Blade & Soul - Ethereal Phantom (Jin Outfit) Mod

Two weeks ago, a patron saw one of my previous mods from last year, the Yun Ethereal Phantom, and asked if I have the Jin version. Back then, I noticed that it is only possible to mod the legs of the Jin version, so I am not very interested in doing it. But upon this request, I checked the outfit again (I forgot its look and thought it has the same appearance as the Yun version 😅 ), and found that the Ethereal Phantom actually has different appearances for the three races.

You can compare the three versions below. I show only the white Ethereal Phantom here since the black version is the same except for color and linings.

Gon                                    Jin                                      Yun

The prominent feature of this outfit is the ghost face hanging by the waist. Gon got the hottest design as always (most of the time) while the Jin and Yun had to sport a pair of trumpet sleeves. 😧

For the Yun, the overall design is like a shirt with trumpet sleeves worn over an inner blouse, and the bottom is made up of a pair of tights.

For the Jin version, the pair of tights feels more like stockings because a pair of trunks is worn over them.

In the Gon version, it is safe to assume that they wear a pair of stockings, from the look of it. The bottom is pair of sport shorts, while the top is a shirt slightly similar to that of Jin and Yun, minus that exaggerated pair of trumpet sleeves.

After comparing the three races' versions on top, let us take a closer look at the original Jin white and black Ethereal Phantom below.

Front View - Original Outfit

Both versions have the same cut-out but differ in terms of the color scheme and linings.

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

The ghost face that is hanging prominently on the waist front can be easily missed if we are not paying attention. This is due to the color scheme that seems to camouflage it with the surrounding cloth.

Rear View - Original Outfit

We can see the trumpet sleeves 'cutting' into the torso just like in the case of the Yun outfit. 😧

Rear Close-up View - Original Outfit

A long strip of torn-up cloth, that compliments the 'phantom' aspect of the outfit name, runs down the back.

Side View - Original Outfit

The side views provide the clearest view of the menacing trumpet sleeves. 😦

Side Close-up View - Original Outfit

From all the images and texts above, you can probably imagine that the pair of sleeves is my number one nemesis. Unfortunately, like the Yun's case, they cannot be removed due to disconnected arm. 😰

Since I cannot do anything to the sleeves, I turn my attention to the arms and legs, recoloring them to skin tone.

I also notice something that has escaped my attention when I last look at the outfit. And that is the torso portion right in the middle. That area, consisting of the under boobs and upper abdomen, is actually tight-fitting to the skin and can be safely recolored to skin layer. 

The recoloring of the mid-torso to skin layer separated the outfit into top and bottom halves. Although the exposed part of the breasts can also be recolored to skin, I did not do so. Instead, I retained the top part of the cloth so only the under boobs are revealed, making it similar to the Nirvana or Dream Cutter outfit.

Let's check the mod below.

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The arms and legs can be seen recolored to skin.

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The mid-portion of the torso has also been recolored to skin tone, causing the outfit to be split into top and bottom halves.

The front cloth has also been shortened to the same level as the ghost face.

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No changes have been done to the back of the outfit.

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The pair of trunks cannot be removed else we will be looking at legs that will be disconnected from the torso.

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I left the linings on the wrist because it will take some time to remove them on the normal texture. Or a simpler explanation, I am just being lazy. 😆

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We have reached the end of this post. Remember to watch the video if you want to get a better look at the mod.

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Blade & Soul - Ethereal Phantom (Yun Outfit) Mod

In the last video, I have basically completed a full rotation of Gon, Jin and Yun mods with the Enchanting Temptress outfits, even though I only blogged about Yun's version. Well, I had blogged about the Jin Enchanting Seductress and Gon Temptress/Seductress previously, so focusing on the Yun Enchanting Temptress, for the most recent post, seems like a good balance. 😅

I managed to complete the three outfits at one go not because I have grown more arms or heads but because they are duplicates from the earlier outfits (Seductress, Temptress and Enchanting Seductress). But that still took more time and effort than I expected. 😫 

For this post, I thought I will go back to a single outfit but surprise, surprise... In the Ethereal Phantom package, there are actually four outfits. Two of which, we know are the lime and black colored versions of Ethereal Phantom, but I am not quite sure what the other two are. That is not a big deal since I can usually choose to mod only the outfit that I need. Unfortunately, These four outfits share the Mask (M), Specular (S) and Normal (N) files. 

If I mod only one set of the files (D, M, N and S), it can affect how the other three outfits look in game. In a bid to not mess up the other outfits, I ended up mod-ding all eleven files in the package.  😰

Blade & Soul players will know that the Ethereal Phantom outfit is one of the earliest outfits in game. Given as a reward for helping the Grave Watcher Master and Disciple duo fight their nemesis Nekuro the Necromancer and his army of Jiangshi. A little fun facts about Jiangshi can be found in my previous post for the Jin Profane Shroud.

The original outfit looks more oriental in design for the top, with a demon face mask hanging around the tummy region, and sports a pair of tights for the bottom. The bane of the outfit is probably the pair of trumpet sleeves with humongous opening. Let us take a look below.

Front View - Original Outfit

It is difficult to see the huge sleeve openings as they 'cut' into the torso and thigh but Blade & Soul player will know they are there.  😆

You can also watch them in action in the video, covering almost everything they land in front of. 😆

Rear View - Original Outfit

Does the piece of cloth at the back looks like a shield?

Side View - Original Outfit

While the tights on the black-colored version is plain black and has a smooth surface, the lime-colored version is littered with small flowery décor.

The very first item on my list is actually to remove those huge trumpet sleeves but unfortunately, the upper arms' structure does not exist. Removing those sleeves would definitely leave the disconnected forearm floating in the air. Even when I tried to shortened them, the disconnect will still be visible. Thus, I will have to live with those trumpet sleeves. 😧

Next on my list is the legs, which did not give much trouble, followed by trimming the cloth at the front and back.

Finally, I also tried to modify the center portion of the tummy area to skin. The result is not 100 percent satisfactory though. The area does not look convincing enough on my character but it seems to look better on slimmer characters. 😥

Well, let us look at the modified version below.

Front View - Modified Outfit

As seen above, the tummy and legs 😍 are now skin layer. I retain the original texture at the crotch region to be the panties but I think I was a little too greedy. 😅

Front Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Cloth at front has been trimmed but I guess the demon face in front is enough to ward off any wandering eyes.  😈

Rear Views - Modified Outfit

I also trimmed the pointed cloth at the back into a shorter rounded cloth. Any shorter and the disconnect between the torso and leg will become visible.

But when gliding, that disconnect is still pretty noticeable. 😥

Side View - Modified Outfit

So, that wraps up the mod. Check out the video to see both outfits and those 'all-covering' sleeves. 😆

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KAlIzjWJoasucJWnaYWY3f67lkF9tdHu