct.

 

[budewarmin]

I would suggest to use 2 or 3 save net villagers. And to back yourself up even more, use the reset villager land plot method.
I would not go into detail as you can look it up yourself, but you could wander around town with a new character(which does not save beforehand, at start up) to check up on everyone. Since people who are not at home atm could not be in boxes, and if people are at home AND in boxes, do not save.

 

[RainbowDustPegasus]

What if u have more than 8/9 villagers? i have 10 :?

 

[TraditionalTea]

This might be a really obvious question but what time does the "exit period" begin?
Is it when the 9th villager has plotted out their home, when they're just moved in and in boxes or when they are out and about?

 

[faerie]

I think whats messing people up with this is step 7 like others said.
Facts: When your at 8 villagers no one can move out.
once the 9th villager moves in the game may (not guaranteed) set a mover.
So if the game does not set a mover the count becomes off.
Once the game sets a mover you have 4 days to stop them before they're in boxes.

My guess is the count is getting of by 2 things. When your at 8 villagers and a 9th plot the game may or may not set a mover. I've found with my method it takes 2 loads to set a mover once your at 8 but this is with my method, and by that I mean I'm TT with my 3DS clock 1 year at a time. Once the games sets a mover, I can stop them and go 1 year and know a new mover is set.

 

[Moonstone-June]

Hi! So I have a question, what if the net villager is in a building or something at the time?

 

[FireNinja1]

Hi! So I have a question, what if the net villager is in a building or something at the time?

Pick another net for the day or something.

 

[_Moonblast_]

When my safety villager tells me that someone is thinking of moving and I walk past them but they don't ping me! My safety villager tells me I should check on them and Im thinking should I keep ignoring or talk with him one time only? kind of confusing

 

[Summ3rain]

When my safety villager tells me that someone is thinking of moving and I walk past them but they don't ping me! My safety villager tells me I should check on them and Im thinking should I keep ignoring or talk with him one time only? kind of confusing

Save and quit and restart the game. The villager should ping you when they see you c: