hkabat-forum-threads Hong Kong / Asia BAT team

[paulvmontfort 617]

First I'll explain this thread:

Some time ago, I got the folowing PM:

 

bixel, williamluk91, lucsteven, ruxia, fchan, niamo, deadwoods, iyh01, calvinization, 98tlb, shmchan, paulvmontfort, horatius_cheng, kinmulder

Is it likely that we can form a e-community somewhere for Hong Kong simleons and fans of Hong Kong architecture?

 

I think this would be a great idea since i'm a real HK fan. I'm not sure if it's possible to form a HK community on simtropolis, but i've decided to atleast open this BAT Thread here.

 

Therefor i seek people who want to Bat HK buildings. there are a couple on the stex already, but we could have much more of these wonderful buildings. If you want to volunteer, just reply to this thread.

 

Currently on the team are most likely: Bixel and Myself.

Bixel is currently working on the tall residental building the Harbourside and i've done the Lippo Centre.

 

My current projet is the Pacific Place and i've started the first building today: the Conrad Hotel:

 

 

That's all for now. So if you are feeling to BAT some HK buildings, just let me know

 

 

here's a list for new members so they can get an idea of what to do.

the buildings are devided into 3 catagories: Easy, Medium, Hard

 

Easy:

 

- Sun Hung Kai Centre

- 333 Lackhart Road

- Queen's way Government Office Building

- Cable TV Tower

- Times Square Natwest Tower

- Entertainment Building

- Standard Chartered Bank Building

 

- Immigration Tower

- AIA Tower

- China Resources Building

- The Landmark

- Revenue Tower

 

Medium:

 

- Cheung Kong Centre

- Westpoint

- Sino Plaza

- Langham Place Office Tower

- Cosco Tower

- Citibank Plaza

- Hopewell Centre

- May House

- One International Finance Centre

- Aigburth

- Exchange Square

- 9 Queen's Road Central

 

- AIG Tower

- Enterprise Square

- Metroplaza

- Asia Pacific Finance Tower

- Taikoo Place

- 118 Connaught Road West

- One Peking Road

 

Hard:

 

- Highcliff

- Harbourfront Landmark

- Tregunter Towers

- The Summit

- 4 Seasons Place

- Island Resort

- Banyan Garden

- L'Hotel Repulse Bay

 

- Sorrento

- The Belcher's

- Victoria Towers

- The Merton

- Ocean Pointe

- Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

- Oscar by the Sea

- Tavistock

- Ocean Shores

- Queen's Garden

- Metro Harbourview

- Carribean Coast

- Park Central

- Tierra Verde

- La Cite Noble

- Verbena Heights

- Les Saisons

- Metro City

- Dynasty Court

- Plaza Hollywood

- Sky Tower

 

These Buildings are catogorized by my first impression so they may be a bit harder or easier

Buildings released by the Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team

(This list will be updated as BATs and others are released.)



-paulvmontfort:   

Conrad International Hotel: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16319



J.W. Marriott Hotel: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16284



2IFC: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15809



1IFC: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15770



The Centre:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15419



Central Plaza:   https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15152



Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Center (HSBC):  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14719



Far East Finance Centre:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14470



Jardine House:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14385



Two International Finance Centre:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14139



Lippo Centre:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13722



-Bixel:  

Estate Pack 1: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16249



Dynasty Court: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15855



Garden Estate: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15848



Sung Hung Kai Centre: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15825



Kwai Chung Estate:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15503



The Arch:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15418



The Arch 2:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15417



Liberte Complex:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14310



Manhattan Heights:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14213



The Harbourside:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13851



Hong Kong Medium Res. Tower Pack 2:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13595



Hong Kong Medium Res. Tower Pack 1:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13520



Sham Wan Towers:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13403



-HONG KONG

Meiyuan Dafangdien: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16184



-Skyscraper

Jing Guang Center: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15918



T Wrecks:

Estate Pack Medium Wealth: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16345

[toxicpiano 125]

thats a fantastic idea! good luck!

[HONG KONG 74]

I support you very gladly with your future projects from HK and Asia.

 Keep up the great work !

[paulvmontfort 617]

just a small update:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel2.JPG align=baseline>

[GiganticPenguins 0]

I m a HKer too!

Although I hv not familiar on making frd with BAT. But I do like HK buildings n landmarks showing up in STEX!!!! Just cant imagine ur home city is becoming a Simcity!!!!

 

SUPPORT!!!!!

[bixel 1,228]

HeyHey! I haven't gone to sleep yet since yesterday..but this is my 1st day off from work in awhile, I spent too much time at my friend's house playing Burnout on Xbox, but I'm back home now and I am so excited to kick off the start of the HK Bat Team, that I think I'll just go to work right away and finish up the Harbourside!

[paulvmontfort 617]

first render:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel3.JPG align=baseline>

 

PS: i don't know if the final building will look like this because this is a GMAX render and i'm making this with 3dsmax so it may be different.

[toxicpiano 125]

it looks nice!

[Hordijk 18]

Looks real neat keep it up..

[paulvmontfort 617]

Request: does anyone have some pictures of the base structure, there aren't that many of them

The main tower has taken it's shape:

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel4.JPG align=baseline>

[bixel 1,228]

The Harbourside is almost ready.....don't worry I got some sleep! I will post day and night pics here.....these are just a test render in game. Your thoughts and opinions can and will change the outcome of the building.

[bixel 1,228]

Googled some pics of the Conrad...here.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Conrad_hotel2_small.jpg align=baseline>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Conrad_hotel3_small.jpg align=baseline>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Conrad_hotel_floorplan.jpg align=baseline>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Conrad_hotel_small.jpg align=baseline>Floors plans help me a tun. I hope these are usful to you.

[axelvan 0]

This building looks alot like one on the STEX

[HONG KONG 74]

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Base4.jpg align=baseline>I hope that can help you.

[paulvmontfort 617]

Date: 9/22/2005 5:40:38 AM Author: axelvan This building looks alot like one on the STEX

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the Conrad International Hotel and the ShangriLa Hotel are part of the same complex called Pacific Place

 

I started working on the base, here's an update:

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel5.JPG align=baseline>

[ianpaschal 77]

that looks great, i love the reflections, they give enough to look like reflections, but not so much they look bad because they dont match with surrounding, ill definatly download

[bixel 1,228]

nice and clean, paulvmontfort:....Harbourside is almost finished 99.9%. Just trying to make it through a test render...last time I got a error 06, memory problems. We'll see...

[paulvmontfort 617]

Date: 9/23/2005 4:42:19 AM Author: bixel nice and clean, paulvmontfort:....Harbourside is almost finished 99.9%. Just trying to make it through a test render...last time I got a error 06, memory problems. We'll see...

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I hope it comes through, Can't wait to see it in my city.

 

BTW: i put the Conrad hotel next to Rick's ShangriLa Hotel. I won't use it though, it isn't totally accurate and it has to fit in with the rest of the complex.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel6.JPG align=baseline>

[toxicpiano 125]

you could modify it to your needs? wow! that looks awesome what youve got there!

[ianpaschal 77]

how do you render it at an angle other than the default isometric one?  that would be very handy as im entering a state competition for renders of designs, i might just well win, and those renders whould definatly help

Date: 9/23/2005 2:19:35 PM Author: paulvmontfort

Date: 9/23/2005 4:42:19 AM Author: bixel nice and clean, paulvmontfort:....Harbourside is almost finished 99.9%. Just trying to make it through a test render...last time I got a error 06, memory problems. We'll see...

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I hope it comes through, Can't wait to see it in my city.

BTW: i put the Conrad hotel next to Rick's ShangriLa Hotel. I won't use it though, it isn't totally accurate and it has to fit in with the rest of the complex.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel6.JPG align=baseline>

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[paulvmontfort 617]

Date: 9/23/2005 2:21:45 PM Author: toxicpiano you could modify it to your needs? wow! that looks awesome what youve got there!

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If i would modify it, i would have to modify the whole main tower, because one side of the real tower is more curved than the other, this model doesn't have that. And i want to make sure everything fits nice and tidy.

 

@ Scipio: I use 3dsmax for this building, it has a render system of it's own which renders the perspective view

[toxicpiano 125]

oh okay, i bet the your BAT will be far superior to the old one. are you planning to put all these buildings together in one BAT or to release them seperately?

[paulvmontfort 617]

Date: 9/23/2005 5:10:32 PM Author: toxicpiano oh okay, i bet the your BAT will be far superior to the old one. are you planning to put all these buildings together in one BAT or to release them seperately?

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Both

[HONG KONG 74]

The entire complex consists of four towers.

 

Two each are connected by the basis. Island Shangri_La with the Conrad and the One Pacific Place with the Marriott.

Will the buildings be released together? In addition the buildings stand at a gradient.

You will thus have something to improvising.

[bixel 1,228]

Nice pic Hong Kong!
paulvmontfort: Yeah that would sooo cool to do the whole complex.

Update on the render for the Harbourside: It has been 12 HOURS in render process and is currently at 56%. Cross your fingers...There were some things I had to leave out because my computer had to think for about 7 min everytime I moved or added something to the model. Nightlighting is Maxis Defualt, so were are tyalking wondow lights not real spot or moni lighting. No additional Lighting has been added...I just didn't have the time or patience at this stage. I am sorry.

Maybe later I might do a REDUX and spend a whole day adding real lights. For now I just want this to render.

[sharkbait16 0]

wow, now this is exciting, I love Hong Kong buildings.

[paulvmontfort 617]

@ HONG KONG: I already figured it out. I'll just sink the road between the complex:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//conradhotel7.JPG align=baseline>

[bixel 1,228]

Did you make those trees? After 2 days my render failederror 30. I talked with a friend of mine and he asked me to reduce polys and to make sure I use instances instead of copies if I am not make any changes to geometry. So luckily I have an earlier version that I can load up. I will array all 68 floors with instances instead of copies and hopefully that will make a huse difference. BTW my max scene is 57megs. That is huge!

[paulvmontfort 617]

 

Date: 9/24/2005 5:34:25 AM Author: bixel Did you make those trees? After 2 days my render failederror 30. I talked with a friend of mine and he asked me to reduce polys and to make sure I use instances instead of copies if I am not make any changes to geometry. So luckily I have an earlier version that I can load up. I will array all 68 floors with instances instead of copies and hopefully that will make a huse difference. BTW my max scene is 57megs. That is huge!

 

Those trees are standart in 3dsmax.

 

Could you send me the Harbourside, maybe i can render it for you, you can send it to [removed] If it's too big you can contact me on MSN with the same adress

[Hordijk 18]

Looks so nice man keep it up..