Blade & Soul - Balrok Raiment (Jin Outfit) Mod

Wow! Another Balrok Raiment? Well, it seems like Balrok Raiment is a very well-liked outfits by players. After all they look quite nice and is free as long as player can put time and effort into farming it. On top of that, not many players have the time or energy to farm it, considering the blood bath involved. So, you probably won't run into another player who is wearing the same outfit... that often. 😅

Anyway, after I posted the Yun Balrok Raiment mod two weeks back, a viewer had asked for the Gon version on YouTube, followed by another viewer asking for the Jin version on Blogger. And as I explained in the Gon mod, I had just done the Jin Savannah prior to the Yun Balrok Raiment, so I went ahead with the Gon Balrok Raiment first. And to keep my promise for the Jin version, here we are, the Jin Balrok Raiment mod.

Have anyone actually notice the 'raw' version of Jin Balrok Raiment in one of the NCWest loading screen? The loading screens are all art pieces and might have been concept art for the game. Interestingly, you can see various in-game outfits worn by the characters in the loading screen. I can bet not many players notice them until I mention it now. I don't mean those loading screens with focus on characters but scenic ones where characters are just small part of the screen. That's because every time a loading screen appears, "It's break time!", just like how we treat TV advertisements. 😆

Some of the outfits that appear in the loading screen includes the Wolfskin, Lycan head adornment, Hongmoon uniform, Hongmoon Duster, Chime and of course not forgetting the main outfit today, the Jin Balrok Raiment. Don't believe me? Check the loading screen below.

Blade & Soul NA Server Loading Screen

See the walking character at the bottom? You can argue that it looks nothing like the outfit in game. But I did mention it is the 'raw' form. So check this image below where I have removed the bulky belt and purple half-skirt, and enlarged the character, from the image above, for comparison.

Comparison of character in loading screen and raw in-game outfit 

Do you agree they look the same now? That pair of white gloves, shoes, elbow guards and even the two pieces of metal at the back.  😆

With that out of the way, let's look at the original outfit below.

Front View - Original Outfit

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

Rear View - Original Outfit

Side View - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View - Original Outfit

I know some people may prefer the 'raw' version from above but I find the outfit looks imbalance because of the bulky armor pieces and glove on the upper body, and almost naked on the bottom. So I kept the bulky belt just as I did for the Yun version.

As requested, I applied lace to the outfit where there was none and also removed some armor pieces to reveal more of the laced layer. Check the modified outfit below.

Front View - Modified Outfit

The original white cloth areas of the outfit are modified to laced layers. These include the bra area and both arms.

Front Close-up View - Modified Outfit

I also took off the armor pieces on the bra and the elbow guards. Why block the lace layers after I mod them, right?  😆😅

The two metal pieces at the abdomen area are also removed and the gloves slightly recolored to make them look metallic, so they can better match the other armor pieces. Unfortunately, I guess I didn't color them dark enough.

Rear View - Modified Outfit

The purple half-skirt is removed so I can see the leggy legs.  😅

Rear Close-up View - Modified Outfit

However, I can't remove the two metal pieces on the back due to the layer gap that exist between the laced and skin layer. They are there to hide that gap.  😥

Side View - Modified Outfit

Oh. I also found a shorter white half-skirt hiding beneath the purple half-skirt, which I shortened just enough to hide the bottom area.

Side Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Finally, I gave the sides a bit of translucent feel to better match the laced layers.

Watch the video below to have a better look at the mod. I tried to zoom in on the laced layer but the character becomes invisible if the camera zooms too close.  😧

Download link for mod:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a83ZxG5JRbmWZ0hVZuzTx_x0YvQoVXkj