Poole, Diamond and Associates BAT Showcase

[geoff_diamond 43]

Welcome to the new home of the Poole, Diamond and Associates BAT Showcase!  As a newly formed partnership between geoff_diamond and jtportland, PDA will strive to bring the best, and most original, BATs possible to the Simtropolis community.  This will be the repository for all information pertaining to PDA including listings of our latest projects and general discussions.

 

Check back frequently for updates and enjoy!

[geoff_diamond 43]

Okay, we are currently working on two projects.  First up, jt is adding some more detail and modifying the texture and nightlighting for my previously-posted Randolph Tower.  Here's an early screenshot of the changes:

 

 

Secondly, here's a shot of the next project that we'll be bringing you. The Washington Tower:

[Cobb32118 239]

Awesome.  Looks like an extremely beneficial collaboration.  Are you guys going to start giving me a run for my money in growable residentials? 

 

What's the story on that Washington tower?  Did you guys design that, or is that an existing building?

[deadwoods 542]

Love the logo, esp. the font. Very nice. A bit of competition to the BSC? Now, I'm going to have to speak to the team about a flashy logo (without letting on that I plagurised the idea)

[HighRiser 6]

3 cheers for PD&Ahip,hip,horrayhip,hip,horrayhip,hip,horray

[hogmeister 7]

Excellent, you guys will make a good partnership, love the logo, very professional, and i take we will get growables and Jobs now???? Pretty Please.

After all you do produce turnkey projects?

[DuskTrooper 314]

Date:5/4/2004 12:42:04 AM
Author:geoff_diamond

Secondly, here's a shot of the next project that we'll be bringing you. The Washington Tower:

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I really like this one!

[geoff_diamond 43]

hehe... i'm not sure about giving the BSC team a run for their money.  It's a totally different idea.  We'll only be doing our own projects.

 

As far as growables go... that's a question that jt will be better suited to answer.  If he knows how to do it (or is willing to learn) then that's something we'll definately be doing I'm sure. 

 

Lastly, as for Washington Tower, I'm proud to say... that's a design fresh out of my noggin

[Cobb32118 239]

Date:5/4/2004 10:32:48 AM
Author:geoff_diamond

hehe... i'm not sure about giving the BSC team a run for their money.  It's a totally different idea.  We'll only be doing our own projects.

 

As far as growables go... that's a question that jt will be better suited to answer.  If he knows how to do it (or is willing to learn) then that's something we'll definately be doing I'm sure. 

 

Lastly, as for Washington Tower, I'm proud to say... that's a design fresh out of my noggin

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Geoff, you have the opposite problem that I do.  I make growables in one or two steps, whereas every time I try to make a ploppable, it's a disaster at first.  I have to fix about 17 things, reboot the computer, restart SC4 about 5 times, and then it's okay (usually).

For growable, I just pull up a lot from the same growth stage already in the game, fix the lot the way I want it, replace it with my building, and save under a new name.  That's it!  (Oh yeah and put my title in the exemplar name, but you know how to do that already).  The lot editor and/or the game itself assigns the number of residents based on the size of the structure, too -- I never have to touch that.  And they always work on the first try!

Oh, and you are saving yourself a world of headache and opening an avenue to boundless artistic expression by making your own design!   

[geoff_diamond 43]

Really!?!?  It's that easy?  Man, maybe if someone had said something sooner I would have started doing that early on and avoided some 9.5's on the BEX

 

Oh well, I don't have to concern myself with that anymore.

 

As far as working with original designs rather than existing buildings, yeah, I've definately noticed a difference.  While people still manage to complain to me about silly things, it's nowhere near the extent that it was when I was recreating real-life structures.  I think I'll stick with original works for a while

[jtportland 184]

don't worry! i know how to make growables and plopables, cobb is right, making growables is a lot more easier than making plopables! but i've had lots of practace with the buildings i've released.

geoff has MANY great ideas for buildings! and i think we should stick with original works for a while too hehe

[cammo2003 20]

There's alot of pairings going around at the moment, aren't there? Not that that's a bad thing, actually I feel it's quite the contrary.

 

Good luck fellas, can't wait to see completed productions on the lex. BTW, nice logo.

[geoff_diamond 43]

Really?  I wasn't aware that anyone else was doing this.  Who else is together?

[geoff_diamond 43]

Okay, I think I've got the basic shape of the base done (along with the grand entrance) for Washington Tower.

 

Thoughts?  (remember, if you have suggestions... speak quickly or forever hold your piece... I plan to continue working on this today).

 

[Howling 10]

Looks awesome! I like how you seem to have spend much time and thought on the entrance and base. Even though it's unrendered, could you show us how it'd look test-rendered?

[Cobb32118 239]

Yeah that looks really cool, Geoff.  What's the scale?  I'm assuming the little square is like an awning over the entrance, and the rounded part is basically the size of 1 story?

[DuskTrooper 314]

Cool company, BTW! Hm...........Now, we want to eastablish Dusk, Dusk and Clones Corp!

[Simguyuk 0]

This looks like it could be a great building, I think it will fit well with the cobb tower

[geoff_diamond 43]

lol @ dusk.

 

Okay, so, I think the last shot was zoomed out a bit too far for everyone to see what's going on with the base.  So, here's a closer shot.  The square in the middle is actually a fountain basin and the round part is stairs  

 

[whateverwhatever24 0]

how tall will this building be? it looks like the height of the sears tower or something! but thats a good thing

[geoff_diamond 43]

She's pretty tall   By my count she's 1312 feet to the rooftop and 1492 to the top of the antenna.

 

Okay, so, I have completed all the window-spining (save the base).  Finishing off other facade details will be next, followed by the completion of the base and the roof.  Then it goes off to JT for everything else

 

 

[DuskTrooper 314]

Cool!  It has similar elements found on some of my own futuristic towers!  Once again, awesome!

 

And the height's good, too!

 

[+Guest]

I don't really liek the reflection. Maybe make it a bit more blue so it's more subtle?

[DuskTrooper 314]

Date:5/4/2004 8:43:00 PM
Author:iamrobk

I don't really liek the reflection.  Maybe make it a bit more blue so it's more subtle?

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Yes, I have to agree.  if you are going to do reflections, you should either use clouds ( and a vaguely at that )  or a gradient.  In my latest buildings, I have avoided this type of reflection for this purpose.

Still, excellent, though!

[geoff_diamond 43]

Woops!!! I completely forgot to mention! That texture is merely a place holder (just to give a general idea and make the window-spines stand out a bit).

 

Texturing is completely jt's gig now... I want nothing to do with it

 

So, yes, ignore the texture

[Tunafish 48]

I think you should add some more detail on the roof. Because it's hiiden you should bunch it next to the big triangular walls. Awsome

[PDA 74]

*PLEASE NOTE*

 

All buildings created by Poole, Diamond and Associates will be posted to the BEX utilizing this screen-name.

[jtportland 184]

i will add some roof junk if geoff doesn't before he sends it to me. i agree with ya, it definitely needs some

[geoff_diamond 43]

hehe, yeah, what JT said

 

fear not Tuna... we're not finished.  This was just a teaser

[DuskTrooper 314]

That's cool!