Timos BAT Experiments

[timo 15]

Okay, I decided to start a new BAT, and maybe more BATs after that. So I created this topic to get comments/help/ideas about my new projects.

I'm currently working on a nice 104m skycrapper from the real life... I will edit and post pictures soon. Be ready!

[flrscf 0]

Let me guess, that skyscraper is 'Castalia' in the Hague????

[timo 15]

You guess very well flrscf! To reward you, here is a preview pic of my progress so far :

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Comments are welcome! (as well as advices). I will also post pics of the real life building as soon as I can (I don't have it at the moment).

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

I'm amazed that is a real life building? I thought it was a flight of fantasy conjured up by your imagination. Where is this building, what style is it built in? From the model so far, with a lack of textures it

[timo 15]

Yes it's a real building Lord_Bertrum! I wish I could imagine such buildings. But unfortunately I need models, I'm not an architect nor an artist... For exemple, I'm not good at texturing, so I hope it's gonna be fine in the end...

Because it's better late than never, here are the real buildings. Doesn't these look nice?

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The tower I'm currently attempting is called Castalia, and is located in The Hague, the Netherlands. It is 104 meters tall, has 21 storeys and 29000 m

[flrscf 0]

Thanx for the reward, timo! Good job, maybe the windows could be better. Modelling would be better than texturing, i think. And btw, i like the Hoftoren the most. Dus doe die het laatste van de drie, dan heb je al veel ervaring. Ga zo door!!!!

EDIT: My 250th post!!!!!

[timo 15]

Bedankt flrscf! Actually, I initialy wanted to BAT De Hoftoren... But it would be harder because of it's rouded shape. And I think it looks better from the ground than it would in SC4... So I decided to make Castalia first. I think this will help me figuring out how I should make De Hoftoren.

Right now I'll try to improve the windows, and finish the shape (some more windows to be dug into the roof). Then I'll make the base building, and if everything's okay I'll work on colors and textures... So next update as soon as I can show progress.

 

By the way, can anyone help me with night windows? I've selected extruded splines, enabled the night lightning in the BAT parameters, and then I renamed the splines with the night_prefix. Is this correct? I am not sure wich prefix to use for night windows...

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

I visited the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Netherlands for a few days about a year and a half ago. I was staying with a relative of my girlfriend who lives in Rotterdam Lombardijen. While we were there we took the train often to get about, mainly to Amsterdam. I was absolutely amazed be the architecture. I think that the Netherlands must have some of the most progressive architecture in Europe. There was so much inspiration for BATs everywhere I looked (of course this was before the BAT was available). The variety of flats and apartment blocks was great with hardly any repetition.

Even in Rotterdam, which I

[timo 15]

Lord_Bertrum, I totaly agree with your analysis. Many recent buildings in holland are amazing. Don't know much about Rotterdam, but it seems they have very nice skycrappers there...
The Netherland is a nice country where I really enjoyed to live! But most people tend to remember only the coffeeshops.

Back to Castalia! Sorry, I've been quite slow this week. I've been trying to find textures for the walls and the windows... The windows problem is not solved yet, but here are 4 red wall attempts :

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Please let me know wich one you like the most, or what should be changed...

 

I'm not sure about the windows, I'm still experimenting...

[jp walker 1]

honestly i like that white skeletal tower in the background![:0][:0]

[flrscf 0]

The first one from the left is the best, i think. And the windows are looking alot better now.

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

The 2nd from the left.

[timo 15]

Thanks everyone!

Just a quick update :

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What do you think?

(Yeah I know, there's a problem with one of the blue roofs)

[flrscf 0]

Ziet er heel goed uit!! Ga zo door!

Looks perfect! Keep it up!

[timo 15]

Yeah! After a hard modeling evening, I completed the whole building! I still have to work on details, but I think it looks quite OK now! Have a look :

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to be continued...

[Alkaola 18]

oh man this is GREAAAAAAAAAT , man masterpiece , great job timo , KEEP the dutch BAT's up

[timo 15]

Don't worry Alkaola! I think De Hoftoren will be next!

[flrscf 0]

Perfect!!! Some details and it's done. Great job. Can't wait to see the Hoftoren. Keep it up!

[Alkaola 18]

im so excited , my dad works in the Hoftoren , he will love it to see it in my game

[timo 15]

Finally an update! I couldn't resist temptation to show pic of my new projects, so I brought this old dusty threat to life again!

 

Sorry for the lack of updates... Bad news for those waiting for castalia, but I paused the project... The modeling is almost finished but I didn't work on it much lately. If anybody is still waiting for it, I can take time to finish it, and release at least a pre-version. Just let me know...

 

Now to my new project : Amesterdam ArenA.
Dutch members will probably like it, but also it's a nice stadium! Here is a quick preview of the structure I made so far :
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What do you think??

[timo 15]

Little progress on the ArenA! Still a lot to do remains, but now it looks a bit more like a stadium!

Here you go :

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Please comment, I need your opinion!

[JEC 100]

it actually looks better than the real thing, for some reason your's does not look as obtrusive. once  you get the textures done it will look better.

i have one question though, will you be making the roads coming out of the arena?

[timo 15]

Thanks JEC that's a nice comment!

And your question is interesting too : I still have modeling to do before the highway part, and I'm still wondering... If I am able to understand transit enabling tutorials, If I can find a raised highway props (or whatever I need), maybe I'll make it. But now I don't realize how I could make it, I guess it would take a lot of time, and because I'm lazy maybe I'll release only a basic stadium version...

any help on this is welcome of course!

 

Anyway I'll let you know what I decide. For now, I have some modelling to do!

[mambomumba 8]

I like stadiums and my brother, who also play this game, thinks that

a arena is the most important thing in a city. From the regionviews in his regions

it's just a big sport centre.... '); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif width=15 border=0>

 

I'm more interested in the red house...

[flrscf 0]

Date: 4/25/2005 6:44:09 PM Author: timo

 

Dutch members will probably like it

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Well not all Dutch members

[Alkaola 18]

Date: 5/8/2005 3:50:22 AM Author: flrscf

Date: 4/25/2005 6:44:09 PM Author: timo

Dutch members will probably like it

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Well not all Dutch members

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lol the real feyenoord fan   well i do like it  very much keep it up

[timo 15]

Thanks for your comments :

mambomumba : One person is enough for me, I will think about finishing the red house then!

flrscf : Yeah I know... But isn't the Arena the home (at least one of the main homes) of the oranje ploeg???

Alkaola : thanks for your support! I'm still thinking about your dad's office. At least I learned new BAT techniques that should be useful when I start it...

[flrscf 0]

Well ok, it's one of the main homes. Also the Philips stadion in Eindhoven and De Kuip. But De Kuip and Olymisch stadion (Amsterdam) were the first big stadiums. So these are really the main homes, but het Olymisch stadion is now too old and too small.

Anyway, that sports hall have some cool dance events. So good luck with that UFO.... eh.. stadium! (did i say UFO? that's wierd. I really wanted to say stadium, but i said UFO.very wierd)

[sharkbait16 0]

Both projects look very promising, can't wait to see em.  Will you do any of the other buildings in that picture?

[timo 15]

Thanks for the comments guys.

sharkbait16 : Yes! I plan to build the other buildings from that picture! Unfortunately this doesn't mean I will... I just do this for fun, so if I get bored it's possible I stop...

 

Anyways, Castalia is almost ready, all I need is to fix last bugs... Maybe it'll be released within 1-2 weeks. I plan to make a simple landmark version with no particular modding, cause I don't really feel like spending too much time on learning how to add jobs, and waiting for the lot to grow in the game...

 

Now, back to ArenA : Little progress (still a lot to do), but I focused on the inside. I stole JEC's seating technique wich is very time (and polygon) consuming... Sorry still no textures, I agree the roof is ugly... Here you are :

 

 

See you for the next update (maybe on page 2)! thanks by advance for the next comments!