AION - Prime Guardian Royal Captain Breastplate Mod

The newest AION NA patch (5.6: Omens of Ice) was launched last week (19 July 2017) with the awakening of the Dragon Queen of Ice, Ereshkigal. The trailer shows her (in her human form)descending from the sky in a blue semi-translucent dress which is both sexy and classy. But would anyone believe a destructive Dragon Queen would look so beautiful and enchanting (that is until her eyes turned black when sucking life force out of an Elyos guardian captain   O.O  )?

Ereshkigal - From AION 5.6 Trailer

Whether Atreia can survive the onslaught remains to be seen but with the patch, new costumes have been added!  :D 

And wow! Six new mesh packages and five new texture packages have pushed the file numbers of my mods out. But don't worry though, just rename my packages to "Mesh_Textures_110.pak" and "Mesh_Textures_115.pak" if you use them and all will be fine.

In this post, we'll be mod-ding the plate version of the new abyss armor, a.k.a. Prime Guardian Royal Captain Breastplate. This chest armor is very much how a plated armor will look like, except that it is so highly polished to the extend that one can use it as a mirror.  XD

It is designed to have a plated torso armor worn over a shiny, leafy blouse (which I suspect to be metallic due to its shiny surface), coupled with black long sleeves and a pair of glossy stockings.

Let's have a look at the original armor below.

Front View - Original Armor

Front Close-up View - Original Armor

A closer look at the shiny, leafy skirt with a slanted cut at the bottom.

Rear View - Original Armor

Rear Close-up View - Original Armor

Other than the cleavage area on the front, the armor also reveals a bit of the back. On closer inspection, you can even see reflections on the skirt.

Side View - Original Armor

Side Close-up View - Original Armor

Does it feels like, she's wearing a mirror?  XD

What I did for this mod is actually just some simple recoloring and minor adjustment to the skirt, since I don't want to change too much of the design. I even refrain from turning the bra area into transparency because I have done that for too many armors.  >.<"

The tummy area makes modification difficult due to its layered design. The region cannot be simply transformed into skin as that will have 'floating' skin layer effect. I did, however, adjust the area to change with skin color so it looks like a kind of glassy layer over skin.

Front View - Modified Armor

The legs are now without stockings and the skirt is noticeably shorter, exposing a bit of the panties.

Front Close-up View - Modified Armor

The long sleeves are also replaced by skin layer. I left the shoulder pieces (not shoulder armor) intact, which have straps that wrap round her armpit.

Rear View - Modified Armor

Rear Close-up View - Modified Armor

The armor piece that is at the top of her back (just below her neck) cannot be removed or recolored to skin. As the armor piece is a layer over the basic skin layer (which is missing due to empty mesh structure),  it will leave a hole if removed, or look like 'floating' skin layer if recolored.

The back of the skirt also reveals a bit of the panties.

Side View - Modified Armor

Side Close-up View - Modified Armor

So, that's all for this simple mod. You can verify the mirror like surface in the video.

Oh, by the way, don't be alarmed if you do see a giant stingray 'swimming' in the sky when you watch the video. It has been doing that for a long time now and doesn't bother anyone, except giving a few new players a jaw-dropping view.   :D

Download Link: 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11DotuBRa3j46oKK1dW9gH1uHRgVXDkD6