RRetail Development

[citybuilder234 37]

O' Riley Auto Parts?? Because we don't have it in SimCity4 yet.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

I'd say it's also Auto Zone

[RRetail 7,906]

Nicely done on AutoZone. Though admittedly it wasn't too hard to figure out.

@citybuilder234 I'm aware of the lack of an O'Reilly's as well as a ton of other businesses or businesses that are way out of scale. I'm planning to work my way there.  AutoZone is far more common than O'Reilly's, at least it is here in PA, so AutoZone comes first. O'Reilly's will come next.

[Evanjs 602]

@RRetail like next next? 

[RRetail 7,906]

Just now, Evanjs said:

@RRetail like next next? 

Patience. All will be revealed with time.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

For your windows, instead of using the "make visible" setting, draw out the frames and extrude them. That way you don't get the rounded billowy window frames.

[RRetail 7,906]

@Jasoncw I was under the impression that was what I was doing. When it came to frame making, I would use .3 mesh frames and then hide it, put the window 'glass' in and then unhide the frame. Do you mean for me to make that .3 setting higher or something else?

[RRetail 7,906]

@Jasoncw Never mind. I see what you mean

And wow does that look so much better. I'm redoing AutoZone from scratch.  

[RRetail 7,906]

Thanks @Jasoncw very much. 

While it didn't matter so much for past BATs, this greatly improves AutoZone's look.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Much better.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Yup, lookin' good.

[RRetail 7,906]

Thank you for the feedback. If there is something I can do better, just let me know. I'll try my best to take the advice.

I will be taking a few days hiatus while the floor in the computer area is redone starting tommorow. 

[RRetail 7,906]

Why is the 3D snap tool now only snapping to grid boxes? I didn't change it to do so.

More importantly, how do I change it back to the way it was? Thanks!

[RRetail 7,906]

Wow, I feel like an idiot. That was a simple fix. lol

[Evanjs 602]

It looks good @RRetail

[RRetail 7,906]

Enjoy!

This will be the last BAT I make for a few days. I will be inactive for the next few days as well because the floor in the computer room is getting redone. 

[citybuilder234 37]

On 4/22/2018 at 10:47 AM, RRetail said:

Nicely done on AutoZone. Though admittedly it wasn't too hard to figure out.

@citybuilder234 I'm aware of the lack of an O'Reilly's as well as a ton of other businesses or businesses that are way out of scale. I'm planning to work my way there.  AutoZone is far more common than O'Reilly's, at least it is here in PA, so AutoZone comes first. O'Reilly's will come next.

Looking forward to it.

[RRetail 7,906]

I promised a certain historical chain for @DavidDHetzel when I got back. Here's the progress so far.

[Evanjs 602]

18 minutes ago, RRetail said:

I promised a certain historical chain for @DavidDHetzel when I got back. Here's the progress so far.

Ummm

 

[RRetail 7,906]

12 minutes ago, Evanjs said:

Ummm

What's this Ummm for?

[Evanjs 602]

3 minutes ago, RRetail said:

What's this Ummm for?

More like a Thinking of what it is UMMM. lol

[RRetail 7,906]

So @DavidDHetzel, how is this?

[Evanjs 602]

15 minutes ago, RRetail said:

So @DavidDHetzel, how is this?

[Jasoncw 11,840]

You need to model the front doors so that they don't get lit up funny at night.

[RRetail 7,906]

Whoops. That's what exactly what I've NOT been doing up to this point. While it personally doesn't bother me all that much, I'll be sure to keep that in mind moving forward. This will be interesting challenge for some things such as automatic doors. 

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Another thing to watch out for is obvious pattern repetition on textures. The roof texture that you have here doesn't look bad by all means, but it's pretty obvious that it repeats. It's just too small for that roof.

The awning could use some more defined texturing IMO - so far it looks a bit like an untextured, solid grey slab. I could imagine that some dirt would eventually accumulate on top, and maybe rain water running down the sides would also leave some streaks behind. If it's made of metal plates, there'd be some seams... anything that could help the eye make out what the awning is supposed to be would greatly enhance this part of your BAT.

In any case, this is shaping up to become a really nice little building and a very useful and realistic addition to the game.

[RRetail 7,906]

I took your feedback and here you go!

[RRetail 7,906]

On the hunt to find a good roof texture for this one.

Would a brownish tint work better here? Because I'm leaning towards it.

[jaredh 195]

many (if not most) buildings like that have asphalt or tar roofs which are usually black

[RRetail 7,906]

After seeing the render with gray, its hard to distinguish it from the building's walls. Black would seem off to me personally.