hkabat-forum-threads Hong Kong / Asia BAT team

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

This is the contribution from me. I'm thinking of an expansion of my previous Zhonghua Zutao

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

Download link

http://kamurai.sakura.ne.jp/editbbs/data/SC4/1145398391638989/Aiguolu73.zip (SimCityForce BBS)

[T Wrecks 10,210]

OMG, this is great! It looks so detailed and so alive. You are really one of the top BATters around - I just can't use many of your BATs because those anime-style and really Asian BATs don't fit into my city-building style, but I still admire such superb work. You even added interior details and laundry on the balconies! Incredible...

[mightygoose 92]

hows your wokr coming along t wrecks.... 2ch.net simplayer that is a great building. typical styling of those buildings that line the side streets wall to wall. it has a great lived in feel... keep up the great work

[T Wrecks 10,210]

@ mightygoose: I just saw that I've been sent 3 more files over Easter, so I got plenty of stuff to do. I haven't been able to do anything dring the last days because I was not at home. Today I did some MAPP stuff and made test lots for the new buildings. Gotta collect some ideas now and think of lot designs that will look good...

[mightygoose 92]

thats my fault lol "mightygoose thanks I have 2 more similar 'Estate' towers based off of that HK site you found. I think what will happen is that I will send all three themes (towers) to T Wrecks" well if you need help collecting ideas gives a shout,

[tankmank 853]

2ch.net simplayer nice building i personally can't make them fit in but nice

[bixel 1,228]

2ch.net simplayer I luve your work it was one of the 1st things I downloaded off of STEX that I was like wow! Now this is very beautiful stuff. I am so glad you are doing more of the China/HK stuff you are one of the best.!

[tankmank 853]

when will you realese the three towers and great work on dynasty court  bixel you are just as good as 2ch.net simplayer

[sparkythepenguin 90]

Now that's a compliment Bixel! 2ch.net is really good and I've been looking forward to more of his work. Sometime, I'll get around to making a dense Chinatown district  in my curent region. (my cities are eventually going to be as dense as the Blade-Runner version of LA).

900th post and on this awesome thread!

[Alkaola 18]

BREATHTAKING job 2ch.net simplayer.... this must be one of the most realistic buildings i've ever seen!!!!

I would love to see more of you

[HONG KONG 74]

2ch.net simplayer:

Your realistic buildings are outstanding.  I always hoped you continue your Zhonghua Zutao.

keep up the great work!

[jesselong 0]

Great job on that high wealth residential! All I have to say is the building of 2ch.net simplayer's post is in Taiwan, but not Hong Kong. But anyway the big Chinese font sign looks great!

@ bixel:

I've finished my tests and the photo will be sent to your e-mail five or six hours later.

[tankmank 853]

  kowloon skyline

[mightygoose 92]

what are those two massive buildings on the far right, the tallest over that side and the shorter clone of it

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to throw in some news of the HK Garden Towers...

First of all, I decided to double the number of residents on the R$ versions in order to make them correspond to similarly sized in-game buildings. I changed the stats correspondingly.

Besides, I finished lot designs for those towers where there are no problems with the custom LODs, i.e. the towers without base (1 & 5), and tower 2 left & right.

The following lots are done:

Tower NoBase left 2x3 corner lot (1,180 occupants)

Tower NoBase right 2x3 corner lot (1,180 occupants)

Tower 2 left 2x3 corner lot (1,300 occupants)

Tower 2 right 2x3 corner lot (1,300 occupants)

Moreover, I'm in the process of making lots with 2 towers. I got a 4x4 lot with Tower NoBase left and Tower NoBase right finished, and right after posting this, I'm going to make a 4x3 lot as well. Both will house 2 x 1,180 = 2,360 occupants - that's pretty much in line with the game's default stage 7 R$ highrises of these lot sizes.

On the biggest lots with 6 buildings, the highest possible occupant number will be 8,400 R$; that should be growable without problems. For the R$$ lots, the numbers will be correspondingly lower, i.e. there will be even less difficulties. However, I doubt if I'll go beyond 6x6 this time.

[mightygoose 92]

aww cumon do one big one like 8x8 with 8/9 buildings.... pwease. it would be like half an estate

[bixel 1,228]

Sounds good T, and mightygoose we dont really need huge lots, 1 they are hard to grow and 2, you can just zone 3 or 4 4x3's and have a huge complex. At little easier to do (though you have to bulldoze a bunch if it grows the wrong buildings, but generally I had no difficulties in this.)

[Chris M 406]

Originally posted by: bixel Sounds good T, and mightygoose we dont really need huge lots, 1 they are hard to grow and 2, you can just zone 3 or 4 4x3's and have a huge complex. At little easier to do (though you have to bulldoze a bunch if it grows the wrong buildings, but generally I had no difficulties in this.)quote>

.....or you can just make the model file a prop by using the SC4 Plugin Manager and make your own lot... (which is what I do with most only growable lots, anyway..)

[jesselong 0]

I don't know if it's my computer or other problems... but I really can't grow them: The Harbourside, The Liberte Complex, The Kwai Chung Estates and the Arch. All I can grow is only the Sham Wan Towers... How can I make them grow easily? ( I've got the right tiles, high enough demand etc. )

[mightygoose 92]

yeay i suppose your right.... bix but still what are those two towers in the picture up the page i questioned????

[jesselong 0]

I really have no idea.... but anyway I've made the new logo for the BAT team,

I hope this one is not bad... and comments are welcome...

[T Wrecks 10,210]

@ jesselong: I like the colours, but I'm not so sure about the square look tbh.

@ everybody: This is what I finished today:

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/9974/hkgardensr10firstlots0wl.jpg

And this is how the lots look when combined on a small space:

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1197/hkgardensrcomplex3js.jpg

[Andreas Roth 632]

These are looking great, and you can even use them as European highrises. The second pic looks very much like the typical 60s/70s highrise developments at the periphery of larger cities.

[jesselong 0]

Sweet to see the pictures! But I partly agree Andreas Roth that the buildings look like the 60s 70s highrise developments. It's because most of the 60s 70s highrise are most in brown/yellow/green colours, and most of them have rusty pipes outside the wall. I think one or two rusty pencil residential towers will be great... in my opinion.

[tankmank 853]

wow very nice buildings

[mightygoose 92]

great stuff t-man im surprised this thread isn't sticky yet lol

[tag_one 133]

wow this is superb

[tankmank 853]

By the way t wrecks when will i be able to download those buildings?

[Skyfire2275 23]

I have been following this thread (but never posted anything) for a while and I must say these buildings are amazing. I haven't posted here before, and I want my first post to be this one to say how these buildings rock! I can't wait for more of them to come out so that I can put them in one of my cities.

I would like to add that the lot design for the ploppable Central Plaza (the 1 x 5) is great! There are so many ways that one can use that building. I hope there are more lots similar to that lot for future buildings (where it is appropriate of course... It wouldn't make as much sense for a square building). Keep up the great work!

- Skyfire