Hello everyone, welcome to the home of ACE-Voltaire Airport Packs at SC4D!
This project began as a collaboration between myself and ace_bovenopdeberg to make the Boeing 747, and grew to include many terminals and then the Canadair CRJ as well. The first installment of this series (two ACB-VLT releases, and a companion RMIP volume) was finished last summer, over on Simtrop. We're continuing new development here, starting with some new aircraft I recently put the finishing touches on. There will be quite a few liveries developed for this one, using most if not all the 737NG versions.
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More coming soon -- our first Airbus model is close to beta-worthy ;)
MOD EDIT: Picture width reduced to stop pictures breaking the page borders. Pictures are linked to full size versions. - FredEdit: thanks fred, I've got a big screen and I forget sometimes. Pixel jaggies make my left eye twitch, so I've remade the images, even a bit narrower than the edits. Sorry to put you through all that re-linking -- vLt
Welcome to SC4D, Voltaire. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Great progress so far. :thumbsup:
That looks amazing! :o I can't wait for those to come out!
Also if you are taking requests, could you please do a livery from the oceanic region eg: virgin blue (They operate the 700 & 800 versions with winglets) as they are a bit 'forgotten' about compared to other airlines in the world, if you did do one im sure it would be greatly appreciated by the oceanic SC4 players ;)
Welcome! These are great models and a great livery, my city's airport is almost exclusively Southwest. :thumbsup:
Cheers,
Kevin
Welcome to SC4D AC Team that SWA livery looks awesome, if only ya guys could make the second livery variation $%Grinno$% as always you guys never cease to amaze us with your great skills in airport modelling and design :thumbsup:
great models!
glad to see you here :thumbsup:
mauricio.
Great models Voltaire!!
have you heard anything of ace?? he hasn't been very active lately..
Very cool! Any chance there will be an Alaska Airlines 737 in that pack??
New aircraft type just finished a few minutes ago, the larger 737-800:
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I'll try and update every week if I can btw, RL notwithstanding.
Ace has been quiet as of late, but don't worry, he's still around.
The AC team is busy making livery after livery for the 737, keep watching this space for more airlines. Including some Southwest variations I believe. Alaska will be the launch livery for the 737-900 when I model it soon.
man you guys keep crankin them out I almost don't wanna finish my 757 as it's put to shame by these
wow that looks incredible! The lighting is perfect, everything on it is perfect! :thumbsup:
I had been playing FSX almost solely recently, and haven't touched SC4 in months. This might get me playing again, though. ;D
Ah glad you did this larger version, now I can convert my Korean Air skin for it, as that one 737-7 that they had didn't really fit it :P
Awesome! I cant wait to plop the Alaska 739 next to the Horizon CRJ at my airports ;D
Absolutely amazing work! Cant wait to see more!
This all looks so good. You took airports one step further, and now you're taking ten steps forward. only wish I could find some JetBlue planes. That would be awesome. Keep up the good work dudes.
Incredible guys, can't wait to see more of these beauties! &apls
wow 737s the most need aircraft in all airports! Fantastic efforts you guys put out. Any chance a template can be released with the 737s so we can create our own liveries? ;D
Voltaire i just dont what to say at all but WOW that is looking Yummies!!!
Those pics just made my "blue" heart beat a little quicker Voltaire.... Great work :thumbsup:
@canuck - we can help you with that! (but let us finish this one first :) )
@Duvad - that's what I like to hear!
@TopCliff: B6 is up soon, not on a 737 though ;)
Thanks cameron, portlandexpos, iamgoingtoeatyou, and Pat, just wait 'til you see what we're doing next week!
@sebes: KLM is one of my favourites too, that blue-on-white is a classic livery that looks great on every aircraft.
Wow volitare :D I understand you made an Easyjet livery.Any chance of a picture??
Also,will these models be realesed as props aswell as on LOTs because that would be very useful &idea
Just a small correction, I made the Easyjet livery and have recently sent the files to volt who is hard at work perfecting the 737s as well as the A320, so from my understanding you can expect the pictures of the near complete easyjet livery and the others in a few days.
This time making liveries is a team effort with liveries already made by volt, xiziz and myself with some on their way from RG and muzz.
Oops,sorry about that yoman-Hehe ;D Yeh,well an easyjet livery is being developed then ;D
While speaking of Your wonderful creations I would like to request a more protected entrancepiece for the small (1tile wide) terminal series.
The one we have is ok for Aprons, but I would like something more robust for main entrance.
When/if You feel up to it, please feel free to do some more groundclutter, ie line maintenancecars, pull/pushtractors, sewertrucks (not sure what to call them, but I´m thinking of those low tankers that deals with the toilets and watersupply of the aircraft).
It wouldn´t hurt with some cateringtrucks and apronbuses.
I´ve already asked for deicing in another thread, so I won´t repeat myself here.
Xiziz was talking about snowploughs for the airports, but if You don´t feel up to BATing one, have a look at the good old Maxis paver (or what it´s called).
Of coursesome refueling trucks wouldn´t hurt either, but I can use the old Maxis automata for that if necessary...
I just can't belive what I am seeing .. oh ... can I get a cataloge? ;)
Some of the descriptions could use a bit of work, some of the concourses were a bit hard to figure out what they were for with out looking them over. Over all, it's great!
We're proud to announce the next major project of the Aerospace Consortium:
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The A320 opens up the possibility of dozens more real-world liveries, to bring even more realism and variety to yur SimCity airports. Many airlines are exclusively using Airbus products at this time, so this was an essential, logical next step in the development of our aircraft series. As with the 737 project, fuselage and engine varieties will be forthcoming (A318/19/21, CFM56) as required by each airline.
This one took a little extra time to finish up; so we've skipped a week -- but we'll be making up for it soon with extra 737 airline renders, all week long!
@jayo - I've got to integrate the nightlighting and such for each completed livery, then render it - look for Easyjet to make it here soon.
@swesim - Ace has got some more ground vehicles on the way, and our next big project will probably involve many new structure BATs.
@RebaLynn - Thank You! we are moving in the direction of better usability, for example helper props to be installed on all ACB-VLT lots going forward (as in RMIP vol.4). We try and make the icons work for us, but sometimes the little buggers just dont have enough space to get the full idea across. A catalog is a neat idea; I've got a giant master list of all the Lots and their components around somewhere, but without pictures. Perhaps once the Lots for this release are finalised, we can integrate everything and do a big illustrated glossary.
Thats absolutely stunning &apls I love the A320-200 and you nailed it.
another top notch aircraft by you guys really making me re-think my 757's(in hopes you all end up doing 757's ;))
On a relatively unrelated note, Voltaire, didn't you say at ST months ago that you were doing some FS-related stuff? Did you ever finish that stuff?
There perfect :D
Voltaire,
I saw a Japanese site that produced a number of a320, a340, DC10, and L1011 aircraft as props. Is that site connected to your project in anyway?
&apls great job on those Voltaire!!!
Quote from: scottott999 on January 14, 2008, 02:16:29 PM
Voltaire,
I saw a Japanese site that produced a number of a320, a340, DC10, and L1011 aircraft as props. Is that site connected to your project in anyway?
I can answer this, no, not at all, anything connected to us will have the Aerospace Consortium logo.
Incredible, look at those little lights on the plane! So much detail!
Wow, man those things are just so amazing! I have to agree with the others that the level of detail on these models is incredible. Keep it up, I always really look forward to releases of new Airport pieces. :thumbsup:
Quote from: scottott999 on January 14, 2008, 02:16:29 PM
Voltaire,
I saw a Japanese site that produced a number of a320, a340, DC10, and L1011 aircraft as props. Is that site connected to your project in anyway?
It is me.
I also cooperate in the project of AC Team if it is possible.
However, it is inferior on a technological side.
･Elaborateness is lacked.
･It uncorresponds to the night view.
These problems exist.
However, the desire "Let's improve the aircraft" is the same as you.
I respect AC Team.
It will expect it of a good work in the future.
Wow. Just . . . wow. JetBlue! Finally, some realism to my airports. Not that they're not realistic because they are from all your wonderful work. Don't abandon this, it looks great. If you want, I could hunt down JetBlue liveries or something for you. Later.
Quote from: TopCliff on January 18, 2008, 02:48:12 PM
Wow. Just . . . wow. JetBlue! Finally, some realism to my airports. Not that they're not realistic because they are from all your wonderful work. Don't abandon this, it looks great. If you want, I could hunt down JetBlue liveries or something for you. Later.
We don't abandon things ;) However we do take all the time we need to perfect each and every creation we release, and of course, make sure that they function as intended, optimised for the game.
Monarch Airlines are the launch livery for our CFM56-powered A320 Family :thumbsup:
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Aside from the engines the tail lighting and several wing components are changed too.
Thank you XiahouDun, canuck3360, jayo, Pat, iamgoingtoeatyou, Cockatoo
Duvad: nope, still in progress.
tabi: Thank you! I especially like your military ships at your webpage, they are very nice. I hope you can continue and make more!
canuck3360 I was planning on a 757 later on... since we'll already have the 739 which is a similar size. Probably later this year before we can get to that though.
:o :shocked2: :o :shocked2: :o :shocked2:
Very nice work indeed.
Yes, great work on these airplanes!! :thumbsup:
A beautiful new livery! Either way, it looks incredible &apls
Edited stupid question :P
Quote from: iamgoingtoeatyou on January 25, 2008, 11:54:20 AM
A beautiful new livery! A question, and I'm sorry if this was asked or posted before, but did you make the livery, or are you using Owen's liveries? :P Either way, it looks incredible &apls
Says it up in the top left that the Model is by Xiziz and Volt, Jetway by Ace, and livery by volty. ;) I haven't done any A320 liveries at all and don't really plan to either.
Volt - Awesome ;)
Very nice looking aircraft liveries, I was wondering how the terminals you mentioned were coming along
Wow, didn't even see that Owen :P Thanks for pointing it out, lol. I'll remove my comment then.
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Now we're making progress on the liveries, this one is the first prop to be rendered.
There is some custom work being developed for the new terminals... stay tuned :thumbsup:
Great to see more progress on the 737!
Those little tweaks you made look it so much better, especially on the tail and at the base of the wing.
The lighting on the tail looks a bit weird to me, it seems that the whole tail is lit, and the join with the fuselage seems a little abrupt.
Fred
WOW that is just stunning Volt... Great Job on it....
Thanks Pat!
Fred was right though, that tail/fuselage interface is not right. So here's an even better job on it!
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:satisfied:
The difficulty was fixing the side views while leaving the front and rear views looking natural. I think this is an effective compromise. The offending shadow is actually caused by the BAT light rig itself... one more instance of this modeling tool working against me. Aargh... I need light excludes - would've made this so easy! But instead, it takes 7 lights (2 key, 3 fill, plus 2 night-color fill) with all manner of decay & attenuation on each. BUT the end result is IMO the best tail lighting I've done so far.
Much better, great work! Thanks for the perseverance.
Fred
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Much better, great work!
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Thanks for the perseverance.
yes &apls
mauricio.
Can you, this time, not only make the planes with the jetways attached, but separate props for takeoff/landing bits and such? Pretty please?
hmm... not every airport has a jetway system though...
- Allan Kuan
That's actually a pretty good point, Allan.
Planes look awesome regardless.
Allan's right. Most smaller planes such as the 737 and A320 (especially in airports outside the US) are serviced with Airstairs. Separate props and proper airstair boarding lots should be made. ()stsfd()
Here is an interesting livery for you
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I've already seen those made for the game.
Volt agreed much better WOW just a small differnce but soo good!!!
@ hogs yea its on the stex I think lol
Quote from: RebaLynnTS on February 12, 2008, 09:31:15 AM
I've already seen those made for the game.
These however are higher quality, have nightlights, and match other aerospace consortium creations. And as far as I know those other models were not made for the game but converted.
I was only talking about the pokiemon plane. Everything else is way better than what we had to start with, for sure.
Oh :P Where is this Pokemon plane, never seen it myself?
Honestly, I am not sure, I just recall seeing a post about it showing up a lot, not even sure on what site, sorry.
I remember seeing that plane somewhere aswell, It was a reskinned 707
Sorry, im not sure where it is anymore either...
You guys are lucky you've got me. ::)
LINK (http://tokitoko.hp.infoseek.co.jp/lot_others.htm)
Just keep scrolling down. NOB's Pokemon livery ANA 707 is still there. ;)
I thought you might like this livery too
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Love Iron Maiden :thumbsup: Unfortunately this should go in the other thread, and that ain't even a 737 so its gonna have to wait :P
hey all,
yes, I'm still here ;)
I've been working on a prefab hub:
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Other things you might see something of soon are new modular pieces, hangars and ground equipment
ACE
GAAAAH!!!!!!
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GAAAAAAHHHH :o &dd
I post this on ST chat next thing I know everyone's going GAAAH GAAH :shocked2: :-[
You practically had an orgasm in chat...:P
Quote from: Godzillaman on February 15, 2008, 12:48:34 PM
You practically had an orgasm in chat...:P
I can imagine GAAAAAAAH
&dance
* Stares at screen * Ok, now that is JUST AWESOME! :o
Certainly what we have been waiting for, is that a glazed pyramidal sky light? A la Louvre.
woow :o :o
this is great!
mauricio.
Ace... I've never mentioned this, but.. .. I love you *blush*
fantastic
:'(
Great work ace!
now for something new on the airplane department!
737 Re-Launch Week
I may have appeared stalled, but really it was lots of behind-the-scenes work... correcting the tail/fuselage join led me to reexamine the whole tail section... the elevators were just wrong (in my defense, they were based on inaccurate drawings) plus the vertical stabilizer needed even more work.
This has led to modifications on the fuselage itself, and the remaking of every airlines' paint job. For casual airport fans this probably seems obsessive (yes!) and unnecessary (no!) -- but remember this is AC and we release nothing less than the best.
Now, with all the previous models fixed and more airlines rolling into the paint shop, we'll finally have that week of new releases I promised awhile back. So here's the first installment -- Enjoy the tail section on the newest member of our fleet, Alaska Airlines' 737-900:
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Tomorrow: a new airline for the 737-700
That just looks awesome. I don't know how I'd use them though, considering no one would want to leave my perfect cities to go to Alaska. ::) Can't wait for their release!!!
Great job! Liking the livery.
Great job!
Cant wait for todays livery! :thumbsup:
Thanks ShadeSlayer, Cameron, and TopCliff -- and btw, your sims may be drawn to their other destinations, like Hawaii and Cancun ;)
For Tuesday we are pleased to announce the arrival of Malév, our first central European carrier :)
Malév is the flag carrier of Hungary, and one of the newest members of the oneWorld alliance.
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Tomorrow, a new group of -800 series jets!
Looks good to me!!! I'd better get seahawkfan_121 to see this. $%Grinno$%
That Alaskan Airlines is a -900??? :o
Wow those are nice, a new livery a day? INSANE! ;D
That Alaska -900 is BEAUTIFUL! Cant wait to download it and add it to my airports, I'm recreating Seattle and Portland and they'll fit in perfectly next to the Horizon CRJ and mike_oxlong's 737-300 at SEA and at PDX!
Weeee! Alaska! Seahawk is happy :satisfied: The liverys look great volt! Can't wait till that sweet release. :D
That Malev wouldn't exist where it not for my incompetence in Photoshop when I originally got the livery packs from you volt :P Hooray for incompetence! &hlp
:D Yoman... that would be a great bumper sticker... I may put that in my sig
Thank you pilotdaryl, skyliner, portlandexpos & seahawk!
Let's keep the insanity going, with a trio of 737-800s for Wednesday -- KLM and Aerosvit redux, and the Star Alliance logojet of Scandinavian Airlines System International. SAS, like all Star members, are required to have a logojet advertising their participation in the largest airline alliance in the world.
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Tomorrow: More extra-stretch 900s
Oh, mah gawd. 4 livery's, 2 days. Awesome!
Love the Malév (never heard of the company :p).
KLM is amazing, Star Alliance is pretty sweet, and the other one is great as well.. so I guess what I'm saying is, you've outdone yourself again (yes, you too ace & xiziz :p).
A KLM -- seahawk's gonna be happy $%Grinno$% I wasn't aware you guys were doing the -900 as well! Nice!
Note: I've sent a PM to ace about the future of my 777 project since I plan to split it into two packs. Since I'm kind of aiming for AC quality... I decided to send the PM so that I can find out how the lighting is done and if I can get a jetway model to attach to the 777.
Oh, and by the way, there doesn't appear to be any tail lighting on the Star Alliance plane.
Thanks again shadeslayer!
@pilotdaryl - unfortunately there's nothing for it -- the way gmax lights the thing, it just looks that way even with the light strength way up. This is the only black-tail livery we're doing so it's not an issue on anything else.
Now for today, we have a new addition to the KLM fleet plus a brand-new model, the Lion Air 737-900ER
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The 739/ER is the ultimate development of the 737 series; volume deliveries started just last year. It was developed so Boeing could compete for shorter-haul roles originally held by the 757-200 and A321.
It's interesting to note the 737's fuselage design has now come full-circle, as the fuselage exterior is nearly identical to its 707 forebear. The advances in technology of the last 50 years let it do the same job as the 707-120, weighing 80000lbs less with half the engines.
I'm undecided on tomorrow's jet... couple things in the works of several models. So it'll be a surprise!
A surprise? I have a feeling somebody's going to show a 757 model here. ;) I understand your problems about lighting black surfaces. Try posting this in the BAT Lighting Help Requests (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?board=23.0)... I don't think I've seen any problems ligthing black surfaces. This could be your game renderer that's causing the problem.
For Friday, we're adding another SkyTeam member, Continental Airlines, to the ACAircraft fleet.
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OK, a word on the tail lighting -- it's not that we can't light a 'black' surface (actually 80% gray) -- the problem lies in the high-contrast nature of the design itself. Pouring light onto the dark gray will make the light cone visible -- at the expense of the star, which washes out or turns completely white. The Continental tail suffers from this effect (to a smaller degree) as well; turning up the light strength makes the cone visible against the blue background, but washes out the globe. Using the standard light strengths, the star and globe are evenly lit to the correct brightness, but the background colors hide the rest of the light cone. If the night & day materials could be separated (and the BAT recognized & rendered them) the problem could be solved by MSFS-style textures -- but unfortunately that's not the case.
Tomorrow, we'll move to the most Classic looking of the NG series... the 'thirty-shorty'
That sucks about the lighting. Great livery though.
Question, when are you guys going to do Westjet? It's my favorite airline.
Thats too bad about the lighting, but those planes still look really good! :thumbsup:
Oh, I see. That's too bad. I'm looking forward to the -600!
Quote from: ShadeSlayer on February 29, 2008, 10:21:06 PM
Question, when are you guys going to do Westjet? It's my favorite airline.
When someone gets to it.
Volt - Looking great there, though I despise Continental 737s for their use on cross US routes.
ShadeSlayer guessed it -- for the Saturday release, it's a WestJet 736:
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The combination of short fuselage (same length as a -200), with the new NG wings & engines, gives a retro look that's rare in modern jetliners. Tomorrow is up in the air, many -700s and -800s are yet to be shown! About 10 waiting to be rendered plus more on my wish list. We may have to go another week with this before switching to the A320 ;D
volt that is looking real sweet there!!!
Wow... I'm looking forward to it all!!! Can't wait! ;D I see what happens when you try lighting dark surfaces. You know, you can use decimals when you modify the multiplier. The nosecone is a bit bright compared to the rest of the fuselage, though.
Wow quite a coincidenc you guys released that Continental as I flew on that exact same plane friday night! $%Grinno$% :thumbsup:
That looks ridiculous :P At least it doesn't have winglets, then it would look even more retro as you put it! :thumbsup:
Hey guys where can I download all these aircraft, also, are they ploppable?
Perhaps conducting some more research before asking would result in an answer. Yes they are plopable, and they are not available for download quite yet.
Ok thank you
Quote from: Voltaire on March 01, 2008, 08:32:57 PM(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg136.imageshack.us%2Fimg136%2F194%2Fnew737wswe5.jpg&hash=18d9df9095f2d02e934100395a7940ca7bc4c204)
Oh, sex. Westjet ftw (if you're doing a bunch of -700's/-800's, is there another Westjet with winglets on the list?).
Oh, and with the A320's, there's a Lufthansa, right?
eagerly looking foward to the release of that prefab hub!
And the planes!
Some polished aluminum sweetness for today's preview -- my all-time favorite livery, American Airlines!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg81.imageshack.us%2Fimg81%2F4030%2Fnew737aapw0.jpg&hash=098db5b19e9d32fd73b37ae740ec4efe45099400)
The reflections on this livery were not rendered by the BAT or gmax, they are done from scratch by yours truly, in photoshop, by hand. One thing to note here, the real aircraft now has winglets, but looks better without them in SC4.
More of the -700 liveries tomorrow.
That looks really good! I cant wait to see more! :thumbsup:
Just breathtaking. :o Keep up the great work, dude. :thumbsup:
That's pretty good, but a little bit of criticism, the aluminum on the top is more of a flat white, than a shiny metal..
Thank you cameron and Travis
That light area on the AA fuselage tail? It's called "bloom", essentially where the sun & sky would run together forming a very bright, unfocused reflection on the surface. Nothing unusual about it, you'll find a similar effect on any glossy surface which tapers toward one end. See these for excellent views from above (important point due to SC4 cam angles), you'll notice the entire top surface is rather bland compared to the horizon line: Ref photo 1 (http://www.airliners.net/photo/American-Airlines/Boeing-737-823/0716529/M/) Ref Photo 2 (http://www.airliners.net/photo/American-Airlines/Boeing-737-823/0796607/M/)
For Monday we have our first entry from South America, and third Star Alliance member... VARIG by Yoman!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg81.imageshack.us%2Fimg81%2F6989%2Fnew737rgzb6.jpg&hash=5b99e7f69404cae35766f6ef05493c81c42bf302)
more tomorrow
[edit: fixed pic]
Last time I checked, the whole livery was aluminum. I must be on crack :p
Great one today Voltaire!
Please watch your language, off-color language is not acceptable this is a family site. This includes acronyms. - JPlumbley
Hmm, I really should make some more. Excellent work you've done to my original, the tail looks much better.
New templates going up in the NG exchange now Owen ;D
shadeslayer: it's interesting, how seeing it from above (or below) looks really different than the side... only the main tube is polished (and the control surface leading edges) while the rest is pale aqua. It's different on different planes too; the 747s they used to have were chrome on the tail as well... and in the old days, the prop planes were chrome all over. When they get 787s (made of CFRP not metal) it'll be interesting to see how well they'll be able to imitate authentic polished metal.
Oh, pretty cool stuff :)
For Tuesday we're having the first-ever released livery back for a much-needed update, with a demonstration of how it has changed since initial release 10 weeks ago:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg231.imageshack.us%2Fimg231%2F2371%2Fnew737wnji9.jpg&hash=a042b9646a04aa6459b4d792d3b94e3268c80237)
The wing and fuselage meshes are substantially unchanged, however the vertical tail is totally reworked along with the elevators. The livery has changed color, and the windows & doors brought closer to real-world arrangement. More differences not visible here are the specific arrangement of the portside windows, and the addition of vortex generators to the engine nacelles.
Tomorrow we're back to more brand-new liveries
Aww, I was hoping for something new :(. Looks better though!
loving the liveries :thumbsup:
a pity pluna (the airline with uruguayan flag) doesn't fly any 737 -700 or else i'd have posted my request on the proper topic &mmm
(some years ago, varig used to be actionist of pluna, but not anymore)
(actually, pluna has very few airplanes: a 757, a 767, some 737-200 and 737-300 but is in process of expanding the fleet)
back to topic, great work here :thumbsup:
mauricio.
Thanks mauricio -- PLUNA currently fly a leased 737-800, but it's painted with the lease company name. If we ever do a 737-200 PLUNA is definitely on the list though.
Now for Wednesday, we resume brand-new livery delivery -- Virgin Blue by Xiziz!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg134.imageshack.us%2Fimg134%2F1986%2Fnew737djnr0.jpg&hash=beedbbf2868d5722d5b58562367603e19cd723c9)
I thought this may be the first one that didn't make it (due to my lighting skills, nothing to do with xiziz); I had to pull all my tricks, in order to balance white levels between the tail and the aft fuselage. The saving grace was that large red band around the tail section -- it masks the edges of the extra lights, so everything still looks natural. The same solution should apply to the normal Virgin Blue livery as well.
Coming up tomorrow, more airlines from the Asia/Pacific region...
Yay! My request got made! It looks beautiful! Great work! :thumbsup: &apls &apls
Simply marvelous.
I love how this project is all so well organized. Last time, you did, like, one livery a week. Now it's one a day (maybe you should do this for a couple of months :p)!
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Thanks mauricio -- PLUNA currently fly a leased 737-800, but it's painted with the lease company name. If we ever do a 737-200 PLUNA is definitely on the list though.
thanks to you! that would be great.
and the new livery looks great as the others.
mauricio.
That Virgin Blue looks awesome.
thanks cameron, mauricio, duvad, and shadeslayer. Looks organized, eh? Got you all fooled pretty good then :P Daily releases scheduled through this weekend, then a pause to ramp up A320/18/19/21 production...
Thursday's release features the return of JAL to the the project:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg90.imageshack.us%2Fimg90%2F8209%2Fnew737jlpv7.jpg&hash=bfabc822aa0847184fe2324cb780cb2537ef734c)
guess what color it [still] is $%Grinno$%
All of the airlines featured in the Series 1 747s (like JAL) also fly the 737NG or A318/19/20/21. We'll be making them all, in order to facilitate the appearance of hub operations in your MDs. Northwest and Aer Lingus for example will automatically be up for some Airbii and many others have a 737NG coming.
This post frequency is ultimately not sustainable; I'm actually forcing RL out of the way to make this happen on a daily basis. BUT we still have a few good ones in store... more tomorrow
Quote from: Voltaire on March 06, 2008, 10:39:44 PMguess what color it [still] is $%Grinno$%
Kumba. (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=42&threadid=78183&STARTPAGE=26)
And yes, it has to be, because you're rolling out a new plane every day.
I have edited your post, please do not post things that degrade another. Please watch your language aswell, I have had to edit another post where off-color language was used. - JPlumbley
Great to see that Varig livery, thanks for doing it Owen :) Great work here, awesome job! I love all the new liveries, and will be patiently waiting for the release.
For the Friday release, here's easyJet by Owen
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg353.imageshack.us%2Fimg353%2F6615%2Fnew737u2yj8.jpg&hash=d0fa40fc9d0aac5368dee07f0024ba092a7dcb40)
Two more to go!
Easyjet looks great!
And only two liveries left, I cant wait to see what they are!
Quote from: ShadeSlayer on March 06, 2008, 10:53:28 PM
Silly Kumba. (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=42&threadid=78183&STARTPAGE=26)
And yes, it has to be, because you're rolling out a new plane every day.
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I find offense in this post. Reported to the mods, have a nice day.
Regarding JAL, the texture does look a bit more red, now its a mix of orange/red. But I'm not going to argue about this.
Great work on all of the plane voltaire and it is really paying off. I'm loving the one plane a day thing. Hope this will get released soon!
Woo, obviously you're leaving the best for last (Qantas). BTW is there going to be a liver request thread for the A320? Jetstar would complete the majority of Aus airlines.
Kumba, that was a bit of a shot at you by ShadeSlayer but how exactly can you be so offended by one word 'silly'? That's hardly worth reporting and SC4Devotion is one of the tamest forums you'll find. Most forums I've seen contain a lot more freedom for insults and swearing and there is never any reporting there.
Quote from: Kumba on March 07, 2008, 09:20:11 PM
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I find offense in this post. Reported to the mods, have a nice day.
Regarding JAL, the texture does look a bit more red, now its a mix of orange/red. But I'm not going to argue about this.
Great work on all of the plane voltaire and it is really paying off. I'm loving the one plane a day thing. Hope this will get released soon!
Thank you for keeping this as clean as possible Kumba. I have cleaned up the post.
WOW these are awesome! Maybe ANA is the next one? I look forward to your A320 releases also!
One of them is an eastern Euro ;)
Quote from: Hogmeister on February 11, 2008, 09:18:15 AM
Here is an interesting livery for you
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi248.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg192%2Fmikejfrench%2Fg1%2Facl.jpg&hash=31729a86ed9929cf7c2434e6187d6ccafcf94612)
hey, I know that that image was posted a long time ago... first page or so... But DONT!! make that livery whatever you do. Nintendo holds the exclusive game copyrights to those images and has already gone after folks in the FS community for posting up both images and downloadable forms of that paint... Project Opensky and AVSIM.com both had their sites shutdown by their ISP's for distributing copyright material.
Most airlines have no issues with there copyrighted logos or paints being used... free advertising and all...
Ouch... argument after argument. Always involving the same people... &sly
I don't really care how the JAL looks, it's fine by me. Besides, sunny days are supposed to add yellowish lighting to objects, so the reddish-orangish colour is due to natural effects.
Wow, Nintendo is pretty silly.=/
Most airlines have no issues with there copyrighted logos or paints being used... free advertising and all...
Do you have some sort of quote or something like that to back this up? I'd be pretty interested in seeing a real airline comment on freeware add ons.
.... which is why we specifically disclaim all rights to the materials in question in our installers and read-me files. We are not the creators of the designs, we are just hobbyists (I style myself an airport nut), paying tribute to the hobby we love, via custom SC4 content.
BourneID: thanks for looking out for us, was not aware of that... no worries, passenger 744s are out of production, at Everett, and in SC4.
SOOO, anyhow....
Here is Saturday's plane, as mentioned by Owen it's TAROM, Romania's flag carrier. I like getting these developing-economy companies into this release. The worldwide air travel market is growing fastest in eastern europe and asia, and these little companies are the ones who will expand and become major players in carrying that traffic.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg112.imageshack.us%2Fimg112%2F8183%2Fnew737rogp5.jpg&hash=4c8b6d1ffbb8b3e5e2483a3ef9aa78b75468c206)
Tomorrow, we'll wrap up the daily deliveries, with one that nobody has mentioned yet. And btw, this is not the end of 737 production, just a pause to get a start on the airbus lineup. As mentioned earlier, there are several companies from the 747 project, plus more from Xiziz and Owen, and a few of my own that I'd like to complete before it's all done. Please keep requesting in the 737 thread, and look for the A320 family request thread soon.
many airlines have provided both offical logos, type styles, and even early looks at new paint scemes... as well as offical sponsership of ACES and FS community events.
I think I forgot to send you Braathens :P Will do that tommorrow.
For Sunday, we are pleased to present the major German carrier Air Berlin. The livery is brand-new, just now being applied to their fleet -- so even those of you reading from the EU, may not have noticed the switch yet. I personally find the new branding a refreshing change from the older style straight-up typeface.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg20.imageshack.us%2Fimg20%2F5492%2Fnew737abyy5.jpg&hash=5fa870dfb4fa7510bc6a72ece4d7682ff0e86876)
So this concludes my little marathon, for now -- maybe we'll pick up again after the Airbii are well underway. Expect a couple each week at least though.
Livery prodution on hiatus... need to do some lotting first!
Air Berlin looks great! Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Having opened up the CRJs in the LE, and looking at these 737s, is there any reason for the aircraft and jet ways being the same model? I was interested in modifying a few to have stairs.
We found it improves the final product quite a bit. For example, problems concerning shadows and & LOD's are eliminated when attached structures are rendered together. Nightlights turn out more natural too. Unfortunately almost every gmax CRJ scene, and textures, were corrupted in my faulty-backup incident -- so it's impossible to do fresh renders without doing all the work again.
Quote from: Voltaire on March 14, 2008, 05:44:54 PM
We found it improves the final product quite a bit. For example, problems concerning shadows and & LOD's are eliminated when attached structures are rendered together. Nightlights turn out more natural too. Unfortunately almost every gmax CRJ scene, and textures, were corrupted in my faulty-backup incident -- so it's impossible to do fresh renders without doing all the work again.
I wouldn't worry about it. There likely wouldn't be much demand for it. I just thought such a set up would be a nice touch for some airports in Mediterranean climates such as Bob Hope International Airport in Burbank, California - which has no jetways.
Finally an easyjet livery :P
Looking brill ;D
Hi I moddels search for gmax, A380.
Eingene varnishing want to make for a eingene plane geselschaft best währe it if the same automata, and I only do it varnishing
But just think http://homepage2.nifty.com/tabinohito/newpage12.html A380
I think shenti wanted to tell us something in english. Never use Google for translating German with mistakes into English :P
I think it should be :
"Shenti wants to make own textures for a fictional airline company. It would be the best, if Shenti only has to texture already existing automatas of airplanes. "
Examples of textures :
http://homepage2.nifty.com/tabinohito/newpage12.html
Well, back from my ban :).
Shame, I come back from a ban of slightly over a month and no progress has been made :(.
Any progress reports?
The models developed so far are being used in related projects as we speak (type). Several of the advancements in lighting for example are being applied to other BATs. The 737 scenes themselves are being customized and rendered for direct use in the prefabs project.
Any idea on when A320 production will start?
In a sense it already has started. However the maker of the original model, Xiziz, is racing around the Baltic in a swedish navy ship, volt has been MIA for awhile and hasn't found the time to post the templates. Even if he did I've been very busy lately soo....
So... where's the Qantas livery? I thought it was requested quite a while ago?
Anyways, Voltaire, those planes look great. Especially the Virgin Blue one.
Quote from: Yoman on April 13, 2008, 08:59:33 PM
In a sense it already has started. However the maker of the original model, Xiziz, is racing around the Baltic in a swedish navy ship, volt has been MIA for awhile and hasn't found the time to post the templates. Even if he did I've been very busy lately soo....
Well, just this Wednesday I finally got my bed aboard K33 HMS Härnösand, or as it would be called internationally, HSwMS Härnösand.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg158.imageshack.us%2Fimg158%2F8564%2Fhmsharnosandet4.png&hash=95b1601cc9f60164e1bb046bc418238ddae91517)
Looks like were pulling the most sea days of the entire Swedish navy this year too, which is good, because its rather boring being docked at base.
Cheers
Maybe I'll see you when I go to Copenhagen & Stockholm this summer ;D
Quote from: Yoman on April 26, 2008, 12:03:39 PM
Maybe I'll see you when I go to Copenhagen & Stockholm this summer ;D
Just gimme a date 'n' time and you'll get the royal tour of Stockholm, never been to Copenhagen, so thats a harder nut to crack. XD
Anybody willing to give a tiny update please on what is happening? there's been no update for a few weeks... so... = \
- Allan Kuan
The 737 and A320 models are part of the prop library for the prefab series, which is entering production now. Modular sets of gates for RMIP users will follow the prefabs release.
I have a question: Where can I find the RMIP ground paths for pedestrians and the runway-crossing roads? I can't find them @ the STEX, so....A little help please?
Gate walkway & street-crossing-taxiway lots are part of Volume 3.
Although I have lurked around here for some time, I do like all the stunning new plane liveries being created. :o
The only reservation I have... well... it was posted before, but I dunno what happened and never got a response...
Quote from: allan_kuan1992 on February 10, 2008, 05:26:54 PM
hmm... not every airport has a jetway system though...
- Allan Kuan
Now... of course... I think before that you said that rendering the jetway with the plane resulted in better lighting at night... which is understandable... but, again, small airports usually don't get a lot of income to purchase and run jetways... &mmm
However, seeing all the work that has gone in here already, I don't mind doing work of my own, actually, if it means taking some work off the creators of these fine products. ;)
Therefore, I'm not going to ask for a whole new set of planes with liveries and BATed airstairs (that would take too much time and effort anyways), but if you can provide just one blank 737 or A320 (without liveries) prop or model (in SC4Model format) so that I (and maybe others) can relot them, that might be helpful. :)
Thanks,
- Allan Kuan
Quote from: Voltaire on May 19, 2008, 08:28:38 AM
Gate walkway & street-crossing-taxiway lots are part of Volume 3.
Thank you. I have RMIP-2 SAE Vol1-Vol4, RMIP v1, and SWAP 2.3 installed. After looking I still cannot find the gate walkways and street-crossing taxiway lots in any menu. I removed RMIP v1 and they did not appear, so does this mean that SWAP 2.3 should be removed from my plugins?
BTW, I have all my airport-related files datpacked. Could this be causing my problems?
~~Dragonshardz~~
Quote from: allan_kuan1992 on May 19, 2008, 08:13:35 PM
Therefore, I'm not going to ask for a whole new set of planes with liveries and BATed airstairs (that would take too much time and effort anyways), but if you can provide just one blank 737 or A320 (without liveries) prop or model (in SC4Model format) so that I (and maybe others) can relot them, that might be helpful. :)
Thanks,
- Allan Kuan
You can also make them from the props provided by Kumba and Tabi, in addition to the 737s that comes with the 737 variety pack from Mike_Oxlong.
I'm currently working on some lots for the props that Tabi and Kumba released a while ago, when I get close with some of them, I'll start a thread and posts some pics. If there's a demand for them I could release them when I'm done?
Fred
Quote from: freedo50 on May 23, 2008, 06:06:31 AM
I'm currently working on some lots for the props that Tabi and Kumba released a while ago, when I get close with some of them, I'll start a thread and posts some pics. If there's a demand for them I could release them when I'm done?
Fred
FredI would indeed be very interested, I was looking at lotting varios jetways, stands etc using those props to get a real variety especially getting those A380's into the game. However I just do not have the time in RL to learn how to use lot editor properly (i can barely play the game once a fortnight!). So in short I think you would see some demand to combine those wicked props with the existing lots supplied with the SAE stuff. From the minor tinkering I did with the LE this would seem to be relatively straightforward? I heard a rumour that to get the A380 to appear in LE the lot has to be bigger than the 747 gateway which is a 5x5 lot, my own tinkering showed me that 6x5 or 6x6 will work.
Combine this with this little project here for wider and diagonal runways (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?board=178.0).... now we're talking!
- Le_Harv
Quote from: freedo50 on May 23, 2008, 06:06:31 AM
I'm currently working on some lots for the props that Tabi and Kumba released a while ago, when I get close with some of them, I'll start a thread and posts some pics. If there's a demand for them I could release them when I'm done?
Fred
As it turns out, I happen to be working on the same thing- lotting all of Tabi's and Kumba's planes for release. Perhaps I should call off my project, if you intend to release yours. ;)
You (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-001.jpg) guys (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-002.jpg) mean (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-003.jpg) these (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-004.jpg) planes (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-005.jpg)? (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-006.jpg)
$%Grinno$% (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-007.jpg)
That Tupolev Trijet I haven't seen before! Where did you get it? ;D
Yes, amazing what you can get on the black market these days, isn't it?
Glenni is the one who's dealing the surplus aerospace arsenal of the Soviet Union.
Quote from: krbe on May 23, 2008, 07:21:10 AM
You (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-001.jpg) guys (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-002.jpg) mean (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-003.jpg) these (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-004.jpg) planes (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-005.jpg)? (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-006.jpg)
$%Grinno$% (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/fairmontdevelopment/planes/planes-007.jpg)
What the? Yeah those ones! Please release them! If you don't want to can you email them to me at the email address in my profile. I have to have them, they look great!
Fred
I try to make some lots based on the jetway(ACB-VLT Terminals & Jets) lots, just add some jets props on the lot ,but I can't 'save as' the lot, could you release or send me some lots that can be edited, Thanks!
Quote from: summer365 on May 27, 2008, 12:29:41 AM
I try to make some lots based on the jetway(ACB-VLT Terminals & Jets) lots, just add some jets props on the lot ,but I can't 'save as' the lot, could you release or send me some lots that can be edited, Thanks!
Maxis LE doesn't allow the "save as" of airport lots.
In order to make one yourself, I would suggest making a park lot to start with.
If you want to have the lot appear in the Airport menu, you need to edit it in Reader afterwards.
The
Occupant Groups (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=2378.0) of the building exemplar needs to be changed from 0x00001005,0x00001006 to 0x00001003,0x00001508
The quick'n dirty way to edit an existing RMIP or ACB lot: add the Landmark OccupantGroup (0x0000150A) using ilive's Reader. It's not necessary to change the other OccupantGroups, they're in the ParentCohort anyway ;). The icon will go to the Landmark menu, and the Save As button will become available in LE. When you want it back in the Airport menu, just go back into Reader and delete the Landmark code.
First new aircraft in quite awhile, the Airbus A321!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg225.imageshack.us%2Fimg225%2F4135%2Fnewa321bdwf5.jpg&hash=3cdb338e1f0fc40503647401c4bab50df718c376)
bmi (British Midland) are just now repainting their eurowhite A321 fleet, to match the livery put on their other types of jets.
and here's a little hint on the direction the prefabs are going...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg220.imageshack.us%2Fimg220%2F4633%2Fleprevu1ew7.jpg&hash=7c165e8e3c2581be7f1ba8715f754163b84f257a)
lots of new stuff in there, and lots more to come.
The A320 is lookin' good! So is that prefab terminal! Where did you get the smaller planes on the lower left... :D no wait, I think I already have them on my hard drive...
Lookin' good, Voltaire.
That prefab lot is just a genius idea, it'll help many who don't have the patience or time to build a nice looking airport! The Airbus is incredible aswell. Awesome job!
Hi together, great work you're planning in here. Just another question:
Is there a possibility to get all planes you've done so far without jetways in a prop pack? The reason is that I would like to use CRJ or 747s fpr bus gates or on taxiways and runways too!
Thanks, feliwi
Before this can happen I need to create the models and textures all over again. The majority of my SC4 files were lost or damaged last year. Because I'm in the middle of large projects now, there will be some time before the whole set is repaired.
The restore process is slowly proceeding, for example the CRJ200 and CRJ700 are working again, with 5 new airlines between them. Just one 744 is intact (Lufthansa) so a lot of work to do there.
Are those cessnas/beechcrafts in the lower left going to be in a next pack?
The BE58 and CL601 on the GA apron are slated for release only in the prefabs so far but it's a pretty good bet a new AC modular series will follow. That series will include individual gate Lots for the 737s, A320s, and more new aircraft not yet announced.
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We're finally bringing the prefabs' development/production on-line, and you can clearly see why it's taken 6 months:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg154.imageshack.us%2Fimg154%2F8531%2Fehhe4434vu9.jpg&hash=bcb033c44283db999105ca18025c4ba173b299fe)
In contrast to the smaller functionals, these are intended as direct replacements of the mega-lot maxis airports. This one is stage 9, the largest so far (nothing says we can't go higher). ACB terminal, new ramp textures, all-new Runway, 12 new planes, and hundreds of props on the field & ramp. All this, in a footprint smaller than the original Maxis lot!
There's still a few surprises coming up, starting in that right corner... and each lower stage has something unique, to set it apart and make it more than just stage 9 minus a few gates. I'll be showing off a bit as things progress, stay tuned!
edit:spelling
WOW! That looks awesome! &apls &apls &apls
This is definatley worth the wait!
Just one thing that could possibly be worked on:
IMO the 747 lots should be atleast 1 tile longer, so that 747s taxiing wont clip parked 747s with their wings.
Other than that though, it looks incredibly good! :thumbsup:
Will they be props so someone would be able to lot them? And, what about those private jets?
EDIT: Where can I request a texture for an A321 (Perhaps an A319)?
cameron... I think to keep the airport at this size means that you will have to sacrifice some realism to achieve the results that they they are making. Sad but true.
Although you can't really make this airport more realistic in the small lot area they are using, you could surely use the modular airport packs to build your dreams. =)
- Allan K
That airport is amazing, but being the little perfection type of guy I am, I have to ask if you're going to fix up those light grey square bits popping out in the left area?
But other than all that, they are simply amazing and I think you should back up your files to prevent that from happening again...
That airport is amazing, but being the little perfection type of guy I am, I have to ask if you're going to fix up those light grey square bits popping out in the left area?
-NM-
These are great.
The way I see it, anyone who is looking for a lot like this is more concerned with practicality and just likes the look of the new planes and terminals, and is not so worried about realism. People who really want that level of detail will probably be more likely to download the custom kit and build their own airports. So I think it's fine. Personally I plan on downloading this, I have to admit I am not much of a plane guy (I am just flying for the first time in my life in august &mmm) and never could get my own airports to look good, and this will be very useful.
Erm.... uh.... ()what()
I think he may be talking about the road plops off to the side there.....
Well, actually I'm talking about this:
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Ah... i kinda noticed that too =P
Well... I'd guess that would have to be fixed...
- Allan Kuan
General Info:
We are not doing liveries by request at this time. I won't be doing a prop pack, or modulars, until this Lot series is done. I have no estimate on that because the design phase is not yet complete.
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Thank you everyone! it's nice to see folks interested in the design, and I'd like to provide a few answers.
cameron the original lot actually did have an extra tile, for that exact reason... however it was deleted for a good cause. I needed more room under the LotObject cap (there's a hard limit of 1280 textures, props, and buildings per Lot). So I traded in that empty row of tiles for a nice, 'lived-in' look out front.
shadeslayer, allan - That stair-step colour change is a feature of stages 8 and 9, to show their relative age (Remember these are functional Lots upgrading over time). Real airport operators will replace the most-worn sections as needed in-between major refurbishments. New concrete is the lighter colour, under the aircraft gates where it recieves more use (and is replaced first). Since it comes in large square sections, the edges are not straight. If you look closely you can see this under the A321 and 747s, plus there is a lot more off to the right.
Backups caused the problem in the first place... they turned out worthless, because the media was unreliable. Lesson learned:
never trust a system with a single point-of-failure. For your Important Things, use multiple backups on different media. Case-in-point, the 737 and A320 were saved from oblivion because I had them on a flash drive too.
Quote from: Zaphod on July 01, 2008, 08:34:51 PM
Personally I plan on downloading this, I have to admit I am not much of a plane guy (I am just flying for the first time in my life in august) and never could get my own airports to look good, and this will be very useful.
thanks! this is exactly the purpose of these functional lots, we hope everyone will find them an excellent replacement for the Maxis airports.
Yeah, that's what I mean. I have a server which hosts my various websites, but also my weekly computer backups (due to a lot of important work worth lots of time & money).
And even then, if you don't have the money to pay monthly hosting fees, you can still buy an external hard drive (or next time you want a new computer, build it and buy two separate hard drives (along with actually separating them as C:\ D:\ etc)). Just some words of wisdom there, and I now understand why those squares are how they look.
A few more tidbits on the prefab series... in the last month I've reached the middle stages (starting from the top remember) and the library of airlines & aircraft keeps growing. Now I'm not going to reveal them all until release, but there are 25 new-modeled aircraft so far, not including 747s which were already done.
The mechanics of upgrading will be different than Maxis' method. With those a re-plop is required twice -- stage 4 and 7 -- to up-size the footprint to municipal then international.
With our prefabs, the functional Lot's footprint is always the same 9x35 tiles. No re-plop required, from landing strip to international. To make that possible, the runway has its own 5x35 Lot starting at stage 5. The taxiway upgrades at stage 7 require just one re-plop of that Lot. Combined with the automatic upgrades, our design requires far less maintenance.
Separating the runway is also necessary due to limits of the simulator. A realistic terminal/ramp/runway combined Lot, would break the allowed number of LotObjects (1280 textures and props). For example:
Stage 8 terminal: 1218 (~500 ground textures and 700 props)
Stage 7+ Runway: 923 (~300 textures and 600 props)
Total: 2141 LotObjects. <--Which is why it takes awhile to make these :)
Here's some screenies from stage 8, featuring the new hangars, and Delta Connection CR2.
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:o
That looks awesome!
Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Wow! I must congratulate you on all this fantastic work you've done! ;D Unfortunately, due to a computer virus, I won't be going anywhere for awhile &mmm
unbelievable &apls
WOW!!! Just read through all 10 pages and WOW! You guys may have ruined city-building for me forever, as I now may just build airports exclusively :P. Great job with all the models, paints, etc. Although I'm not a huge fan of the "prefabs" (prefer to build my own, realistically-sized airports), they look FANTASTIC. These things can't be released soon enough $%Grinno$%.
Oh, and if you guys ever get around to the Airbus planes, would you consider a Frontier Airlines livery (or maybe a few lol) ? As I hail from Denver, this would be very, very cool. Keep up the unbelievably excellent work.
Fantastic work there on these terminals and jets! Looks really wonderful... :thumbsup:
hello Voltaire, Jack wilds here... its all good :thumbsup: particularly the tarmac details and the planes. The terminals and other structures are so much better than the maxis varieties.
I do have something of a request concerning the 'tram-bus stop'... it is suppose to meet a cities demand for an airport yet when I plop it the demand news-ticker is still demanding an airport.
Then if its possible could there be a tram that has a smaller foot print -say 2x3sq small town, 3x3, 3x4, 4x4sq for towns with pops of say 7000 to say 150,000 Then what about a mod or whatever would do the job of tracking plane traffic -where does the plane traffic go, what cities are benefiting from the traffic, economic impact, trade volumes generated to other cities due to the airport.
Then concerning the tram -say I have a regional airport and I want it to service cities adjacent and non-adjacent cities.. that I can pick and designate the tram will service what regional airport, the cities with the tram service would then pay to be a part of the regional airport authority -size of the tram service cost. Then to also use a glr-line to do the same as the airport tram. Am I being clear? :-\ ()what()
looking forward to finally having a neat airport in my sim city &apls
later Jack
Quote from: Jack_wilds on August 06, 2008, 03:27:21 PM
I do have something of a request concerning the 'tram-bus stop'... it is suppose to meet a cities demand for an airport yet when I plop it the demand news-ticker is still demanding an airport.
Unfortunately the news ticker can only check for the existance of ingame Maxis airports.
There are three variables available and checked by the news ticker, and they are defined in the exe file:
- game.g_small_airport_count (for Maxis landing strips)
- game.g_medium_airport_count (for Maxis municipal airports)
- game.g_large_airport_count (for Maxis international airports)
The custom airports are all made into municipal airports, but unfortunately they are not seen by these counters.
Quote from: Jack_wilds on August 06, 2008, 03:27:21 PM
Then if its possible could there be a tram that has a smaller foot print -say 2x3sq small town, 3x3, 3x4, 4x4sq for towns with pops of say 7000 to say 150,000
That is only a matter of someone making them...
I know Mightygoose once started to work on an airport with a small footprint that would be upgrading from a bus station to a helicopter tower ::)
Quote from: Jack_wilds on August 06, 2008, 03:27:21 PM
Then what about a mod or whatever would do the job of tracking plane traffic -where does the plane traffic go, what cities are benefiting from the traffic, economic impact, trade volumes generated to other cities due to the airport.
Then concerning the tram -say I have a regional airport and I want it to service cities adjacent and non-adjacent cities.. that I can pick and designate the tram will service what regional airport, the cities with the tram service would then pay to be a part of the regional airport authority -size of the tram service cost. Then to also use a glr-line to do the same as the airport tram. Am I being clear? :-\ ()what()
Unfortunately the regional play isn't that advanced.
Every port (including shuttle stations) only affect the city they are plopped in.
Quote from: RippleJet on August 07, 2008, 02:49:16 AM
Unfortunately the regional play isn't that advanced.
Every port (including shuttle stations) only affect the city they are plopped in.
That has always troubled many players. You would think that oh the airport would serve regions... however, the game doesn't have the expertise programmed into it to allow airports influence buildings beyond city borders. >.< Sadly, this appears to be embedded into the EXE which we do not have the necessary permission to enter and modify.
- Allan Kuan
You airport is looking very good and réalistic ;)
Very realistic ! :thumbsup:
Thanks everybody for the kind comments. Very nice to see new people commenting!
I'm far along in the process of designing the lower stages... enough to give a rough estimate of late September for release. Things have gone a little slow in the middle stages, because I keep coming up with good ideas on stage 5 & 6 -- then revising stage 7/8/9 to include the new feature.
Here's the (finally!) completed C gates on stage 7. Two new aircraft here, Owen & Porter's Aeromexico 737, and my new American Eagle CRJ-700.
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The A319 will be part of the aircraft lineup. @jeronamo - Sarge is on stage 7 gate A5 :)
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This is incredible work and I am really curious what is this giong to be when it is finished!
These pics are looking very good :thumbsup:
WooHoo! Frontier all the way :P. Quick question though, are the aircraft going to be released as props or individual lots, or are they just in the prefabs?
heck yes on seeing the Southwest 737 and American Eagle CRJ -700!!! AA and Southwest are my favorite airlines and being from Dallas/Ft. Worth, The planes I see the most. Thanks a million!!!
he said earlier that a modular release will come later. It all just takes time...
- Allan Kuan
This is Lovely! i can't wait for the release
Quote from: allan_kuan1992 on August 14, 2008, 05:17:24 PM
he said earlier that a modular release will come later. It all just takes time...
- Allan Kuan
Ah my apologies, didn't catch that earlier. Looking very, very nice guys! :thumbsup:
You're welcome redraider... also look for the American 737-800 on stage 9 :) still my favorite livery
update on Prefabs... release timeline is firming up. Estimating 7 weeks for completion. There are major additions coming to the ACAircraft fleet, and retuned/restored models (CRJ-700/900) plus the bizjet (Challenger) series... now with airstairs ;D
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This shot is from the Lot Editor, assembly of stage 5 is completing now. Planning on Stage 4 has nearly finished, it features a much smaller terminal and mostly walkway gates... so I'll be using these airstair CRJs quite a bit.
very nice voltaire, I like it a lot &apls &apls
@ voltaire...can't wait! i love the AA liveries...so simple yet still incredibly distinguishable...gotta love it! Once pilotdaryl releases his new planes, the only AA model we won't have is the AB6 which is being phased out, so basically everything for them (not counting Eagle as AA) will be complete...you can bet my airport will be crowded with the AA models and the Southwest 737 models...quick question about the Southwest models though...how many variations of the 737 will carry the Southwest livery in your release? and will both the classic that i've seen your pics of and the blue be used if so?
Very nice...
But I have a question: on the concrete runway on the previous page, why does it look like planes have been doing burnouts and/or braking heavily? :P
The skidmark is massive.
burnout then braking, yes... every time, unless the gear doesn't deploy :shocked2:
actually was modelling it after LAX 24L (live maps linky) (http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=33.950756~-118.41029&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7017895&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1)...
Imagine 6-18 wheels going from 0-150 mph, in about 1/2 sec... and in a decent crosswind, you're banked to maintain heading, meaning one main gear comes down first, taking all the weight on its own :P (def ok they're designed for it)
Absolutely great project! :thumbsup:
But just a quick question, does anybody of you know if the (not the) RMIP - Wide Runways and Diagonals project is still alive?
Cheers,
PLT
PLT: First of all, welcome to SC4D! :)
As for your query, I think your best bet would be to ask David (dedgren).
Voltaire, you make a very fine work here :thumbsup:
No update in a month... let's fix that.
Presenting the Boeing 757, after a long trip through development and kept secret until now:
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Aerospace Consortium has already released examples of very large (350+ seat) and very small (50 seat) jets. We're now filling the capacity gap, starting earlier this year with the A320 and 737. Together they constitute the bulk of narrowbody jetliners flying worldwide. They seat about 120-200 passengers, depending on fuselage length and cabin arrangement.
In terms of capacity the Boeing 757 picks up where the A321 ends; about 200 seats and up. It is the 'hot rod' of jetliners, with extra power needed for hot-weather & high-altitude takeoffs, even at maximum design weights. The shorter 757-200 is the routinely used for trans-ocean flying. The stretch version (pictured) can seat nearly 300 when configured economy-only. That gives tourist-oriented and domestic airlines tremendous capacity in a single flight. No airliner currently in production matches all these features in a single-aisle (narrowbody) design.
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Examples of all new AC Aircraft are installed on the upcoming Functional Prefabs, which replace the game-default airports. For example, you can find this classic Northwest jet on stage 7, and there's more on other stages... but you'll have to wait and see what they are ;)
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We're counting down the stages, reached #3 this week and not much standing in my way of completing the rest. Between the modding, packaging, and documentation... only about four weeks to go. More to come, new aircraft and functional features of the Lots are still being worked on! ;D
That looks great! :thumbsup:
But isn't that the old NW livery? (all will be old soon once the merger is complete...)
I'm not saying it was a bad decision (Far from it with the excellent job you've done!) but I'm wondering why the old livery was chosen over the new one?
But anyway, great job! And release 4 weeks away!? Even better news! :D
actually Cameron NW still has quite a few in th eOlder(90's) Livery flying you more so see them on the A320's and a few 757's living here in Detroit and going by DTW(Northwest's Largest Hub behind KMSP) on a daily basis I see alot of NWA Aircraft.Even with the merger it'll be awhile before all the NWA Aircraft are painted into the new scheme(Delta is suposedly comming up with a new/new scheme for the Merger)
as to the pack voltaire I look forward for the release of the Airport but I'm more so happy for some new(er) Aircraft by you all to add to my airports
That looks very nice, Voltaire! ;D
IMHO though, the wings look a bit too short...
I'm kinda new to the SimCity airport business, so bear with me... :D
You're doing a great job with this pre-fab airport. I'd like to know if it will be broken up into 1-tile segments and pieces so that I can use them to make a modular airport terminal, with the ATCT fitting in with the same theme (or fitting directly in as an attachment on the side or top of the main terminal)? Cause I prefer my airports to be larger than pre-fab airports would allow for...
Still, keep up the good work - there's always someone who prefers pre-fab airports to modular ones... (like I did up untiltwo weeks ago... ;D)
Nice job :thumbsup:
the newest Boeing look really nice &apls
Looking fine, great work &apls
Thankyou everyone!
nerdly_dood we released exactly that format of Lots last year, and we're re-using the same terminal BATs for the prefabs. You can find the modular packs by searching "RMIP" and "ACB-VLT" on the simtrop exchange. Be prepared to spend some time with it -- the 4 volumes of RMIP alone have over 200 pieces available, and plenty more in our terminal packs :thumbsup:
The 757-300 fuselage is very long in proportion to the wings... overall length being 16 meters (52 feet) more than the wingspan. The 737NG wingspan is similar -- only 3.7 meters (12 feet) less. Considering the enormous increase in lifting capacity between the 739 and 753, shows just how powerful the 757's engines are!
The orthographic projection and high viewing angle in SC4 shortens apparent distances in many cases. The South view of the same aircraft shows the wings much wider than in the West view, but this gmax Front viewport shows them 100% correctly:
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pardon the blocky texture effects on the fuse, it's a screenie not a render
In this pic, you can also see the exaggerated tail height necessary to overcome Z-axis shortening inherent to all SC4 camera angles.
that look nice :thumbsup:
Quote from: Voltaire on October 11, 2008, 03:54:06 PM
In this pic, you can also see the exaggerated tail height necessary to overcome Z-axis shortening inherent to all SC4 camera angles.
Yeah... It's only
slightly exaggerated. Really, the tail fin is as tall(taller) than the rest of the plane! Great model you have there! I'm awaiting new sets of planes already!
great front view shot of it and yeah the 753's Engines do have quite alot of power behind them
Now for this week's post, I'd like to announce the newest addition to the ACAircraft fleet...
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This Delta retrojet and launch customer ANA will be on the AC Functional Prefabs. Lot development is wrapping up so I'll have some nice screenies of the completed airports soon. ;D
Amazing detail &apls Looks great! :thumbsup:
Voltaire
787 DREAM LINER
It is beautiful. &apls &apls
that's amazing ! :thumbsup: &apls
Is this SimCity 4 or Flight Simulator? I didn't think that a retro Delta scheme would look as good as it does on there! I think the cockpit might be just a little bit too pointy though. It looks a bit like a rocket with that thing on there. :P
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Cool. I like the variety of types of planes.
Do you think you could maybe do a variety of Air Canada ones (I think you have a Jazz and one other) so I can have an Air Canada specific section in my airports?
Amazing stuff you're doing here. Can't wait to see it released! I'll be among the first in line to download it. ()testing()
Great Work!!... when are the new prefads coming out?
Thanks papab, tabi, art, sim-al, ShadeSlayer, ElPhantasmo, Ra1n, mcarch. The 787 was my first gmax scene from scratch and it's nice to see it well recieved!
sim-al, I'd never get away with 40,000 polys and 15MB of textures in Flight Sim :P The cockpit shape proceeds from the lack of any 'shelf' behind the nosecone, it's all blended together. So it definitely looks different, because almost all jetliners have that shelf.
ShadeSlayer there are 2 new ACA jets on this release, in the future this will most likely expand along with our fleet options.
Giving an exact date is not prudent as we are not done yet .. even with the Lots complete, there's several days of serious modding work. And gathering the dependency packs together... and testing... late next week we'll be in the home stretch and I'll update a release time then.
time to start posting some pics ;D
Stage 8, concourse A and FBO ramp.
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You can see here why it's taken 10 months to bring this project to conclusion: One CRJ, two 737s, an A321, three Barons, two Challengers... and a bit of 747 in the corner. And that's just one-half of one Lot, in a series of nine :thumbsup:
Wow, this is very nice &apls Great job :thumbsup:
Jaw dropping. &apls
That looks very well-made! :thumbsup:
I'd just like to ask, will you be releasing any pictures of the smaller stages soon?
Wow ! that's amazing ! fabulous work on that my friend &apls
&dance ---Drools--- &dance
Well... If that ain't beauriful then I don't know what is! Looking forward for more!
Oh thanks. That picture was so awesome that my computer blew up and I've been in the hospital for the last couple days. :P
Thanks everybody! I'm pleased to report that everything is packed up and ready for modding to start, and we should have a firm release date soon.
Here's two pics of Stage 7... featuring the 788 and 753 posted earlier, plus the new United 757-200:
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Stages 5-9 are all 14x35 tiles. This size allows for plenty of detail, yet doesn't take up much of the city.
It looks great. I love the variety of planes.
Stunning!!! :thumbsup:
That 787 looks great in-game!
Looking forward to the release.
Voltaire, great work on that airport , very nice looking &apls
These look absolutely stunning voltaire!!!
Just one question (and I know this has probably been answered before, but I couldn't find the answer in the last few pages of posts)... for those of us who are building our airports piece by piece using your previously released "individual pieces", will we be able to add the new planes such as the 757s and 787s to our airports as separate pieces? Or will they be tied in to the prefabs only?
I love it, looking great Voltaire san. However, there is something I want to bring up.
I loved your RMIP, and it give me the opportunity to have realistic long runways. I feel that RMIP and ACB-VLT terminal sets were amazing to break the unrealistic default airports, but I don't thinking that your new airport's runway (560m) would be long enough to handle a 757-2, or a 787-8, do you?
But anyway, I do appreciate the amount of work you put into this Voltaire-san, don't worry, this is just my imput. :)
Wow, very nice :thumbsup:
Voltaire...
Very stunning work...
- Allan Kuan
That looks excellent! Like a lot of work put into there!
I'd just like to point out though that the 787 and connecting jetways seem to be much brighter when compared to other nearby aircraft and connecting jetways such as the 757s.
Quote from: pilotdaryl on November 06, 2008, 09:23:58 PM
That looks excellent! Like a lot of work put into there!
I'd just like to point out though that the 787 and connecting jetways seem to be much brighter when compared to other nearby aircraft and connecting jetways such as the 757s.
these are great but where can i download them? &apls
Great Work! Can't wait... I've tried to create a custom airport, but it sucks. can't wait for the prefabs!!!
Thanks ShadeSlayer, PLT, art, papab, allan, mcarch
Fatsuhono-san the pavement system is certainly not designed to scale ;) Even a 737 would need triple this runway's length to take off. The size of the Lot was more important in this case, it's slightly smaller than the Maxis international airport.
The 737s will come out first, portlandexpos, then the larger stuff. It may be a month or two though -- just now I don't look forward to another round of making modulars (would be the 8th time, if we're counting... and we are).
Jetbridge lighting: the 787 and 747 have a lightpole, in the last pic you can see one near the staircase.
These lots aren't finished yet wargodkills, we'll be releasing them in maybe a couple of weeks.
Quote from: Voltaire on November 08, 2008, 05:38:17 AM
Thanks ShadeSlayer, PLT, art, papab, allan, mcarch
Fatsuhono-san the pavement system is certainly not designed to scale ;) Even a 737 would need triple this runway's length to take off. The size of the Lot was more important in this case, it's slightly smaller than the Maxis international airport.
The 737s will come out first, portlandexpos, then the larger stuff. It may be a month or two though -- just now I don't look forward to another round of making modulars (would be the 8th time, if we're counting... and we are).
Jetbridge lighting: the 787 and 747 have a lightpole, in the last pic you can see one near the staircase.
These lots aren't finished yet wargodkills, we'll be releasing them in maybe a couple of weeks.
Thats great! i cant wait ;D you guys are doing good but one more question will they be on the lex or stex? :)
Are you going to release the A320s at the same time as the 737s?
We are working to get this out onto the LEX, as an update to the (previously released) AC functional airports.
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There will be a small wait as there are even more ports coming into the pack right now -- seaports, actually.
The A320 will release separately later than the 737s... probably around January.
Edited to fix broken link -V
:o
I'm speechless...
All I can say is they look so good! :thumbsup:
Ah... the cargo centre?
I'm guessing that will be done as a joint AC/BSC project, yes or no?
The airport is very detailed... now i wonder... is there a lot that I can somehow plop in place of the runway lot and that blends in with the modular Airport set?
- Allan Kuan
Not to be picky but I noticed the touch-down zones on stages 4, 5 and 6 seem to be a bit inaccurate. Otherwise, I've seen a level of quality I must admit, have never seen before! Great job!!!
These are pretty amazing, Voltaire.
So if the A320s are around Jan, when do you suspect the 737s will be out?
@ pilotdaryl:
i think everything was supposed to be representative of reality... not totally realistic... i mean... the runway is too small for most of the aircraft in all of those stages...
- Allan Kuan
Wow, this looks mighty cool. :) Due to lack of time, I never really examined the modular airports that are around, but those pre-fabricated ones are just perfect for my needs.
Not bad at all! I might suggest relotting each to be only a terminal with planes and props, but with no taxiways or runways, leaving those to the user - that would enable much more flexibility, as well as satisfying those who think the runways are much too short. (Plus, parking in the larger versions would be a NIGHTMARE, and with a version without runways or taxiways, parking could be provided in a more realistic manner)
Can't wait to see for myself what these look like in-game!
Now THAT is really cool! &dance
You never cease to amaze me Voltaire, and this made me actually realize what you have been doing for us aviationfreaks, spending a huge amount of time, just to please us ::) 8)
Keep it up!!!
Amazing job AC Team. Looking forward to their release. :thumbsup:
OMG WOW Volt that airport setup is simply ashtounding wow!!!
Great and good job :thumbsup:
&apls &apls
You have done a wonderful job!! I like a lot the diagonal planes!! It was the thing which lacked to made a good airport!!! The planes are also very well-done!!!
Quote from: nerdly_dood on November 15, 2008, 10:07:29 AM
Not bad at all! I might suggest relotting each to be only a terminal with planes and props, but with no taxiways or runways, leaving those to the user - that would enable much more flexibility, as well as satisfying those who think the runways are much too short. (Plus, parking in the larger versions would be a NIGHTMARE, and with a version without runways or taxiways, parking could be provided in a more realistic manner)
Can't wait to see for myself what these look like in-game!
I agree! That would be even better than the fantastic work you have done here!
Up to now I left the airport business alone, because I had enough on my mind with sea ports.... But now this looks too good to leave alone.
omg!!!! ;D i cant wait for them :P :thumbsup: when will they be released? &apls
Thanks cameron, PLT, Ra1n, Pat, tabi, Jack, for kind comments on the prefabs!
Andreas, FrankU - thank you. we have hoped from the start, this format would get many players to look at building SC4 airports again.
Regular readers of my work should know by now -- when I don't post for a month, it's because I'm up to something ;D
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg522.imageshack.us%2Fimg522%2F7973%2Fcrgoprevucy3.jpg&hash=da42ed178923155f4428e7ce12940044626445b5)
Re. the prefabs, the terminals are all standard ACB-VLT parts, so it's entirely possble to rebuild them on a modular airport. The diagonal aircraft props will remain exclusive to the prefab lots, with separate versions upcoming in modular form. This is a result of the terminal's LODs, which are not made to join jetways in any way except orthogonal.
Final integration and testing for the entire series is in progress now. No more questions on time of release please. You will know when we know.
:o
They look awesome!
I was wondering if any of the other liveries for the 747F are BCFs? Or are they all freighters built by Boeing?
:o WOW :o
Small question though, could you also show us a picture of the other liveries you made?
Voltaire can you make your bats to show up in the game like PilotDaryl?
k808j: Huh? What do you mean?
PilotDaryl: I'm refering to your Jets of the Sky series.
So you would like Voltaire to mod his planes to become automata?
That's the term I was looking for.
I think that would be very difficult, as it takes a lot of time to convert all these models to automata...
I like the cargo planes you have made,especially Air France's :)!!!
Voltaire... I believe you haven't updated the other airport packs yet.
However there are some duplicate records left over after I've installed your most recent files... and I'm finding it a somewhat daunting task to seek and destroy all of them.
Otherwise, as I said in the LEX, thank you for the outstanding work that you have contributed to SC4 airport realism =)
- Allan Kuan
There are no plans to convert ACAircraft BATs into automata. The s3d meshes used in automata, are much lower in polys (by a factor of 1000). They are textured in an entirely different way, and cannot have night lighting installed. Converting them into a suitable form would take several months, and I have a lot of new projects I want to do instead.
There will be a Cleanitol file included with the Prefabs. Until then, only AC VLT Cargo Planes Vol01 is needed for the cargo aircraft release. This Cargo Planes pack is entirely new, and won't conflict with the individual files in our older works.
@cameron - the BCF is modelled, and a few will be in Cargo Planes Vol02 next year.
In other news: rendering the 737's as I type... and there's lots of new ones we haven't shown yet ;)
I can't wait until you show 'em!
&apls &apls I just wanted to take a moment to say how wonderful a job you are doing, although i am not a fan of PreFabs', i like to build my own, i have about 200 custom lots with lots of props from all yours and many others on the teams hard work. Anyway, i digress, the lots look just great and you guys are doing a really great job. So no requests or qestions, just 2 big thumbs up :thumbsup: :thumbsup: for such a great job by your team.
thanks for everyones hard work.
Sean
Does anybody think they can put all the planes from this link http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fhomepage2.nifty.com%2ftabinohito%2findex.html onto a matching airport lot for me? I have the LE but cannot find the files.
Driftmaster07
err... well... the lots have to be a certain size for the props to show...
I'm not sure if other people are willing to lot these for you.
- Allan K
Quote from: Driftmaster07 on December 31, 2008, 04:46:41 PM
Does anybody think they can put all the planes from this link http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fhomepage2.nifty.com%2ftabinohito%2findex.html onto a matching airport lot for me? I have the LE but cannot find the files.
Driftmaster07
EDIT: Realised I was sort of hijacking this thread with what I put earlier, so see http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6660 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6660) for Tabi's props on ready-made lots.
Im sorry but your lots are not working on my computer. I cannot open and extract them to the plugins folder.
Driftmaster07
Quote from: Driftmaster07 on January 01, 2009, 04:56:26 AM
Im sorry but your lots are not working on my computer. I cannot open and extract them to the plugins folder.
Driftmaster07
That would probably be an error with your archive extraction software, or you got a corrupted archive.
I would recommend that you re download the archives that you are unable to extract, then extract them using 7-Zip (http://"http://www.7-zip.org/")(Which is a free(Both cost-free and open source) archive extraction program, and I know it works on all AC archives from personal experience).
Hope this helps,
Cheers
Quote from: Xiziz on January 01, 2009, 10:09:48 AM
That would probably be an error with your archive extraction software, or you got a corrupted archive.
I would recommend that you re download the archives that you are unable to extract, then extract them using 7-Zip (http://"http://www.7-zip.org/")(Which is a free(Both cost-free and open source) archive extraction program, and I know it works on all AC archives from personal experience).
Hope this helps,
Cheers
They don't need extracting, it's an uncompressed .dat file. I'd PM'd him already about it. Thanks though.
Does Anyone have a clue when these will be released???
Driftmaster07
Quote from: Driftmaster07 on January 28, 2009, 06:41:00 PM
Does Anyone have a clue when these will be released???
Driftmaster07
As with any other project, they will be released when they are ready.
-Swamper
Quote from: Driftmaster07 on January 28, 2009, 06:41:00 PM
Does Anyone have a clue when these will be released???
Driftmaster07
Hello Driftmaster07, Jack wilds here...
...If you are asking about Voltaires pre-fab airports, I found them on the BSC-LEX under 'Ripplejet' -ACv2 & SPv2 and 'Voltaire' -dependencies, packs.
The pre fabs are awesome! enjoy them alot :thumbsup: &apls... although I cheated to have a level 7 airport -my favorite, just to look at it. -Yes I know it won't be functional but its still neat watch it -alright ()stsfd() :P
So Voltaire blue skies ahead with a good tail wind good thoughts on the terminal designs I think some of the notions ought to be used in RL. Have ever been to the EAA-Oshkosh? its awesome, loads of inspiration
Skys the limit
Jack
THANKS!!!!! I heard news about them being released but I didn't know where.
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Driftmaster07
Welcome to Page 16!!!
I'm loving all of your work thus far, but I need to figure out how to just skip to the highest level prefabs. :P
A quick question here:
I just checked your post in the AC Announcements thread, and there are tons of planes in there that I've only recently discovered your making (besides the ones in prefabs). Do you have any plans to lot all of these props? That would be wicked if you could release one of those packs.
Everything listed will be released as individual lots. I hope to finish everything by summertime... but that's what I said about the 737's... this time last year :P
What buildings do you reccomend for us with the gates??
The new 737 gates work great with both terminal styles in ACB-VLT Series 1:
ACB VLT Terminals And Jets Series 1 Part 1 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/stexdetails.cfm?id=18477)
ACB VLT Terminals And Jets Series 1 Part 2 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/stexdetails.cfm?id=18479)
(Two parts, because the combined package easily breaks the STEX filesize limit)
反正感到对方 ()stsfd()
Please translate to English so that we all may read it.
To help out: google translate gave me:
Anyway, the other is
as a translation for
反正感到对方
Quote from: joelyboy911 on June 02, 2009, 11:57:56 PM
To help out: google translate gave me:
Anyway, the other is
as a translation for
反正感到对方
I think is "Anyway, I can feel the others"......
Like I said: I only used google translate. I do not clain to have any more than zero knowledge in chinese language (of any variety). I would take Gardenwong's translation as correct.
Thanks for the rough translation. It is a little easier to read now! ;)
Wow, nice terminal! Mooi gedaan,
I hope this is gonna be a new download pack!!
bedankt! &apls
It is.
This project was released some time ago, development is now closed and this thread will remain locked.
Please see the catalog/announcements sticky thread for download links and airplane previews.
- V