AION - Adma Hauberk Mod

For the last Adma armor set series, we have the chain chest or Hauberk. Well... The word 'chain' is a bit misleading because you will find that the armor is almost entirely made up of cloth...  >.<

The hauberk mainly looks like a short dove-neck blouse with long trumpet sleeves ( -.-), black stockings and a furry scarf (wrapped around the neck) which is a nice addition. Similar to the other versions, the hauberk also has a golden frame on the torso and has two 'antennas' at the back like the cloth version (tunic).   >.<"  The back of the dress has an extended layer over it which slightly reminds me of a sparrow-tail tuxedo.

For this post, the video and images are captured in a special instance in Inggison for level 55 characters, known as Esoterrace. It is special because, unlike other instances which are mostly 'contained' inside a structure, it is created to look like an open-world area with beautiful landscape, a lighthouse and even its very own version of Niagara Falls in the background.  O.O   Too bad though, that we can't get to the falls except to admire it from afar.  D:   But I think most players just jump right into the Windstream at the start of the instance and arrived at the first action area, which is a beach, without stopping to enjoy the scenery.   :p

My images do not capture major part of the fall because of the glaring sunlight.  >.<

Well, that's all for the description of the instance. You can see more of it in the video.

And back to the armor mod, the images below show the original armor.

Front View - Original Armor

Front Close-up View - Original Armor

From the front images, you can see those long trumpet sleeves, the furry wrap around her neck and err... 2 'antennas' sticking up above the shoulder.

Rear View - Original Armor

Here, we get to see the extended cloth over the back of the dress.

Rear Close-up View - Original Armor

A closer look at the 'antennas'.   >.<

Side View - Original Armor

Side Close-up View - Original Armor

Both sides look similar except for the 'tattoo' on the stocking of the right leg.

For this mod, I did not use any transparent layer because it can't be applied without giving the armor a weird feel. Firstly, the bra area (including the dove-neck) is a flat piece of cloth over the cleavage and thus, cannot apply transparency because the cloth is not adhering to the skin surface. Secondly, the torso and side area is slightly floating above the skin layer and thus, will cause them to look like protruding or floating skin surface if transparent layer is forcefully applied.

So, I simply removed the dove-neck to give a bare-shoulder feel, shortened the trumpet sleeves to a length acceptable to my eyes (I really dislike trumpet sleeves and legs because they look so 70's...  DX  ), removed the stockings and not forgetting to shorten the skirt.

Let's look at the modified armor below.

Front View - Modified Armor

Front Close-up View - Modified Armor

In the two images above, you can see the shortened sleeves, skirt and trimmed dove-neck. Unfortunately, I cannot do anything more on the bra area due to the issue I mentioned earlier and adding to the difficulty, is that the area under the bra is actually a hole.  >.<"

Also, it is impossible to totally remove that sleeve from the golden arm band because of the discontinuity between the arm and the arm band. If the sleeves are removed, we will see the dismembered arms separated from below the arm band.   ~.~

Rear View - Modified Armor

From the rear view, you will notice the trimmed cloth and skirt which just sufficiently cover the panties.   XD

Rear Close-up View - Modified Armor

Well.... Although I don't quite like the 'antennas', I kept them anyway...  XD

Side View - Modified Armor

Side Close-up View - Modified Armor

The shoes have also been slightly modified by recoloring to skin color in order to match the modified legs.

We have come to the end for this mod. Don't forget to check out the video for the waterfall.  :p