Zero7 - BAT studio

[cleaner475]

yeah I second that, the purple is well... er... a bit strange

I mean the base of of the building where it ends with the walls because it just seems to go downloawards into th lot - f this doesn't make sense then just disregard it.

Richard

[zero7]

Don't worry, the purple will get toned down - it's just a placeholder texture at the moment.  I'll be aiming for a blue-grey for the final colour.

[Krio]

We need more those kind of buildings in game

[clubberdude]

kwakelaar - Hope you still like the building now it's released - the lights came out pretty well, I think.

jayo - I had some buildings in Leeds in mind when I was making it, though it's not a copy of any particular building. I suppose it is fairly generic though.

Richard - When you say the base ends too abruptly, do you mean where it ends level with the top of the windows?  I thought about capping that off, but decided against it as it made the building look older and heavier.  I guess it's a matter of personal preference.


Late last week my local council delivered the latest edition of their monthly news-sheet which they use to tell us council tax payers what a fantastic job they're doing.  It normaly goes very quickly from letter box to recycling bin, but in this one was an artists impression of a proposed new building for Bingley which caught my eye.  Its a mixed use block with apartments from the 1st floor upwards and shops on the ground floor.  I made a start on it yesterday and here's what I have so far ...

I rather like this block of flats - has a rather eye-catching design to it.

Good to see some UK style buildings appearing - i'm working on a set of council houses myself - as there seems to be a real shortage of these.

[dogfight]

Hello. The corner office building is very eye catching. The nitliting, especially at the corner is beautiful

[cleaner475]

Hope we see some more updates soon Zero7

Richard

[callagrafx]

word of the day, brought to you by the letter P and the number 7

patience

[zero7]

As some will know I'm currently playing SCS and have a CJ running over at Simtropolis.  I have done a little bit of work on the apartments, but nothing worth showing.  However, I am likely to get some time over the weekend and will probably spend some of that time on this.

[zero7]

As promised I did get a little bit of time to work on the apartments - here's where I've got to ...



Still lots to do, obviously.

[Pat]

hmmm Z7 thats looking intresting and i cant wait to see what you do further with this!!!

[cleaner475]

I like it Zero, the sides of the building look really nice, good design,

Richard

[zero7]

Because lately I've been so useless at finishing any of the models I start I decided to wait until I had an in game preview to show you - once it gets to that stage it's pretty much guaranteed to get released.

So here's Bond Court, based on an office building in Leeds.  A little more detailing, lighting and lotmaking to do.

[paroch]

Z7 - I have most of your released BATs in my plug-ins and think they're great.  Bond Court will be another nice addition.

6House Row is a classic as far as I'm concerned - I've even re-lotted a few different versions myself I enjoy it so much!  I only wish I could get Trellish Tower to actually grow

I'll pop back more often now I've found this.

[Pat]

Z7 if its lotting and modding that bogs you down on your wonderful lots, why not incorperate some help to get it done and out???  Other then that the bond court is looking real nice!!!

[zero7]

Z7 - I have most of your released BATs in my plug-ins and think they're great.  Bond Court will be another nice addition.

6House Row is a classic as far as I'm concerned - I've even re-lotted a few different versions myself I enjoy it so much!  I only wish I could get Trellish Tower to actually grow

Thanks paroch.  6 house row has always been popular.  I don't think there are that many other lots out there that have a whole terraced block in one model, so it's a useful size as well as being prety generic looking.  Players in UK and Nederlands have both said housing like that is very familiar.

As for Trellish Tower, I've grown it quite often in cities with populations around the 35,000 - 40,000 mark.  Just remember to ctrl-zone 4x4 and that it is a corner lot.  You could always increase the probability of it growing by creating a couple of lots of your own.



pat - It's not so much the lotting and modding that bogs me down - though I'm not great at lotting and find the packaging a bit annoying - it's really simply a case of running out of enthusiasm for a building before I've finished it.  All my most successful buildings came together very quickly - the more stop-start the build process is, the more likely it is that I'll start working on a new model.  That's what happened to a lot of the models previewed in this thread and why I'm now leaving it to the in-game preview before showing anything new.

[Glenni]

Even though your six house row is great, i kinda like these more :

Yannis appartments


Lindt apartments


And this one:



Keep on with your great work, rich!


And by the way, do you have any more plans to make more of these modern clock towers?


They're awesome for the modern parts of my cities!

[zero7]

Hi Glenni

Interesting choices there.  I think the Yannis apartments could benefit from a Mental Ray makeover (isn't it an rp2004 model?).  The mill is obviously a soft spot as it's based on where I live.

I'll have to think about the clock towers - it might make an interesting prop pack.

[zero7]

I know I said I wasn't going to post previews until the in-game stage, but I changed my mind.

This is what I'm working on at the moment.  It started as just a small, old mill but has grown into something a little larger. 

The idea behind it is that the building has grown over time as the business expanded.  So you've got the extra area to the right which is in the same material as the mill and then an unsympathetic, modern brick-built addition to the left-rear.

[RebaLynnTS]

Hi, my first time in your thread. Looks great, though something about the green color is a bit wierd to me. I like the building it's self, the idea of new additions looking added on is very true to life.

[jmyers2043]

This one show the promise of being a super bat. An orginal factory plus two additions with different roof styles.