Problem

A problem is an issue that a structure of building has with the services and utilities given to it, mostly them not having enough of it, or being on fire, flooded or abandoned.

It is show in a small square bubble with a icon, pulsing above the building. Open the information panel of the building, and it will tell you the problem below the title bar, with the icon on the left. Hover the mouse over the icon then it will show you more information. If the needs are not met for a while, they (except "'Not enough workers!'" which only changes panel color) will turn into a spiky-cornered red bubble and the bar in panel will turn red. If nothing happens after that, usually the structure, if 'zoned' in, will become abandoned.

These problems may decrease happiness and then, in some cases, population and tax income.

"Multiple Problems!"

Sometimes there are two (or more problems) that a structure is having. This will cause the bubble to be shown one at a time, and the info panel to say "Multiple problems!" and the icons to appear in a line on the left.You can still hover over to either icon get their messages.

Destruction

A building or structure can have a black-colored 'problem' after it has been:

• burned down (after burning for too long)
• flooded to the point of similarly collapsing.
• Destroyed by an earthquake, sinkhole, meteor, or tornado if natural disasters are enabled

A powerline pole can be struck by lightning to cause it to have a 'debris' problem (same as after a building being wiped out by water) and the powerlines off it one tile on either side to be cut. This may also happen if it is hit by a tornado or earthquake.

Colors

White = Plain, usually first round. Otherwise an emptied or deactivated service, etc.

Red = "Still waiting!", usually means the coming abandonment or elimination of the building.

Black = The building is abandoned or destroyed. (Unless turned off)

Examples

• Not enough workers! (Caused by a significant deficit of workers in a particular building. May also be triggered by the worker education being too high.)
• Worker education is too low! (Caused by no or deficit in worker education probably either by having offices or high-density commercial buildings with, for example, no university or high-level low density commercial buildings with, for example, no high school)
• Not enough customers! (Caused when little to no customers are visiting the commercial building)
• Sewage is backing up! (Caused by there being no sewage service going to the building)
• Land value is too low! (Caused when the land value is too low for the building)
• Taxes too high! (Caused when the tax percentage is too high for the building)
• A dead person is waiting for transport! (Caused there being a person who died of age or sickness and no hearses going to the building)
• Abandoned! (Happens after the building has a red problem that wasn't looked after)
• Building is turned off! (Happens when a structure such as a power plant is turned off via the information panel. This problem is white.)
• No more room! (Happens when a cemetery or dump is full)
• Building is emptying! (A landfill or cemetery is being emptied)
• High Crime Rate! (No police stations or HQs are nearby)
• Building is on fire! (A fire has engulfed the building and is in the process of burning down)
• Not enough water (No water pipe underneath the building or not producing enough water for the building)
• Not enough electricity (No power line or buildings nearby or not producing enough electricity for the building)
• Citizens are sick! (Citizens are sick from water, ground, or noise pollution)
• Burned down! (Caused when a building was on fire too long and burned to the ground)
• Collapsed! (Caused when a building has been destroyed by a flood or disaster)
• Not enough heat (Caused when a heating policy restricts heat or not producing enough)
• Garbage has piled up! (Caused when a building has produced garbage and it needs picked up)
• Dead end (Caused when a one way road is not connected to another road)
• Snow on road (Caused when a snowstorm has put snow all over the road)
• Not enough buyers for products! (Caused when a industrial or office building has not enough places to sell goods to)
• Not enough goods to sell! (Caused when a commercial building runs out of goods to sell)
• Not enough raw materials! (Caused when trucks are not reaching an industrial building, therefore leading to material shortages)

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See also

Abandon#Abandoning

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