The Information Desk: Ask questions about the site here!

[xSuperMario64x]

Does the number of characters you use in a post affect how much TBT you earn? If so, how much weight does it hold?

it does, I'm not sure what the exact amount is but of course the more words/characters you type the more tbt you get.

however I would strongly recommend not going around spamming paragraphs of text to get tbt.

 

[Chris]

Does the number of characters you use in a post affect how much TBT you earn? If so, how much weight does it hold?

Yes, the length of the post impacts how many forum bells you earn. The exact formula is not public knowledge and it differs board to board.

 

[RosasMom]

Hi! Quick question: Is there a place where I can learn about how villager trading works on the site?

Also, when roaming around the site last night I noticed there is such a thing as "holding" villagers for people. Is there a place where this is explained? It sounds like something I would be willing to do since I have a new village and will have lots of spots open eventually as the game opens up.

This is my first time playing AC and I am new to the forum, so please excuse the newbie questions.

Btw, thank you for the excellent organization of this forum. I am a member of several forums for other subject and I have to say, TBT is one of the most well organized and certainly one of the most attractive. I especially like this "ask questions" thread. Super smart.

 

[iiyyja]

it does, I'm not sure what the exact amount is but of course the more words/characters you type the more tbt you get.

however I would strongly recommend not going around spamming paragraphs of text to get tbt.

I only respond the posts/threads when I have something meaningful to say. I'd feel guilty if I was filling the boards with inane chatter

Yes, the length of the post impacts how many forum bells you earn. The exact formula is not public knowledge and it differs board to board.

Thank you

 

[Foreverfox]

Hi! Quick question: Is there a place where I can learn about how villager trading works on the site?

Also, when roaming around the site last night I noticed there is such a thing as "holding" villagers for people. Is there a place where this is explained? It sounds like something I would be willing to do since I have a new village and will have lots of spots open eventually as the game opens up.

This is my first time playing AC and I am new to the forum, so please excuse the newbie questions.

Btw, thank you for the excellent organization of this forum. I am a member of several forums for other subject and I have to say, TBT is one of the most well organized and certainly one of the most attractive. I especially like this "ask questions" thread. Super smart.

Welcome to TBT! I'm assuming you're playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The New Neighbor Network has great info on both trading/cycling villagers and a dedicated Hold My Villager thread. You can see who is looking for someone to hold a villager for them and also request someone to hold a villager for you! Feel free to reach out if you have questions!

 

[mouthrat]

Does the number of characters you use in a post affect how much TBT you earn? If so, how much weight does it hold?

yep! the longer the post, the more tbt is earned from it. i'm not exactly sure how much weight it holds, but i do know that short posts (like this one) are worth only a couple, while longer, multi-paragraph posts are worth way more.

 

[Croconaw]

The amount also varies from board to board. You earn more bells on the Animal Crossing boards than Brewster’s Cafe. You also don’t earn any bells on certain boards such as The Basement, The Cellar, and the Introduction board.

 

[LambdaDelta]

You also don’t earn any bells on certain boards such as The Basement, The Cellar, and the Introduction board.

also, the tbt marketplace

 

[RosasMom]

Welcome to TBT! I'm assuming you're playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The New Neighbor Network has great info on both trading/cycling villagers and a dedicated Hold My Villager thread. You can see who is looking for someone to hold a villager for them and also request someone to hold a villager for you! Feel free to reach out if you have questions!

Thank you! So, to trade villagers, do people exchange friend codes or something and then go to each other's islands and make the exchange? If so, how is it determined who goes first? Is there any risk to it?

For holding someone's villager, do I go to their island, invite the villager and then hold them until the person wants that villager back? I assume I would then need to TT to get the villager in boxes again once the person was ready to take their villager back, then the person would come to my island and invite that villager back to their island?

Can any of this be done if you don't already have a full 10 villagers? Most of the advice I read about how to evict villagers and get new ones, seems like it assumes the island is already full. For example let's say I wanted to exchange Marina for Analisa but didn't have all of my villagers yet. Do I need to wait for all 10 before trying to trade?

Thanks!

 

[Foreverfox]

Thank you! So, to trade villagers, do people exchange friend codes or something and then go to each other's islands and make the exchange? If so, how is it determined who goes first? Is there any risk to it?

For holding someone's villager, do I go to their island, invite the villager and then hold them until the person wants that villager back? I assume I would then need to TT to get the villager in boxes again once the person was ready to take their villager back, then the person would come to my island and invite that villager back to their island?

Can any of this be done if you don't already have a full 10 villagers? Most of the advice I read about how to evict villagers and get new ones, seems like it assumes the island is already full. For example let's say I wanted to exchange Marina for Analisa but didn't have all of my villagers yet. Do I need to wait for all 10 before trying to trade?

Thanks!

To trade villagers, you don't need each other's friend codes, you just would visit each other's islands and adopt the villager in question. To be clear though, you don't have to both be adopting a villager, it can be only one of you adopting someone. There is always some level of risk involved with online trades of any kind. Though in my experience, the only risk that has come up is internet connection issues.

For holding someone's villager, you are correct, you go to their island, invite the villager and keep them until they're ready to get them back, and then get them into boxes when the person is ready for them. Personally, I would avoid gifting anything to that villager too, but that is something that should be discussed between the parties involved.

I'm not certain on the last part of your question, it's been a little too long since I've had under 10 plots filled, so I can't remember. Hope all of this helps!

 

[OswinOswald]

Thank you! So, to trade villagers, do people exchange friend codes or something and then go to each other's islands and make the exchange? If so, how is it determined who goes first? Is there any risk to it?

For holding someone's villager, do I go to their island, invite the villager and then hold them until the person wants that villager back? I assume I would then need to TT to get the villager in boxes again once the person was ready to take their villager back, then the person would come to my island and invite that villager back to their island?

Can any of this be done if you don't already have a full 10 villagers? Most of the advice I read about how to evict villagers and get new ones, seems like it assumes the island is already full. For example let's say I wanted to exchange Marina for Analisa but didn't have all of my villagers yet. Do I need to wait for all 10 before trying to trade?

Thanks!

Trading villagers usually involves some sort of time travel because I think it’s difficult to find a situation where BOTH islands have someone ready to move AND an open plot.

But if you want to do a one way trade (either giving someone away from your island or adopting a villager from someone else’s island), that is usually easier to coordinate. The receiving person just needs to have an empty plot. Either they have one ready/open through normal gameplay, or they time travel until someone leaves. And the person who is giving the villager either has gotten them to move out naturally, or kicked out via amiibo, or by time traveling extensively to get that particular villager to leave.

You can easily can accept/adopt villagers before you have 10 by just adding/having an open plot. It may be more difficult to get specific villagers to move out because you won’t be able to use an amiibo card to put someone in boxes, but you likely have to time travel to some extent either way unless you’re initiating a trade because you have someone already moving out and the other person will time travel to get the villager they’re trading with you to leave, or if the person you’re trading with is willing to wait for you in real time which could be a long time based on how often villagers try and move and the random number generator dependency required.

As for whether it can be done before you have a full island, from my journaling early on in my island’s life, I see several of my villagers did ask to move out before I had a full island - my fourth villager asked to move out between when I got my 7th and 8th villagers, on Day 17. And my third villager asked to move out on Day 25, when I still had 9 villagers. I think I was waiting for a dreamie to show up at the campsite or for someone I could afford to adopt because I stayed at 9 villagers another week or two and let someone take my fifth villager (who was still in a starter home) and then it was a couple days later before I adopted a 10th villager (from the campsite).

The FAQ also often has some good information!

New Horizons F.A.Q. – Ask Questions Here!

Have questions regarding Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Please check here first if your question has already been answered! These are the main topics that are covered in this thread, and these posts will be constantly updated with frequently requested Q&A. Basic Island(er) Information...

www.belltreeforums.com

 

[iiyyja]

How often does TBT restock/change collectibles? Are there any set dates?

 

[Chris]

How often does TBT restock/change collectibles? Are there any set dates?

Only during a lunar eclipse. The next is May 16, 2022 so start saving your bells!

More seriously: we change the birth stone around the start of each month. Other than that there is no schedule. We typically release new collectibles each time we launch an event and most of the time these will coincide with major real world holidays. We also tend to run a large event annually in the summer (Northern hemisphere) but the exact timing changes year to year depending on staff availability.

 

[thefallenfruit]

I know this might be a question that has been answered somewhere else but where is the shop button to buy collectibles? I know there’s a shop button at the top right but that just shows the collectibles you already have.

 

[Midoriya]

I know this might be a question that has been answered somewhere else but where is the shop button to buy collectibles? I know there’s a shop button at the top right but that just shows the collectibles you already have.

You have to click “shop” at the top right and then click “shop” again under it.

 

[thefallenfruit]

You have to click “shop” at the top right and then click “shop” again under it.

oh I’m dumb I didn’t know you could click it twice. thank you !

 

[Meadows]

When do we get our second batch of seashells? I thought we where supposed to get 20 total. 10 for signing up and 10 for being a member for over 2 years.

Is it because I've been a member since 2014 or so that I only ever got 10?

 

[Midoriya]

When do we get our second batch of seashells? I thought we where supposed to get 20 total. 10 for signing up and 10 for being a member for over 2 years.

Is it because I've been a member since 2014 or so that I only ever got 10?

Iirc it has something to do with welcome bells and them being replaced. You would get the amount you received for registering, but since you joined in 2014 you don’t get another 10 for being a member for two years. That was only implemented later on I believe (and this would make sense too considering I joined in 2013 and I never received an additional 10 for a two year anniversary).

Someone can probably explain it better than me because right now I’m tired and too lazy to go and look at the answers for this question that have been posted before, lol.

EDIT: Better explanation below. I found it. Hoorayyyyyy.

Spoiler: seashells FAQ explanation

 

[iiyyja]

Could someone explain silver bells and advent tokens to me

 

[Chris]

Could someone explain silver bells and advent tokens to me

These currencies were used during our TBT Holiday Market Event. This event has now ended and it is not possible to gain more of either of them. They will soon disappear from user profiles.