Fed up with Gracie...

[blushpeony]

I don't think I had this much trouble getting her to come in my last town. It's been nearly 2 months and she's yet to even show up once. I've spent at least 100K too so, that's not the reason. Anyone know a way to lure her in?

 

[Underneath The Stars]

I would want to know too. I just know it's really completely random after spending 70,000 at T.I.Y. Sometimes this is what I don't like about the AC games being so randomly generated. Wish there are tricks & stuff--aside from tt. At least some workable objectives to get this or that.

 

[UnwrittenTale]

Cycling villagers made her show up pretty fast, I'll give it that lol. But that's just me.

 

[katysu]

I'll take it that you have the spending limits - there is no way of checking the amount you have spent unless you keep a tally yourself - I just keep buying especially if I haven't got the item already in my catalogue. There is a time element as well - have the previous store open 21 days? Sorry I can't remember would have to check.

Leaving that to one side, I know I fared a lot better with Gracie visits since the Welcome Amiibo update - more visits.
You can help it along by getting Katrina in her shop, so that there is one less visitor for the game to chose from.

I think the game choses/sets the visitors for the week on Sunday - or maybe Monday as the game loads for the 1st time.
If this is so then changing time where the game resets the visitors for the week, might mean you miss a Gracie visit. For some players she starts to turn up weekly (post WA update), she did for me in one town, but not in others.

 

[UnwrittenTale]

I'll take it that you have the spending limits - there is no way of checking the amount you have spent unless you keep a tally yourself - I just keep buying especially if I haven't got the item already in my catalogue. There is a time element as well - have the previous store open 21 days? Sorry I can't remember would have to check.

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