Nofunk's BAT Thread

[Sim shady 12]

Looking good. Very good.

[SimFox 801]

it looks spectacular!

[Odainsaker 2,134]

My gosh, it's like candy! This is turning out so awesome. The render and shadows are so crisp...everyone must get Max 9 one day.

[Simfan34 11]

That... is... AMAZING! Wonderful, so well-done! I also cannot believe they tore down ol'slumpy!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Originally posted by: Simfan34I also cannot believe they tore down ol'slumpy!quote>

Geeze, that's out of nowhere! lol.  I think it just collapsed on its own though.  If the building is totally gone now, it's more of a clean up job than a tearing down.

The Art Deco tower is indeed looking great.  I was very excited about it while texturing it.

And remember everyone, there are a handful of variants of this building!

[jacqulina 162]

wow graduate school i hope it all goes well for you my friend,this is an awesome building the details are wonderfull

take care and good luck

[T Wrecks 10,209]

<== *drooling in slack-jawed silence*

[wolverine 12]

Originally posted by: Jasoncw

Originally posted by: Simfan34I also cannot believe they tore down ol'slumpy!quote>

Geeze, that's out of nowhere! lol.  I think it just collapsed on its own though.  If the building is totally gone now, it's more of a clean up job than a tearing down.

quote>

It was demolished by the city the other day.  It did not completely collapse on its own.

[nofunk 1,933]

Wow! THANK YOU ALL for the great comments!

Sorry I haven't updated in the past month. Graduate school has swallowed my life! In fact, I haven't done any modeling since the first of September. But I should have some free time this weekend... maybe you'll see a REAL update!

In other news, I was in the Twin Cities this past weekend, and of course I saw a number of buildings I'd love to model, so you might see a Minneapolis BAT in the near future.

Finally, as bogged down as I have been lately, look for something BIG at the end of this month!

[jacqulina 162]

looking forward to those updates my friend

[Sim shady 12]

ooh your teasing us

[autoVino 26]

Something big?  I have your undivided attention now.

Waiting patiently (not so patiently)

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Just some fun.

[Sim shady 12]

ow it hurts my eyes it so bright

[nofunk 1,933]

Jason: You should post a perspective view of the textured tower for everyone to see!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

[Sim shady 12]

oh! its so beautiful

In fact it looks done. Any release date yet?

[Jasoncw 11,840]

There's just a nitelites problem, I posted about it in the 3ds Max - Troubleshooting thread. Once that's fixed, I can export this one. Then I can quickly finish the rest of the buildings in this set. The nitelites are finished, they're just rendering waaay too bright. There's also one or two other quick things I need to do to the model, but they will only take a few minutes.

[Andreas Roth 607]

I rarely say this, but I can't wait!. Looks awesome, and the CHI/NY skyscrapers are so sorely needed in the game...

[autoVino 26]

the design and architecture of this building is phenomenal!

Can't wait.

[Swiss_Canadian 2]

That's just breathtaking guys! I'm looking forward to the release!!!

[nofunk 1,933]

Thanks everyone!

The art deco towers are coming along slowly. I need to model the base on the Gramercy. Meanwhile, Jason is still working on the textures and night lighting. Look for these around Thanksgiving.

But don't forget: Halloween is next week, and doesn't everyone like a treat on Halloween?

In other news, I've started something new:

Hope everyone is well!

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull progress and the new building is great

[SimFox 801]

I just wonder, are those practically Floor to ceiling windows?

I love the ground and First floors combo!

[nofunk 1,933]

jacqulina: Thanks, Jacky! Hope you are doing well these days!

SimFox: As a matter of fact, yes, the building appears to have floor-to-ceiling windows, lol. That wasn't exactly my intention, but I think it's OK. The windows are 2 meters tall, and there are 1.3 meters between each set, so approximately 6.5-foot windows, and 10-foot floors.

EDIT: Upon closer inspection, I think the window ledges -- which are colored gray in the preview render -- are causing a bit of an optical illusion. They're causing the windows to look taller than they are. Hopefully once I texture the building that will be mitigated.

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FYI - The scalloped detailing along the top of the cornice will be copper. I meant to change the color to green before I posted a preview render, but forgot.

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

ooo! a treat! i like treats! The new buildings look amazing! Can't wait to see them ingame!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

hmmm, yeah, I think the floors should be at least 4 meters for SC. I think that's even short for real life. I think it would look good if the windows were made taller (and the rest of the building was moved up accordingly). There's something I like about the current proportions, but I think it would also look good being taller as well.

I just realized that this building reminds me of one from SC3K.

And it's looking great btw.

[SimFox 801]

Yeah there is some size mismatch - Either doors are totally giant or everything else is very small... But that's not a biggie ;-)

[nofunk 1,933]

Jasoncw: After scaling, the floors are over 4 meters tall. And in fact, 4 meters equals 13 feet, which I think is actually a little bit *tall* for real life.

Funny you should mention SC3K. As you know, this started as the Francis Palm Building in Detroit, so I was in no way trying to recreate an SC3K building, but I too am reminded of one when I look at this. Don't remember which building it is though.

SimFox: Hm... how distracting is it? I'd like to leave it as is, if it's not too bad. (Considering pedestrians in the game are like 3 meters tall... lol.)

UPDATE

Initial textures:

EDIT: A couple of things --

1. I need to raise the main roof just a tad. The brick wall is too high above it.

2. I'm going to add some flashing along the edges of the brick walls.

3. Any thoughts on the scalloped cornice detail?

[Sim shady 12]

ooh looks excellent so far