Hello everyone,
I guess I also got to show what I've done so far in order to contribute to this great project (who said "totally insane project"?)
So nothing really knew for the people who use to visit TSC but I think it has to be presented here as it fit totally.
Then first of all : The Elysée Palace, which is the siege of the French Presidency (our White House... ;))
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I still got to fit the LODs and finalize the night lights. I just got a little problem : the capacities of my PC... :(
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Some details :
Entrance on the street,
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Entrance of the reception hall,
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EDIT:
Image width reduced to 1024 pixels
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I thik I've already said it, but it's just WONDERFUL! Mr Sarkozy is glucky to live here! $%Grinno$%
Guillaume :thumbsup:
It looks beautiful. :thumbsup: &apls
It's so realistic, I can see Carla behind the window :D
It's very realistic, it's very amazing :thumbsup:
Super nice project :thumbsup:!!
Do you plan to show a little bit more the glassy doors of the reception hall by making them more light reflective ?
vnaoned that looks real good so far!!!
It looks amazing!! Great, realistic work! &apls &apls
-Stijn-
It's really wonderful this BAT &apls
I don't see Sarkozy? Is it too small? ;D
Amazing Vincent &apls &apls &apls ;)
Excellent work. &apls
Hi Vincent ,
Can't wait to LotEdit that beautiful baby ;D , and the extensive garden coming with ... :-[ , at least I hope you'll not request the famous 14 of July garden Party . :P
Cédric.
First of all : thank you all, that's always a pleasure to get compliments.
Quote from: Badsim on October 05, 2009, 04:59:00 AM
I hope you'll not request the famous 14 of July garden Party .
Of course I'll do! The "Triumphal Way" is a truly professionnal project, isn't it? ;D
By the way I'll have to finish it first including the dependancies... I think there going to be separate BATs.
Quote from: Quesh on October 04, 2009, 01:23:27 PM
I don't see Sarkozy? Is it too small? ;D
No he's just absent. He use to be abroad at least 45 days a week! (And yes he's got more days in a week than we, commun mortal people!)
Quote from: Une_ame on October 03, 2009, 02:45:00 PM
Do you plan to show a little bit more the glassy doors of the reception hall by making them more light reflective ?
I'm working with G-max. it's not so easy to obtain the right effect as Orange found it for the pyramide.. I'll try to find a trick to get it.
Here is two different propositions for a bridge. Just work objects...
One is based on the "Pont des Arts" in Paris and the other on a bridge in Nantes (same architecte than the Alexandre III bridge in Paris)
They are both props with specific LODs that enable water to surround the basements.
The sizes are fixed. The river wide must be determined before doing the BAT.
And I want to say here again how I'm interested in a good water Mod ;D (Orange?... Are you there?)
Tey're coming along with sea walls I've developped.
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The dirty textures you've used on the first bridge's supports are amazingly life-like!
I seem to recall you saying you wanted a mod to make the water totally opaque? I think I know how to do this... But I don't really know how the Seine's water texture should look.
To make a texture of water completely opaque, it must go in your Terrain Mod examplar file and change settings "WaterMinAlpla" to 0xFF
Any mod that water may be opaque with this solution.
For the Seine water mod, I created the textures... but I've forgotten my other PC $%Grinno$%
Your bridges are beautiful ... but you stole me in my dock
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Very (x10000000000000000) good!!!!!! I cannot wait for that building release! Completely stunning!
Hi Vincent ,
Firstly let me add a real picture of Pont des Arts ... ( it will added in the opening post as well )
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I congratulate you for that unexpected and stunning model &apls , even if the black background of that BATing preview currently doesn't do justice to the bridge metallic structure ... I've got too many questions about it and I'm going to send you a message in french . ::)
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Looking at David's work about his embankement set — I post the picture again as I can't see it in the previous post with Casimages' link ... , as well than at your sea wall set , I find them enough compatible to work with both for variety ( David you would have just to remove these streetlamps ) ... I hope I'll find a proper transition between these embankements along Le Louvre and those I'm working on along Port des Tuileries / Port de la Concorde , or all I've already done would be already obsolete ... %wrd
You're are both a lot more ambitious than me about that reproduction , that's hard to believe and hard to follow ! $%Grinno$%
Cédric.
David, I based my Sea walls on ones that used to be in Nantes
... and, yes, I must admit you inspired me a little (a lot? ;))
when you've showed me your first sea walls. I considered it was such a great idea...
I admit the steal... That's why they should have stayed privates BATs... &ops
(And there not really easy to use, not like marrast's ones...)
By the way, I think that the bridge could be adapted to any sort of sea walls and I think I found a technique to put seperate PROPs on the lower levels of these embankments with currents props. A combination of terraforming of the coasts, hight of the props and close LODing of the BAT.
It suppose to create 2 lots :
- one for the upper level with the sea wall as sustainement wall
- second one for le lower level on wich you put your props.
The second one will be hidden by the embankment Model, only the props will appear. That's the solution for the street lamps... you can remove them in the BAT and add whatever you want in the LE.
that's the reason why my lower embankments are so wide.
In fact I got a semi-complete set of embankments so far...
I really like yours. There well rendered. But for the upper ground I would have used texture in LE rather than a BATed element.
Thanks for the trick about transparancy... ;D
Cédric, I'll try to find more pictures of it... espacially in-game pictures to show you.
The remaining problems of these bridges is that there actually only eyecandy... not TE at all.
But there could a solution like using it as « dressing » of a very simple « game » bridge.
Something to think about...
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Wow, those are stunningly beautiful bridges vnaoned! Excellent work!
I must say, the seawalls look quite splendid too! &apls &apls
Keep up the good work!
-Stijn-
So as I promised : in game pictures ot the bridge :
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The lot alone wich stand only on one bank. The lot is 3x1 wide large.
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Than what I tried to explain about sea walls and props, the street lamps are on the grass lot 8m under the level of the lower embankment.
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Absolutely wonderful work ... &apls &apls &apls
Finally , with such greatly textured embankements , wouldn't it be a pity to have a water with no transparency at all ? We have to make tries and find the right value ... ::)
Here's the picture you've requested , the dry Seine with the grid on ...
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Cédric.
The Quays are really wonderfull.
I love them.
Fantastic work there Vnaoned &apls
The textures of the embankment set is just amazing and the bridges - just - WOW ::)
How many tiles are the bridges? Are you planning to release different bridges with different tile sizes?
Really hoping that we will see this on LEX ;)
Loving to see the progress of this amazing project you guys have going here!!
Regards Iskrem
Awesome work Vincent, congratulations &apls
First time I see those sea walls :o!!! I was looking for that for ages ! The bridge is like OMG &hlp!
It's fabulous &apls
Thank you for making us dream!
The embarkments are beautiful! they look so real! If you ever release them and the bridge, I think it will give the other embarkments a run for their money! Bravo :thumbsup: &apls &apls
Best river walls ever &apls.
Quote from: Une_ame on October 19, 2009, 11:19:07 AM
Best river walls ever &apls.
For sure ... ;D
Vincent , if you intend to release that wall set for this project too - after all you didn't tell that , all I know so far is that it is for your own private use ... even if I can't see how Pont des Arts could be used without the wall set - can you please send me even a single piece of it , so I can see as soon as possible what kind of transition (and where ) I could do with LE between your set and my current "classic" embankements ?
You can use my email address , visible in my profile .
Thank you .
Cédric.
Your work is very wonderful, it's great ! :thumbsup:
That's the first time in my life I see seewalls like those! :o :o
(It's of course a compliment to say that those are wonderful :D)
Guillaume &apls
Hello,
Nothing more abot the sea walls but something new about the Concorde Place :
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One of the 2 fountains on the place. One is depicting the seas and the second illustrate the great rivers.
Due to the level of detail that SC4 allows (even with HD) both will look the same so I'll do only one $%Grinno$%
Just tell me what you think..
It looks very beautiful and awesome! :o :o :o
I thought ... I mean I've always heard "Perfection isn't by this world" ....
Would it be possible they are wrong , Vincent ?
Can't think anything else for the moment .
&dd
Cédric.
I can't believe it!! It's a dream :o :o
Sorry, but I can't do more constructive as it $%Grinno$%
Guillaume &apls
Awesome fountain. :o
Your fountain is too wonderful :thumbsup: &apls
Maxime.
This piece of art is like.......
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Wow.... very nice! It'll have to be by itself... 'cause it puts all the other fountains that have been created to shame!
Wow, that is the best batted fountain I have seen.
(There is a fountain in Copenhagen I would love to see batted, so if you ever.... just let me know)
Amazing work! Water looks like real, ..... whole fountain looks like real :thumbsup: &apls &apls &apls I think you made this as good as possible :)
All of your work is just stunning, the complexity of the texturing to the details. It's all just spectacular, such a fantastic talent. I can't wait to use it all!! :D
Wow that's really awesome :thumbsup: &apls
Quote from: vnaoned on November 06, 2009, 07:52:48 AM
Hello,
Nothing more abot the sea walls but something new about the Concorde Place :
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One of the 2 fountains on the place. One is depicting the seas and the second illustrate the great rivers.
Due to the level of detail that SC4 allows (even with HD) both will look the same so I'll do only one $%Grinno$%
Just tell me what you think..
I'll probably get scolded for responding to an old thread ;D BUT
I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing this beautiful fountain in the game. ()flower()