Red's bat thread

[Red Lightning 7]

hi,

this is my first bat thread, so I hope you can give me constructive critisisim and some help! 

thank you,

RED

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[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

I would love to, except you haven't left us anything on which to give advice.

[Red Lightning 7]

I have not listed anything yet,

[MandelSoft 2,769]

Err... shouldn't we critisize your creation first BEFORE you release it? That would be a more logical order.

By the way, can we have a picture of the real sign for comparision (not only the printing, but also the supporting structure)? I believe you used a different kind of support than the original sign.

[Gn_leugim 853]

and a better zoom on it.. too far to evaluate

[Red Lightning 7]

first up:

  

hope you like it

[Red Lightning 7]

here mrtnrln:

and by the way, abcvs told me that it was ok if I double post in my own bat thread 

[Red Lightning 7]

what do you think of this subway station:

          

I havn't done any lotting yet,

RED

[Jasoncw 11,839]

I think that mrtnln wanted you to show the real life signs so that we can help you make your sign more accurate and realistic, but it doesn't look like any of the sign photos you've posted show the signs that you've created.  It would be more helpful if you could post the specific sign that you're recreating, or basing it on. 

and by the way, abcvs told me that it was ok if I double post in my own bat thread quote>

I believe abcvs explicitly said that if you want to add something right after making a post, that you should edit your original post.  Your double post was made about 10 minutes after your first, and your triple post was made only 2 hours after that.  It's ok to double post if you have something new to update about, and it's been a few days since your previous update.  A few minutes or a few hours isn't a very long time.  

Putting all of your update in one post makes it easier for readers to read it.  Also, when someone is reading a thread, when they get to an end of a post, they expect that is the end of the message, and when they get to the next post they expect that it is a reply by a different person.  Aside from that, it gives the impression of being spastic and unable to thoughtfully communicate ideas, and when people are having a conversation, they want everyone to calmly and clearly express themselves.  So that's why you don't want to double post. 

[Red Lightning 7]

ok, sorry for double posting, those real life signs are the ones that I am creating

and by the way, who likes these bus stops?

hope you like these! 

RED

(later) and how about these:

                       

hope you like 'em! 

RED

[MandelSoft 2,769]

Your signs are hanging underneath the support structure, which isn't only rare, but also a quite weak structure:

And as you can see on the RL picture, these signs are clearly not hanging underneath the support structure; they are mounted in front of it:

And have you tried to find the HD plugin?

Also, the two armsings are way overscaled. Try to move the sign in the direction of the sign pole.

I see that you released something today, again before we could critisize it. What's the use of a BAT Thread if you release your unpolished creations first before we can critisize how to make it better?

I hope you've read these comments well. We are trying to help you, and I hope you learn something from us. I've seen some people refusing to improve their work despite all constructive critisism and still make bad creations. I hope you don't go that way...

Best,

Maarten

Best,

Maarten

[Red Lightning 7]

ok, sorry for uploading before help, and where can/how can you get that hd plugin or be able to make you stuff hd? and, where you said this: Also, the two armsings are way overscaled. Try to move the sign in the direction of the sign pole....what do you mean by that? and what are armsings? and thank you for your help, and what do you think of my subway station? should I upload it?

thanks,

RED

[MandelSoft 2,769]

Maybe you should read this tutorial of mine, explaining how to BAT signs and explaining some definitions.

Here you can find the script file for gMax for HD rendering

[Red Lightning 7]

ok, thank you!

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how/where do you install the file that I downloaded  GMAX_BAT_scripts.zip ? 

where do you place it on your computer?

how do you install it?

thank you,

RED

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how do you like this australian road speed limit sign?

RED 

[kevin999 0]

most of your signs are useless for me cause they are all on the wrong side of the roadXD however, thanks for the busstops

[Red Lightning 7]

thats ok, But people drive in LHD in australia like the british so I thought it would be sensible to make LHD signs (but personally, I use RHD to) and, do you like my subway stations, do you think that I should release them? if so, I will release them in HD

Thanks,

RED

[Ryan B 35]

Red, that's some pretty nice work for someone who's just getting to know the BAT!  I do have some suggestions:

1)  If you haven't already, get that HD plugin.  It'll work wonders.

2)  For your bus / subway stops - they look a little "rugged" / "Eastern bloc" (Sorry if that term offends anyone - I'm having trouble finding words to describe my meaning).  Maybe experiment with some well-known mass transit organization's colors.

3)  For your overhead signs - move them up a bit in height.  Right now, it looks like a truck could hit the bottom and tear the whole assembly down.

Good luck to you in the future! 

[Larks2242 251]

Not bad Red looking awesome, keep up the good work!

Larks

[Red Lightning 7]

thank you, I am digging up some more signs

RED

[Slashback 136]

One advice: try to make some sign packs instead of releasing the signs seperately. It is much easier to those who wants your signs, to find them all

Keep up the good work!

[Red Lightning 7]

I am going to do packs in the future

[Slashback 136]

Suonds nice, then i'm going to spell correctly in the future

- Nice new avatar!

[Red Lightning 7]

thank you

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I am sorry but this bat thread will be paused until 25th of August. I am sorry for any inconvinience