nybt-forum-threads NYBT BAT Thread

[simcity4fan12 13]

Amazing work Aaron! I can't wait to have it in my city! The Green Roof could use a gradient like T Wrecks mentioned, a little more contrast.

My updates now-

This is the last face that needs those windows you see lined up on the side. Then the roof, the base, and basic shapes for the elevated plaza and the neighbor building that connects to it.

This is the base of the AT&T Long Lines BuildingV2 in progress! I showed the textures this time. Suggestions on it are welcome.

This is the base of the HSBC Bank Building. I did most of the mullions on this side, but they seem to dark don't they? Should I brighten them up? Concerning the glass, should it be more of a bronze tint? And should I make the facade walls darker?

I know I haven't had much of my BATs in the Gmax process in a while, I've been busy with other things, I should get the Downtown Athletic Club in Gmax soon after I finish the last of the windows. Then I should show a rendering preview of it before I add the window frames and other small details.

[simcity4fan12 13]

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[simcity4fan12 13]

AGIAN AGH!

EDIT: There we go.

[DCMetro34 577]

Lol. I like where that building is going.

[Jumpthefence 74]

Aaron Graham: The Transportation Building's looking pretty good! I wouldn't change much, maybe put a yellow banner in a window or two (you know there's always at least one crazy person like that), but that's just my sense of humor.

*cough* *cough*

Oh yeah, I think you should take a quick read through that. I use it all the time whenever I make gabled roofs. Well, Chinatown doesn't have many (any?) gabled or hip roofs. But that's beside the point! The slight changes are like night and day when it comes to realism. Just like what T Wrecks said!

Simcity4fan12: Trixies coming soon.

Spoiler Alert: NYBT wins an award. I hope.

Your buildings are looking good!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looks Good Simcity4fan12, for me im trying my best im not that good at making textures but to me the walls are ok I know the roof need to be gradient. I have put a banner in the windows on some windows the glass is clear you can see right in side the buiding on the lower floors.

[simcity4fan12 13]

@JTF-Well, the winners were just announced, unfortunately NYBT didn't win anything, we were nominated though. I was a runner up for something, and I think I was nominated for two things(besides NYBT for favorite BAT Team, that's all of us).

@Aaron- I think the building should also be darker, more of a dark brown with a hint of orange.

@Evillions- Sorry that no one has replied to that yet. Thanks for offering! Well, the only NYBT uploads that are just landmarks are Federal Hall and St. Nicholas Orthodox Greek Church. I think Kryptowhite's 599 Lexington was only a landmark, but I think Gwail is working with that.

@DCMetro34-Thanks!

@Hanson784- How's One Liberty Plaza, the Bertlesmann Building, and did you get that other BAT I sent you?

@Lucky7-Welcome! I gonna need your help with the Downtown Athletic Club soon in terms of lotting...

@Vlasky- How's the GM Building?

@Dethsrow- I'm not sure, I thought someone was going to. There's a gmax file one on the STEX, but unfortunately, it won't work with gmax...

TEASER!!!!!

HQ Render

LQ Render.

[PBGV103 729]

DAC looks great!!!!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

[simcity4fan12 13]

First, I wanna wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Kinda late, but I forgot to wish it some people.

I did a test render for DAC, check out these in game photos! High Quality!

Still unfinished, gotta scale it up, add roof junk, window frames, and probably more stuff. The final lot will be 2x4. Got it to fit perfectly somehow where the W2W part will be up against the end of the lot so the W2W will be more realistic.

I was inspired by Gwail's last photo of a group of NYBT BATs to do a NYBT Family Photo! Aw, look at them.

Sorry Kryptowhite, forgot to redownload 599 Lexington after a Dependency issue. Look at them all! All happy together. I hope I got most of them.

I when I release DAC, I will have 7 NYBT uploads!(not counting old versions since some have V2's now) For new members who are curious for the 1st NYBT Upload, it was NYBT Federal Hall which is seen in the photo below the Continental Center. In RL, it's located next to 40 Wall Street. Well,(not counting V1s for those who have a V2) we all got a total of 17 NYBT Uploads released! I think...no wait I just realized some of Gwail's stuff! And some of Hanson's I released for him! Um so that's like, what 21 NYBT uploads? Hmm...

@Gwail- I've been having trouble making the Flag for the updated version of 130 Liberty Street V2(not a V3, just with another lot that has a Moded flag for those who are wondering). I can't make it look all wrinkled, and I don't know exactly what shape to make it as: A really thin Box, or just a Plane? Also, how's the moding on other NYBT stuff coming along?

Oh, and about the total amount of NYBT uploads, Hanson, doesn't your Sony Tower you released on your site count as an NYBT Upload? Just asking, you released it after NYBT was founded.  

[PBGV103 729]

Simcity4fan12 - This is how I made my flags for 320 PA: first subdivide a box with 0.0 width into 50x50 smaller boxes. then add a UWV map modifier and play with it to get the texture right. Last add a wave or a ripple modifier and adjust the wavelength and amplitude (both usually very small values) to your liking. I also added a skew modifier but since the flag is hanging on the side of the building you shouldn't need it. I hope this helps!

[Vlasky 1,803]

SO my semester has ended, so I'm going to continue my work on GM, Simcity4fan12. I was trying to do something on GMs base today but it confused me since I haven't been working on it for about a month. Update will be here in a day or 2. Cheers!

Merry Christmas to all of You who celebrate it these days.

[Hanson784 165]

SimCityfan, nice work on the DAC, can't wait! Although, I hate to sound nitpicky but I would change the textures just a bit. You could try grabbing a texture off of a picture on Emporis or Flickr.

55 Wall Street is coming along very nicely from what I've seen so far

BTW, did I miss the release of 345 Park Ave or is that a testing model in your pic? And yes, I guess you can count Sony Tower as an NY BAT Team creation since I released after I joined.

Well, One Liberty Plaza is finally done (yes I know it took a long for me to get it Lotted but I had to take a Christmas break) and I'm about to upload it to the STEX! For those who can't wait it's already up in the downloads section of my blog.

On to the Bertlesman and Flatiron Building, I'll be making them at the same time so we'll see which gets done first.

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Hanson784-Yes it was the test one PBG sent me. It was finale too, now we wait for Gwail on modding. Now it's time for my histeric excitment for the release of One Liberty Plaza: OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH IT'S FINALLY DONE!!! YAY YAYA Y!Y!Y!YYSOFjlejwerjwlejowiuflskjflaksjoraweroauoafJOE JOE!jflkasjlfsjaqjalI BURIED PAULjsalje234281123

Now that that's done, back to business. BTW Elliot, most of the textures aren't final. Appreciate those links!

@Vlaksy- Great to hear! If you need help with pics or anything with GM, let me know.

@PBG- Why thank you! I'm still not the gmax master, only the Sketchup Freaky Deaky Master.

[PBGV103 729]

Sorry I haven't updated everything and released 345 PA. Gwail finished them a while ago but I got busy with other stuff and forgot to upload them. Does anyone feel like re-lotting the lipstick building for me? Gwail said that the in-game preview changes every time you change the lot so I need someone who also knows how to make custom previews. No news on 320 PA. I'm still trying to figure out the reflections thing. If anyone has a good texture I could borrow it would be great!

Kinda random but has anyone ever played the game FFX? I just remembered the city in the beginning of the game and thought it might be interesting to try to put it in SC4.

Here's a pic of the city:

[simcity4fan12 13]

Wow, now that's a game! FFX looks awsome!

You should PM NYBT Member lucky7 about re-lotting the Lipstick Building for ya. lucky7 is a really good lotter. Oh and BTW RELEASE 345 PA. RELEASE 345 PA!!!! Oh, wait what am I worried about? I all ready have it! Mwu ahahaahahahaha!....Oh wait...just the test one...aw...

No updates from me yet, but I think I'm gonna start a massive project that I'll need alot of help on after I finish more of my other NYBT projects. I'm going to do the Time Warner Center. But I want someone with 3ds. max(once I finish the sketchup phase of it) to re-texture it and give it TruNite.

[simcity4fan12 13]

I've been working on the window frames for DAC-

Ya'll think the color of them is fine, or should it be more of a color that matches the facade? Also, if any of you NYBT Members have any questions about the PM I sent you all earlier, please ask it in a PM. Please if you have any questions or need to know something about it PM me or if you have my Email(most of you do) then Email me.

[SimFox 804]

to get windows look more like a windows rather than boarded out(or papered out) holes in the wall you should give window material some self-illumination. This could be successful in faking the reflective properties of the glass in GMAX. This technique is, in fact, used on many Maxis buildings.

[sten1700 102]

Can't wait for 55 water street

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Simfox- I tried your suggestion, I'm not really sure if I did it right, but this is what it looks like with self-illumnination-

I think it looks ok on the sides where the sun is shinning, but on the shadowed sides it looks kinda odd to me. The windows get brighter at the top too, you can kinda notice.

It's still not finished yet, I put it in lot editor for closer pics, the renders are too far out even for zoom5. How's it looking?

@sten1700- I can't wait either.

Elliot, which textures in particular do you want to be changed?

[Hanson784 165]

The textures around the entrance should be changed or you could darken the current texture you have. The windows look more 3D now but the texture should be darker to give a feeling of space inside. It is improving with each render though.

[simcity4fan12 13]

I took these photos last night and didn't post them-

Almost done! Still gotta add some things and edit some of the textures.

[Evillions 552]

Sorry for my late progress, but the rendering is messed up.  Finally this render works fine and here's a HUGE progress on my brownstones.

But I need more pictures for the rooftops otherwise I'll have to guess all of it then.  Any help is very helpful!

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Evillions-Looking great! Glad your still around. Did you get that PM I sent you? PM me about it later if you got it. Now for my suggestions- The rooftops would probably only have a few air conditioners and HVAC units on top, but not alot. Also I would change that roof top light blue texture you put on the Roof Entry thing. Also, I think there should be some concrete rims on the front of the Brownstones at the roofs. You know what I mean right? Like those light grey parts you see on my DAC(Downtown Athletic Club) I posted above your post.

[Seraf 1,239]

Sorry for my poor activity lately, but you know, I can't be everywhere

simcity4fan12 - DAC looks really nice  I read what others said and I agree with Hanson - windows should be a littlee bit darker

I'm waiting for sc4.desc file from Gwail and list of dependencies from Lucky7, I think Courthouse should be avilable on stex in a couple of days.

As you can see (or not ) in my signature the next building is Everett Building located at 200 Park Avenue South This one is quite easy without fancy ornaments. The work will take some time, but not very long Another project after Everett Building is Farley Post Office - a long-time project

Everett Building

Farley Post Office

[simcity4fan12 13]

Nice! Can't wait for the Courthouse to be uploaded! Did you get the PM I sent you? PM me back it's important.

[Gwail 53]

Simcity4fan12, the modding for you is almost finished, got find a little time to check it out. How about the flag? I like the DAC building, it's very nice.

PBVG, just send me the Lipstick lot file after relotting. I'll make all needed changes "on the fly".

Seraf, you don't need a sc4desc file for ploppable .

Evilions, good progress. I'm glad to see something different than the skyscrapers here .

[simcity4fan12 13]

@Gwail-I've been trying to figure out the flag. I should finish it soon. I've been busy with other things to work on it.

[Triforceseek 2]

Is anyone planning on making common Garbage trucks that you'd find in new york too ? I hate maxis default one's, they look like trucks with a huge green garbage bag on it.

[lucky7 73]

Happy NEW YEAR everyone!!!!

All the best,

Ren