Spanisher

Hello all. I pretend to expose some model renders which I have still not finished so that you can discuss them and advice me for posible changes or adds. Tomorrow comes a new Building on the stex... It comes from my imaginary region. Building is called Mæderstyð: Base image: <- I do not own this Day - Night Render: Coming out tomorrow

Cleaner475: thanks, yes I'm thinking on a new tall building, but I still keep in mind the idea of batting a repsol sign and also a shell gas station next Originally posted by: SimFox Kynu suffers from really bad scaling issue and also tiling on rather pain texture of the wall is too obvious. Roof cracks are also way to big and prominent on otherwise featureless roof. Instead of creating something complex and organic you tend to go for some "cheap tricks" it really not the way to go if you want something look good. as for "enlightenment" what that supposed to mean? artsy cinema rather than plain ol' movies? With gaz station major problem is totally blown out textures of the roof. It is particularly bad in immediate vicinity of totally black of the "parapet". So two holes white and black - both are absolute No-No's of graphics, of any sort. You should always strive to keep brightness levels that preserve detail. Scale of the building seem quite good as does lot design. With limitations of SC4 you, imho, made pretty good job out of it. The issue of trees and sight are more or less matter of taste... The only thing I may suggest to consider is to move the building to the left so that the curved appendage/sidewalk thingie will cover the curve on the ground texture. May be you'll need to adjust the curvature a bit so as to hide base texture all together. artitecture Vueling tower also have some scaling oddities. However it is a bit difficult to see things. Why didn't you include zoom1 picture? The doors do seem a bit short for the sims passing nearby, but imho real issue is the overall architecture and style of the building. They really demand it to be much larger. this dissonance is particularly obvious next to the Maxis hospital Another rather absurd feature is placement of the signage and, particularly the poster/picture/add it will never bee seen from the street level. Of course, in the end, what does it all mean? Well, it could mean whatever you're prepared to assign to it. You really don't need to do anything, and people will be downloading it and giving you 5/5 or even 10/5. But I guess by now you sort of grasped the real value of those. If on the other hand you wish to improve, you should start thinking through your projects, as most of the mistakes imho come exactly at that initial stage. When you make a door, for instance you should know it size, but also why is it this size. Both GMAX and MAX are really design to work with precise numbers, you should follow this workflow. this way things will be much more under control. Also think your buildings structurally. For instance what would be floor space of Vueling tower. How much of it would be occupied by elevators? Where do those fit (their machinery)? Doing so would help you create much more realistic content. If on the other hand decide to play that old, tired card - I wanted it this way / it's not a recreation - you'll never progress. quote> Ok, well I got tired from marking things on the quote post. So here is the answer, imho, imho, imho: Let's begin with the first paragraph. About the Kynu cinema, well its is in fact bad-scaled and the main texture is obviously missplaced it hasn't been also applied a gradient but when talking about cheap tricks you should change the tense. You should know these are both my first and second building and I'm pretty sure I have fixed a good amount of what you call "cheap tricks", which is just an awful way to say beginners tendencies. I hadn't really planned to make new renders I JUST pretended to fix the worst mistakes just as the lot amount (for those serious player paying 110000 for one of those ones may not pretty suggesting) so I wanted to fix that kind of mistakes and about the "enlightenment Conflict" I won't answer that as long as there won't be new renders for these buildings as I said above. Well, for the next paragraph I will re-quote: With gaz station major problem is totally blown out textures of the roof. It is particularly bad in immediate vicinity of totally black of the "parapet". So two holes white and black - both are absolute No-No's of graphics, of any sort. You should always strive to keep brightness levels that preserve detail. Scale of the building seem quite good as does lot design. With limitations of SC4 you, imho, made pretty good job out of itquote> I don't think there's a problem with the roof textures IMHO, imho I chose that and I edited them in photoshop as I desired and aplied the filters I wished. I think there's someone else on the thread who also liked them. The problem here is in my opinion the lotting which could be better an the maxis sign who makes no sense - but that's other thread- Anyway, it's the most pacefully paragraph... The Vueling tower is indeed my first BAT it has a very messy mesh so much "cheaptricked" and if for some unknown reason I decide to render the Vueling Tower, it wouldn't be these, that means I would make a new one. You haven't answered to the question I leaved in the previous post about that Building, so I won't talk more about this. Next pargrhrff. Well I don't know if It looks this but I give not so much relevance to the given stars, as you may think, when I upload a new content. It's pretty good to see how people likes your work and it's also good to see how some people take their time to write about one's thread but answering to any of the questions I left. Even this could sound awful it isn't, you have at least posted something while others keep in just reading. Well I think that's all thanks for the Brightness advice and for that last words, I have but improved - still a bit -

I keep trying 3ds Max 2011 for students =) Windows XP

Originally posted by: harishna I think the BAT is great but I think the lot doesn't make justice to it, as mentioned before the sign looks out place, the cars seem to be or are parking in the sidewalk, the light poles are also not in the right place. The model itself has some issues that could had (have) been improved, like the textures and the nightlights, especially the one that iluminates what it looks like a ice freezer. But like I said it is really nice I will love to see this reloted.quote> Well, the sidewalk is suposed to be on the other side of the "garden". I dont know anything about light poles lol maybe an update with another lot to choose between would be nice,... but for now, Im going to update at first my older creations, the NEED urgently an update now I learn the basics from iliveread. So sei es: - Vueling tower: set reasonable price amount, lot & modd the comercial version (suggeriments for the job amount?) I still remember the inside mesh from this model and setting up enlightenment could be for me just insane. If you think I should, you could explain how - Cinema KYNU: set reasonable price amount, lot & Plopable C$ (or C$$?) Needs more enlightenment?

Originally posted by: Hatchet999 Wow Spanisher this looks very nice. I hope you don't mind a small observation. If you place this lot with buildings on either side you can't get in to the petrol station as it looks at the moment? I'm also not too sure about the sign and the big tree, draws the eye away from your very nice BAT and looks out of place. Just my opinion....quote> First of all thanks for commenting. I usually go fast with my bats. Well, respect to the entrance and way out of the Oil Station I have made a map, which has been already lotted, slightly differently from the C$1, its the plopable "lm"

Originally posted by: Cleaner475 That looks really good, can't wait to see that on the STEX. Textures are brilliant and I like the Repsol sign - sweet building Richardquote> Thanks! Its been right now exported and lotted, I have a question how can I make both lots (Growable plopable and CS$1) have the same props and everything just the same? take a look:

Nice building, it brings me remembers from Tacheles in Berlin

Originally posted by: SimFox What's already done? from what you write it is difficult to reconstruct what is going on. It's "just anything"quote> anything -> blank building it shows the building when rendering but not on the lot editor

Well. I have made some changes to the textures and the model and I have also put the enlightenment, which is anyway easy for me. I love the roof ones =P, it is just a medium quality render and the model is now 2x2, dont know if the lot will be bigger but for now I think it will be ok just 2x2. =) Share your comments =)

Originally posted by: ImVhOzzi Don't forget to make it growable! I would love to have this in my game.quote> - Sure I will! =) Hey whats that about "The Simtropolis Vikings? I would like to know more about that since Im hæðen... Originally posted by: TekindusT In my opinion, it's looking very nice; but it still lacks some more details like the kerbs and some more texturing on the shop. And on a more personal opinion, I love when real life billboards look good, they add an incredible amount of realism. Try to make the Repsol sign with the original italic font and to look for that stylized "S"... When you're done with the model (and nighlighting!), maybe you could m two lot versions for the station, a rural one (like the one in your pictures) and an urban one, without all these dirt grass... ¡Saludos a Mallorca!quote> Well, Last photos were not almost texturized. there are still some details to improve and well about the S. It would have to be just a italic s, but not the hole word or does? It isnt grass! its just a 3x2 tile I use as a floor guide Itll be removed =P Why then two versions? -- Thankyou very much for commenting =)

Originally posted by: harishna Looking good! I like the overall shape, can I make just one suggestion? maybe changing the distancecolumns and pumps, I think in the photo you showed the main building (where the pupms are) is wider (larger in the y directon than x, in your model is the oposite) and there seem to be a little bit more of space in between things, I also think the columns should be a little bit narrowe to help it look less "crowded". quote> I agree you! I noticed the roof plane isnt as long as Ive made it, so I made it smaller and modified the columns. I also added the logo

Well, I think its time to show something here. Im currently working in copy of a gas station from my city, a Repsol gas station. First the real pics And now a pic of the current model: Edit: Forgot to upload the render

That's already done and if wrong can't find the problem

Hi everybody, I'm new max4batting (lol) and I got a problem when exporting de 3 Lods from the button. it says: Lods were I have tried to export them manually from export select (I'm currently using 3dsMax 2011 and every seems to be installed in the correct folder, outside Program Files) and everything seems to work fine but when changing the model in lot editor the model is just anything :S do you have any idea?

Originally posted by: bixel Night lights are tough, looks like you are using an Omni light. Try doing a preview render with some spotlights, and make sure shadows is checked (area shadows). Not sure if gmax gives you different shadow options. Just keep modelling and you will learn new tricks. Also see if you can hunt down the simtropolis tools 1.4 script - works in gmax or 3ds max - place it in script startup folder in the gmax folder. I think it comes with Bat4Max but I am not sure. The script is super handy for automizing a couple of things like nightwindows and renameing objects.quote> I have taken profit from beeing a university student and I got 3dsmax 2011 and have already installed bat4max. So that means I would like to stop batting in gmax, just extracting lods.... and start with max 2011..so may I have it with the tools from bat4max.

Originally posted by: Francis90b Spanisher, please respect any and all of the other people posting here. quote> I just said something pretty ironic....that respects everyone

Originally posted by: SimFox I see you did... And I wonder... don't you see how nightlighting is completely screwed on it? I mean this is not a matter of taste really, like the actual modeling of teh building, this is just wrong done. Plane as that! Another Pink Elephant? Or would you say that you specially made it like this? If so, may I ask why did you decide to make you light to leak endlessly through what appears to be solid walls?quote> I love you too