the blackest night

gnc anime boy catgirl 🌙 | ffxiv glam blog. i like edgy looks and rambling!

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that's all from me this time!!! i will be back hopefully before evercold releases so i can play through dawntrail first... somebody please employ me so i can buy dt and resub without feeling anxious < guy who missed buying dt on sale no less than 3 times

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updated version of this early glam! that glam was based off of noelle's nier reincarnation (costume?) design and i really do think the sneakers are cute (especially the newer techwear sneakers), but boots remain my comfort zone after all so i wanted to make something more to my taste. cyber blm is just such a cool concept, i love this kind of look for casters! healers can replicate this as well 👍

this look is great with shorts too, especially the yorha type-53 bottoms of casting! the central part of this look though are the super cute sleeves... i love these sleeves so much. when the double dye channel update gets to them i will be there!!!

preset: nyanya studio - amherst

JOB: bIm

LEVEL: 84

HEAD: model c-2 tactical hood (soot black)

BODY: late allagan coat of casting (soot black + snow white)

HANDS: saigaskin armguards of casting (soot black)

LEGS: model b-2 tactical bottoms (soot black)

FEET: model c-2 tactical longboots (soot black)

WEAPON: omega rod (optional)

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tried to go with a drastically different color palette for this one! the concept was something like "harried amusement park employee/digital zookeeper/tour guide" which is why she's sprinting... someone help this cyber ducky 🐣 maybe i'll use this as a smn glam!

the sleeves can easily (and honestly should) be replaced with the model b-1/b-2 tactical armlets for an all class lvl1 glam, but by the time i remembered those i'd already taken all the photos... no time to retake them, 4 days is only so much time 😔 i just love these cute sleeves so much... double dye channel update soon please!!

preset: nyanya studio - esfera

JOB: casting

LEVEL: 70

HEAD: air cell hood (snow white + millioncorn yellow)

BODY: cosmic explorer's jacket (snow white + millioncorn yellow)

HANDS: skallic armguards of casting (snow white)

LEGS: air cell halfslops (snow white + millioncorn yellow)

FEET: critical hit b-1 tour longboots (snow white + milioncorn yellow)

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an updated version of this glam i never posted here! super satisfied with this look as my future vpr leveling glam hehe (with the boots swapped out for the original moonward boots of scouting... these boots just have too nice of a shape to pass up for pictures)

i forgot how cool the vpr /bstance and /vpose are, i'm so excited to make an edgy job portrait i'll never get to use because i don't play melee... you don't even know... (<guy who got really into making edgy birds-eye-view job portraits after going into the tag on xhs) i also wasn't expecting the default vpr weapons you get when you first unlock the job to look so good! super sleek and clean, they're perfect all around

you can see that the overall color is a bit green in the preset-less picture—swapping soot black out for jet black dye will make the colors prettier but i'm not rich enough to buy and use that much jet black And scouting has so many good glams i don't know how long i'll be able to stick with this look... but it will look better!

preset: nyanya studio - esfera

JOB: vpr

LEVEL: 90

HEAD: yorha type-51 hood of scouting (soot black)

BODY: augmented shire emissary's jacket (soot black)

HANDS: bozjan wristwraps of scouting (soot black)

LEGS: obsolete android's trousers of scouting (soot black)

FEET: augmented credendum longboots of scouting (soot black)

WEAPON: weathered twinfangs (optional)

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officially crowning this look my Best Healer Glam ever... my first themed glam attempt and it came out super cute while also not being too ooc 🥹 healer glams are always the hardest for me because i want short tops and most healer tops are robes (i know class/job restrictions aren't a thing anymore but i like the limitation) which is why i used the heirloom top of healing for so many years. no more!

my first instinct for gloves was the loyal housemaid's wristdresses but i'm strict about no cash shop items so i gasped when i scrolled to the heirloom healing gloves... the ruffle is so perfect while not being too over-the-top! and they're healing gear too, which is also perfect because i like using mostly "battle gear" in glams. the weapon fits the theme perfectly too!! even if it's very expensive at the moment... you can even change the glam colors to match your cake colors!! a red beret for the cherry would be super cute... this glam also fits any job with similar utensil/dessert-themed weapons hehe

my only minor gripe is that the back of the top dyes strangely, i'm not sure why they didn't just make it a normal vest or at least dye the same as the front 😔 maybe it's an irl style thing? it's a shame, because you usually see the back of your character the most when you're running around dungeons and whatnot... but nothing's perfect i suppose!

preset: nyanya studio - amherst

JOB: whm

LEVEL: 80

HEAD: varsity flat cap (snow white)

BODY: salon sever's vest (jet black + snow white)

HANDS: heirloom gloves of healing (soot black)

LEGS: yorha type-53 bottoms of healing

FEET: yorha type-53 thighboots of healing

WEAPON: figment of sweetness (optional)

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(trying out the Read More function for the first time)

all photos for this one are shader-less because i forgot how to take pictures after so long (i also forgot what font i used to use... my bad) but the graphics update makes everything look fairly good already?!

i've been eyeing this fending top ever since i started seeing people make glams on xhs and eorzea collection... i can't wait for a future dyeable model! the chainmail in the hood and pants are supposed to match the chainmail in the top itself, but then i switched the gloves and they got covered... at least the blue matches perfectly 😔

JOB: warrior

LEVEL: 100

HEAD: neo kingdom hood of fending (rhotano blue + kobold brown)

BODY: praemagitek cuirass of fending

HANDS: historia gauntlets of fending

LEGS: augmented cryptlurker's hose of fending (kobold brown)

FEET: augmented bygone brass greaves of fending (snow white)

WEAPON: tropaios war axe (optional)

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quick update i'm still alive i just haven't resubbed for 2 years because my laptop died and then couldn't run the game with the graphics update anymore 🥲 i've gotten a new laptop recently though so hopefully i'll be able to make glams again soon!! especially since there are double dye channels now and no-longer-job-locked-gear soon ^_^

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i've been looking for a nice sam glam since forever and finally my wish is granted... with a sleeveless turtleneck!!!!!!!!!!! it even has a mandarin collar!!!! i may have yelled a little when it was revealed during the live letter. yeah

this could easily be made a lvl1 glam usable by all jobs if the headpiece is swapped out for the new pvp techwear mask and the gloves are swapped out for the pagos field dressing!

JOB: samurai

LEVEL: 90

HEAD: makai mauler's facemask (jet black)

BODY: martial artist's sleeveless vest (jet black)

HANDS: saotome kote (jet black)

LEGS: shishu gozen hakama (jet black)

FEET: isle shepherd's sandals (jet black)

WEAPON: high steel tachi (optional)

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my caster leveling glam! these pants are truly a lifesaver when it comes to making casting glams, i like them so much... the tattoo gloves too, they save so many chest pieces with funky sleeves. i recommend using the neo-ishgardian casting shoes when possible, the gold tones don't match perfectly but they look nice together too ^^

JOB: casting

LEVEL: 1

HEAD: kokuko men (jet black)

BODY: hannish wool autumn shirt (jet black)

HANDS: republican signifier's fingerless gloves

LEGS: republican signifier's culottes (jet black)

FEET: craftsman's leather shoes (jet black)

EARRINGS: gold lone wolf earrings (optional)

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i will not lie ziyue's frog-in-mouth look gets me every time. why does she look like that and how do i fix it

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kind of balding grinding for this top in island sanctuary but damn if it doesn't look good... motivation to grind and level for real 🫡 healing glams are so hard to make too (more short tops and pants please sqex i'm dying here)

JOB: sage

LEVEL: 90

HEAD: neo-ishgardian cap of healing (jet black)

BODY: baronial jacket (jet black)

HANDS: makai moon guide's fingerless gloves (jet black)

LEGS: kupo trousers

FEET: bookwyrm's boots

WEAPON: rinascita pendulums (optional)

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resubbed in preparation for 6.5 so here's the current brd glam i'm using :] "does it use the moonward aiming boots again?" It Does Indeed

JOB: bard

LEVEL: 90

HEAD: brioso chapeau

BODY: moonward vest of aiming (jet black)

HANDS: brioso halfgloves

LEGS: yorha type-53 halfslops of aiming

FEET: moonward boots of aiming (jet black)

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i forgot to mention my sub ran out last week and i won't be resubbing until october for 6.5 part 1 so whatever i post is just going to be stuff i took in the past. if they look rushed that's why LOL

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the burn is gorgeous as always (shader used is nyanya's "studio" preset!)

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i've been trying to figure out which pieces of gear have what's probably similar to a panbo so ty hancock for finally helping me find what chest piece this is :thumbsup:

HEAD: the emperor's new hat

BODY: yamashi dogi (jet black)

HANDS: natural afflatus halfgloves (jet black)

LEGS: landsaint's trousers (jet black)

FEET: kumbhiraskin boots of gathering (jet black)

EARRINGS: makai earrings of fending (optional)

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fun fact: 2 or 3 years ago i tweeted "i am never spending money on mogstation for myself unless they ungenderlock this specific set" thinking it would never happen anyway. now it's kind of happening for real and i still refuse to buy anything from mogstation for other reasons. it's funny to me!! now i just put ziyue in the male sets to look and sigh at before moving on

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i heart tank glams for real... all of the diadochos sets are really cute (though the casting + healing tops don't fit ziyue), i really like the more modern-ish but still functional-seeming feeling they give off :] plus the jacket has both gold and silver accents so i don't have to go insane picking gear based on if they're gold or silver anymore!! i can use both!! 🥹

JOB: gunbreaker

LEVEL: 90

HEAD: neo-ishgardian cap of fending (soot black)

BODY: diadochos jacket of fending (soot black)

HANDS: chondrite gauntlets of fending (soot black)

LEGS: allegiance trousers

FEET: yorha type-53 boots of fending

WEAPON: moonward gunblade (optional)