Hi everyone! Over the last three days i have been cycling to get rid of Elise, the snooty monkey, because i just did not like her. (we can talk about the ethics of kicking ugly villagers out in another thread lol) I've seen a lot of people asking questions about how to cycle in the new games, and while im not suggesting this is a fool proof way, this is simply how I decided to go about it.
DISCLAIMER: Anytime you time travel you do it at your own risk. Again Im not saying this is how its done, this is simply what worked for me.
With that being said, there doesnt seem to be any actual drawbacks of TT in New horizons, not even villagers referring to you as a time traveller like in older games.
Okay so lets get to it.
The first thing I did was booted up my game and made sure to talk to every single villager. This is important because if you dont talk to them (even if its just to say goodbye) they will not have any special interactions (pings, thoughts bubbles, etc.) until you break the silence. You want them to have the thought bubble above their head because thats how the villager will ask you to move out.
Next, I time skipped ahead five days at a time. Unlike older games it doesnt -seem- that villagers can move out unless you specifically give them permission. This is huge if its true because it eliminates virtually any risk to time traveling. There was a large thread talking about this earlier this week and from my tests it does seem to be accurate. (again, however, do so at your own risk) It seems as if a villager HAS to ask you specifically to move out.
Once that game loaded i walked around to see if anyone outside had a thought bubble above their head. If no one did, I talked to everyone again, saved the game, and went ahead another 4-5 days.
Typically, after this period of time someone will want to move out. There were some instances were no one was budging, however, and in that event I started time traveling day by day until someone asked.
Once a villager asks they you can approve or deny their request and viola, you've cycled out a villager. From here you can continue to travel forward or, do what I do once i get a villager to leave, go back to present day.
Here are some things to note based on my observations:
DISCLAIMER: Anytime you time travel you do it at your own risk. Again Im not saying this is how its done, this is simply what worked for me.
With that being said, there doesnt seem to be any actual drawbacks of TT in New horizons, not even villagers referring to you as a time traveller like in older games.
Okay so lets get to it.
The first thing I did was booted up my game and made sure to talk to every single villager. This is important because if you dont talk to them (even if its just to say goodbye) they will not have any special interactions (pings, thoughts bubbles, etc.) until you break the silence. You want them to have the thought bubble above their head because thats how the villager will ask you to move out.
Next, I time skipped ahead five days at a time. Unlike older games it doesnt -seem- that villagers can move out unless you specifically give them permission. This is huge if its true because it eliminates virtually any risk to time traveling. There was a large thread talking about this earlier this week and from my tests it does seem to be accurate. (again, however, do so at your own risk) It seems as if a villager HAS to ask you specifically to move out.
Once that game loaded i walked around to see if anyone outside had a thought bubble above their head. If no one did, I talked to everyone again, saved the game, and went ahead another 4-5 days.
Typically, after this period of time someone will want to move out. There were some instances were no one was budging, however, and in that event I started time traveling day by day until someone asked.
Once a villager asks they you can approve or deny their request and viola, you've cycled out a villager. From here you can continue to travel forward or, do what I do once i get a villager to leave, go back to present day.
Here are some things to note based on my observations:
- Villagers will only remark that you've been away after one week, which is why i recommend increments of 4-6 days.
- Some say neglecting a villager will increase their chances on leaving but I have found that this is untrue and the result is mostly random.
- In my experience, Villagers will NOT ask to leave on special days (holidays, events, competitions, etc). They also seem to not ask on saturdays, when K.K. Slider is performing in the plaza. Now, Im unsure if that is true or not, but it does make it difficult to truly test because the villagers will begin to crowd around K.K. Slider rather quickly and I found it was always easier to simply skip that day. (* people have reported that villagers have asked to move out before the K.K. Slider concert)
- Going back any number of days counts as only one day (even if you were to go back months), even if villagers will act as if they've seen you today.
- You can force a villager out via amiibo ( I did this to get rid of eugene and replace him with my amiibo of Bam). How this works, is that you have to invite the amiibo over three times. after the third time they will begin to ask to move in. once you say yes, they will talk to resident services and "negotiate" with one of your current villagers, effectively replacing them. There is a glitch that has been found suggesting you should not adopt villagers forced out by amiibo, so keep this in mind if your involved in the villager trading circuit.
- You can also force a villager out via a regular visitor to your campsite. This is rather difficult as you have to win a luck-based game and, depending on the villager and how often you loose, can entirely stop requesting to move in. In addition to this, unlike the amiibo, you do not get to choose who the camper swaps with. Instead, resident services will elect a random villager for you to approve their negotiation meaning you wont get control over what villager you want to leave.
- In general, villagers take a lot longer to ask to move out as opposed to older titles. Dont be discouraged!
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