Show us your Oddities!

[superhighway_410 90]

I guess my city's DOT thought we were building highway tunnels instead of subway lines. Time to write them pink slips!

[matias93 7,535]

That's a coincidence due to the new-ish implementation of FLUP tunnels based on the subway tool. In this case, you only need to change the pattern to one that doesn't match the A type ramp (one tile to the outside and two to the front) to fix it. I'm not sure if this would compromise the functionality, but just to be sure I would say that's better if you don't get any highways on your subways, or viceversa.

[superhighway_410 90]

Yeah, I already figured that was the case. Already fixed it up. I would imagine functionality would be compromised as the paths would be changed from subways to road traffic (I think). Still looks kinda goofy though, hence why I posted it here

[sander97 657]

Some oddities of my city. An explosion on a edge of a parking

After the explosion, 3 nearby buildings were destroyed. But 2 trees next to the explosion survived.

 

Also it started with a burning pond

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

The new level of stupid in SimNation...

 

Unless, of course, this is some kind of a super weapon or a mundane industrial product disguised as a vehicle. 

Or! It might be some master plan of the evil twins walking in the background... There's so much going on in this little picture!

 

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,195]

This factories basement goes way down. I wonder what the windows are for?

[Lazarou Monkey Terror 1,819]

A bug you tolerate and work around is an 'Oddity', right?

This cheeky little fella here, the 'High Security Apartment' is a growable residential that if you demolish or allow to be developed into something richer, will destroy your city's water supply! 
 

One of the exemplars must be out of whack, a negative result when the lot is removed that tanks the water system. 
Because I know what it is, and have no reason to demolish it (i like the chonky SimMars look) I shall let it live. 

 

 

[asasnat 216]

On 27.01.2023 at 2:55 AM, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

This cheeky little fella here, the 'High Security Apartment' is a growable residential that if you demolish or allow to be developed into something richer, will destroy your city's water supply! 

That feels oddly threatening and terrifying for some reason.

[Haljackey 17,302]

uhhhhhhh

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

On 10.02.2023 at 2:42 AM, Haljackey said:

uhhhhhhh

 

Perhaps there is an Umbrella lab in your city? You know, entrance to the "Hive" by any chance...? 

[asasnat 216]

On 10.02.2023 at 2:42 AM, Haljackey said:

uhhhhhhh

Interesting. My parks never have any workers commuting to them. Anyway,

"Ma, these veggies taste plasticky..."

[superhighway_410 90]

@Haljackey Park Rangers' retreat, maybe?

@asasnat Lol, that ain't fertilizer your farmers are spreading all over! On a serious note, you might want to check your garbage capacity, trash piles like that mean you gonna need more landfills (in case you didn't know already).

[asasnat 216]

4 minutes ago, superhighway_410 said:

 

@asasnat Lol, that ain't fertilizer your farmers are spreading all over! On a serious note, you might want to check your garbage capacity, trash piles like that mean you gonna need more landfills (in case you didn't know already).

I used to hear about being able to see trash when garbage is at capacity, but never actually saw it in game.

[Odainsaker 2,134]

On 8/10/2022 at 4:12 PM, Odainsaker said:

What is that circular eye?  Now that I see it, I cannot unsee it.

I spotted another one!

Just northeast of Manchester, New Hampshire, and west of Portsmouth on my crazy-sized, scale-accurate Greater Boston map:

It's smaller than the eye over Seoul, but peaking at it in MicroDEM shows a definite anomaly:

Blunder's Cascadia Tree Controller also detected it:

(Sigh, I still gotta clean off the cliffs around the lakes.)

Goggle tells me these are the Pawtuckaway Mountains in Pawtuckaway State Park and that they are a special type of geologic dike known as a ring dike.  As a volcano caldera forms, erupts, and then collapses, it creates surrounding fractures and rings faults, which fill upwards with magma.  The magma cools into rings of rock which cut like vertical ribbons through the horizontal layers of sediment in a pattern reminiscent of a dike.  As the extinct volcano erodes away, the ring-shaped rocky remnants remain, leaving the circular mountain pattern of granite and granite-like rock.  There are several of these granite rings in New Hampshire along with granite mountains, giving the the state the nickname of "The Granite State."  The Pawtuckaway ring is the remnants of a Cretaceous period volcano.

Now that I know what to search for, it seems this is also the likely explanation for those granite rings near Seoul, which have been suggested to be a Jurassic period volcano remnant.  The volcanoes are long since gone, but the ring dike footprints remain.  Though their evidence did not support ring formation due to extraterrestrial impact, I think it is still premature to rule out the possibility of an extraterrestrial advance weapons demonstration:

"We need a statement, not a manifesto.  Single reactor ignition.  You may fire when ready."

 

[Haljackey 17,302]

Long school bus

 

[Terring 6,473]

On 27/1/2023 at 3:55 AM, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

A bug you tolerate and work around is an 'Oddity', right?

This cheeky little fella here, the 'High Security Apartment' is a growable residential that if you demolish or allow to be developed into something richer, will destroy your city's water supply! 
 

One of the exemplars must be out of whack, a negative result when the lot is removed that tanks the water system. 
Because I know what it is, and have no reason to demolish it (i like the chonky SimMars look) I shall let it live. 

 

 

I remember this building. Many years ago it used to be a nightmare for me, because for some reason my cities went red in pollution levels with no obvious reason. When I noticed that this was happening in cities with medium density development and not in low, I realized that I had a BAT with incorrect statistics. Eventually I found the culprit.

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

Looks like truck drivers are on a strike again... Well, at least one of them...

[ThePilgrim 1]

On 4/19/2023 at 3:23 PM, Odainsaker said:

I spotted another one!

Just northeast of Manchester, New Hampshire, and west of Portsmouth on my crazy-sized, scale-accurate Greater Boston map:

It's smaller than the eye over Seoul, but peaking at it in MicroDEM shows a definite anomaly:

Blunder's Cascadia Tree Controller also detected it:

(Sigh, I still gotta clean off the cliffs around the lakes.)

Goggle tells me these are the Pawtuckaway Mountains in Pawtuckaway State Park and that they are a special type of geologic dike known as a ring dike.  As a volcano caldera forms, erupts, and then collapses, it creates surrounding fractures and rings faults, which fill upwards with magma.  The magma cools into rings of rock which cut like vertical ribbons through the horizontal layers of sediment in a pattern reminiscent of a dike.  As the extinct volcano erodes away, the ring-shaped rocky remnants remain, leaving the circular mountain pattern of granite and granite-like rock.  There are several of these granite rings in New Hampshire along with granite mountains, giving the the state the nickname of "The Granite State."  The Pawtuckaway ring is the remnants of a Cretaceous period volcano.

Now that I know what to search for, it seems this is also the likely explanation for those granite rings near Seoul, which have been suggested to be a Jurassic period volcano remnant.  The volcanoes are long since gone, but the ring dike footprints remain.  Though their evidence did not support ring formation due to extraterrestrial impact, I think it is still premature to rule out the possibility of an extraterrestrial advance weapons demonstration:

"We need a statement, not a manifesto.  Single reactor ignition.  You may fire when ready."

 

Where did you get that crazy Boston map? And are you willing to share?

[SophieFae 28]

The best way I could of think of to deal with the jagged textures from a diagonal elevated rail section.

Extra parking space, a zigzag road and other things happened.

 

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

Fish started to fill in reports about being robbed, mugged and stolen from.

At the same time, it has been proven that boats are a popular way to smuggle contraband. A safer way compared to transporting it over the nearby bridge.

[Haljackey 17,302]

When you've been playing too long you make things like this. Time to call it a night.

[art128 4,618]

2 hours ago, Haljackey said:

When you've been playing too long you make things like this. Time to call it a night.

That's just your standard Euro Neighborhood. 

[matias93 7,535]

10 hours ago, art128 said:

That's just your standard Euro Neighborhood. 

Only the roads are 1/3 the width

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

City hall: Do you accept our zoning rules?

Entrepreneur: I suggest different rules. How about you all get f****d while I just build any way I please? 

 

[snowman_pr 33]

Long time lurker bur wanted to share this with you, I couldn't stop laughing imagining this happening in real life! Maybe NAM 50? Heavy Rail on road!

[matias93 7,535]

10 hours ago, snowman_pr said:

Long time lurker bur wanted to share this with you, I couldn't stop laughing imagining this happening in real life! Maybe NAM 50? Heavy Rail on road!

This has happened in many places, frequently dense industrial neighbourhoods in old cities. I seem to remember that, before the New York High Line was built, those cargo trains ran on the streets alongside the vehicular traffic (which, back then, was only marginally cars and mostly animal traction).

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

Only God(and girafe) can make a tree...and only SIM-ple Jack can make it weird!

[Haljackey 17,302]

trampoline for cars?

[Sandros 75]

This is really a strange place to park airplanes 

[Haljackey 17,302]

Aircraft galore