NEBB BAT thread

[patriots_1228 51]

wow looks nice.
so you want the job?
My current building doesnt need alot, it takes up almost the full 5x5 tiles.
in fact most of our skyscrapers dont need lots. but when me, scotty,franky, or lrfox are in need of a lot, you'll do. I suggest giving your email to everyone so they can send you the desc. and model files. remember to send back those and the lot. Feel free to put roads or any kind of transit on there, and then we can TE it.

Scotty-What building is that? Im guessing if its in boston it might be the han*****. If it is theres ll ready a version on the STEX, but the base is poorly done so it would be intresting to see what you do with it. You  want base pics for lincoln?

All-Yay! I got it exported, i did it on medium so the window frames show up way better than if i did it on low like i usually do. Ill work on Modding and than i hope to have it up tomarrow or thursday.

edit:

Okay it is the han*****, saw the title.
heres some pics, i just saw it a couple days ago so i got some knowledge if you need it.


o and that old building is just a reflection.



im gonna do the building to the left, the old han***** tower, someday, i saw a play in i think that building yesterday.



bad base pic. Ill get some base pics of the han***** and state street up this afternoon.

[patriots_1228 51]

wut the heck is wrong with the pics?

just use live image search and your get those pics.

and watch out for the **** effect

[hydra 4]

Yep i take the job just gota get cleaning in my pulgin folder mybe next week or something like that.

[scotty222 549]

im gonna start han***** again because the poly count is to high for my computer

so im gonna try another way of doin it

[patriots_1228 51]

scotty, what i would do instead of doing the front wall, then the sdie, would be to go into google earth, measure the dimensions, and just get the height and shape of the building first, then you can add detail. if you want i can give you an example.

[hydra 4]

Ok first thing when do i start and what do i work on?

oh ya do you need my email.

Regards hydra.

[scotty222 549]

Thanks for the tip ill think about that for next time

ive figured out a new method that cut that last shot from 50 thousand + polys to under 2000

so thats good

[crazyyaya 4]

Hey patroits i really liked your exchange building, a generic building but a nice touch to a skyline and better than anything i can make.

[franky_83 8]

I love the new stuff made. I apologize for the lateness but I have been away and then had to work several 12 hour shifts in a row. I'm off tomorrow so I'll try and finish 60 State Street and will give some previews. If someone with BAT4Max is willing to do the rendering (as I use 3ds Max but was unable to install BAT4Max) that'd be awesome as we'd get reflections, etc.

I'll show some updates as soon as I have some.

BR,

Franky

[patriots_1228 51]

hydra-you start whenever one of us has a building that requires an actual lot, not just a few tiles of concrete. so most skyscrapers you wont lot, my third office park will be after my current project, and that will need a lot.

I will post pictures to give you an idea of what to do and if you need props ask for them. remember, no dependencies!!! I strongly suggest removing your plugins from your plugins folder and putting them in a safe spot when you do lots for me, to make sure there are no dependencies that arent by NEBB.

scotty-np, sounds cool!

crazyaya- thanks

franky-no problem , i suggest starting a thread asking for someones help. i noticed this in GE, but its really easy to recreate State Street. we have 60 state street,28 state street, and exchange Place, plus someone else uploaded the crappy city hall.

[lrfox 2]

Hey... havn't checked in in a few days, but i like the progress here.

Patriots- Nice work with Exchange

Scotty- The hancawk will be nice, the one on the STEX is too short and not really upto par.Also, one lincoln still looks sweet.

Franky- looking forward to that... the shots you've showed us are impressive.

Myself, i'm currently still tinkering with the Triple deckers but not too much progress has been made. i'll try to post a pic this week. It's getting close to the end of the semester, so these next few weeks will be busy (25 page paper due for Business Law next tues!) but after that i'll have some time.

Nice work everyone

[patriots_1228 51]

nice idea with the hancawk, get rid of the ****. or you could do hanc0ck. lol either way works.

also the one on the STEX has a bad base.

[scotty222 549]

New Stuff on Hancowk

i need suggestions on the shape. Taller, thinner, Fatter, Shorter what do you think

does anyone know why the top is darker in all my previews

[patriots_1228 51]

the right side is thinner than the left i think, i remember that side was so thin some kid at my school called it the ultimant emo building on our feild trip cuz someone could cut themselfs on it.

how are you getting the dimensions somthing about the indents looks odd. but the height and width is perfect.

and hes my crappy creation


lets compare to the thing simfox did on page one
BY SIMFOX


his is a bit more detailed but i just started, so i got the corners a bit off but its a lot closer than my old one so far.

[patriots_1228 51]

sorry for the double post but the top is just shadows, are you using BAT or 3ds?

[scotty222 549]

I know the measurements of the indents are wrong theyre just for show at the moment

im glad someone noticed though or imght have forgot about

im goin into google earth now to fix

seems like a strange place for a shadow

[patriots_1228 51]

lol i agree wouldnt they be at the bottom

[69lamasse 0]

Patriots_1228, can you give me more picturs of the building my project please.

[patriots_1228 51]

wut project are u doing?

[patriots_1228 51]

the corner peices on 111 are messed up, im going to have to start over.

[lrfox 2]

Lots of progress here i see. 

@Patriots... do the best you can do... Simfox is a master BATer and while it's hard to duplicate his work, you certainly get credt for trying. 

@Scotty- i can't help you with your texture issue, but i think the dimensions are slightly off. what do you have for a height? It should be at about 241 meters (actually, slightly taller seeing as the BAT tends to make things shorter and fatter during a render so probably about 270 meters). 

I think it should be a LITTLE fatter. otherwise, it looks prety good. 

Look at the pics below to see what i'm talking about. the last one is just for kicks. it's an old pic of the hanc0ck in the "Plywood Palace" days when the glass used to pop out when the building swayed and crash to the street below. i believe some people were actually killed. but they replaced the glass with plywood until they replaced it all with flexible panes.

[lrfox 2]

Sorry for the double post, but 69lamasse- Say the name of the building and i'll get you whatever pictures you need. thanks.

[patriots_1228 51]

noone was killed, but must of been pretty creepy if your on the top floor and your window pops out!

[patriots_1228 51]

much better. the pic is blurry so its a little hard to see the details.

o and lrfox- the projecti suggested for him were some triple deckers like the ones u are doing, mostly because they will be more similar to the buildings he is used to BATting. I dont no what he chose though.

[scotty222 549]

111 looks good so far

on the Hancok ive started a base but i need input and pics

Thanks for the input into the sizes and ive decided to make it wider

The problem with this building is that its shape makes it look fatter than it really is

[scotty222 549]

Sorry bout double post but i put textures on lincoln while i wait for some input on han*****

it mostly looks the same but the main facade is slightly darker so its not blinding in game

the biggest concern is the roof which is a very bright concete in real life, should i stick with it or go for something darker

[T Wrecks 10,209]

The problem with Hanc0ck Tower might be that you don't use the correct light rig. There's a fixed one out there, its name was something with "fixed" and "huge", but I don't remember anything exact. That light rig should be capable of illuminating even the tallest buildings properly.

[scotty222 549]

Thanks T Wrecks Problem solved

[patriots_1228 51]

ill get u some hanc0ck base pics in a second,i gotta rename them so simtropolis will allow them lol.

the modeling looks good so far, nice job on the shape i think uve got it down. but make sure you do ur final export on medium or high, so that the lines for the windows are easily visible. remember my exchange place i was having problems with some lines not showing up? that was because i was rendering on low. so remember that but it looks really good so far.

for lincoln i would go with the same roof texture i used for the lighter parts of the exchange roof, the maxis garbage one. it looks grey in BAT but it comes out a not blinding white ingame.

[patriots_1228 51]

here u no what would work better.

go to www.live.com, hit maps, then scroll up to boston, go to birdseye when its availible, then just do the base from there. its like GE but the pics are much higher quality and you see more. its wut i used to get that pic of the lincoln base.