Sunday, June 24, 2007

One night in Bangkok makes the hard man humble

So much for virtual sims in far away Austria.

Flying around and visiting other people's sims can be much fun, and I managed to find something closer to home, ... Bangkok!

The street texture is fantastic, the creator must had visited the old city, taking shots of Tuk-tuk taxis and the crowded and untidy city scape, with its massive amount of signboards and high flying, criss-crossing wire cables all over. Nothing bad about that, as this gives Bangkok that authetic genuine feel and smell of a old city. The characteristics that is unique to that city by the river.

Notice the textures for the streets are pretty well done, with the some of the buildings in Bangkok's Chinatown textured to simulate buildings of the distant past and some textured to simulate godowns and warehouses of the non so distant past. The creator throws in a mix of billboards with labels such as Ajisen and KFC. A distance down this street, the creator even simulates a broken telephone post, with the sparking electic shoot-out and the zipping sound.

Towards a corner of the sim, took some shots of the royal palace. The palace comes with the distinct multiple roof that ends in sharp pointer corner unique to Thai architectures.

The interior of the palace.







I can see patience in the creator as he or she tries to create this statue.

Overall, I'll give this sim a very high rating, as I feel that the look and feel of Bangkok is recreated in this sim. Very well done indeed.