The precision of villager plot-resetting

[Ragdoll]

I think this will help a lot when planning out where villagers may plot their houses.

Take a look at this picture:

Spoiler

Villager houses = yellow boxes w/ red dots and red thatched squares (for "dead spots" that can't intersect)
Player houses = larger yellow rectangles w/ blue thatches
Permanent buildings (Retail, Police Station, etc) = pink/purple rectangles w/ blue thatches
PWPs = orange boxes w/ blue thatches

Every town is divided into 20 invisible "acres", separated by the blue dashed lines shown in the picture. Only three structures that count as "buildings" can be constructed in every acre, which includes villager houses, player houses, and permanent buildings.

More specifically, the "centers" (red dots) of any three of those buildings is the most that can be allowed in any acre. Villagers won't be able to move in to an acre if the centers of three other permanent buildings are already there. For example, see letters "A" and "C"; for letter "C", there are already two villager houses and a player house in the same acre, so a new villager can't move in there.

*Additionally, no villagers will ever try to make a plot in the acre with the Event Plaza or the Entrance Plaza.

Hope this helps somebody out like it did for me.


*Some circumstances may apply due to coding error.

TL;DR: 20 acres in every town. after 3 buildings have been built in 1 acre, no more villagers can move into that acre.​

 

[Serif]

I'm just going to add this into my "Things I never knew I'd ever know" folder. Thanks for the information~ That'll help when I plan out my 2nd town~

 

[ShinyYoshi]

That's pretty neat. I'll have to reference this some more when I have some plot resetting to do.

Just wanna add, this map in the image is almost an exact copy of my current map. Weird.

 

[Ragdoll]

I'm just going to add this into my "Things I never knew I'd ever know" folder. Thanks for the information~ That'll help when I plan out my 2nd town~

Haha I actually have that folder too XD you're welcome, good luck to your second town c:

That's pretty neat. I'll have to reference this some more when I have some plot resetting to do.

Just wanna add, this map in the image is almost an exact copy of my current map. Weird.

Yeah, I was wondering why one of my villagers wouldnt move in to the spot I want, I realised I already put 3 villager houses AND a police station in that one acre haha.

 

[Akimari]

Additionally, no villagers will ever try to make a plot in the acre with the Event Plaza or the Entrance Plaza.

I can't find the exact post, but I remember someone taking a screencap of a villager who moved in EXTREMELY close to the entrance plaza. I don't know if their little red dot just barely made it out of the acre or not, but it definitely looked within the acre. I don't think it was hacked either cuz the person was pretty upset over it...

 

[Ragdoll]

I can't find the exact post, but I remember someone taking a screencap of a villager who moved in EXTREMELY close to the entrance plaza. I don't know if their little red dot just barely made it out of the acre or not, but it definitely looked within the acre. I don't think it was hacked either cuz the person was pretty upset over it...

Ahh, it's probably just the same as if a villager was moving in and they happened to be moving pretty close to the bridge. if this happens, and the player removes the bridge, it can no longer be placed there again..

I'll have to look into that though.

 

[Mick]

Very interesting!

I think I might have a villager in the entrance plaza acre, I'll check that later. He might be just one space left of it though.

 

[Yumei]

I'm just going to add this into my "Things I never knew I'd ever know" folder.

O.O yep, exactly. Thanks for this!

 

[Imaginetheday]

Oh, wow! I've done a map like this of my town, but I didn't know about the acre limits before now. Very, very, cool. Thanks!

 

[PeeBraiin]

Thanks!

 

[Ragdoll]

O.O yep, exactly. Thanks for this!

Oh, wow! I've done a map like this of my town, but I didn't know about the acre limits before now. Very, very, cool. Thanks!

Thanks!

You're welcome!

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Very interesting!

I think I might have a villager in the entrance plaza acre, I'll check that later. He might be just one space left of it though.

If you can, take a pic and upload it here! c:

 

[Mick]

Very interesting!

I think I might have a villager in the entrance plaza acre, I'll check that later. He might be just one space left of it though.

I checked, the center of his house is one space over. So while the right side of his house is in front of the information board, he would technically still be in the other acre... So I think you're right.

Edit: Like this, yes?

 

[Ragdoll]

I checked, the center of his house is one space over. So while the right side of his house is in front of the information board, he would technically still be in the other acre... So I think you're right.

Edit: Like this, yes?

Correct, the center of his house is not within the acre with the Entrance Plaza so yes, he is counted in the other acre c:

 

[Ragdoll]

Gonna be bumping this for a bit so everyone can see, if it's alright ~

 

[Ragdoll]

bumpo c:

 

[Usagimon]

Wow! This is super helpful O:
Where did you find this? I'm just curious.
Or did you figure this out yourself?

 

[Patypus]

Omg ;A; is this absolutely true? Is there any slim chance that a villager will move into an acre occupied by 3 buildings? Because if that's the case then I've been plot resetting for nothing these past two days! >.<

 

[Usagimon]

Also, can you explain what's wrong with case B?

 

[Patypus]

Also, can you explain what's wrong with case B?

I think in case B, there just isnt any room for a new house since most of it is just water. Except maybe the top right corner

 

[yasogami]

I've been plot resetting for three hours now and I was just about to give up on the spot I wanted but this just gave me hope since the acre only has one villager in it so far hehehe