SF things that look worse when rotated

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  skollthewolf

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  January 29, 2016 6:36AM edited January 2016

  I guess it's the decades watching The Simpsons, but having the Simpson's House face south (towards the water) looks wrong to me. It's always turned the other way, like every establishing shot used on the show.

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  Ros418

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  January 29, 2016 10:16AM edited January 2016

  74hands wrote:

  Most of the stuff in my town either faces south towards the water (the stuff backed against the mountains faces east). However, Lard Lad faces east because it looks awful when rotated to face to the south.

  
  How do you know which way is south? There is no sun. Logically, straight up would be north, making the buildings facing either south-east away from the mountains or south-west towards the water.
  
  I do have Lard Lad facing the same way as you, but I've faced the First Church of Lard Lad the other way towards the water.

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  Grumpstown

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  January 29, 2016 10:34AM edited January 2016

  Ros418 wrote:

  74hands wrote:

  Most of the stuff in my town either faces south towards the water (the stuff backed against the mountains faces east). However, Lard Lad faces east because it looks awful when rotated to face to the south.

  
  How do you know which way is south? There is no sun. Logically, straight up would be north, making the buildings facing either south-east away from the mountains or south-west towards the water.
  
  I do have Lard Lad facing the same way as you, but I've faced the First Church of Lard Lad the other way towards the water.

  well, cookie kwan advertises west springfield, which is springfield heights^^

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  ephphoneapps

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  January 29, 2016 10:42AM edited January 2016

  Muhsterino wrote:

  I always have Sir-putt-a-lot's pointing towards the right so the monkey face is visible, otherwise you can only see the back of it.

  
  Yep, this.

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  hankscorpio23

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  January 29, 2016 10:45AM edited January 2016

  I agree with both the lard lad and sir putts a lot. Neither look right facing the other way. I also like the nuclear towers facing south so the exhaust blows north.

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  sandwedgeking

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  January 29, 2016 11:28AM edited January 2016

  I've always had the Super Collider face east - feel like the animation is more appropriate/visible that way. Also, the right side, when facing south is pretty plain.
  
  As far as SF's orientation, I remember one curious bloke who had a thread about that long before Cookie Kwan told us which way was West.
  http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10286062.page

  Stuff and Things - Designs by SWK
  

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  Annathewicked

  4732 posts Member

  January 29, 2016 11:32AM edited January 2016

  Super glad they fixed the Z on the indoor tennis court - remember when it was backwards when you rotated it? Terrible.

  PM me- I DO need Good Neighboreenos currently

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  4junk3000

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  January 29, 2016 1:55PM edited January 2016

  I've oriented most of my town to match the typical way we see it in the show. Turning these the other way would be unthinkable!
  
  Evergreen Terrace:
  
  
  Nuclear plant:
  
  
  Town Square:
  
  
  Only problem i have here is the Lard Lad boy is on the wrong side either way. It needs a mirror flip.
  
  Other buildings i must have one-way:
  
  Pimento Grove - don't want to see the side exit
  Herman's - must see escape ladder
  Church - must see slanted rooftop
  Hospital - must see emergency drive
  Flanagan's - must see side door animation tossing water out
  Putt-putt - must have ape BACKWARDS to conceal the edges of the greens, so they better match my other homemade greens.
  

  All my designs look unfinished because i can't place as many plants, streetlights, and fences as i would like. PLEASE REMOVE THE LIMIT, EA!

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  Phinnea

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  January 29, 2016 2:10PM edited January 2016

  I always wondered, but that Napoleon thing sounds bogus. Napoleon never conquered America or Canada or...
  etc.
  

  phinneacttf in the Crawl to the Finish

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  evrod20

  30 posts Member

  January 30, 2016 2:41AM edited January 2016

  4junk3000 wrote:

  I've oriented most of my town to match the typical way we see it in the show. Turning these the other way would be unthinkable!
  
  Evergreen Terrace:
  
  
  Nuclear plant:
  
  
  Town Square:
  
  
  Only problem i have here is the Lard Lad boy is on the wrong side either way. It needs a mirror flip.
  
  Other buildings i must have one-way:
  
  Pimento Grove - don't want to see the side exit
  Herman's - must see escape ladder
  Church - must see slanted rooftop
  Hospital - must see emergency drive
  Flanagan's - must see side door animation tossing water out
  Putt-putt - must have ape BACKWARDS to conceal the edges of the greens, so they better match my other homemade greens.

  
  Nice town. Love to see trees and stuffs between houses. That's how I design all the houses. An eco friendly place

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