Portland Diamond Project Park

[nielsoncp]

Originally Posted by drksd4848

Hmm... Speaking of New England minor league ballparks... or at least concept ballparks... Just throwing it out there.

So.... initially I looked at those pictures and was like, I have no idea how those fit together. But, I set off making the stadium ... and then realized it was five different concepts... so I merged some of them together and added a few of my own ideas and, well here you go.

Polar Park follows the outline of Fenway (it turns out that Boston apparently is having all of its minor league stadiums reflect the Boston outfield, which simultaneously makes sense and makes me a bit sorry for all those citizens shelling out to make sure Boston left fielders are marginally better) and the park factors are pretty identical - low homer, slightly batter friendly, lots of doubles, no triples. (Also, thanks again to Eriqjaffe for the hand operated scoreboard.)

New zip file can be found here

Original Zip File can be found here.




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Also, I'm going to start a new thread to better organize these stadiums and solicit input from y'all. You can find it here. This expanded well beyond what I thought it would when I started out with Portland last month - thanks everyone for the feedback along the way!

[drksd4848]

I cant believe you actually DID IT!!!!! WOW!!


Seriously, I just tossed the pictures up there half kidding... thinking it's kind of impossible to put that one together. I didn't think you were really going to try it.


I'm amazed!!! Again, OUTSTANDING work. You are a juggernaut with these parks. Can't thank you enough.

[cheo25]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

A lot of the stadiums I've been modding have been pretty cool - Huntington Park in particular comes to mind. And then... there is the Shrine on Airline.



I kept the open spaces between the levels and the field outline and changed just about everything else, including adding outfield luxury boxes that are meant to evoke a French Quarter feel. Total seats are about 40,000, and it's a pretty pitcher friendly park in real life (I nerfed it a bit), but it will probably be the most pitcher friendly park in your league.

New zip file can be found here

Original Zip File can be found here

Having been to the Shrine on Airline for a few Zephyrs games over the years, I would say the Shrine is a functional ballpark and nothing more. I have not been back since they rebranded as the BabyCakes, and I live about 45 minutes from the park. That's how unremarkable that park is.

[mmarra82]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

After finishing the Portland Park I decided to take a run at the new Oakland park, which, interestingly enough, ended up being a lot easier than the Portland Park.

New zip file can be found here

Original File can be found here

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Is the centerfield wall missing?

[nielsoncp]

Originally Posted by mmarra82

Is the centerfield wall missing?

No - the wall in center field is a chain link fence, which shows up in sketchup but appears invisible in OOTP because of how it renders the stadiums. The team that created the Howard Terminal sketches prioritized a park-like feel, and as such they made the center field wall a see through fence:



In the latest iteration they added the batter's eye in center field, and I haven't added that in yet (or the new bullpens.)

[BoofBonser26]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

Next up in the series - Huntington Park in Columbus, OH. Again, took a minor league stadium and retrofitted it for a Major League setting. As a side note, it looks like a pretty beautiful stadium.

nielsoncp, first off, I want to thank you for your amazing work. I'm using a few of your stadiums, including this one, in my new fictional league and it's really brought my league to life.

I'm having display issues with only this stadium, and I'm wondering if you (or anyone else) can help me out. I don't know if it's a problem with the stadium or my settings. The issue is the "sky" appears to "slice" through the background and hide some of the stadium and skyline. I've attached a screenshot showing what I mean - note that there appears to be a hard edge to this, which you can see under the scoreboard near the 10TV logo.

Is this something I need to adjust on my end, or is it part of the stadium file? I'm playing windowed mode, 1920 x 1080.

[nielsoncp]

Thanks for letting me know Boof. I probably won't have a chance to take a look in depth until the middle of June - I have a pretty heavy travel schedule ahead, but I'll try to take a look and figure out what's happening.

Originally Posted by BoofBonser26

nielsoncp, first off, I want to thank you for your amazing work. I'm using a few of your stadiums, including this one, in my new fictional league and it's really brought my league to life.

I'm having display issues with only this stadium, and I'm wondering if you (or anyone else) can help me out. I don't know if it's a problem with the stadium or my settings. The issue is the "sky" appears to "slice" through the background and hide some of the stadium and skyline. I've attached a screenshot showing what I mean - note that there appears to be a hard edge to this, which you can see under the scoreboard near the 10TV logo.

Is this something I need to adjust on my end, or is it part of the stadium file? I'm playing windowed mode, 1920 x 1080.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

For this park we're taking a trip to Coney Island to ride the ferris wheel, stare at roller coaster cars, and take in a ball game.

I took the field design and location (and a couple other features) from the current home of the Brooklyn Cyclones for this particular stadium. It's 37,500 and plays relatively neutrally.

New zip file can be found here

Original Zip File can be found here



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The top picture says San Antonio, but the bottom one doesn't. Also, the park is supposed to be in Brooklyn, isn't it? Just wondering, that's all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

Next up in the series - Huntington Park in Columbus, OH. Again, took a minor league stadium and retrofitted it for a Major League setting. As a side note, it looks like a pretty beautiful stadium.

New zip file can be found here

Original File can be found here

Park Factors

Columbus seems to be printed upside-down from the way it probably should be on the third base-side dugout in this picture. Just noticed something you may not have caught yet here, that's all. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

First, I want to say that I think this park is absolutely gorgeous in real life. I enjoyed looking at pictures of First Tennessee more than any other stadium (and watching their youtube video - I may do it for fun in the future), so I hope this stadium does it justice.

The park plays pretty pitcher friendly in real life, which is reflected in the model. There is a slight advantage for left handed hitters, particularly with the short wall in left field.

New zip file can be found here

Original zip file can be found here



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Graphics on the dugout roofs in these pictures seem to be upside-down from likely preferred orientations. Just thought you should know, that's all. CD out.

[nielsoncp]

Thanks CD. A lot of the parks in this thread have errors in them - it was part of my learning process at the time. The models are all fixed now, but I decided I didn't want to put the time into fixing all the pictures. At some point I may go back and update, but for now they will stay put.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Thank you, fine sir, for the updated information. Keep up the great work, in any case, I hope. I'll be looking for the other parks mainly or totally featuring Low's logos for certain teams I'm going to be adding soon to the relevant dynasty or dynasties, for sure, just so you know. May you and yours all stay as safe and all as possible, in these challenging times. Lord willing, of course, that is. CD out.

[Clovidequano Dovatha]

Originally Posted by nielsoncp

I created a model for the proposed Portland ballpark in Sketchup, and I wanted to share it here for c/c. Below is the zip file and a couple of pictures:

New zip file can be found here

Original zip file can be found here

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Thanks to Silvam, adion and eriqjaffe for all of their work on stadiums - I've been following from afar the last few years and decided to try my hand at one, and the texture databases you all have built up proved invaluable.

Graphics upside-down on third base-side dugout here. Just thought you should know, if you haven't already corrected the relevant graphics, that's all. CD out.