SuperChad Productions

[DuskTrooper 316]

From:
https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=71224&pageNo=1#687070

Date: 12/4/2005 8:49:41 AM
Author: Rabbit903
Superchad Productions could help out. Weve got some projects. Theres just the lazyness of the leader...

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My, my, what teamwork...

[Rabbit903 1]

What??

[nealos101 20]

Hello Superchad, I'd like to sign up, and be a part of your team.

My CV

 

Reasons to request to join:

 

I need a modder to mod my files, some one to BETA test my work and some one to boost my lots.

 

I tend to release one Casino at a certain time, (When I have not alot of coursework and assignments to do), so that I can quickly fix problems should they arise.  But I can also do smaller BATs too.

 

And rabbit told me about you, and to get the best results possible from my BATs, I need to be in a team.

 

How bouts plz plz?

 

Nealos101

[Superchan 23]

ok, you can join, i need to know what department of the team you will be under

[Rabbit903 1]

He told me He wanted

Beta Tester
modder
BATer

[Superchan 23]

just making sure, nealos101, you are now added as a beta tester, modder, and BATer, please tell me if you would like any of this information changed.

[nealos101 20]

The information is fine.

 

Ill be working on my next casino for now, this is the post I'll be putting in my BAT thread as well...

 

Here's my teaser picture of Castle, Castle's entrance sign...

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8581/nealos101batprojectscastlecast1.jpg align=baseline>

Night                                Day

 

I shall put it aside while I render your maps rabbit, then pick up on it later.

 

Comments, queries anyone?

 

Nealos101

[Rabbit903 1]

Nice! I'd buy that for a dollar!

(Figure Of Speech)

[nealos101 20]

Rabbit, I have rendered a part of one of your maps using a config that came with the game, unfortunatly I had to restart the computer after a virus attacked my house's network (Wasn't from simtropolis), but I did get this picture:

 

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5493/nealos101betatestingmapstest1p.jpg width=800 align=baseline>

 

This would be Bays, I'll render it again tonight, and hopefully the second attempt will complete it.

 

Does this reigon look ok so far?

 

Nealos101

 

 

[Alkaola 18]

allright so we all agreed nealos should be the leader of the team ?

 

alright then !!

[NicolaiS 8]

AGREED!!!

[nealos101 20]

After nine pages you are going to give up on superchad? You've gone so far with him - Give him more chances, I am still going to do my casinos as if I was not in a team, but now I am going to help these guys becuase I have sympathy for chad and the members that beleive in him.

After all that you have done to him its time to show some respect, and wait, becuase chad has actually got a problem which gets anyone whos anyone stuck on BAT. While you are waiting you can watch me, rabbit and everyone else get something done for Superchad Productions, and give chad some willpower.

 

Did you guys ever decide on a logo?

 

Anyhow, this is how far I am with Castle, Castle:

 

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>

No textures yet and I still have to put it in everything else, but she is getting her shape... slowly...

 

I need some beta testers for the Castle, Castle sign btw, who wants a go?

 

Nealos101

[diablo_del_bano 3]

i think this team should be renamed nealos101 productions. he's the only one doing anything

[SYM Productions 7]

I have tremendous respect for Nealos and his work... and I think Chad could do it but he seems to think that things will pan out instantly, without effort...

I think that if you worked the core a bit (drop the departments), Chad, instead of pretending you're a multi-faceted company, you'll get some work done... all of you should start producing stuff and gain a bit of respect... because one person doing all the work isn't much of a team... to use SYM Productions as an example, each guy has his own building going in the Fictional Project...

 

- CDI_spy

[nealos101 20]

Im not the only one here doing the work guys (Ive just joined), I have seen one BAT from superchad, although Ive also seen 'his brother' crop up here and there, Ive seen 2 from The Evil Octopus man, and I have some maps from rabbit903 to render...

Im concentrating my efforts on this casino, but, whilst modelling and not exporting, my processor power is focused on Rabbit903's maps.  I appreciate the comments, but don't forget to comment on other's work as well.

 

Anyway, back on topic, I have another picture from the workshop before I lay down and sleep...

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>

It definetly needs textures, but Ive begun to add the details, and, as soon as I have the roof up Ill drag in those textures, and then the night lights for you all to see.

 

Nealos101

[Superchan 23]

Maybe a rename would be nice, maybe something like NDEX, where the letters stand for the members names, oh yeah, and here are some ideas i have.

1. Cities: Using SC4 Startup Manager, make downloadable, plugin free cities that people can download.

 

2. As much dependinces as possible: try to incorporate as much dependinces as possible into the file, reducing the amount of dependencie downloading, also, self installers would automatticly open the window for the dependencies.

 

3. Manual and Self-installer in one ZIP: manual and self installer are in one zip file, reducing server space with multiple uploads, and mac friendly.

 

4. rar files, if possible: use rar files to send back and forth between members, rar files have better compression than zip files.

.

5. Age of Empires II, and III BATs: this would be nice to have BATs from these game.

 

6. Simtropolis Web Browser or enhancer: this might not happen, but a browser or enhancer could be used cache common items, buttons, smiles, backgrounds, pictures, pictures of popular stex files, pictures of popular city journals, this would allow the browser/enhancer to load from the hard drive instead of simtropolis, reducing bandwith, and making ST faster for people, maybe reduce timeout errors.

 

7. MAC self-installers: Self installers in MAC form, so MAC people can use a self-installer.

 

thats all the ideas i could think of for now, what do you think, and if you have any ideas, you can post them.

[DuskTrooper 316]

Date: 12/11/2005 9:56:58 PM
Author: superchad

Maybe a rename would be nice, maybe something like NDEX, where the letters stand for the members names, oh yeah, and here are some ideas i have.

1. Cities: Using SC4 Startup Manager, make downloadable, plugin free cities that people can download.

2. As much dependinces as possible: try to incorporate as much dependinces as possible into the file, reducing the amount of dependencie downloading, also, self installers would automatticly open the window for the dependencies.

3. Manual and Self-installer in one ZIP: manual and self installer are in one zip file, reducing server space with multiple uploads, and mac friendly.

4. rar files, if possible: use rar files to send back and forth between members, rar files have better compression than zip files.

.

5. Age of Empires II, and III BATs: this would be nice to have BATs from these game.

6. Simtropolis Web Browser or enhancer: this might not happen, but a browser or enhancer could be used cache common items, buttons, smiles, backgrounds, pictures, pictures of popular stex files, pictures of popular city journals, this would allow the browser/enhancer to load from the hard drive instead of simtropolis, reducing bandwith, and making ST faster for people, maybe reduce timeout errors.

7. MAC self-installers: Self installers in MAC form, so MAC people can use a self-installer.

thats all the ideas i could think of for now, what do you think, and if you have any ideas, you can post them.

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Great ideas! Now..do something about them!

[diablo_del_bano 3]

i don't see that happening

[nealos101 20]

1. Cities: Using SC4 Startup Manager, make downloadable, plugin free cities that people can download.

I have not tried SC4 startup manager yet, and don't really intend to, plus downloadable cities are not allowed on the STEX, only reigons...

 

2. As much dependinces as possible: try to incorporate as much dependinces as possible into the file, reducing the amount of dependencie downloading, also, self installers would automatticly open the window for the dependencies.

This is obviously a main scenario here, but remember it is better to use something someone else has created than spend hours trying to make it so that a few lazy people don't have to spend a few minutes of their time downloading dependancies - it's best to make all dependancies for items on the lot itself, so that people have the option to have it nice and pretty or just... empty.

 

3. Manual and Self-installer in one ZIP: manual and self installer are in one zip file, reducing server space with multiple uploads, and mac friendly.

Find this out if YOU want it, becuase I have no idea how to make a self installer and don't really need to know yet.

 

4. rar files, if possible: use rar files to send back and forth between members, rar files have better compression than zip files.

Rar files? Let's just use zips until a file gets too big, then we can consider using rars...

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5. Age of Empires II, and III BATs: this would be nice to have BATs from these game.

Like I said before, YOU find out how to do this, becuase I have no intention of doing something to expand on a game I feel has already reached perfection, in fact - is this possible?

 

6. Simtropolis Web Browser or enhancer: this might not happen, but a browser or enhancer could be used cache common items, buttons, smiles, backgrounds, pictures, pictures of popular stex files, pictures of popular city journals, this would allow the browser/enhancer to load from the hard drive instead of simtropolis, reducing bandwith, and making ST faster for people, maybe reduce timeout errors.

This sounds like a big project, keep this one locked away until you have a member that can program & modify... And when you have dirk's attention.

 

7. MAC self-installers: Self installers in MAC form, so MAC people can use a self-installer.

As long as some one knows how to do this...

 

In my honest opinion Superchad let's leave these big-bating-corporation ideas waaaay out in front of us until we actually release something.

 

The only active members I have seen that haven't given up on you yet is rabbit, farclan, me and you, so something like SRFN Productions could be fine.  Another thing is don't start advertising anything until we actually have something in the mix and on the STEX, becuase the big-name groups BSC PEG and NDEX didn't get successful by saying they were going to create the greatest BATs the Internet has ever seen... they went and created the greatest BATs the world has ever seen!

 

You have potential superchad, but don't waste it on big ideas, start slowly, then work your way up - it's the whole reason why you got stuck and everyone started taking the pee.

 

Anyway, rabbit903 - I have your Bay reigon rendered and I have sent you all the pictures.

 

Nealos101

[Rabbit903 1]

This is comming along greeat! I'm at schoool right now, so i will post the Bay map on stex! Two thums up nealos!2

PS5: These school keeyboards suuck..

[nealos101 20]

Another update on castle, castle...

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>

 

It has been textured, as you can guess, it just needs: a roof; extra details; nightlighting; rendering.

 

Nealos101

[Superchan 23]

those ideas are more for the future, and the name needs to sound good, by adding extra letters to make it sound good, oh and my brother elite, he does not BAT anymore, he will now do website stuff, and graphics, he might do some rendering also, and here are my responses:

1. i can host the cities off site, maybe on my server at home.

 

2. i would add dependinces from the stex, if the creator allows it, and the self-installer or readme, might have links to them to be included.

 

3. i would find out how to make self-installers, and the all in one would make one upload on the stex, that has the self-installer, and manual installation in on zip.

 

4. i would use rars, because of there better compression, would take up less space on my server for hosting, and would be quicker to upload or download, and could be sent easier by email.

 

5. i would do Age of Empires II and III bats becuase that is a great game.

 

6. the Simtropolis Web Browser or enhancer would be an idea for the future.

 

7. i would find out how to make MAC self-installers.

[nealos101 20]

Very good, I like that style.  So superchad, it is up to you then, what would you like to do now? You are the leader and you need to decide... Lots, BATs, Modding, or something else?

Anyway, I have the final preview of Castle, Castle's hotel complex before I render it.  Here they be:

 

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>

Day - There is an entrance meant to be right at the bend, I'll BAT that after I have done the main complex...

 

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/721/nealos101batprojectscastlecast.jpg align=baseline>

Night - Nightlighting could be better I must admit, but, I was running out of processor & RAM power, so this is the best I could give you.  I hope everyone doesn't mind.

 

So, comments anyone?

 

Nealos101

[nealos101 20]

BAH! Stupid page timeout!

[Superchan 23]

mostly lots and bats, and that hotel looks great, my brother has some power, he has an athlon 64 3200+ 1gb of ddr400, and a pny geforce 6800 video card with 128mb video memory.

[nealos101 20]

That is basically what I have... Except for the RAM, oh well.  I'll continue on with the casino later on tonight...

 

Nealos101

[Rabbit903 1]

Date: 12/12/2005 5:23:37 AM Author: nealos101

Anyway, rabbit903 - I have your Bay reigon rendered and I have sent you all the pictures.

Nealos101

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Haven't got em yet.

[nealos101 20]

Oh? Probably hotmail messing with me again - arg, so unfreindly towards other email providers.  I'll send you a email again - if it doesn't come through I'll try and attach it to one of my posts...

 

I couldn't get Crumble to render, either it was my computer or something to do with the greyscale itslef - I'll have to try later.  I've rendered three maps so far, you should get them all in the zip i will send.

 

Nealos101

[Rabbit903 1]

Soz. still aint got it.

[nealos101 20]

How bout now - did you get it from my Yahoo email?

 

If not, here are the pictures:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5493/nealos101betatestingmapstest1p.jpg align=baseline>

Map 1 - Bays

 

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/51/nealos101betatestingmapstest2p1.jpg align=baseline>

Map 2 - Corner

 

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8274/nealos101betatestingmapstest3p.jpg align=baseline>

Map 3 - Deserta

 

These maps are cool, in my honest opinion...

 

Nealos101