WARNING ABOUT HACKERS! Please read!

[FireNinja1]

Just wondering, but can these items not be put in the garbage can item in your house or a recycle bin PWP?

I'm pretty sure this feature was added into the games to prevent this sort of thing happening.


Also what happens if you try to go to the island with them? (Though I guess if Kapp'n will hold them he just gives them back unhelpfully)



Still thanks for the warning. I imagine I wouldn't fall for this anyway if I were visiting someone as I tend to be pretty suspicious of strangers.

A possible get around for this would be to trade in your own town, since they can't (hopefully?) drop them in your town to give to you.

There are items that cannot be thrown away, such as lost items and bingo cards. I guess since the garbage can items could still be spawned, Nintendo didn't want players "accidentally" throwing the list away or something. I'm not sure, but in guess they wanted item to be indestructible.

I don't think they can edit save files over the internet, but they could easily edit the files offline of their files and get it sent over the Internet.

 

[Bowie]

Would it be at all possible to get Kapp'n to hold them and reset at the right time when the game is saving?

 

[Ladybonkers]

This is basically like seeding in WW and CF. Thanks for warning us, but I was really hoping this kind of glitch wouldn't find its way into NL!

I agree. :c
I felt sick when I found out this was starting. I don't have anything against hackers who only do it for their own harmless entertainment, but people who decide to ruin someone's game because they thought it would be funny? Absolutely not. I can't help but imagine a kid who worked really hard on their game to naively trust someone and pick up one of these lists then be completely crushed when they find out they cannot remove or throw away these items. It's not right.

On the bright side, after doing some research, it looks like there is no current way to seed someone's town yet. It might come in the future, but I don't know for sure. New Leaf's coding might be different from WW & CF.

 

[Jinglefruit]

There are items that cannot be thrown away, such as lost items and bingo cards. I guess since the garbage can items could still be spawned, Nintendo didn't want players "accidentally" throwing the list away or something. I'm not sure, but in guess they wanted item to be indestructible.

I don't think they can edit save files over the internet, but they could easily edit the files offline of their files and get it sent over the Internet.

Damn, I've only used the recycle bin pwp to discard surplus flower. I thought it took everything. S:

I would still hope that going to the island sorts the problem. (And maybe by doing a scavenger hunt, it might run a bit of script that removes the lists from your inventory.)


On the last bit, I meant they can edit their own save files so you can pick up the items at their towns. But they can't bring the items to your town without it getting stuck in their pockets. So trading in your own town is still safe.

 

[Ladybonkers]

Damn, I've only used the recycle bin pwp to discard surplus flower. I thought it took everything. S:

I would still hope that going to the island sorts the problem. (And maybe by doing a scavenger hunt, it might run a bit of script that removes the lists from your inventory.)


On the last bit, I meant they can edit their own save files so you can pick up the items at their towns. But they can't bring the items to your town without it getting stuck in their pockets. So trading in your own town is still safe.

You're absolutely right. I'm going to edit that into my first post, so people aren't living in TOTAL fear. x'D

 

[Luxanna]

It is sad @_@
People usual hack to gain something of value or revenge0 but this doesnt actually give you anything ;_; just to destroy someone gameplay meh >.< hack your way to making all my college textbooks free online k thanksbye xD
I know tons of people doing powersaving now but that doesnt really affect other gameplay unless they bid like 50 mil on a auction or something.

 

[Hoppy~Shnell]

Do you happen to have any screenshots of this? I want to make note on what the items look like...

 

[FireNinja1]

Would it be at all possible to get Kapp'n to hold them and reset at the right time when the game is saving?

Doubtful. I don't understand how it could work, since the game saves what you've lost.

On the last bit, I meant they can edit their own save files so you can pick up the items at their towns. But they can't bring the items to your town without it getting stuck in their pockets. So trading in your own town is still safe.

That's actually very, very true, I overlooked that, you're completely right.

 

[Silas James Reel]

I really hope this gets stickied! Newbies and younger players need to know, since they're more at risk

You got something against younger people?

 

[FireNinja1]

Do you happen to have any screenshots of this? I want to make note on what the items look like...

They appear as the stationery items in the inventory, so I'd expect the same as what the stationery appears on the ground.

 

[Silas James Reel]

Would it be at all possible to get Kapp'n to hold them and reset at the right time when the game is saving?

Oooh, clever.

Or just powersave yourself and remove them.

 

[Mercedes]

Ok so I picked a list up in someone's town and I sold it for zero bells.
Just letting you know. Also I ment them on club tT, but after that I delted them

 

[Ladybonkers]

Oooh, clever.

Or just powersave yourself and remove them.

It hasn't been confirmed whether or not the island would reset it, but I would think it would work.

However, after reading up on this, hacking devices either costs a lot of money or you need a 3DS that hasn't been updated in awhile. Most people update their 3DS (like me) and people with a new 3DS wouldn't be able to fix the problem at all due to it's (at the moment) nearly non-modifiable hardware, so that's not a good solution for those kinds of people.

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Ok so I picked a list up in someone's town and I sold it for zero bells.
Just letting you know. Also I ment them on club tT, but after that I delted them

Was it the scavenger hunt list from the island? If so, thank god! That would be fantastic news.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I'm so confused as to how people can edit their save files D:

 

[FireNinja1]

Ok so I picked a list up in someone's town and I sold it for zero bells.
Just letting you know. Also I ment them on club tT, but after that I delted them

Really? Screenshots? I find that a bit hard to believe...

The only reason why I think the island wouldn't work is that more likely than not the game saves away what you had in your pockets on some local part of the cartridge and recalls that code back into the game when the player returns. I just fail to see how it works, though I would like to hear others' explanation.

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I'm so confused as to how people can edit their save files D:

Hacks work like magic.

 

[EmmaFrost]

One comment that probably won't be well received: this is why Powersaves devices are a good thing.

 

[Ladybonkers]

One comment that probably won't be well received: this is why Powersaves devices are a good thing.

If only it weren't so expensive and a little complicated, it would be a good option to combat seeding of any kind, but unfortunately most people don't have it or can't even use it due to updates.

 

[Hoppy~Shnell]

One comment that probably won't be well received: this is why Powersaves devices are a good thing.

"For only $25, you can fix your save file and gain an advantage to others at the same time!"

If only it weren't so expensive and a little complicated, it would be a good option to combat seeding of any kind, but unfortunately most people don't have it or can't even use it due to updates.

Updates don't stop it due to it only using the game card...

 

[EmmaFrost]

"For only $25, you can fix your save file and gain an advantage to others at the same time!"

If by gain an advantage you mean modifying your ABD amount, yeah. But it seems these days everyone is rich in-game. With countless giveaways and the ability to sell your TBT for millions of bells, it's not that big a deal.

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If only it weren't so expensive and a little complicated, it would be a good option to combat seeding of any kind, but unfortunately most people don't have it or can't even use it due to updates.

It's also really annoying that it's PC only.

 

[marzipanmermaid]

Sharing this on my FB groups, if you don't mind.
Powersaving is rampant on there so it's a matter of time until someone pulls this.