Commercial Offices and Retail

io_bg · August 30, 2009, 06:58:47 AM

I also like the lights, and am (im)patiently waiting for the building to be released

SC4BOY · August 30, 2009, 07:01:48 AM

Quote from: tag_one on August 30, 2009, 05:16:25 AM
I've been trying some new night light techniques for my buildings. To test those techniques I made a small blocky midrise building. I thought it might be useful as there're not that many midrises on the STEX and LEX.

Looks fine.. perhaps a batch of stage 6 CS buildings to offset the constant (and much complained about) appearance of the COIT BUILDING...

tag_one · August 31, 2009, 11:02:12 AM

citycapitalizer, Thanks! The supertall is currently on hold. I'm not very happy about the design and the textures, so I put it in the dungeons of my harddisk for some time

Jeff, Thanks! I haven't spotted that one. I had to read your post several times and give my building a close look, but than I discovered it too. It looks indeed very hollow that way. I changed the textures a bit and it shouldn't look hollow anymore

Jayson, Thanks! I'm planning to post this on the priLEX tomorrow

Glowbal Thanks! I'm glad you like the new night lights.

io_bg Thanks, great to hear you like it

SC4BOY The good old Coit Building, I'm so glad I can manage the iLive reader. It only grew once

I'll keep your suggestion in mind

Yesterday I exported the building to the game and got the first one to grow. Got a bit of a nasty surprise as the textures didn't worked out the way they should. I had some annoying diagonal dark lines covering the building. Changed its texture today and exported it again. I'm much happier this time

Here some images:

zero7 · August 31, 2009, 11:16:18 AM

I really like that. Very simple design that's extremely common all over the world and great attention to detail.

TheTeaCat · August 31, 2009, 11:51:47 AM

Wow that looks wikked in game.

Really like the nightlighting and the roof + junk looks magnificent

Definitely looking forward to the release of this one

regards
Derry

SC4BOY · August 31, 2009, 01:19:06 PM

Way too grungy looking for me.. Looks dilapidated already.. but some people like that.. I guess they live in the coalfields of yesterday.

SimGoober · August 31, 2009, 04:14:39 PM

Looking good! I had a hard time placing a finger on it before; it was almost an optical illusion...

Love that roof. Makes me think of a few ideas for other ideas about ideas I had... $:-\$

You might try another version of this one just for fun. Make it green or orange... one of those garishly ugly buildings that someone though would look good in the 70s... lol...

pingangster · August 31, 2009, 07:23:43 PM

I really like this building. The day version has a great reflection effect, and the night version is very neat also. You should do more buildings of this type, you're quite good at it

-Pingangster

sithlrd98 · August 31, 2009, 07:31:32 PM

Well , I probably shouldn't be saying this , but that looks perfect! I like these mid size as much if not more than those HK monsters!

Jayson

Leodido · September 01, 2009, 12:11:02 AM

Very nice tower, I like it very much

tag_one · December 22, 2009, 05:44:16 AM

Hi all, I'm back with a small project. I've created about 8 small CS$ timber frame building. I'm planning to do some more later today. Here's a picture of what I made so far. Please don't look at the lotting, they're just temporary lots to see how the building look ingame

They are all W2W, slope friendly and BTE enabled. Hope you like them

manchou · December 22, 2009, 08:52:03 AM

Great it's very nice

SimNation · December 22, 2009, 01:05:10 PM

Fantastic looking nightlight tag. I hope you one day share its technique with the masses so that even a novice can make some good night lite buildings.

thingfishs · December 22, 2009, 09:05:46 PM

some nice houses

although it's clear most of them have the same texture on their roofs.
I really like that Arvis building as well, the roof, reflections and nightlighting look really good

tag_one · December 23, 2009, 01:04:20 AM

Manchou, Thanks, great to hear you like them

SimNation, Thanks! I'll write a little tutorial later today

Thingfishs, Thanks for your comment. The roofs indeed contain some repetition. I think I'll rerender some with some darker textures

latest news. There now 10 versions rendered. After I rerendered some of them I'll pack them and upload them for beta testing. I'll expect them on the public Lex by the end of this week, or early next week.

benvoliothefirst · May 01, 2010, 08:53:16 PM

Count me among the fans of your new technique. Looks very convincing in both day and night modes and blends into the existing style better than some attempts at lighting/reflections that were more ambitious. Keep up the great work!

tag_one · May 03, 2010, 12:27:06 PM

Thanks Benvoliothefirst! Glad you like it

I made a new tower last weekend. I had some small strips on 1x1 commercial lots in my city that grew nothing but low rise buildings. I wanted some more density over there so I made a small 27 story tall 2x1 high rise building. Here are some renders:

The facade is made of aluminum panels. It took me some time to tweak them but overall I'm happy with the color. Now I'm not sure if I should make this a CO$$ or a CO$$$ building. Hopefully one of you can help me out

Advise to make the building nicer and comments like 'beautiful building' or 'OMGROFL.EINZ.1!1!1! ThIz Iz HiDe0uS' are also welcome

zero7 · May 03, 2010, 01:26:09 PM

Good work on the panels and a very useful size of building. I'd make it CO$$ as it is, but with a more distinctive entrance it could also work as a CO$$$.

turtle · May 03, 2010, 01:41:55 PM

Hi Merijn,
I like the building. The panels look pretty convincing. Even though it could work as either, I think it looks a bit too generic for a CO$$$. I agree with Zero7.

Great work

Jack_wilds · May 03, 2010, 03:17:34 PM

Hey Tag-one, Jack wilds here...

glad to know your still around and building neat stuff worth 'plopping' -via the Buggis cheat

I also think as a CO$$ its good but as a CO$$$ the entry needs more... ie a bowed out window wall, a modern 'bare' structure canopy, maybe a drive up or thru port-e-co (spelling), an upscale stone or similar material at the door or...

sit the structure higher -not alot just for effect using an architectural concrete texture and a grounding effect but in an slight offsetting color; allowing for an elevated entry with patio, ramp/stairs approach, a neat tree specimen (a tree that maybe a part of the company logo) in the patio, patio would have a signature appearance, postmodern/con-tempo pedestrian friendly facade at street level -afforded by the lifting of the structure,

the pedestrian entry approach from the street would meet the architectural retain wall with the company name on it (in some really neat font/material) as the pedestrian ascends the stairs/ramp to the patio and then on to the entry then thru the window wall in to a pleasant awesome lobby...

So I offer these thoughts for consideration...

Jack