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Plot Resetting

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So I'm plot resetting (for a random villager) but sometimes I don't see the plot at all. Like I know someone is moving in because the first time I saw the plot. I resetted but now I'm looking every inch in my town and I can't find any plot. I'm honestly very confused. I know earlier I thought I was safe since I saw no house plot, but when I started up Canaberra placed her house on my path. I don't want that to happen again but I can't find any house plots. Am I doing something wrong?
 
did you load up your mayor on that day you are plotting?
No. I always start off with a new character before I use my mayor.
Though the 2nd time I resetted I think I did accidentally click my mayor save, but I exited out before I actually got in the game. Like Isabelle just greeted me and I left. But I thought that wouldn't do anything? But even if that did change anything I thought there would still be a house plot since the first time there was a house plot.
 
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If it's for a random villager, then there's a chance there could be no plot at all. Some people try for no villager so they can keep someone from moving in.
 
Is Canberra still there though?
Yeah, but she was from an earlier mistake. She's not connected to the house resetting I'm doing rn

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If it's for a random villager, then there's a chance there could be no plot at all. Some people try for no villager so they can keep someone from moving in.

Ah okay, I thought there was a 100% chance someone will move in if there was already a plot. Thanks!
 
To clarify Ettienne's answer, whenever you're expecting a random move-in, for up to a week, each day of that week has a different chance of seeing a plot. On the first day of that week, you have a chance of seeing a plot, but it's unlikely. If you keep resetting, sometimes you'll see a plot, other times you won't. That chance of seeing a plot will increase until the 7th day of that week, where you are guaranteed to get a new plot with each reset/load. If you want to reset for a random villager, wait until the end of the week to have a higher chance of getting someone you may want (but don't forget to check everyday and to save if you don't see a plot so that gets saved, if that's what you want).
 
So it won't happen to you next time whenever you expect a random move in check around 5-6 times. Make a new character for each and go around town to see if there's a house plot. There are sometimes when there won't be a house plot when you make a new character for the second time but if you end up loading your mayor after then there will be a big chance that there will a house plot. (this has happened to me 3 times T_T)
 
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