I had another post on this, but with it being older, I wasn't sure if anyone would see the update. I'm not sure whether this is still normal, or if something is going on since this village didn't have this problem before.

I have totems in the upper part of the "sacred area for the dead", but none near the black vine. Okay... so

Update: Last night I found three villagers stuck by the black vine. Their actions read: Fishing; Telling a story; and Arguing! I was wondering who the third guy was arguing with... the guy "fishing"? --- there's an obvious argument since he wasn't fishing, but was actually stuck twitching back and forth at the vine; Or whether he was arguing with the guy telling the story!
Guess we'll never know, but it was a little humurous.

Then this morning, five of my little people were stuck in the same spot. Two were arguing, 1 telling a joke, 1 was teaching (obviously not teaching them how to get unstuck), and 1 was chatting.

I know they occassionally get stuck, but it seems to be common now, and there are so many of them that are getting stuck.

Is it possible the totems have something to do with it? Should I put a totem in that area with the hope they won't go to that area (although, as you all know they can walk right thru the totems), should I move the totems somewhere else or do I just accept this glitch in this particular village?

I've never had this to be this big of a problem (even in this current game). Before it was seldom, now it's frequent. I guess if I put it in perspective, it's really not that big of a deal, just inconvenient. But I just want to see if it's something I've done ie: positioning of totems, making too many healers, etc... I'm just wondering if there's a way to make it less frequent.

Thanks in advance for any advise.

Linda

That could be.

All my totems, in my 3 current tribes, are together on the circle ancient place where is the mosaic. And, in the 3 tribes, it's here that they go for arguing, telling a joke, teaching, and chatting.
I don't think the totems have something to do with the doctors but it really seems that they are the villagers' favourites to speak with!!
I'll try to change the place of my totems to see if it exact!

Mine get stuck too but I don't think it is cuz the totems. I think it just happens. So I have never asked why or posted but may be some one will know the answer. Sorry I couldnt help out more

Sometimes my kids get stuck in the ocean or on top of one of the roofs. The funniest thing was a guy down by the mosiac, on the [censored] twisting like he was possessed with the action, embracing.

Mine got stuck when I had the totems all stacked on top of each other in section #1 (Nature is Calling!). So it's definitely not the totems. Also, as far as I can tell, the villagers don't seek out the totems.

I think the villagers getting stuck is just a _bug_ in the software. Too many people have reported the same problem in the same places.

I think the reason it seems the villagers are seeking out the totems is because the totems just happen to be placed where the villagers naturally go. It's not the villagers who are seeking out the totems, but the player who has put the totems in an area where the villagers like to go.

Thank you! As I was posting this I started thinking that it wasn't really a big deal, just inconvenient since they can't seem to "unstuck" themselves. But if it were the totems then that would be an easy fix.

You have all concurred that the totems are not the problem, so I'll just keep moving them away when they get stuck... and laugh at some of the actions that are stated.

Thank you all again!! (Even those that thought they weren't helpful). Now I know not to move all the totems. (YEAH)

Linda

Actually some of the villagers do have favorite villagers, who they prefer to talk to and when that villager dies, they'll go to their Totem Pole instead of chosing someone else.

I move my totems all around the island all the time, just because. It's funny (and kind of sad too) when one villager is coming and I didn't see them coming but I was moving the Totem again, and the villager gets there but when they don't find the totem, they get lonely. (Actually, the same thing happens if it's a live one they're after.)

However, there are certain areas of the island that are definitely glitches. Whenever I see one I'm so tempted to quickly start up Paint because "I've got to get a picture of this one!" ...

Thanks HappyPlayer. That could be what is going one as well as a normal glitch. I've just come to accept that they like that spot and that I have to go and move them away.

Have a good one!
Linda

This glitch of getting stuck in one place unless they are moved by the Guiding Hand was not a problem in VV1, so I really hope this glitch has been worked out for VV3.