simmars-forum-threads Mars BAT Building Thread!

[fosterk 4]

No, wait till the BETA is released, then you can get your hands on them.
-Kev

[octopus7 33]

mars needs a defence force, to protect from the scourge of intergalactic terroism, and to foil any attacks from peeved of ET dudes, who want to assimilate those of the mars outpost!, well fear no more the mars marine corps, is currently constructing defensive platforms around the major outposts, the outposts feature, a twin mounted plasma gatling cannon and a long range hornet anti spacecraft missile launcher, it can also accomodate about 30 of mars finest in barracks style accomadation, due for completion soon, heres a pic of the work in progress at one of the construction sites.

[Sarg 4]

Here are some of the BAT buildings I've been making for SimMars. They are all variations of the Dome theme, mainly because I'm learning to use the BAT and that's all I know to do




Sadly, I seem to be unable to render them... My computer freezes when I try

[ALTX 40]

Date:12/28/2004 3:49:53 PM
Author:Sarg


Sadly, I seem to be unable to render them... My computer freezes when I try

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Why not have someone else render them? These BATs don't seems that difficult to render by a basic machine .

[Sarg 4]

Where should I ask? I'm quite new at Simtropolis and the sheer number of forums is sometimes a bit confusing

[octopus7 33]

sarg, just try asking someone on the sim mars building team, such as myself, if you pm me i'll give my email address and just send me a .zip file with the gmax model and the textures you used and i could render it for you, don't know why your comp freezes though, is it an old computer??
anyway the defence platform is finished


also finished is the electrostatic power generator

[falcon5018 21]

Post all your pics of mars BAT buildings here.

 

I'll start! 

 

 

here's something i made in an hour including me making the textures.  i hate the textures though, if someone can make good textures for a dome, please give me some!  these things look like pumpkins.  of course, they're not near completion, but it's a start.

 

[ALTX 40]

Date:12/28/2004 7:39:50 PM
Author:Sarg

Where should I ask? I'm quite new at Simtropolis and the sheer number of forums is sometimes a bit confusing

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PM Equal of NDEX, he could help you, if he doesn't convert you into a NDEX  joking

[Sarg 4]

Thanks Brokin. I've asked Octopus7 first. I'm happy to see so many helpful people around!

Based on a concept I saw at www.futurebydesign.org, I created a nanosphere. I'm not sure what a nanosphere could be, but I thought it looked quite cool

Here are two screenshots of the finished BAT and the original concept:





I have also just finished a new dome based on a sketch by Boris. Here is the finished BAT. It will look better when I put the trees and shrubs inside, but since I can't render BATs with my computer it will have to wait until Octopus does for me.



You can see his original sketch here: https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/MarsGardens.jpg

All feedback, SPECIALLY negative one, would be welcome!

[g-funk 1]

that's what i'm working on currently. i still have to add some plants in the dome

will be a 1x1 $ res building

[Boris225 1]

Hey Sarg that dome is looking grrrreat!

G-funk, I like the progress on that small dome residential you are working on, hopefully you can get the lighting rigs working right.

[yuhhaur 0]

Currently I'm working on this, it should be dome-like residential.

[outdoorsman03 0]

Nice start yuhhaur, I look forward to seeing some more updates.

I haven't done a very good job keeping this thread updated so I'll try to get some of my new stuff up in the next few days. Here's something I made yesterday.

 

[Sarg 4]

Here is my first 2005 building, based on a concept seen at http://hem.fyristorg.com/d-mailman/3dgallery.html . I remade it and textured it to look like a Simcity building.

Help me, I'm getting addicted to this!

[ALTX 40]

Thats very interesting. For a suggestion though, why not make the building have a red scheme? (referring to those low domes on the side )

[outdoorsman03 0]

Hey Sarg, you interested in officially joining the building team? If so, send me a PM and I'll get you the info. The new building looks great. I wouldn't do too many buildings in red. I've tried red and it doesn't look very good agianst the terrian color.

[Sarg 4]

Here is yet another building I've made today. It is a 2x3 martian house, using similar textures to the one posted above.

[g-funk 1]

looks god, but aren't there any windows?

[Sarg 4]

They are all on the other side of the building. Do you think it would look better with a couple of them on that side?

[g-funk 1]

ok, i didn't recognize them on the first pics. i think 2 or 3 windows above the entrance will look good.

[Sarg 4]

Here is the BAT I've made today: a massive (4x4) martian factory. I think it would fit in Industrial Dirty




I added a couple windows to the house. You were right, G-Funk, it looks better. I think I'm slowly getting better at this.

I've also made like twenty sketches or so. I'm waiting for the website to be updated to show them (I don't know if there is already a section at Simmars' website for sketches). EDIT: I changed my mind. Refer to SimMars private forums, on my post on the Design Team

[outdoorsman03 0]

Here is a new BAT. It is a small methane based power plant. It will replace the wind plants in the original game. We aren't using wind power because the atmosphere is too thin. Here are some pics

 

[g-funk 1]

those 2 plants look really cool

@ sarge, the texture of the pipes looks a bit, hmm, weird.

@ odm looks good, except the lot itself, but we would need some noew more marsian ground textures

[Sarg 4]

Yeah, you are not the first one who thinks that, hehehe. I changed the rust pattern in a new version, but I'm even considering changing the texture altogether. The blue hue is too different to the rest of the colours I've been using for utilitarian buildings.

[maetoch 0]

I was asked to post this here. Hope ye like.

[g-funk 1]

they look good, althoug the house texture of he last one doesn't fit imo

[maetoch 0]

the black one or the green one?

the white stripe on the black one is part of the texture and can be fixed rather easily.

the green one was a last minute idea to use a giger tile.

[g-funk 1]

the one with the green windows

[Sarg 4]

The second one (brown colour) looks very martian, good job!

[maetoch 0]

a new small building with different textures.