choco's attempts at BATing bridges

[Kitsune]

goody goody gumdrops....

looks like ive been able to recover a good portion of my development files.... 

the bollman bridge?



wow

[choco]

thats the one.... 

its been quite tricky getting it to look right....even moreso than the Saltash bridge was.  I may have to go to a T21 based approach to actually get something release quality, cause the LODs are causing artifacts. 

just an old pic i found while meandering through backups and archived files...the bottom bridge is an early draft (no props) of an old bridge by Isambard Brunel.


then there was a couple things i stumbled on that i had completely forgot about....




still got work getting organized and such; 2 years removed and i almost feel i have to start learning all over again.... 

[noahclem]

Great to see all these files recovered! I know there's a lot of people with a lot of interest in these.

That Bollman bridge looks really good but it seems like the whole things is overscaled. Look forward to more progress here 

[cogeo]

its been quite tricky getting it to look right....even moreso than the Saltash bridge was.  I may have to go to a T21 based approach to actually get something release quality, cause the LODs are causing artifacts.

Just to let you know, the new SC4 Model Tweaker features a Merge Models command, among other new goodies (and no longer crashes under Win7  ).
The documentation and installer are not yet ready, so:
- Uninstall the version you are currently using (from Windows Install/Uninstall Programs, or run again the installer you used and select Uninstall).
- Download and install the version on the LEX. DO NOT run the program!!!
- Download the (test) version from the link in the development/support thread, and overwrite the executable.
- Ignore the warning on launch.

Hope you find it useful

[choco]

hiya cogeo!  nice to see ya again!

those do sound like they'll be nice additions to the tweaker.  i'll certainly check it out....as even v1.00 (the last i had apparently) was an absolute must when editing the Maxis bridges.  cant wait to see all the new toys....

TY for stopping in and letting me know!   

[choco]

doubling up just to show a pic, getting better but still needs some work.

[Girafe]

Looks really good 

Is there any chance that one day we see more modern bridge?

[Nardo69]

Hi Ryan!

Just hopped in here a bit ... (And no, this time no modding request like the bridges for the NAM Viaducts  )

And I am happy to see some very nice reasons for future river crossings!

Glad that some things haven't changed while I was away

Take care my friend!

Bernhard 

[art128]

Nice looking old railway bridge, Ryan !

[noahclem]

That looks great      I've already got the perfect spot for it!

[choco]

Is there any chance that one day we see more modern bridge?

sure!  if you have anything in mind, i'd love some ideas!

Glad that some things haven't changed while I was away

whoa!  nice to see your still around, my friend (i was away for a while as well)!  hopefully, another of your ideas will be coming to fruition very soon....

art and noah: tyvm!

[apeguy]

Hey choco, I've always been a fan of the bridges you release and some of the ones you've been working on lately look excellent. I can't wait to see these available for download.

its been quite tricky getting it to look right....even moreso than the Saltash bridge was.

Speaking of the Saltash Bridge, are you still working on that one? That's always been a favourite of mine and I'd love to see it in-game.

[buddybud]

This right here...breathtaking! Keep it up my friend! That picture needs to be posted world wide on some kind of web or something

[threestooges]

Puts the stuff I've been working on to shame. Very nice detail on these models.
-Matt

[Girafe]

Is there any chance that one day we see more modern bridge?

sure!  if you have anything in mind, i'd love some ideas!

Orange just said me that you were connected for his bridge's problem. I suppose you have already seen it if you are fixing his work.
It's kind of modern bridge I was referring.

Anyway, glad you are here, and you propose new stuff   

[weixc812]

Quite impressive 
I can't wait to download at their release 

[vinlabsc3k]

choco, I'm happy that you still work on your creation.
I was sad when you leave the forum and I would know if you have completed your wide RHW bridges.

[choco]

nitelite testing....my first real go at lighting....

[metarvo]

It's just wonderful to see our bridge makers back in action once again!    That nightlighting on the most recent bridge is sweet.  The TTR bridge you've shown us also looks good.

[FrankU]

All this work is splendid!
Pity I don't need bridges at the moment....