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[lambdse]

How often do villagers come to the campsite? I accidentally built mine on the cliffs but I don't have a ramp yet. I got my first villager there, but haven't had another in a few days. Do you think not having a ramp to it will make no other villagers spawn there?

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What time do meteor showers start? Isabelle just announced my first one and I'm eager to make the most of it!

I think I've read they go from 7PM to 4AM, so a long time! I had one last week and wished on about 180 stars (according to my Nook Phone) but I only got about 40 star fragments the next day. I'd be interested to know how many you end up with!

 

[Bk1234]

How often do villagers come to the campsite? I accidentally built mine on the cliffs but I don't have a ramp yet. I got my first villager there, but haven't had another in a few days. Do you think not having a ramp to it will make no other villagers spawn there?

I don't think so since you can just use a ladder.

 

[Fiain]

Do we have confirmation if villager pictures for best friends are in the game yet? Part of what I was excited to do this game was get villagers pictures and then let some of them go and make new friends and do that fairly consistently... but I haven't seen anyone say there are pictures besides with evidence from NL which worries me. Do we know yet?

 

[Mr. Q]

So, I'm giving my Switch Lite to my wife. I have a regular Switch coming to me. I plan to restart a new island with a new account on the new Switch. Before I wipe the data so my wife can start her own new island, can I have my new character visit my old one and be gifted all my Bells, iron, and important stuff?

 

[Red Cat]

How often do villagers come to the campsite? I accidentally built mine on the cliffs but I don't have a ramp yet. I got my first villager there, but haven't had another in a few days. Do you think not having a ramp to it will make no other villagers spawn there?

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I think I've read they go from 7PM to 4AM, so a long time! I had one last week and wished on about 180 stars (according to my Nook Phone) but I only got about 40 star fragments the next day. I'd be interested to know how many you end up with!

I haven't actually tested having a campsite on an inaccessible plateau, but chances are the game isn't smart enough to know if your campsite is "accessible" to villagers. You can probably probably build your campsite on a cliff and surround it with a moat and still get campers. Campers don't show up very often period regardless of where your campsite is.

 

[jiojiop]

So, I'm giving my Switch Lite to my wife. I have a regular Switch coming to me. I plan to restart a new island with a new account on the new Switch. Before I wipe the data so my wife can start her own new island, can I have my new character visit my old one and be gifted all my Bells, iron, and important stuff?

Yes. The only thing you need to get around is that you can't have your own profile signed into 2 switches at once while they're both online, and you need to be online for local play.

To get around this, you must create a 2nd profile and character on your switch lite (your primary console). Then you can use your new switch and your profile on that to visit the 2nd character on your old switch lite via local play.

 

[shuba]

How often do villagers come to the campsite? [...] Do you think not having a ramp to it will make no other villagers spawn there?

I've had it for a month with a bit of timeskipping in between and I only got a visitor once. They seem pretty rare. Mine is not on the cliffs, though, so I can't comment


As for my question, how many days do you have to skip to get the messy hairstyle? Is it "dangerous" to do (villagers moving out)?

 

[Ras]

How often do villagers come to the campsite? I accidentally built mine on the cliffs but I don't have a ramp yet. I got my first villager there, but haven't had another in a few days. Do you think not having a ramp to it will make no other villagers spawn there?

My campsite is inaccessible and has been since day one, but I've gotten a couple of campers.

I think I've read they go from 7PM to 4AM, so a long time! I had one last week and wished on about 180 stars (according to my Nook Phone) but I only got about 40 star fragments the next day. I'd be interested to know how many you end up with!

The weird thing is, everyone says they only happen if Isabelle mentions them, but I've had many and she has never made an announcement about them. Or if she did, it was only the first time they happened.

As for my question, how many days do you have to skip to get the messy hairstyle? Is it "dangerous" to do (villagers moving out)?

I don't know about other consequences, but you can't lose villagers in this game. They will always ask to move and will stay if you don't notice they want to move. But, if you do agree to let them move and change your mind, it's too late if the game saved. They don't change their minds or give you another opportunity to cancel like in past games.

 

[IndiaHawker]

What happens if I use 'request cleanup' option after a terraforming session? Does it undo that session, everything you've ever done, or what? Thanks!

 

[shuba]

I don't know about other consequences, but you can't lose villagers in this game. They will always ask to move and will stay if you don't notice they want to move. But, if you do agree to let them move and change your mind, it's too late if the game saved. They don't change their minds or give you another opportunity to cancel like in past games.

Thanks. Villagers were my greatest fear from past games. On that note, does someone know if there is a void queue in this game as well? Meaning, if a villager moved out, could you get them back, or would you need to cycle 16 villagers before?

Anyways,

Spoiler: idk this is kinda long

First, I tried skipping ahead 16 days since it used to take 15 days to get messy hair in the old games, removed all head accessories, didn't get it, so just exited out & skipped back... My flowers bloomed, trees grew, and I had a bunch of mail, nothing else seemed to have happened, nothing negative
I then tried 1 month, which was enough to get the hairstyle. The villagers wondered where I was and I had one (1) cockroach in my home, but other than that, I've not noticed anything. No weeds or w/e. When I went back again, the villagers I haven't talked to did not wonder where I was... always interesting how TT really works. My turnip price is different now than it was before. Probably lost my pattern. Looked like it would've been decreasing pattern anyways lol.

So, I can confirm that nothing really happened when I did this. At least nothing I could see at first glance.

 

[Ras]

Thanks. Villagers were my greatest fear from past games. On that note, does someone know if there is a void queue in this game as well? Meaning, if a villager moved out, could you get them back, or would you need to cycle 16 villagers before?

That‘s no longer a thing either. You can get the same villager back as soon as you want.

 

[shuba]

That‘s no longer a thing either. You can get the same villager back as soon as you want.

That's great. Thanks for clarifying. Two things that I will really not miss in new horizons.

 

[cosravet]

If I let Wolfgang move out right now, can I use a Wolfgang Amiibo card to just immediately scan him back in? Or do I have to cycle through X amount of villagers until he can come back, like in New Leaf?

 

[psyence]

My Audie was my first invited villager, hence she has the generic interior. I really want her real interior, but I dont want to lose my memories with her since we're best friends in the game. If I traded her to a friend, then the friend traded her, the Audie she got from me spesifically, back to me, would she still remember me? I remember there was an user experiementing on this with Cherry but I cant find the thread.

 

[Red Cat]

What happens if I use 'request cleanup' option after a terraforming session? Does it undo that session, everything you've ever done, or what? Thanks!

Requesting cleanup just clears the items, trees, flowers, etc. around you. It doesn't affect any terraforming you've done. When you request cleanup, most items will go to the recycling bin, but trees and flowers next to you disappear completely, so be careful when you're using the cleanup service.

 

[irl Raymond]

Hi. Just need to know: what’s the earliest point in your game that you can recruit a villager in boxes from another player’s island?

 

[Ras]

If I let Wolfgang move out right now, can I use a Wolfgang Amiibo card to just immediately scan him back in? Or do I have to cycle through X amount of villagers until he can come back, like in New Leaf?

You can bring him right back. I don’t have personal experience, but that’s what the power traders have said. No more 16-villager cycle!

 

[duckvely]

Hi. Just need to know: what’s the earliest point in your game that you can recruit a villager in boxes from another player’s island?

The same day that you invite your first campsite villager!

 

[irl Raymond]

Soooo... the 7th villager? Right? Thanks!
2 starters, 3 you furnish for, then the campsite villager?

The same day that you invite your first campsite villager!

 

[duckvely]

Soooo... the 7th villager? Right? Thanks!
2 starters, 3 you furnish for, then the campsite villager?

Yes!