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[tariely 4,499]

8 hours ago, korver said:

Some scenes from across the Pampas. More in my recent CJ update here (and better quality versions with less compression).

 

The mosaics have me literally breathless ! 

[Barroco Hispano 26,973]

I exported all the pinus halepensis that I have (6) and even did the MMP (12 clicks per model = 72 clicks ).

I don't know whether to divide the MMP in two so that you don't have to do so many clicks. Btw, The reason I made the mmp have a lot of clicks is to control the rotation of the tree.

 

[mitsos 13,020]

24 minutes ago, Barroco Hispano said:

I exported all the pinus halepensis that I have (6) and even did the MMP (12 clicks per model = 72 clicks ).

I don't know whether to divide the MMP in two so that you don't have to do so many clicks. Btw, The reason I made the mmp have a lot of clicks is to control the rotation of the tree.

 

Maybe you should divide in two, 72 clicks are way too many. Your work is so awesome, that we would like to use all of them. Thank you for doing this.

[mattb325 28,894]

The Anzac War Memorial from Sydney's Hyde Park

...is available to download, here:

 

[Barroco Hispano 26,973]

@mitsos 

Download here:

 

[mitsos 13,020]

6 hours ago, Barroco Hispano said:

@mitsos 

Download here:

 

 

Thank for sharing this astonishing and so unique work. 

[BartonThinks 3,416]

Tinkered a bit more with the textures and I think I landed on a set that I'm happy with for both the SD and HD lots.

Also, @Raymond7cn was kind enough to offer some feedback and suggestions, and he prompted me to experiment with some new HD fence props. I'm a big fan of @Girafe's HD Maxis replacements. However, because they're all 16m wide, they don't always work for smaller areas where it's helpful to have shorter fences.

This time, I tried using fence props from Romualdillo. The one significant downside to these props is that all of the fences have gates/entrances in them, which means that they need to be doubled up if you want to fill in the gaps. However, they're all 8m wide, which makes them a little more adaptable to tight spaces.

The other downside, which I only realized after growing the lots, is that all of Romualdillo's fence props are the exact same height. Turns out it looks a little weird when you're viewing a neighborhood from Zoom 3 or 4 and all of the fences are flush with one another. I'll probably use a 50/50 mix of Girafe/Romualdillo fences moving forward. That way, I can use the Romualdillo fences on lots where I need shorter pieces, while still having the variety of Girafe's fences.

In any case, here's how things are looking for the 1x2 HD lots right now (with 100% Romualdillo fences for the time being, winter screenshot included to better show them off)...

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Edit: One of the reasons that the new set of textures took so long to get right is that I decided to try and add a new, slightly denser lot size: a 3x2 lot with four homes, with each yard a 3/4 of a tile wide.

I'm planning to make a few variants, but here's how the first one looks when grown in game. Fits in surprisingly well when grown next to or in between the 1x2 lots. Also, even with just the one variant so far, it doesn't look too monotonous when it's grown in clusters.

[mitsos 13,020]

SETI, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence/ Green lagoon National Park

 

Click here

[AP 3,591]

On 4.6.2021 at 10:39 PM, AP said:

HALIADE X

Coming soon:

[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Union Crane and Shovel Company rail side plop version is now available here

[BartonThinks 3,416]

Lotted four HD variants of the 3x2 Bungalow lots. Screenshots of each variant below. I've also a screenshot of what it looks like when a bunch of these lots grow naturally in a neighborhood, i.e., no plopping and no bulldozing. If you look carefully in the last screenshot, you'll see a couple of the 1x2 lots as well, so this should give a decent sense of how well the 3x2 lots blend in with with the 1x2s.

Unfortunately, two out of the seven houses seem to have larger LODs than the rest, so you'll see some clipping on these lots -- specifically with the cars. That seems to be unavoidable without dropping the two offending houses from this set. They're the red brick + green roof and yellow brick + blue roof versions. I might include an optional blocker in the upload for anyone who wants to block these two homes... but I feel like that's probably taking things a bit too far.

Still need to make the HD 1x1 lots with the new textures and then do all of the SD versions.

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Edit: HD 1x1 lots are finished, so it's onto the SD set.

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Edit the second: So it turns out my idea for using Romualdillo's fences creates some ugly effects on slopes. I should probably just make peace with how it looks, but this sort of thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Disappointing.

Spoiler

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,451]

^  You know, those 12/12 roof pitches are only used on those northern Yankee houses. The rest of the US usually uses 6/12 or flatter.

[Flann 1,709]

9 hours ago, BartonThinks said:

Edit the second: So it turns out my idea for using Romualdillo's fences creates some ugly effects on slopes. I should probably just make peace with how it looks, but this sort of thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Disappointing.

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Perhaps we can convince @Girafe to export some smaller lengths of the HD fence pack.

[Simmer2 23,831]

10 hours ago, BartonThinks said:

Edit the second: So it turns out my idea for using Romualdillo's fences creates some ugly effects on slopes. I should probably just make peace with how it looks, but this sort of thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Disappointing.

If you look in my second mega pack, I made 4 different 4m HD pressure treated pine fence sections that you could use. By using 4 sections per 16m it will look a lot better on slopes.

Here is the link

 

[mitsos 13,020]

Strofylia lake

[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Electroplating Inc is in the works as well.

[AP 3,591]

Wind Industry in SIMTROPOLIS is reaching new heights:

 

 Haliade-X

 

 

 

now available:

 

[mattb325 28,894]

An update with the Nice International Terminal

It is in game and the main terminal lot done. Some close ups first....

The idea is to ensure that it can co-exist with the modular airport runway packs available on the exchanges (ignore the missing ground textures, I am showing this in a very pared-back plugins file):

....so that end, I'll be making another couple of modular pieces that join the airport up to the modular runway more seamlessly, as well as (hopefully) being able to use the diagonal area to link in with the diagonal runway project

[AP 3,591]

5 minutes ago, mattb325 said:

An update with the Nice International Terminal

It is in game and the main terminal lot done. Some close ups first....

The idea is to ensure that it can co-exist with the modular airport runway packs available on the exchanges (ignore the missing ground textures, I am showing this in a very pared-back plugins file):

....so that end, I'll be making another couple of modular pieces that join the airport up to the modular runway more seamlessly, as well as (hopefully) being able to use the diagonal area to link in with the diagonal runway project

Absolutely mindblowing! such great work!

Maybe these little guys can help you:

[mitsos 13,020]

23 minutes ago, mattb325 said:

An update with the Nice International Terminal

It is in game and the main terminal lot done. Some close ups first....

The idea is to ensure that it can co-exist with the modular airport runway packs available on the exchanges (ignore the missing ground textures, I am showing this in a very pared-back plugins file):

....so that end, I'll be making another couple of modular pieces that join the airport up to the modular runway more seamlessly, as well as (hopefully) being able to use the diagonal area to link in with the diagonal runway project

Impressive Matt,  finally after a long time a new airport terminal. 

[BartonThinks 3,416]

9 hours ago, Flann said:

Perhaps we can convince @Girafe to export some smaller lengths of the HD fence pack.

I would be very, very happy if he @Girafe could export each fence divided into 4m lengths (or even 8m).

[nycsc4 5,251]

42 minutes ago, mattb325 said:

An update with the Nice International Terminal

It is in game and the main terminal lot done. Some close ups first....

The idea is to ensure that it can co-exist with the modular airport runway packs available on the exchanges (ignore the missing ground textures, I am showing this in a very pared-back plugins file):

....so that end, I'll be making another couple of modular pieces that join the airport up to the modular runway more seamlessly, as well as (hopefully) being able to use the diagonal area to link in with the diagonal runway project

Damn dude…

[BartonThinks 3,416]

7 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

If you look in my second mega pack, I made 4 different 4m HD pressure treated pine fence sections that you could use. By using 4 sections per 16m it will look a lot better on slopes.

Here is the link

 

They're excellent! I've used them on R$ lots before and loved the effect. The only reason I haven't trotted them out for this set was a lack of other shorter-length fence props to mix in for variety.

[Rott 2,401]

One HD update complete, on to the next one...

[BartonThinks 3,416]

5 minutes ago, Rott said:

One HD update complete, on to the next one...

Loving these updates.

[BartonThinks 3,416]

10 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

^  You know, those 12/12 roof pitches are only used on those northern Yankee houses. The rest of the US usually uses 6/12 or flatter.

Not much I can do about the roof pitches, since the models come from another (long-retired) user and are based off of homes in Toronto (which, incidentally, is my hometown -- that might explain their appeal to me).

In any case, I usually stick to a northern Yankee lotting and city-building style, based on American cities like Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, as well as some parts of Toronto and other Ontario towns/cities in the areas where I grew up. It might make the lots a little less universal, but I like to think it gives my lots a little more character and helps ensure they can all be grown together seamlessly.

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

With @mattb325 closing in on this masterpiece, I may be forced to release some diagonal jetways and planes sooner rather than later!

[CaptCity 4,919]

Just a quick moderator note. In case some notice, there were some off-topic posts and those referencing them removed. Please keep in mind the purpose of this thread and continue to enjoy the wonderful works of our members. Thanks  

-CaptCity 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@mattb325

Yo, my friend --

This is a magnificent airport !!         

If you examine it closely, it is not only beautiful in color and texture, but sharply detailed, masterfully lit, and stupendous in design and scope!!  The roof texture alone is a "realist" masterpiece !!  "Go get 'em, Champ" -- and STAY SAFE !!

[art128 4,622]

@mattb325 Really excellent work on the airport. Can't wait to implement it inside my region.