Project Taipei 101

[Ded 30]

Date: 1/29/2005 2:06:27 AM
Author: Equinox
On my computer, I extrapolated it at over 64 hours.
On Conceptual's, probably less.

On a side thought ... I was realizing my computer is 2 GHz ...
... so it does 2 billion calculations per second ...
... so in that render it would do 518,400,000,000,000 calculations!
I never really thought about rendering that way before.
(That's 518 quadrillion, by the way.)

Why would you WANT to realize that?


And the previous version of the Tower looks great - Can't wait to see the new one...

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

So... what happened to Taipei101?  some problem with rendering.. ?

[scififan68 23]

I'll tell you what I know EQ. tried to export it out of gmax and he failed got someone else to do it. It is going to take a couple weeks.

[Bling12 0]

Uh, any news on this projecT?

[scififan68 23]

no this project seems dead so don't post anymore with out asking EQ.

[kd5rax 82]

After what has to be the longest break in Simtropolis history, I'm back. I just wanted to let you guys know that I've restarted this project. I am going to rework the entire tower, this time in 3dmax, so that we have the option of rendering it in 3ds bat for max. This project is reopened....

Now seeing as how i hate to post something pointless (Kinda like that paragraph) I figure i might as well give you guys a picture of what I am going to base the new lights on.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//nightschemetobeused.jpg align=baseline>

 

Pretty huh?

I also want to say that when I am done reworking this sucker, it will have fewer polys (means easier render), and will be nothing less than 100% accurate. When I'm done with it, it will be more accurate than the plans they used to build this monstrousity. And if my little computer wont handle it; I've got a friend with a 3.6 ghz overclocked pentium dual core extreme with ht, 4 gigs of ram at 800 mhz, a gigabit top of the line graphics card, who can handle it. So it is going to get rendered this time, one way or another. I'll give another update tonight to show how the reworking is going.

[HONG KONG 74]

This are good news.

I love the night photo and welcome back.

[sparkythepenguin 90]

Awesome, welcome back Kdrax! That picture is amazing. If you can get the lights to exactly look like that, you're going to be a major BAT hero!

[eburress 267]

Welcome back man...you're one of the greats and you've been missed!

[Superstar 69]

Great to see you back again! Glad to see you have a set plan for the Taipei, can't wait to see what you do to it!

[kd5rax 82]

Hey guys, sorry this took so long (I have had much time to work on it) but heres the new update...

What I have so far is the lattice structure of the midsegments. I've been using a new technique making this far more accurate than last time.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//lattice1.jpg width=320 align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//stacked.jpg width=320 align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//lattice2.jpg width=320 align=baseline>

 

This lattice so far is guaranteed accurate to 5 cm. I spent 5 hours going over lattice pics and modeling.

 

[1ajs 49]

hey kool you can see inside the building nice tower

[zmveliger 16]

Very glad to learn that the project is still alive and in skillful hands.

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

It's great to see an update

[kd5rax 82]

One more for the night, then I'm off to bed. This is merely a test of the lights, so let me know what you guys think. Also, im probably going to add some room stuff like desks, chairs, and filing cabinets, and some shades, and yes it does have shades in the real thing.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//lighttest2.jpg align=baseline>

[lrfox 2]

The lights go well w/ the photograph you have posted, and i think w/ desks and shades, the model will look authentic. good work, this is looking to turn out like another masterpiece

 

[puli 0]

..............

[tackaberry 0]

Looks good! I don't know if my computer is good enough to help render or not, but feel free to send a pm.

[paulvmontfort 617]

Rendering is no problem with 3dsmax. I've rendered a building of 38 mb with it within an hour.

Nice to hear this is going again, I just want to see one of the worlds nicest buildings in Simcity. The Nightlightning looks astonashing

[Superstar 69]

Woah! Starting all over? Hey, if it's for the better future of this project so I guess that's a good thing! Anyways it's really looking sweet so far, I just can't wait to see what this 100% accurate model will turn up like and knowing you I know it will turn up way better than 100%

[Hordijk 18]

hey.... welcome back and good luck on it

[kd5rax 82]

Alright, and another one...

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//decoreal.jpg align=baseline>

and its counterpart on the real thing...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//realdeco.jpg align=baseline>

I remember that little emblem thingie was one of the hardest parts to recreate so I went ahead and made it before getting too far into it. After I finish off the exterior details I'll add interior stuff, then I will start on texturing (This building is going to use a dual layer window texture so that it can have a standard gradient and slight reflection all the way down the building, and a map made specifically for each wall so each window can have a very slight alteration in color, making it much more realistic)

[kd5rax 82]

I hate to double post, but I've got a wonderful update, the modeling of the exterior of the middle segments is now complete, even to my exacting specifications. Take a look at it, and keep in mind, I havent even texturized it yet...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//newstack.jpg align=baseline>

[Rickk 16]

Holy dang.

Good job! I'm really looking forward to this one!

[bixel 1,224]

Woooo that's gorgeous!!! Beautiful, wow. You are great.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Now this looks very promising, and with the help of your friend with his supercomputer as rendering machine, the odds are much better this time. I wish you the best of luck, man!

Oh, and btw: As long as you show us so sweet updates, you can quadruple-post happily as far as I am concerned.

[toxicpiano 125]

jaw droppingly beautiful. and the accuracy...

wow...

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work

[Hordijk 18]

That last update ahhh... gorgeous

[Woko 2]

WoW!!! It's beautiful!!!