Nofunk's BAT Thread

[nofunk 1,933]

allez l'om: Thanks! I picked it because it was a corner building. The real building is vacant now, but at one time it probably held a number of different shops!

Francis90b: All of these are inspired by buildings along Hamilton Avenue in Highland Park. Here are the first two (16165 and 16171 Hamilton). And here is the building that inspired the newest one (16000 Hamilton). I admit I took some liberties on the new one (namely: making it about 3 times deeper than the original) but I think I stayed true to its spirit. I also plan on adding the wrap-around canopy.

[nofunk 1,933]

Why do I ALWAYS post at the end of a page?

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[Chris M 406]

nofunk! Great work lately. I'm about able to design an entire city with nothing but your buildings and I do like that. ;-) Looking forward to more!

[nofunk 1,933]

DragonAnime: Thanks! That's a great compliment!

Sorry I've been so quiet lately. I actually started playing the game again! (Which is why we all BAT, right?) But I'm getting back to some of my projects now.

I've done quite a bit of new work on the third Highland Park commercial building, and I'm pretty pleased with the results. Also, I plan on changing the other two commercial buildings so they don't look so deep and boxy. In the end, I may end up releasing all versions with different textures, just to help diversify the commercial selection some more.

[allez l'om 1]

This store is great. Perfect to recreating neighborhoods distant from downtown.

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Lookin' good!

I don't mind "deep and boxy" as long as the fit the tiles reasonably. I'm trying to wrap my head around why the highlights on the right facade are reflecting so much brighter than the left (in direct light). Doesn't look bad, just odd to me

[nofunk 1,933]

allez l'om: Thanks! That is exactly what I'm trying to do!

SimHoTToDDy: 

Lookin' good! quote>

You've been hangin' around Jason too much!

This is actually the west viewport... could that be why the right facade is bright? (This is going to be a left corner lot.)

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Maybe...

Well I didn't know what else to say, but I was still compelled to make a statement, although the depth of said statement was diminished. 

Just a little...

[nofunk 1,933]

OK! I need opinions! Does everyone like the deeper, or shallower version of this building? The deeper one is a 1x2; the shallower one is a 1x1. Both are wall-to-wall.

    

I'm looking for ideas on the DEPTH ONLY. Don't pay attention to differences in the textures or sign.

(Keep in mind, the deeper version means less work for me! )

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Personally I like the Deeper one. The 1x1 might be good for denser commercial clusters where there are back to back shops, but otherwise it seems disproportionate with the front facade.

[Chris M 406]

Hmmm. It's a tough decision for me, but I like the deeper version. I agree with what SimHoTToDDy said. And besides, I think we can all use some deeper buildings. So many BATs and Maxis buildings are too stubby and are not deep enough for certain city blocks in game. You know what I mean?

[plasticboy 36]

Why can't we just have both versions?

[Jack_wilds 550]

May we have both, please...?  they would work in differing locates. the 1x1 could also be a corner, with a parking/service back... they both look good

[Vlasky 1,803]

Deeper.

When will the corner building be released? I love it

[nofunk 1,933]

Hi All!

So it sounds like the general consensus is for the deeper buildings, so those are what I'll release first. But I imagine eventually I'll put out some sort of "extras" upload with the shallower buildings. Maybe with different textures too... we'll see!

The buildings are done, and just going through final tweaks and testing! Here's a teaser.

[kellydale2003 2,276]

I am a looking... and I am a liking!

[madhatter106 3,903]

Love

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LOVE!

More commercials, that's my motto!

[art128 4,618]

looks great !

[Francis90b 748]

They're looking good !

[Delecto 941]

Simple and effective as ever. I like!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Your town looks good and I love the buildings you have made and the scale size look good as well, Great job.

[nofunk 1,933]

SURPRISE! And Happy Halloween!

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22761

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

I love surprises!!!

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

[simcity4fan12 13]

Great job on that surprise BAT Nofunk! Happy Halloween!

[Jack_wilds 550]

Liked the Halloween surprise... its better than a kick in the pants.

Hoping to find the downtown buildings soon...

do also plan to make few more too to round this endeavor?

[Delecto 941]

Thank you very much for the Mario Merola Building surprise Nofunk.

Simply superbe!

DEL!

[Chris M 406]

Also, thank you for the fantastic surprise Halloween treat! It's way better than candy could ever be.

[nofunk 1,933]

Hey everyone! I'm really glad that you all like the Bronx County Courthouse! It took a lot of self-control to keep it under wraps for so long, but it was worth it!

As you probably already know, the Hamilton Avenue Shops have been released under the BSP logo!

This weekend I started a little something new:

[allez l'om 1]

what's this? it seems to be a rich downtown building, right? it's starting good!!