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Offline Simmer2

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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2360 on: November 12, 2019, 02:20:21 PM »
After 3 attempts at rending this mega model (wasted 27 hours) I have come to the conclusion that it cannot be rendered as one piece.
I will have to split it in at least 3 pieces and then try again.

I even tried scaling it down 50%, render it and use the Tweaker to upscale it back to 100 but the result is horrible.

Stats. 17 tiles long. 4 tiles wide and 4 tiles high.

A tad over half a million polys. I have optimized everything possible.

It includes dozens of nightlights as well.

I will not give up that easy.

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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2361 on: November 12, 2019, 02:47:00 PM »
The largest ship that I have exported is 210 meters long. (I exported it in HD)
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2362 on: November 13, 2019, 10:44:27 PM »
SM2 Biofuel Tank Array 8 is now online here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3882
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2363 on: November 14, 2019, 02:15:50 PM »
Quote from: Simmer2 on November 12, 2019, 02:20:21 PM
After 3 attempts at rending this mega model (wasted 27 hours) I have come to the conclusion that it cannot be rendered as one piece.
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I have to ask, wouldn't it be possible, to use Amazon or Google rented processor power to render the models? I have no idea how this works, it's just asuggestion. :)
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2364 on: November 17, 2019, 02:00:11 PM »
paddy0174 I doubt very much that is possible.

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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2365 on: November 17, 2019, 03:10:52 PM »
Would you mind telling me, what you would need? I'd suspect a running Windows 10 (would Windows Server be ok, too?) with installed 3DSMax. What else is needed?

I just took a short look at Google, they advertise exactly this use case: rendering for media and entertainment industry ;) You could rent up to 96 (!!!) virtual processors at once, together with say 50GB of space.

https://cloud.google.com/solutions/media-entertainment/use-cases/

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https://cloud.google.com/solutions/media-entertainment/use-cases/rendering/
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I'm sure, Amazon with its AWS cloud services offers something comparable.

I know, these processor power is not free of charge, but at least I would be happy to sponsor a rendering session. You could "offer" a sponsor link in the description of the lot? :) I know that from park benches here in Germany. :D :D :D
The prices are pretty cheap, between $0,01 up to $3,80 per hour. If I calculate your assumed PC power and 27 hours, my guess would be around six hours, max ten hours, for the tanker model. Would be something around $15 to $25... As I said, I'd love to see a "sponsoring by model". :)
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2366 on: November 18, 2019, 07:51:13 PM »
Paddy0174 I'm running ancient software (Gmax, XP etc) no chance of that happening but I'm not giving up on the ship model. As I said in a previous post I will cut the model in 3 or 4 pieces and then render them much faster and in HD as well. I will do it when I have time.

Here is another. SM2 Hydrocracking Unit Grab it here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3883
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2367 on: November 20, 2019, 01:21:53 AM »
SM2 Titanium Alloys Inc is ready to render.
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2368 on: November 22, 2019, 10:30:09 AM »
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2369 on: November 23, 2019, 02:41:27 AM »
How roof texture and model's roof work together on SM2 Hydrocracking Unit is gorgeous.  &apls &apls &apls
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2370 on: November 27, 2019, 12:12:29 AM »
Thanks Major!

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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2371 on: November 27, 2019, 11:44:58 PM »
Grab your SM2 Biofuel Distillers here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3884
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2372 on: December 01, 2019, 09:25:46 PM »
A new prop pack awaits you!

SM2 Mega Prop Pack Vol4 is here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3885
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And... SM2 Coal Barge A is also ready to dl here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3886
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2373 on: December 02, 2019, 08:49:37 AM »
Wow!

Really nice surprise. Thanks for putting together the MegaProp pack! And the coal barge is a nice addition too!

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You may find updates about my ongoing projects into my development thread here at SimCity 4 Devotion: Tyberius Lotting Experiments
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I'm also working on some preservation projects the behalf of non-anymore-active-developpers.

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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2374 on: December 05, 2019, 10:30:11 AM »
Quote from: Simmer2 on December 01, 2019, 09:25:46 PM
A new prop pack awaits you!

SM2 Mega Prop Pack Vol4 is here https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3885
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I'm getting keen and horny to lot again. Hopefully on christmas holidays I can have a look into it. Thank you so much, master architect.
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2375 on: December 05, 2019, 11:15:42 PM »
Thank you Tibi and fantozzi!

A little country bridge experiment.
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2376 on: December 07, 2019, 06:28:21 AM »
Your latest releases are stunning, thanks for all that you do in keeping this game going.
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2377 on: December 07, 2019, 04:52:24 PM »
Thanks Papa-J

I redesigned the bridge and started work on a new prop based canal system...this is all Work In Progress at the moment. I'm experimenting with seamless textures and LODs
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2378 on: December 08, 2019, 04:14:44 PM »
Hi Nick!

First of all, that bridge is awesome! Beautiful creation. I hope we will see it to be released one day. The prop base water texture lovely, and specially like how your set-up is working together with these water tile props either with the highwall or the simple canalwalls. I hope you will manage to go through on a whole set - if there is such a plan - (ortho, corners, diagonals etc...)
Always nice to see some new canal development for SC4. Also I like that it is rather neutral, so no specifically urban or rural, it can be both (earlier we saw a few canal developments from other creators - non of those have been released -, but those were mostly urban-style). So keep up the good work!

- Tyberius

by the way, you've got a +1 for your latest Mega Prop Pack. Thank you very much!
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Re: Simmer's Lotting Lab.
« Reply #2379 on: December 09, 2019, 12:38:18 AM »
Thanks Tibi!

Another one is now available here at the LEX. https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3887
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