The University of Clayhurst

[PrestonCo]

love the look of the new fieldhouse....cant wait!

[tamorr]

Those are some nice looking dorms there.... I really love the Diggis & Stropon Halls.
   The designs look rather well implimented, and I know I'd enjoy arranging my university with all the things I've seen here. Of course not all in the same city, as a region is big enough to have a few Universities around.

[tahill79]

Thanks for the help JB.  The LEX said I had it but my plugins said other wise.  Now its time for some uni building!!!

[Delecto]

Top quality work as ever JBSimio. I realy like all your creations. 

[Pat]

Jon stunning work here as a normal from you!!! WOW!!!

[Sciurus]

Really beautiful dorms, I love!
And, do you still translate the project in other languages? I saw it on the first message, beacause if you want, I could tranlsate it in french

Guillaume

[Bobbi]

Excellent work!

And maybe I can translate it in Chinese

[tag_one]

If you want some Dutch translations just give a shout. You know where to find me

[RippleJet]

And you know the languages I'll take care of...

Talking of which...
Merijn, you should head over here and pick up a karma point before somebody else does...

[oneeighttwo]

I don't get that much time to play Sc4 very much or post on the these forums much. I just wanted to say you do some excellent work and making playing the game much more enjoyable. This university set is awesome! Thanks!

[JBSimio]

Ripplejet:  You're welcome... Lord knows I owe you a lot more than a bunch of nicely arranged pixels!   

Thingfishs:  I probably am overusing the roof air vents at times... the trouble is, many newer buildings keep their mechanical elements indoors which leaves nothing to put on the roof anymore.  The view of SC4 kind of forces me to have something up there, but I'm kind of at a loss for ideas... especially with dormitories.

Simdad:  Thank you!  I definitely will be using the agriculture idea at some point... just not sure when yet.  EP1 is basically in the finishing stages and I won't be adding anymore buildings to it than what I have planned.  EP2 is getting pretty full already too... but we'll see how that goes. 

Dan:  Thank you!  I'm hoping to lot the classroom buildings this weekend, but I'll be watching to see what you might do with the business center.

PrestonCo:  Thank you!

Tahill:  Glad everything worked out!   

Delfacto:  Thank you!

Pat:  Thank you!  Nice to see you again... hope you're doing well, my friend.

Guillaume:  We will be needing translations again so thank you for the offer!

Bobbi:  Chinese would be wonderful, thank you!

Merijn:  Thank you as well!

Ripplejet:  I do indeed.  Given Bobbi's offer... is there a way to add Chinese to the starter pack without too much trouble?  Maybe just an additional dat file or something?  We can discuss details elsewhere... especially since there are other topics you and I will need to sort out soon. 

Oneeighttwo:  Thank you!

Just a quick update on the field house.  I had hoped to be further along by now, but I had to basically start over because the scale was so far off on the first one.  I'm running out of time, so I'll talk about things later.  For now, here's the latest look:



More tonight, I hope...
JB

[Jack_wilds]

Hey JBSimio, Jack wilds here...

So how are you? enjoying the wintry bay area? (insert: clever sneeky emoticon throwing a snowball your way)    its been a blizzard here... it dumped 14" here in the Valley, some places got over 18" -alot of wet-heavy-white stuff that bogged down my arm-throwing snow blower really fast.   

Like the better more improved field house...  also like the dorms... everyone is stating the accolades, not much I could add... but a 

Jack 

[PrestonCo]

Thingfishs:  I probably am overusing the roof air vents at times... the trouble is, many newer buildings keep their mechanical elements indoors which leaves nothing to put on the roof anymore.  The view of SC4 kind of forces me to have something up there, but I'm kind of at a loss for ideas... especially with dormitories.

have you ever thought about putting greenroofs on your buildings with flat roofts? I'm not sure how well it would fit in a university setting as compared to HT industry or large commercial/residential structures...might work on some of the residence halls. Just an idea to break up the monotony....

[JBSimio]

Jack:  Thank you!  Things are well here... a bit colder than normal, but still nothing compared to Michigan or Wisconsin!  I think I only feel cold because nobody believes in insulating houses around here.     I'm hoping to see some snow when I head home in a couple weeks... but then I'll leave it behind again and not miss it at all for the rest of the year. 

PrestonCo:  I'm not too sure about roof gardens for the dorms either.  I'm sure there are regions that have them, but I can't imagine it would be all that common.  I did have a couple other ideas while typing your response this morning though so we'll see what happens the next time around. 

I'll get back to EP1 again this weekend.  I find it much easier to do the modding in larger batches so I can keep everything straight in my head.  My hope is to finish the three classroom buildings this time around.  That will only leave a few support buildings and lots to finish before I start arranging and packaging.

In the meantime... here's some progress on the field house:





Quite a few details to add yet.  (I didn't even put the foundations along the sides yet... oops!)  The back isn't finished either... which is why you can't see it in this update.  I'm debatining whether I want to make the whole building a touch longer or not.  It almost looks a bit too  squared off right now, but that might just be me.  That's about it for tonight though...

JB

[Zacharuno]

Question, about how long is the field house now? I would agree that it should be long, but only by another four windows or so. How many seats are you imagining this building having? But it looks great and will fit right in with the rest of the university.

[Sciurus]

Congrats JBSimio! I love your BAT!
And for  the translation, you're welcome!

Guillaume

[payce2tw]

Thought I should check in here while I can. Everything looks so good. When I was in college there were sunbathers on the roofs of the dorms.

[threestooges]

Ah, they don't let us folk up on the roofs these days... liability stuff and all. Then again, that doesn't stop some determined folks. The field house looks great Jon. It may be a bit square, but I don't see that as a problem. Then again, I'm not sure what exactly is contained in a field house (is it like a gym?). Impressive progress on this. Is it just the work of an experienced hand that lets you produce things like this so quickly, or do you maintain a modle folder of various bits and pieces that you can alter to fit the area? Whatever the case, you've achieved a grand style here. The arches over the entrances in particular and great touches. Hope all is well.
-Matt

[RippleJet]

Given Bobbi's offer... is there a way to add Chinese to the starter pack without too much trouble?  Maybe just an additional dat file or something?

One additional dat file would most certainly be enough.
It's very nice of Bobbi to offer to make those translations!

When I was in college there were sunbathers on the roofs of the dorms.

I think Jon will have to model mom on the roof now...

[thingfishs]

that's a beautiful facade