Prepos BAT Thread

[prepo 235]

Hello everyone,

I'm starting this thread to hear some comments before releasing my BATs (and I hope that would lead better results)

I made this r$-building long time ago, but for some reason it does not grow on lots I made and I don't know why. The model is almost finished.


This one could also be final, it's a triangular park with a statue. It's designed to work with diagonal roads. It does not look good on slopes because the base I made does not work as I expected. I might release it as it is.


This one is also for diagonal roads (the whole buildind is rendered diagonally), but it needs at least some scaling and testing. Maybe the texturing needs also some work.


I made this to test lightnings.


I'm currently working with Uspenski Cathedral from Helsinki. The main tower and this one side are quite final, the opposite side, the base and the bell tower will need some work.



I hope to hear your comments!

EDIT:
If you wonder the extra '-s in the title, they are not supposed to be there, the script or browser must have add them when I pushed the preview button.

I also forgot this one, its a brutalist office/shopping center, voted as the Ugliest building in Helsinki

[rp2005 165]

Apartments - These look great and R$ buildings are always a welcome addition. 

 

What happens to the growable?   Is it being out-competed by other buildings on the same size lot or is the zone being split up by the game so that it can grow smaller buildings?

 

 

Triangular park - This looks like a useful idea.  I'd like to see a set of 5 or 6 variations though.

 

Other - The lighting experiment looks like it should be a vertical farm for SimMars.  The Uspenski Cathedral looks fantastic. I think people would like to see versions with and without the base (BATted bases have huge advantages for lighting, but limit the ability of lotmakers to reuse your building).

 

[Vlakhaas 13]

You have a very distinctive style and you are definitely one of my favourite batters.

 

[tag_one 133]

wow great BATs you made I really love the r$ building and the diagonal tower . Could you give the r$ appartments a bit more nightlighting? that would be more real, because I don't think most sims will sleep for sunset

I'll can't wait till these ones will be released

[ianpaschal 77]

Great stuff Prepo!

[HONG KONG 74]

Your work is outstanding!  I am a friend of your models since your first publication. 

Your residential buildings and the light study particularly please me.  

 

Keep this up!

[Alkaola 18]

the first one is brilliant, dang i wish more people made R$ BAT's !! theyre so great !@!

[Kwakelaar 92]

Seems you have several projects going at the same time.
The appartment building looks very realistic, no idea why it should not grow.
Tower splendid work aswell as the park.
Nightlight experiment building - well made, but the building is a monster.
Uspenski cathedral another beautifully executed BAT, I agree with Rp2005 that with the huge base it is very difficult to use the model in the LotEditor. Much prefer it without the base.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

The diagonal building looks outstanding!

If you want any help with the texturing I can help.

[jglei701 8]

I've gotta agree with Vlakhaas... You have your own style that's very good, it's nice to see what you've been working on, and it'll be great to see it as it forms!

[1dera3 28]

Wow. Just wow. That's how awesome these BATs are. Excellent job!

(you may want to check out this thread before you upload them to the STEX, though)

[da_sim_dude 5]

hey cool nice bats.I really like your apartments and the triangular parks.Can't wait for em to come out=)

[sorchin 18]

Absolutly beautiful prepo:

I can't wait until they're finished

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Prepo Sir, you are a true creator of BATs. These are all absolutely wonderful. The concept of the triangular parks is excellent and much needed. It's a shame that youre apartments don't seem to grow as they really are distictive and European. I hope that you manage to resolve that issue.

As far as I'm concerned it would be a crying shame if you don't release the apartment block created to test night lighting, that is the best BAT I've seen in a long time. You have really put a lot of work into that.

 

The Ugliest building in Helsinki is a great BAT too, however it looks like it doesn't quite sit on the LOT well, what do you think?

 

All in all it has been a pleasure to see all of these new BATs for the first time.

[jp walker 1]

beautiful, mind-blowing

[Superchan 23]

those bats look good.

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Date: 10/17/2005 9:33:58 PM Author: superchad those bats look good.

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Thats a real understatement Chad

[sharkbait16 0]

I don't know if I could pin a definate style on you after looking at this odd array of buildings, but you're one hell of a BATer, that's for sure. The green building looks like it came straight from a Venetian glass blower. I can't wait to see more unique buildings, I'd download everyone one of these.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Date: 10/17/2005 7:48:33 PM
Author: 1dera3
Wow. Just 'wow'. That's how awesome these BATs are. Excellent job!

(you may want to check out this thread before you upload them to the STEX, though)

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I agree wholeheratedly with the first half.

Concerning the second paragraph, however, I must mention that prepo is one of those BATters who adjust pretty good stats. I modded my way through his Grynder Apartments (which kinda reminds me of that superb R$ block), Meritorni, Keskupuisto, the Rintamamiestalo set and some more... everything quite ok as far as I'm concerned. I mean, it's never a bad idea to throw on your SC4Tool and have a close look at similar Maxis buildings, but prepo's stuff alwys used to be quite good in all respects except for the BATting. The BATting has never been good, but outstanding and fantastic.

Oh, btw, prepo: I've modded your Eliel Saarinen Building into both a CO$$$ and R$$$, but so far I haven't managed to get it growing, either. [For those who don't know: That building had the same problem as the R$ apartment shown here: It was technically 100% ok, but just wouldn't grow for some unknown reason.]

The lighting experiment is unbelievably good; you should post that building in the SimMars forum - they will either freak out or faint!

That diagonally rendered tower looks great, too. And you could even make a regular growable version on a standard lot in addition to a landmark version for diagonal roads.

Just keep it up man - you rock!

(I'd like to say something in Finnish now, but the only words I know are El

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work

[Hordijk 18]

It looks gorgeous prepo, I love your work...

[Mickebear 2]

Hi Prepo, you are one of those BATters that are my idols... There are some others, but really, you just surprise me. As an old citizen of Helsinki, I know Uspenski Cathedral very well, - and I used to work next to the ugliest building of Helsinki, at Helsinki Student Union...

I am all for your creations, they are suberb.

 

Ja min

[fosterk 4]

Your work looks totally awesome, Prepo!

You should really, really, keep at it, you've got great talent there, especially with that curvy green building (A test?!). Curves can be really hard to get the hang of in gMax - Nice job!



Oh, and I fixed up your title for you

[Glenni 1,444]

really nice work prepo!!!!!!

[prepo 235]

Thanks for comments everyone, kiitos kiitos!

T Wrecks: Yeah, humppa never dies!

Member called Trojan_lingon mailed me some time ago and he had figured out what propably was the reason why my Saarinen's Tribune building was not growing: Too long filename!
I tested it but it still seemed not working (or maybe I did not have correct demand in that city or just did not play long enough)... but anyway I forgot the whole thing.

Now I tested to chance the filename of the first r$ building and it worked, it grows!
I'll try to improve the lightning a bit and upload it in STEX soon.

And if someone wishes to rename and test Saarinen's building (it might also need new lots/desc-file) he/she can of couse upload it in STEX if it works.

[panthersimcity4 162]

OOOOOH lovely church. I can't wait for it!!!!!!

[HONG KONG 74]

Good message, and I look forward to r$ building.

[prepo 235]

Ok, I uploaded the first building (r-$ apartments) on STEX if someone didn't notice that.


Here is also an update of the Uspenski Cathedral.


I scaled up the building a bit, I hope the lot doesn't look that empty anymore. I wouldn't like to remove the whole base of building, it's really important part of its architecture.

The building needs an apsis (I don't know if it's correct term in English, I mean the round thing on backside) and nightlights.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

It looks alot better now. If you have room for polys maybe you could add a tree or some shrubs or something too. How big is the lot going to be?

I just noticed you only have 14 posts!

[prepo 235]

Jasoncw: If I stick with realism, there will be no trees or shrubs. I could try make custom-made LODs so lot makers can add there some trees. Size of building (with base) is 3x3 tiles, but I haven't yet tested it in game, so I might scale it.