Show us your Oddities!

[rsc204 21,808]

Where are they all coming from?

[matias93 7,535]

The masses demand a crosswalk!

[paulmc 391]

Something really shady is happening on the top of that building for that to be blurred! lol. Now, for real, really odd effect /error when plopping this building. 

[matias93 7,535]

On 8/8/2025 at 9:55 PM, paulmc said:

Something really shady is happening on the top of that building for that to be blurred! lol. Now, for real, really odd effect /error when plopping this building. 

That's a conflict with texture IDs, and a rather unusual one. Where did you get that building?

All the while, I wonder if @Tarkus might recognise the texture as something from the NAM. Otherwise, it would probably be from a texture set for custom lots.

[Tarkus 6,932]

It looks slightly NWM-ish, but it’s slightly different, as the NWM textures typically are going to have three lanes going through, not two (AVE-2 has median cutouts, generally).  Would be curious to know what building it was to see what’s really going on there.

 

-Tarkus

[Haljackey 17,302]

Wheelchairs galore

[Haljackey 17,302]

Doing some plugin triage- I messed up game

 

[Simizen 1,098]

Discovered this while recording a couple videos. Notice that there's 2 different zot types. I forget the mod I'm using but I believe it's Scoty's?

Mostly I'm curious if the bug is on their end at this particular zoom level, or if it's just cause my plugins folder has a bunch of nonsense in it, lol

Not harmful, just entertaining

And a moment where both types of the job zots are active simultaneously

[kschmidt 6,164]

4 hours ago, Haljackey said:

Doing some plugin triage- I messed up game

 

Never mess up with weather mods, they're universal ! Would be awesome have a database with all. Plug-ins ID'S or a scanner of city files decode  !

[paulmc 391]

17 hours ago, Haljackey said:

Doing some plugin triage- I messed up game

 

Looks like my daughter's drawings lol

[paulmc 391]

On 10/08/2025 at 1:43 AM, Tarkus said:

It looks slightly NWM-ish, but it’s slightly different, as the NWM textures typically are going to have three lanes going through, not two (AVE-2 has median cutouts, generally).  Would be curious to know what building it was to see what’s really going on there.

 

-Tarkus

 

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

When you find the torture chamber of that one psychopath neighbor who was always "oh, so peaceful and kind-hearted".

[11241036 5,097]

Don't drink and drive. Use public transportation. And maybe you shouldn't go drunk to work, either. (This counts double for bus drivers. Here in Maxiland, we are having RHD, not a mixture of both RHD and LHD.)

  Edited June 1 by 11241036  
Picture recovered

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

It's already been said before once and I remeber I previously discussed it with @Kiwiwriter47, but do pay attention to the age of your utility facilities!

Below you can see an income to expense chart of one of my cities. As you can see, there is a huge rebound of income at one point in the chart. This is where I replaced the large water pump that was on it's last thump at 39% condition. Old water and power facilities drain not only the water but also your budget.

So the next time you experience gradual loss of income or steadily growing costs for your city, the condition of your pumps and powerplants is one of the first places you should check.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

4 hours ago, TheMurderousCricket said:

So the next time you experience gradual loss of income or steadily growing costs for your city, the condition of your pumps and powerplants is one of the first places you should check.

Very good advice.  

However, I found the short duration so very annoying I installed Paeng's Age Degradation Mod and picked the Radical version which mean all my Maxis utilities last 4,902 years.   Then for any custom ones I tweak so they never degrade at all.  

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

Either I defeated the robot somehow or it's the strangest takeoff I have ever seen...

Naahhhh. I finally destroyed it. Yep, that must be it.

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

In one of my cities, by accident, I managed to create what can only be described as a money-making machine.

This town has a long street running directly parallel to the city edge. Conveniently, this is also the area where I am often offered the "Freedom of Expression" mission.

The yellow line indicates the exact path I had to take in order to earn the reward.  I think this can only be desribed as "exploit". Perhaps "money laundering" or "contraband smuggling" too? From my CJ's story point of view, it is quite ironic, because this happens in the Altruist tribe city which is supposed to be the most virtuous and just of all. 

[Girafarig 1,379]

Choose your way weather, vacationing Sim:

(I actually think this makes perfect sense, the fog being held by the mountains, but I didn't know where else to upload it. Also, mmm soup)

[rose 40]

space whale...

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

4 hours ago, rose said:

space whale...

Is the bowl of petunias nearby? 

[Lab Rat 13]

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[simmering 2,637]

It seems I have a special case of commuter loop.

[TheMurderousCricket 5,055]

1 hour ago, simmering said:

It seems I have a special case of commuter loop.

I really dig it.

[AsimPika3172 1,136]

What the....  😱 Then Immortal Peg Fisherman Whrf on water ever! 

That time I changed map heights and then reconcile it. Make lots was weird and can't deleted normally. Anyway, this one only deleted by RJ  Immortality Killer! But only on lane because can't deleted on water.... Just make the land first before use the mod to destroy the immortal lots. 

[matias93 7,535]

4 hours ago, simmering said:

It seems I have a special case of commuter loop.

Funnily enough, that's the NAM neighbourhood connection working exactly as intended, as its entire purpose is to provide a return path for networks that are one-way only.