simmars-forum-threads Earth to Mars project - E2M

[Evillions 552]

Well nothing to say here expect that I'm doing a project that converts Earth buildings to Mars buildings without adding the dome base.

All finished models will be sent to the SMEX including the 3dsmax2010 file and textures.

Progress:

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E2M Normal Offices

(Not much part of this) Spaceships

On Hold or Discontinued:

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Martian Pencil Towers

All uploads are meant for SC4 rendering or tweaks since I don't play SC4 anymore.

[Ledah2445 6]

Try 3dsmax 2009 also it is a trial free but I have a activation code

[Shoji_sim 9]

Ledah: Please do not share activation codes with anyone else. It is considered illegal and you might be banned.

Evillions: Ok...good luck with that.

[Ledah2445 6]

Oh I forgot the rules,sorry  

[Evillions 552]

So far I'm just learning to use 3dsmax 2010 for now. So it might be a few days before I actcally post something.

[Ledah2445 6]

Use this tutorials

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX/1

I use this website to teach myself.

Also use BAT4MAX, it also helps you to export 3DS Max into GMAX

[Evillions 552]

Ok, I finally got something finshed now. I did start over my Pencil Tower since I don't feel like exporting gmax to 3dsmax. With 3dsmax, I was able to create much more things faster without doing "edit mesh" to make an oil tank. Using those textures from some of the SM beta 2 buildings itself. I made this:

Normal Pencil Tower Units

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This is just the base I made in 30 minutes. Yes I made sure everything was correct so I can move on to the stacking stage.

Here's the tower with side junk such as water and air tanks. There's still more to be finshed. If someone has 3dsmax 2010 and is expericned. I'll be happy to upload a 3dsmax file to the SMEX and you can fix and add things such as night-lighting and improvements.But please just keep the tower base or itself since I want this to fit in small zoning such as 2x2 or smaller.

REMEMBER, THIS IS A 3DSMAX FILE. NOT A GMAX FILE, THIS IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO OWNS 3DSMAX, NOT  FOR GMAX USERS!

Please make some suggestions or comments.

[JakeMD 107]

Ooh not bad!

If you are going to have the transparent glass, make sure to render part of the interior...

Why can't you export with max? There's a BAT for it.

[Ledah2445 6]

Did you install the BAT4MAX to change 3dsMAX into GMAX

[Evillions 552]

Originally posted by: swat-medic

Ooh not bad!

If you are going to have the transparent glass, make sure to render part of the interior...

Why can't you export with max? There's a BAT for it.quote>

Thanks. But one problem with that. It says this:

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Installation instructions.

Compatibility and requirements

This version of Bat4Max is fully compatible with 3ds Max versions 7 -2008*

*Mental Ray v3.6 and greater (as in max2009 and max2010 variants) is currently unsupported. NightWindows are supported only for 3ds Max7.

3ds Max MUST be installed into folder that doesn’t have any empty spaces in the path.

 

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But my trial version of 3dsmax does have empty spaces and such. So that's why I'm uploading a MAX file before my 30 days are over. Then it's back to GMAX or B.A.T. again.

[AndisArt 2,068]

not sure if I can simply open and use ur files in MAX 9 but I'll give it a shot for sure

[Evillions 552]

I'll upload them sooner or later. But for now, I need help with roof junk. So far I have those neon spires (inspried in Crash Banditcoot 3 Time Wrap in those future levels.) and replaced one side with an arch mesh. (Don't worry, I know how to do curved windows and all that.) I'll try to get a pic sooner or later.

[Ledah2445 6]

Do you already activated ?

[Evillions 552]

Its activated. But on to more important things,

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Guys, I think I'm start to lose interest of BAT all together. I really love to BAT and all that. It's just losing interest with BATing buildings and such. Someday I'll return to BATing. You may lock this up if you want. I'll PM andisart you unlock this til I gain interest BATing agian.

[Evillions 552]

Well. Just for teaser sakes. I made a office building back then. I had this for a long time so I decided I would just show it. But for now, my BATing interesting is starting to rise and fall everyday....

How would you make this more SimMars like?

[Ledah2445 6]

The wall needs to change a SimMars wall and the window is not red-orange, its a earth like

Can you post the 3DSMAX.file

[Evillions 552]

If you want to change to windows textures. You either ask bixel, simfox, or photoshop it yourself. But another thing, I might go back to BATing just not as much as I would.

[timcravey 169]

Don't give up E. You've got real talent and imagination. Maybe you just need a vacation.

[Evillions 552]

Go to the SMEX and you can download my Pencil Towers that was shown here. Its 3dsmax, so be careful.

EDIT: I don't BAT that much anymore since I'm pretty much busy for the entire day. Expect when I'm free, (School) so I might BAT and/or play Simcity4 and Tropico 3 demo.

[Ledah2445 6]

What is Tropico 3

[Shoji_sim 9]

Tropico 3 is a game, posted on the news section.

Nice BAT E, I don't know anything you've left out. The pic looks like it's tilting to the side.....

[Evillions 552]

Well I decided that I should make a new set for SM called the Earth to Mars buildings.  Or as known as E2M.  For example, I'd use my earth building modeling and changes the roof parts and other junk and convert them to SM mid rises to high rises.  Grime is going to used here and there and maybe some rich stuff along the way.

Here's what Im talking about:

I know Im going to release the Earthen building to the STEX as well the E2Ms.  And textures and other stuff needs to be worked out. 

(Considered that I revived the BATing section for SM.)

[Ledah2445 6]

greate idea , but it much hi-tech than Earth buildings and also export in high quality and HD (High Definition)

[Evillions 552]

I know that, I need to finish this model first before I can render it.  Then I have to go through lotting and all that other stuff.  After I'm completely done with this model, then I'll start with the E2Ms.  I'll use the SM textures and change the window tint around a bit.  And add some "hull" for walls and this will either be R$ or R$$.

[Ledah2445 6]

this is just a remainder to you

[Evillions 552]

After a few BATing tries at the NYBT and other junk.  I've came back to SM, but since I can't render this, I'll just show it as is.

Currently, this is a 2x4 lot and its W2W.  This isn't the final product.

[Evillions 552]

As for a real Sci-Fi building I've done in a while.  I think you knew this:

Earth Version

Martian Version

I have no clue what this might be, maybe some type of mid-rise pencil tower industial or C$.

Since I don't play SC4 anymore, I might make a city block out of this and see what happens.  Also, I'll be uploading this to the SMEX if you want to edit it, as of now its not finished.

[AndisArt 2,068]

Looking good. It wud be great if you cud turn these into finished BATs as the SMEX is already full of unfinished models.

Keep it up

[Evillions 552]

What I meant is that the model isn't finished just yet. Which means I'll upload all of my finished models to the SMEX for people to render themselves.