Ontario Creation Team (OCT)

[kellydale2003 2,276]

Welcome to the Ontario Creation Team Thread!

The Ontario Creation Team is a team dedicated to recreating or inspired creation of the Province of Ontario located in East-Central Canada! We will by creating recreations or inspired matter from the Province such as Buidings, skyscrapers, automata, mods, lots, flora, etc!

The Province of Ontario has a population of 13.5+ million people excluding tourists and temporary residents. The Province houses the Capital of Canada (Ottawa) and the most populous city of Canada (Toronto). One of the World's busiest highways and North America's busiest highway is the 401 situated from Downtown Detroit to past Montreal (Canada's 2nd largest city)... making a mega highway coursing like veins through these metropolis cities!

Our Team will not only be focusing on one entire city, but a whole province! Anywhere from the Capital Government buildings of Ottawa, the bustling skyscrapers of Toronto, to the retirement condos and casinos of both Niagra Falls and Windsor and much more! We have nuclear power plants, mega projects, huge skyscrapers, and thousands of sizeable buildings in the province! At one time in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) we had more skyscrapers being built at once than all of North America COMBINED!

Ontario is a unique province! Surrounded by metropolis cities, states, and provinces such as New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Quebec! A good portion of the members of Simtropolis are also from Ontario... not to mention DIRK the webmaster of Simtropolis.com is an Ontarian residence!

We're excited to bring to you a variety of work! Most of it will be created in the latest 3dsmax technology and generous export works of Simfox! We will do the best job as far as high-quality goes!

We have members and fans all across the internet! Blogs and forums are quite busy around the neighborhood about the Toronto real-estate buzz!

It seems like no recession hit here! In fact a recent proposal of FOUR skyscrapers on one complex (Two of them being ultra-modern twin glass skyscrapers) is in the mix! Everyone wants to move to Ontario! A recent documented real-estate home sale concluded that ONE house had over ONE THOUSAND people come look! Hundreds made an offer! A Toronto condo that had 500 units SOLD-OUT before the foundations were even constructed! It's a boom like never before seen in Canada! Penthouses and starting to rival even the highest priced mansions on ravine hill-tops in other provinces... 1,900 sq ft (in Toronto) compared to 10,000 sq ft (in Country) for the same price? Wow!

Did we mention that nearly ALL the banks have sold their previous tall skyscrapers and are now planning to construct new ones? 40 billion in real-estate doesn't look like it's cooling anytime soon! They say that the real-estate was going to slow years ago... but it still hasn't! Now is the time to capitalize on the golden ages of this province! (:

So far we only have THREE members! Myself (Kellydale2003), DCMetro34, and Nick13! If you would like to be on the team, just message me! I will set you up with a quick interview and test for quality! If you need work, we can help!

Here's a quick look at the density of the most populous city!

We came a loooong way from building igloos huh! :b

ps; I met a guy in Texas who thought Canadians still lived in igloos! Silly eh! :b

*Click on the photo you wish to download! You will be sent to the download page here at Simtropolis.com*

[kellydale2003 2,276]

So in order to get the ball rolling, I'll post the first project in the thread! (:

Ritz-Carlton Toronto! A 53 story skyscraper nearly 210m high (around 700 ft)! It's both a hotel, and residences! It has many commercial services, and is on a tight 3x8!

In my opinion... it's a great sized tower! It's unique... and it's perfect whether you want to be have a minimal effect or a towering one!

It's base is a bit chunky... but in comparison to others is elegant to the otherwise unique tower. Glass which seems easily recreatable (considering that Eicosakis Biology Research Centre is similar).

[Delecto 941]

Great news, another BAT Team! Good luck guys and made us lots of crazy projects from Ontario.

[libellibicus 396]

Looking forward to seeing some amazing BATs from this team. I have a feeling I shall be a regular visitor to this thread. Kellydale is a fantastic BATter so there will be some quality output, no doubt.

[simlink 1,098]

This is going to be exciting - it'll be great to use some Canadian buildings (even if they're all from Ontario) in my CJ. They look like they'll be great - I saw you mentioned you were launching an Ontario team and I look forward to what you bring. I'll be watching this very closely.

Congrats on getting started, look forward to what you guys have in store!

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

I'm actually currently working on a Toronto region. I'm not trying to recreate it, but I really like the sound of Canadian-themed stuff. Good timing!

[Halen Of Dania 350]

Cool stuff. Can't wait to see what you have to show us in the future!

[Haljackey 17,260]

Interesting... I'll be watching this one.

If you ever want to do something from London let me know. Justanothersim86 made One London Place on the STEX but it could use a remake hint hint

[fieryflare 1]

You guys should make common Ontario commercial lots like Pizza Pizza, Future Shop, RBC, Lastman's Badboy (furniture store), EB Games, Jack Astor's, Swiss Chalet, The Bay, and Real Canadian Superstore.

Also, Rogers Centre, and Dundas Square and Eaton Centre would all be nice too for Toronto

[Cottoncandy Cyanide 145]

Yes. I love Canada so much! This made my day~!

I wish I could help you bat a few things but I don't know how or what programs you use unfortunately ;_;

[pineapple132 35]

Looks great, keeping an eye on this for sure, the BAT looks amazing. Seems like it will be a big one!

Keep it up!

[darn42 1,268]

I'm excited about this. There's gonna be some really cool buildings soon, and the first one is gonna be no exception.

The one thing I question, though, is the use of lens-flare on that preview

Good luck guys. Looking forward to some more progress from all the members.

[DCMetro34 576]

Awesome thread, Kelly!!!!

I've got a few tricks up my sleeve for the near future.

I know there's always the talk of threads that start without posting work, but I can assure you that we'll follow through.

[Xander Dax 310]

Very exciting! can't wait to see....

Toronto Dominion Centre

Bay Adelaide Centre

Ritz-Carlton

Four Seasons

Maple Leafe Square

RBC Centre

Just to name a few!

[Altus 111]

Can not wait.

[weixc812 509]

I'm so in love for Toronto buildings, among them the central station by the lake impresses me most.

Hope that one day it will be made into a BAT

[Gn_leugim 853]

promising

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Well, if the BAT output of this project will be as abundant as the exclamation marks in the introductory posts, we're in for something... but seriously, I hope you guys will be able to set many an exclamation mark in shape of a superb release, and I wish you all the best.

[Sciurus 323]

Oh Kellydale! What a pleasure to discover your BATs there!! I downloaded all the ones you made, they are just excellent!! I'll follow your work

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Glad to see an new project from Kellydale.

[kellydale2003 2,276]

REPLIES

@Delecto- Yeah thanks! And you're right, some of the projects recently made in Toronto are a bit crazy... just not Dubai crazy! Thank Goodness! :b

@libellibicus- Thanks! (:

@sim_link- Yup! We figured Toronto was too small of an area to focus on!

@Indiana Joe- That's great! Especially since a new map of Toronto was released! (:

@Halen Of Dania- Hopefully this thread will move fast! :b

@Haljackey- For the first few releases we're going to strain away from releasing already created buildings. Tomorrow we will post all the Ontario buildings we can find just to get people's heads around for what is made and what isn't :b... But it doesn't mean that future buildings won't be recreated!

@fieryflare- Smaller buildings won't be showcased as much as the bigger buildings... so expect some of those randomly (:

@yuuka221- Inbox me if you're willing to give it a try! All the resources are at your disposal! (:

@pineapple132- Thanks! Encouragement is a must! Making a thread and showcasing with no comments is down right embarrasing! So thanks (:

@darn42- What's wrong with the lens flare? :b

@DCMetro34- Looking forward to the weekend!

@Xander Dax- 5/6 of those that you mentioned are on my own personal wishlist! :b

@Altus- Me neither! Stay tuned for some Beta testers maybe needed every now and then! (:

@weixc812- Midrise buildings will be constructed in midst of skyscraper productions... the train station (the first place I arrived in Toronto for the first time) IS quite impressive! It might be some work! But it's definitely in our radar! (:

@Gn_leugim- Thanks! (:

@T Wrecks- Exclamation points are actually a bad habit of mine! It's my way or being enthusiastic and energetic! :b

@Sciurus- Thank You!

@Aaron Graham- Thanks Aaron! Can't wait for more of your stuff either! :b

RITZ-CARLTON TORONTO

I haven't done much to the structure... I added the floors! To such a visible structure I think the pillars and floors will be highly visible. So in order to get a more realistic effect I started the basic guts of the structure (:

It might seem like I'm working backwards... but my tomorrow there'd be a lot more progress! (:

You can really see the stray-away floors as compared to the pillars. I'll have to add walls respectable to the pillars for that individual hotel room effect! (:

^^I think for the end result I won't render the LOT texture in with the BAT. This way it could be adjustable in the future and will become to environment shadows surrounding the building. Usually I just render it in... but most likely not for this one! haha

???

So most of you know (by my Simtropolis Status) that I was going to release a building this week related to this thread!

It's this building...

BAY ADELAIDE CENTRE

At 51 floors 218m (715ft) it's a commercial office skyscraper that gracefully fits into a 64x64m (4x4) lot. I rendered it and everything... but I'm currently not satisfied with it. So I will be making some revisions and tweaks for realism, and since I now have internet... I can see what the finished product looks like online! I made the building with no internet and only had a handful of under construction photos. SO SORRY FOR TEASING AGAIN! :b

I can improve the glass texture, blinds, roof texture, brick texture, night lights, and a few minor tweaks here and there! If I see too many improvements, I halt the project till I'm satisfied! :b

I'll post higher resolution photos tomorrow.

As for a mini wish list for the SKYSCRAPERS category... these are what I personally want done (even though I'll probably do them myself :b)

ABSOLUTE WORLD #2 (Left tower)

AURA (Canada's tallest residential tower... still under construction)

MAPLE LEAF SQUARE

TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER (Gmax version already on STEX)

RBC Dexia (My most favorite building in Toronto)

Tomorrow I will highlight 5 midrise buildings on my wishlist in Ontario!

Also tomorrow: Bay Adelaide Centre zoomed in previews, and more Ritz-Carlton updates. (:

Probably won't work on Bay Adelaide Centre today, but I'll post some previews for sure tomorrow!

[Sciurus 323]

I'm still amazed.

[libellibicus 396]

Holy Cow BatMan!

[Haljackey 17,260]

Wait... I have Trump already in SC4... But I think it's the old version before it's height was scaled back:

Also it might be a good idea to make a list of content you already have released on your first post like Absolute World 1.

[Cottoncandy Cyanide 145]

Love your batting so far! I can't wait to see more!

[Xander Dax 310]

Bay Adelaide Centre looks bloody amazing mate.

Will you be doing Oxford Place I and Oxford Place II? two buildings proposed for construction in toronto.

[Andrey km 304]

Yeah, i loved this group, you're awesome, but just tell me about one thing, and the Toronto Dominion Centre Project? How that's doing? haha

[pineapple132 35]

Oh, great job again! All of those buildings on your wish list look spectacular and really just plain awesome!

The BAY ADELAIDE CENTRE looks great, love the darker tone of the glass.

[Ceafus 88 1,794]

Awesome idea, and awesome BATs, best of luck!!!

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Your awesome! Can't wait!