AION - A Re-visit to Rebel Chain Set Part 2

Welcome back to Rebel Chain Set Part 2 (with Mod). In the last post, we have seen the mix-and-match between the Rebel (Rentus Recovery) Chain set and Vasharti General's Chain set. Specifically, I have chosen to use the pants and shoes from the Vasharti General's Chain set, to mix with the Hauberk, bracer and shoulder of the Rebel Chain set. The end result is a gold and black colored, tight fitting armor set that looks okay but not perfect, due to the colors and style mismatch. >.<   So, in part 2, I got into mod mode to modify the style and color of the Rebel Hauberk, in order to match the style of the pants and at the same time, removing accessories (that I think are excessive  ~.~   ) on both the hauberk and gloves.

 

Without further delay, let's see what I have done for the final customization.  :)

 

Front view - Before & After

Whoops! I think the most prominent change, as you can see from the above image, is from the golden half body armor to a black bikini top with gold chains and black nettings.   :p

 

The original gold color of the armor cannot be dyed, but after my mod, it can now be dyed to black or any other color. I chose black because it matches the black shorts and nettings, plus gold-black combo is a great match too!  :D

 

And for the bra straps, I have chosen to use gold chains since it matches the shoulder and bracer, and more importantly, we can't call it a chain armor if there's no chain on it. :p

 

Well, with the most prominent change explained, let's look at the other items that I have mod, if you have not noticed them yet.

 

Accessories that are removed

Looking at the above image, we will notice that the ring around the neck has been trimmed, the ribbon (banner) on torso and waist have been removed, and finally, the weird lines running along her arms are gone for good.

 

And one last change is that those 3 lines that runs from her bracer to her finger tips are removed too, in the glove mod that is separate from the hauberk mod. So this post actually contains one and a quarter mod. A quarter because the glove mod is easily done and take much less effort than the hauberk.  :p

 

Lines on hands removed

So, do you guys agree that this customized armor set looks better now? You can check out the video below for a better view of the armor set.

 

 

 

Download Link

 

AION - A Re-visit to Rebel Chain Set

Today, we'll be re-visiting the Rebel (Rentus Recovery) Chain Set because I just love this armor set so much.  xD   If you guys can recall, I have done a mod for the Hauberk (Rebel Cleric/Chanter/Aethertech Hauberk) and turned it into a 2 piece bikini armor (Veteran Hunters Chausses) in my previous 2 posts. In this post, I will show yet another possibility that we can have with this set of armor with it's newer counterpart (Vasharti General's Chain set).   :D

 

First of all, let's refresh our memories on how the original set looks like.

 

Front & Rear view

 

Front & Rear view - Close-up

 

Side view - Close-up

This armor set may be slightly old (AION 4.X) but I still see players wearing whole or part of it here and there, because it is just so unique and beautiful. However, like I have said before, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my opinion of the baggy pants is still a sad "zzzz".  D:

So, I looked through the massive AION chain skin collection and found the pants that I need. This pants happens to drop in the same dungeon/instance (Occupied Rentus Base), and is the new counterpart of this older set; known as the Vasharti General's Chain set.

Let's see how the new pants match up with the old set, shall we?

New pants but mismatching shoe

Well, the pants seems to sit in nicely, but the shoes (brogans) are kind of mismatch.   :'(    So, I will probably have to replace the shoes as well... Let's see...

Shoes changed and fit nicely

As expected, the new shoes fit in nicely with the pants, since they are designed as one set. :D

Rear view

With the shoes changed, our customized armor set is almost complete, except for the mismatched colors. Unfortunately, for the casual players, dyeing this customized armor set can be a BIG problem because the black pants and the golden top cannot be dyed. For those players, including me (before I learn to mod), who have tried, we will know that only the banner (ribbon) running across the torso and the waist area can be dyed.  T_T

While the color may look fine from the front, because the waist cloth is partially covering the pants, the rear view shows the distinct difference... Which is not ok, as this is the view I am looking at when she moves about.  :(

So, in the next step, I will get into mod mode to modify the colors and remove that banner and lines running along her arm. But that'll be in Part 2, so stay tuned.  :p

P.S: For eagle eyes readers, you guys may have also noticed that the bracers have been "secretly" changed. While I think the ring bracer looks cool, the 3 lines that run from the bracer to her 3 fingers aren't. So, I instinctively replaced them, forgetting that I can simply remove the 3 lines too, with mod.   >.<"   LOL...  So don't worry... those braces will be back in Part 2.  :p

 

 

 

AION - Rentus Recovery Cloth Armor Set Part 2: Rentus Recovery Tunic and Ophidan Legging Mod

As promised in the previous post, we'll take a look at how we can take our armor customization to the next level through the use of skin mods. In order to achieve my desired customization, I have modified both the Rentus Recovery Tunic (or Rebel tunic) and the Ophidan Legging. So without further delay, let us look at the before and after screen captures.

  

Front view - Before and After

Can you guys spot the difference?   :p   

In case you have difficulty spotting the changes, the following 3 screen captures will point them out for you.   :D

Front view - accessories removed

Well, for the first thing, I removed the golden, mini wing-like accessories located at the front of her waist, which I had mentioned in the previous post. Not only does it not change color with the tunic, but it also looks out of place with the replaced skirt (Ophidan legging). So, off it goes!    >.<

Front view - Full to partial armor

The next item that I mod is the chest area. Although the full chest armor looks nice, it gives this strong, hard feel of a plate armor. As such, I decided to have it mod into a bra-type armor, to give it a softer, clothier feel. It's a cloth armor to begin with, isn't it?  XD

 

Actually I also tried removing the sleeves but it exposed some discontinuities between the upper arm and the main body, so I scrapped the idea.  ~.~

Front view - Trimmed skirt

For the last item on the list, I finally got to the Ophidan legging. Readers who have followed this blog would have probably guessed what I intended to do... My love for leggy-ness.   :p

 

If you did guess correctly, well congratulation, but sorry...  no prize to give away   :'(    As a consolation, you can download this mod from the link at the end of this post.    :p

 



Anyway, I stripped off the cloth part of the skirt to reveal her full legs, but the front portion seems empty because the 'feathers' do not cover the area. I would have replaced the area with the same feathers but it is beyond my access to mod a solid object into a translucent one.   ~.~

 

Instead, I trimmed the around-the-wait skirt into a triangular portion that specifically covers that empty area. Hey! I even added a little design on that small piece of cloth.  :p

 

So, what do you guys think of this fully customized armor set? Or do you guys have some improvement tips (except nude  >.<  )?

 

 

 

 

Download Link

 

AION - Rebel Cleric/Chanter/Aethertech Hauberk

Wow! Aion has come to its 5th installment with Aion 5.0 - Echoes of Eternity launching in North America on the 13 July. It will be busy months ahead for players of Aion, including this xFormer, as we race to achieve the highest level. And with new expansion, comes new beautiful armors, which means more sexy armor for me to mod. :p  Also, not forgetting the nice sceneries that will come with the new maps.

 

But for now, before we can settle down from the chaos caused by the sea of new things, I'll still be modifying some of the old armors because there are just so many of them. So let's get started here so I can get back to the game.   >.<

 

Today, I'll be working on a chain chest armor, namely the Rebel Chain Hauberk (I put chain because all 3 classes of Chanter, Cleric and Aethertech share the same skin). This particular piece of chest armor dropped off bosses in the older Rentus Base dungeon (level 57+) and from the treasure chest hidden beside the final boss' room of the newer Occupied Rentus Base instance (level 65+). 

 

This set of armors is derived from the ancient Arabic style, similar to that of Ali Baba, and is one of the chain armor that I like a lot, except for a few items. Let's take a look at the original armor. The pants shown in the image is the matching part from the same armor set.

 

Original Armor

With the idea to remove the 2 items, I got to work and the result is kind of exaggerating because this bad xFormer has done it yet again,  ~.~  by removing more materials than originally intended. Look at this chest armor which has now been reduced to just a stripe of metal wrapping around her upper body.

 

By the way, the pants that you guys see in the below images is not a modified version of the original pants but another pants, that I have modified to match this new armor. More details for the pants will be given in later post.

 

Front view

 

Rear view

 

Side view

I had intended to design the two ends of the metal stripe to be 2 snake heads but my laziness got the best of me and I left the ends with the shape of the snake heads but no eyes or hissing tongue. :(

 

Take a closer look and decide for yourself whether it would look better with the eyes and hissing tongue.

 

Bottom view - close-up

 

Top view

So, do you guys think the eyes and tongue should go in? :p

 

Finally, a video showing the armor in action.

 

 

Download Link