BAT Projects - SimGoober

[Mexicanboy13r 12]

I really like your small Shops Simgoober. They are great I like small shops. Too bad you didn't add plops. But I do not mind because your stuff sure grows great! thank you Simgoober!----Blackbeard stay out!

 

Great work!

[buckbeach 8]

Date: 4/12/2005 5:25:10 PM Author: SimGoober

Making a section that has no trees is no problem...just open it in the LE, delete those props, and do a save as...

For the transition, I have been considering that.  Still not sure how to do it honestly; I'v played with a couple options, and just haven't found one I am happy with.  I'll try it again, see what I come up with.

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I have been playing with some of the oil pipelines and Oppies canals/locks.  What is needed is a transistion and maybe a pump.

 

Buck

[your_adress_here 11]

Nice! Thanks alot for the Giant Tiger. Living in Ottawa, this means alot.

[Jeem 17]

Instead of more shopping centers and chain restaurants, methinks SG should do a few nightclubs, bars and stripclubs like Studio54, Deja Vu, etc... Just an idea.

[SimGoober 2,351]

Well, I haven't shown any projects for a while, and I had promised to do a Holiday Inn quite a while ago, so I started one this evening.  This will be another of the airport type hotels.  Suburban sprawl...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Holiday%20Inn%2001.jpg align=baseline>

[mcarch 15]

Isn't it a little small?  I mean 3 floors are good, but building wise... it's small...

[palmgurl 1]

it is too small![:0] what do you people think accept the person above me because i do agree

[slickbg56 778]

hey man, i just downloaded ten house. this is the best. im blown away. great work, you are the man.

[SimGoober 2,351]

It's only just begun guys, thats just the lobby area....  there will be a wing of rooms off the side facing away....

[your_adress_here 11]

Nice, another hotel! I can't wait for this!

[GaryReggae 80]

I love the 'Travel Lodge' style hotel, it's a very good example of the numerous hotels you get near airports and at motorway service stations.

[SimGoober 2,351]

Here's a progress shot.  Should give you a better idea of how it should shape up.  Still lots of little details to go, but the general shape is complete.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Holiday%20Inn%2002.jpg align=baseline>

[brancra 1,114]

That looks similar to those suburban hotels you find off of the interstate. That Holiday Inn looks strikingly similar to the front of the Kingston NY Holiday Inn. But it's not a major resembelence, and I'm sure many others look the same. I hope to see this released soon.

[frogface 352]

this one is looking good, i think the number of floors and size will be just fine, personally i prefer smaller BATS anyway

[crazyarchitect 7]

that looks awesome, it kindof reminds me of a holiday inn express i used to stay in Sulfur, LA, except it had 3 floors on the wings too, plus an indoor pool, but yours is still awesome

[SimGoober 2,351]

Thanks all.

 

Here's a question for you.  I normally only play growable lots, but I know there are other who will prefer a plop version of a lot like this.  Would it be preferrable to have a normal, functional plop lot, or should I make this a reward of some sort, say tied to a population level, or maybe even requre that there be a set population and an airport present???

 

Any ideas on this?

[Mickele Macon 2]

Hey Sim I love Rewards and I feel they are needed for the game so if it was my vote.  I say make it a Reward..but a High one like 150,000 on easy ;-) or something we don't have a reward for that level of population yet.  Just putting in my 2 cents.  Thanks for making such great buildings and I'm putting your firehouse in the game today.

[Mickele Macon 2]

I love rewards so that is my vote.  I would like to see a reward for Commercial 100,000 Jobs or something we don't have anything at that level.  But that's my 2 cents.  I also would like for you to see my CJ New York City my version 2005.  I have a lot of pictures up and a lot of your bats are represented in that.  I also going to put up the fire house u made in the city by my WTC today.  Thanks for all you do and I hope you enjoy the CJ.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=61870&PageNo=1#503374

 

Peace & Respect,

 

Mickele Macon

[+Guest]

As always another Goober masterpiece in the works and I would appreciate a Plop version.

   I find myself cheating more and more to get these Rewards and I never use Airports seeing they are so useless and ugly.Thanx and Keep up the excellent work.

[frogface 352]

personally i prefer a functional plop but i dont mind reward too much since i just type in the cheat, a growable is a must for this type of lot

[crazyarchitect 7]

I would love a plop for that lot, a reward is ok too, and growables are nice, mainly it would be nice to plop it

[Saint Andrew 6]

I like rewards too, but the thing is, in almost all of my cities (and I'm probably not the only one) the airport is in a separate tile and I put nothing else than a highway, the airport itself, parking and hotels in that tile. Which means if there were a population requirement, it would be possible.

 

Does look good though

[Mexicanboy13r 12]

I think a plop would be much better. Because you can plop two in your large cities and not just have one.. But it's your choice and it looks great! Can't wait to see the pool area![:0]

 

 

Great work!!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Personally, I don't like mere plops. As others already said, you can always use a cheat to activate rewards, plop them, deactivate the cheat (if that's possible - I never cheated, so I honestly don't know, lol) and you should be set.

I like what you did with the Coca-Cola Building, for example.

One thing is for sure: growables > all the rest

Let me think of an interesting reward condition... hmmm... the problem is that the Ritz-Carlton already has similar conditions: Airport etc., so this hotel would be pretty much the same. Maybe a certain population plus a certain number or even quota of CS jobs??? Rats. Well, I guess that unless somebody else can think of interesting and reasonable reward conditions, maybe a growable and a ploppable would be the best solution in this case after all. I mean, this building looks generic enough (so far) to exist several times in one city, just like all your growable hotels.

I don't see a real need to make this a reward. It would be nice if somebody found something unique and interesting, but not really essential IMHO.

[+Guest]

I'm not sure what benefits tourism has in SC4 other than an increase in CS demand, but here's one for you to try.   How about Wonder Works from Orlando??!!

 

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[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Perhaps make a reward tied to having an airport and having the tourist trap? or just go for a growable.

[irishgrapes 1]

They'res anouther one like that in the Wisconsin Dells called the top secret, it's the White House upside down.

[SimGoober 2,351]

Interesting... I've been by the one in Orlando, but never the other.

Here's a final progress shot.  I rendered it last night, but found a couple errors, so will have to work on it some more, and try again.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Holiday%20Inn%2003.jpg align=baseline>

[6459978. 106]

Well my mouth is hanging agape . Great job with textures and details and all (as usual).

[crazyarchitect 7]

cute, very cute