Okay, so I've come across a few threads asking about plots, and I'm a little confused. You can force your villagers into certain spots? HOW?! That would make my town so much easier to design! Please, for the love of Bells, can anyone give this isolated newbie a little tutorial on the QR plotting, 3x3 things, resetting, etc. that I've heard about?! I beg of you!
Villager Plotting: You Can Do That?!
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If you look at this image of a plot I picked out in my own town, you can see that I've left patterns on my ground every two spaces, leaving no 3 by 3 areas for a house to plot, but the chosen area is a 3 by 3 plot. After that, I went around to my other spots I picked out, and put some patterns on them to prevent villagers from moving on those, meaning this is the only 'livable' spot in my town for my next villager to move onto.
Additionally, while a house is 3 by 3, the actual space of the house is 5 by 5, as they need an open area around the house for it to actually work. Basically, as long as you can dig a border around your chosen 3 by 3 spot, it should work.
As for "Plot Resetting", it is basically done by creating a new character/save file on your existing town, used to check if a house was plotted in the correct spot. Plots for villagers are only permanently set once the Mayor is loaded. If everything is acceptable, just save and quit on the new character, delete them, and then load your Mayor and you're A-OK.
Additionally, while a house is 3 by 3, the actual space of the house is 5 by 5, as they need an open area around the house for it to actually work. Basically, as long as you can dig a border around your chosen 3 by 3 spot, it should work.
As for "Plot Resetting", it is basically done by creating a new character/save file on your existing town, used to check if a house was plotted in the correct spot. Plots for villagers are only permanently set once the Mayor is loaded. If everything is acceptable, just save and quit on the new character, delete them, and then load your Mayor and you're A-OK.
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Okay thanks! Good to know! So long as I don't misclick I should be alright! Thank you very much!
Yup! As long as you're careful, it's very simple to do. Just make sure you triple check your patterns when you're done. You'd be surprised how you may accidentally leave a 3 by 3 area open without realizing it! Villagers are pretty stubborn on moving their houses to a new area when plot resetting on the extra character.
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