I had a child standing in the graveyard doing nothing, then all of a sudden he started sliding sideways. He got to about the third row of gravestones until I paused the game, put it into windowed mode and tried to record it on camera, just in case. However, when I unpaused the game he went back to normal and ran around. I just thought this was a little bit wierd - not a problem at all, I just thought you might like to know. I am currently using a windows Xp, and version 1.0004

Does that villager like "Jumping," by any chance?

No, this one likes sharks . by the way, here is an AVI video of a different villager doing it by the amphitheater.

I managed to catch him on video and you can see at this link: http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n341/becca123_123/?action=view¤t=moving-wierd.flv

PS: I checked it and it works

Woah that was cool! Maby the kids are just doing a new dance move

Hehe!! Yeah!! but really, its very strange isn't it!?

It is weird! I thought it would be dancing, sliding, bgut it was like floating.

He's just sliding down the sandy hill, silly.

Yep I had another one near the graveyard. I can't seem to figure out what it is. Of course its definitely not a problem - just strange.

Anyone know what it is or what is causing it? Could it be my graphics or is it most likely the game.

It's a minor issue in the game that causes some villagers to slide instead of moving their legs. It's harmless to the villager and to the game. Most people think it's funny.