About long breaks from acnl,

[pietro07]

Ok so I haven't played in such a long time and I'm afraid to load up my town. I made a new villager so see who moved out and everyone was still there, but if I load up an existing player will it say a villager is leaving tomorrow or will I be able to stop them? I really need to know, thanks!

 

[feminist]

If you loaded up a second character and everything is in tact, it definitely seems like everything will be OK when you load up your mayor. but I guess there's really only one way to really find out...

 

[lizzy541]

load up a new villager again and go into the villager's homes to see if any of them are in boxes. not sure if you can stop them though :c

 

[FireNinja1]

load up a new villager again and go into the villager's homes to see if any of them are in boxes. not sure if you can stop them though :c

This. Actually, check now with a new character, and then load up your mayor but TT 6 days back after you have done that. This ensures that nobody was planning to leave. IIRC.

 

[pietro07]

Alright thanks guys! When I made a new file some of the villagers were outside and the ones inside weren't in boxes, but I'll check again. I looked at the activity log and it's been 22 days since I last played :0
*didn't save the new file BTW*