Blade & Soul - Red Specter (Gon Outfit) Mod

In the last four posts, we have seen two mods each for Jin and Yun, but none for Gon. Therefore, I decided to push a Gon request forward so we can share some love to the Gon players.  😅

For this mod, I had done the exact same modifications to both the Ivory Specter and Red Specter outfit as per the Jin and Yun mods. However, I will only focus on the Red Specter since they are very similar as seen in the Yun post.

I chose the Blackram Narrows dungeon for the video and screen shots because the Red Specter is obtained by defeating the Blackram pirates at the Sentinel Coast, neighboring the Narrows. The Blackram Narrows is the base for the Blackram South Fleet, which is headed by Admiral Chol Mugo, an ex-Stratus Empire General.

This dungeon is the first heroic dungeon encountered by new players and posed some difficulties for a party of level 20 to 30 players. But now a level 40s player can single-handedly decimate the whole dungeon without breaking a sweat. It used to provide essential materials for upgrading the now obsolete weapons and accessories, but as the game progressed, I guess it has been reduced to sort of a tour spot. 😆

The Blackram Narrows is built along the inner walls of a mountain that has been split in two halves and separated by the raging sea between them. Only very skilled and daring sailors dare to sail through the Narrows and thus, it is an ideal location as a pirate fortress.

Within the mountain, the Blackram pirates has built an impressive network of bridges and wooden pathways interconnecting different parts of the fortress. The dungeon is set in night time so the entire fortress is littered with glaring braziers that add secrecy to the pirate base.

Well, I guess that is enough for an introduction to the Blackram Narrows. Let us now look at the original Gon Red Specter below.

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

As mentioned before, all the Specter outfits has the same 'cloth cutting into leg' problem across all races.

Rear View - Original Outfit

Left View - Original Outfit

All the Specter outfits also have the same fiery arm and leg guards.

Right View - Original Outfit

Right Close-up View - Original Outfit

Although the Specters look exactly the same for all three races, the difference in 3D models still cause the same mod to require some tweaking. For example, if you had compare the bottom part of the dress where I trimmed, you will notice that the cut off lines for the three races' outfits are slightly different.

If the exact same design for the Yun mod is applied to the Jin or Gon outfit, the cloth will still cut into the left thigh. As such, I had to trim more and at a sharper angle on the Gon's and Jin's version.

Well, let's look at the modified outfit below and you can make the comparison.

Front View - Modified Outfit

Front Close-up View - Modified Outfit

The left side of the Gon's mod is trimmed at a sharper angle than the Yun and Jin, so it looks like a 'V' shape.

Rear View - Modified Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Left Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Right View - Modified Outfit

Right Close-up View - Modified Outfit

I had also removed the panty line and knot as per the Yun's and Jin's mod.

That is all for this short post, since most items have already been covered in the previous two posts. With this, I shall wrap up this mod.

In the video, I had captured some fighting actions, bashing up some pirates and decimating the Blackram Narrows (because I can as a high level character 😎 ). 

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x0vlab7LqQnJQzVeOXllE29sNR-0DWnW

Blade & Soul - Ivory and Red Specter (Jin Outfit) Mod

When I did the mod for Yun Red and Ivory Specter outfits at the request of a viewer, another viewer seems to like the mod and hope it can be done for the Jin race too. So, here we are, the Red and Ivory Specter outfits mod for the Jin race.

The how and where to obtain the outfits has already been touched on in the Yun Specters post, so I will not go into that again. But just for a simple comparison between the Jin and Yun Specters, they look exactly the same. Yup, even the cloth 'cutting' into the thigh is same. 😅

So the main item for this mod is to trim the Cheongsam's length so that the cloth will no longer 'cut' into the thigh. Since I do not have the Jin outfits, I will be using the in-game showroom to display the before and after mod images.

The character shown in the showroom will be a generic Jin with the same exaggerated hip-thigh size, cute hairstyle and look. Generic characters are used when a character wants to check out how the same outfit looks on other races. For example, a Gon character looking at Jin race. This is a really awesome feature of the showroom because everyone can see how the outfit looks on other races without having to actually ask a real character to put on the outfit.

Without further delay, let us check out the original outfit below. On the left side we have the Red Specter and the right side the Ivory Specter.

Front View - Original Outfit

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

In the image above, we can see the cloth 'cutting' into the left thigh. 😅

Rear View - Original Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Original Outfit

Side View - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View - Original Outfit

The two images above show the panty line with a knot on the right hip which I also want to remove, similar to the Yun's mod.

Since we know what is going to be mod, let us delve straight into the images of the modified outfits.

Front View - Modified Outfit

The front cloth has been considerably trimmed.

Rear View - Modified Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Looking at the rear view, it seems like the back is a little too short. I realized that after looking at the showroom and I think it might be due to the generic character having thicker butt cheeks too.  😅

Side View - Modified Outfit

Side Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Ah! Now the right hip looks cleaner without the panty line and knot. 😍

Err... I know it looks like hair at the crotch area. Even I thought the same thing too. But then I remember I did paint on a panty. 😂  The dark areas are actually shadows caused by the lighting in the showroom shining on the dress.

This wraps up the post but  I can't make a music video since I do not have the outfits. Instead I make a video giving a glimpse into how I do mods, using the Ivory Specter as an example. Hope this will help to answer some of those many viewers who have been asking me how to get it done.  😃

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qCqR8QKqaGjsAO835S3AdCUZwGgk7Spz

Blade & Soul - Red/Ivory Specter (Yun Outfit) Mod

In the last five posts, I have been filling mod requests by viewers and this post is yet another request.  😅  And there are still more on the list. Busy, busy, busy...  😵

As you can see from the title, we have the Red and Ivory Specter in one mod. Not because I have suddenly grown two more hands and can work on two mods simultaneously but because the two outfits actually share one package together with their other two sisters: Light Specter and Dark Specter. In such a case, it is easier to duplicate one mod to the other outfit since they share the same 3D model.

Check out the Specter sisters below.

Red Specter            Ivory Specter          Dark Specter         Light Specter

Since the Specters look exactly the same for Gon, Jin and Yun, I will only show the Gon version here.

The Specter outfits look much more similar to the Cheongsam costume than the Yun Twist of Fate that we have seen before. The main difference from a traditional Cheongsam is that the slits at the sides have different height, with the right slit significantly longer than the left.

Other than color difference, the Red and Ivory Specters use full piece of cloth while the Dark Specter has small holes littered throughout the bottom part of the outfit, giving a semi see-through effect if we look close enough. The Light Specter, on the other hand,  has holes on the yellow portion of the outfit.

The most prominent design of the Specters is the armor pieces on the right arm and right leg respectively. The armor pieces split the arm and leg in two, with a blazing ball of light connecting the top and bottom halves.  😲

The Red and Ivory Specters are exchanged, in Jadestone Village, using tokens gained from faction PvPvE (Blackram vs Bamboo Guards). That means putting on a Blackram outfit to defeat Bamboo Guards or vice versa, depending on which outfit you are after. However, the more exotic Light and Dark Specters can only be bought online from the Hongmoon Store.

Before getting to the mod, let's examine the original Red and Ivory Specters closer.

Front View - Original Outfit

Unlike the case of Twist of Fate, where the cloth fully follows the left leg and looking weird during movement, the Specters have their cloth 'cutting' into the leg. 😦

Well, I guess that's how much technology (collision detection and object property) can manage for now... At least until processing power takes a huge leap to be able to render real-life like physics, without busting our puny budget. 😓

Rear View - Original Outfit

Side View - Original Outfit

Comparing to the front view, we can see the right slit starts all the way up on the waist, while the left slit starts on the thigh. As such, we can see the panty string with a ribbon at the right side.  😅

Since the request is simply to sort out the cloth that 'cuts' into the skin, I mainly trimmed the cloth at the front for the mod. With the cloth at the front trimmed, the cloth at the back will also have to undergo the same treatment. In addition, I shifted the panty string up to the waist, in line with the start of the slit, so they will not mar the beautiful leg.  😆

The above paragraph probably sums up the entire mod, so let's look at the modified outfit below.

Front View - Modified Outfit

With the cloth trimmed, we see no more flesh cutting cloth. Unfortunately, the Specters lost the essence of the Cheongsam design. 😥

Front Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Instead of a flat ending, I made them crooked to fit the fiery nature of the outfit.

Rear Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Side View - Modified Outfit

The panty string and ribbon are no longer in view. 😅

This wraps up the mod for this week. Watch the video below for a clearer view.

Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XY4Jbbdx1ANaSU-DUTyDnbZuuaLNVeeJ