You may have heard about this before, but now, its official. $%#Ninj2
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this is just a placeholder...for now. ;)
Can't wait Travis... :thumbsup:
I'll prep my suburbs... :D
Ya'll are gonna like what we are working on. Just wanna remind people that Suburban is not limited to just houses :D
A couple WIP's. These are all sent off to Travis for windows, texturing and lotting.
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Wonderfull houses WillG, I want can see these bats with texture. :thumbsup:
Here's one textured... ;)
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not finished nor entirely up-to-date, I changed that red window frame to white. ::)
Very nice, I look forward to having these grow in my suburbs. Well done Travis and Will G. &apls
Regardless of what it may be, more diversity in suburban homes will be a welcome addition! The first textured home looks great already!
Looks GREAT so far! I was wondering if I could request some house designs??
QuoteI was wondering if I could request some house designs??
go for it. :) no guarantees that they will be made, but we're open to suggestions. ;D
QuoteThe first textured home looks great already!
Oh, this is by no means the first. ;) dozens have been done already, these are just the most recent. :) Here's some older pics, in case you missed them before...
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etc etc..
more coming soon! :thumbsup:
Nice work with these houses :thumbsup: I'll have to make room in my suburbs for them in the future. Good to see you back at work, Travis!
~ Dan
Splendid houses Travis and WillG. :thumbsup:
Impressive work
Wow that is really nice you guys! ;D
Cant wait to see the lots. :thumbsup:
Wonderful work there :thumbsup: Especially the nightlights look lovely &apls
thanks everyone. ;D
new update, this one very recent (completed only yesterday, not even rendered yet $%Grinno$% )
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comments appreciated. :)
Just splendid house, travis. &apls
Great little home Travis! &apls I've only one small suggestion; darken the gutters a bit more ;)
I come, i saw, i like it ... &apls
Great project you are working on. Matt' houses are in my plugin folder. Waiting for your public release :thumbsup:
Quote from: tag_one on December 04, 2009, 12:43:48 PM
Great little home Travis! &apls I've only one small suggestion; darken the gutters a bit more ;)
ask and you shall receive. :) I think its better; what are your thoughts?
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and here's a bonus night shot.. ;)
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Btw, if anyone is interested, we're accepting applications for SS beta-testers. Just post here if interested. ;)
Vey nice job Travis ;)
hope to see more houses :thumbsup:
Quote from: Travis on December 04, 2009, 01:02:39 PM
ask and you shall receive. :) I think its better; what are your thoughts?
It's perfect now :thumbsup:
Some excellent work here! :thumbsup:
These homes will be a great edition to every neighborhood... Can't wait to see more ;)
Oh yes, I'd be interested in Beta testing for you, if you want me to.
Havva good one,
Adrian.
Quote from: Travis on December 04, 2009, 01:02:39 PM
Btw, if anyone is interested, we're accepting applications for SS beta-testers. Just post here if interested. ;)
I'am already beta tester in another SC4 fan site. It will a pleasure for me to test your lots ()stsfd()
I would like to be a beta tester! These homes look great!
thanks all! those considered for testing will be PM'ed soon. ;) Any other takers? :)
Another update, this time a side view, day & night:
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:thumbsup:
This site has some really nice designs
http://www.homesandland.com/Real_Estate/DE/County/10003-New_Castle/Page.html
Quote from: rusummer1 on December 04, 2009, 03:24:01 PM
This site has some really nice designs
http://www.homesandland.com/Real_Estate/DE/County/10003-New_Castle/Page.html
Oh yeah I can definitely use a lot of those plans. Thanks!
Wow, it's a fantastic bat. &apls
A work-in-progress pic of the next house to come.. :) Btw, if you want to catch the most recent beta of the SS (coming out tomorrow) now's your last chance! "$Deal"$
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comments, as always, are appreciated. ;)
some fantastic looking stuff here &apls
As suburbia makes up a lion's share of any city it's the area most in need of diversification. I have lots of nice houses installed but I know them all, there's just not enough to mimic reality. I eagerly await your progress with all this ITC, and am happy to have a look at any of your models (my email is visible)
Ryan
Quote from: thingfishs on December 05, 2009, 05:28:01 PMAs suburbia makes up a lion's share of any city it's the area most in need of diversification. I have lots of nice houses installed but I know them all, there's just not enough to mimic reality.
That's my main goal with this project. I want to have it so you can have neighborhoods from all years. If you want to have a 1950's neighborhood, you can.
Wow! Those look awesome! I'd love to test those!
-Jordan
a small in-game teaser.. ;D
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Wow, Travis, it's good to see you back, and working on an excellent project that will certainly enhance all city building.
I was not around at the time to comment at your MD is well, I would just like to point out it was amazing... sorry off topic.
Wow, though, your home and other BATs are purely amazing Travis, and they will be at the top of my download list when I start playing again. Thanks for creating such beautifully...
Ethan
Nice lotting there Travis. Is that a special base texture or did you leave it texture-free?
-Matt
That's some sweet prop work :thumbsup:
Really nice house. :thumbsup:
QuoteIs that a special base texture or did you leave it texture-free?
It's a texture, one of CPs base textures that I have standardized on all house lots. ;)
Now, a larger (3x3) variant on the previous lot. :)
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keep the comments coming, folks. ;D
Wow Travis. The houses look awesome in game. Very neat designs.
-Jordan
Hmm...I wonder what Santa may be bringing this christmas... ::)
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who knows. :-\
When are we gonna see some of my models in game? :P
It looks good, huge variety is what's needed... but... the roof tiles look a little bit too big... they should be shrunk down a little bit.
Other than that, everything's perfect.
Are you also going to do a few of these houses at different angles, etc? It'd break up the monotony a great deal too.
The houses look great so far!! I like how you have the driveways connect to the street, very nice touch.
Travis simply stunning man!!! WOW!!! :thumbsup:
Hey Pat! Haven't seen you around too much lately. How's it going? Hope you're starting to feel better.
-Matt
;) Im hanging in there, for full depth of details I hear a monkey knows best :thumbsup:
*cough*
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I'll throw my 2 cents in as well... any suggestions?
Really nice and perfect house Travis. &apls
But there is a light bug no the right of the 1st pciture. :thumbsup:
Looks pretty good Casper. A couple small sugestions, first replace the dumpster with something smaller. Most people set out several cans. Second, the bushes around there seem to be growing over the path to the house. As for the side section, is this meant to be a corner lot? If not, which end faces the street and how would the cars get there? Also, I like the pool idea, and I find the fence around it a nice nod to reality, but if there is a larger one, I'd suggest using it. The second story overhanging part of the house makes the pool seem tiny there.
Lastly, as a note for Travis, if the model is still open for comments, I'd suggest decreasing the width of the shingles on the house, they seem a bit wide.
Otherwise, it looks pretty good so far..
-Matt
excellent lotting casper. :thumbsup: Agreed with Matt's suggestions as well.
QuoteLastly, as a note for Travis, if the model is still open for comments, I'd suggest decreasing the width of the shingles on the house, they seem a bit wide.
Heh, that's actually been fixed already; if only he was using the latest version.. ::) :P
This larger one will make my suburban sprawl all the better. ()stsfd()
Decided to do a MEGA lot for the Cornell's as well - still got to fix numerous issues.
- Make prop/building families for the houses
- Make the gazebo connect to the house instead of the road
- Fix the 'floating' tree that is growing through one of the houses
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Another MEGA Lot, this time a 4x4 for The Columbia (prop/building families set correctly already this time)
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Hope you like it - suggestions are always appreciated
The 4x4 and 5x5 lot are very nice. Waiting for the final release to test it :thumbsup:
nice lots Casper! Can't wait for these to be released. :thumbsup:
-Jordan
simply stunning work you two!!
The Columbia is a nice looking lot Casper. However, it's not quite what I think of when I think of American suburbs. Most houses tend to develop facing the street, and you don't see many communal parking areas. There are places you do see that though from time to time. They tend to be dense developments or slightly more rural areas, but even those tend to have driveways extending into them. People around here do enjoy their cars. Looks good otherwise.
-Matt
Looks very nice and realistic..who is to say we need to do things exactly the way its done in real life. Lovely Innovation and will make the sprawl look nice. Ever thought of making some 10x10 house community sets as well? Would look great.
Splendid lot Casper. :thumbsup:
It's Perfect.
In case anyone is interested, a new beta version of the SS will be available on Christmas. PM me or post here if you'd like to participate in the testing. :)
Anyhow...
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thoughts are welcome. ;D
Nice! Where I'm from though, the part of the driveway the sidewalk crosses, is the same as the sidewalk.
-Jordan
Great work, a mod for this would be exceptional &apls
brilliant work, it will be a vital addition to the game! :thumbsup:
Good Luck!
DEL! ;)
Quotesuggestions are always appreciated
Nice lots. No suggestions at all. Will be much sought after game assets when you're finished with them.
I'm especially liking all of the new work I'm seeing here. This work along with the RLS homes will be great for my projects. I'm really liking those MEGA lots too, Casper! As well as all of the modelings and textures.
If beta testing is still available I would like too!
Keep up the good work...
Ethan
Long time lurker - have been watching this thread for a while and the results are amazing, the realism and detail in these are so good.
Great work and looking forward to the release!
I am pumped for this, I wanted to do something like this, but I have neither the skill or the steady hands to pull off a procedure like that :P But seriously good job guys i'll be getting this as soon as it is ready.
Quick question tho? is it possible for you guys to make your houses more likley to grow in-game?? So that i am not deleting house after house waiting for yours to grow in a specific neighborhood.
Also, I'm lookign to make some nice suburb's, like new modern developments in my city (which I think your project here will do great). Unfortunatly, I can only seem to grow either low wealth or high wealth :angrymore: I BATTED a few high wealth lots but made them look middle class to combat this, but only 2 thus far, anywasy what i am asking is.......Will your high wealth lots look simple and middle class and not, umm, over the top, like the Maxis ones?
Quote from: MattyFo on January 21, 2010, 08:05:11 PM
Quick question tho? is it possible for you guys to make your houses more likley to grow in-game?? So that i am not deleting house after house waiting for yours to grow in a specific neighborhood.
Well, its possible, but because you'd have to make the lot stats off-balanced in order to do this, I'll choose a different approach: an optional mod that replaces all maxis R$$ low-density houses with SS homes- which is a viable option as there are more than enough homes available in the project. :)
Quote from: MattyFo on January 21, 2010, 08:05:11 PMAlso, I'm lookign to make some nice suburb's, like new modern developments in my city (which I think your project here will do great). Unfortunatly, I can only seem to grow either low wealth or high wealth :angrymore: I BATTED a few high wealth lots but made them look middle class to combat this, but only 2 thus far, anywasy what i am asking is.......Will your high wealth lots look simple and middle class and not, umm, over the top, like the Maxis ones?
Well, for now when I'm testing in my sandbox region, I raise the taxes to the max on low and high wealth, ensuring only $$ houses grow. and, that coupled with the block-maxis mod (you can get it on the LEX) all I see are my houses. :) As per high wealth lots; they're quite a ways away yet (I want to finish and release the R$$ set first, and knowing me (as well as seeing how long its already taken, this was started in 2008 :P ) god only knows when that will be. ::) $%Grinno$% But, if you're into the art of batting suburban items (you mentioned some high-wealth bats), why not share some pix? the SS is always hiring. ;D You can post here or PM me if you want. ;)
Anyhow, sorry for the hold-up folks- been working on the paperwork and administration aspects of starting a new team. fun stuff. ::) That means when we get a team board, this thread will move again- just notifying you guys in advance. It's like playing hide and seek trying to find this thread sometimes. :D
But, on to the pix!
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Comments? :)
Nice stuff there Travis! Keep it up!
Thanks. :)
Another picture: (same house model, different color & angle variant)
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:thumbsup:
These new homes are looking better and better, Travis! Hope to see more soon...
Thanks Cas. :)
new pix!
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And a night-shot:
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comments are definitely welcome. :thumbsup:
Continuing to love your efforts here and I'm sorry I haven't been able to participate more actively with testing etc., my life has been taken over by my BATting project (which is nearly done ;D) I have however still got an earlier version of the suburban set loaded in one of my test cities. Time and time again when I whip out the query tool to investigate a house that's caught my eye, it's one of these. So for me that's evidence of the quality of the work, keep at it.
(and FWIW I've still not had any issues with any of it, they are growing in appropriate (not too many, not too few) numbers and look great)
thanks. ;)
New update:
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comments & suggestions are welcome. :thumbsup:
Wow! Great BATs Travis! Keep it up!
-Jordan
Great work Travis! &apls
Anyway, here's the textures I made for use on some lots:
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- riiga
Wow! Excellent work, Travis and riiga! Can't wait to see these textures on new lots!
Nice textures, riiga.
This is a very impressive project. I can't wait for wide release of these lots. The muted colors and ordinariness (word?) of the homes will add greatly to suburban realism. Keep up the great work!
great job. I can't wait to use such realistic homes in my cities. Are you going to try to create some more modern suburban homes?
A suggestion for the Cornell mega lot... Either A) TE the street, or else B) add an overhanging (prop? texture?) to have it visually connect with the street. I've notice a lot of lots that look like they should be TE'd, but aren't and the effect isn't that great.
hconline: there is a problem with TEing growable lots as they will not upgrade.
These are great houses. I look forward to them when they're released fully.
thanks for the replies. :)
new update:
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more texture variants on this new model coming soon. ;D
Looking great Trav! Looking forward to these! (Who isn't? ;D)
Nice to see an update. The house looks excellent.
1949 - The Bosworth WIP
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Love the detached garage. Good to see more progress on this much anticipated release.
Lovely buildings Travis! &apls
So Travis and I have decided to bring this project back from the dead..... ;D
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I originally planned for the garage wing to be included, but when I was making the roofline, it didn't look.........right. So I took it out.
Quote from: WillG_75 on November 04, 2010, 04:18:32 PM
So Travis and I have decided to bring this project back from the dead..... ;D
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I originally planned for the garage wing to be included, but when I was making the roofline, it didn't look.........right. So I took it out.
good job. Glad you guys are back! ;)
I had just about given up hope. Glad to see some progress. Good start on the house.
I stumbled upon this project yesterday, hope to see the completion of this project!
Jayster
well, it's been a while... but rest assured, the SS is not dead. :thumbsup: It's actually never been dead, but there come times where work is going too slow to post progress. :P
Well, today I'll show a house I BATted myself. It's been for all practical purposes finished for months now, but I never got around to showing pix. %wrd Of course, more color and lot variations are coming; that's a given with anything in the SS. ::)
the floor plan I used:
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the Coconut Grove model, day and night:
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...and lastly, an in-game picture. The lot is probably not final, I'll likely throw in a few more fine details. ;)
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If RL permits, I might have some new pictures to share soon. :) check back.
Nice house, very... american! :D Maybe you should accentuate the lights at night?
Guillaume :thumbsup:
I love your project, very nice suburb houses :thumbsup: but it's too much american for my SC4 european cities ;D
I've been watching this for a while - glad to see it's still alive and kicking! There are some great looking houses in this project.
Sorry for bumping this thread..
I just have to ask--any new developments going on? Have the houses been uploaded somewhere?
I know, sorry, just want to see some more variety in my cities, as these would make a great addition to my 'burbs! :thumbsup:
Once again, sorry.
-Ricky :)
The Lots, to my knowledge, weren't released, and aren't available. The main creator behind them hasn't posted in 2 years.
Thread closed.
-Tarkus, Admin