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Whatever Happened to Urban Sprawl 1 ???

johnbuckeridgejohnbuckeridge Posts: 296
in The Commons

So there's Stonemason's Urban Sprawl 2 and Urban Sprawl 3 - but what happened to the original set?  I could have sworn I saw it when I first joined DAZ a year ago...

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  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,392
    edited January 2022

    That was withdrawn by Stonemason himself quite a few years ago. He felt it was much lower quality than what he could achieve now, and so did not feel comfortable having it as one of his products for sale. Damages the brand one might say.

    I have attached the main promo shot. Personally I think it is better than some of the stuff that appears today from other vendors, but it is still not a touch on the later Urban Sprawls. I picked it up when he announced it was going, and it was offered for a cheap price. Not sure I have ever used it, since I have the later versions.

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  • MJ007MJ007 Posts: 1,701

    I think its a shame as to me, there is no set that even comes close to giving you the grit and grime of urban neighborhoods like Urban Sprawl.  All of his early sets are amazing in that aspect.  Check for The Backstreets & Tin Pan Alley as possible alternatives.  City Courtyard is also an amazing set, but as in its name, its an inner courtyard.  No sidewalk, streets, etc.  None are nowhere near the size, but definitely similar feels.

    Good Luck!

    -MJ

  • johnbuckeridgejohnbuckeridge Posts: 296

    Thanks, guys, that's really interesting.  Especially the product pic - it does look comparatively primitive.  And yes, got one or two of his older pieces, MJ007, very good.  

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,207
    edited January 2022

    MJ007 said:

    I think its a shame as to me, there is no set that even comes close to giving you the grit and grime of urban neighborhoods like Urban Sprawl.  All of his early sets are amazing in that aspect.  

    -MJ

    ...indeed I have it and used it in a number of scenes.  Also have the old Warehouse District which I believe was also pulled.

    These (using both) are still two of my favourites: 

     

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  • shadem980shadem980 Posts: 50

    Well, can always see if there is ever an Urban Sprawl 4.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,207

    ...

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/397236/time-for-urban-sprawl-4

  • ecks201ecks201 Posts: 446
    edited May 2022

    Have any of you got renders of Urban Sprawl 1 and old Warehouse District in your galleries that you could point me to?

    I'm curious as to what they look like; the only images that come up in searches are the size of postage stamps.

     

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  • StonemasonStonemason Posts: 1,195
    That's just how old it is, back then they were high resolution full screen images
  • backgroundbackground Posts: 427

    According to my product library the download for Urban Sprawl was only 15mb. Back then it was probably pushing my internet connection to download it.

  • Lost_UtopianLost_Utopian Posts: 112

    Burning Down Resolution Ave

    A blast from the past!!

    Here is an image I did using Urban Sprawl 01.

     

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 2,065

    kyoto kid said:

    MJ007 said:

    I think its a shame as to me, there is no set that even comes close to giving you the grit and grime of urban neighborhoods like Urban Sprawl.  All of his early sets are amazing in that aspect.  

    -MJ

    ...indeed I have it and used it in a number of scenes.  Also have the old Warehouse District which I believe was also pulled.

    These (using both) are still two of my favourites: 

     

    Same here, I have all three of them.. I use Urban Sprawl 2 more often, but if I need a lower level skyline Urban Sprawl 1 is great for that.. smiley

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,513
    edited May 2022

    an old video with it

    age restricted because of boob bounce, YouTube very touchy about that

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  • ecks201ecks201 Posts: 446
    edited May 2022

    Thanks for the images and video. It's helped me answer my question. At least partially.
    I've seen a scratch built scene and I know the artist used Urban Sprawl 2 for part of it, but I couldn't work out what the other part was, having seen the small images of the original Urban Sprawl I thought they may have used a building from that. The images have proven that that isn't the case.

    The main reason I'm trying to work it out is for fan art. This particular location would be great for working out the characters heights.

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