NPC_Tool - Animal Villager Customization

[DsPet]

> Lets say I copy an NPC folder from my SD card to my computer, then I copy it back when that character moves out.
Don't do that. The NPC## folders are for customizing the textures. The rest of the data for the NPC (name, prototype/species, catchphrase, clothing etc) is in the gamesave.

The easiest way to get back an old character is to turn one of your new neighbors into the NPC you remember (ie. change the "prototype"). That will give you a more-or-less default NPC of that species. Your personal relationships with that old NPC will be lost, but it is close.

If you want to restore your old NPC exactly as it was, then go back to an old gamesave (and this time don't let him move out!-).
There is a hybrid approach if you really need it (ie. copying data from one gamesave to another) but probably not worth the effort.