Outside Connection Needed...

[Overcast451]

I recently created a map and I keep getting the 'Outside Connection Needed' message. But it would seem that the CIMS can get in and out of town just fine. Business is importing and exporting goods - traffic is flowing just fine.

Is it because this interchange is outside of my playable area (starting tile) right now? I can buy other parcels of land right now, but I'd eventually like to upload this map - so I'm play testing it now. I have checked the map - all of the highways are flowing in the proper directions - there seem to be no mismatched one-ways or anything like that. I don't have a train station yet, but I do see both passenger and freight trains moving by on occasion. All of the network connections *should* be good.

There are no other Highway or Rail connections on this specific tile.

I'm suspecting it's that interchange - which sucks.. but I wanted to ask before I jump back into the editor and make all the changes necessary to move that into the starting tile...

I'm also a bit curious if it's just maybe because the Highway itself isn't actually anywhere in the starter tile - only a small portion to make the connections.

 

[Overcast451]

So actually - I just found the issue...

I went ahead and purchased the next tile so that the interchange was completely in my controlled area and as I started to scroll around - I happened to notice the dialog box that was complaining about the Outside Connection - seemed to be pointing to a connection outside of my area - and I didn't notice that before.

So I just realized that it's complaining about another Interchange that I didn't have connected on two sides! I think I'll eliminate that and confirm it's the issue.
I figured I would leave this out there, just in case anyone else is a bit dense, like me