My First Mini B.A.T project

[bevanl 6]

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Hi, everyone, this is my first B.A.T, which I have created yesterday (and accidently posted it into the wrong forum), any way this is my B.A.T, please make comments!

[InsaneA 0]

Very nice! But you could improve the textures on the glass and add more roof junk. I would love to have a Spar in my city

[bevanl 6]

Sure thing, InsaneA!

[jp walker 1]

really nice i like that cirved metal roofing it looks sick but why are the bricks behind the spar sign on an angle hehe

[Superstar 69]

All I can say is that for a first BAT that is pretty good

[bevanl 6]

Thanks Superstar and jp walker, here is the model but with the roof junk and new tint on the windows!, I couldn't get the bricks straight on the cylinder and 3d Arch, but I prefer the Bricks Slanted, on different buildings there are different brick patterns!

Does anybody have any suggestions on what I can do next, after I have finished this B.A.T?

[bevanl 6]

Question to everyone: Should I carry on making small buildings or start creating Towers?

[timo 15]

I would say : just do what you want! Why would you waste time on a BAT you don't like??

Small buildings are faster to render.

 

EDIT : Oh, I forgot... Nice BAT by the way!

[bevanl 6]

Thanks for the advice Timo!

[GaryReggae 81]

Looks good, I like the Spar branding but I really think the slanted bricks need straightening.  To do this, follow the steps below:

1.  Click on the shape which has the slanted brick texture

2.  Add a UVW Map modifier

3.  Click the + next to UVW map and click on Gizmo.

4.  Use the 'rotate' tool to rotate the UVW map until it's straight.

[bevanl 6]

Thank you GaryReggae, I knew that there was a way of rotating textures!

Update!: Added 24 Convenience Shop Sign Added!
Another Update!: Texture Problem Fixed!

[underworld 131]

Looks better then my first bat!! Keep up the nice work!!

[Maranello575 5]

That is very good to be your first Bat.My first Bat was that tutorial house and still came out like crap

[bevanl 6]

Here is a Picture of the Spar Mini-Mart in Simcity 4


ImageShack saves me a lot of time, I don't have to log in to my webspace account any more to upload pictures!

[bevanl 6]

Update:The Next Stage is to make the lot functional and edit the lot further in Lot Editor

I will keep you Informed on each stage of the project!

[bevanl 6]

Oops, Accidently Double Posted, but at least I forgot to say one thing, thanks for your support, without it I probably won't continue with the Project.

To make the Lot a Functional Landmark, I am using SimGoober's Tutorial in the Omnibus, which is very useful and helped me a lot!

[bevanl 6]

I am now working on my second project, which is a MFI, A british furniture retailler, which have shops and Businesses all over the world Click Here for Info this will be part of my British Retail Park Project!



I now need to do the roofing, and the floor outside!, also the back of the shop as well!

I might do a Argos (Extra or ordinary store) next!

Note!:Argos is a big British Catalogue Shop

[mrbisonm 1,622]

A brick roof?...oh c'mon.....change that to asphalt  please. As you know, bricks aren't waterproof.

[bevanl 6]

I know, I said that I am going to sort out the roofing (as mentioned in my previous post)I will sort this out by adding another box that is not very tall as a Layer, it is still work in progress!, I know it does look a bit wacky at the moment! What I am doing is showing my work as it progresses!

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Keep up the good work on this. I really like the MFI adverts on the side of the building, I don't know if anybody as done that before. Also why can't you just change the roof texture without adding a new thin layer above?

[bevanl 6]

Thanks for the Questions and your Support!

And the Adverts on sides of Commerical Buildings,is my Batting Style, just to add realism!

I have sorted out the roof problem and will upload a image soon!

[bevanl 6]

I have now added the roofing and lighting, also I added slanted supports and a Wider Curved Roof on top of the Original to give a more modern retail park look!



Any Comments Please!

I also added the Night Lights to the Windows

[bevanl 6]

Update: I am currently in the Testing Stage, I am currently following SimGoober's Tutorial on how create a ploppable with jobs, I will give you more infomation soon

[Franz Ferdinand 14]

ummm....ummmm...not as nice as the spar building i must admit

[Franz Ferdinand 14]

ur poles are far to cunky and maybe lose the mfi sign behind the one hanging up

[bevanl 6]

I will try and do those changes, all it is, is just a matter of deleting the one behind, and changing the radius of the cylinders, I will do this before the final render, what I am doing now is experimenting, and also mention what else I could improve, some advice would be great.

I put that extra sign on the wall so when people walking through the blue arch can tell what shop it is.

[bevanl 6]

Another Update: I have tested the Building in the game and works great (Ploppable with Jobs successfully works all thanks to SimGoober's Tutorial on making a functional landmark), Shame I can not see the night lights because the Maxis patch did not work, even though after several attempts, I tried everything, but that does not bother me and definitely did not stop me B.A.Ting buildings, I can see the night lights when I render anyway.

[bevanl 6]

I thought that the Spar building was not that good compared to my new one, please tell me what is wrong with the mfi building, I need answers.

[bevanl 6]

Great News Everyone, the SimGoober Tutorial worked, and the Spar Ploppable works!

[bevanl 6]

I will upload it tomorrow!