I don't run, I never TT forward permanently (I may do it to check to see if anyone's moved in/out, but not for any other benefit), and I try not to take things too fast. It's better when I go at my own pace rather than getting wrapped up in speeding through whatever goal I've set out for myself, and there's rarely any time limit on these sorts of things.
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What are your personal rules for yourself in ACNL and why?
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ceruleanhail
Soul Searcher
I have a couple of odd rules:
1) I have a "rule" on giving away villagers whose Pictures I have obtained, unless I like them enough to stay; this is to avoid the game from getting stale and allow some fresh faces to come in.
2) I also have a "rule" on giving them away for free, and not buying villagers; as such, I usually get my villagers either through camp, cycle threads or friends for free.
3) Another "rule" of mine is not voiding any villagers; if I have to wait for days to get an adopter, I don't mind waiting. To date, the only villager I have 'voided' is Charlise, but it was only because I assumed incorrectly that villagers remained adopted after a connection error.
4) I also have a "rule" of obtaining a balance of all personality types and not having the same species, simply because I notice I'd love one of them more than the other (ie. when I had Olivia and Rudy in the same town, I noticed I tend to ignore Rudy. ._.)
5) In terms of TT-ing, I would never TT too far ahead and only stay within a month. However, this does not apply if I'm way behind the date. xD
1) I have a "rule" on giving away villagers whose Pictures I have obtained, unless I like them enough to stay; this is to avoid the game from getting stale and allow some fresh faces to come in.
2) I also have a "rule" on giving them away for free, and not buying villagers; as such, I usually get my villagers either through camp, cycle threads or friends for free.
3) Another "rule" of mine is not voiding any villagers; if I have to wait for days to get an adopter, I don't mind waiting. To date, the only villager I have 'voided' is Charlise, but it was only because I assumed incorrectly that villagers remained adopted after a connection error.
4) I also have a "rule" of obtaining a balance of all personality types and not having the same species, simply because I notice I'd love one of them more than the other (ie. when I had Olivia and Rudy in the same town, I noticed I tend to ignore Rudy. ._.)
5) In terms of TT-ing, I would never TT too far ahead and only stay within a month. However, this does not apply if I'm way behind the date. xD
I don't really have any rules for myself because I tend to play ACNL intensely for a while and then I leave it for an even longer period of time, then come back to it and play intensely again.
However if someone visits my town, I won't follow them around, as someone previously said in the thread.
I also won't enter someone's town and run around like a madman, I stay in the train station for trades.
However if someone visits my town, I won't follow them around, as someone previously said in the thread.
I also won't enter someone's town and run around like a madman, I stay in the train station for trades.
I love time travelling but my personal rules are to not play the game in the wrong month or year and to always come back to the original date and time after I stop playing.
This ensures I can keep track of who wants to move out and so on without losing dreamies.
This ensures I can keep track of who wants to move out and so on without losing dreamies.
I have a ton of rules set for myself because I am a psycho.
Villagers
1. No more than 2 villagers per personality type. When it comes to Normals and Jocks, there can only be one.
2. Only one of each species can stay long-term. If a second member of a species moves in, the first one must be cycled out ASAP.
3. Villagers I get from giveaways cannot be sold. The exception is streetpass rejects, because I never asked for them.
4. I will not plan out a full town's worth of dreamies from the get-go. My taste in villagers is ever changing, so I'll look for villagers I want one or two at a time, and swap them out every so often to keep fresh faces coming in.
5. I will not house more than one T1 villager at any given time. Everyone has them, and I get bored of them way too quickly.
Time Travel
6. I will only TT day by day, for up to one week. I don't like straying too far from real time.
7. I will only TT for a good reason, and always go back to the real world date when I'm done.
8. I will only TT between months to fill my encyclopedias. I will not travel more than 2 days at a time between months.
Visiting Others
9. I will always assume there is a "no running" rule in your town unless stated otherwise. I will only run through the paved areas like the Town Square.
10. I will not pick fruit or flowers without permission. Not that I really need to, but still.
11. I will not pick weeds unless I'm visiting a town for that purpose.
12. I won't scam people. Period.
13. I will not touch Club Tortimer with a 40-foot pole.
Town Stuff
14. All new catches/art/fossils will be donated to the museum first.
15. I will always refuse villager requests for bugs/fish.
16. I will only get petition signatures if I have the time, but others are free to stop by.
17. I only give villagers furniture that I want them to have.
18. All letters containing shirts will be written by the Fashion Police.
1. No more than 2 villagers per personality type. When it comes to Normals and Jocks, there can only be one.
2. Only one of each species can stay long-term. If a second member of a species moves in, the first one must be cycled out ASAP.
3. Villagers I get from giveaways cannot be sold. The exception is streetpass rejects, because I never asked for them.
4. I will not plan out a full town's worth of dreamies from the get-go. My taste in villagers is ever changing, so I'll look for villagers I want one or two at a time, and swap them out every so often to keep fresh faces coming in.
5. I will not house more than one T1 villager at any given time. Everyone has them, and I get bored of them way too quickly.
Time Travel
6. I will only TT day by day, for up to one week. I don't like straying too far from real time.
7. I will only TT for a good reason, and always go back to the real world date when I'm done.
8. I will only TT between months to fill my encyclopedias. I will not travel more than 2 days at a time between months.
Visiting Others
9. I will always assume there is a "no running" rule in your town unless stated otherwise. I will only run through the paved areas like the Town Square.
10. I will not pick fruit or flowers without permission. Not that I really need to, but still.
11. I will not pick weeds unless I'm visiting a town for that purpose.
12. I won't scam people. Period.
13. I will not touch Club Tortimer with a 40-foot pole.
Town Stuff
14. All new catches/art/fossils will be donated to the museum first.
15. I will always refuse villager requests for bugs/fish.
16. I will only get petition signatures if I have the time, but others are free to stop by.
17. I only give villagers furniture that I want them to have.
18. All letters containing shirts will be written by the Fashion Police.
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oranje
Guava Purveyor
The only rules i have for myself is trying not to run and wear down my grass, keeping the adopted villagers from streetpasses and giveaways, and trying to keep a balance of personalities in my town.
MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
I never TT, no matter what, I always deposit at least 1000 Bells into my bank account on a daily basis, try to avoid walking on brown spots (grass deterioration has gotten bad in Coven T.T), plant as many flowers as possible, be mindful of landscaping, and play with the alt. characters at least twice a week.
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My AC rules are basically:
> I don't time-travel for the purpose of gain - sometimes I have my ACNL clock set a few hours back, as I like to play AC late at night, and I don't think I could cope NOT having the Beautiful Town ordinance. I do not TT for any events, however - if I'm unable to play the event.. there's always next year! ;D
> I don't dupe/hack, nor do I accept duped/hacked items. I also will not accept high-value items without giving an item of similar value back. (Give me a crown for free, and I'll just throw it in the trash. I like to earn my high-value stuff.)
- There is an exception to this, in the case of low-value orderables. If it turns out that that item was duped.. ah, well. It's only worth 5,000 Bells. (Although to be fair, who'd dupe a low-value item, eh? ;D)
Other than that.. I'm pretty lenient about what I do. I'm not too bothered about running - I have basic paths set out for the most part, though I've never seen any evidence of grass wear in my town. Granted, I do occasionally stop playing for long durations of time, which probably gives the grass time to grow back what little damage I did to it. (Unlike Let's Go to the City, where the grass wear never regrew, ever. Ended up getting a desert town even WITH my month-long breaks.)
> I don't time-travel for the purpose of gain - sometimes I have my ACNL clock set a few hours back, as I like to play AC late at night, and I don't think I could cope NOT having the Beautiful Town ordinance. I do not TT for any events, however - if I'm unable to play the event.. there's always next year! ;D
> I don't dupe/hack, nor do I accept duped/hacked items. I also will not accept high-value items without giving an item of similar value back. (Give me a crown for free, and I'll just throw it in the trash. I like to earn my high-value stuff.)
- There is an exception to this, in the case of low-value orderables. If it turns out that that item was duped.. ah, well. It's only worth 5,000 Bells. (Although to be fair, who'd dupe a low-value item, eh? ;D)
Other than that.. I'm pretty lenient about what I do. I'm not too bothered about running - I have basic paths set out for the most part, though I've never seen any evidence of grass wear in my town. Granted, I do occasionally stop playing for long durations of time, which probably gives the grass time to grow back what little damage I did to it. (Unlike Let's Go to the City, where the grass wear never regrew, ever. Ended up getting a desert town even WITH my month-long breaks.)
1. donate all fish, bugs, and sea creatures the first chance i get. also, catch all animals (not villagers...) for the month. my game is in september, trying to finish the month's creatures.
2. check all shops, plaza, and campsite at the start of every day.
3. work on the town everyday. it can be something big like plot resetting or make a pwp or little like plant bush starts or clear trees.
4. check the instrument shelter every day.
2. check all shops, plaza, and campsite at the start of every day.
3. work on the town everyday. it can be something big like plot resetting or make a pwp or little like plant bush starts or clear trees.
4. check the instrument shelter every day.
not sure that i have real rules but based upon reading the other responses, i'll say that i don't TT and i don't due. scamming should never be something that anyone does so i'm not even going to comment on that any further. i never run in anyone else's town and i don't leave the station unless they ask me to.
i guess my rule is to donate everything new because otherwise i'll never know what i've already donated and it's an immense waste of time. i'll only buy whatever it is that i am interested in, i guess i'm not huge on fulfilling my catalog unless i know it's special because i use my bells too much.
my grass is already R I P so i run, only on my paths. i play so much that i'll never get my grass back.
ah, i guess another rule is selling reorderables that i won't immediately use.
i guess my rule is to donate everything new because otherwise i'll never know what i've already donated and it's an immense waste of time. i'll only buy whatever it is that i am interested in, i guess i'm not huge on fulfilling my catalog unless i know it's special because i use my bells too much.
my grass is already R I P so i run, only on my paths. i play so much that i'll never get my grass back.
ah, i guess another rule is selling reorderables that i won't immediately use.
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Hyperpesta
Blue is my colour
Always stay a day behind real time. i dont tt, this is the only aception. i do this so on important events like birthday, chrrstmas, i can spend them with my family, and still get the animal crossing experiance
Hoppy~Shnell
still pretty nooby
1) Don't talk to villagers I want to move.
2) Don't play on my in-game birthday. (real life birthday is fine, so long as it isn't Nov. 4th in-game)
3) Don't buy turnips unless I am going for the badge.
4) Don't allow villagers to place items in Re-Tail or take clothes from Ables. (replace them with parasols)
5) Always keep my gate closed unless committing a trade.
6) When Time Traveling, always set the clock to 4:59pm/5pm.
7) In addition to the above rule, always keep my town in April.
That's all I can think of right now.
2) Don't play on my in-game birthday. (real life birthday is fine, so long as it isn't Nov. 4th in-game)
3) Don't buy turnips unless I am going for the badge.
4) Don't allow villagers to place items in Re-Tail or take clothes from Ables. (replace them with parasols)
5) Always keep my gate closed unless committing a trade.
6) When Time Traveling, always set the clock to 4:59pm/5pm.
7) In addition to the above rule, always keep my town in April.
That's all I can think of right now.
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i tt a ton in my towns, but i only intend on doing so until i get all of my dream villagers/qr machines/vital things.
but um hmmmm i don't really know if i do.. i've decided in my first town there's this little woods area next to wolfgang's house and i've vowed to never cut it down, they're the only original trees left.
and uh i don't cheat! i don't think tting is 'cheating' as it's kind of an option on the start page lol. the only real time i've ever done something of that sort was that i adopted a powersaved fauna from someone.
but um hmmmm i don't really know if i do.. i've decided in my first town there's this little woods area next to wolfgang's house and i've vowed to never cut it down, they're the only original trees left.
and uh i don't cheat! i don't think tting is 'cheating' as it's kind of an option on the start page lol. the only real time i've ever done something of that sort was that i adopted a powersaved fauna from someone.
stitchmaker
Senior Member
Play a day in advance so I can enjoy the day with my family. Some holidays take a lot of time. Game is set four hours behind.
Don't TT except to change the clock an hour ahead for summer bug collecting. So happy I'm done with that now.
Always leave a note on the bulletin board when I visit a town. A lot of my friend leave their gates opened while they sleep.
Always say Hi when I arrive and wait for the host to see if they're playing. Check the bulletin board for rules that they left.
Thing at the train station aren't always free.
Don't TT except to change the clock an hour ahead for summer bug collecting. So happy I'm done with that now.
Always leave a note on the bulletin board when I visit a town. A lot of my friend leave their gates opened while they sleep.
Always say Hi when I arrive and wait for the host to see if they're playing. Check the bulletin board for rules that they left.
Thing at the train station aren't always free.
Well, I have a few
First, my catalog. I was determined to finish the catalog for acnl and I am ALMOST finished! Yay!
Second, after numerous dreamies moved on account of playing other towns, my main rule for birdsong is to play everyday. Even if just checking in with my beloved villagers. If I have to skip a day, I will TT back to the day I skip.
Third, I never sell any of my villagers from any town. I always give them away (though I occasionally trade them for other villagers if the opportunity arises).
Fourth, I try to focus on one thing at a time. Ie: if I'm having to cycle/TT I am not going to worry about bugs/fish/ paths, etc...
And finally, I set goals for myself so I don't get bored. Right now it's finishing my museum, and paying my 4tg characters house upgrades off. Next I'll work badges.
First, my catalog. I was determined to finish the catalog for acnl and I am ALMOST finished! Yay!
Second, after numerous dreamies moved on account of playing other towns, my main rule for birdsong is to play everyday. Even if just checking in with my beloved villagers. If I have to skip a day, I will TT back to the day I skip.
Third, I never sell any of my villagers from any town. I always give them away (though I occasionally trade them for other villagers if the opportunity arises).
Fourth, I try to focus on one thing at a time. Ie: if I'm having to cycle/TT I am not going to worry about bugs/fish/ paths, etc...
And finally, I set goals for myself so I don't get bored. Right now it's finishing my museum, and paying my 4tg characters house upgrades off. Next I'll work badges.
Lepidoptera
Senior Member
1. Don't take ACNL to seriously.
2. Don't TT unless I have to.
3. Take things slowly.
4. Only run on my paths.
5. Talk with all my villagers, even if I don't like one of them.
2. Don't TT unless I have to.
3. Take things slowly.
4. Only run on my paths.
5. Talk with all my villagers, even if I don't like one of them.
my rules are dumb lol
1. always wear appropriate clothes when its raining; raincoat, rainboots, umbrella
2. take off shoes when i go in my house
3. go in my house and save, just a habit from GC animal crossing lol
4. every new bug/fish/shellfish will be donated to museum
mmm thats all i can think of right now
of course i dont cheat, or tt, but i wont say i never will. maybe once i achieve everything ill start
1. always wear appropriate clothes when its raining; raincoat, rainboots, umbrella
2. take off shoes when i go in my house
3. go in my house and save, just a habit from GC animal crossing lol
4. every new bug/fish/shellfish will be donated to museum
mmm thats all i can think of right now
of course i dont cheat, or tt, but i wont say i never will. maybe once i achieve everything ill start
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