I need help with this house placement please!

[Vampie]

I would like to know if this is a valid villager house placement?
I have tried for many hours with different villagers and they refuse to put down their house on that particular spot!
I only have 2 open plots and they always go for the other one.
Driving me crazy!

 

[Mayor Monday]

Yep- that's a valid placement! That one square beside the river looks like it may be an issue, though.

I'm sorry they've been giving you a hard time.

 

[Xara]

it looks valid to me, but maybe the game thinks it’s too close to the river.

i’m sorry it’s giving you a hard time, though :<

 

[Vampie]

Thanks for all the quick replies! :]
Can it be the blue square in the back and the front thats causing problems or the little nook in the river?
Cause something seems to stop the villagers to move too that spot!

 

[Xara]

Thanks for all the quick replies! :]
Can it be the blue square in the back and the front thats causing problems or the little nook in the river?
Cause something seems to stop the villagers to move too that spot!

i don’t think it has anything to do with the blue squares; in all honesty, it’s likely that the spot is too close to the river which is why nobody will move there, as new leaf was very particular about how much space should be between one thing and another :<

 

[LadyDestani]

It looks valid to me as well. The only thing that looks questionable is where the river curves in a little bit. If anything is stopping a villager from plotting there, I think it would be that.

Is there any way you could block the other open plot with patterns and try again? That way maybe you could tell if the villager is just being stubborn or if they really won't plot there no matter what.

 

[Vampie]

Thank you all again for the answers! :] I tried several times again and nope, they didnt wanna plot there! I then went and moved the plot up one square, and after 2 tries a villager moved to that plot! So it indeed had to be that little nook where the river curves!
I guess I have to have it like that now and just try to move the others in line to!
Thanks all!

 

[Candy83]

The right-hand corner, with the curve, is what is a question.

At times, a full square [image] is needed for it to be a safe bet.

I do recommend fully using paths or temp paths (like early in the game before you can use QR codes) to act as a template for zone-controlling where incoming villagers can locate their houses.

Make sure to use a temporary human character (get established and then delete) for welcoming incoming villagers. I use them to play it safe.

Good luck!

 

[Brookie]

It needs to be 2 squares from the river or 1 FULL square from the river (I see the path going over the edge a little)

 

[A_Pug]

It needs to be 2 squares from the river or 1 FULL square from the river (I see the path going over the edge a little)

If you can place a path there, it counts as a full square. It doesn't matter if it goes over the edge.

 

[Romaki]

Another thread on here showed that this is a valid placement:

So I think the problem must be the space on the right of the "entrance", like the square that has some river. Or maybe the spot under it is the problem?