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nihonkaranws: thank, you. i plan to do a high quality render in the near future...probably tomorrow so i really can evaluate the textures. They are looking closest to real life right now and thats what im aiming for, ugly or not but i will fool around in photoshop and see if i can grime things up a bit. thanks my friend SimHoTToDDy: ugh yes i agree i really do have to set aside some time to do a good proper render for you guys. Most of the time i was running other programs at the same time so i really couldnt do a good one without setting aside my other commitments. As i said above, expect to see one soon, maybe tomorrow. And thanks for the advice on textures. Ill get right to photoshop and see what i come up with. Thanks for your continuing support Todd! i wouldnt be doing this if it werent for the dedicated people like yourself --------------------------------------------- okay guys, i know ive been kind of dead here lately but i still have been working slowly but surely, mostly in photoshop and with roof junk and all that little stuff. I dont have a picture update right now, just a bit of a verbal summary of whats going on and a little reminder that im still committed to this I have started night lighting, after a bit of confusion at first. Once again toki.s along with the help of BAT Essentials bailed me out. As i said in the replies i hope to have a good render up soon but i cant make any commitments. Exams are coming up next week so im hard at work with that..... plus a little party on the side to ease the stress hehe. But yeah, back on topic. if i dont have anything by this wednesday, dont expect one till about mid next week. Some personal stuff occuring in between there, along with exams and yeah...the stresses of being a teenager. But this will get done i assure you guys. ive put too much time into it to not finish it. When i finish i have another little (big) project in mind which will challenge every skill i learned in this process. stay tuned for that phew, thats about it i guess!

trixies! pretty stoked for them as always. time to get nominating!

hey beebs! its great to see another person put in an effort to start BATing...Canadian too Your current work is looking great, looks like you have a good idea of what you are doing already. Look forward to seeing some more progress.

kant01: thank you. i was rather impressed by it myself SimHoTToDDy: thanks man. i've thought about your suggestion for the roof and have decided to leave it as is for now, though that very well could change before release day. I thought it looked fine but if i get many more comments on it ill definately change it. better to have things done right i guess. joint1: thanks man, and as i said to Todd, im still considering it. Ill revisit it when i do the very last minute touch ups. spa: yay! i never thought i'd see the day when the legendary spa was commenting on MY bat thread thanks for the kind words my friend. Oh, and no that render was completely untextured except for the roof. i just keep the splines the colour they are in real life to avoid confusion till i get better. You'll see the textured version today, though it really doesnt look that much different xD nihonkaranws: no, im actually not using any cylinders, just one simple rectangles....if it makes a difference and yeah, im pretty sure i did use instance for the ladder part anyway. also, thanks for the door tutorial it will come in helpful, i guarantee. ------------------------------ Okay, back to business. I now have for you, my fully textured, almost complete Fortis Tower. The only think i have left to do is nightlighting which i am having a bit of trouble with. Im finding some of the tutorials a bit confusing and i was wondering if anyone here could help clarify and maybe offer some tips for best results. I know my showcase thread probably isnt the place to ask these questions but im willing to do anything to get this done right now

fantastic work spa! then again what else should i expect that house would look amazing in any historic city. i prefer the yellow over the pink personally but they both work. Your work on the halifax buildings is also great. The little details make me want to drool Looking forward to another flood of BAT's on the STEX!

very nice work! i think the textures are just right and i really do love the crest your attention to detail is also exceptional. looking forward to maybe seeing this one on the STEX!

another little update for you guys. last night i got started with the roof textures and pretty much finished off the roof junk. i like how it turned out a preview render for you...

nice work on the building! it looks very spa...esque my only suggestion is to tone down the roof junk a little. looks like a bit of overkill to me. other then that great job.

swat-medic: ah, thanks for the reminder im still new so i will forget some things. art128: thanks allez l'om: haha! thanks man but i wouldnt call it perfect yet still alot of work to do. jacqulina: thank you jacky! happy new year to you too! Gn_leugim: thank you. joint1: yeah, i already have the GIMP. for the next few days ill work on coming up with something in the texture department. thanks for the advice! anyways guys, just a small update for today. ive worked a little bit on some roof junk and put in a couple doors. im by no means finished but id like to know how you all think its shaping up.

no, the picture is not resized but the quality is very low. i had to do the preview render on draft because i was having a bit of problems rendering etcetra, also it might be the way i resized the model. Ill get that checked out And the shadows, there is supposed to be an antenna up there but for some reason it never showed up. I guess its all part of learning thanks for the support!

Bat's By Grant Most of you here on Simtropolis already know me for my many unsuccessful CJ's, now im entering the world of BATing...which will hopefully be successful . Im a relative newbie at BAT but thanks to my good friend toki.s ive learned alot of the basics and will hopefully work my way into more complicated models in the future. I really don't know what prompted me to do this, it was just a spur of the moment decision and with lots of help and inspiration the results have been pretty good so far. I welcome the toughest of critics to tell me how to improve and offer you're wealth of knowledge. My first project is the Fortis Tower in my hometown of St. John's, Canada. It is a relatively simple design to get me started off but im very impressed with what ive achieved so far. Below is my almost complete version. As you can see i do not have any texturing started or roofjunk and the like but im working on it Thats all for now! Please leave a comment if you have anything to say

lets see... 8 gig iphone 3G Call of Duty: World at War for 360 Two winter hoodies New pair of sneakers Money A bag of junk food and hockey magazines xD

nice work craig! i really enjoy your recent work with all these quiet little towns and coastal areas. you should consider using some of Sorchin's flora for some of the shallower areas of the harbour. Its a whole lot easier then plopping all those brown rocks.

ROFL!!! gone like Joe Torres job.....too funny happy birthday critic thread!! hopefully ill squeak mine in here before the 2nd birthday