Jason's BATs & Tutorials

[Bipin 3,402]

Great work with those towers, keep chugging along!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks guys

 

Finnbhennach:  Sorry for the late reply.  That method has been experimented with by darn42 which I guess I didn't explain very well.  He's posted about it either in his own bat thread or in the chicago bat team thread, and he was experimenting using his Chase Tower BAT.  I had experimented myself with the same thing, back in 2006 I think, but like you said it's tedious so I never actually used it.    Except more lately I've just had rectangles doing the same thing to give a little bit of a sense of depth.  I do think it's a good idea though, it would just take a lot of work to set up.

 

 

Progress on some of the smaller buildings.  For some reason some of the image is really jagged but whatever. 

[Girafe 1,729]

I like this purple texture

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thank you

 

 

Here is the next update:

 

 

This is part of the underground plaza and the lowrise that runs between the two towers. 

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Looks cool! 

[Vlasky 1,803]

I have a thing for underground plazas in SC4. Lookin good!

[Darknono35 3,137]

Interesting to see this in the game . I can't wait the next picture

[KonstantinII 1,106]

Are there any tutorials on how to make a model from 3ds max into SC4Model file for prop?

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks everyone.    I'll be BATing more tomorrow and I'll have another update.

 

Konstantin:  The process is the same except in the Plugin Manager you drag and drop the .SC4Model file into the Prop category instead of any of the other categories.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

 

The modeling for this part is about half done.  Then there's a section that connects this part with the part in the previous update.  And then there's a few more underground plaza parts and the main modeling will be done. 

[MTT9 187]

Looking nice already

[Vlasky 1,803]

piece by piece, taking ordinary to extraordinary!!! (ordinary=RL building, extraordinary=Jason's model)

[edwardjeria 503]

great job my friend, one question, how many floors does the tower?

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Awesome! Looks great

[Darknono35 3,137]

Seems so good

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks everyone!

 

So today I'm going to work a lot on this and see how close to being done I can get it. 

 

edwardjeria:  I don't remember, but on the previous page I have a render showing both towers. 

[Jasoncw 11,840]

 

Coming along. 

[Darknono35 3,137]

Awesome, great progress on your work for the plaza

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Wow!! Awesome 

[Delecto 941]

...Coming along...  

 

...great and realy big!

 

...give use more please!

[MTT9 187]

Amazing! I'm running out of words to describe this

[edwardjeria 503]

that his big project is immense and great

I really like

another question

how much space will use

I want to have you a space reserved in my city center beside the park belleville

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks everyone. 

 

I'm going to try to have the day version done tomorrow.    There's still a little general modeling to do, and then there's a lot of details (planters, benches, railings, signs, doors, etc.), and then texturing.

 

Here's an update:

 

 

(click to enlarge)

 

edwardjeria:  I think it will be a 6x10. 

[Xander Dax 310]

Looks great!, good to see more Canadian buildings

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Looking great!! 

[Vlasky 1,803]

Never realized before how big it is! 

 

EDIT: oh my! pun was not intended

[SimCoug 5,972]

Awesome complex Jason!  

 

I was looking through Alex's (xannepans) BAT thread over at SC4D and he used a technique that allows his famous sewalls to now change depending what sidewalk override each player uses.  Heres the link to how he did it.

 

I think it would be pretty neat if you could make that happen for the main terrace of your building - I think it could really blend seamlessly into the rest of the scene, no matter what each player had in their plugin folder.  

 

In fact, it would be awesome if this sort of became standard BAT procedure for any BATed base that blends into the sidewalk.  

[edwardjeria 503]

is great, as you know I like the buildings decorated and told him I would put my parke front so my question is if you have trees, benches and fountains

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks everyone. 

 

Xander Dax:  Thanks.  Yeah for some reason there aren't many Canadian buildings.

 

dubaidude303:  Thanks

 

Vlasky:  This is the largest a BAT project of mine has ever been, and even the thickness of the towers is more than usual for me.  Although I prefer to have the area around the base of my skyscrapers more tidy and simple.   

 

SimCoug:  Unfortunately that technique is really only useful for when you need pavers but can't use a ground texture directly (for example, overhanging pavers).  From my understanding from reading it, the method has the LOD literally use the paver textures.  It's basically a way of making a prop that has the appearance of a ground texture but is in a weird shape.  Within the interior of a lot it would be the same as just using a paver texture in the lot editor. 

 

edwardjeria:  The plaza will have trees and benches. 

 

 

 

Almost done!  A few things here and there to texture, two pieces of roof junk to make, and then just a bunch of plaza stuff. 

 

[Darknono35 3,137]

Awesome work Jason

I really like the plaza, your pavement is beautiful and with the details this BAT will be very cool . But what's the dark plane below the buildings?

 

Anyway keep it up man