hkabat-forum-threads Hong Kong / Asia BAT team

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Well, BATtinmg this has the advantage that you save some time that you'd spend making the lot. On the other hand, it comes accompanied by a considerable loss in flexibility. People will hardly be able to adjust buildings to their playing style any more. Even if it's just about palms or trees around the building: If it's BATted, it's an ETOFO affair - Eat This Or F*** Off... Have I ever mentioned how much those palms around Oneil's SeaView Tower get on my nerves?

Moreover, if you want to make various versions, you end up doing the same amount of work, only in the BAT and not in the LE, with the advantages and disadvantages mentioned above.

Personally, I prefer a tight fitting LOD and maximal freedom concerning the lot design, even if it IS more work. This time it's just so tiresome because that sucker is so incredibly huge and has such a complicated shape... Oh yeah, I'm currently blowing out all my fairy powder over the R$$$ version, I have just finished the landmark. The R$$$ will be the mother of all Liberte Complexes, you will really get a reward for getting such a high-wealth monster to GROW in your city! I hope I won't hit the LE's prop count limit, though...

Oh, and in here's a little arty-farty, pseudo-b/w photograph picture thingy of the landmark version, just to tease you a bit...

[bixel 1,228]

Looks good. I can't wait!

[HONG KONG 74]

Outstanding work and I want it now!

T Wrecks: With you the palms stand probably only for the rich inhabitants

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Ok, ready for some near-completion pics? Here we go, let's start with the LM version!

The LM version, sitting on a 10x10 lot, allows for a slightly more generous lot design - wide plazas busy with people, small parks, fountains... a real show-off lot! And it's the first time I actually used that 'pyjama pattern' base texture!

Front
Left (wide) side
Back side with small parks
Right side

I will make some minor adjustements, but this is basically what you will get.

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As for the R$$$ version, this is probably one of my best lots to date; at least I think so. Using only one 'semi-dependency' (you need Maxis' official Konjongjon Hall landmark or whatever it's called in English), this lot really rewards you for getting 8,000+ rich sims into your city at once! This time, I used prop families for the trees and shrubs, so no two lots will lool the same. There are also palm trees in these prop families, but my test lot didn't show very many - I guess my 'puter knows my taste! You might be luckier, though...
I almost feared that I'd hit the prop count limit here, but all seems to be well. Take a look:

Front:


Right (narrow) side:


Back:


Left (wide) side:

If you look closely, you can see all those secluded spots where trees separate the plaza around the building from the road and benches invite passers-by and residents to take a seat in the shade of the trees...

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Now all that's left to do is:
1) minor tweaks for the LM version
2) the readme.

However, I won't stop at that. I will also make all three versions with US and with Euro road textures so that you can choose the versions(s) which tie into your existing road netweork seamlessly.

So what's your impression, everybody?

[paulvmontfort 617]

totally awesomecan't wait tosee what you'll do with Jardine House

 

Here's an update of the Centre

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//pvm%20the%20centre2.jpg align=baseline>

[p2h5 3]

Wow, looking great; in fact I just requested The Center, before I was directed to this thread.

Are you going to release all the Hong Kong BATs at the same time?

 

I can't wait, all looking fantastic, especially this, the Conrad and the Marriott.

[bixel 1,228]

Thankyou T Wrecks I have to admit I spent way too much time looking at the building and your LOT in the game before getting some screen shots for it, Its so big the tiny little images that are uploaded are just not good enough to show all your detail, but I am sure everbody will love this one.

 

Paulvmontfort; you have so many buildings ready to go it seems, are you going to bombard the STEX in one fell swoop?

 

BTW, this Liberte Complex has got me so excited I just mught have to do the Island Resort!

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//IslandResort.jpg align=baseline>

 

hawhawhaw. http://www.islandresort.com.hk/

Hopefully I will learn how to do TE and you can take a rest.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Umm... in all honesty: Better wait until we see if the Liberte is usable at all. I've seen that CO$$$ towers up to 13,500 occupants will grow, but nobody knows if the Liberte, being a residential building, will face some unknown limitations or not. Technically, it's correct, but it's actually an SC4 experiment, so to speak.

That said, if anybody gets this monster, post a proof screenie with scaffolding and query window here and I will pop a bottle!

[HONG KONG 74]

It grows!

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//NEW%20HONG%20KONG-22.jpg align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//NEW%20HONG%20KONG-5.jpg align=baseline>

[T Wrecks 10,210]

YAY!! HONG KONG, you picked a really nice spot there, it looks good in your city! If only the more ornate left side were facing the beach... bleh, anyway: It grows, the transit-enabling apparently worked as well. I knew it was technically ok, but I wasn't really sure if it would really work.

Meanwhile, gartenriese from the German SimForum has also shot a series of the Liberte growing:
Staring to appear...
http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=inbau16nq.jpg

Growing higher...
http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=inbau22ds.jpg

Almost finished, only the lot is still u/c...
http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fertig12is.jpg

DONE!
http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fertig22pm.jpg


Now for the R$$ with its even more interesting 10,400 occupants, ladies!

Someone's gotta go get some beer now...



...and I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I la-la-la-like it, la-la-la la-la-la like it - Hong Kong all over the wohorld...

[mcarch 15]

IM sorry, this is a little off post, but LOL.  T Wrecks your last line is HILARIOUS!  Lol...

 

Anyways, The towers look great guys, keep it up!

[paulvmontfort 617]

I played around with the base supports of the Centre, and this is what i came up with:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//pvm%20the%20centre3.jpg align=baseline>

[toxicpiano 125]

very nice!

my 1200th post!

[HONG KONG 74]

Only to your information, you build one of my favorites  This skyscraper is world wide singular!

Do you have already an idea for the lighting?

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//entrance_cenrtre.jpg align=baseline>

[bixel 1,228]

Very nice Paulvmontfort, you have so many cool buildings I'm just dying to see them on the STEX.

[V3 0]

I live in Hong Kong and I must say I am impressed!

It is amazing when you guys can make a so realistic 3D model of the skyscrapers...

I have tried to make a HOUSE in the gmax, but it is so difficult...

 

Sorry that I can only give my support to you all beacuse I cannot help with the bating...

May be I could help with the translation?

 

Anyway, GREAT WORKS!!!!

[bixel 1,228]

V3: Yeah, maybe you could translate the readme's that come with the building, and perhaps the title, so the English and Cantonese name will be posted. What is more popular in HK for reading, standard Mandarin or Canton? If we cant put characters we might be able to do an image, or perhaps pinyin.

 

[edit] I had the chinese characters for Liberte and tried posting them with the BAT, however it didn't post well, Simtropolis didn't recognize chinese characters in the BAT description file, and it came up as ???. I had to edit it.

[paulvmontfort 617]

[paulvmontfort 617]

here's another update. Now i'll have to contact kd5rax for some help with the omni nightlights so i can add neon lights as well. that reminds me, which neon colour do you guys want? pink, blue or green?

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//pvm%20the%20centre4.jpg align=baseline>

[toxicpiano 125]

it looks great! either blue or green.

[HONG KONG 74]

Lilac because the color is used very rarely, and the effect is cooool. My second favorite is blue, also nice.

[V3 0]

http://www2.hkedcity.net/sch_files/a/ktm/ktm-990203p/photo_album/200301/127445/liberte.JPG align=baseline>

bixel: I think you can include the logo of the building in the zip file (like the one above). Most of the logos have the Chinese name.

 For READING, we usually use Mandarin, although there are ads using Cantonese as their slogan...

[bixel 1,228]

Sooooo....ok guys, I have been recently working on a project initially planned for release in Christmas, but unfortunately with my new job I've had little time to complete the project in time, thus I might as well let the cat out of the bag so-to-speak. I'm at work now so you'll just have to wait for the pics.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//the%20arch.jpg align=baseline>

 

Yup, It indeed is the Arch (Victory Arch), and hopefully it will be out by January.

[toxicpiano 125]

i like the sound of that! i look forward to downloading it (when its out).

[paulvmontfort 617]

Too bad you can't make it, it would have been an incredible christmas gift to the community. Anyway, I need some help with the Centre's nightlightning, i placed over 500 omnis and now i get an out of memory error when i attempt a render and it needs at least 400 more omnis

[Fantail 0]

whoa, the Centre is comming along... great job as always.

[SYM Productions 7]

Wow I haven't been here in a while... this project's going great!

- CDI_spy

[bixel 1,228]

whoa! 500 omnis? why so many? There has to be a better way to get light in the places you need then creating that many light property objects. See if you can Messenger me on the weekend, I might be able to help.

 

SYM Productions: Yah, this is/was why I kinda stopped with the Holiday Park Plaza, I was trying to get this xmas present together, but no worries I think both buildings should be out by early January.

[sharkbait16 0]

Yay, the Centre, I can't wait, especially now that it sounds like it's going to have a great lighting skeme(sp?).  ANywho, the Victory Arch is looking mighty fine too, keep up the good work.

[paulvmontfort 617]

well, I made individual rooms inside the building and some of them have these omnis inside for the nightnightning so i can do the neon ones with the standart maxis lightlightning