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Welcome to the Sim City 4 Hong Kong recreation. For many years the HKABT have been creating near perfect BAT's I thought giving a try at building this magical city!

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TowerDude

What's coming up

By TowerDude,

Region view This is my current region view over Kowloon and Victoria Island So guess what!!!? → I'm in holyday, this mean i might not update that much, but i'll be building like hell I plan and hope to have Kowloon done quite soon, and be ready to do more updates And also also plan on uploading the region soon enough, well i'd better start building
TowerDude

Whampoa Gardens

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Cacks-Thank You, Yes there are a lot of green spaces left Tankman- Thankyou, I do my best Dannibee- Thanks a lot MisaneaZ93: I think you got my PM Guibanez: Thanks a lot Skimbo: Thanks a lot, It's nice you dropped by Samerton: Thanks Very much Whampoa Gardens Whampoa Garden is a massive complex in HK, it was a lot of towers in it, and is best known for the boat in it. If you dan't like massive estates turn your eyes NAO Whampoa Garden provides a new perception to "City Living" with a low density of...
TowerDude

Wanchai District part 1

By TowerDude,

Replies From the wampoa garden update Vlasky - Thank you, I fixed it Samerton - Thank you! fixed now Paulobergonci - Gracias amigo Guibanez_- Thank you Tankman - Yes there are a lot of towers i can't see myself living there _marsh_: What weird Retep Molinari: It is sometimes From the Square earth Round heaven update Skimbo - They are Sc4Player - you are right Jamonbread - Don't worry it is never getting built K50Dude - Yes, someone should Samerton - Nope, they won't Timmystwin - It would fit in Simmars and...
TowerDude

Wanchai Coast

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Samerton : me too jakehh : happy you enjoyed it Timmystwin : yep Wanchai Coast Continuing through the Re-recreation of Victoria Island, We visit the Wanchai District That's it for now see ya soon (maybe even tonight)
TowerDude

Video Time!

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Samerton : Thanks a lot, as always Skimbo : Yhanks your CJ has been an inspiration for me (i can't remember if I said it already) Paulobergonce : WHAT THE HELL!! mmhh hopfully you can see this EyeOfModius : You are right but i don't know how to fix it Video Time
TowerDude
REPLIES Samerton- Thank you, i hope you will like this one Paulobergonci - Thank you Tigeria- Thnk you, i'm glad you liked it hotChocolate- Offcourse i want some , and thank you for the compliments and your opinion Guibanez_ : Yay Thanks man TekinusT - Thanlk you for the comment, I am very happy you like it. Ni Hao, and welcome to the first one of my Supermosaics. It's size is actually 8000x3000 pixels so here you go. Really do look at the real size one, it is full of detail A little demo that respects ...
TowerDude
Replies Forum- there were none Cj section Timmystwin- the map isn't 100% accurate Tankman- there are that much fotball grounds in reality Reikhardt- Thx, I would also be insulted Paulobergonci- i hope you'll prefer these ones ROFLyoshi- Bobbi- I know, i justr installed it this morning DC metro34 -Here it is!! Blacknf : Thanks, hope you enjoy this update Tepodon: i might do a tutorial, if more people want to know, if not i'll pm you Typhoon Choi-Wei hits Hong Kong Typhoon are quite common in Hong Kong. All...
TowerDude

Tung Chung Part 2

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Skimbo : Thank for the comment, does it mean you rated 5 first time around ?? TekindusT : I was there even before DCMetro34 :Thanks a lot Tankmank : Tank you Guibanez_ : Happy you enjoyed it Paulobergonci : Yes, and here too Tung Chung Part 2 Before the massive estates and the huge airport around here, there was a little village with fishmongers and classic chinese architecture. In 1994 when Hong Kong decided to build the new aiport this hole places was planed and built. It isn't finished yet, the...
TowerDude

Tung Chung Part 1

By TowerDude,

Replies Samerton - thanks man! Skimbo- i am happy you liked it there are more cars this time Towerdude- Ehhh.... Guibanez_ : thank you for your kind comment Reikhardt : LOL! They are comin' to get ya' hotChocolate : wow Thank you Tigeria : thanks a lot!!! Tung Chung Part-1 meaning 'eastern stream', is an area situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in hong Kong. Tung Chung, currently one of the latest generation of New towns, was formerly a rural village around Tung Chung Wan, and along the...
TowerDude

Tian Tan Buddha

By TowerDude,

REPLIES TheMentalist : Thanks, i'm very happy you like it Samerton : hehe Tian Tan Buddha Tian Tan Buddha (????) is an enormous 34 meter statue, one of the five giant Buddha statues in China, situated in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island. The statue comprises of 202 bronze pieces and with a total weight in excess of 250 tonnes it is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. The construction of the giant statue took nearly ten years to complete and was unveiled in 1993, with an estimated total cost of $68...
TowerDude

The Center

By TowerDude,

REPLIES thepokemaniac : I already did it have a look in the earlier updates Schulmanator : You →No Cats in HK Tigeria : Thank you Mastof : Yes quite a bit the Duke : Thanks a lot Tankmank : This not your update, it's up next Capitalstar - It's the goal THE CENTER This 80-storey commercial building, located at 99 Queen's Road Central, covers a site area of 8,816 sq m. The Center is largely devoted to office units with some retail at ground levels. The building has a splendid entrance hall on the sixth...
TowerDude

Square Earth Round Heaven

By TowerDude,

So many people, so little room. BHA has the answer to Hong Kong's great space problem This morning while going on WAN (World Architecture News) I saw this intresting article about the HK density problem One of the most intensely populated nations in the world, Hong Kong not only faces issues housing its inhabitants while they are alive, but is also forced to seriously consider space-saving methods of dealing with its dead. Barrie Ho Architects thinks it may have the solution – a vast columbarium sprawling...
TowerDude
I once addressed the possibility of making BAT's using sketchup in here. And yes I have found a way, so here it is Sketchup to Gmax (100% free) Hello everyone This is a thread tutorial I don't know where it stands ? But I hope to tell you how to open a SU file in Gmax you will need some programms for that, but they are free You will need 1-Sketchup → which you already might have if not → http://sketchup.google.com/download/ 2-Kerkythea echo edition →...
TowerDude

Park Central

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Timmystwin - lol YorkshireLlama - Really that's nice Tankmank - Sorry not yet tigeria - Oh thanks a lot man ImVhOzzi - You'd better Lesgaz - Non, je n'habite pas au Japon, mais juste a coté de la france! jj88 - Thanks a lot Samerton - thanks for dropping by I said i'd be doing Mong Kok, and i studied the Google streetview and I saw that they're some building i'd need, so I'm currently BATing some Mong Kok blocks for the update day Park Central Park Central at 9 Tong Tak Street in Tseung Kwan O is...
TowerDude

Pacific Place

By TowerDude,

Replies Skimbo - I am happy you like it gbeast16 - Thanks a lot "XieXie in chinese" The Duke - It is a great landmark tower DCmetro34: Yes I have almost everything from the stex, some of it does come from japanese sites Guibanez_ - Nice to see you Blakeway - Thank you Yes I do love the Central plaza aswell Tigeria - Thanks a bunch, i'm happy you dropped by http://www.pacificplace.com.hk/en/ If malls had star ratings, Hong Kong Pacific Place shopping mall would be a five star. This is one of Hong Kong top...
TowerDude
Replies City journal section Tankmank : So do I ! Adrianor: I hope to make an amazing recreation. Forum Section De Ja Vu : Thanks Benedict: You'll see it soon. To build Hong Kong we need→ -A map! For the map I wanted to have Kowloon, Lantau and of course Hong Kong Island in one map. I found a map of Hong Kong by NHP but it needed SC4 mapper which has problems on Vista So instead I made a map MASH UP of two maps by Hesus, one of Lantau and one of Hong Kong, I did the links between the map by myself. Here...
TowerDude

New Year in Hong Kong

By TowerDude,

Presents and Replies Sirron Kcuhc : Woohoo thanks a lot, one day you will manage ,You have won a night in te Pacific Place! Tankmank :Thanks you won a HK to Shanghai travel Samerton: Hehehe you too! you won a night in the Marriot Hotel! Hotchocolate: always a pleasure to see you here, you won 5000 HK$ to spend reikhardt :you won the Oldie's delight you will go on the tram from on end of Victoria Island to the other with 4500 HK$ to spend Zulu2065 Thanks a lot, you have won 5000 HK$ Blakeway: no , you won...
TowerDude

My BAT's (sort of)

By TowerDude,

I am doing work on Kowloon. And I am Happy to say that everything is happening well. My Hong Kong BAT's I am no HKBAT member but in order to have a good remake of the city, I will have to BAT myself I am part of the Neo-sketchup movement. And I know that Sketchup is much less powerful than GMAX and no were near 3dmax. But I have done some considerable models on it. Models I have already done are fictionnal. Zhang Fei Court Lu Gong Pencil Tower (Very Bad State) Inspired from the Kowloon Walled city Wang...
TowerDude

Mong Kok Teaser

By TowerDude,

REPILES ImVhOzzi : Thanks a lot! Tankmank: Thanks for dropping by, sometime maxis buildings do appear Samerton : Thanks! Tigeria: ohh! you are a Connaisseur HongKong: Hey thanks, I hope you like it! Mong Kok Teaser If you want to go to the typical sights you see on postcards, you won't not be disappointed in Mongkok. You should go in the evening after dark because then you can see the shop signs lit up in all kinds of Neon Lights in Chinese - just like what you see on postcards. It is in the heart of...
TowerDude

Lippo center

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Tepodon - Well here ya go! Reikhardt - Well sptted Samerton - hehe! here it is! Tankmank : you will be able to evaluate ImVhOzzi : Ha! hope you like it chickenz : thanks, it's nice Lippo Center Hello, and this is a new victoria Island not the one from the first update, I really hope you like it! Located in Admiralty, the Lippo Center, Hong Kong is a skyscraper. The lofty buildings are a pair of twin office towers. Once a property of Bond Corporation, it was known as the Bond Center. Later when the...
TowerDude

Lai Chi Kok Harbour

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Samerton : Thanks a lot!!! Sky Guy : 0$ + TVA !!! _marsh_ : Thanks a lot you firework were great to! heitomat : Thanks! Wallacet : Thanks a lot man! Lai Chi Kok Harbour Hong Kong, known as the fragrant harbour, has been an entrepot for Southern China for many years. Endowed with a superb deep-water harbour offering a safe haven for ships in close proximity to the Pearl River Delta Region, Hong Kong has gradually developed over the years into a world-class container port. Hong Kong has been a...
TowerDude

Kowloon West Corridor

By TowerDude,

REPLIES → What is coming up next lmVhOzzi - Thank you Tigeria - here is an update for ya → Eastern Corridor Samerton : thanks a lot 74952474 : Thank you lmVhOzzi- Ah nice of you! p_Kitaro - Thanks a lot, but i don't thinks it's Bamboo The Duke - tankmank, I'm happy you liked it! Kowloon West Corridor After the eastern Corridor it is one of the most used motorways in Hong Kong. It is also there were the famous junker ships are. Junker ship yard Harbour green www.harbourgreen.com.hk/en/ceo.clubhouse.1.html...
TowerDude

Kowloon South End

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Samerton: Thank you Tankmank: Yes, thnak you, but you know it'll still take some time Lesgaz : Merci Beaucoup Intercontinental and around And the rain came And then the night came And in the morning the rain continued over the city Join me tommorow when we go and see Buddha!
TowerDude
Replies DrumMaster4: Thank you.Yes I made them myself TekinusT: Thanks again, as you can see I replied personnaly Tankman: Thank you Tigeria: I also responded to you personnaly Guibanez_ Thanks for dropping by Kelistmatic: Thank you Reikhart : Thank You technically it wasn't BATing _marsh_ : Thank you veery much for your opinion. I'll explain more in this update. I fixed the textures in roofs btw Jamonbread: It's nice you dropped by Schulmanator: thank you, It isn't BAT actually Kowloon Park & Tsim Sha...
TowerDude

Kowloon East Side

By TowerDude,

REPLIES- CJ Section prx-Thank you Reikhardt- lol, i am Paulobergonci-It is still under construction Tankman- I hope you will like it Tepodon-here are some, but not the big one. you should do one for fellow city Tokyo Samerton- Thanks a lot Thank you to all of you for making it the 2000 views. Espaecially to Samerton & Meister1235 who broke the 2000 bar KOWLOON EAST SIDE What you see on the picture is Kowloon east side. Hong Kong has started to expand on the sea, like Dubai but in a less special...
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