The ones that never made it to STEX

[Vlasky 1,803]

 This is the thread about the BATs that took our breath away, the ones we followed as they were developed, but somehow they were forgotten. The main goal of this thread can be summarized as remembering and appreciating the BAT itself and effort put into it, and maybe getting the feedback from authors what happened and what can we expect in future. There is only two rules for posting here: be sure to list the name of the author and BAT (also include a picture of BAT), and be sure to upload only BATs which progress haven't been published for over year. 

 

I went trough one forgotten BAT thread today and found this:

BAT: Elsinor House

Author: SimFox 

last update> 18. september 2007.

 

 

BAT: Blok 20

Author: delija21

last update> 21. february 2008.

 

 

BAT: Federation Tower

Author: SimFox

last udate> 20. January 2009.

 

 

BAT: Palace Albania

Author: delija21

last update> 4. april 2008.

 

 

 

BAT: SinoSteel Tower

Author: SimFox

last update> 28 december 2008.

 

 

BATs: Cathay Hotel & Bank of China (Shanghai)

Author: Odainsaker

last update> 13 april 2009.

 
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[TekindusT 3,809]

If I had to revive a BAT it would be the Cinncinati Bengals's Paul Brown Stadium made by teemu_om. Seems to be last updated on April 2, 2007; but I'm not sure of this because teemu_om shows some pics later that don't show properly.

As you can see, it could have been a truly epic BAT... At least, teemu_om uploaded the Reliant Stadium among some other outstanding arenas and stadiums!

You can find more close up shots on this [link] thread.

[spa 968]

Absolutely everything that Kant01 was working on before he went inactive! I was so looking forward to his New England building set.

[Ephemeron 17]

And don't forget pretty much everything in AutoVino's thread.

[gutterclub 2,729]

Everything that Scotty222 never released, I could have a New Zealand City now also all of SimFox's unfinished BATS especially the recent Towers.

[alj 38]

That's a cool idea for a thread, Vlasky!

I don't have a new catch to offer. All the buildings shown so far would have been such a great addition to the game. My favourite however would have been delija21's Palace Albania: a diagonal corner of modernist style. Don't think we have anything at all in that category on any SC fansite.

[TowerDude 2,186]

Sad to see that someof these awesome bats we never released

[SimFox 802]

Yeah!! Shame on 'em... wait... eh... shame on me!!

[Vlasky 1,803]

@ TekindusT: To see BAT that much detailed, and so near completion abandoned, it is sad.

@ spa: So many of them... too many lost.

@ Ephemeron:  What's the deal with AutoVino? He had so many high quality projects going, and yet again he never released anything. In my opinion, that's mean

@ gutterclub: Well, it seems that something just might happen there, on SimFox's behalf ... wink wink 

@ alj: Thank you! Well I'd like to see it one day on STEX, especially cuz it's from Belgrade,Serbia where I live, and one of my favorite buildings here.

@ TowerDude: Yeah, it's sad to know that some of theme for sure won't be released. But for some, there is still hope.

@ SimFox: No, no not shame on you! Just tell us they're not lost/deleted and that you won't forget them and never release them

And now, stay tuned for

>> NOFUNK SPECIAL<<

Nofunk is a very significant part of the BSP Team and a top quality BATer. We have  witnessed many high quality uploads on STEX from him, for which we, as a community, are very thankful. But here are some of the beauties that never seen a light of our SimSuns: 

Donovan & Sanders Building

last update> 12. January 2007.

Kales Building

last update> 22. March 2007.

Ford Piquette Plant

last update>  3. August 2007.

Lee Plaza

last update> 23. April 2009.

Carew Tower (and it's badonkadonk )

last update> 23. April 2009.

 

Unnamed Warehouse

last update> 23. April 2009.

 

 

[Slashback 136]

Please tell me that this is a joke. Why does someone who have offered so much time on building this, suddenly stop building on it? I can't believe it...

[Bastet69008 1,102]

Author: scotty222

Last Update: August 2009

 

Some are missing, but these are the main ones from Australia and NZ, scotty also started some buildings from LA and Calgary
 

BAT: Eureka Tower, Melbourne, VIC

Author: sam_lawrence
Last Update: December 2004



BAT: 220 E. Maddison, Tampa, FL
Author: josefmayor
Last Update: March 2009

BAT:Grand Central @ Kennedy (Channelside District)
Author: josefmayor
Last Update: March 2009

BAT: SunTrust Financial Centre, Tampa, FL
Author: josefmayor

Last Update: March 2009

BAT: Bank of America Plaza, Tampa,FL
Author: josefmayor

Last Update: March 2009

[Finkle 14]

There are some pretty good looking things, thats one of my favorite things to do is look at all the differnt buildings that people make.

[zero7 68]

Originally posted by: ImVhOzzi

Please tell me that this is a joke. Why does someone who have offered so much time on building this, suddenly stop building on it? I can't believe it...quote>

I can't speak for other BATters, but  I often end up abandoning a model.  Most often it's because another building has caught my eye and I move onto modelling that instead, sometimes I just feel that the model isn't working and occasionally it's because the complexity reaches a point where it is difficult to work on and it becomes a chore.  

For me,  the greatest lost BAT was marrast's version of Battersea Power Station (2005/6. I think).  I tried to find the old thread, but I think it may have been deleted.

[gutterclub 2,729]

Todd started texturing that monster also but it never saw the light of day..

[Xyloxadoria 1,099]

Originally posted by: zero7

For me,  the greatest lost BAT was marrast's version of Battersea Power Station (2005/6. I think).  I tried to find the old thread, but I think it may have been deleted.

quote>

Its like a chain drug to the "industral" batters. It started off with one person and has switched hands mutiple times now. I dont even know what happend to it. But if i remember correctly its in the hands of J.O. now who has gone off to medical school. Simhotoddy TOL and some others have added to it.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Originally posted by: Xyloxadoria

Originally posted by: zero7

For me,  the greatest lost BAT was marrast's version of Battersea Power Station (2005/6. I think).  I tried to find the old thread, but I think it may have been deleted.

quote>

Its like a chain drug to the "industral" batters. It started off with one person and has switched hands mutiple times now. I dont even know what happend to it. But if i remember correctly its in the hands of J.O. now who has gone off to medical school. Simhotoddy TOL and some others have added to it. quote>

I think the version currently floating around is different from the marrast one.  It was really great looking.  I think most of it was done, but he was doing all of the axillary industrial stuff around it as well.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

Burj Dubai (andisart)

[nofunk 1,933]

Originally posted by: Vlasky

And now, stay tuned for

>> NOFUNK SPECIAL<<

Nofunk is a very significant part of the BSP Team and a top quality BATer. We have  witnessed many high quality uploads on STEX from him, for which we, as a community, are very thankful. But here are some of the beauties that never seen a light of our SimSuns: 

 

quote>

Oh my goodness! Are all those mine?!

Well, that was a surprise, and a nice walk down memory lane. What I can say is I still have most of those projects (a few of them I've lost). Some of them will definitely be done. When? I can't say. But someday! Some others, however, may never see the light of day. So sad.

That Carew Tower looks pretty nice, huh? Yeah...

Regarding other BATs that never made it to the STEX, SimFox and Odainsaker are both holding onto a handful of BATs I'd like to see in my city someday...

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Battersea, hah! Those were the days, eh?

To be honest, I don't even remember what Marrast's version looks like anymore, I wish someone could dig up a picture. The version I worked on was originally modeled by thequiltedllama. I just ended up changing the model some and adding textures. Me and J.O. were planning on finishing it; we started the coal pit and elevator just about done, but when he went off to school, I lost motivation to pick it up again.

By my standards today, I would probably end up modeling the entire thing myself (no offense TQL), not to mention replace all my terrible textures. Yeah, I don't see that happening anytime soon

Kant01's disappearance was particularly upsetting to me, he came to me for help on numerous occasions (looking back I don't think I knew much better than he did!). Still a sad sight to see all that otherwise finished work go to waste. 

[mightygoose 92]

Some things people have shown me. Ask no questions and i tell no lies.

cough....

[TekindusT 3,809]

How impressive unfinished BATs, too bad they were in a so advanced development stage...

[Roger51 381]

WOW thos are some amazing non-finished-BATs

[SimCity4IE 202]

Originally posted by: mightygoose

Some things people have shown me. Ask no questions and i tell no lies.

cough....

quote>

Wasn't this one released by KS_JPN? It's the lighthouse tower.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

^ I think andisart released it too.

[kovak 204]

what about these bats? They were simply FANTASTIC

omg *__*'"

[Sgt Pepper 864]

I think I actually have quite a few...but they aren't worth mentioning... I think pictures of them are still on old threads...

[Vlasky 1,803]

@ ImVhOzzi: Well, there are many  obstacles which can pop up while BATing, one can get sick and tired of it.

@ Bastet69008: So many of scotty222 BATs never released... Such a shame.

@ Ilikehotdogsalot: I've seen that one coming along. So much effort has been put in it, I think there's a good chance of it coming back to life.

@ nofunk: Yeah, that Carew Tower and it's legendary badonkadonk look so dang nice. Revive them?

@ mightygoose: Who did the Moscow University? Sorry I had to ask!

@ Sgt Pepper: You do have quite a bit of them Simcity4fan12 . It's so sad to know you deleted them ...

And now, brace yourself as we revisit some of the best bats ever to be seen around.

Some say he's made of solid ice block,

others - he's got a dual processor installed in he's head;

all we know is, he's called 

>>SIMFOX<<

BAT: P44TM

last update> 9. October 2007.

BAT: Unnamed Commie Block - high rise part

last update> 14. October 2007.

BAT: Unnamed mid rise office

last update>  19. April 2008.

BAT: Russia Tower

last update> 13. June 2008.

BAT: Hodynka Towers

last update>  11. January 2009.

BAT: Unnamed

last update>  19. January 2009.

BAT: Moscow Hotel Ukraina 

last update> 12. June 2009.

 

 

 

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Yes, I was going to say, you were going easy on SimFox before!! 

[spa 968]

Agreed! I have been really hoping that he'll finish Hodynka Towers

[SimFox 802]

Well I guess I have to answer my "crimes" against humane batting...

OK, shall we start?

1. Elsinor

is in advanced stage. basically all the modeling is done and it is ready for texturing. I do plan to get back to it. So the chance that it will be on STEX before the year end are high.

2. Federation

At least at the moment I don't have plans to dust it... I've started the whole thing partially because I wanted to see if i CAN make it - particularly the surface of eh towers (also the blinds) that curve in all 3 dimensions simultaneously. I know now that I can, so the challenge is gone. What left is a building that is really quite hideous. The real thing is also on hold and what is gonna happen with it is unclear. It's flamboyant developer (who was caught saying in Nice "if you don't have a billion f... off") is in a deep financial s.. He himself clearly don't have a billion to finish many of his projects. And ows to banks about same billion.

3. SinoSteel

I really like it but I think I would need to redo it, to make more efficient and manageable model. Construction of the real think had started in Tianjin as a part of new huge BinHai CBD in about 40 km east of the historic downtown (yep it is quit a large city). So I'll get back to it when I see some first floors and actual plating coming up. I believe I'll be doing some more buildings from that area, particularly InnerMongolia Mansion.

out of second bunch...

4 & 5

these were shelved cause I though that game favors tower like buildings... but I believe I can bring these back rather quickly. I would remodel those to make for more efficient model, but that wouldn't really take more than a day of so. So these could be good weekend projects... If there is a public demand for such buildings.

6.

Well, this one I had really forgotten... And at first, when I saw it now, I thought that it is gone since I made it with a 3rd party plug-in installed that I don't have anymore. But after looking for it I've managed to open the file. I would have to take more "in-depth" look at it to determine it's status.

7. Russia Tower

Well since the destiny of the real one is totally unclear at the moment - old developer don't have 2+ billion that it would cost to build and will not get that sort of money anymore and there had been rumors that a 9 storey parking garage would be built on the spot (although with predetermined life span of only 5 years). But recently there had been some indications that one of the oligarchs had show interest to the project. one that does have needed money to finish it.. so we'll see.

As far as model goes... Well it is just too big! It is 3500+ pixels in height. So it wouldn't fit in 30" monitor even if put it in portrait orientation! Buildings of such dimensions really not for the game. I know there is a bunch of people who think the bigger the better and pick up only one thing about the building - it's hight, but... So I'm not too sure if I'll get back to this one... but we'll see.

8. Hodynka

This one, on the other hand is a perfect size skyscraper, big, but not overpowering. I plan to finish it at some point.

9. TWFC - Tianjin World Financial Center.

This one will definitely be finished. What you see at this render is a basic approximation and shape study. At the moment the building had just a couple of floors assembled and the nature of it's curtain wall was really unclear. Official renders didn't really show much. So I had to put it on hold till building will be finished. And it already had been! It's China for you - 340 meter skyscraper in a little over a year time. I'll be standing next to it in less than a month so I plan to gather as much material as I would need (including the base) and get back to modeling it.

10. Ukraina.

well this on I open on more or less regular basis and do a little work on it. In fact many things - like, say LetThereBeLight, came out of that project. so even without being finished it had benefited community. I'll be getting back to ti and at some point it will be done.

On a separate note I'm also curious who is an author of the Moscow State University building. By the looks of it (particularly lighting) I'd suspect it is Sam Johnson's work...