Jason's BATs & Tutorials

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Brisco's, Nafmis, and Roth's have all been finished, and are now in the lotting stage.  I've made a schedule for myself to get all of those BATs on that list a few posts ago finished, except for the Penobscot Building, by next Wednesday.  We'll see how that goes!  I'll be doing a lot of BATing, so I won't be updating with every thing I do, but I'll update in a few days to say how it's going.

Odainsaker:  In some of those Asian countries, people take control of their architecture like nowhere else.  That building is definitely on the bahaus side, though a little bit of pizazz still manages to slip in on the top of that tower.

mightygoose:  lol, yeah, that's what I thought too.

Bixel:  Thanks again.

Gn_leugim:  Yeah, I've managed to start a lot of projects.  Hopefully I'll be able to finish them, lol.

bigskelding:  Thanks!

edmonton_stinks:  Well, it's not really juggling as much as it's getting sidetracked. 

spa:  Thanks!  Yeah, the game doesn't seem to have much big CS, while there's plenty of CO to choose from.  I'd be happy to see more CS.  Nofunk is also making CS right now.

[Gn_leugim 853]

I wish i had so much time as you to bat.. but i have to study :'(

[toxicpiano 125]

That looks stunning!

[Wrightguy0 40]

Can't wait to see these on the STEX.

Hope you can have more time for the penobscot once you clear this list.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

This is a quick BAT I threw together last night and this afternoon.  Originally it was going to be an institutional building (like another quickie library), but I decided to go for I-HT.  At this point it could still conceivably be some kind of art center, so it's up to you guys.  It's a 6x6.  The preview is at zoom 4.

Originally I was going to make all of the white color marble, but there ended up being a lot of white, so it will be a nice concrete texture instead.  This also makes it easier to texture, lol.  This is the point where I'd have to get into the more tedious modeling work, so I'm going to leave this be for now and go back to working on the BSP BATs.

I've finished all other non-BSP BATs (plus a modern, and an art deco bus stop), and they're in different stages of modding.  But T Wrecks has sent back the police station, and when the STEX issues are taken care of, I'll get around to uploading it.  I've started summer classes though, so I probably won't be as productive as I have been since school has let out.

[The_sanderson 6]

Wow,really nice!

Amazing!

[alexr15 2]

I vote art center.

And I thought I was going crazy with the STEX...good to know that it's nothing wrong on my end.

[SimFox 801]

It looks very nice! I would get rig of "seems" between the parts of the buildings, apart from that everything is fine!

[toxicpiano 125]

I think I HT would be good, we need more custom ones in the game

[mcarch 15]

Art Center... Museum, probably best! I like it! =)

[zero7 68]

Your new building could go in a few directions depending on how you detail and texture it, but I think I-HT would be a good choice.  As others have said, it's a neglected area for custom content.

 

[nofunk 1,933]

I'd really like to see this turned into an I-HT like you first suggested. We desperately need more industry in the game!

[Jazzmaster 716]

Originally posted by: zero7

Your new building could go in a few directions depending on how you detail and texture it, but I think I-HT would be a good choice.  As others have said, it's a neglected area for custom content.

 

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I honestly couldn't agree with that more!  IMO, we have enough educational, commercial, even dirty/manufacturing industry but not enough high tech industry.  It looks perfect for it too, and I'd love to have it with my I-HT districts!

[Gn_leugim 853]

I like it more as a I-HT one.. but it can goo well as both options

[ky72x 13]

Count another vote for I-HT. While it would look great either way, I also agree that more custom high tech buildings are needed for the game.

In other words, it's nice to see that you've uploaded the Central Police Station and the parking lot to the STEX. Thanks a bunch for making them, as well as continuing the recent wave of top-notch releases!

- Kyle

[Jasoncw 11,840]

I've uploaded the Central Police Station and Patrol Car Lot to the STEX!  Go check them out.

IHT it will be then.  I'm pretty sure this will be the biggest IHT out of all of the Maxis ones.  There will be a lot of jobs.

Thanks Kyle, I appreciate the kind words. 

[Swiss_Canadian 2]

Honestly, when I first looked at that building, I thought "Aviation industry"; it's big enough to fit airplanes in it, so why not build them there?

[Gn_leugim 853]

when I first saw it, I thought it as lab or something.. but anyway is a I-HT XD

[renemone 15]

Amazing work.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

LINK TO PREVIEW

I've finished and exported the day version, there's a preview above of all zooms (it's too big to have in the forums).  Next is night, and then modding.  The lot is more or less what it will be, but with more props and maybe some tweaks.

[spa 968]

Hey Jason that looks really great! Some good lot creation too

[Swiss_Canadian 2]

Partly, kinda, named after me eh? I'm flattered. And the BAT is awesome too! Flawless!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

spa:  Thanks!  Yeah, I had started using 8 meter bays, then realized that I could line up the ground textures to this, so then I made it to line up with things.  But some parts even lined up when I wasn't expecting them to.  This will definitely be my best lot work.

Swiss_Canadian:  Yeah!  It fits on the wall better this way, and it also flows better.  Glad you like it. 

[Gn_leugim 853]

that's a amazing job.. you are a star

[nofunk 1,933]

Awesome work! When do I get to start modding it for you?

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Gn_leugim:  Thanks!

nofunk:  After you finish modding the department stores, lol. 

I never posted it, but a while ago I did the nitelites.  There's plenty that could be improved on them, but this was supposed to be a quickie, so will do just fine.

[josefmayor 8]

Damn man thats pretty awesome!

[scotty222 549]

well they're still better than my nightlights

its lookin real good

[Jasoncw 11,840]

It looks good, but there are some problems that I would fix if I wasn't trying to finish it up. There's some kind of light leak/bouncing issue where the entire building glows, instead of light only coming from inside the building or from lights. I think this is because it's lit up by putting a self-illuminating material (the same kind that you've been using I think), but the floors are actually inside the geometry of the rest of the building. Plus, all of the lights are on, not just some rooms or offices, but the entire building (I didn't feel like breaking up the floor to make some light up and some not).

But anyway, I've uploaded my lighting rig and a tutorial on using it. Soon I'll upload my TruNite rig, and a tutorial on doing that too.

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I have a question about one of your buildings. Your chase tower doesn't show up in any of the menus.