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[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

13 minutes ago, Simmer2 said:

@DavidDHetzel regarding the wind turbine manufacturing plant. That's not a bad idea. I have already initiated a Gmax folder named "Wind Turbine Project". Half full already.

Thanks

Simmer2

I was actually going to ask that very question over on SC4Devotion. A turbine manufacturing/assembly facility would be awesome. 

Something like an assembly site for off-shore turbine is actually rather plain but would be superb to have in-game for a large logistics port. There's one in Belfast and it's just literally lots of parts waiting for assembly and shipping. The manufacturing element may be more complicated in terms of time but if the various turbine parts were props an assembly site could be created and tailored by each player in-game. 

[Simmer2 23,831]

@BelfastsocratesI was thinking something more in line with a rail distribution siding included. Simpler.

I have already created 2 buildings (One large and one small)  and also several wind turbine parts props.

After I clear my to do list ofc..

Something like this...

Simmer2

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Nice, I remember coming across another facility that loaded them on to train cars a while back. I'll have to find it and post the aireal shot.

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

That would work well also. Could place it on the coast and get dual purpose. I could use existing quay pieces and maybe lot edit slightly. 

[nycsc4 5,251]

20 hours ago, korver said:

@DavidDHetzel The Circus Maximus is a model I downloaded from 3d warehouse (along with lots of other stuff) from L.VII.C. I added some minor photoshop effects to many of the pics in the updates like some banners, some destruction effects, some mist and clouds, etc though to make it seem a little bit more authentic. I'll post an unedited pic however of all the BATs I downloaded and am using in the first update so there isn't any confusion

Wow.  So I was totally unfamiliar with this 3d warehouse site.  If you don't mind explaining, how do you get these models into the game?  I see lots of great stuff there.

For everyone else:

Here is a shot of a little section of South Vancouver near the Frasier River.

Thanks!

[tariely 4,499]

Looking good ! (I especially like the angle: the railtrack disappearing just after the bridge 

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Me, to relax after some grappling with new tools, I am doggedly making modular plazas with different pavements and trees, seasonal and evergreen; those are 1x1s and 2x2s (inspired by Soldyne's excellent  Simple set in the Urban Beautifications packs; see 1 & 2.

sandstone (that one is seasonal)

Gray tiles (evergreen)

Pink Ocher tiles, also evergreen  (to go with some of my other plazas...)

And of course, they all have night lites... :

I also did some simple park paths, transparent, of course (and slope friendly, mwhaha) :

Ommmmmmmmmmmm....

[tariely 4,499]

...and a church. Churches are peaceful places too, right ? (Bandito's St-Aposteln)

 

[tariely 4,499]

And now, grandioso (Duke Chapel)

 

 

[nycsc4 5,251]

Here are some shots of South Vancouver near the Frasier River.

The diagonal bridge is the Oak Street Bridge.  The others are photos of the victorians on Marine Drive.  Click for clearer photos.

Thanks!

[Dreadnought 8,231]

WORK IN PROGRESS --

THE JADE BIGHT II

WILHELMSHAVEN SOUTH:

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Yo, guys --

Sorry I haven't been very forthcoming with the last of the airport pics -- just too many distractions the last few weeks and got heavily immersed in making lots, changing menu order, and ironing out problems encountered in each of the processes.  Technical glitches REALLY take it out of you. 

I managed to clear the final hurdle late last night, so I figured this was a good day to get the final pics from the Jenx Airport off my "to do" list.

This is the air freight terminal down near the end of the runway.  It is not nearly as detailed as I would have liked, but -- for numerous reasons -- I decided against a complete re-lot.  My lack of familiarity with airport operations made me uneasy with making too many changes.  I did give it a designated entrance so truck would not have to clutter-up the main airport traffic.

The small fire station is from Mattb325, and seemed perfect for a small terminal dedicated mainly to the runway and handling areas.  It can be dispatched to outside areas via the road access, but was mainly meant for flight operations emergencies.  The detail is very nice and function-appropriate and the addition of a couple of filler lots with the appropriate fire and safety vehicles did the trick.

 

I have included several close-up shots to give everyone some idea of the beautiful "bat / lotting" work and night lighting effects that went into making the terminals.  First you see the "arrivals" entrance to the Dulles Terminal and the detail of the classic old building is amazing and intricately constructed.  The night lighting is simply awesome!  And the aircraft loading areas at the rear of the terminal are just as good -- if not better.

 

Here we have the work of architectural art named the JFK Terminal.  VERY modern for it's day, with soaring sculptured roof lines, large areas of glass walls, the sweeping curves of the building base and avenues, and the graceful extensions of the boarding areas.  Again, the detail is excellent and the night lighting is well done, though a bit subdued.

 

And finally -- a group of workmen out doing a bit of maintenance on the local ground radar tower.  Typical of New Yorkers -- three guys, but a single vehicle was not enough for them !

 

Next time I drop by -- THE CITY MARKET.

[tariely 4,499]

Lots of work !!! (And now that you've broken that new ground, I perhaps will be tempted at some point to do the same -- I'll know in what direction to cry for help .

A minor point : having the street come up to the fire station is good, but the access seems a bit cramped with the parking there ; what if they have to go that way in a hurry ?

[tariely 4,499]

@nyscs4 : "The diagonal bridge is the Oak Street Bridge. " : 

Nice diagonal !!! 

(And a question : will you do Stanley Park ?)

[nycsc4 5,251]

24 minutes ago, tariely said:

@nyscs4 : "The diagonal bridge is the Oak Street Bridge. " : 

Nice diagonal !!! 

(And a question : will you do Stanley Park ?)

I completed Stanley Park a long, long time ago, honestly I could probably spend some time rebuilding it and making it a bit better.

Thanks!

[tariely 4,499]

I asked because the few times I went to Vancouver I fell in love with the terraced beaches that go down to the water and I walked endlessly along the paths... 

[SecretMbr_735754 2,158]

1 hour ago, nycsc4 said:

I completed Stanley Park a long, long time ago, honestly I could probably spend some time rebuilding it and making it a bit better.

Only 2 or 3 things that I would find important to change.  At the north end of the park there is only one bridge called the Lion's Gate bridge, it is a suspension bridge similar to the design of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.  The large body of water inside the park is called Lost Lagoon, its a bit smaller, and there is a 2nd smaller lake called Beaver Lake.  I'm enjoying your interpretation of Vancouver.  The cities of the North Pacific West Coast are similar in many ways as part of the biogeographic region we call Cascadia.   

[rsc204 21,868]

Hey everyone, I noticed I've only got 2 downloads for the attachment on this post :

It's a new tree, c'mon, surely there is more demand than two for such things? So I figured I'd show the image here, surely everyone's just missed it, right?

Seasonal Only in MMP form, with props for LE use too. Further information in the linked thread.

[_Michael 2,681]

Back to SC4 today, and I decided to start work on a new city. This meant, for me, doing lots of terraforming, RRW and RHW work, along with some tram placement. It's coming along nicely.

I must thank @rsc204 twice. Once for his amazing underbridge lots - you'll see them many times below, and also for his work on the RRW re-skin.

[SecretMbr_735754 2,158]

3 hours ago, rsc204 said:

surely everyone's just missed it, right?

I'm glad I found it now that you mentioned it.  The Acacia tree blends really well with the HD terrain.  I usually find the autumn colors in the seasonal(s) a bit blotchy and over-saturated, but this one is well-balanced and formed. Thanks.

[korver 27,686]

@nycsc4 Well, it's not all from that site - some will be from the STEX and some will be made by me like some of the huts below. But getting custom models from there into the game isn't that hard, I'd highly recommend checking out this guide to get used to some of the BAT basics first. I pretty much just use sketchup to save a model to version 8, import into 3dsmax, and export from there.

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[tariely 4,499]

@MGB : a new tree ? NEW Tree ? A NEW TREE ? Yes, yes, YESSSS!

Have you uploaded yet ? Have you ? Yet ? 

 

 

[Tyberius06 12,268]

22 minutes ago, tariely said:

Have you uploaded yet ? Have you ? Yet ? 

It's in the linked topic, the attached *.zip file. There is no other "official" upload yet.

- Tyberius

[Dreadnought 8,231]

1 hour ago, tariely said:

@MGB : a new tree ? NEW Tree ? A NEW TREE ? Yes, yes, YESSSS!

Have you uploaded yet ? Have you ? Yet ? 

 

 

Yo --

If you want MGB to receive a notification of your query, you have to make sure it gets one of those blue-thingies that earmark the message for his attention --

Like so --   @rsc204

Now he will be notified that you addressed your remarks to him.

[Simmer2 23,831]

While going about my Gmax adventures I created something almost as a side product and decided to release it ahead of the other lots brewing in my plugin.

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[Dreadnought 8,231]

20 minutes ago, Simmer2 said:

While going about my Gmax adventures I created something almost as a side product and decided to release it ahead of the other lots brewing in my plugin.

Uh --

Blinking red lights to warn off low-flying aircraft ?

Steel ladder up side of concrete foundation leading to access hatch at bottom of trunk so the maintenance team can climb up to the turbine ?

Just a thought, my friend.

[tariely 4,499]

They seem a bit short to me (or the blade too long ?)

[VALASatoshi 1,130]

[Simmer2 23,831]

@Dreadnought Already working on a newer version.

@tariely Its called perspective. The game uses an isometric system to display the model by assembling a set of pictures taken during the rendering process. In other words what you see is not really a 3D model. What I should have done is to increase the Z axis by 33% to offset the issue.

By the way the tower is 68 meters (223 feet) tall at the nose and the blades are 42 meters (137 feet).  Plenty of room for the blades. This one roughly depicts the biggest wind turbine in the world.

The upcoming update will have the 33% Z rule applied.

 

Simmer2

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Ah, good to hear that an update is in the works. I left a STEX comment before I saw that the topic had already been discussed here.

Well, your numbers amount to a hub height of ~70 meters (tower + gondola height) and a rotor diameter of ~85 meters (blades + hub). This should indeed play out better than it looks, so fixing the Z-axis should do the trick. Do you include that concrete box at the bottom in the tower height, by the way?

Once I'm at it, I might add that the numbers I mentioned in the STEX comment come straight from an Enercon catalogue and represent the "stubbiest" proportions I could find in that catalog. In any case, it looks like the bigger the WPP gets, the closer the blade length comes to hub height. Maybe that's because, in absolute numbers, the gap between the lower end of the rotor diameter and ground level is sufficiently big already.

Looking forward to V2.0 because that model is sweet!

[tariely 4,499]

Still doggedly parking. I relotted CAL St Nicholas CHurch in three versions. A Halloween one (a bit spooky, I'm told), a classic one and a park version, transparent, that goes with my Simple Park Paths :

 

[Simmer2 23,831]

Well here it is. Fixed the Z axis issue and added a few more details.

You can see the differences in this pic at a glance.

Have fun

Simme2

New version https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/31994-sm2-wind-power/