nybt-forum-threads Aaron Graham's NYBT Residential Thread

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Damn your right, I need to find a way to make it harder to see it.

 

But you got to give me credit, I did make it hard to find unless you want to stare    at my bat all day. 

[SimCoug 5,976]

But you got to give me credit, I did make it hard to find unless you want to stare    at my bat all day. 

 

I'd never have noticed it if you didn't bring it up

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Okay, right now I'm exporting the box I hope it does not take long. If I can't get rid of the shadow, then I need to find a way to make it hard to see to the for the downloaders.

[SimCoug 5,976]

hehe, well if the fence tells us anything, a few street side props might do the trick

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

it will not work, because there steps in that area. For the 1225 Morris, I notice the fence is right up against the LOD and that's way it seems to work. That does not make sense the front of the building is also close to the LOD as well, well I do not know what to say.

 

 

 

[SimCoug 5,976]

I have no experience with the BAT, but how difficult would it be to just chop off the part that goes underground?  I understand the walkway goes down a level, but I wonder if you could texture it to make an illusion?  Just ignore me if that sounds crazy... like I said, I have z-e-r-0 experience with any 3-D modeling.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

I have not chop really off the bottom part of the building and not sure how I could make it work.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

You could try turning the underground part into a foundation. Come to think of it, Maxis may very well have developed the concept of foundations to cover this kind of problems.

 

SimCoug's suggestion is also possible - AFAIR, marrast's famous avenue underpasses were perfectly flat models with the tunnel painted on.

[Jasoncw 11,949]

The problem is because part of your render is being cut off by the LOD.  You did this intentionally to hide the underground part, but when you do this it will always cause this problem.

 

The better way of making underground areas is to use a matte/shadow/reflection material type.  You can use this to cover up the underground parts of the BAT.  This way, instead of hiding the undesirable parts of the render outside the LOD, you can make it so the undesirable parts just aren't visible in the render.  I have a tutorial about it in my thread. 

[edwardjeria 503]

I would say that would be a good idea to turn it but maybe the error is also traslede that you think?

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Jasoncw I have hide the part that goes underground, the part that does not need to be seen.

 

Most of the buildings I have made have objects below the ground. I'm going to redownload all my buildings I have listed below for any shadow problems, but remember guys, I have a history of LOD problems. That's is what made me a strong batter.

 

 

Here's a list of buildings have have objects below the ground.

 

 

NYBT Bainbridge Row (This building shows shadows because this is the start of my building slope dream)

 

NYBT Kingsbridge Apartments (This building shows shadows because this is the start of my building slope dream)

 

 

NYBT Dover House (The stairs in the front of the building) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT Hattan House (The entrance to the garage) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT 605 Park Avenue (The entrance to the garage) (I've changed the alpha files that need a change manually)

 

NYBT 41 Park Avenue (The backyard) ) (I've changed the alpha files that need a change manually)

 

NYBT 915 West End Avenue (The backyard) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT 785 Park Avenue (The backyard) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT 32-48 30th Street (The backyard) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT 1225 Morris Avenue (The backyard) (matte texture technique)

 

NYBT Gracie Manor (The entrance to the garage, this one just dips a few 0.1 meters below ground) (matte texture technique)

 

Johnson Apartments (The entrance to the garage) (I've changed the alpha files that need a change manually)

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Okay, if you where to put the shadows on medium they will not show up, I do have the game in window mode and it could just be the game, I wanted other people to show me a picture in there game if they can see the shadows, I have posted pictures of my building before and some do not show shadows. I have to say this is driving me. 

 

 

[edwardjeria 503]

hehehehe

do not  despair   my friend

everyone makes mistakes and you are within their rights to eat them  

[Darknono35 3,138]

Here an in-game picture, and all your buildings doesn't show this bad shadow. Did you checked your cameras, it's maybe an bug like I got on my Chase Tower ?

 

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Thank you Darknono for posting pictures, I wish some of the other people can do the same.

 

So it must be the game, is your Shadow settings are on high settings?

 

And another thing guys, I'm now having internet connection problems, why the bad luck on this building.

[edwardjeria 503]

it's as if everything conspires against you chan chan chan

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Thank you guys for all your help. The shadow does not show up so looks like I won this battle and not the shadows. I end up asking Cogeo how to control the export ids by using the same models ids so I do not have to export and new model number and have to end up going in the reader and changing the ids for each model in each desc file. So that's something new I know.

 

[edwardjeria 503]

well aaron

you teach them those shadows boss.

are great my brother

[Darknono35 3,138]

I'm glad to see you have fixed this damn bug

Your color variation are so beautiful Aaron. Keep it up buddy x2

[Vlasky 1,803]

Oooh, these look spectacular together!

[Ion_Cannon 677]

Looking good Aaron

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

edwardjeria- Lol!!!

 

Darknono35- Thank you!!!

 

Vlasky- Thank you!!!

 

Ion_Cannon- Thank you!!!

 

 

Time To Test NYBT Townsley

 

Who want to test the building I want to upload it before the months over with.

[Darknono35 3,138]

I'm volunteer buddy

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Okay, I've uploaded it. You can find the link in the test forums.

 

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Anybody else want to test the growth of the building?

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

 

 

NYBT Townsley, by Aaron Graham

Credits

Aaron Graham- Building Creator/ Modder
Darknono35- Growth Tester

Here’s the Townsley also known as 245 E. 35th Street is Located in Manhattan, New York City in the neighborhood called Murray Hill. This fifteen story  modernism apartment was finished in 1964, the architect is Bien, Robert L. There are four bats/ Building models and is a New York City Tile Set, each one has different brick color and each model has two wealth types R$$ and R$$$. This building is a (W2W) wall to wall non-corner building and will fit perfectly in the middle of your city block. Townsley is a wonderful apartment for your Sims. Enjoy the upload!!



Please Download Maxis Nite or Dark nite, if you download both please install the nite verion you use for your cities at night. If you install both and using the default path settings that's appled in the installer the installed model file will replace the model file that's in the plugins folder.





Dependencies

SimFox Day n Nite Modd (For Dark Nite Version only)



MAC Users: File Juicer should enable you to use this installer package. (For Mac Users only)

If anything is wrong with the links in this description or problems with the files please go to my  to the last page and post your problem, or you can PM (Private Message) Me.     

[Darknono35 3,138]

Thanks and congrats for those four beauties

[Vlasky 1,803]

Yeah Aaron-city, thank you! You really change the game

[edwardjeria 503]

is beautiful

I mourn

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Thank you guys.

 

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