Kakado's BATs

[kakado_to_save 514]

for now i have stopped BATing in favor of my CJ..

i have nearly no spear time to do things i like (except for an update)

though i BAT for my CJ when i can.

*NOTE- these BATs i am making will be released after they will be user in the CJ

so don't expect it to be high class or something.

the people in the ST chat made me do this -.-

how can i make this BAT better?

options anyone?

  Edited November 19, 2011 by kakado_to_save  

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

I think you should imrpove the roof texture

[kakado_to_save 514]

do you mean like this? :

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Yeah but i think you should imbrove all textures and you need omre details

[harishna 847]

I like how you made the yellow texture look dirty however it could look even better if reduce the saturation, just check how it looks in game. What I don't like about your model is that it feels to me as if it was made out of blocks, almost like Lego, I am also wondering where is the door? I am also not so sure if the roof junk goes well with the building. How thick are the walls?

  Edited November 20, 2011 by harishna  

[kakado_to_save 514]

thats because they are build from blocks. the door is behind though i didnt BAT it yet,

the walls are 0.6m

here is an example for block like building.

and the roof just is ... i dont know really, but there is no real roof junk on it.

HERE

[Evillions 552]

I can see most of your BATs being suited for Middle-Eastern cities. You really should work on your previous works because they are just juicy.

[harishna 847]

Kakado is not that what I meant but rather how you go on at modeling things and texture them, however, the buildings you are showing me have virtually nothing to do with the one you modelling other than being small apartment complexes...

[kakado_to_save 514]

i need help .. again ..

well it was a lot of time since i have been here and i am very busy latley, so i have an 8 day holiday so i'll use it.

anyways, i know i am starting a new BAT every 5 hours, but i keep telling myself that this (see below) will be released.

so .. any improvement?

this BAT is ment to reduce the CS$ demand. because there is just too much.

my problem is that i dont know what type of roof junk should be here.

i just watched some office in Warsaw and saw what i can do for the meanwhile..

  Edited December 21, 2011 by kakado_to_save  

[harishna 847]

I think this looks so much better I like it very much.

Things to improve:

The access to the roof looks a bit squashed and the parapet looks really weird the walls too think and with no depth makes you wonder why there is a parapet at all.Actually in general the walls look a bit too think to me.

The roof junk look like gray boxes and nothing else try to define what they are (make sure to make them at scale too). The antenna is nice but seems a bit short to me...

The base seems a bit off-center which gives that makes it llok weird in respect to the rest of the building.

[kakado_to_save 514]

Better now?

though i do have a problem with the roof junk.

what type of it should I place?

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looks good, I think on top of the roof access the roof texture looks to be repeating. If you want to look for roof junk just google it, like roof HVAC and roof air vents, ect...

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Cool, especially this is made by using gmax, the windows are looking great.

[kakado_to_save 514]

Aaron: i tried to copy a roof HVAC .. i dont know how it went

Sky241: thank you

well... there are other sides of the BAT as well ..

i changed the roof junk to this roof HVAC thing .. i don't know if it works. should i just leave the roof completely empty?

*note - ignore the panel in the north render at the bottom right corner i fixed it

btw.. i started working on another BAT for my CJ because i am starting to use the same buildings for all of my cities and it gets annoying, but for now lets focus on the other BAT above ^ .

  Edited December 23, 2011 by kakado_to_save  

[harishna 847]

well you can move that HVAC unit toward the center and also move the antenna, you can add pipes and cables and that would be enough I guess. Also it looks incompatible to have a white top edge on the parapets while you have marks of running grim on the side you should be consistent.

[kakado_to_save 514]

i was a bit busy lately so don't yell at me :3

anyways... i made the antenna higher, and fixed the roof exit

i also moved the HAVC a bit more far from the roof. is that it?

[Ceafus 88 1,898]

Looks Pretty good, I would add alittle grime and dirt to it to match the wall on the building, I would move it alittle closer to the midlle, but not by much, looks almost perfect where it is, great work, I will most likely use it in my cities

[kakado_to_save 514]

well. the HVAC didnt feel right. i never saw any BAT in this style with an HVAC.

i tried to make those.

[kakado_to_save 514]

oook.. as i said , when i'll finish the office building i'll continue my other project:

a small R$ residential building i found i Moscow

there are 3 versions

of 3,6, and 9 floors

and a corner version so it will be modular

  Edited February 10, 2012 by kakado_to_save  

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Cool project. I like the window and the roof texture. But the brick or roof tiles- i dont know what it is- looks strange

[Gn_leugim 858]

I second Sky's opinion, and overall I think the textures are a bit over saturated. Nevertheless, you have good skills for batting

[Sgt Pepper 864]

well. the HVAC didnt feel right. i never saw any BAT in this style with an HVAC.

I don't believe those were supposed to be HVAC units. Todd could tell you more about those, however. That building he made is also residential, there is a difference between adding details from residentials and commercial buildings, if you catch my meaning.

This new building seems right on track, though as our friend Gn_leugim said the textures are indeed over saturated(giving a rather odd cartoonish appearance. Saturation is editable in image editing programs, and even through the BAT program itself if you're meticulous enough.

Over all, I think you're doing a good job.

[kakado_to_save 514]

i'll need to find an alternative to the brick like texture on the roof..

but this is what i did for now:

[kakado_to_save 514]

Sorry for the double post but i have replaced the textures into something more pleasant i think

[Gn_leugim 858]

indeed, I think they are better now, more alive and less fainted

[Francis90b 748]

Honestly i like both versions...

[kakado_to_save 514]

I know I am skipping from project to project but the last one is on hold for the meanwhile.

i need help with this one:

i can't find a solution to the roof on the balconies and i have no idea for junk roofs..

any help?

[kakado_to_save 514]

Well. I made some more progress and wanted to see if i am doing is ok. Here is what i have done so far:

(sorry for the double post)

[Ceafus 88 1,898]

Oh wow, the textures have improved greatly, nice work

[Gn_leugim 858]

one thing, the roof it lacks details