SkinXFormer's Skin Mod: AION - Adma Breastplate Mod

In this week's mod, I'll be skipping over the leather and going straight to the plate armor because I had already done a mod for the Adma Jerkin in the past and I think I should do the same for the other versions. So the first on the list is the plate version, a.k.a. Adma Breastplate.

As I mentioned before in the Adma Jerkin post, the Adma armor sets are unique and each of them are beautiful... except maybe for the Jerkin, which I thought of as a 'patch work'... :(

The breastplate can be described as a plated chest guard, hand guards and leg guards over a dark-red blouse, which combine to give it a feel of ancient armor from the Middle Age. The armor is so nice that the only eye sore I find is an odd armor piece that protrudes up from the chest piece into the face. While that kind of armor piece can be found on ancient armor, it isn't really necessary for an in-game armor (except to stay true to a real life armor I guess) that will get whack by non-existent magic and whatever alike. Beautiful over logical is the way for game armor perhaps... XD

Without further delay, let's look at the original armor below.

Front View - Original Armor

Front Close-up View 1 - Original Armor

Front Close-up View 2 - Original Armor

From the three front views above, you will probably understand what I meant by armor pieces over a dark-red blouse. Would you agree that it feels like an ancient armor from the Middle Age?

Oh, you can also see that odd protruding armor piece that I mentioned before, just below her chin. It isn't very obvious from the front, but wait till you see the side view. XD

Rear View - Original Armor

Rear Close-up View - Original Armor

From the rear, we can see a body-length piece of cloth, with matching color, dangling from just below the neck area.

Another thing is that when I look at this armor, it kind of reminds me of the "Guardian Brigade General's Breastplate" although they don't look that much alike. Perhaps it is the skirt and leg guard combination, with revealed thighs, that gives me that impression.

Side View - Original Armor

Side Close-up View - Original Armor

So, here we are on the side view, looking at the protruding armor piece.... Any thoughts?

Now comes the difficult part of mod-ding this beautiful armor. Hmmm....why mod it when I already find it beautiful? Well.... Beautiful, yes... Sexy, definitely not... >.<

Thus, onward with the mod! :p

First of all, the odd armor piece has to go. However, there is a huge hole below that armor and I made several attempts before managing to minimize the hole, while having the oddness removed. But if you do look closely from the top, you may still see an invisible slot on the region. >.<"

Next, I shortened the skirt. Yes! Shortened! Not removed! And it actually looks nicer with a just short (or long) enough skirt that just sufficiently covers the panties. XD

Then, I stripped the dark-red cloth on the inner arm and transform the cloth region on the tummy-side-back area into transparent layers.

Let's check out the modified armor below.

Front View - Modified Armor

Front Close-up View 1 - Modified Armor

What's most prominent on the top two images is probably the shortened skirt. I retained the original slanted design and just adjusted a bit of the length.

Front Close-up View 2 - Modified Armor

On the front close-up, you can also see the transparent layer that has replaced the dark-red cloth. I would have just made it the skin layer if not for the uneven surface around the waist. I do not have the capability to modify that uneven region, which is on the mesh structure, into smooth skin surface, so the next best thing to do is to replace with a transparent layer. ~.~

Of course, I did not forget to tweak a little on the bra to show some skin too! :p

Rear View - Modified Armor

Rear Close-up View - Modified Armor

Not much changes on the back except for the noticeably shorter skirt and transparent layer at the waist. You may have also noticed that the inner side of the upper arm area is now skin instead of dark-red cloth.