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Started by madhatter106, October 22, 2010, 10:16:29 PM

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supremec

#60
May 03, 2011, 10:05:50 AM
Amazing work  &apls  &apls  &apls
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StegSC

#61
May 07, 2011, 01:11:33 PM
I cannot wait until this comes out
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io_bg

#62
May 31, 2011, 02:45:25 PM
So do I! :D I really like the second one. Going to use it often when it's released :P
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madhatter106

#63
September 14, 2011, 12:40:29 AM
Thanks, folks.  They'll hit the streets one of these days...

In the meantime, there's a bunch more that have been sitting on the hard drive...a bunch of little ones that were made to compete with Simpson, Inc. - a building that I hate almost as much as Depiesse's Diner.



And some more dumpy office buildings that fit on 2x2 lots.  These textures will probably need a tweak or two.



Top left - Meldrum Consulting
Top right - Cooper Aviation Corp.
Bottom left - Crater & Ritz, Inc.
Bottom right - Roanoke Investments

These probably won't make it into the first pack of big offices.  I haven't approached the nightlights yet.  And then there's the modding and lotting and query-writing and all that jazz....
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jmdude1

#64
September 14, 2011, 01:34:28 AM
excellent work on all of your buildings! perfect for any city!

FrankU

#65
September 14, 2011, 02:20:14 AM
These are great generic stuff as an adition to the game. Please continue.
Maybe there is someone else who likes to lot for you? Or do the queries and the other parts of the jazz stuff?
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cogeo

#66
September 15, 2011, 03:27:15 PM
Great to see you back, and great BATs too!

Just a question, do these last four ones replace or complement any Maxis building, or instead they are separate (thus requiring lotting and modding)? Can't figure out.

If they are going to grow on Maxis lots (like the Bennett-compatible ones) modding is indeed a trivial task - no need to really mod anything, maybe change a little the number of jobs (eg one or two jobs less or more), but most stats are inherited from the parent cohort. I made my own this way, and I was very satisfied. Haven't released them yet, because the models need some fine-tuning, but the modding part is done, and I could make them available to you, or provide some help, if you are interested. And why make custom queries, most players actually prefer the ones in the "Expanded UI Mod", for RCI buildings.

DaveN

#67
September 17, 2011, 04:03:28 AM
These small shops look fantastic. With the rest of the other also. I hope soon to see them in the downloads. Great job.

namspopof

#68
September 17, 2011, 05:42:12 AM
Excellent work !  &apls
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Sciurus

#69
September 18, 2011, 01:35:42 AM
Amazing &apls , I love, but it's too amercian for me! $%Grinno$%

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madhatter106

#70
September 23, 2011, 03:47:12 PM Last Edit: September 24, 2011, 01:46:42 AM by callagrafx
jmdude1, namspopof, and DaveN - thanks.

Sciurus - to each their own.  I never download Euro stuff myself.  But thanks.

cogeo - the 2x2's don't replace any particular buildings, they are just meant to add variety.  The smaller ones have stats that match Simpson, Inc.  As to your input on custom queries, I don't think "most" players "actually prefer" the ones in the mod you mention - my queries are a form of branding which I take very seriously, just as much as the BATting itself. :)

Here's some more that I've been knocking around lately, to add variety to the lower stage medium wealth offices...



Top left - Palladino Imports
Top right - Dunbar & Collins Publishing
Lower left - Cook, Crookes & King, Ltd.
Lower right - Briggs Entertainment & Talent Agency

And two versions of Hudson Bank, with different heights...



Let's keep it civil please.  Personal attacks are for the weak of mind.
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." - H.P. Lovecraft

"Never keep up with the Joneses - drag them down to your level." - Quentin Crisp

"Ordinary morality is for ordinary people." - Aleister Crowley

jmdude1

#71
September 23, 2011, 06:59:02 PM
another great update.  these building will be so useful. great work!

skyscraper

#72
September 27, 2011, 01:06:46 AM
wow, really great update  :thumbsup:
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madhatter106

#73
September 27, 2011, 09:13:29 PM
skyscraper and jmdude1 - thanks!

QuoteLet's keep it civil please.  Personal attacks are for the weak of mind.

Hmm.  Obviously my smiley face :) was overlooked.  Just curious - how is calling what I typed "for the weak of mind" not a personal attack in-and-of itself? ;)  I don't want to get into a moderation war or anything, but phrases like "most players actually prefer" grate against the very fiber of my being. ;)

Anyhoo, the first eleven of these boxy 2x2 offices are available for download, if anyone wants 'em... Enjoy!
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." - H.P. Lovecraft

"Never keep up with the Joneses - drag them down to your level." - Quentin Crisp

"Ordinary morality is for ordinary people." - Aleister Crowley

callagrafx

#74
September 28, 2011, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: madhatter106 on September 27, 2011, 09:13:29 PM
skyscraper and jmdude1 - thanks!

QuoteLet's keep it civil please.  Personal attacks are for the weak of mind.

Hmm.  Obviously my smiley face :) was overlooked.  Just curious - how is calling what I typed "for the weak of mind" not a personal attack in-and-of itself? ;) 

No amount of smiley faces can counter a personal attack.  My statement was a general one, not a specific one, therefore not "personal'.  I did not say "Madhatter, you have a weak mind" which would indeed be a personal attack.
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it

cogeo

#75
October 29, 2011, 12:35:58 PM
Downloaded and examined both packs, and I have to say that the BATting work is excellent!

As for the modding I have some comments to make:
- The 4 Simpson- and the 3 Bennett-compatible ones are generally OK. Some growth-stage settings need to be adjusted so as to match the Maxis ones exactly.
- The rest 8 need quite extensive changes, eg growth stages are generally set high (relative to the number of jobs they offer) and Building value and Worth are not consistent. Some of the lots will have a hard time to grow. Some buildings have a number of jobs close to that of Dieckmann Consulting, yet the buildings are considerably taller, they pay much higher taxes and grow on lots of a higher growth stage.

I guess these where the PM-suggested values. Well, as you can see Maxis isn't consistent even with itself! Maybe consider a fix here. I really like the BATs, so I'm preparing a fix for myself.

madhatter106

#76
January 12, 2012, 11:04:48 PM
cogeo - feel free to fix whatever you'd like with them.  Most of those stats are Maxis Plugin Manager generated; in the testing I did,  I haven't had trouble growing any of them.  Some pop up more frequently than others, but given the opportunity, they do pop up.

I had neglected to visit here for a while.  Here's some more offices, this time inspired by (gasp) some Maxis stuff - these are some counterparts to things like Paull, Inc., Meehan Marketing, Ben Tower, and the McAdams Building...



From left to right, they are....

The Davenport Building
Cook, Crookes & King Ltd.
Fox Financial Partners
Debar & Home, Esq.
Palladino Design

They still need a lot of details to be added...and ugh the nightlighting....
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." - H.P. Lovecraft

"Never keep up with the Joneses - drag them down to your level." - Quentin Crisp

"Ordinary morality is for ordinary people." - Aleister Crowley

RickD

#77
January 13, 2012, 02:55:54 AM
They look good already. I like your buildings very much because they blend in with the Maxis building very well and add variety to them.
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jmdude1

#78
January 13, 2012, 03:39:04 AM
and your great buildings just keep on coming.  i like these new ones.  what lot size are you putting these on?

MTT9

#79
January 13, 2012, 08:05:32 AM
They look great. Will be a great addition to any city.
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