Xannepans creations

[Adept2Rock]

Yeah so good your creations!!!There is also a SFR shop!! And Diagonal Parisian is so good pour our cities!!

[N1_2888]

First: The diagonal buildings look great (as all your creations  )!

I can make some Hausmann style buildings without shops, but I completely depend on good quality pictures. If you can post some good pictures of a real buildings in Paris I might consider making a model of it. What I definitely need is a good, detailed birds-eye aerial picture, showing the roof and backside of the building. (Google earth is not good enough only shows top, live maps from microsoft unfortunately does not cover Paris in birds-eye view). And a good picture of the front facade(s). Currently I rely mostly on great books with aerial pictures by Arthus-Betrand, Cameron and Salinger and Guignard.

Last summer I spent a few days in Paris, but most photos I've taken there are of bad quality! 

http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=batignollescc4.jpg
Boulevard des Batignolles

I think that there is a lack of buildings without shops that have an uneven length (1x1, 1x2, 1x3; 3x2).
If I were a better BATter, I'd make them by myself! But I am not - you and Porkie are the masters of creating Parisian buildings! 

[sauron620]

For your first diagonal BAT, I think it's excellent 

[iamgoingtoeatyou]

Diagonals? WOW!

[xxdita]

Very impressive diagonal Xannepan.

[CabraBuitre]

Great work!!

[N1_2888]

although I love Porki's work off course I'm (unfortunately) not working with him. I sure hope he'll surprise us hopefully in the near future.

Yes, probably! 
http://paris3d.9online.fr/panoG1day.html

[iamgoingtoeatyou]

[xannepan]

Wow... Porki's really has a whole city in store for us... Can't wait to see these released. As far as I can judge he is going to save me some time modelling diagonal street props!

I'm especially interested in his technique also. I'm spending a lot of time experimenting with the best way to get a proper floor texture for the diagonals. As I have to use buildings overhanging the lot currently I modelled the floor texture as part of the building. Unfortunately this results in a visual error at edge of the floor texture.
Also I hope intuitively we have taken the same sidewalk distance for the diagonal wall to wall.

In the mean time I have also rendered a mirrored version of my first diagonal.

I have uploaded the diagonal for modding and scrutineering at BSC. I'm sure Barby and the rest of the crew there will find the time to do the great work the've always been doing. If they're done these buildings wil be released!

Alex

[Glenni]

Well that sure as hell blows my upcoming diagonal BATs to pieces
Your work is just unbeleiveably good, Xannnepann

[Krio]

Well that sure as hell blows my upcoming diagonal BATs to pieces 

He already did "destroyed" my diagonal bats

[xannepan]

Glenni/Krio: let me asure you that  I'm constantly amazed by the great work that every one releases.

What's even more important is that you enjoy modelling yourself! Off course all the ooohhhss and aaahhsss are motivating and I wish I had more time to respond a bit more to myself  ... but I'd rather spend as much time as I can modeling..

[Une_ame]

"....but I'd rather spend as much time as I can modeling" Nobody will complain about that !!! !


Xannepan, I found something interesting to help you finding pictures of Parisian buildings. This website, the PagesJaunes (YellowPages) is dedicated to give phone numbers BUT also give front picture and aerial picture of almost every buidings in Paris !!

Form example : http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/trouverlesprofessionnels/rechercheClassique.do;jsessionid=610DE45501892B19C76B04DE7BA7FAAB.yas05f

On this page, enter the following adress : 33, avenue de l' opera, Paris (in the white window at the top of the page after the word Ou (where). Then, click on the pink button " trouver" (find).
In the middle of the page, you will have all the buisness that you can find at this adress (with the phone number, of course!!) BUT you also find additional informations amongst which you will find a picture of the front (Photo) and aerial view (Vue aérienne).

If you enter 28, avenue de l'Opera, Paris and click in Photo (in Pink), you will found 4 different pictures of the buiding (2 of the front - facade vue1, vue2 - and 2 of the sides - rues adjacentes).

[xannepan]

Thanks Une-ame (actually I use this great site a lot already  ). Together with my aerial photography books they are an important source of information for me.

Even better: entire paris in 3D (similar to google earth) --> http://v3d.pagesjaunes.fr/

Here is avenue de l' Opera nr 30.

[Une_ame]

Good, well I will try to find something else !

BTW, thanks for those new creations. A little question, the numbers 28, 30 and 33, avenue de l'Opéra are all corner buidings, do you plane to BAT "regular" W2W diagonal buildings (that can be place between 2 others) ?

Tanks to N1_2888 for the link on the Porki's site. The new buildings he is showing are very promising.

[Adept2Rock]

Good work my friend!You made a big pack?

[xannepan]

BTW, thanks for those new creations. A little question, the numbers 28, 30 and 33, avenue de l'Opéra are all corner buidings, do you plane to BAT "regular" W2W diagonal buildings (that can be place between 2 others) ?

Yes! First the corners... these are the most difficult! As soon as I can find the time the regular ones. ...

This game sill has soo much potential. Unbelievable. With the NAM, the mods, the fantastic buildings and LOTs..  it's really too bad that maxis/EA abandoned it (us). But who needs them anyway 

[N1_2888]

Thanks to Xannepan and Porkie there will be the possibility to rebuild Place de l'Étoile with realistic Parisian BATs. 
(Ok, only with eight avenues ...  )

I've tried to do this with other wonderful diagonals that are already published:

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EDIT: http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/3fa29cc9d5e762054b0928471c5eedf6.jpg
I don't know, why it doesn't work ... 

[iamgoingtoeatyou]

N1_2888: I've always dreamed of recreating this, with xannepan's and porki's new diagonal sets, I can't believe it will be finally possible. Just amazing work being done everday.

Beautiful new building, xannepan!

BTW: Where is the Arc de Triumphe Roundabout from?

[Une_ame]

From here :  http://simcity.ea.com/coolstuff/landmarks/index.php + Lot Editor ( ).

You can also check : Sim City 4 Devotion Custom Content - Discussion and Requests > Where can I find this ....?¿ > French buildings. You'll find a lot of links to numerous French Buildings and Maps