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Extended arches for thicker walls

by Lisen801 Posted 14th Jul 2010 at 7:13 AM - Updated 9th Jun 2012 at 3:10 PM by Lisen801

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This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Expansion pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below the description for more information.

Updated for Pets and patch and tested in game

The walls are too thin in the basement. I made some experimenting and was able to edit the arches so it give an illusion of thicker walls.

I started with my own single arch and after some experiment I found it works.

I also tried to extend one of EA's arch, the Egytian one.

It works too but I have some problem with the texturing. Maybe it is because it's something special with that arch, I don't know. As you can see in the picture the texturing is something special as you can recolor just the border on one side. I think it's great. The disadvantage is that the texture is stretched on the extension. But I think it works well if you dont't use geometrical patterns. I think wood works best.

Another disadvantage is that you can see the extension if you look along tthe wall because the wall is so thin. I can live with that!

The single arc cost 150$ and the Egyptian 195$. Both can be found among the other arches in the catalogue.

Polygon Counts:
Single arch: 388 vertices and 480 faces

Egyptian: 162 vertices and 164 faces.

Additional Credits:
As usual, I want to thank the developers of S3OC and S3PE and all the autors of different tutorials here and there.

Tags: #arch walls

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Filename - Tip: You can click the magnifying glass to see the archive contents	Size	Downloads	Date
Lisen_ExtendedArches.7z Size: 46.5 KB · Downloads: 2,910 · 9th Jun 2012	46.5 KB	2,910	9th Jun 2012

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candlelight82

Scholar

14th Jul 2010 at 10:42 AM

Wow, this looks great. Nice effect. Big Thanks!

Vera_J

Lab Assistant

14th Jul 2010 at 3:29 PM

Great idea, it looks very nice! Thanks.

whitewaterwood

Zombie Socks

14th Jul 2010 at 6:35 PM

You are a genius! This is a completely brilliant idea. The idea of thicker walls is such a simple idea but one that adds a whole new dimension to the game.

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Mehrlicht

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16th Jul 2010 at 8:54 AM

Fantastic.Until now was never sure where to use an arch instead of a door,found them unrealistic.But yours are so perfect.Thank you so much for sharing this great work with us.

Tricit

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