Krasner B.A.T. thread

[Krasner 1,062]

@Sciurus Thx This van is indeed something like a J9, but not really being a car person I didn't think about it as a reproduction. A few details change - I think I've made kind of an unconscious mix between a J9 and the crippled late-70's Toyota Liteace my mother drove for centuries (the only reason that made her skip for a new car was the side sliding door coming off, that kept apart it was still just fine )

About the dirtiness of this last house, it's in fact the fourth version of it and there are already two that look more fresh. In fact most of the IRL houses I based mine on look quite ramshackle - with some refreshed ones popping out here and there. I'm trying to recreate the atmosphere of this kind of places I've been haunting a lot in my teens. I could send you some google maps links if you want

@matias93 That's a really nice comment ! Thx for following my works for so long btw

[Sciurus 323]

Héhé the Peugeot J9 is a classic ! But if it's a mix... then you re-invent the auto history ! 

And ok about the textures, I understand better now  

[feyss 1,981]

I definitely need those for a depressing neighbourhood

Great job on the whole thread!

[Krasner 1,062]

Been working on the back part today... It's coming up quite quickly.

[Krasner 1,062]

First models exported, so I made a first quick lotting draft into the LotEditor. Due to the adaptation of proportions, which went a little gawky, what was 2X2 in sc3k and was supposed to be 3X2 maximum here, went as far as 3X3... Let's say nobody noticed... At least I hope people will like it.

[IDS2 3,345]

What a cool building! Lots of little details that really tie it all together. I think 3X3 is a good amount of room for the size of the buildings present, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Nope, 3x3 sounds fine to me - and what's more important: I think you really managed to capture the spirit of the SC3K building! Coupled with that badly kept lawn, it really has the same vibe as its counterpart. Maybe the saturation of the brick and roof textures could be decreased a bit, but other than that I think we have a winner. Great job!

[MikeMiller2000 2]

I agree with T Wreaks, the textures look oversaturated. Other than that the building looks very well done.

[Krasner 1,062]

Thanks everyone for the replies

I started BATing again one of these small angles inspired by some of the buildings in one of the neighborhood I lived in as a child and a teenager. I thought that I didn't make enough of these yet - the few I have get quite repetitive in my own cities :

(this is WIP obviously)

[matias93 7,535]

Lovely!! This is the kind of places a real city is made of. Skyscrapers are tall and shiny, but they aren't alive on the way this buildings are.

[Krasner 1,062]

On 03/06/2018 at 4:08 AM, matias93 said:

Lovely!! This is the kind of places a real city is made of. Skyscrapers are tall and shiny, but they aren't alive on the way this buildings are.

Best compliment I could receive. Thanks

I'm almost done with it, I'll just add a few details and I'll possibly share it, in the same time I'll also upload a long-forgotten small BAT that I re-mastered some time ago and forgot again.

[Krasner 1,062]

Nearly finished - I still need to add some details and some nightlights. That 4X4 angle factory will probably be my next upload. As @Tyberius06 asked for it, I'll add a 1X4 shed (or two) to this upload, based on the long shed on the right. Hope you like it - and thanks to everyone for the support in the chatroom :3

[Tyberius06 12,184]

Thank you very much @Krasner, amazing work, and thanks for the extra sheds!
I hope you release after this that nice corner bar... I love your w2w commercial and residental works!  Really amazing stuffs!

- Tyberius

[matias93 7,535]

Wow, from this angle it looks even better!!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Glad to see an update!

[Krasner 1,062]

Thanks everyone for the replies !

Now I'm considering exporting this, the nightlights are ok I guess though, but it's not the best work I did in that to be honest. Please let me know.

[matias93 7,535]

TFW you set the bar that high than doing an almost perfect nightlighting it's "not your best work".

 

[Tyberius06 12,184]

I think it's a really awesome building and work! Thanks for making it!

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

I think it looks fantastic and will be a great addition to the game!

[Bastet69008 1,102]

Love the attention to detail, the decaying roof, the electric poles, the graffiti, that little French street sign..and so on! Great job!

[Krasner 1,062]

Thanks everyone for the responses ...And there it is. This include a 1X4 extra, it requires no dependency and no real special information, but nonetheless I added a french/english read-me possibly sprinkled with nice spelling mistakes just for having a read-me I guess.

Download page link : https://www.toutsimcities.com/downloads/view/3330

[Krasner 1,062]

I'm back on the track for a few probable releases - I just went back yesterday on my old modular cemetery project, that started this thread by the way. I completely re-made all the lots I had done before with the help of the pathways texture kit @kingofsimcity provided during the time I left this get covered with moisture in the back of my plugin folder.

I intended to make this very french-looking, so there is little to no grass, and the only trees are cypresses and yews (actually, not yews, but @Girafe's stone pines which were the closest available trees to yews I was able to find). I was told that these are common in cemeteries because they're green all year along, so they supposedly symbolize eternity and afterlife but I'm not sure of that. There are something like 7 pieces here, but I will make some more to provide some versatility to this in use

Some of the tombs I made back then (I think there are about 30 of them ?...) are christian, some others are not religious. I somehow regret to have not made a few muslim graves back then as it's pretty common nowadays to have a small muslim quarter in french cemeteries (jewish people were here for centuries so they usually have their own cemeteries). But that's only a minor flaw in my maniac pursuit of realism I guess, lol. I made some "racks" for cremated people though.

I'll try to share this soon as it's no big work, and possibly a few other things - like a resource pack for my modular factory, so others could use that pack independantly.

[matias93 7,535]

Looks perfect, with all the solemnity! This would work great with MMPs too.