Jason's BATs & Tutorials

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks guys.  I'll try out the suggestions next time I work on the building (might be a while though!).

Sim Shady:  Chase Tower is locked because the Landmark version has a plop cost of zero (I was heading out the door when I found out, so couldn't fix it).  I could fix it now, but soon I'll be receiving the German and Spanish versions of the query. 

But for the record, my BSP related updates are all in the BSP thread, so always check there first for BSP stuff from me.

But in other news, Brei Market & Happy Camera is done.  I was going to upload it yesterday too, but noticed one of the base textures is the wrong grey.  I'll be fixing that tonight, and it should be uploaded sometime tonight or tomorrow morning, or something like that.

[Sim shady 12]

ah that explains it, i was happily enjoying it in the game and noticed you locked it. *was worried there was some kind of hard to detect fatal bug or something

nice job on Brei Market & Happy Camera

[Jasoncw 11,840]

It will also corrupt your city files though, so you probably shouldn't use it.

But I'm just kidding.

[Sim shady 12]

^ lets not give sim shady a heart attack!

[ky72x 13]

I can't wait till Chase is unlocked. Then I can finally download it!

Keep up the great work Jason. It looks like 2007 will end with a bang.

- Kyle

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Ok, I'm going to make a building really fast.

Art Deco Library

6:30-7:00 - Research

7:00-9:00 - BATing

9:30-10:00 - Finishing Touches, and Export (Day)

Later - Export (Night), and .FSH Assembling.

Later - Modding

I chose a library for a few reasons.  There aren't many of them, and few art deco ones.  They would probably rest on a more campus-like lot, which makes the building's dimensions inconsequential (faster modeling), and because libraries are very straight forward to modd (quick modding, I won't need Nofunk for this one, lol).

This weekend I will be able to finish one of Nofunk's art deco towers.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Page Flip bug I think.

[Glenni 1,444]

Heh, going for a speedrun ,huh?

[nofunk 1,933]

Originally posted by: Glenni Heh, going for a speedrun ,huh?quote>

He just needs to one-up me after I modeled the Griffin Building in about a day.

Jason, this is not the first time you've tried to model something quickly!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

lol, yeah, I have a bad track record with trying to do quickies, lol.  This is where I'm at right now.  I think I'll work on it for another hour.  That's still only 3 hours for all of the BAT.  That's still quick, right?  I can't do any one-upping though, lol. 

There will also be a one story section attached to the right of the current building.

I'll post back in an hour.

[Jazzmaster 716]

Wow, I'm suprised you can come up with THAT in just 3 hours, unless...are you using 3DsMax? I know there's a reason Autodesk left gmax in favor of 3DsMax...anyways, great BAT, keep up the good work!

-Yoshiisland

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Ok, yeah, it still isn't done, lol. I've been working fast though, and it can be done tonight.

YoshiIsland, the tools I've used in this BAT are all in Gmax, and it isn't complicated to make Gmax lag a lot, so aside from the rendering quality, it doesn't really matter for here.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Well, here's some progress.  This is taking a lot longer than I expected, lol.

[DuskTrooper 314]

The library is looking sweet; the textures, and everything else! I don't think anyone has done any nice small libraries yet; I'll be waiting for this one!

Any plans on placing foliage on the slopes?

Keep it up, mon!

[plasticboy 36]

Jason, I swear, you're getting a batch of chocolate chip cookies, if you pull it off by tomorrow evening.

[Swiss_Canadian 2]

OMG! Jason, that's sweet!! I can't think of anything that would need any tweaking! Now, I'm normally the type who doesn't believe in perfect, and that there's always room for improvement, but, hey, right now, I can't think of anything! Awesome job!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

I hope the rest of the building sits well with people.  Still have the other roof, and some touching up to do.  I didn't finish it in 2 hours, lol.

[Andreas Roth 607]

And if it takes two months - who cares? Quality is definitely something to wait for a bit longer. Looking great so far, and I agree that this will fill a void nicely.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull library great details

[Fledgeling 1]

Looks good, like the new addition. I was thinking last week about picking up BAT for some libraires- no joke, there is one around here i really like. But this one is even better.

[plasticboy 36]

Will it get a book drop box though?

[SimRabbit123 6]

The building itself is awsome, the textures are also nice!

[nofunk 1,933]

What a cool building! It'll be nice to have more art deco in the game, as well as more library options.

Is this a 2x2?

[CDI_spy 5]

Simply beautiful!  However, I don't think I could ever manage to spend so much contiguous time on a BAT; I don't know how you do it...

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Ok, so here's the lot.  I still need to do nitelites, and I also still need to modd it.  I'm really surprised at how well this has turned out.

Andreas Roth:  I definitely want to do it right, just fast.

Jaqulina:  Thanks!

Fledgeling:  You should still do some BATing!

PlasticBoy:  No, the sims need to walk through the lavish interior to drop off their books.

SimRabbit:  Thanks!

Nofunk:  It's actually a 3x4.  Originally I wanted to do something that size.  I made the front first, and then when I was cloning it, and playing with the proportions, it got longer, and then that made the addition bigger as well.

CDI_Spy:  Well, it's been a while since I've had the time to really BAT (I only worked on the previous new building for about 3 hours, and everything else has been rendering, or working on the art deco towers).  But I've also been watching TV while I've been working.

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

it looks great like all your buildings jason, looks especially great because it was a 'quickie'

[CDI_spy 5]

GORGEOUS lot, Jason!  I really want that one!

[nofunk 1,933]

Are you modding it or will you be sending it my way?

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks guys.

Nofunk, I'll be modding it (libraries are something I can do, lol).  It's actually almost done being modded, I'm doing the menu description now. 

I still need to render and add the nitelites though, but somehow the day render only took 10 minutes, lol.

Ok, quick question, should it be named "A. D. Rean Branch Library" or "Rean Branch Library"? 

[spa 968]

Very nice Jason. I'm definitely going to be downloading this one. I can always use another library, especially one in the "not too big not too small" category. Nice details on it. Question, you applied a maxis texture to the area above the steps that matches the maxis base textures. Any chance you would be willing to share?