Rural Renewal Project

[Chrisadams3997]

DTP:  Thanks, it'll be getting rendered soon I think, I've had some side projects.  And the sig was probably just a temporary lapse by image shack

David:  Most of that I was going to do as I develop it.  I do know a want a couple of small meandering ones across the big central plain there, as it will be crop land, and it'll help break it up a little bit.

bat:  Thank you Bat

Yoman:  Aaaaah!
   Oh, sorry, the new pic caught me off guard   You're dead on about the causeway too.  This seems to be common on long bridges in many   
  reservoir lakes

Marissa:  It's been a while in the making and been through a few iterations .  Most of the basic layout though was done in image editing programs, then refined a bit after import into terraformer.

Nardo:  Yea, cool eh .  Like usual, if I can't find it lying around somewhere, I make my own .  This one isn't a hydroelectric actually, just water control, but close enough.


Oh, by the way, I've been busy.  Having found out from credible sources that there was no really accurate way to presently get a night preview in Max4Bat that actually looked like what would be rendered, I did what I always do when I can't find something.  Yep, you got it, I made my own.

Using SimFox's preview script as a base, I added in the necessary bits, and after many, many long hours pouring over the MaxScript user's reference and Bat4Max scripts, I've got a working night preview, set up to render night material libraries and to allow for instanced lights.  I've sent SimFox a PM to see about incorporating it into his code for preview renders so we've got one definitive version.  In the mean time it's in testing.

Bat4Max Night Previews anyone?


Till next time,
Chris

[Yoman]

Hah, yeah, the Joker is a scary guy, though Heath Ledger is brilliant in the film, seen it twice already, and loved it both times.

Anyway it seems your something of an Sc4 Custom Content renaissance man, you BAT, make textures, mod, and now create scripts, jeeze Can't wait to see what you do next. 

[ben_meissner]

Fantastic work, Chris! I've been lurking around here for a while and have to say that all of your work is amazing. I will surely make a place for the dam when it is finished. Also, your paths and flora have made for countless hours of creating realistic rural areas. Keep up the great work!

[MAS71]

Hi again Chris. 

Oh my !! Unbelievable !!
I had never dreamed that I(we) might do "Night-Preview" in max same with BAT(gmax) !! 
This script will named "BatforMax V3"  and will be an very innovative script ! 

I'm looking forward to completion it so much !!  

[rooker1]

This is by far the best I have ever seen.  I can see this being used in my MD for sure.
All I can say is thanks for all your improvements to this game of ours.

Robin 

[Chrisadams3997]

Owen:  Maybe I'll have to make some time to see it.  It's nice they've finally got back to making batman movies that are actually, uh, what's the word.. oh yea! entertaining!

Ben:  Sorry, I shorten everyones name .  Sure glad you've made good use of it.

Mas:  Yep, and I'm glad you found your way to it.

Robin:  Thanks for stopping by .  Now maybe I oughta return the favor and finish them

[girlfromverona]

Chris, I just downloaded the sports fields from the LEX and wanted to tell you how awesome they look! Am going to load up SC4 now and check them out properly. 

[XiahouDun]

Sports fields! *runs around screaming like a maniac* Oh how I've waited for these, now I can finish my highschool football field setups

[Chrisadams3997]

Yep, and a big thank you to Shaun(Diggis) and Barby for helping to get those ready and uploaded  .

[Simpson]

Wow great job there continue it's formidable

[jacqulina]

excellent work chris

[FrankU]

I said it before, but now I also have experience with it.
Your ploppable flora alters the gameplay for me in a great way.
I am now working on a region with some rural areas and I can't resist to paint almost everything with your materials. It looks so realistic and makes microdetailing so nice. I tend to forget that there is also a gameplay option of letting it run for itself and grow some buildings....

Of course I do this in combination with some beautiful trees (CP, Jeronij, I don't know who...).
It is wonderful! 

[Chrisadams3997]

Thank you so much Jacky, Simpson, and FrankU, it means a lot to me.

I've been quite tied up still in some scripting projects, as I've been overhauling some aspects, and adding to others in the Bat4Max program, but there'll be another time and place for discussing that.  Besides, it'll take me a bit of time to put together documentation, etc. on the additions.  So....

in the mean time, here's some progress on that region I showed from before.  I finished(more or less) the custom tree controller for it late last week, so I went through and forested it, and am quite pleased with the results.  I also started planning out some highways and railroads, and you can see the main east west highway as it cuts between the hills and crosses the lake, with the railroad coming up from the south to follow it as it heads east.

(Click for Full Resolution, this just doesn't do it justice)


It's shaping up nicely, slowly, but nicely.  This will basically be my proving grounds for many RRP ideas, and an inspiration for them as well hopefully, so you'll certainly be seeing more of it with time.

Till next time,
Chris

[FrankU]

Beautiful region, again!

I was silently hoping you would make some more Rural lots for my farming areas......
But who knows....

[deathtopumpkins]

*whistles*
Now THAT is a nice region...  I don't see how you guys do that terraforming. Even with programs like SC4Terraformer.
I can't really tell where anything but the highway is though, even on full resolution (which just means you did an excellent job conforming it to the landscape). Did you happen to use RHW?

[FrankU]

Yes!
I found the railroad. At least: parts of it. Somewhere in the east I got lost.

[bat]

Nice progress on that region, Chris!
And nice work on the Bat4Max program...

[jacqulina]

wonderfull looking region my friend

[bakerton]

Chris, Now that is what I call awesome. I would love to play that region myself. Great job amigo. JKB

[pvarcoe]

The tree controller looks very interesting Chris.
Super job on the region shot.