Atrubia - Update 71: A Few Progress Pics

[KoV Liberty]

Hey everyone. Its wednesday now and I thought you all would like some progress on what I've been up to. It will take some time before any significant progress will be shown on the Connection project, but I thought I would show you all some progress.

An overview of the area I will be highlighting in this preview...



I have been modifying some old Simgoober lots to my liking, and (after some very hard work) I think they came out very well.



That was just a small sample. There are others. But I will not just be doing Goober's lots. Some others I will be doing are parking lots, like this.



Obviously, the same lot as before. But those are the next I will be tackling. So, whaddaya think? Btw, I will also be entering some of these lots in the Village Comp. So be on the lookout!

[djvandrake]

Good preview.  That grouping of retail is quite nice.  Good match of textures and the parking lot finishes it off. 

[woodb3kmaster]

Those are some very good lots, Alex! The palm trees are a nice touch. What planters are they in (i.e. the prop name)?

[KoV Liberty]

Thanks. The prop name, I am not sure of at this moment. But, they are by Simgoober. It is like SG_planter_Herb or someting. I will find it out this afternoon once I get home from school.

The exact name: SG_Flora_HerbsSm08 --- ####
ID:0xce9c1ed1
There are others above it. Good luck and I hope this helped!

[KoV Liberty]

Here is some progress on the parking lot I was talking about yesterday...

[Evillions8]

Nice!   You know what would make a true desert village?  Just use Frogface's MEB BATs which when you open them in the lot editor, they are props.  So you can make a village out of those parks and other junk!  Note, you may want to 5x5, 4x5, 5x4 to grow Frogface's MEB BATs. 

[KoV Liberty]

Well, that may be so, but I am trying to make a different MD from the others. Edit: Btw everyone. If there is not an update tonight, than don't expect one till Tuesday. There is a lot going on this weekend.

[Glowbal]

Love the parking stroke

[Earth quake]

Nice parking and excellent wokr at the lot.

[Battlecat]

This parking lot is coming along nicely!

[danielcote]

Great job on the Simgoober buildings and the Parking lot! I think you should release them some time.

[KoV Liberty]

Update 53: Al Riya Air Force Base

sumwonyuno: Your very welcome! It took a long time and it was a pain the the (Ican't say the next word ) but it was worth the wait.

Grif (bob56): Thanks! The rise in the bridge was kind of a last minute thing actually.

Battlecat: Thankyou very much!

Earth Quake: Thanks for all the praise!

Tomas Neto: Thanks!

Grif (bob56): Answered in next post after yours.

djvandrake: Thanks!

kwakelaar: Thankyou! And yes the retreat does have extra security. Iran (I believe) is right across the Persian Gulf. With Kuwait to the North, Saudi Arabia to the West and South, its really a bad position.

Ryan (carkid1998): Thanks!

djvandrake: Thankyou! I always wanted something like this and the village competition motivated me (and jmyers who converted the Goldiva trees into props).

Zack (woodb3kmaster): Thanks! And check the post after yours for the prop details.

Evillions8: Thanks!

Glowbal: Thankyou! I always liked those textures and they fit in right at home there.

Earth Quake: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thankyou!

danielcote: Thankyou! I'm not sure on releasing them. I'm not quite up-to-date on the dependencies for these since they are highly detailed. But I think I might now that you mention it.

                                                                                                                                                   

Whew! That was a lot of replies! Over the past hours I have been working on a new Air Force base in the mountains. Now...



There is a rail system that keeps the base stocked with fresh fuel and since an oil port is nearby... Well I think you get why it is transported by rail.





The mountains have been flattened and fortified for a real stronghold (and to get a runway and airport in as well).



There is a long runway that is at the same elevation as the rest of the base except for a small drop off before the runway for more plane storage.



This is the above lower elevation.



It is kinda hard to tell from this pic but it is over 20m lower than the rest of the airport.

Some B2 heavy bombers...



These planes are some of the finest in the military.



Supplies are carried on and off base by these secretly disguised trucks.



Before you all start asking for an overview, I am in the process of getting one ASAP. I just need to finish the surrounding area.

Some of you may be wondering, why an Air Force Base? I thought some new LE projects and the expansion project? Believe me, they are chugging along. I just need some more progress done before anything can be shown. And, something has happend in Atrubia that also called for an Air Force Base. From the local newspaper a few days ago:

Atrubia Hit with Series of Terrorism Attacks. More on the way?

Atrubia City - Over the past 5 days, Atrubia has been hit with three terrorism attacks in 3 different airports. At Abid Jakartin (Intl.), Islandia (Natl.), and Riyadh (Intl.). The ones at Jakartin and Riyadh were stopped at security, thank god, but the third was actually a hi-jacking of an American Airlines 757. The passngers reacted brashly and eventually re-took control of the plane. In the ordeal 5 passengers died while reacting soonly after the plane was taken over. The pilot and co-pilot were also murdered. The plane was hi-jacked while the pliot and co-pilot were being handed their lunches. The plane landed safely in the Atrubian Salt Flats. On an unrelated note, where the newest land-speed record will soon take place.

Anyways, the plane landed safely and the 7 dead were properly buried. The terrorists (four) took over the aircraft with hand-crafted sharp plasic made knives. Not the utensils but actual things they made themselves. As a pre-caution the president has been moved to a undisclosed locale. As a warning to league members, please be extra careful at security.

                                                                                                                                                         

[emgmod]

I hate to break it to you, but those are not B-2s. They look like B-52s. 

Nice air force base. The secret trucks are a nice touch too.

[Nanami]

Nice airforce base.

[KoV Liberty]

I hate to break it to you, but those are not B-2s. They look like B-52s. 

Nice air force base. The secret trucks are a nice touch too.

Lol. Looks like a typing eror.

[KoV Liberty]

Anyone else want to comment?

[Fabian93]

Oh man... does your life depend on replies? Does it really matter if you get 12 or 13 replies with that Update?
It starts to get annoying for me, really (just my opinion) - from 20 replies per page, approximately 7 - 8 are made by you.
As I've already said here, your work always looks quite fantastic and with that said, you definitively don't need to keep your MD up with post like that. The replies will come, I'm sure.



Nevertheless, I have to say that the work you have shown here so far is pretty good ,
Fabian

[joelyboy911]

I'm forced to agree with Fabian. I was almost determined not to comment, on account of you specifically asking for them, but then you would never have known that I was annoyed by it, so I was quite torn. Your MD is in the Classics department, you don't need to worry about how many comments are on it. Sometimes I wonder if the criteria for advancing an MD into the next section should be based on the number of comments minus the number of comments by the author.

Anyway, enough of that.

Your Air Force Base was quite nice, but some of the lots made by yourself with nothing but planes on were rather bland in my opinion. You could have placed centre lines, to guide the planes to their designated parking areas, or some cones around the planes. People props would really make it come alive.

[adroman]

I concur with what has been said...
It is my opinion that people will comment when they see something out of the ordinary, something like or something they don't. Again, in my opinion, a stagnant MD is a Mediocre MD yours isn't stagnant! so why are you pushing for comments? It's almost narcissism.

...heh... something else I've noticed, you posted half of the four replies since the update.


Now, I've finished my rant.

As Joel said, tarmac markings are missing and the base does look a bit dead.

[KoV Liberty]

Well, I wasn't implying. I don't make you have a comment. Frankly, I don't care. Well maybe a tiny bit. I was just wondering what you (the general public) thought of it. Sorry if I sounded pushy (and a bit reply-crazy).