Villager Pictures - How Long To Obtain?

[JKDOS]

How long does it take to reach a high enough friendship level to get a villager's picture?

 

[Eirrinn]

It took a long time of giving bob lots of stuff and rare bugs for him to finally give me his picture
They will always give you it in exchange for a gift so make sure you gift them everyday if you can and you should get it eventually.

 

[JKDOS]

It took a long time of giving bob lots of stuff and rare bugs for him to finally give me his picture
They will always give you it in exchange for a gift so make sure you gift them everyday if you can and you should get it eventually.

Thanks. Hoping to get Mitzi's soon. I've been gifting to her more often than the others. She's been in my town for a little under 3 weeks, so I'm not sure if there is a time requirement I need to reach or not.

 

[Eirrinn]

Thanks. Hoping to get Mitzi's soon. I've been gifting to her more often than the others. She's been in my town for a little under 3 weeks, so I'm not sure if there is a time requirement I need to reach or not.

I’m not sure either! I was super surprised when he just gave it to me lmao
Hope you get her pic soon ^^

 

[Succulent]

I've been giving my two starter Villagers gifts since I was first able too (so.. a few days after the games release) and I have yet to get a picture. ^^'
So good luck!

 

[Kairi-Kitten]

I needa up my gifting/favor game LOL need these pics! I'll be making a little art gallery of all my sweets haha!

 

[KYMoose]

I have received 3 different villager pictures so far. It seems to take me about 2 weeks to receive one. I’m giving gifts everyday, and I’m writing them letters every other day.

It also helps to talk to them at least 3 times in a row every time you talk to them. This gives a much higher chance of triggering a quest for them in my experience.

 

[Damniel]

I got Phoebe's photo from giving her a gift on her birthday (April 22). she was one of my starters so I had her for a while

 

[skogkyst]

I've gotten five villager photos and it's been about ~4 weeks for all of them basically so far, I gift things to them everyday and do favors sporadically.

 

[kasane]

is there a guide for what to do to increase your friendship faster? i went into it blind and i also didn't pay as much attention so i just gifted the villagers a non-native fruit and i get either bells or clothing in return

 

[thundershot]

I give them gifts every day. I wrap the gifts. I talk to them. I do whatever task they ask if me. I write letters (with wrapped gift attached) for a while until it became tedious. No pics yet. Which is frustrating because that’s my long term goal in the game... get their pic and let them move on. Rinse. Repeat. How many times do you talk to them before they get annoyed and have the cloud above their head?

 

[astoria]

Is the picture they give you different from when you invite them to Harvey’s island and get the pictures in nook shopping?

 

[thundershot]

Is the picture they give you different from when you invite them to Harvey’s island and get the pictures in nook shopping?

Framed picture not a poster but same image.

 

[Sudsofsplash]

Can you just give them loads of fruit or something? I dont want them cluttering their houses with bugs or fish lol

 

[Jared:3]

Can you just give them loads of fruit or something? I dont want them cluttering their houses with bugs or fish lol

Yea I'm the same way, I don't want to ruin their houses

 

[niko2]

Can you just give them loads of fruit or something? I dont want them cluttering their houses with bugs or fish lol

I'm giving them a lot of foreign fruit and clothes, but I only started to give gifts everyday only a week ago or so. No pictures yet.

 

[Nefarious]

Does TT-ing reset the friendship? I’ve been doing so for a few days to speed up hybrid flower breeding. I gift the villagers everyday, but not getting anything, not even from the starters.

 

[JKDOS]

Does TT-ing reset the friendship? I’ve been doing so for a few days to speed up hybrid flower breeding. I gift the villagers everyday, but not getting anything, not even from the starters.

I can't speak for TT'ing backwards, but as long as you don't jump more than 1 day forward you'll be fine. The game has no way to detect forward time travel. It just syncs the game to the system clock, and starts a new day at 5am. Jumping more than 1 day ahead would probably be the same as ignoring them for a day. Not good. At least not sustainable.

is there a guide for what to do to increase your friendship faster? i went into it blind and i also didn't pay as much attention so i just gifted the villagers a non-native fruit and i get either bells or clothing in return

I assume

• Send them 1 letter a day (With a gift for bonus points)
• Gift them 1 item a day (Bonus points for a gift they like)
• Talk to them 3+ times a day (throughout the day)
• Visit them when they are home.
• Give them medicine when they are sick
• Visit them on their birthday
• Get them a birthday gift. (Bonus points if it's something they like)

 

[Nefarious]

I can't speak for TT'ing backwards, but as long as you don't jump more than 1 day forward you'll be fine. The game has no way to detect forward time travel. It just syncs the game to the system clock, and starts a new day at 5am. Jumping more than 1 day ahead would probably be the same as ignoring them for a day. Not good. At least not sustainable.

Yeah, I only go forward one day at a time to prevent that. So hopefully it's not TT-ing backwards to current day hindering getting their framed photos. I do gift them again when I TT back to current day, if that helps any. Wish we knew the mechanics behind friendship better though.

 

[Saga]

I'm also curious to know whether foreign fruit counts as a good gift.

Also, when you guys write your villagers letters, do you write long letters, or just short ones? I used to write long letters pretty much every day in WW and NL, but this time typing is so painfully slow that I've hardly written any letters at all. I'm wondering if I can get away with just writing one line...