Troubles with tanning

[CaptainTutu]

Trying my luck today. Gonna enjoy some island fun for a few hours each day.

 

[slpnclass]

So I've been following this guide: http://animalcrossing.wikia.com/wiki/Tan and I'm still not tanning I'm not wearing any hats, wigs, glasses, or masks and I'm not holding an umbrella. I usually go to the island and try to tan from 1-4 and then I start catching bugs and stuff. I tan by just leaving the 3DS open while I'm doing other things (work, etc). Maybe I'm just not noticing the tan?

 

[Lisha]

You won't see the tan until 6am the next day, it will also take a few days of tanning to get rather dark.

This is my character and she now matches my skin tone IRL, took a couple of days to get to this though:

 

[Stevey Queen]

I can't get my character to lose their tan.

 

[Lisha]

I can't get my character to lose their tan.

It'll take maybe a week or so for your tan to completely fade assuming you're wearing a hat/mask.

 

[Stevey Queen]

It'll take maybe a week or so for your tan to completely fade assuming you're wearing a hat/mask.

I am and also I been avoiding the island during day for the past 3 days or so.

 

[JKDOS]

As far as I remember, in AC:WW you just darkened one shade per day, so to get to the very darkest you would have to tan over consecutive days!

Dang... This would explain why I waited hours on end trying to become 100% tanned I never did achieve a tan on Wild World. Now I know why

 

[XTheLancerX]

Tanning acts extremely strangely. I accidentally got to a level 4 tan. (The thing with tanning only from July 16th or something is FALSE) I have been playing the game since the release in NA, June 9th obviously, and have never time traveled or visited a town that was at a later date. I never was outside for more than 3 hours at a time, I was bopping around, going to shops and stuff, so I was probably outside for half an hour to 45 minutes at most before going into buildings. I did leave my 3DS on sleep mode for several hours one day though and forgot about the game, while being outside with no hat, umbrella ect... Noticed a level one tan when i opened the system! Over the next few days it got one shade darker every day until it reached level 4. I think tans can start becoming noticeable without having to wait a day, because I was bopping around a bunch going in and out of buildings for 5+ minutes and noticed my skin changing tones.

There was this trick I used on CF where you had to be outside for around 15 minutes+ with no umbrella or hat and go into a building for around 5 minutes. I tried it out and got to a level 3 tan this way. I don't remember it very well or how long you had to be outside for each level, but I would give something like this a try. Just play normally, but make sure to go into buildings for several minutes at a time every half hour or so. I suggest going into the museum or somewhere where you can keep yourself occupied Please do not take my word for any of this information or trust it completely because not all of it will be true, as I cannot remember some of the examples I used very well...

 

[Stevey Queen]

Tanning acts extremely strangely. I accidentally got to a level 4 tan. (The thing with tanning only from July 16th or something is FALSE) I have been playing the game since the release in NA, June 9th obviously, and have never time traveled or visited a town that was at a later date. I never was outside for more than 3 hours at a time, I was bopping around, going to shops and stuff, so I was probably outside for half an hour to 45 minutes at most before going into buildings. I did leave my 3DS on sleep mode for several hours one day though and forgot about the game, while being outside with no hat, umbrella ect... Noticed a level one tan when i opened the system! Over the next few days it got one shade darker every day until it reached level 4. I think tans can start becoming noticeable without having to wait a day, because I was bopping around a bunch going in and out of buildings for 5+ minutes and noticed my skin changing tones.

There was this trick I used on CF where you had to be outside for around 15 minutes+ with no umbrella or hat and go into a building for around 5 minutes. I tried it out and got to a level 3 tan this way. I don't remember it very well or how long you had to be outside for each level, but I would give something like this a try. Just play normally, but make sure to go into buildings for several minutes at a time every half hour or so. I suggest going into the museum or somewhere where you can keep yourself occupied Please do not take my word for any of this information or trust it completely because not all of it will be true, as I cannot remember some of the examples I used very well...

Did you go to the island?

 

[slpnclass]

You won't see the tan until 6am the next day, it will also take a few days of tanning to get rather dark.

This is my character and she now matches my skin tone IRL, took a couple of days to get to this though:
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Thank you for the pic. I haven't found many. This is cool I'll keep trying. Thank you

 

[Debs]

I have the opposite problem, getting rid of a tan...lol. I spent a few days at the island playing the games a lot to try get medals to buy the bushes, I forgot that not wearing a hat made you get a tan So now my character is really dark without even trying lol.

 

[Felonie187]

Hi, can u add my friend code 1934-0661-3630. My name is Felonie187 and I'm from Southern California 2.

 

[K.K. Tori]

I don't know what the issue with tanning in this game is either. D:
I've tried time traveling, but only for about 3 consecutive days at the island. I'm about to try 7 days and see if that makes a difference, but I'm starting to get frustrated... If only they just let you choose a skin tone in this game!

 

[ForgottenT]

if you wear any kinds of hats you won?t get tanned

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I don't know what the issue with tanning in this game is either. D:
I've tried time traveling, but only for about 3 consecutive days at the island. I'm about to try 7 days and see if that makes a difference, but I'm starting to get frustrated... If only they just let you choose a skin tone in this game!

don?t wear hats

 

[K.K. Tori]

7 days and still no tan. :c

 

[Jay]

I've been trying to tan and I only wear a wetsuit on the island for hours..haven't seen any major results -___-

 

[Sour of Abnaxus]

if you wear any kinds of hats you won?t get tanned

I don't suppose this goes for wigs as well? I wouldn't think so, but they do take up a hat slot, so who knows.

 

[Lisha]

I wore a wig and I tanned.

Here is a list of hats and masks that will prevent you from tanning:
http://merongcrossing.tumblr.com/notanhats
http://merongcrossing.tumblr.com/notanmasks

The best times to tan are really from 12pm to 5pm.

This is my character, I tend to visit the island every day to catch fish/bugs so my tan is maintained.

 

[Tiramisu]

I wore a wig and I tanned.

Here is a list of hats and masks that will prevent you from tanning:
http://merongcrossing.tumblr.com/notanhats
http://merongcrossing.tumblr.com/notanmasks

The best times to tan are really from 12pm to 5pm.

This is my character, I tend to visit the island every day to catch fish/bugs so my tan is maintained.
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now it's no wonder I couldn't tan, I had a gas mask on.

Thank you for this! ^^

 

[ForgottenT]

now it's no wonder I couldn't tan, I had a gas mask on.

Thank you for this! ^^

Are you serious? .______.