Project Thread: The United Nations Building

[gutterclub 2,729]

Get in mah citeh

Love it.

[Amthaak 1,501]

Standing ovation...!

[art128 4,622]

This is beyond perfection.

[Seraf 1,239]

You know guys, it's simply great what you accomplished here. The model is great, the textures are even more than great. And when I saw the nightlights I was just speechless.

And I'm really jealous about that "working effect" in fountain in front of the tower. Wish that community have more so great group-projects with that results. Once again - great work!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Wow!You guys have put a lot of work into this!I can't wait to see it on the STEX!

[Cockatoo 2,257]

The final day export has just been successfully completed with night not long to go. Stay tuned.

[glazert 89]

The final day export has just been successfully completed with night not long to go. Stay tuned.

We certainly will! Anyone who has seen this project developing knows that it will be wonderful to have.

[art128 4,622]

Can't wait to see the newly rendered previews of this beauty baby!

[XDS Team 1]

Looking great! Can't wait to place it in one of my virtual city!

[emperordaniel 1,281]

Awesomeness! The date is getting closer and closer!!!

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Glad to hear that. After it'll be uploaded, what will happen to this thread?

[Cockatoo 2,257]

All exporting is now complete! As soon as modding is done, it will be on the STEX.

Some stats:

Day render time: Approx. 18 hrs.

DarkNite render time: 14 hrs.

MaxisNite render time: 18 hrs.

Final poly count: Approx. 14.5 million (flags and trees are what did it…)

Memory required to make the export work: 6-8GB

In game size: 18x11 tiles (288 x 176m)

Max file size: 744MB (again, it was the damn trees!)

SC4Model size: Dark: 14.4MB Maxis: 15.5MB

After it'll be uploaded, what will happen to this thread?

It'll probably turn into some sort of support thread or maybe people could post pictures of how they use the complex in their cities.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Glad to see that the export went well!Great work on the project!

[ivo_su 33]

Omigod this project is famed!

I was so blind, and the sides of him, not noticing it until now. Glad Christmas we will receive such a jewel as a supplement to our virtual cities and I will definitely use the UN building in the future.

- Ivo

[art128 4,622]

18hours of render time, multiplicated by 3.... Holy ........ :O

[Jack_wilds 550]

this project ought to be a shoe-in for a trixie or two or more ...

also, the team that helped out on this project ought to be listed as well -if it hasn't been done already well done UN-team

Merry Christmas...

[IDS2 3,429]

744mb, yeesh! And I thought the mere 65mb of my current project was a lot...I can't imagine how long that must take to open.

Totally worth it, however This thing is gorgeous!

[Amthaak 1,501]

Dear Coach! just one word: BRAVO!

Can't wait to DL this piece of art!

[_marsh_ 1,118]

Can't wait. Definitely one of the best BAT's I've seen.

[sten1700 102]

WOOOWW! This is probably the best BAT I have ever seen O_o! It is so amazing! It's just not normal anymore. I can't wait anymore! ;D LOVE LOVE LOVE IT

[Cockatoo 2,257]

It's now live on the STEX, get it while it's fresh!

It's a difficult lot to grow, but with sufficient demand and the right zone size (18x11) you should be able to get it... if you can’t there’s always the landmark.

(We'll be releasing a reward version in the new year too, watch out for that.)

So thanks everyone for your support and advice, I hope you like the final result. Feel free to use this thread to show us how you use complex in your cities if you feel like it.

[Amthaak 1,501]

Well done Coach! you are the best! Bravo!

[emperordaniel 1,281]

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!

Downloading now!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Keder 116]

A perfect building for city journals ,and great job Cockatoo !!!!!!

[art128 4,622]

Thank you, all of you in the United Nation Project !

[Vlasky 1,803]

Thank you so much it is looking extraordinary.

But I have a problem. Is this just me. or is it rendering error?

[Cobraroll 138]

It requires 8 GB to run? Holy...

I suspect it's the foliage that does it. Is there a possibility to release a version with less detailed trees? It would be nice to have it in a city without killing the poor computer.

[gutterclub 2,729]

No, it took 8gb to render I believe..not run..the games system requirements can never change.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Vlasky- That's normal it sometimes does that it's not a render error, it 's the LOD cut's as I'm sure you know the LOD is cut up in to many pieces, it's like taking a editable poly and convert it to editable patch

Cobraroll- I believe Cokoatoo means it requires 8 GB Ram to open the scene in 3ds max and to render it.

  Edited December 22, 2011 by Aaron Graham  

[TekindusT 3,809]

Guys, your only worry now is wondering which ribbon colours is going to have the Trixie/s you deserve for this truly EPIC masterpiece!