nybt-forum-threads NYBT BAT Thread

[Glenni 1,444]

@Glenni- Just asking, are you just contributing that building(when you BAT it) to NYBT or do you want to be completely part of the team and BAT with us(and still BAT what you want to BAT that isn't New York stuff)?

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Well, the basic idea was just to contribute to your recreation with this one building, but i am out of ideas, and sort  of getting tired of just making stuff based on buildings over here. Plus i do have some interest on buildings in New York, so sure if you want me to to join the team , i'm all open for it

I can contribute with certain vehicles too if needed

I have some NYC sightseeing buses in the pipelines right now as well.

Speaking of said building thst i was gonna make though... i am ready to work on it, but there is just one problem.. I can't find any roof top  shots of it, i tried bing and google an they both give me shot from when it was under construction, so  is it ok that i just use my own imagination on the roof?

[simcity4fan12 13]

Sorry for the image quality, here's the roof of the building you want to BAT Glenni. You can use your imagination with the roof if you want to, I do that with most roofs. Welcome to NYBT.

[kellydale2003 2,276]

Wow!!

The team grows with another awesome member!

[Glenni 1,444]

Thanks for the roof shot, that helped a lot!

[simcity4fan12 13]

Well, I have some updates. Just on the Citicorp Center.

You can see one part of the tower in the far background(in the left), I'm making all the needed parts in Sketchup, then just copy that part of the tower as much as I need. Now, for the base. I did some work on it, as you can see.

Here's another side of the base building, nothing speacial.

Here's the plaza so far. It's unfinished though. How's it look? I think the black brick texture I'm using is to repetetive, so I might change it.

And here's the back of the roof. Not much has happened here yet.

What do you all think?

[Jumpthefence 74]

Originally posted by: kellydale2003

*Creepy Smile*quote>

*Creepy smiles back*

*Wonders what's with the creepy smiles(?)*

*Smiles insecurely*

What, do you not like my building?

Simcity4fan12: What architect thought of that building? It's a bit weird, but it's iconic, unique and it's coming along nicely. Personally, I think it's pretty cool. It looks complicated, so best of luck to you.

Glenni: Welcome! Remember to take off your shoes.

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Jumpthefence- I'm not to sure, the architect got alot of awards for it though. What ever happened to 77 Water Street?

[Parisian 556]

Hello everybody.

This is my first work as a builder. Thanks to Simcity4fan12, and his precious advices, I ve made the New York Times Building.

I ve some problems to upload a pic of my work here. I m sending some to Simcity4fan12 and I will ask him to upload for me here in the forum.

[simcity4fan12 13]

Well Parisian, You got a good basic shape down, but it needs some improvement. Some of the details look textured on when they should be modeled out.

[maikeli.1 12]

simcity4fan12 the Citicorp center is a job well done good work

[gio10469 24]

Citicorp is coming out great! Hey by the way...how is world trade 7 turning out? Great work by all NYBT members!

[Gwail 52]

Originally posted by: simcity4fan12

@-NYBT Members- Hey guys, ya'll got any updates ya wana share? This is almost turning into my personal thread.quote>

I wish I had so much free time as you have, my friend . Keep going with the great job you do! My work slowly goes on, but first I want to finish the RMIP 3.1 project, at last.

Look what I've found lately on the net, it may help you:

Glenni, welcome aboard, you viking bastard !

[Glenni 1,444]

Here's the first shot guys.

I have of course done some changes from the original building, such as spacing out certain details more, in order to make the building fit on a nice snugly fit 3x3 lot.

And while i'm onto this i do have some building's i'd want to do afterwards:

Delmonico's Restaurant (it's right across the street of this building)

American Radiator Building: ( I just love this thing!!!!!)

and last of the first four:

The Flatiron:

Anyone got any objections to this? It's ok if any one else want to make these instead, i can find something else to do.

[Seraf 1,238]

Glenni -  Once I wanted to make ARB and flatiron, but for now I focus on buildings from CP district (The Plaza and GM). I don't object to you making these bats, but remeber that; these buildings are very ornamental and without decorations they will lose their beauty and character

Parisian - The model looks ok, but it still needs some work to make it look realistic

simcity4fan12 - on this picture: , ground floor overlaps one of the pillars. Is it correct? I'm asking because I don't know ^^"

[Francis90b 748]

Glenni:

I'm drooling while looking at your selection !

I do really believe you'll be able to do an amazing job on them!

[Gwail 52]

Glenni, AFAIK Hanson is preparing to model Flatiron, you should contact him first. Beside this, I like your choice, can't wait to see it.

[simcity4fan12 13]

Just here for replies, updates from me will come later.

@maikeli.1- I appreciate that! I've been working hard.

@gio10469- Thanks, I announced that I'll have to start over on 7WTC, but I did. So far, not much has been happening. I'm trying to finish the other BATs, particularlly the HSBC Bank Building in Lower Manhattan and the Citicorp Center.

@Gwail- That's a good roof shot! Thank you so much. My roof of WTC7 wasn't that accurate, in terms of small detail and some of the air units.

@Glenni- Looking good so far. The changes are good, I change some details of some BATs I do. Good choices of what to BAT next! The Flatiron Building, I believe is being BATed by Hanson still. He told me in a email a while back, but that was before the virus he had attacked his computer. He lost the Citicorp Center he was making. I think there was 2 pics of it on his website. I'm not sure if the Flatiron BAT suffered the same fate, I'll ask him later. By the way, is that a recent pic of the Flatiron? I always thought there was a Sprint store on its ground floor, not a Citi Bank.

@Seraf- I saw that in a RL pic of the building. So it seems correct. I think in the site plan the pillars go all the way down into the basement, and, for some reason, some pillars overlap the small plaza building's floors.

I'm going to try to get a quick update later today, maybe in a few minutes. I'm taking a small vacation, about a day or two today with the family. I'll try to get one of the Citicorp Center. Anyone want to see what I'm doing on the HSBC Bank? Not much has happened yet, still in the basics. I'd rather show it when I get more details done.

[Glenni 1,444]

oh so that's taken then? Ok then guess i'll find something else, unless Hanson says something

[io_bg 249]

Glenni, wonderful choice of buildings! I'm sure you'll do a great job on them!

[Kryptowhite 9]

@Parisan: You seem to have the shape down, but your technique and approach need's to be reworked. You are making the basic shape and then using textures to provide the details. That is useful for fully 3d games because it lowers poly count and keeps the game running fast. However, in simcity, the models are all just 2d isometric images painted onto a box, so i don't even know if there is a poly count, and if there is, it is 6 for every single building. So your going to want to model out all the details of your model, so that your model looks real in a simcity4 render. right now, it looks very fake and its obvious that you used pictures to make the facade details.

So make sure that you fully model out any kinds of facade details like windows, mullions, and that you model the roof instead of just using a satillite image.

@everyone else:

I'll try to post something soon but i really have no time for batting these days...

[simcity4fan12 13]

Well I'm back with an update on the Downtown Club.

Just the basics with the uncompleted entrance so far. The textures might be changed in BAT.

Here's some pics of my and Kryptowhite's One Times Square. These are lot editor pics, not really having time to put it in the game yet.

This is basically a second choice for One Times Square, you Can have Hanson's with different builboards, or this one with different buillboards.

I mentioned before about a New York prop pack for NYBT. I'm going to make some street props, some sculptures that go to some of the BATs I'm going to make, and more. I'm thinking about taking Hanson's NY Traffic Lights and rendering them as props for the pack as well, with your permission of course Hanson! I was also thinking, that one NYBT member can make a mod that replaces in-game traffic lights with Hanson's. Glenni, since you made vehicle mods, do you think you can make a mod that replaces the in-game traffic lights? I have no worthly clue about modding at all. Tried it, messed up alot.

More updates from me to come!

[Glenni 1,444]

Well, i can make the models, the problem is the modding though, i can't actually do the modding, the buses i made for instance, were my own models, but someone else modded them for me

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Glenni- Oh that's ok, you made good busses, by the way. Do you know anyone who can mod though?

Well, I made a quick BAT to make for the prop pack for New York I want to release that will be dependencies for future uploads of NYBT. I'm going to make more street props, but here's one for a particular BAT that will be made in the future.



This is the South Street Seaport Museum Lighthouse. It's a memorial to the Titanic, since I beleive it used to function as a Lighthouse and helped guide the Titanic when it passed Manhattan. How does it look? I'll show the Sculpture to the HSBC Bank Building next.Then probably some street stuff next.

[Kryptowhite 9]

When did the TItantic pass Manhatten? It sunk on its maiden voyage coming from England...

[simcity4fan12 13]

Hmmm...I mis-read something about it. It was just built as a memorial, it was part of some church thing actually. Just dedicated to those who died. It was just donated to the South Street Seaport Museum when the church instutute thing relocated. My bad...

[Glenni 1,444]

Here's a lil bit progress of William beaver House.

Still untextured.

[serebii666 3]

Great! I think it was built for the titanic (the lighthouse) I mean White Star Line also had to prolong their port (#64) to accompany the new liner class.

[kellydale2003 2,276]

@Glenni - The FlatIron will be magnificient!! Historians define that tower as the first real skyscraper in the World - Others like to think of the Empire State building the center of it all, but personally I think it's the flat iron. You can just tell by the architecture of the building itself.

@Gwail - I know that was for Simcity4fan12, but I didnt really know how to WTC tower roof looked like. Thanks

A little Distraction: WOW!

[Hanson784 165]

Yes, I'm making the Flatiron Building. It's one of my long term projects. The modeling of the building is complete and it just needs texturing at this point. Won't be ready for awhile.

Glenni, you can go ahead and make the Flatiron also if you want. Two versions are better than one Can't wait to see the American Radiator Building (it's a hotel now) One of my favorite Art Deco buildings.

I'll show updates later. I'm in the process of moving so I don't have much time to BAT, though I'm wondering if I should try to finish One Liberty Plaza now before the computer get packed up or after I move into my new place (Oct 15) We'll see what time allows for.

Seraf, great modeling on the stairs, will the traverse overpass be transit enabled?

Simcityfan, you can use the stoplights. The Dowtown Club is coming along nicely. And the Titanic Memorial looks great I was going to BAT that as a quick little project but it's good to see you beat me. Now that that free's up my list a bit. Great work!

Kellydale, wow indeed! Do you live in Moscow?

[grbac80 5]

Is this possibly the biggest group?

BTW. great work guys. Can't wait for Glenni's American Radiator Building.