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About This File
The Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team
presents
Lippo Centre
BAT created by paulvmontfort & SimFox
Modding, lot design, readme & custom menu icons by T Wrecks
Check out the Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team Room at Simtropolis
Introduction / Overview
This new HKABT release is -barring some liberties at the base, mostly in context with pedestrian bridges- the accurate recreation of one of Hong Kong's most characteristic buildings, Lippo Centre. These twin towers with their highly complex shape and their reflective glass cladding broken into many surfaces are by far not the tallest in Hong Kong, topping out at 172 metres. However, since their erection in 1988, they have formed one of Hong Kong's landmarks of modern architecture. The towers have been nicked "Koala Tree" or "Koala Buildings" because their shape resembles Koala bears climbing two tree trunks.
This BAT is more than just another building for your plugins folder; it is also a medium to apply and demonstrate many new BATting techniques. The superior possibilities of 3DSMax were taken to new levels; a structure like this would not have been possible with gmax. Reflections, bump maps on the windows, a waterfall made from particles and an entirely new nightlighting technique are just some of the novel elements introduced with this building. This way, it is almost a feasibility study - but one you can enjoy in your city just like any other building, without the slightest drawbacks.
The model was made by paulvmontfort and is, in fact, the third (and quite probably last) attempt at recreating this building. SimFox contributed many new techniques, refinements, additions and ideas, so that the model you see is actually the result of a teamed effort.
For the game, Lippo Centre has been modded as a medium-wealth commercial office building (CO§§) in order to help alleviate the definite shortage of good CO§§ BATs for SC4. Sitting on a rather unique 7x4 lot, it provides 5,250 jobs. A ploppable version with jobs and a regular landmark are also available and included in this package.
In total, the following versions are available:
- Ploppable landmark (7x4 lot)
- Ploppable functional CO$$ (7x4 lot)
- Growable CO$$ building (7x4 lot)
As usual, you will find the menu icons of ploppable and landmark versions conveniently grouped together, the ploppable version being marked with "CO§§".
Mod Edit: Fixed broken description formatting.
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