Is there still potential for a villager glitch?

[cheezu]

So I adopted Zucker 2 days ago.
Rowan was in boxes that day so I TT'd just one day ahead to get the plot ready (kinda broke my own rules about TT'ing but I couldn't pass up on my number one dreamie).
Yesterday, Zucker was unpacking and today he is out and about on my island acting as normal.
My question is: Is there still a possibility that he could glitch?
I thought I heard of stories where villagers were fine for a few days straight and would just suddenly get the "I've moved out" glitch.
This would depress me so much as he's really the only villager I care about in my game (and maybe Sherb ).

I also wanted to TT back to my current day (I'm just a day ahead but I wanted to keep the game in-sync with my real time) but I'm worried now that TT'ing backwards might mess things up.
Also, because of all these glitches I kind of just turned off my Internet access on the Switch.
I'm even afraid to go online and scan codes through Able's (probably getting a little paranoid at this point) and I decided to stop all online item trades for the time being.

 

[Spooky.]

Did the person who gave you Zucker get him through amiibo? From what I've read, the amiibo glitch still hasn't been fixed despite nintendo claiming it was

 

[cheezu]

Actually, the amiibo glitch was fixed but now, apparently, any villager can give you a glitch.
Just wanted to get some input on when it's "safe" to assume that the villager will be fine.

 

[lizzziebethie]

I'm experiencing a glitch where a in-game villager moved in but says when you knock on their door that they've "moved out." You don't even see them. The house is just there. It's a known glitch apparently.

 

[baobei]

I don't think there's still a potential for a villager glitch ;; from my personal experience, I adopted Raymond and Sherb while also heavily TT'ing forward and backwards (multiple days) and the both of them seem to be fine!! I also did quite a lot of online trades and kept my internet access on all the time ;; at this point it's been about a week in my game and they're still walking about normally so you should be fine

 

[cheezu]

I'm experiencing a glitch where a in-game villager moved in but says when you knock on their door that they've "moved out." You don't even see them. The house is just there. It's a known glitch apparently.

In my case, my villager is there and fine - I was just wondering if it's still a possibility something could get messed up.

 

[jiojiop]

Yesterday, Zucker was unpacking and today he is out and about on my island acting as normal.
My question is: Is there still a possibility that he could glitch?

The current glitch is when they DONT end up unpacking. It just goes straight to their house saying "I've moved out".

You're fine. TT back to present day. You can do online Ables codes just fine. The problem is only to do with visiting and being visited by people who have villagers who moved out within the past 4 days when you don't have 10 villagers.

 

[cheezu]

The current glitch is when they DONT end up unpacking. It just goes straight to their house saying "I've moved out".

You're fine. TT back to present day. You can do online Ables codes just fine. The problem is only to do with visiting and being visited by people who have villagers who moved out within the past 4 days when you don't have 10 villagers.

I see.
So I suppose it'll just be safer not to trade with others for the time being.
I'm glad my Zucker is fine though.

Just a question: Can I also get this glitch when Island hopping if one of my villagers moves out?

 

[jiojiop]

Just a question: Can I also get this glitch when Island hopping if one of my villagers moves out?

Nope. This glitch is caused by the void. What happens is that there is a glitched version of a villager in some other player's void. They've already given the villager to someone else, but a copy of that villager is still in the void. Based on how NL worked when ppl were editing the save files, it seems like they know the address of the place they moved to, yet they're still copied to your town, so the game thinks they moved out and their house is stuck in a glitched state and they don't exist on your island.

When you do island tours, although you connect online you're not playing with others, so you're safe and sound.

 

[brockbrock]

Nope. This glitch is caused by the void. What happens is that there is a glitched version of a villager in some other player's void. They've already given the villager to someone else, but a copy of that villager is still in the void. Based on how NL worked when ppl were editing the save files, it seems like they know the address of the place they moved to, yet they're still copied to your town, so the game thinks they moved out and their house is stuck in a glitched state and they don't exist on your island.

When you do island tours, although you connect online you're not playing with others, so you're safe and sound.

So if I were to adopt a villager from someone who has yet to have a villager move out this glitch won't effect me at all?

 

[jiojiop]

So if I were to adopt a villager from someone who has yet to have a villager move out this glitch won't effect me at all?

As long as they've never had a villager in boxes (the villager is copied to the void when they're in boxes) OR they have passed 4 days playing each day since the last move out (which empties their void).

 

[FraudulentDimetrodon]

The current glitch is when they DONT end up unpacking. It just goes straight to their house saying "I've moved out".

Unfortunately, there's been a few accounts where a villager glitches after unpacking. The "I've moved out," message is still the defining characteristic though.

Here's an example on Reddit. This specific case is super interesting because it shows some very weird interactions online in general. I think I saw some similar theories/accounts from others saying that if you receive a villager, and they aren't glitched, they have a chance to glitch specifically during further online interactions. And yet we still have plenty of folks trading/adopting villagers over and over again, so there's still lots we don't understand about this glitch. There's still a lot of inconsistencies between what everyone is recounting.

 

[brockbrock]

As long as they've never had a villager in boxes (the villager is copied to the void when they're in boxes)

Other than the villager I'm adopting, right?

 

[jiojiop]

Unfortunately, there's been a few accounts where a villager glitches after unpacking. The "I've moved out," message is still the defining characteristic though.

Here's an example on Reddit. This specific case is super interesting because it shows some very weird interactions online in general. I think I saw some similar theories/accounts from others saying that if you receive a villager, and they aren't glitched, they have a chance to glitch specifically during further online interactions.

I don't think this is the same glitch. The doc about it says this: "There have been reports, where the villager was supposedly walking around at first and then glitched out of nowhere. But those reports were really rare and we don’t know, if it’s even the same glitch"

I don't think we have had any reports about that scenario here on TBT so I don't know how much that can be trusted. The doc says that if they're walking around, you're safe.

That Reddit example is likely the 1st person to get Raymond. It seems to be the 2nd person to get Raymond (from the void) who has the problem. Likely because his address in memory is the 1st person's island.

Other than the villager I'm adopting, right?

Yes. What you're trying to avoid is going there to get villager A, but you instead receive villager B from the void.

 

[brockbrock]

Yes. What you're trying to avoid is going there to get villager A, but you instead receive villager B from the void.

Got it, thanks! My friend has a TT town and I adopted a villager from her but when I did so Audie was the first villager in her save file to move out, and she hasn't glitched since so I guess that means I'm probably safe.

My understanding is that because Audie was the first villager to move out and I was the first visitor to the town that her void would be empty.

 

[cheezu]

As long as they've never had a villager in boxes (the villager is copied to the void when they're in boxes) OR they have passed 4 days playing each day since the last move out (which empties their void).

Gotcha!
I guess though since I don't have any "real life" friends who play this game, I wouldn't be completely comfortable trusting the person that they haven't voided a villager.
I, for one, have voided a villager when adopting Zucker 2 days ago so who knows if that could also cause problems for the other party.

 

[jiojiop]

Got it, thanks! My friend has a TT town and I adopted a villager from her but when I did so Audie was the first villager in her save file to move out, and she hasn't glitched since so I guess that means I'm probably safe.

My understanding is that because Audie was the first villager to move out and I was the first visitor to the town that her void would be empty.

Yes. How the void normally works is that a villager should only be in the void when they are not adopted by someone. Then they float until they fall out of the void after 4 days of play, or, they get passed to someone who visits or is visited.

Nobody has any idea what's causing this in the first place, like what triggers it to occur, because not every void adoption is glitched (I got a normal one). But it's definitely to do with the void. Once they have a glitched void, it's possible it infects other villagers they have moving out and so they can give away multiple copies of a single villager - we don't really know how it works. IMO Nintendo should remove the void feature altogether. It's unwanted and troublesome.

You should be really careful when playing with your friend now though if you don't have 10 villagers yet. You don't even have to have a currently open plot to pick up their voided villagers.

 

[Altarium]

Unfortunately, there's been a few accounts where a villager glitches after unpacking. The "I've moved out," message is still the defining characteristic though.

Here's an example on Reddit. This specific case is super interesting because it shows some very weird interactions online in general. I think I saw some similar theories/accounts from others saying that if you receive a villager, and they aren't glitched, they have a chance to glitch specifically during further online interactions. And yet we still have plenty of folks trading/adopting villagers over and over again, so there's still lots we don't understand about this glitch. There's still a lot of inconsistencies between what everyone is recounting.

After seeing this glitch and hearing the stories about villagers being fine for a few days and then glitching out I got SUPER paranoid and was about to make the same thread OP has. I'm in a very similar situation, recently adopted Beau as my 10th villager and even though he's been walking around town normally for the past day or two, I'm still worried he can glitch somehow, just like that Raymond. So I decided to avoid playing online for a while.

However I do have a question: one of my villagers, Drake, will be in boxes tomorrow (organic move-out). Do you guys think it's safe to have someone come over and adopt him? I'm just super paranoid somehow Beau (or the plot Drake leaves behind) will glitch out.

 

[buncho]

I've adopted few villagers from others and never heard that they had this problem before. I've seen a few posts on FB that some of their villagers are glitched but since the newest ACNH update came out I've never come across a post like this.