Mass Effect (2007) - BEST MODS in 2024 & INSTALLATION

WARNING - it's for the original trilogy, not the remaster

total size of mods: 20GB

platform: EA

playthroughs: 2

Order of installation:

back-up vanilla game (in mod manager) --> CONTENT MODS --> TEXTURE MODS

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You can't install content mods after installing texture mods.

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Don't unzip content and texture mods.

1. FILES

   (place/remove anytime in game folders)

saves - for testing

surround fix - put 2 files next to Mass Effect.exe, in menu turn SOUND -> hardware

Corpses Stay and Enabled Physics for Dead Bodies - put into:

C:\Users\<user_name>\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config

and replace (make back-up of vanilla BIOGame.ini)

2. CONTENT MODS

   install with: ME3Tweaks Mod Manager

3. TEXTURE MODS

   install with: ALOT Installer

TIPS

• dynamic shadows are pixelated - turn them OFF

• hardcore/insanity difficulty - press ` and type UnlockAchievement 7

BUGS

• vanilla - elevator on Virmire crashes after fight. save & load (bodies will dissapear)

• mods - Corpses Stay caused 2 cutscenes to crash on Feros and Virmire;

  ALOV (4k) caused one of the final cutscenes to crash - I suggest to replace the UplinkSEQ02.bik with vanilla

UNTESTED mods (worthy to mention)

Casual Hubs for ME1

Black Market License - new items from merchants

Charted Worlds - shows minerals etc. (on mini-map)

Keepers Finders - it marks keepers on Citadel (on mini-map)

XP Rescale - it pairs well with Essential Assingments (more exp. for quests/kills)