Show us your Oddities!

[TakemeThere 5,833]

4 hours ago, matias93 said:

If I remember correctly, that's one of the initial symptoms of prop pox (that's the point zero for all three coordinates, so those are props with their location deleted). Currently that's not an issue because of the SC4Fix, but back then it was quite the scare.

Wow, I did not know that. I suppose that would explain my pervious post from the same city
 

On 2024-08-09 at 4:18 AM, TakemeThere said:

Is this what happens when people don't pay their power bill?? 😯

Good thing I have the SC4Fix; the viral density is strong in this one, it keeps trying to have a breakout!

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

Allowing residents to park their vehicles on the street was a terrible idea.

[carlosmarcelo 975]

There were a hill between tunnel exits but it disappeared!  The mayor, Christ the Redeemer and a lot of people are looking for the hill and trying understand what it's happened (and how the tunnel works yet! ) 

 

[11241036 5,097]

30 minutes ago, carlosmarcelo said:

There were a hill between tunnel exits but it disappeared!  The mayor, Christ the Redeemer and a lot of people are looking for the hill and trying understand what it's happened (and how the tunnel works yet! ) 

 

Teleport portal, maybe . How did you actually get this? Did you level the terrain between both tunnel portals after dragging the tunnel, or has it always been that flat and just turned out like this after you tried to drag the avenue up/downhill?

[carlosmarcelo 975]

4 hours ago, 11241036 said:

Teleport portal, maybe . How did you actually get this? Did you level the terrain between both tunnel portals after dragging the tunnel, or has it always been that flat and just turned out like this after you tried to drag the avenue up/downhill?

The tunnel already was built before. When I was niveler terrain around, I errored and "cut" hill between tunnels exits...   So I decided test how much would can remove of the hill and I did this scene! 

Below, step by step how I removed the hill. In image 4, note that I can even create a lake!!! 

[Propfam 2,288]

Wtf?

[Lucario Boricua 7,028]

On 9/11/2024 at 9:40 PM, carlosmarcelo said:

The tunnel already was built before. When I was niveler terrain around, I errored and "cut" hill between tunnels exits...   So I decided test how much would can remove of the hill and I did this scene! 

Below, step by step how I removed the hill. In image 4, note that I can even create a lake!!! 

This is the way you can use to build underwater tunnels in-game. I rarely use them, but I did figure it out rather quickly in my SC4 gameplay trajectory!

[simmering 2,638]

This looks like a rather uncomfortable commute. Free climbers only, I presume.

[matias93 7,535]

58 minutes ago, simmering said:

This looks like a rather uncomfortable commute. Free climbers only, I presume.

I have something similar!

These people are stopping buses on the fast lane of a highway, in huge numbers!

[Tyberius06 12,189]

1 hour ago, matias93 said:

I have something similar!

These people are stopping buses on the fast lane of a highway, in huge numbers!

2 hours ago, simmering said:

This looks like a rather uncomfortable commute. Free climbers only, I presume.

That illegal jump on the rail on @simmering's immage is because the ground level rail station is touching the rail overpass... If you put the rail station one tile away from the overpass, then the jump won't happen. Also worth to note, that those old japanese stations are highly likely having either the default maxis rail switches or some very obsolete configurations. This is an issue with almost all of the transit related stuff that have not been revisited in the past 20 years or have not been advised by a NAM member (I'm talking about older than 8-10 years releasees) or the modding and TE stuff were not based on a relevant NAM station...

On @matias93's image is a very much intentional modding, though stations are not meant to be placed like that inbetween two highway lanes. The no-car zot means that the passengers can't reach the station with a car-ped combo as the RHW doesn't have ped routes. However the modding allows a direct switch between bus and El-Rail (this is for TE switch and route stability reasons). There was a time when that type of switches were advised not to be used, but apparently a bunch of testing (made by @z1 and other members of the RTMT and MTA team many years ago) proved that they are kind of necessary and they are increasing stability of the stations. 

[simmering 2,638]

20 minutes ago, Tyberius06 said:

That illegal jump on the rail on @simmering's immage is because the ground level rail station is touching the rail overpass... If you put the rail station one tile away from the overpass, then the jump won't happen.

Thanks. I had a hunch that might be it. I know that behaviour from @RalphaelNinja's Boulevard stations which also work by placing them next to the tracks. i think I'll move it.

[Tyberius06 12,189]

11 minutes ago, simmering said:

I know that behaviour from @RalphaelNinja's Boulevard stations which also work by placing them next to the tracks. i think I'll move it.

Technically there is a big difference between the two. The Ninja Kiosk and Boulevard stations are so called proximity stations like the Maxis small station and require different switches than a station where the tracks are passing through, like the one on your image. The thing is that modern NAM/MTA switches for pass through or terminal stations but with embeded tracks has directionaly rail switches based on the layout of the lot and the tracks on the lot and different set of transit switches between rail and other travel types. The modern proximity stations has slightly different set of switches however the original Maxis switches for rail stations are working with 4 way switches for both pedestirans and rail. And many of these old switches on custom contents are a kind of hybrid of the two. 

To be fair I don't know if a proper modern MTA switch would not behave the same way, but that's a step into the game limitations and inherent transit network implementation issues coming with the game.

[SneakyDeaky 1,128]

It's always cool when an experienced player comes in and explains stuff!

[Girafarig 1,379]

"So we need something to cover the fact this is actually a monorail tunnel the sonic boom when high-speed trains come out of this tunnel. Any ideas?"

"Well, I have one"

"I'm all ears"

"Well, promise you won't laugh… anyway, I was at Disney World the other day…"

(Yes, this is more of a self-inflicted oddity. But it was the only tunnel covering I could make work in this tight curve)

 

[Frenchizzle34 33]

"Sir! You cannot park here!"

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

I'm a fucking genius when it comes to city building. Nobody does it better than me. Deal with it.

 

[rivit 3,391]

Impromptu Audition for "A Streetcar Named Desire"

 

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

8 hours ago, rivit said:

Impromptu Audition for "A Streetcar Named Desire"

 

Narrator: But, unbeknownst to them, they were about to witness, first-hand, the so-called "trolley dilemma".

[badwithnames14 35]

My mayor rating was tanking and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Turns out my city was getting flooded with strip club after strip club lol. This is the price I pay for installing Mathatter's NIMBY collections, but tbh worth it, makes an extra challenge.

[kschmidt 6,164]

1 hour ago, badwithnames14 said:

My mayor rating was tanking and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Turns out my city was getting flooded with strip club after strip club lol. This is the price I pay for installing Mathatter's NIMBY collections, but tbh worth it, makes an extra challenge.

Odd ? Growable specially, random appearance some predictable as like C$S  are relative at lower end of the spectrum ! Gas stations another low C$S growable, I avoid  them by plopable versions. This I haven't seen yet, Simgoober clubs instead  !

Sincerely yours,

Kschmidt

[kschmidt 6,164]

Little Asia - Bengal Riots ?

Saw these helicopter action during starting Bengal area near the highschool !

So rapid ? Population, maybe a 1000 yet flying police action necesary ?

Tonight the chopper poped up at my harbour !

Enjoy !

 

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

Well, this is awkward...

[watercitymadero 804]

that would be a fun ride

[matias93 7,535]

11 hours ago, TheMurderousCricket said:

Well, this is awkward...

That might be one of the weird effects of the NAM DLL allowing draggable diagonal streets, messing with a shared tile between street and another network.

[Haljackey 17,302]

I don't think that's supposed to be a thing

 

[matias93 7,535]

On 7/10/2025 at 6:27 PM, Haljackey said:

I don't think that's supposed to be a thing

I remember it being a thing on Maxis rail? At least in certain configurations...

[Haljackey 17,302]

Did a fresh reinstall of the game and I guess I'm British now

[kschmidt 6,164]

2 hours ago, Haljackey said:

Did a fresh reinstall of the game and I guess I'm British now

Guess, omitted some part of the installation !  See more of that, street arrows and lights are aswell reversed ? If not you can switch sides with  a startup parameter. At home here I have systems, left and right-hand orientated mixed installations ! UK, Japan, Indonesia, opposed rest of the world !

Sincerely yours,

Kschmidt

[11241036 5,097]

That's an interesting way to go to work: Instead of just driving to the bus station in front of the railway station, they get off before the roundabout and walk the rest. One needs to stay healthy, you know.

(In case you are wondering what's going on: One of the gravel path lots can turn passenger into subway traffic, as well as an inconspicuous lot looking like a street, to the left of the flowerbed in front of the railway station. I made it this way so people can really use the gravel path, although sometimes this has interesting side effects.)

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[matias93 7,535]

15 hours ago, 11241036 said:

That's an interesting way to go to work: Instead of just driving to the bus station in front of the railway station, they get off before the roundabout and walk the rest. One needs to stay healthy, you know.

(In case you are wondering what's going on: One of the gravel path lots can turn passenger into subway traffic, as well as an inconspicuous lot looking like a street, to the left of the flowerbed in front of the railway station. I made it this way so people can really use the gravel path, although sometimes this has interesting side effects.)

I've found similar routing cases when building funiculars, which are also subway-based, but surprisingly, also with pedestrian paths, like in this case: