hkabat-forum-threads SimFox Construction & Research

[fabfab 4]

jackel.22 > I don't think that there are a lot textures at all. To me it looks like well-set materials, which looks a lot better, of course...

[SimFox 802]

Here are some updates on One Silver Sea – medium sized HK residential complex. It medium size (for HK that is) and color scheme have played crucial role for me picking it up as an intermediate project while I’m trying to sort some issues with exporting huge ones like Metro HarborView

[shinkansen1 84]

What does metro harbour view look like anyway? I don't think I've ever seen any progress on that one.

[bixel 1,223]

Ooooooh YEH!!!!! ThATS LOOKS GOODE!!!! If you need some more photos of this one I got some.

[cammo2003 20]

Originally posted by: SimFox

And now for an inevitable…

Show-off part:

perspective view of the same tower

quote>

That render looks unbelieveably real...

[AsianEvolusioner 18]

SUPERB!!! THIS IS AWSOME! i like all of your work simfox. they looks real! i'll wait for the updates.....

[MarcosMX 222]

Absolutely awsome,,, the render up there is so realistic

[villagemayor 0]

SimFox, extremely exciting work. Don't forget the high beam lighting on each of the building's mechanical penthouse

[bixel 1,223]

So basically, I am just going to have to say -- I was of the 1st for SC4 to make the grand residential complexes, some of the most striking residential behemoths to grace SC4 ever with exception of some Ndex stuff. But you have taken it a step further, I am so glad to have somebody to push me for greater clarity in the work and you have done that. Thanks for stepping it up a notch!!!

[SimFox 802]

Village Mayor:
I remember about them Although the view in Game means that there is actually not that much impact as compared to when you look from ground level as it is mostly down part the get illuminated and you wouldn't see it. But anyway do you know what is actually on the rooftops of each tower? The latest picture I've got from the Google Earth shows something very suspiciously blue there:
 

Are those swimming pools?>>

 

[SimFox 802]

Yep, BIXEL!!

You're my MUSE ;-)

!!!!

It was first of all your work and also Pauls that got me into the whole 3D thing!

btw

have you go pictures of the very bottom part of the base?

[bixel 1,223]

and just the corner here on the rightside

[SimFox 802]

Thanks, buddy!

Some are new to me! And very helpful!

People tend only look up and very rarelly photograph the lower parts of the skyscrapers... really pity! There is so much interesting stuff going right at the street level.

[HONG KONG 74]

Originally posted by: SimFox  Are those swimming pools?quote>

 

Oh yes

http://www.onesilversea.com.hk/

[Cockatoo 2,256]

Wow simfox! All this stuff is fantastic. I hope you release it soon

[SimFox 802]

It has been LOOONG awaited!

I’ve spend literally hundreds of hours rendering it and creating materials and lighting! Only over last week more than 80 hours of rendering!

I’ve learned a lot!

I’m quite proud of result!

To cut long story short here it is:

Picture above has been reduced in size to fit size limits but it is hotlinked to the real Zoom5 game shots.

And here is one2one shot:

[mcarch 15]

OH MY! How that looks REAL! Only wish everything else in game looked that good!

[SimFox 802]

And you know what?? It totaly could!

That's why I was ranting and ranting over the "new look" of SimCity Societies!!! Why to go that way when we could make it look like this

[bixel 1,223]

wow 4 days...Sorrento took 3 days. But now I have a dedicated render machine, just need to install max. I can render while working on other things. Great job Simfox

[HONG KONG 74]

 Great job Paul and Simfox.........Oh my God, I want it to modd/lot.

[paulvmontfort 616]

I can do that too. I get a new laptop from the university which is more powerfull than my own PC.

[Jasoncw 11,841]

Looks phenomenal!  A new standard!

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

woahhhhhhhhhh! i am sure to update my hong kong with this beauty! amazing job, best BAT EVER!

[autoVino 26]

80 hours?  That's just insane!  My tiny 6 hour renders are nothing compared to this.

But really, I cant wait to see this released, probably it is the most realistic bat I've seen.

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

That is such a complicated modelling...... :-0

[Skyfire2275 23]

Amazing!!

[SimFox 802]

No guys, I guess I didn’t explain it right! The final render product of which you see on those shots was completed in 309 minutes that is 5 hours 9 minutes. When I said 80 hours that was more or less total time I spend test rendering it over last week. You don't really think that this just come out swimmingly on its own, do you? Without those 80 hours of tests the final render would have been about 20 hours instead of 5. Plus there were quite a few problems to solve and trick to think of...

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Did I say wow? This takes SC4 to a new level, really. I think me wants to mod & lot this beauty.

[ExiL3 10]

that looks sick! Great work man!

take care,

[Sim shady 12]

*sniff* this brings tears to my eyes...its so beautiful! Congratulations Paulvmont and Sim Fox your baby is all set to go!

ps, you should show this to tilted mill and rub this in their faces. Shows you which game is better graphically