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This is a simple application based on the Animal Crossing City Folk (ACCF) game, and it provides player with:

This is a simple application based on the Animal Crossing City Folk (ACCF) game, and it provides player with:

1. Information of turnip prices for the week (Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon in that corresponding week)  

1. Information of turnip prices for the week (Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon in that corresponding week)  

2. A derived or add-on game (a game that some or all of its inputs come from other game data) which uses those turnip prices information

2. A derived or add-on game (a game that some or all of its inputs come from other game data) which uses those turnip prices information

== How to get price information ==

== How to get price information ==

Before running this application, you need to save your ACCF gamesave file into your SD card in the directory /WIiSAVES/RUUE

Before running this application, you need to save your ACCF gamesave file into your SD card in the directory /WIiSAVES/RUUE and name it as RVFOREST.DAT. If you use Waninkoko's Savegame Extractor v2.0 homebrew application, you will automatically have such a combination of directory and file names in your SD card.  

and name it as RVFOREST.DAT. If you use Waninkoko's Savegame Extractor v2.0 homebrew application, you will automatically have

such a combination of directory and file names in your SD card.  

For those who have and play ACCF game, when deciding to buy white turnips from Joan (the turnips peddler) on Sunday morning

For those who have and play ACCF game, when deciding to buy white turnips from Joan (the turnips peddler) on Sunday morning (from 6am to 12pm), it is always of interest to know or predict at what prices Nook will buy white turnips on the following weekdays (from Monday to Saturday) since those turnips will get rotten if they are kept after Saturday. This application could

(from 6am to 12pm), it is always of interest to know or predict at what prices Nook will buy white turnips on the following

provide that information at any time during the week by saving the ACCF game after 6am Sunday morning and extracting its gamesave file to the above location. Clearly, the prices information is constant for the whole week and only reset on the next Sunday morning.

weekdays (from Monday to Saturday) since those turnips will get rotten if they are kept after Saturday. This application could

provide that information at any time during the week by saving the ACCF game after 6am Sunday morning and extracting its gamesave  

file to the above location. Clearly, the prices information is constant for the whole week and only reset on the next Sunday morning.

This application cannot change those turnip prices. Modifying the content of a gamesave file may require the recalculation of

This application cannot change those turnip prices. Modifying the content of a gamesave file may require the recalculation of checksum bytes. And if it is not done properly, the file could be corrupted and cannot be used again after reinstalling it back.

checksum bytes. And if it is not done properly, the file could be corrupted and cannot be used again after reinstalling it back.

== How to play the derived or add-on game ==

== How to play the derived or add-on game ==

The prices information is shown in two pages or screens. Use Wiimote D-Pad [Up] and [Down] buttons to move between pages.

The prices information is shown in two pages or screens. Use Wiimote D-Pad [Up] and [Down] buttons to move between pages. At the bottom of the screen, you see Nook and Joan pictures and three white turnips between them. The goal of derived game is to change those three turnips into three bags of bells. You need to push Wiimote buttons [1] or  [2] four times in sequence to transform each turnip to a bag of bells. The right combination will successfully make the change. For each successful time, one turnip will be changed. You cannot change the second or third turnips before you transform the first one. Similarly, the third turnip could only be changed after the second one is done.

At the bottom of the screen, you see Nook and Joan pictures and three white turnips between them. The goal of derived game

is to change those three turnips into three bags of bells. You need to push Wiimote buttons [1] or  [2] four times in sequence to

transform each turnip to a bag of bells. The right combination will successfully make the change. For each successful time, one turnip will be

changed. You cannot change the second or third turnips before you transform the first one. Similarly, the third turnip could only

be changed after the second one is done.

To start, I will show you the algorithm behind the first turnip (the left one) by giving you an example on how to pick the right button combination  

To start, I will show you the algorithm behind the first turnip (the left one) by giving you an example on how to pick the right button combination for changing it. Assume the prices information as follows:

for changing it. Assume the prices information as follows:

Sun morning = 102

Mon morning =   76

|Sunday morning

Mon afternoon =   69

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Tue morning =   62    

|align="right"|102

Tue afternoon = 126

Wed morning =   99

|Monday morning

Wed afternoon = 100

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Thu morning = 130

|align="right"|76

Thu afternoon =   85

Fri morning =   82

|Monday afternoon

Fri afternoon =   72

Sat morning = 122

|align="right"|69

Sat afternoon =   95

|Tuesday morning

|align="center"|=

|align="right"|62

|Tuesday afternoon

|align="center"|=

|align="right"|126

|Wednesday morning

|align="right"|99

|Wednesday afternoon

|align="center"|=

|align="right"|100

|Thursday morning

|align="center"|=

|align="right"|130

|Thursday afternoon

|align="center"|=

|align="right"|85

|Friday morning

|align="right"|82

|Friday afternoon

|align="right"|72

|Saturday morning

|align="right"|122

|Saturday afternoon

|align="right"|95

From these prices, there are three times of opportunity to sell turnips with either having a break-even or a profit (Tuesday afternoon,  

From these prices, there are three times of opportunity to sell turnips with either having a break-even or a profit (Tuesday afternoon, Thursday morning, and Saturday morning where the prices are greater or equal to 102, the buying price on Sunday morning). You could write that number of opportunities (i.e. 3) in binary digits form (4-bit format):

Thursday morning, and Saturday morning where the prices are greater or equal to 102, the buying price on Sunday morning). You could write that number

of opportunities (i.e. 3) in binary digits form (4-bit format):

0011, and if you replace the 0s with 2s, you end up with 2211. This is the sequence combination of buttons you need to push: [2] then

0011, and if you replace the 0s with 2s, you end up with 2211. This is the sequence combination of buttons you need to push: [2] then [2] then [1] then [1]. To submit this sequence you then need to push Wiimote button [A]. And to clear or to restart the new sequence, you could push Wiimote button [B].

[2] then [1] then [1]. To submit this sequence you then need to push Wiimote button [A]. And to clear or to restart the new sequence, you could

push Wiimote button [B].

Now, you need to find out by yourself how to change the second and third turnips into bags of bells. Have a fun guessing time.

Now, you need to find out by yourself how to change the second and third turnips into bags of bells. Have a fun guessing time. Clearly you could just try all combinations (total 16 possible combinations), but it would be challenging to see whether you could guess/derive the algorithms/calculations behind the second and third turnips transformation. Who could be the first one to solve these?

Clearly you could just try all combinations (total 16 possible combinations), but it would be challenging to see whether you could guess/derive the algorithms/calculations behind the second and third turnips transformation. Who could be the first one to solve these?

== To do list ==

== To do list ==

This application has not been tested for the other two regional versions (Europe/Australia: Animal Crossing Let's Go to the City, and  

This application has not been tested for the other two regional versions (Europe/Australia: Animal Crossing Let's Go to the City, and Japan: Machi e Ikouyo Doubutsu no Mori). If any players with those versions could provide me with their example of gamesave file along with daily turnip prices for the corresponding week when saving that file, then I could try to incorporate those versions in this application.

Japan: Machi e Ikouyo Doubutsu no Mori). If any players with those versions could provide me with their example of gamesave file along

with daily turnip prices for the corresponding week when saving that file, then I could try to incorporate those versions in this application.