OtterFloof
Senior Member
Hello all, this past week was the first time that I've hosted crafting DIY visits on my island. Through out this week I've learned a couple of things regarding DIY hosting, so I'd like to just share them for people that want to host DIY visits in the future. Also, If you have any additional tips/observations please join in!
***Some of these are observations I made and may not be concrete (but there is always room for correction)***
Tips/Observations:
1. On island with at least 9 villagers, 3 villagers will craft per day (for 2.5-3hrs each *Only 1 villager will be crafting at a time*) --> Please let me know if you have less villagers on your island and were able to get all 3 DYI's in one day (trying to find out minimum number of villagers to get all 3 DYIs in one day.) There is a possibility that it might be proportional to the number of villagers on island (for every 3 villagers= +1 crafting)
2. So what happens after the ~2.5hrs are done? If you stay in the house during the visit, the villager will continue to appear crafting BUT will no longer give out DIYs (In that case, now another villager on your island will be crafting)
3. The last villager of the day may stop crafting at around 8-9pm (I have not observed any villagers crafting after that time, BUT some people have so it may vary a little!)
4. If you want to prevent the villagers from stopping (crafting), stay inside the house when hosting. Once you leave the house, there is always a possibility they might stop crafting. (Con: Can't directly receive any tips ~ you have to trust that people won't take your tips, which in my experience hasn't been a problem thus far)
5. Limit the number of people per 'Batch' to around 2-3 (You can maybe do 4 people, but anything over that will cause a lot of delay when people are arriving/leaving. Doing smaller groups will let people get in/out faster!)
6. If you don't want people visiting your shops (cause you want to get through the queue faster) state so in your original post (usually people are good at respecting your 'RULES')
7. If you stay in the house the whole time, include either of the following in your original thread: (1) a picture of your map with the cursor on the villager's house (2) inform them to use their map to find villager when they arrive (3) write out directions to get to the house ~~~This will reduce confusion and optimize their/your time
8. If you are busy but still want to host, use this website: https://turnip.exchange (It's great in the sense that it will automatically send out the Dodo codes for you and let people know where they are in the queue)
9. If you are manually sending out the code via PM/DM, 'Like' their comment on your original post so people are aware how close it is to their turn and it helps you keep track of who's already received the code
10. Additional option to manage queue: use Google Sheets to display the queue updating in real-time. You can pair that with Google Forms, which is easiest for the host. (I've personally haven't tried this method but other have!) (Pro: visitors don't have to input responses in the form/ reply to the thread/ watch for PMs)
That's all I got for now! Please feel free to add additional tips to this thread!
***Some of these are observations I made and may not be concrete (but there is always room for correction)***
Tips/Observations:
1. On island with at least 9 villagers, 3 villagers will craft per day (for 2.5-3hrs each *Only 1 villager will be crafting at a time*) --> Please let me know if you have less villagers on your island and were able to get all 3 DYI's in one day (trying to find out minimum number of villagers to get all 3 DYIs in one day.) There is a possibility that it might be proportional to the number of villagers on island (for every 3 villagers= +1 crafting)
2. So what happens after the ~2.5hrs are done? If you stay in the house during the visit, the villager will continue to appear crafting BUT will no longer give out DIYs (In that case, now another villager on your island will be crafting)
3. The last villager of the day may stop crafting at around 8-9pm (I have not observed any villagers crafting after that time, BUT some people have so it may vary a little!)
4. If you want to prevent the villagers from stopping (crafting), stay inside the house when hosting. Once you leave the house, there is always a possibility they might stop crafting. (Con: Can't directly receive any tips ~ you have to trust that people won't take your tips, which in my experience hasn't been a problem thus far)
5. Limit the number of people per 'Batch' to around 2-3 (You can maybe do 4 people, but anything over that will cause a lot of delay when people are arriving/leaving. Doing smaller groups will let people get in/out faster!)
6. If you don't want people visiting your shops (cause you want to get through the queue faster) state so in your original post (usually people are good at respecting your 'RULES')
7. If you stay in the house the whole time, include either of the following in your original thread: (1) a picture of your map with the cursor on the villager's house (2) inform them to use their map to find villager when they arrive (3) write out directions to get to the house ~~~This will reduce confusion and optimize their/your time
8. If you are busy but still want to host, use this website: https://turnip.exchange (It's great in the sense that it will automatically send out the Dodo codes for you and let people know where they are in the queue)
9. If you are manually sending out the code via PM/DM, 'Like' their comment on your original post so people are aware how close it is to their turn and it helps you keep track of who's already received the code
10. Additional option to manage queue: use Google Sheets to display the queue updating in real-time. You can pair that with Google Forms, which is easiest for the host. (I've personally haven't tried this method but other have!) (Pro: visitors don't have to input responses in the form/ reply to the thread/ watch for PMs)
That's all I got for now! Please feel free to add additional tips to this thread!
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