Hi, so I'm new to the whole Animal Crossing series in general and I was wondering if it is only possible to buy villagers from others when you have an empty spot in your town. Are you only limited to that small timeframe, or can you TT until someone else wants to move out? And if so, how far do you TT to ensure a villager you like doesn't move out?
Question About Buying Villagers
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u will say tt day by day . unless u know when is the last ping from your villager asking to move .
for example A ask to move on 15/12. i am sure u are safe to tt 4 days. at least in my game i always get ping on the 5th or 6th.
walking around day by day for once and take note of the ping to move and note it now and from then . u will be able to calculate when is the possible date another ping will shoot in .
it goes like A ping on 15/12. 5-7 days later B ping to move and so on . if the fifth day happen to have an event going on . no one will ping . so move on to the next day .
for example A ask to move on 15/12. i am sure u are safe to tt 4 days. at least in my game i always get ping on the 5th or 6th.
walking around day by day for once and take note of the ping to move and note it now and from then . u will be able to calculate when is the possible date another ping will shoot in .
it goes like A ping on 15/12. 5-7 days later B ping to move and so on . if the fifth day happen to have an event going on . no one will ping . so move on to the next day .
Yes, it is possible to adopt villagers from other towns, if you have 9 villagers or less. You just have to visit the other town and talk to the villager, when they are all boxed up.
You are able to travel in time, but be careful! You can use the in-game clock or the other clock(the one that manages the time overall on the DS), but the in-game one is easiest. You just go ahead and change the date a few days ahead. But if you are not sure when your villager is moving, you should be careful.
There are different methods to get villagers to move. I'm using one where I go back and forth. I start by starting my game and walk around till someone pings. I have to make sure that no one is leaving. Then I'll go ahead 2-3 days and check again. As soon as someone wants to move I either let them move or make them stay. If I make them stay, I'll go 5-6 days ahead and check again. If that doesn't work, then I'll go back to the original date.
Going back in time only counts as one day, no matter how many days/years you go back.
You are able to travel in time, but be careful! You can use the in-game clock or the other clock(the one that manages the time overall on the DS), but the in-game one is easiest. You just go ahead and change the date a few days ahead. But if you are not sure when your villager is moving, you should be careful.
There are different methods to get villagers to move. I'm using one where I go back and forth. I start by starting my game and walk around till someone pings. I have to make sure that no one is leaving. Then I'll go ahead 2-3 days and check again. As soon as someone wants to move I either let them move or make them stay. If I make them stay, I'll go 5-6 days ahead and check again. If that doesn't work, then I'll go back to the original date.
Going back in time only counts as one day, no matter how many days/years you go back.
Thank you for the response! So you'll go back to the original time if no one seems to want to leave? What does that accomplish?
So it is a minimum of a 5 day period between one villager pinging? Also do you have to have all 10 villagers in order for one to move out? because I had 9 and two villagers have moved out. Is it because the 10th has to be from the camping site?
Going back in time usually makes them ping and want to move. So the 5 days forward and back to the original date works really well 
But you should be really careful, so many people are loosing dreamies due to time traveling accidents! So make sure that no one wants to move.
A villager usually moves 5 days after they ping you.
But you should be really careful, so many people are loosing dreamies due to time traveling accidents! So make sure that no one wants to move. A villager usually moves 5 days after they ping you.
So would you recommend moving 3 or 5 days at a time if I'm attempting to get someone to move?Going back in time usually makes them ping and want to move. So the 5 days forward and back to the original date works really well
A villager usually moves 5 days after they ping you.
That depends on your villagers when you start your game and how long ago the last villager asked to move. After a villager asks to move and you say no, there is a period of 5 days where no one wants to move. So let's say someone asked to move yesterday. Then you would have to go 5 days forward to make anyone want to ping and move.
If someone wanted to move several days ago, then you should probably only try to go 2 or 3 days ahead.
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That depends on your villagers when you start your game and how long ago the last villager asked to move. After a villager asks to move and you say no, there is a period of 5 days where no one wants to move. So let's say someone asked to move yesterday. Then you would have to go 5 days forward to make anyone want to ping and move.
If someone wanted to move several days ago, then you should probably only try to go 2 or 3 days ahead.
Ah, I see thank you very much for your help
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