Frogface BAT buildings

[frogface 352]

i try adjust the spotlights. but they are currently near ground level just above the entrance so i dont i can move it much further down. i will try that though.

Also i will try fix the night lighted windows. they dont look too bad now but i plopped it in a downtown for experiment and it stood out at night pretty badly.

This means its gonna take longer but whats better? a half finished building or a fully finished building?

 

[frogface 352]

i gave up on the spotlights and. i couldn't get them to work how i wanted them to also drewz15 i tried to taper the antenna some but it looked awful. i think its best as it is. anyway i improved nightlighting so its very nearly complete. i think its pretty much done. if you have any last minute suggestions then please say!

i will start the high quality render overnight so expect it soon! after this im going to work on the plaza

[MayorTim 16]

I think the glass areas on top at the resturaunt and by the entrance should have some thin metal supports running one direction. That would make it look so much more realistic. maybe even give thin a slightly green tint.

[frogface 352]

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On 2/24/2004 5:17:45 PM MayorTim wrote:

I think the glass areas on top at the resturaunt and by the entrance should have some thin metal supports running one direction. That would make it look so much more realistic. maybe even give thin a slightly green tint.

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im confused. the restaraunt has got metal supports! the entrance has poles too but they arnt that visible.

green glass would be interesting... https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif> i like the blue myself

[frogface 352]

this is something ive been working on today...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/mast1.jpg border=0>

what do you think?

 

[pcsurgeon 2]

i don't like the spotlights that much, rather prefer window lights... also, how about lighting up the buildings names? I think that would give it a more motropolital look
Otherwise, great work !!

[vidioman 21]

What is that? (sorry if that sounds rude)

 

-vid

[frogface 352]

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On 2/25/2004 6:08:57 PM vidioman wrote:

What is that? (sorry if that sounds rude)

-vid

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its kind of like a monument or landmark which doubles as a transmitter mast . dont worry i wont be uplaoding it on the BEX but it was more of an experiment at working at angles other then 90 degrees.

Frogface INC has been rendered so watch out for it on the BEX later.

[mburland 0]

I like the HQ, it feels a little Petronasy (if you get what I mean). Now - the sunken plaza - to me that is just CRYING out to be converted into a subway station!!!

[frogface 352]

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On 2/26/2004 5:25:10 AM mburland wrote:I like the HQ, it feels a little Petronasy (if you get what I mean). Now - the sunken plaza - to me that is just CRYING out to be converted into a subway station!!!

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yes i sort of felt it looked a bit like the petronas even though that wasnt my intention. im deciding whether to work on the HQ. i dont feel it really is good enough for the BEX currently but if enough people want it then i will make inmprovements. interesting idea on the subway station for the plaza. maybe i should make a separate version for it.  

As for progress here is the latest version of the plaza:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/plaza8.jpg border=0>

[Smurfer2 7]

Everything looks great! I would download Frogface HQ. I'll read and comment more later because I need to finish my homework. Can't wait to read more on this thread. 

[jcabassa 20]

When will you finish the Frogface headquarters? I like those the most!https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif>

 

-jcab

[frogface 352]

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On 2/26/2004 1:22:12 PM jcabassa wrote:

When will you finish the Frogface headquarters? I like those the most!

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif>

 

-jcab

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after i get the plaza done then i'll move onto this building. anyway

Frogface INC is now on the BEX

[otakunow 0]

whats up with frog face they trying to take over the world?

[frogface 352]

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On 2/26/2004 5:04:34 PM otakunow wrote:whats up with frog face they trying to take over the world?

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/14.gif border=0>

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yes indeed... my BAT buildings are one step towards gloabal domination...

[vidioman 21]

Nice! I like the radio tower on top! Can you make a standalone radio tower? That would be great!

[frogface 352]

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On 2/26/2004 5:30:22 PM vidioman wrote:

Nice! I like the radio tower on top! Can you make a standalone radio tower? That would be great!

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radio mast? now thats a good idea! i dunno how bad the render time would be with a 500m tall mast but still i'll try it

[Smurfer2 7]

So next is a subway station plaza and then Frogface HQ. Sounds good.

 

 

 

P.S. Take your time Frogface.

[frogface 352]

i have updated Frogface INC with the growable version. head over to https://www.simtropolis.com/lots/lots.cfm?Str=Frogface%20INC

to get the new version

 

in future all buildings will come with a growable for convenience

[drewz15 0]

frogface, i don't know if this is a problem with my game or what, but your tower developed(was very excited to see it rise!), but when completed it was an empty lot with props, but no building. maybe others have seen the same?

[frogface 352]

im not so sure what is the problem. make sure you have put the model file in your plugins folder. i will go into the game to see if i get the same result.

[+Guest]

Hmm, Frogface Inc looks like a basic BAT building to me.

[frogface 352]

it looks like i didn't update the file even though it seemed to have workedhttps://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/23.gif> so its probably the old version that has grown in your city because sometimes ploppables can grow in your city. (happened with ALTX's corporate enterprises)

The lot does not seem to want to update and so im stuck really https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/14.gif>

sorry about that.

[frogface 352]

here is the next building im working on.

Paradise Apartments

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/BAT_paradise.jpg border=0>

any comments about this new one?

i still am not too sure wheter it should be a R$ or a R$$

btw the roof is nowhere near finished as is adding junk onto the balconies.

 

also regarding the situation of the corrupted Frogface INC, i will try to uplaod the lot again now the exchange is upgraded and working better (i think one reason for this is that it was acting very dodgy when i tried to upload it)

i will upload it as soon as i get back onto my computer. sorry for those who downlaoded the corrupt version only to find it was a blank lot.

 

[eburress 267]

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On 2/29/2004 7:53:35 AM frogface wrote:

here is the next building im working on.

Paradise Apartments

any comments about this new one?

i still am not too sure wheter it should be a R$ or a R$$

btw the roof is nowhere near finished as is adding junk onto the balconies.

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Wow! This is going to look pretty sharp when you're finished...definitely one of the better residential buildings I have seen anyone build so far! One texture question though. On those columns with the patios, was the texture intended to be bricks or masonry blocks? If they were intended to be bricks, I think it might look a little better if you made them smaller (they appear to be about a foot high each - much larger than most bricks). I don't mean to be ticky-tacky. Again, this is looking really great!

This building does appear to be somewhere between R$ and R$$.

[jcabassa 20]

The paradise apartments are looking great!

 

-jcab

[otakunow 0]

WOW!! i love you belcony scheme going on there it looks awesome. there seems to be a weird brick layout on the belcony

 

can some one tell me why my text is big if it is set at size 1?

[Smurfer2 7]

I think it should be R$$. The balconies add a different touch to it. I'll continue to watch this thread closely

 

Thanks for fixing Frogface Inc.

[frogface 352]

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On 2/29/2004 9:52:32 PM Smurfer2 wrote:

I think it should be R$$. The balconies add a different touch to it. I'll continue to watch this thread closely

 

Thanks for fixing Frogface Inc.

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i think i will go with R$$. it looks a bit more like that to me even though it was based off a R$  building.

this building is almost finished. i need to add th essential roof details then it will be ready to render.

[frogface 352]

update: