Cleaner475's BATs and Lots

[Cleaner475 150]

Hi guys,

I've decided to start a BAT and Lot thread to show you what I'm up to at the minute.

Current Projects

Taylor Made (BAT) ~ Status: 40% complete

CLC Billboard Set (BAT) ~ Status: 25% complete

Unnamed Small Office Building (BAT) ~ Status: 9% complete

Cheers,

Richard

[Cleaner475 150]

Heres a the start of my small signs project:

First render. I'm not happy with the sign post texture, but the size and sign texture seem to be good. Idea is to have a pack of these with about 10 signs with different logos on the back and front, these signs will then be put on 1x1 lots and can be used to make the area look more realistic. I see a lot of these retail signs where I live so I sort of got inspired . I'll see how I can dress up the lots to make them look nice too.

All comments appreciated.

P.s this is my first true BAT project so any tips welcome.

Richard

[b22rian 153]

Looks like a nice start here..

We can always use more signs in the game, thats for sure !

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks Brian, hope to get more shots up today,

Richard

[Cleaner475 150]

Stuck on deciding what texture to use, light or dark?

Richard

[Slashback 136]

Make a pack with both, but personally, i like the light texture.

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks ImVhOzzi

I've thought about doing a pack with both or a pack with the light signs and a pack with the dark, not so sure at the minute - I've compelted 7 signs so far in the light and can easily then export then with the darker one. Depends how many signs I make, a pack of 10 light signs and then another pack with the same signs but with the darker texture sounds good, I'll wait and see

Cheers for the feedback,

Richard

[Cleaner475 150]

Ingame test:

Very happy so far, thanks to noypi07 I've been able to get it working as a prop,

Any feedback welcome

Richard

[gianthaiku 5]

1. don't double post

2. could you do a sign that says Vote for Mr Potato Head?

3. very good work, and about time we had a few nice billboards

[Cleaner475 150]

Originally posted by: gianthaiku

1. don't double post

2. could you do a sign that says Vote for Mr Potato Head?

3. very good work, and about time we had a few nice billboardsquote>

1. No offence but I know the rules, I was updating the thread, its up to people to comment or not

2. Lol maybe if there was an image available

3. Cheers, glad you like them

Update: Onto the lotting stage - comaprison (props or not)

Not sure whether to go with the flowers or try something else or leave them blank. What do you think?

Richard

[Slashback 136]

I like the one with the flowers, it looks nice

[Cleaner475 150]

The signs in use:

Completed all 10 signs now, I'll upload pics later

Richard

[DCMetro34 576]

Nice job with the signs, good progress. Also, excellent job on your new paths!

-DC

[LivingInThePast 364]

Scale seems kind of off. Is it supposed to be as big as houses?

[Cleaner475 150]

@DC - Cheers mate

@Livinginthepast - Yeah, the ones near me are roughly that size, theres a bit one outside a shopping centre thats that scale and a couple more near me that are just a bit smaller. Also if I did them any smaller the signs wouldn't be at all readable.

The signs are complete so I hope to upload them tomorrow, thanks for all the feedback,

Richard

[Slashback 136]

Well, the R$ houses in SimCity 4 are also very small.

[Cleaner475 150]

Note: Due to some STEX my past three uploads the CLC Path Pack 1 Entrance Tiles Style 2, CLC Path Pack Extra Tiles - Style 2 and the CLC Prop Pack Vol 1 have been deleted and so by the advice of a moderator I've had to reupload them,

Richard

[Slashback 136]

@ Cleaner475 : I'll give feedback to your future BAT's and LOT's too, i promise

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks ImVhOzzi, I do enjoy your comments

Hopefully I'll get the prop pack reuploaded and the Roadside Signs uploaded tomorrow so I can move onto my next projects. Hope you'll enjoy them,

Richard

[Cleaner475 150]

Released Today....

CLC Advertising Signs Pack

Here's the first pack of advertising signs/boards (whatever you want to call them) for your cities. The pack features 10 signs with different advertisement on each side, giving you 20 adverts all together. The sgisn are suitable for any area you want and the costs of keeping these are very low . The signs will appear in the parks menu. I hope you'll enjoy the pack and find it useful and if you have any requests for advertisements to come in future packs then please post them here.

CLC Prop Pack Vol 01

Introducing the CLC Prop Pack Vol 01. The prop pack will contain the model for the Roadside Signs pack as well as files for some of my upcoming parks and some props for the Billboard pack. Tiny .dat file though, thought it would be easier keeping it all in a pack overwise people would have to overwrite the park stuff with every download if you see what I mean. Cheers for the comments. I'll be releasing the signs later today. Possibly in an hour or so.

Richard

[joeynymets 19]

Nice signs Cleaner!

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks Joe, haven't spoke in ages good to see you around though and thanks for commenting

Here's my next project: Taylor Made

I've been inspired by madhatter's small commercial buildings so I thought I'd have a go at making some myself. First preview. Obviously I've still got add roof junk and work on the textures but I'm happy so far. Took a while, but well worth it. Good fun.

All comments welcome, cheers guys.

Richard

[joeynymets 19]

Originally posted by: Cleaner475

Thanks Joe, haven't spoke in ages good to see you around though and thanks for commenting

quote>

yeah i know, college takes alot of time off my hands so i cant  be around alot

[Cleaner475 150]

@Joe - it does, I've only just come back from a long absence from ST. I'm on study leave now (revising for exams and stuff) so I've got lots of spare time these days, hopr you can stick around, c ya around

Heres an update:

Any suggestions? I'm not keen on the roof junk, might change it to something else and also the nightlights look weird, i'm not very good at nightlights so any tips appreciated.

Richard

[Slashback 136]

Looks good, but have you checked the BAT tutorials in the Omnibus, i think there is one about nightlightning too...

[His Divine Hand 244]

I'd say it needs more work; looks a lot like a textured box. The front display windows look painted on, whether than objects on the other side of glass, which may be due to the texture; it doesn't have any sense of the depth you would get from looking down into a store window from a few hundred feet in the air. Also, no night lighting in those display windows furthers the "painted on" feel. The sides and back are dreadfully boring, which isn't necessarily a horrible thing, but only if it makes sense for where this building would be located. A promising start though.

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks guys, I've read your comments and I'll work on the BAT when I get a chance, cheers for the feedback.

In the meantime here's the second and final Advertising Signs Pack,

Richard

[Cleaner475 150]

The first or last (depending on feedback) of a new series of parks similair to the CLC Park Pack but with a more modern style

Richard

[SimFox 800]

you signs are way-way overscaled and overly simple fro that scale too.

Taylor Made is much better. But you should really model the windows rather than just slapping a picture of a window. That way at night it would look muck more credible.

Also something is majorly wrong with your night view. What are you using? It doesn't really look like GMAX night...

[Cleaner475 150]

Thanks simfox,

I modeled the signs on a real sign near where I live and the scale is pretty much what its meant to be and I'm happy with the results but thanks for your suggestions as I'm always trying to improve.

I'm working on the windows now, makes it look much nicer if there properly modeled .

I'm not sure whats wrong with the night view, I'm using gmaz annd I did a normal high quality preview and thats what it came out as, whats 'wrong' with it?

Cheers for the comment simfox

Richard