Plot resetting questions

[Bubblebeam]

Hi.

So I just got back into ACNL and made a clean start with a new town. I haven't played since way before the update, so I'm unsure about a few things.

My most critical question has to be this. Is it worth me plot resetting dozens of times for an animal I'm not fussed on right now, since I've read that once they move out the next villager will be more likely to build their home in the same space? How likely are they to choose the same spot?

Second, is there a way to deter the game from choosing a certain spot on the map 80% of the time? Obviously, I'm thinking public projects is a possibility, but I'm wondering if the game still tries to build next to it or near it, when I don't want houses anywhere near said location.

I'm sure I'll have more questions on this, but for now these are most critical. Thanks for any advice.

 

[rosebell]

Hello! Apparently on the new ACNL:Welcome Amiibo update, villagers don't move on top of QR patterns, but that has yet to be confirmed. And your question on is plot setting worth it, I think that's really up to you! Villagers can move in some really bad spots, which is even worse when it's a dreamie. It is likely that a villager will move in the same spot as a previous, and that it would be the same personality. Here's something I found online that might explain better:

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Villager home placement - a few observations
I’ve noticed that new villagers seem to want to move in close to where other villager and human character homes are placed. If there is an area you want your villagers to move into, try placing all your human homes in that area. In addition to this, I’ve also noticed that new villagers really like to set up their homes near the spot where the most recent (and sometimes second most recent) move-out was living. It should also be noted that they can and will move in on top of paths, trees, bushes, flowers, and even dropped items. If you have a police station these items will show up in the lost & found, otherwise they are gone for good.

Villager home placement - proximity restrictions
A villager’s home will never brush up against another permanent, immoveable object (including the river). They require a buffer of one space to their left, right, and back, and a buffer of two spaces in front. Their home may be placed as close as two spaces away from the ledge separating the town from the beach and as close as one space away from the ledges on the Eastern and Western sides of town. Two homes can be as close as two spaces apart on the left and right sides and as close as three spaces apart on the top and bottom sides. They may be as close as one space apart from rocks, ponds, rivers or public works projects, but will never touch them diagonally. A villager’s home will never block access to a ramp or bridge.


Hope this helps!