Goldivas GDV BAT Projects

[goldiva 87]

Hiya the vibrant Simtropolis community...Time to start a GDV forum to receive feedback!

Welcome to check here for updates, BAT work in progress, ideas and inspirations, espionage, bug report etc...

OK... I shall start posting some previous pics, followed by current pics....

[goldiva 87]

Electronic toll booth...wonder if anyone worked out the text message on the toll sign

[goldiva 87]

This is what happens when you place a GDV pedestrian overpass near schools and libraries!

Yellow bus fever!!

 

[vidioman 21]

I like your lots! They are really similar to things in and around where I live. You are really good at the BAT! I can't wait to see what your next project is!

 

-vid

[goldiva 87]

A side view of GDV's first waterfront hotel... First real BAT building project. Learnt a lot about applying textures and night lighting in BAT/gmax... The LODs, however, was another story...

The look and feel is based on luxury waterfront resort hotels in tropical/ sub-tropical zones, like Hawaii or Malaysia....

[goldiva 87]

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4/20/2004 5:24:59 PM[/quoteDATE]

vidioman[/quoteAUTHOR]

I like your lots! They are really similar to things in and around where I live. You are really good at the BAT! I can't wait to see what your next project is!

-vid

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Thank you vidioman. Curious...where do you live? I thought my stuff so far are, mmm...kinda generic in style...

[goldiva 87]

Funny....the growable version of GDV resort hotel pop up like mushrooms allover this small affluent residential town. Quiet easy to grow...this one... Afterall it provides 108 C$$S jobs [if I recall correctly] and should easily meet demand.

Those who've problem growing this hotel have probably downloaded it on the first two days of publishing - I forgot to attach the desc file associated to this growable lot. If so, pls redownload the zip file, extract the desc file, and try growing it again. Let me know if you have success...

 

[goldiva 87]

Speaking of latest creation... here's GDV Roscoe's yacht club. Named after my fav man .

This yacht club is the first sc4 dream object of mine [wasn't too pleased with the skinny Rush Hour marina heh heh]. I attempted it as my first BAT project. Oh did I ask for trouble - the learning curve difficulty level is simply insane. I can hear all the BAT vets laughing at my naiveness...

But stubborn me wants my yacht club, and so after much hair tearing etc, I got my yacht club...posted today to the ST Exchange...

 

[goldiva 87]

Night view of a resort town waterfront...

[JAMiUs 9]

that looks so realistic! i love it!

[Smurfer2 7]

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4/20/2004 5:42:17 PM[/quoteDATE]

goldiva[/quoteAUTHOR]

Speaking of latest creation... here's [my own long-awaited] GDV Roscoe's yacht club. Named after my fav man This yacht club is the first sc4 dream object of mine [wasn't too pleased with the 'skinny' Rush Hour marina heh heh]. I attempted it as my first BAT project. Oh did I ask for trouble [i can hear all the BAT vets laughing at my naiveness] But stubborn me wants my yacht club, and eventually, after much hair tearing etc, I got my yacht club...posted today to the ST Exchange... [/quoteMESSAGE][/bEGINQUOTE]

Does this mean we have another female on the site? We don't have enough, it's rather one sided. Anyways, that looks fantastic Goldiva. I really need to download that, your hotel, and some other things.

[vidioman 21]

I live in Thunder Bay, and we have a lot of international type buildings, made by architects from everywhere, so you might think it is only in a certain place, but we could have it here! In the early 1900's, we had a really big Chicaco influence, giving the city the nickname Chicago of the North and your buildings aren't exactly like ones here, just very similar in appearance. The yacht club looks like a smaller version of the city marina.

 

-vid

[goldiva 87]

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4/20/2004 5:48:00 PM[/quoteDATE]

Smurfer2[/quoteAUTHOR]

Does this mean we have another female on the site? We don't have enough, it's rather one sided. Anyways, that looks fantastic Goldiva. I really need to download that, your hotel, and some other things.[/quoteMESSAGE][/bEGINQUOTE]

Hey Smurfer2,

Of course I'm female! Why would you think otherwise???? I suppose there are many crossdressers around Hey, I'm pretty sure Brenda, the other female BATter, is a real one as well! Why should anyone think otherwise!!! I'm sure there are many closet females around here though... Come out to play gals!!!

Anyway speaking of my passion for SC...it's hard to persuade my girlfriends to consider the fun of a city management game. Most females do get The Sims, which I do enjoy making custom objects for...

[goldiva 87]

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4/20/2004 5:51:21 PM[/quoteDATE]

vidioman[/quoteAUTHOR]

I live in Thunder Bay, and we have a lot of international type buildings, made by architects from everywhere, so you might think it is only in a certain place, but we could have it here! In the early 1900's, we had a really big Chicaco influence, giving the city the nickname 'Chicago of the North' and your buildings aren't exactly like ones here, just very similar in appearance. The yacht club looks like a smaller version of the city marina.

-vid

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Ah...international. Thunder Bay seems like a nice city with lots of waterfront. Do post some ingame pics after you build your virtual Thunderbay!

[deadwoods 542]

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4/20/2004 5:45:16 PM[/quoteDATE]

goldiva[/quoteAUTHOR]

Night view of a resort town waterfront...

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G'day Goldiva. I saw your Yacht Club on the STEX. Very nice.

I was wondering why I didn't see your pictures. It must be because they're offsite and I've got some proxy problem.

[papa_san 8]

here are a couple of shots of my city of Okabena waterfront district using your great lot...

 

 

 

thanks so much for making this- it's just what i needed! if you want to see more of my region, visit my CJ, Postcards from Palestrina  *shameless plug*

[Brenda_Xne 46]

I love your pedestrian overpass, your hotel and the yacht club is great!!

 

Please upload your pics to simtropolis I can't see the pictures either

[goldiva 87]

Date: 4/21/2004 2:08:44 AM

Author:

 deadwoods

Date: 4/20/2004 5:45:16 PM

I was wondering why I didn't see your pictures. It must be because they're offsite and I've got some proxy problem.

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Good day Deadwood the MOD guru ...yeah my pics are hosted on my yahoo photo public sharing server. It seems some people can see them, some can't. I just found out how to upload pics to ST and you shall see them all soon!

 

[i just realize that I said MOD, I meant BAT! ]

 

 

[jtportland 184]

your yacht club is amazing!! i can't wait to see what u do next please post many pics!! hehe

[goldiva 87]

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4/21/2004 2:39:13 AM[/quoteDATE]

Brenda_Xne[/quoteAUTHOR]

I love your pedestrian overpass, your hotel and the yacht club is great!!

Please upload your pics to simtropolis I can't see the pictures either

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Thx Brenda. Your monorail is one of the few BAT classics that I want to keep for good.

I just found the sticky abt uploading pics to Simtropolis....will upload now!

[papa_san 8]

goldiva, there is a sticky in the General SC4 Discussion forum on how to post pics- it's not hard

[goldiva 87]

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4/21/2004 2:28:17 AM[/quoteDATE]

papa_san[/quoteAUTHOR]

here are a couple of shots of my city of Okabena waterfront district using your great lot...

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Wow! Very nice city papa_san! Good to know that the yacht club does look good with the very nice dark blue water MOD too.

[goldiva 87]

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4/21/2004 3:10:58 AM[/quoteDATE]

jtportland[/quoteAUTHOR]

your yacht club is amazing!! i can't wait to see what u do next please post many pics!! hehe[/quoteMESSAGE][/bEGINQUOTE]

Thx jtportland. I will announce my next project soon.

[goldiva 87]

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4/21/2004 3:23:03 AM[/quoteDATE]

papa_san[/quoteAUTHOR]

goldiva, there is a sticky in the General SC4 Discussion forum on how to post pics- it's not hard

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I thought I saw that sticky some time ago but couldn't find it. Thx papa_san, I go re-upload my pics now!

[goldiva 87]

A note about GDV yacht club foundation. It's been optimized so that it's easier to plop than the cruise ship port or original marina. Depending on your terrain and slopes, or the looks you prefer, you may get the yacht club:

• With No Foundation: by placing it very close to a flat shore line, very close to water level. See papa_san's post as example
• With Foundation: by placing it closer in land, on a slight slope. See most of my pics for example

Personally, I prefer something in between: a little foundation. Don't want the pier so high - may fall off heheh!

 

[oneil_1 140]

WoW, thet's amazing! how do you came up with those ideas like?

[goldiva 87]

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4/21/2004 6:15:37 AM[/quoteDATE]

oneil_1[/quoteAUTHOR]

WoW, thet's amazing! how do you came up with those ideas like?[/quoteMESSAGE][/bEGINQUOTE]

Oneil, compliment from a dedicated fellow BATter like yourself is very...nice! I played SC since sc2000 days and it's not hard to think up all sorts of stuff you want for your city, stuff Maxis forgot to include in their original version!

[vidioman 21]

When IK make Thunder Bay, I'll make a journal for it, but it will ba a while. I have to find a grayscale of the area. If you ever run out of ideas, I've got a few, they're building up! I hevent been into the game for a few days, but I have a really good Idea for a waterfroont!

 

-vid

[goldiva 87]

Date: 4/21/2004 7:27:47 AM

Author: vidioman

When IK make Thunder Bay, I'll make a journal for it, but it will ba a while. I have to find a grayscale of the area. If you ever run out of ideas, I've got a few, they're building up! I hevent been into the game for a few days, but I have a really good Idea for a waterfroont!

-vid

 

Thx Vidioman, as much as I enjoy sharing my creations, I should probably stay off the waterfront buildings for a few reasons. It is time-consuming to create, and the fact that it's in a popular category could be behind the inconsistent feedback from STEX. Currently the problem-free, obviously well-received yacht club is getting far lesser votes than many lesser BAT works, including my own less sexy debut toll gate. In fact, it's my worst rated BAT so far. If you search STEX by highest rated BAT, this yacht club is buried quite deep below and under. I'm just dissappointed that this yacht club - personally IMO my best BAT/MOD work, will not become as accessible to future visitors as they have to comb through mountains of BATs to find it. Something is weird about the feedback inconsistency - either my yacht club BAT is really that low in quality, or... 

 

That said, I shall post it to the official site now.

[+Guest]

Your work is excellent.I still havn't the gotten the Hotel to grow and I have the new files.I think there ain't enough wealthy sims in the area or I'm zoning wrong.Looking foward to your next lot.