First Interstate Bank Tower

[HighRiser 6]

That is one cool looking HighRise building.https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif> It's getting pretty close to the real deal.https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/35.gif>

[Thalassicus 33]

Well I just got back today, so here's an update of the shading, and the night lighting. https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif>

[steveg 0]

Keeps looking better and better https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif>

[Alkaola 18]

looks great !

[Thalassicus 33]

Ok, there's one bug that's been bothering me on the windows. I added 100% transparent, 0 glossiness, 0 specular planes over the surface of the building, and added night lighting to them. It works perfectly for the night renders, but they still show up somehow during the day. I posted more about it in this thread . You can see the problem in these pictures, with the windows activated it blurrs and darkens the day renders, even at 0% opacity and all the other settings I can get to make it transparent:

 

 

Is there any way to take day and night images from different renders and combine them in the final image file? I remember someone discussing the internal file formats of the SC model files somewhere...if I could combine the non-window day renders with windowed night renders it would work, even if it takes twice as long...

[Lord_Quillian2 38]

Have you tired applying a texture that has a Black alpha channel, and setting the 'mono channel output' to the alpha channel in the transparency map? hence:

 (this is max 6, but it's the same in gmax)

 

LQ

[Thalassicus 33]

I'll try that, thanks. I really want to get this finished, the window problem has been annoying

[Edit] Well, that didn't work either, thanks though.

[DiscoStu 0]

What happened with this building? I would love to have it in the game

[crazyarchitect 7]

got lost in the bowels of simtropolis

[Chris M 406]

Whoa, that sucks that was a awesome BAT.

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

This seems like a case of BUMPING an old thread

[JOlvera51 0]

Hello I really want this building... It's looking really great.. Your real good at making buildings. When you get done could you please e-mail me at JOlvera51@hotmail.com    Cause i'm working on a Dallas City and would love this building....Again thanks

[DuskTrooper 314]

Please do not bump old threads. If the dude will finish the thing, then he will do it himself. Thank you.

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

JOlvera51 - you've bumped a bump