Plot resetting

[Song]

I just want to make sure I understand how this works. OK so, on the day a new villager moves in, you have to create a new character before loading your town. If you don't like where it is then you close your game without saving. I assume you then have to keep making new characters until you like where the house is placed. However, do you need to do this the day the ropes go up or the day the house goes up? If it's the day that the ropes go up...how do you know when that's going to happen?

 

[jiny]

It's usually 3 days after you ask the villager to move in.

I fail at plot resetting so ask a professional lol

 

[Peter]

do you need to do this the day the ropes go up or the day the house goes up?

you can only plot reset on the day the ropes are going to be set up.
once the ropes are up, if your mayor character is loaded you can no longer make new characters and reset where the plot will be placed, as the roped-off area will be permanently placed and the house will go up the next day.

how do you know when that's going to happen?

people usually use plot resetting when they know a villager is going to be moving in, for example if they have bought them from this forum and they know they will be moving in the next day.

 

[Song]

Awesome! Thank you for the info. I have a full town at the moment and I am quite happy with where the games put the houses. However, this may come in handy in the future.

 

[HoennMaster]

If it's the day that the ropes go up...how do you know when that's going to happen?

If you invited the villager in, most likely they will show up the next day, although it may be two days with someone invited from the campsite. If you have less than 9 villagers you need to start checking about 2 days after someone moves out as your game will give you a new villager to get you back to 9.

 

[Arabelle]

Villagers from a campsite normally moves in 2 days after so you will have to set 3DS clock 2 days forward then make a new character and check for plots.

Villagers you invited from another player's town moves in the next day so set 3DS clock 1 day forward then check for plots with a new chatacter.

If you rather change the time with Isabelle, make sure you set it to 5:58 a.m. on the day they'll move in, save and quit immediately. If you go past 6 a.m. the plot will be permanent so make sure you save and quit right away. Then wait 2-3 minutes and make a new character so its paat 6 a.m. in game.