Building Log: World Trade Center (Pre-9/11)

[rubik3 118]

Sorry about the delay everyone, but our rendering server is located in South Africa and this time of year is really bad for thunderstorms.  With a 6 day export we had to wait for an opportune time to start the export, and luckily we were able to make it though a small power outage this week.  I still have the overpasses to finish up, but the building is exported, waiting for a lot to be put on.

 

Also expect an updated version of the WTC reward lot within the next week or two.  Some demand issues have been fixed as well as a few other minor problems.

[rubik3 118]

FYI an updated version of the reward lot is now on the STEX thanks to Vlakhass.

And here are a few ingame shots of Seven.  Currently the overpasses are in the process of getting exported and should hopefully be done by the end of the week.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//wtc_7_z4_728.jpg align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//wtc_7_z4n_850.jpg align=baseline>

[Superstar 69]

Wow! looking good and extreamly realistic! awesome job rubik!

[mcarch 15]

Where is it at on the STEX?

[Alkaola 18]

hmm the base / underground looks a bit unrealistic but well the tower is less then beautiful

[AndisArt 2,068]

I agree, it needs a base or sth. But maybe you just wanted to show the building. It is very beautiful :-) Great work!

[Andreas Roth 616]

The lot hasn't been made yet, that's why it looks a bit odd. The building is extremely well done, though!

[mcarch 15]

So 7 World Trade is not up yet... if I am getting this correctly.  Or is it included in the reward version of the World Trade Centers?

[the Monkeys Uncle 35]

That's the most amazing nightlighting I've ever seen on any building, maxis or otherwise!

[The Evil Octopus Man 25]

Date: 1/31/2005 4:25:34 PM
Author: mcarch
Where is it at on the STEX?

You misread his post, much like I did.  When he said the reward version was updated, he ment buildings 1-6.

[rubik3 118]

Sorry guys I was multi-tasking while I wrote the previous post so I don't blame you for being confused.  The updated reward lot is indeed the WTC plaza and not Seven World Trade which hasn't been released yet.  Also expect an update to the landmark version of the WTC plaza as a set of stairs needs to be removed to make room for the overpasses connecting the plaza to 7wt.

Also the previous images are just to show of the building.....here is the basic look of the final lot.
https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//wtc_7_overpasses.jpg align=baseline>

[Dargor 17]

Wow... and I can't place that in my city next to the WTC, because my Sims build a railway close to it... Stupid Sims

Beautiful work though! Is there a chance you release this as a stand-alone building? Or am I missing something? It seems it's only possible to use this in combination with the WTC...

[kennethcole212 2]

Great job Rubik. I just saw a short documentary about the collapse of 7 WTC, and they showed a few shots showing the sculpture and walkway and they looked just like yours here! Really an amazing job! I'm eagerly awaiting your amazing work here and also for Petronas. Amazing!

[mr.v 40]

wowww https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/6.gif width=15 border=0>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/6.gif width=15 border=0>

[mr.v 40]

...... Is this wtc7 6x5?

May you make the place holder please..?, rubik3

[rubik3 118]

Some of you may remember this project from SCC some of you may not.  About two months ago I started on a pre-9/11 WTC landmark with the help of everybody at SCC.  Many polls were taken as well as tons of suggestions but alas it was all lost when the servers went down.  Here is the place to add your suggestions and/or ideas.

The big topic for discussion is whether to have the towers as two seperate landmarks (possibly 3 with the plaza) of whether to have an all in one landmark.  Difficulty and time wise 2-3 seperate landmarks will be much easier to do then to have a huge all in one landmark.  As of right now i'm pushing 2.5 hours for this one rendering.  Add in another building and all the added reflections, not to mention the realistic fountain, the rendering times would quadruple.  It would take me 2 weeks alone just to render out each view and zoom.  However if the community really desires an all in one landmark then I might just have to find a way.

Other topics included what type of memorial and or tributes you would like to see.

Some suggestions included some type of nighttime lighting scheme, the sculture in the plaza modelled as is after the attacks, flag poles containting the flags of the 88 countries that lost citizens, as well as others that I can't remember.

There were tons of other great discussions like how many jobs it should provide but I have forgotten most of them.  Perhaps there are some here that remember the rest of the discussions.

Feel free to add your comments and suggestions so long as they are not rude and/or offensive to the lives lost on 9/11.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/WTC%20Northtower2.jpg>

 

 

[AJHAINC 0]

I apologize for reviving this thread but this is the only place where my question belongs....When I place the WTC landmark or reward lot, I can't get the avenues to connect up with the lot itself and I've seen pictures of other people who have been able to connect them. From what I read, the updatd version was supposed to have been transit enabled, however I am still unable to intergrate it into my network and its annoying for me to put avenues around it when it has an avenue going right through it. Any answers to my problem would be appreciated. thanx and BTW its a great lot and BAT!

[kassarc16 4]

What I remember is that it was only possible to do one-way roads with the custom paths needed. Try it with one ways and it should work.

 

rubik, any update on 7?

[computerone 0]

I'm new to all this i got the WTC and put it in my city but it's just a bunch of brown boxes that say simcity.com on them. Can anybody help me with this problem? Thanks in advance..

[AJHAINC 0]

you have to download several dependencies that should be listed in the popup for the WTC lot. Click the links below to go to the dependencies.
Plaza Prop Pack
The Twin Towers themselves
The minor buildings pack
Misc props
The textures
I hope these help you out
BTW Kassarc16 thanx for the help with the transportation hook up it worked!

[mcarch 15]

Thank You for clearing the confusion up!

[computerone 0]

I downloaded all of them and put them in the plugins folder but it still is the same boxes. Is there anything else that I can do, also the side of my map where it's normally grey is now bright yellow, I need help bad

[AJHAINC 0]

Hmmm.....I'm not sure what trouble you are having at this point. It should work. Try to find one of the creators of the project and ask them. I'm sorry I couldn't help you, but I'm just as confused as you are now...lol...(EDIT) which WTC lot did you originally download?

[abcd 5]

What's the status of this project?

[rubik3 118]

Sorry but I've been having alot of family issues in the past month and haven't been able to coordinate the production of the lot.  Basically all of the models are done and I just need to clue the other BSC guys in on what needs to be done, which is transit enabling, reward functionality, etc.

[kennethcole212 2]

Might I just say this, Vesey St., the street that borders the WTC site to the north is no way a avenue.  I believe it has two lanes at most.  It is oneway, but certainly should not be represented as an avenue.  It's probably to late to change this, but just showing the facts. 

[rubik3 118]

Well the only real picture I had to go by was this one http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=103347 , and it's really not possible to tell what it is from that pic.  But it does look like there are 4 lanes though I am unable to tell if it is a West only one-way, or an East-West avenue.  The transit enabling isn't complete yet so if you have any ideas, let me know.

[kennethcole212 2]

In your photo those cars are going West.  I don't know if it was one way actually or not then.  here is a photo of Vesey St now. 

  http://img151.exs.cx/img151/9389/veseystnow.jpg>

The car is going east here also is obvious by the parked ones(from my friends place) and I don't believe believe they would have changed the course of vesey st after the attacks.  Of course vesey st you can  drive only on east of church st.  I guess an avenue is the only way.  Although I think those lanes in the photo are for drop off and such something like that.  You can't really see the signs except under the traffic light near the 7WTC insignea.  I appears to be one way facing west.  Another thing could be at church st that the one way of vesey st. changes.  I've seen this before in Manhattan. 

[rubik3 118]

Judging from this pic http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/World_Trade_Center.html/cid_manhattan_before_si_01-clo.gbi , and a map from mapquest it looks like Vesey switches to a east running one-way on the eastside of Church St.  On the westside of Church it appears to be a 2 way.  I don't think it was a conventional avenue, but I think that might be our best option.

[kennethcole212 2]

yeah i believe you are correct.  To bad that simcity doesn't have such an option, a two way two lane road unlike avenune with a huge median.  still an amazing job on 7 WTC.