Isabelle's questions at the beginning

[Darkina]

I'm convinced that Isabelle's questions at the beginning must somehow manipulate the game much like Rover's questions determine your looks and the questions at Shampoodle determine your hairstyle. The pattern of asking questions to determine an outcome recurs over and over in ACNL.

But the question that is burning in my mind: what in the hell do those questions manipulate? When you get off the train, you don't get the map straight away. She gives you the map after she asks the questions, and from the map you can find out who your last two villagers are (three villagers are always waiting for you at the train station).

Do those questions somehow manipulate the last two villagers? There are three questions, then two questions and then a final two questions, just like Rover. So there is a possibility of 12 different outcomes.

But I can't find any pattern with the final two villagers. I reset a lot in my cycle town as I look for the last of my dreamies. And I can't find anything! But that doesn't make sense. It simply doesn't. Why would there be a random, do absolutely nothing series of questions at the beginning? The logical conclusion is that Isabelle's questions change something about the environment

But what? Any ideas?

 

[Reese]

What questions does she ask? (It's been so long I can't remember)

 

[Darkina]

I guess "questions" isn't the right word. It's when she's saying "Welcome, new mayor!" and you go through a series of replies basically saying, "You're confused. I'm not the mayor."

 

[Reese]

Ohhh haha I remember now. Yeah it does seem odd that they would give all those questions/options without having them manipulate something, but I doubt it'd affect the last two villagers, since there's only 12 possible outcomes and over 300 different villagers?

 

[Darkina]

Yes, but there are only 8 personality types. I have a theory and I'm testing it now.

 

[Louis]

This is really interesting.

Post results if you get them!

 

[Gizmodo]

I doubt it, i always chose the same options through my hundreds of resetting and there was no pattern with villagers i went through nearly all of them

 

[Darkina]

I agree with you, Gizmodo. I ran through some experiments last night, and the final two villagers seem random, even if you choose the same answers. I guess it will remain an Animal Crossing mystery, floating through the digital universe, never understood.

 

[cIementine]

It's a large hole in cyberspace with no key to unlock the mysteries xD

 

[Tenyu]

Yes, but there are only 8 personality types.

Uchis and smugs are never part of the original five.

 

[Darkina]

Uchis and smugs are never part of the original five.

That is actually really good to know because one of the villagers I'm looking for is Muffy, an uchi. Now I know that I can't reset my cycle town until she shows up.

Thank you!

 

[cIementine]

Yeah, also, if you're looking for Marina when you reset, she can't be an original 5 either. She's a normal but you can't get the Octopi as starters. Idk why though :/

 

[Gizmodo]

That is actually really good to know because one of the villagers I'm looking for is Muffy, an uchi. Now I know that I can't reset my cycle town until she shows up.

Thank you!

You can reset for her plot the days after when a smug/uchi is scheduled to move in then its quite easy as theres not many of those types
its how i got Marshal yesterday

 

[Darkina]

Woot! You guys are awesome! Thanks, MayorAvalon and Gizmodo.

I just reset over and over again until one of my dreamies show up in the original five, but that isn't working as well now because my "looking for" dreamie list is getting smaller and smaller. It's taking much longer to find a dreamie on reset.

But now I have some excellent advice. I should've thought to post here earlier for cycling tips. Thank you.

 

[cIementine]

Don't worry! In my first town, I had Bruce as a starter, Muffy as my random move-in, Marina from Camp, and when I reset, I came across Chrissy LOADS.

 

[Darkina]

Don't worry! In my first town, I had Bruce as a starter, Muffy as my random move-in, Marina from Camp, and when I reset, I came across Chrissy LOADS.

Lol!! So basically half my dream town.

I just got Chrissy on cycle reset, so I'm just taking the time to mine her out of the cycle town.

I've had Muffy before in my cycle town, but I gave her away. And then a short time after that, I realized she was an uchi and I find her gothic lolita sheep character design more interesting than my current uchi, Agnes.

I found Zucker and gave him away, but I thought the octopus character design was so cool!! But I prefer cute little Marina to Zucker and Octavian.

And I don't have a cranky anywhere in my town. And I thought I would try Bruce.