SimFox's Pixel Torture Chamber

[jmyers2043]

I sometimes make two textures. The one in the foreground is a medium to dark gray texture at around 10% opacity. These are the glass panes. Then right behind these smaller glass windows I'll place a large texture with clouds or whatever. You can see the clouds through the very faint front glass. Then you can play with the opacity of the cloud texture to get the desired amount of perceived reflection. Like maybe around 80%. You can then nitelite the glass in front as desired.

[zero7]

A little something on the subject of what is reflected at the game angle on a highly reflective glass surface - this is a little slice of Kuala Lumpur taken from the KL Tower.  Take a close look at the building in the foreground:



Click on the image to get the full size version and feel free to complain about lack of roof junk on the building in the bottom right 

[Shadow Assassin]

What probably makes the difference is that you've been watching those for 4 years now.

Now, I agree with that... I've had SC4 since it came out. 

I suppose I'm really a traditionalist at heart... but it's just a little hard for me to find a place for the building where the reflection won't stick out so much.

Anyways, do keep this up... there's really nothing wrong with it

[SimFox]

SA

Golden sunset anyone??

[Antoine]

Excellent work with texture !!

[Shadow Assassin]

I love the look of that at sunset.

Now, how would it look at sunset with a collection of other buildings that you've made?

[Pat]

Simfox that is amazing golden sunset indeed.... 

[mightygoose]

what is one of simgoobers office buildings doing in the background of that shot from the KL tower... ;P great work on this simfox.

[callagrafx]

what is one of simgoobers office buildings doing in the background of that shot from the KL tower... ;P great work on this simfox.

Goober is everywhere

[cammo2003]

I think the main thing that makes it feel so out of place ingame is that the reflections are so busy. Nothing in game is anywhere near that busy. I suspect you might be able to get away with it if you simplify what you're reflecting.

[Sim Shady]

well the more buildings like that SimFox makes, the better they will fit in    Dont lower yourself to Maxis standards SimFox!

[bokrif]

That building is awesome!

[Sim Shady]

Where has our favorite BAT genius been?

[iamgoingtoeatyou]

Where has our favorite BAT genius been?

China!

[SimFox]

:-)
I have been here:








and here:








and here:








and here:

[RippleJet]

Welcome back home, SimFox from there, and there, and there, and...

It must have been an experience.
Quite exotic and different from the currently wet and dull homeland!

[SimFox]

Funny thing, all those places are right now as wet and cold as homeland. In fact there is more snow in around Shanghai then around Helsinki:-)

These were taken in December

[rooker1]

Those are very nice pictures, thank you for sharing them and welcome back.  You must be full of new ideas now.

Robin 

[Pat]

LoL Simfox that is something else all those pics.... Welcome back and I hope you had a great time in China...

[SimFox]

Rooker, Pat:
Yeah I have got tons of idea, unfortunately (at the moment) very little time to realize them.
BTW I did go around Beijing Silver Tower and had been very disappointed... the side that I couldn't have found any pictures of is absolutely blank... It just an wall with no opening s of any kind on it...