Time Travel

Time Travel (sometimes called TTing, Time Traveling and often mis-spelled Time Travelling) is when the player manually changes the time of their game to benefit from catching different fish or bugs in their games. It is also used to manipulate the Bell bank interest where, by the end of each month, a certain percentage is added to the player's Bell amount in their bank accounts.

It is considered a type of cheating, with which many different types of players agree or disagree with its purpose, as well as others suggesting it is a useful way to progress within the game. It does, however, come with disadvantages.

How to Time Travel
There are different ways to change the clock time in each console the games were released on. Below address how to change the clocks:

In Animal Crossing
To change the time in there are two options - the Nintendo GameCube clock or the in-game clock access through the in-game options. The ideal option is to change the GameCubes interntal clock, because the in-game clock effects the growth of trees, the way letters are sent and how the Police Station and Dump restock with items.

To access the GameCube menu, hold 'A' while the GameCube is starting up. Follow the on-screen options.

In ''Animal Crossing: Wild World
Changing the date and time in is easier than it is in the original Animal Crossing. To change the time, load the game and when at the character select, click the phone and follow the option that goes to the Date and Time settings.

In '' Animal Crossing: City Folk/Let's Go To The City
Like in the original Animal Crossing, there are two options to change the date and time settings for. The easier option is to change the Nintendo Wii date and time instead of the in-game date and time settings. This is again due to the in-game settings effect the bank interest, plants and trees.

To change the Wii time settings, go to the Wii Menu and click the 'Wii' button at the bottom left of the screen. Once there, go to 'Setup' and find the menu which opens up the Date and Time settings.

The Effects of Time Traveling
As forementioned, there are advantages and disadvantages to time traveling. Below are the positive and negative effects on the game:

Positive

 * Allows the player to attend their favorite events e.g. Halloween.
 * Allows the player to receive mail sooner.
 * Allows the player to receive bank interest.
 * New villagers will move in sooner.
 * Fruit will grow on trees sooner.

Negative

 * Villagers will move away.
 * There will be more weeds.
 * Villagers will not know who the player is.
 * Flowers will appear shrivelled or missing.
 * The player will miss out on some of items for sale in GracieGrace(CF), Able Sisters or Tom Nook's Store.
 * The player's mailbox may fill up, which will not allow for anymore mail until emptied.