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[thecitiescenter 3,059]

59 minutes ago, Raymond7cn said:

I really haven't mastered skills of nurbs modeling, but this hologram can save time on texturing, This Ironman still looks odd somewhere. @Terring @thecitiescenter Please don't be scared of this, I'm still learning.

Hahaaa! Dear Matt, Your balloon made me smile for a whole day, Was there a real one in reality? Thank you.

Sincerely,

-- Raymond

 

@Raymond7cn  I think you're definitely on to something thats revolutionary here... who woulda thought back in  2003 that we'd have holograms in SC4!?!  I'm looking forward to seeing your continued progress on this one!!!  I actually think these will look great next to Malls or other pedestrian plazas and outdoor spaces.  Something similar to this giant Gundam robot  in Japan (only holographic).  I also wonder if you could make "holographic billboards" with advertisements?  

 

 

 

[Terring 6,476]

Forge of Empires has a future age named Virtual Future. As you can guess from the name, Virtual Future is all about holograms. Almost every building has holograms, and even have holographic animal-like vehicles on its roads. This video might gives you some ideas and inspirations. It even shows some very cool neon roads for your ANT-AM project.

And here are some pictures of those buildings. This age is heavenly inspired by Far East architecture, mostly Japan, so you could make buildings that mixes Chinese architecture with holograms. Those holograms could be rendered as props to be used by everybody with the Lot Editor.

And if it's possible to make animated holograms, the result would be epic.

Spoiler

...how about holograms as automata too? This scene from the "2057: The World in 50 Years" documentary might gives you some ideas.

 

 

[Barroco Hispano 26,936]

2019 Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss:

[frantic 355]

Working on my first BAT.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@mattb325

You, Sir -- are a Scholar and a Gentleman !!!     

You have brought a huge smile to my face and it will remain just as big for many days, because I'm already figuring out where to put the "Angry Baby Trump" balloon.  I will find a place for the WHO and the protesters -- since that building was the inspiration.  But I'm currently landscaping a complex with "The Place" and "The Shard" in the business district -- putting the protesters there also will add insult to injury.  (And I'm positive that there will be many more protests in my cities!)  I am MOST pleased because I knew you would instantly see the humor !!  I also think you may have scored a "FIRST".  I don't think any other US President has been represented on this site !!!  THANK YOU -- soooooo very much !!

@Raymond7cn

YES !!  It is absolutely TRUE !!  In England, they have long burned figures of public ridicule in effigy.  But ONLY the Brits could accurately depict the man as a petulant, daiper-wearing baby with a cell phone !!      

You are "The Statue-man" Raymond -- there are many, many historical statues out there that could be created.  I have been putting your statues all over my city and MORE would be even BETTER !!  (As a thought -- Winston Churchill might be a nice addition.)

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@The British Sausage

Some years ago, I spent a great deal of time in the UK and was much impressed by the courteous people. 

As a fledgling architect, I found the cities fascinating with their mix of historical eras as well as modern.  Industry was well represented and equally impressive.  But I fell in love with the rural countryside.  The small, quaint villages tucked into the rolling green landscape -- none of them too far apart from the last one -- and each one with a cozy little Public House to sooth the weary traveler. 

The ONLY other place I miss with such fond memories is Bavaria.

But your map pictures are so good, they bring all of that back to me.

[Raymond7cn 6,776]

1 hour ago, Dreadnought said:

@mattb325

You, Sir -- are a Scholar and a Gentleman !!!     

You have brought a huge smile to my face and it will remain just as big for many days, because I'm already figuring out where to put the "Angry Baby Trump" balloon.  I will find a place for the WHO and the protesters -- since that building was the inspiration.  But I'm currently landscaping a complex with "The Place" and "The Shard" in the business district -- putting the protesters there also will add insult to injury.  (And I'm positive that there will be many more protests in my cities!)  I am MOST pleased because I knew you would instantly see the humor !!  I also think you may have scored a "FIRST".  I don't think any other US President has been represented on this site !!!  THANK YOU -- soooooo very much !!

@Raymond7cn

YES !!  It is absolutely TRUE !!  In England, they have long burned figures of public ridicule in effigy.  But ONLY the Brits could accurately depict the man as a petulant, daiper-wearing baby with a cell phone !!      

You are "The Statue-man" Raymond -- there are many, many historical statues out there that could be created.  I have been putting your statues all over my city and MORE would be even BETTER !!  (As a thought -- Winston Churchill might be a nice addition.)

Dear Dreadnought, I got it, I guess it's called freedom, right? One of Canadian friend had told me that it's just the duty of president, I don't know much about politics, but I like freedom.

Frankly, You're giving me way more credit than I deserve. those Louvre statues was made by others with 3d scan technic, I just added some appendix, by now I could only model simply models, such as Ironman, since it's not such complicated as human, Nevertheless, I hope one day I could make Churchill for you. but first of all I have to finish that long list of my work.

I'm very happy you like them, I thought it's also very important to bring BATs into your beautiful cities, This sort of BATting work would have been inconceivable boring without anyone use them, It's just your kind words encourages me in modeling, for that, I Thank you!

Yours Sincerely,

-- Raymond

[Dreadnought 8,231]

Yo, guys --

The "Infant Terrible", himself -- flying in the heart of the London business district.  "The Shard" is on the right, and "The Place" on the left.  Trump would break out in a sweat if he ever got so close to that much money ! 

 

These are some seriously dedicated protesters -- they even run a night shift ! 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

1 hour ago, Dreadnought said:

 

The "Infant Terrible", himself

 

 

Actually, I believe the expression is l'enfant terrible.

Enfant terrible (/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ tɛˈriːblə/; French: [ɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛʁibl]; "unruly child") is a French expression, traditionally referring to a child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrassing things to parents or others. However, the expression has drawn multiple usage in careers of art, fashion, music, and other creative arts. In these careers, it implies a successful, and often young, "genius" who is very unorthodox, striking, and in some cases, offensive, or rebellious.

One of Webster's Dictionary's definitions of enfant terrible is "a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde"

It is an expression usually reserved for ground-breaking rebels such as Pablo Picasso, Jean Luc Godard, Henry Miller, Jackson Pollack etc.

Pretty nice compliment. I would have just said "effigy" myself.

Nice city pic btw.

[Barroco Hispano 26,936]

I am working on the LOD

I will try to optimize the lod as much as I can...

[Dreadnought 8,231]

2 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Actually, I believe the expression is l'enfant terrible.

Enfant terrible (/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ tɛˈriːblə/; French: [ɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛʁibl]; "unruly child") is a French expression, traditionally referring to a child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrassing things to parents or others. However, the expression has drawn multiple usage in careers of art, fashion, music, and other creative arts. In these careers, it implies a successful, and often young, "genius" who is very unorthodox, striking, and in some cases, offensive, or rebellious.

One of Webster's Dictionary's definitions of enfant terrible is "a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde"

It is an expression usually reserved for ground-breaking rebels such as Pablo Picasso, Jean Luc Godard, Henry Miller, Jackson Pollack etc.

Pretty nice compliment. I would have just said "effigy" myself.

Nice city pic btw.

Actually, Jack --

I'm afraid I was being rather literal......as in ......frequently infantile and always terrible." 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

2 hours ago, Goldman Sachs said:

I am working on the LOD

I will try to optimize the lod as much as I can...

THANK YOU --

The smaller the LOD footprint, the better.

Cheering you on --

[The British Sausage 5,449]

8 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

@The British Sausage

Some years ago, I spent a great deal of time in the UK and was much impressed by the courteous people. 

As a fledgling architect, I found the cities fascinating with their mix of historical eras as well as modern.  Industry was well represented and equally impressive.  But I fell in love with the rural countryside.  The small, quaint villages tucked into the rolling green landscape -- none of them too far apart from the last one -- and each one with a cozy little Public House to sooth the weary traveler. 

The ONLY other place I miss with such fond memories is Bavaria.

But your map pictures are so good, they bring all of that back to me.

Ah, there are the villages and then there is the moorland, the Pennines, the various dales, the wide swathes of heather, the peat bogs, the grasslands and the tarns (of the Lake District). The truly remote parts of the countryside- that is the greatest part of my rural inspiration. All those villages can often blend together if they're not in a distinctive area, like say Teesdale and its distinctive white-walled farm houses.

The ferns I used are definitely very English as they're all over the place and are a common sight to see in the lower half of hills and mountains.

But landscape wise, at least in SimCity 4, it's the Lake District walks which have inspired me. From the clear dirt/gravel paths, to the scree slopes to the shape of the valleys. This is my inspiration-

p.s. All pictures taken myself for those wondering- so no copyright issues here.

[carlosmarcelo 982]

On 26/04/2020 at 4:47 PM, Goldman Sachs said:

I found this

SimCity 4 effects system

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByPzAnaS7I-sSTYzMHozLVRESWs/edit

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByPzAnaS7I-sMHVWRmxpX2FTcE0/edit

Interesting... How you found this? 

[Raymond7cn 6,776]

Bus station 4/10,  Also comes from Pinterest and don't know where it is, I could only recognize the word Lyon, so I googled a map of Paris. I'm going to find a station info picture.

Sincerely,

-- Raymond

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1 hour ago, Raymond7cn said:

I'm going to find a station info picture.

https://www.metalco.it/nuovi_project/gare-de-lyon-diderot/?lang=en

[Raymond7cn 6,776]

2 minutes ago, WolfZe said:

https://www.metalco.it/nuovi_project/gare-de-lyon-diderot/?lang=en

Thanks a million Wolf! it turns out to be so long, I just made the center part. Thank you.

Sincerely,

-- Raymond

[art128 4,622]

@Raymond7cn That's a pretty good.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@The British Sausage

Those pictures remind me of parts of Scotland. 

It had some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen.  But on my third trip up there, I stayed in an isolated Bed & Breakfast somewhere between Inverness and Balmoral.  The elderly owner was a good cook, but the rations were a bit meager and her insistence that HOT water and extra towels would be an additional charge was a bit off-putting.  I left her a 20 pound tip on the pillow -- I figured she needed the money more than I did.  But -- future visits were spent in more commercial "tourist" lodgings.

Your pictures are a nice reminder.

[RRetail 7,912]

On 4/28/2020 at 10:15 AM, frantic said:

Working on my first BAT.

Looking really good for your first BAT!

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Meanwhile, I continue to work on a request of a retailer from Canada:

 

[tariely 4,499]

@The British Sausage WOW. Now THAT is a mosaic. Beautiful !

[The British Sausage 5,449]

2 hours ago, tariely said:

@The British Sausage WOW. Now THAT is a mosaic. Beautiful !

More will be coming next month. I'm on a roll right now MMPing the countryside around Cindersville.

[Lucario Boricua 7,052]

     Uh-oh, what's up with this weather!?     

 

֍ LAKE DIAMOND ֎

RELENTLESS RAINS
BRING A DELUGE!

 

It was an especially cloudy and dark night atop the Kingdom's most important reservoir, nothing new for one of the rainiest parts of the South Rotan Alps...

 

 

 

A few nighttime travelers chugged along Primary Highway 15, presumably returning from their daytime activities in Rhennus and Lake Pearl to their homes in the highlands...

 

 

The dam village residents took shelter in their homes, worried about the mighty reservoir nearby...

 

 

...Meanwhile, the village of Gladia was also afraid, especially if the Diamond River overflows its banks and severs their precious connection to the nearby railway.

 

 

Rain picks up more and more, reaching the circuitous mountainside route...

 

 

More and more water pours down the slopes at the headwaters of Lake Pearl, visibility is extremely difficult and the rain drops are able to deafen the otherwise impressive roar from the Lake Diamond hydroelectric plant!

 

 

Stay tuned for the latest developments affecting Lake Diamond under this extreme weather!

[Zenist 42]

my laptop is basically a toaster, so i can't use high quality shadows in the game... anyway, i'm working in a city based in some southern chilean cities.

Mattb325 is my copilot. 

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

This is definitely not the perfect place to announce a fix, but since this is a very visualized thread and I was working on it until some minutes ago I think it's ok

If you downloaded my Sports Court Pack in the first 24 hours, it was released with some immortal lot problems, but it's now fixed. I'm really sorry about this frustrating situation, I highly suggest you to delete the old files. And of course, if you wish you can now download the fixed ones: 

 

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Whoa, too much great stuff here to explicitly comment everything - I hope you'll forgive me if I just thank you for sharing your images collectively.

@frantic: What a fantastic first BAT! Looks like a clean and realistic modeling job and great texturing.  I have recently modded and re-lotted some older service stations and other retail stuff and found out that I'm a sucker for freestanding signs of all kind - they make for interesting lotting options and add a lot of visual interest (and realism!) to commercial service areas. Good to see that your BAT comes with such a sign as well.

My only suggestions are that, in terms of textures, the rounded section may be a tad too dark/saturated to blend in seamlessly into a Maxis background, though. White and black are really hard to translate into SimCity. The night lights in that section are a very cold white, too. The lettering is beautifully lit, though. In terms of modeling, is the rounded section supposed to have visible edges, or would it be an option to use smoothing groups to make them disappear? Depends on what you are going for, of course, and that building section makes the entire structure look a lot more interesting either way.

All in all, this looks splendid so far and my above comments are merely intended as a little food for thought. It's great to see new BATters on board!

 

My own current project - assembling my new plugins folder - continues at a satisfying pace. Low-rise CS$$ is mostly finished as well, and I have started with low-rise/suburban offices. As before, I'm focusing on the Chicago/NY tilesets, so there isn't really much going on in terms of large shoebox stores. The only ones I added are some of the preciously few that we have with a distinct retro vibe. Fair enough - I guess it's only realistic to have commercial services covered by smaller and more urban buildings in the older tilesets, with suburban "big box" retailers taking over in the more modern tilesets.

Next up after Bobbo662's retro Safeway* was his Albertson's store... yet, somehow something looked a bit off to me. I ended up scaling it down to 80% size using cogeo's SC4 Model Tweaker and adjusting the textures slightly in an attempt to ensure that it wouldn't stand out between Maxis buildings and blend in as seamlessly as possible (which is why I could never share it). The result looked like this, and I'm pretty satisfied with it:

Of course, I didn't plan for it to have the same width as the Maxis mall - that's just a coincidence. I just wanted a consistent look.

The last one was Bobbo662's Bradlees. I used it to get some more practice with those parking lot textures, in this case the transition between diagonal and orthogonal. In addition to this, I wanted to place the sign at a different spot than in the front left or front right corner for a change. And while the result may be ridiculously overdone and somewhat unrealistic, I thought it was OK to keep it nonetheless (the other two lots I made are much simpler!):

 

* @Evanjs: Yes, the thought of adding @RRetail's superb Safeway Gas canopies crossed my mind, too, but I think those might look a tad too modern next to that retro building. The same with Bobbo662's Albertson's, really... I have the option on my radar, though, because RRetails's gas station stuff is just too good! In fact, I have made my own little custom set of simple standalone gas stations using his props, and I love what you can do with them.

 

[Raymond7cn 6,776]

bus stop 5/10, This size is a little wide in the top (2x1), Next stop 'Simtropolis?' @CorinaMarie @Cyclone Boom 

Should I age it up with futurist building? @Terring

Sincerely,

-- Raymond

[Terring 6,476]

That's a great bus stop, Ray. It will fit lovely to my cities

[mitsos 12,970]

1 hour ago, Raymond7cn said:

bus stop 5/10, This size is a little wide in the top (2x1), Next stop 'Simtropolis?' @CorinaMarie @Cyclone Boom 

Should I age it up with futurist building? @Terring

Sincerely,

-- Raymond

WOW!!!!! Just WOW

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Sujew worker club  / Lesnaya 18 Moskow / 5x2

The Sujew Workers 'Club (Russian Клуб имени Зуева Klub imeni Sujewa) is a former workers' club in Moscow. It was built from 1927 to 1929 based on designs by the architect Ilja Golossow. It is one of the most important works of constructivist architecture.