Chicago BAT Project

[urielgarcia 344]

I really love the roof - can't find the words to describe it - stunning?  

[Reddonquixote 4,338]

Agreed. Darknono = the roof master  . The rest is amazing too... goes without saying

[B.C builder 291]

The AON center looks fantastic ! At last I'll be able to build it in my cities 

[Darknono35 3,137]

Thanks all I'm glad to see that you are satisfied, and, I do my best to recreate all my buildings, to be more exact as the precedent

 

This building will be ready soon after the plaza . But I need more time to create trees and other stuff around the building. and some textures need to be fixed like the fountain, it's too clear for my opinion

Here the update:

 

 

Enjoyed

[RepublicMaster 428]

The plaza is looking great!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

It's amazing how much the plaza adds to the overall appearance of the tower! I also agree that the white "ring" around the fountain is a bit too bright so far. 

[Delecto 941]

Great progress!

[Sunv 156]

Wow, the ground plaza looks really nice!

 

Makes an already outstanding BAT even better.

[Cheddar 119]

Amazing plaza! 

Just like you said, the fountain is a little too bright. But, other than that, it looks fantastic! 

[Darknono35 3,137]

Thanks a lot guys .

Today, another picture of the AON Center and his plaza, I think it's ready    , but the fountain texture should to be more darker again. Trees, bushes and lamposts was been added. Some decorative stuff too. What did you think ?

 

South & East view :

 

[B.C builder 291]

This plaza is just awesome !

[gutterclub 2,729]

Amazing!!!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

OMG, that is so fantastic! Yes, I agree once more: The fountain texture could be slightly darker, other than that everything is looking perfect. This is a hot candidate for BAT of the Year in my books.

 

By the way, I hope you keep regular backups!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Wonderful work on this building buddy!!!!

[Bipin 3,402]

Oh yes, this is simply brilliant!

[art128 4,618]

Nice building!

 

However you forgot the entrance for the maintenance building for the BMU Rails.

[Cheddar 119]

Fantastic! 

[Fargo 543]

I thought the tower looked a little stretched, so I edited it into the game and compared it with ks_jpn's Sears Tower.

If you look at this diagram, the blue line should be the edge of the roof for the building, assuming ks_jpn's BAT is ideally scaled.

 

This is the current model compared to what a shortoned one might look like. In my opinion the shorter one looks better, but of course it's not my BAT and a BATter can use whichever scale they see fit. I am just throwing out my idea.

[urielgarcia 344]

Is it me or am I off - you showed an update rather quickly - working in overdrive?  Wonderful update!   

[gutterclub 2,729]

I thought the tower looked a little stretched, so I edited it into the game and compared it with ks_jpn's Sears Tower.

If you look at this diagram, the blue line should be the edge of the roof for the building, assuming ks_jpn's BAT is ideally scaled.

 

This is the current model compared to what a shortoned one might look like. In my opinion the shorter one looks better, but of course it's not my BAT and a BATter can use whichever scale they see fit. I am just throwing out my idea.

 

I thought the tower looked a little stretched, so I edited it into the game and compared it with ks_jpn's Sears Tower.

If you look at this diagram, the blue line should be the edge of the roof for the building, assuming ks_jpn's BAT is ideally scaled.

 

This is the current model compared to what a shortoned one might look like. In my opinion the shorter one looks better, but of course it's not my BAT and a BATter can use whichever scale they see fit. I am just throwing out my idea.

 

This test only works if the Sears Tower was modelled to RL dimensions and was to scale..otherwise it's a wasted experiment. If you model to RL dimensions and stretch along Z axis 133% it should be fine.

 

Infact just looking at the pic I can see the Sears Tower model is too short anyway, its not much bigger than the Empire States model which was massively underscaled.

 

I think the height is fine.

[SimCoug 5,972]

I thought the tower looked a little stretched, so I edited it into the game and compared it with ks_jpn's Sears Tower.

 

Scale in SC4 is a messy matter, especially when comparing to other BATs which are scaled to whatever preference the BATer chooses.  

 

Personally I think the scale of of the AON Center is just fine - but fortunately cogeo created the SC4 Model Tweaker, a powerful SC4 tool that lets the end user alter the scale of any BAT to their choosing.  

 

BTW, great work Darknono, your models never cease to amaze me.

[Delecto 941]

Epic!

 

I realy love this one.

[Darknono35 3,137]

Thanks guys. The size of the building is exact, maybe one meter too high

Here an first view of the AON by night. The light glow on the plaza need more work as the windows light, I think they are too crushed.

 

[Reddonquixote 4,338]

Very beautiful... what would it look like with slightly more pronounced night map on the ground plane? Just a slight bit of extra colour and sparkle and it will be perfect (like what you did with BoA LA)

[B.C builder 291]

The building by night looks brilliant. Though you could make them a bit brighter 

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Shwow:

 

Modelling: /Done/

Texturing: /Done/

Nightlightning: /Done/

 

So now export it 

[Delecto 941]

Nothing to say, for me it's perfect! 

[Cheddar 119]

Amazing!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

The windows really don't look very tall, but then again I'm not very familiar with the original building.

 

Two things I'd look into:

1. For a building of such height, airplane warning lights on the roof may be an option
2. The light cones on the plaza are very clearly defined. Maybe the lights would look better if they were more diffuse?

Other than that, it's indeed ready for export!

[Darknono35 3,137]

Thanks guys, but the building isn't ready for export now ... sorry  it was a first approach.

You're right, T Wrecks, and the night version isn't ready for export. As you say, light on the top will be added to prevent planes to crash . And I need to corrected the light of the windows and the light of the plaza, I've mention this two details in my post