SkinXFormer's Skin Mod: dark path

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Blade & Soul - Dark Path (Jin Outfit) Mod

From my list of requests, we have the Jin Dark Path in this week's mod. Previously, I have done a mod for the Yun Dark Path, and all the details of the origin and how to get the outfit are all included there. So for this post, I will not be going through them again.

Instead, let us go directly to look at the original Jin outfit below. It is exactly the same as the Yun's version, except the metal part of the bra, where the Yun's design is shiny and black, while the Jin's design is shiny white with imprints of chain net.

Front View - Original Outfit

Does it looks exactly the same?

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

Similar to the Yun's version, the Jin's outfit has a chain net layer, which closely follows the skin layer, on the torso and arms.

Rear View - Original Outfit

Hmm... The same piece of cloth that runs down from the left shoulder.

Rear Close-up View - Original Outfit

And the collar that is made up of a bunch of black feathers.

Side View - Original Outfit

For the mod, I tried to duplicate the Yun's mod, where excessive chain net is removed from certain areas and the length of the dress trimmed. Although it is a duplication, it cannot be 'copy and paste' but have to be done from scratch, due to the difference in 3D model. 😓

How similar is the Jin mod when compared to the Yun mod? Check below.

Front View - Modified Outfit

First of all, we can see the trimmed dress.

Front Close-up View 1 - Modified Outfit

The chain net layer on the sides and arms are removed.

Front Close-up View 2 - Modified Outfit

I also did the same thing for the bra, where the lower part of the metallic bra is removed to reveal the chain layer below.

Oh! You can also notice the difference in the bra that I mentioned earlier when comparing it to the Yun's version.

Rear View - Modified Outfit

Some of the feathers on the collar are also removed like in the Yun's mod. Originally, the collar hides the entire head when we view from the back, but now it covers only half of it.

Side View - Modified Outfit

Did you manage to spot any other differences between the two mods? 😃

That's all for this post and the next one will be another request. So stay tune.

Don't forget to watch the video below.

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OP4HQrj33SsYX3vsTWoEONqUefNF5rTz

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Blade & Soul - Dark Path (Yun Outfit) Mod

For this week's post, we'll be mod-ding another Yun outfit, Dark Path. As you may have guessed from the name, this outfit has something to do with the Dark Realm. It was first made available after the launch of the "Wings of the Raven" patch and can be bought from the NPC vendor at Shrine of Ascendants (after the player unlocks the achievement for defeating the Skybreak Spire raid dungeon's final boss, Raven King, at least ten times). It also has a small chance to drop off the Raven King.

So how does it relates to the Dark Realm? Well, the SkyBreak Spire is where Lusung traveled to after being 'offered' to the Raven King, as his mortal host, by Jinsoyun (you can watch the video to see his sacrifice by Jinsoyun here). Lusung reaches the SkyBreak Spire and accepted the power of the Raven King, thus turning into a full Raven-like demon (you can view Lusung becoming the Raven King here).

As the requirement for the raid was 24 players 😥 and has a high difficulty setting, the outfit isn't easily available before the few newer patches. With the new patches, the raid dungeon's difficulty is reduced and requirement decreased to 12 players, while players get a boost in their stats. And thus, the outfit is more common now as long as players have access to a raid alliance. However, the raid dungeon is still not a walk in the park for most alliances, especially with how Raven King loves to give out "Pizzas" 😱 (raiders will know what that means 😁).

Since the outfit has a relation to the Raven King, it is basically full black in design and littered with feathery decorations (you can only image where those feathers on the outfit came from 😅). The torso is covered in a layer of black netting, with a metallic bra and dress made of feathers over it. A half-width cape drapes from the left shoulder and the collar has a similar design to Dark Jinsoyun's outfit.

Let's check out the original outfit below.

Front View - Original Outfit

On top, we can see the full black outfit with a long dress of feathery structures.

Front Close-up View 1 - Original Outfit

The netting is not obvious from far.

Front Close-up View 2 - Original Outfit

In this close-up view, we can see the netting clearer.

Rear View - Original Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Original Outfit

On the rear views, we can see the half-width cape and feathery collar similar to that of Jinsoyun's.

Side View - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View 1 - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View 2 - Original Outfit

Just for information, fully removing the netting, dress and feathery decorations will cause the mod outfit to look like some kind of adult role playing costumes, with only the bra, panty and straps. 😱 If the bra, panty and straps are further removed, this outfit can be mod into a full nude leaving only the gloves and shoes because the whole mesh for skin layer is fully intact. 😈

For my mod, I just wanted a shorter dress and to remove excessive netting. See below for the final mod.