Day 6
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Day 6
by Thomas 28th April 2010, 19:59
Welcome back to the Capital Hotel in the South Ollingdale district for the penultimate day of this Summit. Today we will be looking at eye candy and realism, and how to create both of these.
1. How do you use eye candy in your cities? Explain the best way you have for using eye candy.
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities?
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Re: Day 6
by emgmod 29th April 2010, 04:42
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- 1. How do you use eye candy in your cities? Explain the best way you have for using eye candy.
I use eye candy in cities to add on to existing things in the city. For example, I plop Landmarks with jobs over existing buildings of about the same size to reduce repetition. The best way I have used eyecandy is using the RRP flora stuff to make empty lots in cities, something you don't see too often in SC4.
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
One of my cities is in a Natural Growth style, and it only has 200 residents. Sometimes, I add little stories behind a road, or a building. Usually, I have brainstorming sessions on how to plan parts of my city realistically.
3. What are your favorite mods for your cities?
(Urban)
-NAM+addons
-CAM
-BSC Parks
-Mattb325 Houses
-Simgoober's stuff
(Rural)
-Ploppable flora/rocks
-Custom trees
-Olympic Terrain Mod+Tree Controller
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Re: Day 6
by Daniel 29th April 2010, 04:47
1. How do you use eye candy in your cities? Explain the best way you have for using eye candy.
Wherever something looks drab, I'll use eye-candy to spice it up a bit. I'm not a fan of using eye-candy in place of something functional, though.
It's also all in the details. Sometimes it's as easy as plopping a building, other times it's necessary to spend some time on the finer details, like the gaps between a road and a farm.
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
I avoid the ridiculous. Anyone who played SC2000 will remember "Arcologies." Giant buildings that house up to and beyond a million people. I don't like that.
Generally speaking, when I'm in one of the cities, I take note of how real it feels. If there's something about it that is ruining the illusion, it goes. If there's something missing, I go get it.
Most recently, the airports underwent a major upgrade. The Maxis default airports are disastrously unrealistic. I'm actually a trained pilot and I would have a hard time landing a Cessna on the runway that they provide, let alone a fully laden 707.
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities?
NAM: An absolute must have. Also, anything PEG puts out is gold.
Wherever something looks drab, I'll use eye-candy to spice it up a bit. I'm not a fan of using eye-candy in place of something functional, though.
It's also all in the details. Sometimes it's as easy as plopping a building, other times it's necessary to spend some time on the finer details, like the gaps between a road and a farm.
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
I avoid the ridiculous. Anyone who played SC2000 will remember "Arcologies." Giant buildings that house up to and beyond a million people. I don't like that.
Generally speaking, when I'm in one of the cities, I take note of how real it feels. If there's something about it that is ruining the illusion, it goes. If there's something missing, I go get it.
Most recently, the airports underwent a major upgrade. The Maxis default airports are disastrously unrealistic. I'm actually a trained pilot and I would have a hard time landing a Cessna on the runway that they provide, let alone a fully laden 707.
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities?
NAM: An absolute must have. Also, anything PEG puts out is gold.
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Re: Day 6
by Guest 29th April 2010, 13:45
1. How do you use eye candy in your cities? Explain the best way you have for using eye candy.
I like to use it for urban and downtown such as slums lot.
2. How do you promote realism on your city?
Make some green area at city area.
Make some slums at city.
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities? NAM, BSC funding, CAM.
I like to use it for urban and downtown such as slums lot.
2. How do you promote realism on your city?
Make some green area at city area.
Make some slums at city.
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities? NAM, BSC funding, CAM.
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Re: Day 6
by Blakeway4 29th April 2010, 23:04
1. How do you use eye candy in your cities? Explain the best way you have for using eye candy.
I do as much as realist as I can with alot of custom BATs
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
I take examples from RL Cities/Region and get inspired by it
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities?
Too much to say
I do as much as realist as I can with alot of custom BATs
2. How do you promote realism in your cities? Explain the best way to try and use realism.
I take examples from RL Cities/Region and get inspired by it
3. What are your favourite mods for your cities?
Too much to say
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