BATs by Bipin

[Bipin 3,403]

I think if anything, the light colours look great, as if they were faded by weather.

 

Thanks, that's what I was going for! I'm glad someone noticed!, given the current subject matter of industrial deterioration. Also, as a thank you to all the supporters of my BAT projects, here's a little gift for you: 

 

http://tinyurl.com/BipinGift

 

Thanks!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Cheers, gonna test these bad boys now...

[T Wrecks 10,210]

I know that some bleaching was applied to simulate weathering, but I still think the effect may be a tad too strong, especially on the green buoy. I just browsed through Google images, and this confirmed my opinion rather than convincing me otherwise. Not to be misunderstood, the buoys are still great, and I can totally see myself using them as they are, but even so...

[Bipin 3,403]

Meh well, they do come in all shapes and sizes (and colours too). I had based my buoys off of this sort of colour scheme:

 

 

Besides, when recreating something with artistic license one shouldn't follow the reference verbatim, but rather do what looks right. I found a more "wholesome" and saturated green looked too new and clean for this particular application.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Then keep them as they are, and they'll be fine.  

[Bipin 3,403]

Well, that's why I released them on my thread only, not on the STEX. Aside from making a special gift for you guys, I'm not going to publish an early preview elsewhere.

[Reddonquixote 4,339]

when recreating something with artistic license one shouldn't follow the reference verbatim, but rather do what looks right.

 Couldn't agree more

 

Excellent work, you're the most inventive and creative BATer / custom-content-maker by far 

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Last time I checked, people weren't 8 feet tall ahaha

[Bipin 3,403]

Remember those houses from way back?

 

 

Well, those houses from way back are making a comeback!

 

 

I'll be doing them in HD since the details really come out at that level and furthermore, some major (e.g. brick and shingles) textures look to smooth and frankly, just textureless, when in SD at zoom 5.

 

 

Enjoy!

[simlink 1,098]

YES! Happy to see these on the front-burner again.

[Darknono35 3,138]

Great to see this home comeback
I like your nightlight, it's stunning

[Bipin 3,403]

Things are coming along well.

 

 

I've got a question though; how do I handle custom foundations and get rid of that nasty brown texture that appears on the lot, even when I try and remove the base texture via Ilive's reader?

[SimCoug 5,973]

From what I can tell, you can create the custom foundation as a separate prop and make sure the property 'isgroundmodel' (or something like that) is set to false so that it will not generate a shadow.  What brown texture are you referring to?

[Bipin 3,403]

From what I can tell, you can create the custom foundation as a separate prop and make sure the property 'isgroundmodel' (or something like that) is set to false so that it will not generate a shadow.  What brown texture are you referring to?

 

The brown texture is in reference to the default ground texture that seems to appear when the lot grows, despite all attempts to remove any sort of base/overlay textures.

[Bipin 3,403]

Surprise...

 

 

Enjoy the show!

(Be sure to click on the mosaic for HD; zoom 6 size.)

(Don't forget to drop by soon for a beta version of the pictures houses).

[MandelSoft 2,775]

Well Bipin, you've done it again. This looks truly marvelous!

[Darknono35 3,138]

OH my god !!! It's gorgeous

Thanks for this surprise

[weixc812 509]

Wow, these diagonal ones are really lovely. Our village won't be tedious any more

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Suburban paradise.

[Bipin 3,403]

 Your paradise awaits you, ROFLyoshi! 

 

 

~  βAT DOWNLOAD  ~ 

 

http://tinyurl.com/BipinBAT-327821

 

Please keep in mind that this is a trial version

of Bipin's Suburban House BATs. The included files

are not wholly representative of the final product

as it is likely, due the nature of this release,

that subsequent changes will be made. Furthermore,

only a limited number of the total BATs are in

this trial release. By downloading, you agree not 

to redistribute the contents included therein. It

is strongly recommended that you give meaningful

feedback regarding the download contents and how

they perform in-game, as this is a test release.

[libellibicus 396]

OMG....with these houses you have truly surpassed yourself.  Many thanks for the Beta's of the Piers, Buoys and Houses, I have a sneaky feeling that these will be found in loads of CJs.  Keep up the fantastic work, Bipin.  You truly are BATman.

[Bipin 3,403]

Just wrapping up a few loose ends with older projects done for other members (you know who you are)  among simple ones of my own creation that were close to being finished, such as this: 

 

 

I believe only a select few of you knew about this project.

 

 

It was from months upon months ago, I just wanted to get it over with!

 

 

Enjoy!

[KonstantinII 1,106]

Just wrapping up a few loose ends with older projects done for other members (you know who you are)  among simple ones of my own creation that were close to being finished, such as this: 

 

 

I believe only a select few of you knew about this project.

 

 

It was from months upon months ago, I just wanted to get it over with!

 

 

Enjoy!

If you can make the advertisements timed family props so that one appears in place of another after a certain time. You can make several different ones.

[KonstantinII 1,106]

When I try to open the houses with the lot editor it crashes

[Bipin 3,403]

That's odd. No one else reported this issue. I'll try and figure out what went wrong.

[ND Heat 6]

Is it out of the question to consider standard detail renderings for your BATs. Some people prefer it over HD.

[Bipin 3,403]

Which BATs? I generally do HD renders for those which have a high level of detail only noticeable at the closest zoom. However, when it comes to larger props and buildings, such as my most recent houses, I do plan on creating HD and SD versions. If that's what you are concerned about, don't worry!

[Bipin 3,403]

When I try to open the houses with the lot editor it crashes

 

I believe I've figured out the issue. In the download, I neglected to add the buildings for the lots. The absence of buildings is characteristic of this kind of error. You may download the required buildings here:

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/2124658039/Bipinbuilding_res.zip

 

Enjoy!

[Bipin 3,403]

It's really coming together now; all those  little details loose ends are beginning to be tied up:

 

[gutterclub 2,729]

I also would love to see SD version of your wonderful houses, lined up with no HD at zoom 5 the tiled roofs look too blury..great work all round, just wish it was in SD