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nadir · 09-30-2009, 08:00 PM

So the past week or so, I've been working on and off with a build partner on recreating the city of Dead End (Dead End Role-Play Community in Second Life) from scratch as I plan to move it.

The city itself is based on forced fantasy, BDSM, and "seedy life" urban role-play. Much different than its sister community, the Crack Den, the city has tall skylines, cramped streets, multi-level streets, drowned in darkness, and an overall -very- surreal / eerie feel...

From shadowing, desaturated textures/skyline, to the quick rolling clouds covering the sky, this has been a really fun build. Only at about 3k prims, still have the swamp, woods, proper industrial docks, and a whole lot of interiors to do!

The city has a lot of public RP at the street level, with residential units in the building. Anywho, I'll just post pics of the work so far ... should be done by the weekend

(thanks Aki for the realistic designed car!)

(view from small studio unit)

Camille Serpentine · 09-30-2009, 08:11 PM

How do you do the sky effects?

nadir · 09-30-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Camille Serpentine

How do you do the sky effects?

megaprims and texture animation

Camille Serpentine · 09-30-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nadir

megaprims and texture animation

Thanks!
I was curious if it was an alternative sky that LL offered.

juro · 10-01-2009, 02:33 AM

the sim looks great.. and i dig the old corvette.

Charlotte Bartlett · 10-01-2009, 02:41 AM

I like this <3 can imagine me tottering around in my heels around there

I mourn the fact we never got estate level windlight

Great effects to get around it!

Asher Bertrand · 10-01-2009, 02:50 AM

Do want!

nadir · 10-01-2009, 03:50 AM

I need some help! I'm trying to design 2-3 more interesting floor layouts for either studio or apartment... anyone live in one in RL that can share blueprint/layout on the web if available?

nadir · 10-31-2009, 03:29 PM

almost done

Now comes the icky part ... setting up rental boxes for the vendor spaces and tenants!

Tess Whitcroft · 11-01-2009, 12:15 AM

Although everyone in the past seems to have made hideous, obvious rental boxes you might try something different. Disguise them as stacks of newspaper...

Old boxes...

Or other objects you might find in unused buildings.

Tess

nadir · 11-01-2009, 12:35 AM

thanks for the suggestion tess! I like the newspaper idea a lot; some of them were going to be crates ... or just realistic looking "for rent" signs. Definitely not the stock hipporent textures!

I'll post a pic of what I end up with.

09-30-2009, 08:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
nadir role-player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 228 SL Join Date: 12/4/06 Business: ALTERSCAPE	Dead End City So the past week or so, I've been working on and off with a build partner on recreating the city of Dead End (Dead End Role-Play Community in Second Life) from scratch as I plan to move it. The city itself is based on forced fantasy, BDSM, and "seedy life" urban role-play. Much different than its sister community, the Crack Den, the city has tall skylines, cramped streets, multi-level streets, drowned in darkness, and an overall -very- surreal / eerie feel... From shadowing, desaturated textures/skyline, to the quick rolling clouds covering the sky, this has been a really fun build. Only at about 3k prims, still have the swamp, woods, proper industrial docks, and a whole lot of interiors to do! The city has a lot of public RP at the street level, with residential units in the building. Anywho, I'll just post pics of the work so far ... should be done by the weekend (thanks Aki for the realistic designed car!) (view from small studio unit) __________________ ALTERSCAPE -- The immersive living experience in SL Urban, Industrial, Futuristic Land or Housing Available Crack Den \| Dead End \| Hitokai Island \| Shipyard

10-01-2009, 02:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
juro Senior Member Sdit Etatus Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 265 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 2	the sim looks great.. and i dig the old corvette. __________________

10-01-2009, 02:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Asher Bertrand Dead Guy Creaking watermelons Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,701 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2	Do want! __________________ Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.

11-01-2009, 12:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tess Whitcroft Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,342 Awards: 1	Although everyone in the past seems to have made hideous, obvious rental boxes you might try something different. Disguise them as stacks of newspaper... Old boxes... Or other objects you might find in unused buildings. Tess __________________ Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt

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09-30-2009, 08:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Camille Serpentine Reaming your prims Screwing your scripts Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 579 My Mood: Farm Hustle Champion! Fast Food Fiasco Champion! SL Join Date: October 2003 Blog Entries: 1	How do you do the sky effects?

10-01-2009, 02:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 238 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	I like this <3 can imagine me tottering around in my heels around there I mourn the fact we never got estate level windlight Great effects to get around it!

10-01-2009, 03:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
nadir role-player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 228 SL Join Date: 12/4/06 Business: ALTERSCAPE	I need some help! I'm trying to design 2-3 more interesting floor layouts for either studio or apartment... anyone live in one in RL that can share blueprint/layout on the web if available?

10-31-2009, 03:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
nadir role-player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 228 SL Join Date: 12/4/06 Business: ALTERSCAPE	almost done Now comes the icky part ... setting up rental boxes for the vendor spaces and tenants!

11-01-2009, 12:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
nadir role-player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 228 SL Join Date: 12/4/06 Business: ALTERSCAPE	thanks for the suggestion tess! I like the newspaper idea a lot; some of them were going to be crates ... or just realistic looking "for rent" signs. Definitely not the stock hipporent textures! I'll post a pic of what I end up with.

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