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**Update: Microsoft has released a Chicago update through the official store. This update does include some notable details, some of which are on this mod. Given that is more the "official" mod, I will probably focus more on suburban mods and areas not covered. However, I welcome anyone to continue to enjoy this mod, based on preference!
The Sears (Willis) Tower is the tallest building in Chicago at 1,450 ft (1,730 ft if you include the antennas). This project provides a much more detailed, updated, and corrected model of the Sears Tower, along with a few of the immediate surrounding buildings. Among the things you will notice include:
- Updated imagery using the most recent available 3D models.
- Sharper rendering quality, especially on windows.
- Includes the FULL antennas... Default MS model was missing the top half plus of the two main ones and appeared to merge the four mini ones with the two main ones. This corrects the antennas to extend their full height and correctly renders each separately.
- As a bonus, this model also includes 311 S Wacker Drive and the buildings immediately to the West across Wacker Drive along the Chicago River.
***Updated to include night lighting!!
I hope you all enjoy! This is my first mod project, and please let me know your feedback! If you enjoy, I am thinking doing a few other Chicago (city and suburban) landmarks, and I welcome any feedback on what you might like to see. Among a few that do not yet seem to have mods available or in the works I am thinking of doing include:
- Navy Pier
- Updated Streeterville
- NEMA (Roosevelt Rd Street Wall)
- Oak Brook (including Oakbrook Terrace Tower)
- Itasca
- Schaumburg
- Various suburban downtown areas
*Check out my new Wolf Point/West Chicago River Mod! The combination of these two mods improves the detail of Wacker Drive all the way between Ida B Wells Dr. (former Congress Parkway) and LaSalle Street.
https://flightsim.to/file/4676/wolf-point-west-chicago-river-area-chicagoFor the comprehensive Downtown Chicago Experience, please also check out my Magnificent Mile (John Hancock Center) and Lakeshore East mods!
https://flightsim.to/file/4065/mag-mile-john-hancock-center-chicago
https://flightsim.to/file/4045/lakeshore-east-chicago
I welcome feedback on any of these ideas (if you or someone else you know is working already on any of these, please let me know as I would rather work on mods not done yet). The model was taken using the Google Maps imagery... Full credit and copyrights to the creators of those models, and this is purely meant as a project of love of Chicago with no profits to be gained from this.
Sears (Willis) Tower - Chicago
Experience the Sears (Willis) Tower in Chicago like never before with this detailed mod. Explore updated imagery, sharper rendering quality, and the inclusion of the FULL antennas, correcting the height and individual rendering. This project also features additional buildings in the vicinity, including 311 S Wacker Drive. Dont miss out on the enhanced night lighting and stay tuned for more upcoming landmarks in the Chicago area.
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Great for nostalgia purposes alone.
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Your Sears Tower mod completes that vision.
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I have done the same, I still haven't got around to putting Meigs back in.