Blade & Soul - Steel Heart (Gon Outfit) Mod

The first time I did a Steel Heart mod was for the Yun race back in Dec 2017. But just earlier this month, a patron picked that up and asked if I can do a Gon version. Looking back at the Yun mod, I finally awaken to the reality of how long I have been mod-ding and sharing the mods. 😅

It has been a year and a half since I moved on from AION  and started mod-ding Blade & Soul outfits. And if the time spent mod-ding AION is included, it would make it two and half years by now. I wonder how much longer I can keep this going. 😫

It feels like it was just yesterday when I talked about the Steel Heart outfit and how it resembles the one worn by the main character in the Blade & Soul animation, in the Yun post. How fast time pass us by. 😲

If you have forgotten what I had done for the Yun Steel Heart mod, you can refresh your memory in the link above.

Blade & Soul has come a long way since then and in one of the in-game events, this outfit along with a few others are given in abundance to players who participated in the Fortune Falls event. I guess almost every player would own one on at least one of their characters.

Let's first take a look at the original Gon Steel Heart below.

Front View - Original Outfit

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

The Gon's Steel Heart looks exactly like the Yun's version with translucent leggings that gives off a slight skin color.

Rear View - Original Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Original Outfit

The same translucent tail cloth can be seen at the back.

Side View - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View - Original Outfit

In the mod, I applied the same design of transferring the translucent layer from the leggings to the torso, while recoloring the legs to skin layer.

So, without further delay, let's check out the mod version in the images below.

Front View - Modified Outfit

Those leggy legs are now skin color. 😅

Front Close-up View 1 - Modified Outfit

And the original grey layer on the torso has now been modified to a translucent layer similar to the original leggings. In case, you can't see it clearly, here's another closer view.

Front Close-up View 2 - Modified Outfit

Rear View - Modified Outfit

Rear Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Similarly, I kept the entire hot pants because it is on a different layer and attempting to change it to skin layer would result in discontinuity between the butt cheek and thighs. 😥

Side View - Modified Outfit

Side Close-up View - Modified Outfit

I guess that rounds up this mod. You can watch the video for closer view and be envious of my new cat paw axe 😍 that I got from the recent Hongsil Storehouse event. 😝

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Blade & Soul - Steel Heart (Yun Outfit) Mod

For the past four posts, I have been focusing on Jin outfits, so I guess I'll show Yun race some love today by mod-ding a Yun outfit. The Steel Heart is an event outfit purchased off Dragon Express using event tokens, and has a sister outfit by the name of Steel Will, which is a reward for outstanding PvPers during a tournament event. The Steel Heart can be described as a harmonized combination of modern and ancient design concept.

This outfit or rather, a similar one is worn by the lead character, Alka, in the Blade & Soul animation. The lead character got the outfit, without the shoulder guard, from the leader of a village that she has been hired to protect in episode one. The shoulder guard was then given to her 'free' by a Lyn carrier, who then gets back 'payment' by selling information on her to several interested parties.

You can check out several views of the outfit in the screen capture of the animation below.

Screen Capture of Blade & Soul Animation Episode One

In the image above, we can see the similar outfit without the shoulder guard.

Screen Capture of Blade & Soul Animation Episode Two

Screen Capture of Blade & Soul Animation Episode Two

In the second and third images, we can see the shoulder guard added on.

Let's compare the three images, from the animation, to the Steel Heart outfit below.

Front View - Original Outfit

We can see the long boots and knee guard on her right knee cap, over a pair of shiny stockings, as compared to the naked legs in the animation outfit.

Other than color, the in-game outfit also has a lot more details and accessories, probably because it will take too much time for the artist to draw everything in the animation.  😓

Front Close-up View 1 - Original Outfit

We can also see the bandages on her right arm, in the animation, replaced with cloth/leather in the in-game outfit.

Front Close-up View 2 - Original Outfit

The slings attached to the bra, in the animation outfit, is not included in the in-game outfit. Although the mesh does provide for the slings, no graphics are painted on.

Rear View - Original Outfit

In the above rear view, the cloth can be seen to be translucent instead of fully opaque in the animation. Well... Can't hide a sexy G-string with a translucent cloth right?  😝   Anyway, opaque cloth is still much easier to draw than a translucent one.

Also, the shoulder guard for the in-game outfit also has a slit in the middle, as compared to the full piece of cloth in the animation.

Side View - Original Outfit

Oh! Did I mention G-string in the animation outfit?  😍  You can't see it because it is permanently hidden away by that opaque cloth, unless some rigorous movements momentarily reveals it.

Just to prove my point about the G-string, I have captured two more images below from fighting scenes in the animation.

Fighting Scene from the Blade & Soul Animation Opening Sequence

Fighting Scene from the Blade & Soul Animation Opening Sequence

Well... With the two images above, no one can dispute the G-string, right?  😥

Taking the bare legs design from the animation outfit, I removed the stockings in the mod. But no... I did not include a G-string in the mod.  😥

However, I like how the shiny and translucent stockings look on the legs. Thus, I 'migrated' the design of the stockings to the bra and side torso. Let's see how it looks.

Front View - Modified Outfit

Front Close-up View 1 - Modified Outfit

In the two images above, the stockings can be seen replaced by skin.

Front Close-up View 2 - Modified Outfit

From far, nothing else seems to have been modified. Upon closer inspection, the bra and side torso reveals a bit of skin color, giving them a translucent feel like the stockings was before.  😝

Rear View - Modified Outfit

The hot pant looks more distinct from the legs, now that the stockings have been removed.  😃

Side View - Modified Outfit

That brings us to the end for this mod. You can catch the outfit in the video below, which contains cut scenes from the game play that focus on Namsoyoo's betrayal. The video also contains Yura and Namsoyoo mod, where I gave Namsoyoo a super short mini skirt and translucent mod for Yura.

Side note:
Both Namsoyoo and Yura are two of the meanest betrayers in game other than Lusung. But while Yura is a demon and Lusung was forced into darkness by circumstances, Namsoyoo betrays even her closest family, all for the lust to lead the life of an Empress. She is the perfect example of why some people would say "Humans are the real monster".

Download link now available at:
https://aionskinmod.blogspot.sg/p/links-for-blade-soul-skin-mods.html