Can you change the time in-game without ruining turnips?

[fashions]

I'm talking about when Isabelle asks you is there anything she can do for you when you boot up the game, for clarification.

I'm gonna start work soon, so checking turnips in the morning is hard for me. I want to push the clock back 1-2 hours so I can check during lunch.

I also bought turnips on another character, so even if I load up my mayor, the turnips should be fine, right? As long as I don't load the other character before the time has passed (i.e. if I push the clock back from 3pm to 1pm, I cannot play as the other character until it's 3pm in-game).

 

[pocky]

going back in time ruins turnips

 

[fashions]

I already know that, that's not what I asked.

There's a trick with time travelling while having turnips; if you don't play until the correct time, your turnips won't spoil.

"Correct time" means: if you time travel 2 hours back, e.g. from 3pm to 1pm, you do not play until your game time has passed 3pm again.

 

[jobby47]

I think they will be okay if you log on and go back 1-2 hours.

 

[Togekiss]

I've time traveled a few hours back and forward before and the turnips were fine. I don't know how it would affect the other character though!

 

[pocky]

I'm really sorry, but did you even read my post?

I did. But as far I'm concerned (and I may be wrong) turnips will rot if you go back in time even if you don't load up the character that's holding them. When you load up with your mayor it saves the game and makes changes for ALL characters. I can buy turnips on a side character on my cycling town if you'd like. Just to verify.

The only way you can keep them from rotting when you turn your clock back in time is if you turn it back to a time where you haven't played. (If this is what you meant then you made you no indication of it)

- - - Post Merge - - -

I've time traveled a few hours back and forward before and the turnips were fine. I don't know how it would affect the other character though!

My turnips have rotted each time I've gone back in time. It's only safe to Travel Back if you TT to a time you haven't played at. So like if you last played at 4:00PM TTing back to 3:00PM will rot the turnips. However, if you last played at 2:00PM and its 4:00PM IRL and you TT back to 3:00PM your turnips will be fine.

 

[Togekiss]

My turnips have rotted each time I've gone back in time. It's only safe to Travel Back if you TT to a time you haven't played at. So like if you last played at 4:00PM TTing back to 3:00PM will rot the turnips. However, if you last played at 2:00PM and its 4:00PM IRL and you TT back to 3:00PM your turnips will be fine.

Yes, this is what I meant.

 

[fashions]

No that's not what I meant.

I know that if you:
a) TT backwards on your 3DS clock, not your in-game clock, an hour, e.g. from 2pm to 1pm.
b) you do not play ACNL until your clock, your new 3DS time, goes past 2pm, which was the last time you stopped playing.
c) your turnips will not rot because you didn't load your game until the game's new time has passed the last time you saved.

It's on the Thonky guide to turnips.

What I'm asking is can you do that with your game's clock, not your 3DS clock.

 

[pocky]

My guess is that TTing should work the same regardless of whether you do it with the 3DS clock or Isabelle. But I never TT via Isabelle so I don't know.

About the side character though. I tested it and this is what happened (keep in mind that I TT'd back to a time where I had already played just to see if it would affect other characters)

- I bought turnips with Tuna, my side character. Saved and Quit at 11:45AM
- TT'd back to 11:40AM. Entered the game with Pocky, my mayor.
- waited till it was 11:50AM. Saved and quit.
- Entered game with Tuna. Turnips had rotten

 

[fashions]

Urgh thank you, I guess I'll TT with my 3DS clock then, or at least wait til next week.

Also sorry for being rude; I was feeling rather curt.