EBLT - European House Add-On (EHA) Thread

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Could it be that the night lights are too intense? To me they look very cold and extremely bright, not least where they leak through the windows and onto the balcony. I don't get the illusion of looking into warm and cozy living rooms etc, something you are normally very good at recreating. Apart from that, I like everything I see. Maybe it would be worth a thought to add a light above the house entrance?

[Gn_leugim 858]

Thank you guys.

 

T-wrecks: as I said some posts earlier, I am still playing around with the parameters and the night maps. Maybe a darker yellow look would be better no? and I'll try to add some "house look inside"

[Gn_leugim 858]

does it look better now?

 

 

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Colour hue is definitely a lot better! However, I still think the amount of light spilling out onto those semi-circular balconies is too high. The balcony floors look as if they were illuminated themselves. The rectangular balconies look better.

[libellibicus 396]

I agree with T Wrecks re.  the semi circular Balconies.  Other than that, it is spot on

[Gn_leugim 858]

if only all world's problems were as hard to solve as that one eheh. I'll take care of it and make first exports

[AndisArt 2,068]

Not sure if this is related to the problem, but if you havent increased the contrast value of the light (under Advanced Parameters) try increasing it (it's at 0 default, I often change it to 50). I found this helped with some of my light issues in the past. I'm by no means a light expert, but maybe this helps.

[Gn_leugim 858]

I know that properties, and, if I am not mistaken, in gmax is set to 50 by default. but don't have gmax open to be 100%. I don't because I went to the game and have taken some shots.

 

 

 

comparing to the other buildings around it I think I can bright a bit more the wall textures and reduce the gradient. apart from that I think all is good, although I am not much pleased with it. lol

 

I have also to enable the transparency setting for the model, because of the glass balconies eheh

 

tell me your thoughts.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

The only thing worth improving IMO is the colour hue of the wall texture. Seeing the building in a Maxis environment shows that the colour is rather greenish. I think you could try to mimic the colour of those three Maxis apartment blocks.

[Gn_leugim 858]

what about now?

 

[libellibicus 396]

Excellent. Ready for upload?

[art128 4,622]

Looks really nice, I like it!

[zahrul3 472]

Maybe you could try to make the nightlighting more subtle like your previous apartment BATs, but at this stage, I'm fine with you releasing this as is.

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

I'm still fascinated how you get it done to make the buildings fit in the game that well!

[Gn_leugim 858]

Excellent. Ready for upload?

 

Not yet, it is just exported and wildly modded. but I'll take care of it, together with the "four square block"

 

Looks really nice, I like it!

 

Glad you do, thank you

 

Maybe you could try to make the nightlighting more subtle like your previous apartment BATs, but at this stage, I'm fine with you releasing this as is.

 

I'll probably will released them like so. although I reckon they are a bit bright, but I don't like them as faint as those on the maxis ones.

 

I'm still fascinated how you get it done to make the buildings fit in the game that well!

 

nothing to much, I just don't rush in with a texture. maybe one day I'll post here a picture of how many renders I do with many slightly different textures, most of them just differ from one other 2~5 points of hue/saturation/contranst/brightness etc etc. I remember in one bat to try as much as 16 different textures XD and all the time, I test them against an ingame picture and evaluate them

 

on basis, a lot of trial and error, studding and learning

[Ion_Cannon 677]

The modelling and texturing looks great but I feel the lotting lets it down somewhat, my suggestion would be to either work on that or ask if someone experienced wouldn't mind doing it for you.

[Gn_leugim 858]

The modelling and texturing looks great but I feel the lotting lets it down somewhat, my suggestion would be to either work on that or ask if someone experienced wouldn't mind doing it for you.

 

thank you, but, well, actually that is not a issue as I don't release the lots with the BATs. I only release Buildings(desc) and models. those lots are for personal use, otherwise would be maxis lots there.

[Gn_leugim 858]

this morning I was like, heck why not make some inds? and I came up with this:

 

 

a small ID out building, about the same size as the cylindrical storage tank from maxis, and performs the same function

[libellibicus 396]

Very nice. The textures are very good. I would definitely use this.

[SimCoug 5,976]

I'd say that it a pretty productive morning! The textures are very dirty and grimy - they will go well with Maxis I-D

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Ugh, something different 

 

All that rust and dirt is just amazing. I still wonder what you did to gmax that something like this is possible 

[Gn_leugim 858]

Thank you all

 

and Skyscraper, I have done nothing to gmax, it is as it was you should have more faith in it ^^

 

now the lights...

 

 

rather simple, but enough no?

[Pobs 24]

Very nice work

[libellibicus 396]

I really like this.  Great textures and a useful idea.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

It's "enough".... yes... I guess it might do.

 

 

Great, great, great. I've been moaning about a lack of I-D for a while, so this is right up my alley.

[Gn_leugim 858]

thank you all I might end up making a pack of small Out and Mech buildings so stay tunned

 

(and yes, it is still EHA, after all that "houses" chemicals :lol: )

[Gn_leugim 858]

For those who wonder, I am not dead, I'm alive and good. But as I got a job I have little schedule for Bating and for whatever do in SC4, I only play a bit here and there, but no much Bating. I got home pretty tired and I just don't fill like bating right then. I'll try to keep up with you guys on your threads and who knows in the future

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Good to hear you're fine. As for BATing, guess we can only hope that you'll be disappointed by something while you play the game so you will stop playing and fire up gmax.

[Gn_leugim 858]

Hey, do you remember me? I hope so

 

Well, although work has not gave me a slack, (and hopefully it wont until December at least) I manage to get work done in gmax here and then. I have two currently undergoing... things...

 

The first one is a recycling of the tank you see just above (it will be available as s standalone anyway) which ended up like this:

 

 

 

The second one is a regular thing on this bat, residential stuff, some R$$ apartments. Although I am not particularly glad with this one and I still have no idea how I will finish the ground floor (the purple area)

 

 

I will, hopefully be dropping some news

 

thanks for reviewing