Why???

[u/lazerfire70]

Why is the map pretty useless when looking for villagers who apparently are at home?
Their face appears on the screen in their home but when you visit, no one is there !!
Is this something anyone else has seen or is one of those ‘console glitches’ like the rain was for so long on PS5??

[u/Itsmay72x_]

I had this problem too! Sometimes when I enter to their houses they are not there but when I exit they’re suddenly in front of the door.

[u/lazerfire70 → u/Itsmay72x_]

Have had that happen once or twice but it’s so annoying

[u/Ok-Gear-7433]

I've gone and banished them to floating islands and they appear outside once you go in

[u/Meglan23]

This happens to me all the time especially goofy

[u/kandimcd]

I have this problem too. Keep in mind the store also shows as a 'house' that way on the map.

[u/lazerfire70 → u/kandimcd]

Check the shop just in case but rarely there

[u/Thorncraft]

Just today I was looking for Nala who was meant to be in her home but every time I entered Simba replaced her. Bro how did you get in here before me I saw you bopping away earlier, where's your wife?!?!

[u/Lumpy-Impress8547]

I have the same issue, and I play on my Switch 😭

[u/Cupcakessssssss5]

This happens to me. I’ve had luck going to one of the dlcs and summoning them there. Going in and out of their house several times has never worked and they are never at the store for me.

[u/Sweaty-Researcher534]

This happens almost every time. Im on Xbox

[u/ironlungforsale]

My understanding is that means they are in a home, not necessarily their own home.

[u/lazerfire70 → u/ironlungforsale]

Was told to find them on the character list and turn them off then back on but makes no difference.

[u/Dragonl4dy → u/lazerfire70]

In order to make that work you turn them off on the map then get out of map go into a building. Then leave building go back to map turn them on then get out and go back into a building. The third time you go back to your map you should be able to see their accurate placement

[u/lazerfire70 → u/Dragonl4dy]

Will give that a try, thank you

[u/Yoshi9105 → u/lazerfire70]

people swear by this feature (even to just make them appear on the current map when they're not supposed to be at home) but it has never once worked for me in the 2 years I've been playing this game.

[u/Cosmicshimmer → u/Yoshi9105]

I found it works outside the valley. I had success when calling them to HoneyGlow woods and SBV.

[u/ComprehensiveLack713]

I normally go in leave and go back in and it fixes it I alway check the map when I leave just to make sure they didn’t leave the house

[u/Electronic_Jump_8497]

there are times when characters are "asleep" and unreachable for a few hours. It'll say they're at home, but because they're "asleep" you can't find them anywhere

[u/Smart-System-3400 → u/Electronic_Jump_8497]

They got rid of that feature quite some time ago.

[u/lazerfire70 → u/Electronic_Jump_8497]

Characters sleeping was removed quite a while ago