Campsite Trick Results: 64 Campsite Visitors, 33 Smugs later...

[Rosch]

I also found out that if you keep jumping back and fourth 8-15 days you'll get a good amount of campsite villagers too! (for example, May 1st to May 15th then back to May 1st and so on)

I was attempting to kick someone out for an empty plot, and I jumped from april 24th (the current day I did it on) to may 8th back and forth several times, and got so many campsite villagers (though since I wasn't actually trying to get campsite villagers, I didn't pay much attention to the stats)

I wanted to do this again because I've been searching for Rudy and Punchy. But the farthest I've reached was June 14, 2022. I really don't want to continue that far because I've returned to the current date after I finally had Elvis.

So, I just want to confirm and clarify... does that mean I can just do May 1 to May 15 infinitely?
I might be repeating what you just said, but my brain is not digesting info properly right now.

 

[Aleigh]

I wanted to do this again because I've been searching for Rudy and Punchy. But the farthest I've reached was June 14, 2022. I really don't want to continue that far because I've returned to the current date after I finally had Elvis.

So, I just want to confirm and clarify... does that mean I can just do May 1 to May 15 infinitely?

Yeah! I just traveled up fifteen days and then backwards to the original date over and over again. I had to do this at least 20 times, and I got maybe 5(?) in the campsite in the process. Including Chief and Rosie! I'm not sure how well it works since I was only doing it to get someone with a thought bubble, but I hope it helps!

 

[Rosch]

Yeah! I just traveled up fifteen days and then backwards to the original date over and over again. I had to do this at least 20 times, and I got maybe 5(?) in the campsite in the process. Including Chief and Rosie! I'm not sure how well it works since I was only doing it to get someone with a thought bubble, but I hope it helps!

That's cool to know. Thanks!

 

[hootenanny]

i did the campsite method before the latest update, and before it, the 'only works on dates you've never passed before' part was definitely true-- i tested extensively & never got a camper when TTing through days i had jumped past before. BUT post-update, something seems to have changed in the game that's made it possible to get campers without following that specific rule! very good news for people who want to do the method, but don't want to TT more than a few months at a time.

 

[sicklewillow]

Congrats on getting Raymond. My luck have run out when I got Raymond last week, now I have failed to locate Kid Cat when I was island hopping last night.

It seems I need to evict my only Jock in my village and hope campers will come to my island soon.

 

[Emzy]

Congrats on getting Raymond!!! I wanna try it out since I don't have all 10 personalities and I was wondering if any villagers moved out without telling you? From my understanding, you exit the game as soon as isabelle tells you that there are no campers so you can't check for thought bubbles...?

 

[nyanicat]

I also found out that if you keep jumping back and fourth 8-15 days you'll get a good amount of campsite villagers too! (for example, May 1st to May 15th then back to May 1st and so on)

I was attempting to kick someone out for an empty plot, and I jumped from april 24th (the current day I did it on) to may 8th back and forth several times, and got so many campsite villagers (though since I wasn't actually trying to get campsite villagers, I didn't pay much attention to the stats)

Wait I just want to confirm we can get campers on days we already visited now?! I’m all the way in October and if possible I’d like to just stick to a concise month instead of traveling all the way forward

 

[Aleigh]

Wait I just want to confirm we can get campers on days we already visited now?! I’m all the way in October and if possible I’d like to just stick to a concise month instead of traveling all the way forward

Yes. I'm not completely sure how it works, but I do know that I have gotten them on the same day. I think it's more of a distance between visits rather than days thing

 

[nyanicat]

Yes. I'm not completely sure how it works, but I do know that I have gotten them on the same day. I think it's more of a distance between visits rather than days thing

Thanks for the info! It’s good to know I can go back to my original date and not be stressed out about keep having to go forward

 

[Rosch]

According to the guide, if 6+ days have passed since the previous camper, there's a 20% chance of a new camper appearing.

According to Aleigh's data above, in around 20 times of going back and forth between 7-15 days, there were around 5 campers, which is 25%. So yeah.

 

[Jared:3]

Ok so I have a camper that I don't want so I jump 7 days and I'm guaranteed a camper? I'm a little confused still

 

[Rosch]

Ok so I have a camper that I don't want so I jump 7 days and I'm guaranteed a camper? I'm a little confused still

There is no guarantee between those 7 days. It can happen more than that. You have to keep travelling one day forward until a camper appears.

 

[Jared:3]

There is no guarantee between those 7 days. It can happen more than that. You have to keep travelling one day forward until a camper appears.

No I mean I already have a camper and I TT'ed 7 days is that how this works and then I keep repeating?

 

[Rosch]

No I mean I already have a camper and I TT'ed 7 days is that how this works and then I keep repeating?

Alright. This is how I do it:

1. You have a camper today but don't want him/her. Save, then quit the game.
2. TT forward 7 days. If there's no camper in Isabelle's announcement, quit the game without saving.
3. TT forward one day. If there's still no camper, quit the game without saving. Repeat this step until you get one.
4. When you get a camper, but don't want him/her, repeat Step 1.

Hope this is clear.

 

[Jared:3]

Alright. This is how I do it:

1. You have a camper today but don't want him/her. Save, then quit the game.
2. TT forward 7 days. If there's no camper, quit the game without saving.
3. TT forward one day. If there's no camper, quit the game without saving. Repeat this step until you get one.
4. When you get a camper, but don't want him/her, repeat Step 1.

Hope this is clear.

Oh I was doing it wrong, thanks for the clarification

 

[Lovi]

I can confirm, because I'm working on it tonight, that you can find Campers now even if you repeat the same 15 days or so ^ ^

ALSO WHY PIETRO. WHY!?!?!?!
( can't believe I'm givin' up my clown boy)

 

[ThePhantom]

Congrats on getting Raymond!!! I wanna try it out since I don't have all 10 personalities and I was wondering if any villagers moved out without telling you? From my understanding, you exit the game as soon as isabelle tells you that there are no campers so you can't check for thought bubbles...?

Fortunately, in New Horizons villagers will not move out without asking for your input. As long as you ignore their thought bubbles or tell them to stay, you don’t have to worry about them moving out. So even if you time traveled years ahead like I did, all the villagers will stay put!

I can confirm, because I'm working on it tonight, that you can find Campers now even if you repeat the same 15 days or so ^ ^

ALSO WHY PIETRO. WHY!?!?!?!
( can't believe I'm givin' up my clown boy)

I was pretty torn on letting Pietro go to my friend’s island, but I knew it had to be done in order to increase smug spawns. Now I’m worried that my friend won’t want to give him back

 

[Emzy]

Fortunately, in New Horizons villagers will not move out without asking for your input. As long as you ignore their thought bubbles or tell them to stay, you don’t have to worry about them moving out. So even if you time traveled years ahead like I did, all the villagers will stay put!

Awesome! Thanks so much hehe gonna try this out

 

[sigh]

do you know if you can move villagers in that you come across during the process or will it somehow ruin the chain?

 

[ThePhantom]

do you know if you can move villagers in that you come across during the process or will it somehow ruin the chain?

That is a good question and I'll be honest and say I don't know for sure. I would imagine that the spawn rate for campsite visitors wouldn't change. However, if you move in a personality that you didn't have before, then you wouldn't have that personality boost for future campers.