BAT Projects - SimGoober

[subedei 3]

Looks good SG. Keep up the great work.   

 

 

 

Subedei

[SimGoober 2,351]

OK, made some tweaks.  All subtle, but I like the overall effect:

1) Added roof vents over the kitchen.  I actually had these in a earlier version, but the restaraunt looked horrible, so I did it over and forgot that part...

2) Stretched the roof up two more meters.

3) Lightened the carpet in the restaraunt (more contrast now with the other details)

4) Moved tables around a bit

5) added people.  Hard to notice, but the shadows of them show up.

 

[subedei 3]

The detail is very impressive. Keep up the great work on this SG.  

 

 

Subedei

[rubberduck 3]

Looks great SimGoober! Can't wait till you release this one!

[ardecila 124]

All you have to do is change the tabletop texture so it doesn't look like a shadow of the window. Nevermind on the hexagonal thing. I though it was supposed to be a peak . .

[hackinosa 29]

awesome Sheraton!

[JaWood 194]

I think most scrutinous details are hard to notice but they bring so much sub-surface detail to a building. It's like people think the building looks fantastic but I can't quite put my finger on it as to why. So I guess what I'm trying to say is KEEP IT UP!

[crazyarchitect 7]

That is very awesome, I love it, very nice work, nothing short of stunning,and I haven't seen it all yet

[simwario 95]

Great job SG. That building looks good.

[BananaRepublic 0]

WOW! Just wow!

This building looks great, if would look nicer if it were around 30 stories, since taller hotels tend to stand out in a high-class city
This building may even fight for the title of most downloaded BAT on Simtrop.
After this project, will you consider continuing the Hilton hotel you started, cause a lot of us really want too see that building

Other than that, keep up the GREAT work!

[SpartanBadger 4]

Freakin awesome. That is just amazing, I want to get this BAT for sure!

[ltkud 0]

first time i have visited this thread...... this is great. keep up the good work

[Simmayor8 0]

SG I just wanted to say that i kind of find it hard to beleive that you just release buildings week after week and I just don't get this one part how do you keep up with your job and these buildings altogether.Other then that i would like to say that i hope u do the Norfolk Scope but I think you ought to not do the dumb concrete look.Make it look like it would be a future Norfolk Scope.And if you can go to www.richmondcitywatch.com and look at the high rise hotels and high rise office buildings on there and think about making some. We have alot of High Rise hotels and I think the tallest one is the Crowne Plaza which i think its 20 floors.

[SimGoober 2,351]

SimMayor; I got a couple ideas from that site.  I'm looking at the Marriott and the Omni.  Both of those are built as free standing buildings, and had a couple decent pictures to get the general idea from.  Unfortunately, neither of them had any pictures of the lobby area, so I'll have to wing them, unless you can get me some quick pics.  I'm finishing the Sheraton right now (it's giving me render issues), and am toying with another I got somewhere from someone, a Ritz Carlton.  Only got one pic of that one, but it's a nice full front shot, so I can wing it.

[Simcity5 2]

Hey SG, I love that Marriott, it looks so cool! You should build that, but if you do, landscape it a little because in the photos there is only a parking lot.

[Simmayor8 0]

Hey SG I was Curious did u look at all of the Pics for the Omni and also was wonderin if you looked at the Crowne Plaza I'm sorry to keep on bugging you with this but i'm just wonderin. Just to let u know I probably wouldn't be able to get a pic of the lobby for a few reasons.

1.Don't Have a Digital Camera.

2.Don't know where to get a picture of the lobby off the internet.

3.and Don't know how to paste a picture onto the forums.

[Simmayor8 0]

Hey Simcity 5 can i ask you a question. Why would you landscape it becasue like everything thats landscaped in the city of richmond is downtown?Like the Federal Reserve Tower (393 feet tall) and our version of the twin towers.As a matter of fact i think the marriot in downtown richmond u know the one SG was talkin about i think it has an underground parking deck or something.

[SimGoober 2,351]

I guess I'll fake the lobbies and such.  No camera does cause make it harder...   They'll both be a little bit down the road.  I looked at the Crown Plaza as well, though the pics made it harder to figure out how to model it.  No real clear shots from a straight side.  All at angles, which makes it tough to figure out the dimensions and such.

 

I got to a point where the Ritz is becoming recognizable.  It still has a long way to go, but the top half is close.  The bottom half lobby and such isn't started yet.  It's also going to have a small convention center on the back.  I am modeling this off a picture from the one in Tysons Corner, VA.  I only got one picture from the front, which shows a lot, but only the front. So the rest will be made up.

 

 

The Sheraton is about to start rendering over night.  My other machine freaked out and it didn't complete.  Shouldn't be a problem on this one, but it will be morning until I know for sure.  Worst case scenario, I send it to Vlakhaas and his monster machine.  It would laugh and spit it out in no time.

[BananaRepublic 0]

lol SG
I can't wait to see the Sheraton.

But wow! The Ritz-Carlton (fancy-shmancy) looks totally awesome so far.
Keep releasing these terrific hotels and I'll be needing a respirator! lol
*Phew* Keep up the good work!

[JaWood 194]

There's no shame in faking. We do the best we can and that's it. The condos I did were faked; I only had a pic of them from the front. I'll look forward to seeing the finished product.

[Swamper77 90]

Looks like I will have to get busy making vans again... This time I can probably make the custom occupant groups myself. It looks fairly easy after seeing what Daeley did... What hotels are you doing? I need to know so I can get the logos.

 

-Swamper77

[hackinosa 29]

The Ritz Carlton model looks good! I've stayed in Tysons Corner's, VA before, nice city...

[SimGoober 2,351]

In the Pipeline for Hotels :

 

Four Points by Sheraton (hopefully ready for this Monday)

Ritz Carlton

Marriott

Omni

Holiday Inn

 

The last three may be a while, as they aren't started yet.  I may do a couple other projects before I start those.

 

Here's the logos I got for the current ones.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/Logo%20-%20RitzCarltonLion.jpg>(Ritz Carlton)

(Sheraton Four Points)

[crazyarchitect 7]

so very cool, finally some more upper class hotels, very nice work so far

[Simmayor8 0]

SG i have to say that the RITZ CARLTON is sweet and that Sheraton is really neat and different i have to say.also if you don't start on the OMNI or MARRIOT right away i think you ought to make civic buildings or roads something like that maybe a rescue squad station.

[Simmayor8 0]

SG i have a question.Every BAT of yours that i downloaded and used in the game they all have grass lots instead of Parking lots can you tell me what i can do about it and why it is happening.And plus i want to now what i can do about the lights at night becasue every BAT i downloaded and i try them out at night they won't light up.

[crazyarchitect 7]

There's a texture or prop you need to get for the parking lots and for the lights there's a patch you need to download

[SimGoober 2,351]

Yeah, search the threads; both of those are covered.  In the readme files of my lots, there are a bunch of links to texture packs and such.  The parking lot textures are in a couple of those, including the PEG overlays.  You will also need to get the BAT update from Maxis for any BAT project to light up.

[SpartanBadger 4]

Ooh, a Ritz Carlton? Sounds cool, looks good, what else is there to say? As always you remain one of the most talented BATters on this site

[Swamper77 90]

SimGoober,

 

I'll get started soon so you can have the van props before you release the lots.

 

-Swamper77