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Arts & Leisure Shibuya Series 1.0

Original Author: KR153

  1. KR153
    Migration Note:
    - KR153 is the original Author of this Mod!
    - Descriptions of Buildings 3-5 missing
    - Pictures partly not showing the final stage!


    (Shi) Boo Ya! After nearly two years since my last release I can present to you my newest creation. It is something I ever wanted for my cities. If you never heard anything about Shibuja: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya,_Tokyo This series however will not feature only Shibuja but also Akihabara, Kabuchiko and the other entertainment district buildings mixed up. They will be not exact replicas but inspired by real buildings.
    Front/Back view


    Shibuya 01
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    This was a poject of first-timers, nearly every process was new to me, since this was build from scratch on 3ds max. It still has some flaws, but I can say I did my best. The greatest flaw technical wise would be the file size since I had to use a 2048x1024 diffuse map, wich is huge for a building this size (40x 40m, T2).The other point would be the triangle count, which exceeds the MC guideline also. But I think you can see where that extra polys and texture size went.
    The textures are all original from Tokyo/Japan although they might not fit exactly context-wise. Gomen nasai for that.

    Technical details:
    - All maps included: Diffuse, Normal, Specular, Reflection and Opacity and also 2nd channel night lights and lightmap.
    - Triangle count: LOD1: 4956; LOD2: 3346; LOD3:1446 LOD4: 258
    - Localization files
    Changelog Building 1: Deleted "x4 files" in sgbin file, reduced filesize
    1.1 version should be savegame compatible, just replace the file in your mods folder.

    I can´t stress enough how invaluable Montys help was, I can say without exaggeration that this would have never seen the light of day without him. I could praise you for pages , but i think the best way to thank you is to continue making quality mods in the future, pushing the standard.
    Thanks to all beta testers from the chat (was in a hurry, can´t remember who you all were ) and to Prey and Nicko2u for advise in the thread.
    Special greetings to Kitsunebi! (I know you´ll dig this )

    For all who are in the process of modding and may ask themselves if a 2nd cahnnel lightmap is worth the effort:

    This speaks for itself I think.
    You might also benefit from my project´s thread with excellent help from Monty:http://xlnation.net/content/questions-and-problems-modelling
    I won´t put any deadline on myself for the next release, all I can say that it won´t take another two years. I have different projects on my mind and I will work on them simultaniously.


    Shibuya 02
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    This is a wall to wall filler building. It has the same function and menu position as the first one. It has all maps and following LOD specs:
    LOD1: 4352
    LOD2: 2764
    LOD3: 1944
    LOD4: 290


    Shibuya 03
    EapS9LM.jpg ZqTecjq.jpg


    Shibuya 04
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    mNx85G4.jpg oe5vUA2.jpg


    Shibuya 05
    b40nduk.jpg EnlgnFw.jpg JGDW3mf.jpg


    Menu Location
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    Installation Pre-requiste(s):
    User Interface Mod
    Shader Pack for Players

    Images

    1. iCLHA99.jpg
    tuzichihu, 222X222, kipate and 13 others like this.

Recent Reviews

  1. tuzichihu
    tuzichihu
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Can it be used in XXL?
  2. Heyan
    Heyan
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    这个mod很喜欢的,特别好用 !
  3. Wuling
    Wuling
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Five stars for that real Shibuya ambiance.
  4. kimbol
    kimbol
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    So cool this Tokyo building is!
  5. 5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Wow. Kawaii. :)
  6. serete12
    serete12
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    This is very cool. I like that it is from tokyo; the biggest city in the world.
  7. Nogerivan
    Nogerivan
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    the best series
  8. gbojanic
    gbojanic
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Excellent quality!
  9. Miguel
    Miguel
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Awesome Buildings. ;)
  10. Radiant Dawn
    Radiant Dawn
    3/5,
    Version: 1.0
    This will be a good addition to my Asian parts of my cities.