BAT Request Thread

[20huskies 4,693]

5 hours ago, monkeywater said:

https://www.upstreamdata.ca/post/how-we-set-up-a-natural-gas-well-for-bitcoin-mining

 

this is really cool, its a bitcoin mine powered by an abandon gas well.  It would be cool to have this in game

There is a cryptocurrency mine now:

 

[20huskies 4,693]

Request for a funicular  - a tracked tram that goes up and down a steep mountain slope.

there is one in Pittsburgh, below.  Would be great for the NAM:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duquesne_Incline

[BartonThinks 3,416]

29 minutes ago, 20huskies said:

Request for a funicular  - a tracked tram that goes up and down a steep mountain slope.

there is one in Pittsburgh, below.  Would be great for the NAM:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duquesne_Incline

There is this one, from Paeng...

 

[20huskies 4,693]

4 minutes ago, BartonThinks said:

There is this one, from Paeng...

 

Awesome thanks!

[nycsc4 5,250]

If anyone is looking for some industrial inspiration, maybe the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis?

 

[Nathangec78 183]

Hi guys! This request goes especially to @mattb325, I really like this building, and I would like ask if you're not interested in release an overhanging version of this lot (and make it a commercial building instead of a police HQ, or still keep it that way perhaps). I like the shape of this building and think it's perfect for fitting diagonal gaps in the cities, however, its 3x3 lot is a challenge sometimes, and I thought that an overhanging version would be very useful for that purpose, and also for fitting on roundabouts. If you're interested, I would really appreciate that. Thanks in advance!

 

[daderic888 216]

G'day there!

Not sure if the HKABT Team is still around (Bixel, Cockatoo, PaulvMontfort, Simfox & TWrecks).

Here are a few I came across. Would love to see these and a number more on the Hong Kong side of things.

Highcliff & The Summit, Lohas Park Phases, Metro Plaza, The Belchers Towers, The Pavilia Bay & Grand Promenade (to name a few).

Cheers.

[daderic888 216]

G'day again!

Here are a few which I came across from Surfers Paradise / Gold Coast in Australia. Would love to see these and more from Down Under, especially from this part of the country. 

1 The Esplanade Apartments, 5 Enderley Avenue Apartments, Ballah & Allunga Apartments, Hilton Hotel, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Jupiters Casino, Mantra Circle On Cavill, Meriton Suites, Meriton Surfers & The Oracle Twin Apartment Towers.

I had a go at doing a couple of smaller residential apartments, but I'm back to the drawing board.

Any takers?

Cheers.

[kschmidt 6,164]

European Gas stations addon furthur extension requested !

Most european countries have the USA ecquavelant like Chevron,, Texaco, etq. Some european and africa based however still missing like Agip, Repsol, British Petrol, Total, Aral, Lukoill, Avia,..! Would love to see like Repsol in Spain, Agip in Italy, Total France in SimCity 4 a life make those medeteranian regions more realistic !

 

Future maybe relics of a time when most transitioned to electric ! Legal use may obstruct use of these brands in some way´s , except for the advertisement of the brands, still if you drive throug those countries these state companies are the most common to com in your way !

Sincerely yours,

Kschmidt

[ohdude 2,353]

13 hours ago, daderic888 said:

 

Very interesting

[ohdude 2,353]

A bit bigger and taller could be nice. Thanks in advance.

[Nathangec78 183]

Hi guys! 

@aldara6166 made a great job back in 2007 with his Modular Amusement Park Pack series, however, it was never further expanded since then and nothing similar was ever released again, and maybe a reboot or another generation of new rides could be very interesting. What about some 1x1 overhanging rides, flexible to fit wherever we want and more fairground oriented than fixed theme parks?

I also miss some rides that never made it to the MAPP back then like these and would really appreciate to see them in SC4:

Kamikaze

 

Pirate Ship

Top Spin 

Evolution

Tagada

Crazy Dance

 

 

[matias93 7,535]

On 6/16/2021 at 7:03 AM, ohdude said:

A bit bigger and taller could be nice. Thanks in advance.

 

I recognised the city by the hills (too many years on the Line 5 to miss them), and couldn't resist the opportunity to request the building just north to this one. I cannot find the name, but it has been there since the 1970s, and its trigonal shape makes sure that every tenant has an unobstructed view and enough sunlight. It can be seen in google maps here: https://www.google.cl/maps/place/Av.+Nueva+Providencia+2206,+Providencia,+Región+Metropolitana/@-33.4224318,-70.6092744,20z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x9662cf68a5d397b7:0x5db71785aa646a29!8m2!3d-33.4222049!4d-70.6093817

In the game it would work fantastically to fill triangular blocks or as a prop in a bigger complex, as it is in real life.

[nycsc4 5,250]

On 6/13/2021 at 4:32 AM, daderic888 said:

Search Bixel's content.  There are dozens of those massive HK style, multiple tower complexes for SC4 out there.

I also have a request.  I'm looking for more urban hospitals, less surface parking/open areas and more building and clinical space.  Give me some urban setbacks and sidewalk frontage.  Let me worry about the parking ;).  These are two new towers that were just constructed at Barnes-Jewish and Children's hospitals in St. Louis.  The Parkview Tower (left) and the Children's Tower (right):


Parkview Tower:

Parkview Tower Cafe (on the ground floor corner at street level with the outdoor seating).  This photo also provides a decent view of one of the tower's terraces and green roof.


The terrace you can see in the above photo:

Another Parkview Tower terrace on the north edge of the building:


You can see all three terraces here:


Children's Tower.  The tower itself is a new corner building with the rest of the existing Children's Hospital wrapping around it:

Children's Tower outdoor 7th floor terrace:


A better photograph of the two buildings (Children's has yet another outdoor terrace on the 8th floor of an older portion of the hospital visible here):

And lastly, the Mid-Campus Center.  Mostly a large office building at the center of the hospital/med school campus.  Sandwiched right up against an active train station:

Would love to see some of these.  We need some better and more high-tech hospitals!  And who doesn't like green roofs!?

[simlover102 4]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone has thought about making a Wawa lot, a gas station store in the Northeast. Very popular where I live in PA. 

[Captain Adam 421]

Would love to see the Al-Iskan Bank Building from Amman, Jordan, in SC4 as a $$ commercial building, its a commercial tower located in the Shmeisani area, near the Dakhiliya roundabout in the Jordanian capital , Amman. The complex is the first air-conditioned commercial complex in the Jordanian capital. It was established in 1982. 

  

[Kloudkicker 4,561]

On 6/26/2021 at 9:52 PM, simlover102 said:

Hey, I was wondering if anyone has thought about making a Wawa lot, a gas station store in the Northeast. Very popular where I live in PA. 

Someone has.

[daderic888 216]

On 24/06/2021 at 7:27 AM, nycsc4 said:

Search Bixel's content.  There are dozens of those massive HK style, multiple tower complexes for SC4 out there.

I also have a request.  I'm looking for more urban hospitals, less surface parking/open areas and more building and clinical space.  Give me some urban setbacks and sidewalk frontage.  Let me worry about the parking ;).  These are two new towers that were just constructed at Barnes-Jewish and Children's hospitals in St. Louis.  The Parkview Tower (left) and the Children's Tower (right):


Parkview Tower:

Parkview Tower Cafe (on the ground floor corner at street level with the outdoor seating).  This photo also provides a decent view of one of the tower's terraces and green roof.


The terrace you can see in the above photo:

Another Parkview Tower terrace on the north edge of the building:


You can see all three terraces here:


Children's Tower.  The tower itself is a new corner building with the rest of the existing Children's Hospital wrapping around it:

Children's Tower outdoor 7th floor terrace:


A better photograph of the two buildings (Children's has yet another outdoor terrace on the 8th floor of an older portion of the hospital visible here):

And lastly, the Mid-Campus Center.  Mostly a large office building at the center of the hospital/med school campus.  Sandwiched right up against an active train station:

Would love to see some of these.  We need some better and more high-tech hospitals!  And who doesn't like green roofs!?

Hi nycsc4,

Yep thanks, I have all of the ones that Bixel, Cockatoo and PaulvMontfort have batted. 

I'm hoping to get more like the pics in my post :-)

[sarcosis 428]

Just thought of this because Mattb325 just uploaded a small town community hall in the STEX. Masonic temples are something we see in many towns and cities across North America and I don't think it has been done before for SimCity 4. In the small towns in my area they are usually very simple small little white buildings but in important cities they can be much bigger and interesting building. It would be a nice addition to the reward menu. I showed some examples here. 

[Nathangec78 183]

I recently saw a new Beach set (which I loved, BTW) and I missed a lifeguard tower in a transparent 1x1 lot or even as mayor mode "tree" to put in those coastal landscapes. Since I couldn't find any of them or a similar lot anywhere, could a kind soul make me this favor, please?  It could be one like the one found in the original Maxis beach lot, or this blue one seen in this PEG's OWW2 lot:

Thanks in advance!

[City_Slider 2,716]

3 hours ago, Nathan_spcity said:

and I missed a lifeguard tower in a transparent 1x1 lot or even as mayor mode

It should be in the CDK Set of PEG. I downloaded it few Days ago.

[Nathangec78 183]

18 hours ago, City_Slider said:

It should be in the CDK Set of PEG. I downloaded it few Days ago.

As a single standalone lot or part of a boardwalk? 

[madhatter106 3,903]

On 7/4/2021 at 5:32 PM, sarcosis said:

Just thought of this because Mattb325 just uploaded a small town community hall in the STEX. Masonic temples are something we see in many towns and cities across North America and I don't think it has been done before for SimCity 4. In the small towns in my area they are usually very simple small little white buildings but in important cities they can be much bigger and interesting building. It would be a nice addition to the reward menu. I showed some examples here. 

I take a look at these three pictures and all I can think is, "boy those masons don't admit people in wheelchairs, because there is a distinct lack of handicapped ramps."

[Kloudkicker 4,561]

On 7/5/2021 at 9:36 AM, Nathan_spcity said:

Since I couldn't find any of them or a similar lot anywhere, could a kind soul make me this favor, please?  It could be one like the one found in the original Maxis beach lot

Here you go @Nathan_spcity. One maxis lifeguard tower on 1x1 transparent lot. Neutral stats, zero to plop and one Simolean to bulldoze. Found in the park menu.
KK LifeGuardTower_Transparent_1x1_2df0c0ee.SC4Lot
Since the prop(tower) does not conform to slops, the prop could visually lift off the ground somewhat along the front(see picture). The flatter the ground is, the better it will look.

  Edited July 7, 2021 by Kloudkicker  
Park menu edition

[Nathangec78 183]

8 hours ago, Kloudkicker said:

Here you go @Nathan_spcity. One maxis lifeguard tower on 1x1 transparent lot. Neutral stats, zero to plop and one Simolean to bulldoze. Found in the park menu.
KK LifeGuardTower_Transparent_1x1_2df0c0ee.SC4Lot
Since the prop(tower) does not conform to slops, the prop could visually lift off the ground somewhat along the front(see picture). The flatter the ground is, the better it will look.

Cool! Thanks a lot, bud! I appreciate that. 

[Kloudkicker 4,561]

Here could be a fun one to make and real nice to have. It boosts the stations attractiveness to be used in dead times between morning and evening rush hours. In game it could increase the stations close by to be more efficient, have jobs, park, mayor ratting and landmark effect and more or less. 
It is a very beautiful plaza.
Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun

Source of photos and information below: https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/tenri-station-plaza-cofufun_o

"Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun, as Nendo dubbed its scheme, is a supergraphic set of stepped conical pavilions, some upright, some inverted, like retro spinning tops on display. One holds a café, one is an observation deck and stage, and another a play area. Every surface—roof included—is meant to be engaged.
The pavilions’ forms were inspired by kofun, ancient keyhole-shaped imperial tombs made from mounded earth that can be found throughout the area. The circular twist was pure function: “We wanted to make the space accessible from anywhere,” Sato says." Oki Sato is the chief designer and founder of Nendo, the architect.

LOCATION Tenri , Japan

803, 川原城町 Tenri, Nara 632-0016, Japan

ARCHITECT Nendo 
Completed 2017

6,000 square meters (64,584 square feet)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/天理駅前広場コフフン/@34.6004463,135.8287871,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x600136b44fd2839d:0xda46788b84dd4393!8m2!3d34.6004463!4d135.8309758?hl=en

  Edited July 8, 2021 by Kloudkicker  

[Raymond7cn 6,772]

It looks like @mattb325's dish, with respect, Matt, It really reminds me of your plazas.

[nycsc4 5,250]

How about this nice corner building?  In Oulu Finland.

[Captain Adam 421]

Thats an interesting sub reddit name 

15 hours ago, nycsc4 said:

How about this nice corner building?  In Oulu Finland.

 

[Anarcho-paladin 19]

Habitat 67

 

Description:

A brutalist, High-Wealth, medium density residential situated in Montréal, Québec, Canada. I usually prefer growable lots, but it probably won't be possible, at least not without going super lot, due to the size of the building. And as there is a street going through the complex (see google maps link provided further), I guess  it would be preferable to BAT this as a functional residential landmark. The street might just be designed as a driveway, though, as it only connects in two points, with the street on front of the complex.

 

English Wikipeida page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67

Google Maps link: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4997289,-73.5438721,18z

 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community:

There are very few BATs representing Montréal and/or brutalist buildings, because, truth be told, most of them are utterly ugly. This one is not.