yeah I don't quite understand if you TT with the mayor, then if someone moves in you can't then make a new character to reset, right? thanks for your help, I'm kinda new with all this.
Don't TT with your mayor, it is very unsafe. New save file, however, is not as dangerous when TT-ing!
If you like that person that moved in, go get your new save file registered by going to Isabelle, then she will tell you to go to nooks and then choose a random spot to make your house (you're going to end up deleting that character anyways UNLESS you'll ike to keep that character) and then save and quit. If you dont like the villager who has a plot in your town, then just dont save and quit, just turn off the 3ds and enter the game again. (no need to TT more at this point)
Also when deleting your character, there will be a very ugly patach so put the characters house in a spot you think you won't care about!
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I would like to know this as well? T'T backwards seems safe? does it still count as one day"forward"?
For me, TT-ing backwards is safe. I always TT 3 days forward until I reach 2 weeks, and a villager finally pings and i TT TO THEIR MOVE DATE WHICH IS AN EXTRA 5 DAYS. So altogether that is 19 days forward, and then I TT 19 days back (to the original date) and all my villagers are still there, safe and sound. I won't guarantee this as I'm not an expert. You will get a few weeds though! <3
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My question is, why not do the new save file method all the time? Is it because people fear data corruption by closing the game without saving too often?
It's just a matter of personal choice for each person, and some people don't know about this method, so yep. c:
Never heard of any data corruptions from this method, as far as I know it, this method is pretty safe and wont cause and corruptions.
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ah but in order to see who is leaving or who is moving in and where, you have to login with someone? so *___* I'm so confused haha.
Basically, to check who is moving who isn't. Just enter as a NEW SAVE FILE. If you enter as mayor, the game automatically savces when entering.. so if you enter, and you find a villager you like is gone/in boxes. It will be too late. If you're sitll confused, feel free to post more questions! this is quit confusing XD
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This is really helpful, thank you so much for posting this.
No problem! I will be updating this guide to make it more informative and safe for everyone to use!
ALSO, ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE THIS GUIDE BETTER IS WELCOMED!