VDK Power Inc.

vester · September 29, 2011, 04:30:31 PM

Have started working batting this powerstation that have thinking of doing for quite sometime: Svanemøllewærket / Swane Mill Powerstation.

Not sure about the size of the back (the high part). Think I need to scale it on x and y axis.

Think this going to be a biggest bat to date.

and a zoom on the city arms:

Might just need to scale this.

turtle · September 30, 2011, 05:19:36 AM

That's pretty awesome. I have passed it daily the last 6 months and always thought it would be an excellent addition to SC. Even contemplated to try to bat it myself.

It looks great already! excellent texture for the bricks. But I think you should keep the DONG energy logo instead of simcity.

metarvo · September 30, 2011, 06:00:05 AM

Good job! I especially like the roof texture and the lighting.

art128 · September 30, 2011, 06:46:00 AM

Looking already lovely, Arne! I really like the sense of humor with the "Simcity Energy" sign!

vester · October 01, 2011, 01:24:51 PM

Here is an update:

Click to enlarge. Gone are the blue boxes.

Click to enlarge.

vester · October 03, 2011, 04:11:26 AM

Things are started to come together:

metarvo · October 03, 2011, 06:04:55 AM

Needless to say, the smokestacks add so much character to the building.

Aaron Graham · October 03, 2011, 11:07:35 AM

Looks great, I think you need to increase the size of the bricks on your wall so we can see the brick details a little.

Keep it up.

cogeo · October 03, 2011, 11:38:08 AM

Excellent job!!! How big will the lot be?

I have a small request, now that you have the textures (and you can definitely reuse parts of the modelling work), could you please make a smaller version too? It would be useful for small cities.

Here is a small power plant on the STEX. I have remodded and relotted it, and I use it extensively. But it's an old BAT and has problems (glitches) with its nitewindows, and the bricks are unrealistically red. I could send you the lot to take a look, if you are interested.

vester · October 03, 2011, 02:46:16 PM

Thank you both.

Cogeo: Which part of the building would you prefer ?

Not sure about the lot, the lods will be 83.1 x 180,8 m.

Got a bit tired of filling in windows and other details,
so I worked a little more on the night lights:

Had to make all the small windows at the front buildings.

Maybe I will do another one:

Dieselhouse

or maybe part of the plant next to it:

H. C. Ørstedværket / The H. C. Ørsted Powerplant.

Dieselhouse is the one on the left.

rooker1 · October 03, 2011, 04:23:23 PM

I'm in love with that building.

Robin

Kitsune · October 03, 2011, 04:29:09 PM

Quote from: rooker1 on October 03, 2011, 04:23:23 PM
I'm in love with that building.

Robin

so am I... this is going to be a very useful plant.

art128 · October 03, 2011, 04:30:40 PM

I do agree with the comments above, stunning job so far Arne!

cogeo · October 08, 2011, 11:04:46 AM

Quote from: vester on October 03, 2011, 02:46:16 PM
Cogeo: Which part of the building would you prefer ?

Not sure about the lot, the lods will be 83.1 x 180,8 m.

Yeah, this is a big one.

I don't have any specific preference about the model, just any part that could be fitted in a small lot and still looking like a coal (and why not, oil as well - if you make the other one too

) power plant. Below is a pic of how I have relotted the model from the STEX:

Neither the model has to be like that, nor the lot be 4x2 (but not 4x4 either). I guess you get what I mean: something smaller than the ingame one.

vester · October 08, 2011, 03:12:31 PM

That is an ugly one! Bright red bricks, wow!

Quote from: cogeo on October 08, 2011, 11:04:46 AM
Neither the model has to be like that, nor the lot be 4x2 (but not 4x4 either). I guess you get what I mean: something smaller than the ingame one.

Not sure what I can squeezes down on a 4x2 lot. I will try at one time.

Still working on the bat. Almost finish the nightlight. Still some details to work on.

vester · October 10, 2011, 05:30:55 PM

How about this start:

At the moment its 19.4 x 27.8 m.

vester · October 11, 2011, 12:23:29 PM

Got the basic lines in place:

~~Think I will change the teextures on the chimney.~~

The size is 36,9 x 27,1 m

EDIT:
How about this change of textures:

vester · October 12, 2011, 03:34:39 AM

Added some more details to the small powerplant:

rooker1 · October 12, 2011, 04:22:28 AM

Ohhhhh.
More progress. I have no complaints at all. Perfectly done Arne!!
I can't wait to get my hands on these two.
Robin

metarvo · October 12, 2011, 06:41:45 AM

Nice work! I like that brick texture very much, even though you've toned it down a lot from the Lego-bright red RL one. On the topic of small power plants, I remember it being shown once in the Show us your Power Grids thread that much of the space taken by a power plant complex consists of parking and outbuildings rather than the actual generators themselves. So, the small facilities could be used for that application as well as limited-space environments (such as cities). It sounds to me like the plant itself (minus any other lot features such as parking) could actually fit on a 3×2 lot. If 4×2 won't work, then what about 4×3? That would at least be a 4-tile savings versus the 4×4 Maxis coal plant which has been a staple of every major installment of the game.