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Here's yet another mod for our favourite Space Husband, a few small changes to his "first" armour.
- Permissions and credits
Update: years later after making this mod, I've began replaying Mass Effect again and hope to make a return to modding ME3. I'll hopefully be updating this mod to be more user-friendly :)
WARNING
A lot of people have been commenting about various bugs or incompatibilities or my mod just not working or installing. I wouldn't recommend installing this until I figure out how to make a DLC version of this mod. I'm not sure how long it'll take me with school and lack of motivation.
Description:
Here's yet another mod for our favourite Space Husband, a little bit similar to one of my other mods that changes Kaidan's armour textures. This time, it's for the first armour he wears in the game, his "first armour", as I refer to it.
Since there was issues with the default textures on this one, I wasn't able to change the colours. I'm going to have a fiddle with the spec file and see if I can somehow change that, but until then, the only options available are logos and names applied to the default blue.
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Variations:
(for lore's sake, I wouldn't reccommend installing this until after Kaidan becomes a Spectre, if you still want to use this armour when he's back on your squad.)
-Both - a Spectre logo placed on both sides of the collar
-Left - a Spectre logo placed on just the left side of the collar
-Right - a Spectre logo placed on just the right side of the collar
=Default Colour With Name=
(in terms of lore, this one's okay for him to wear from the very beginning, on Mars and forwards. I recommend replacing this one later when he becomes a Spectre with the one with the logo, but it's up to you.)
-Left - the name "Alenko" is printed on the left side of the chestpiece
-Right - the name "Alenko" is printed on the right side of the chestpiece
=Default Colour with Logo=
-This version has both the Spectre logo and his name. I'd use this one if he was a Spectre and you like the name on his chestplate. (The name is on the left and there are two logos on both sides of the collar.)
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Installation:
*Note* I am currently working on creating a DLC version of my mods. I'm unsure when they'll be ready but I'm going to try.
I personally don't use TexMod, so these files don't come in a tpf format. Using TexMod is not an option for me, as TexMod just no longer works for me and there is no way to fix it. Please don't ask for a TexMod version. I won't be able to provide it.
To install this, you'll have to install it manually through Mass Effect 3 Explorer. If you don't know how to use it, read on, I'll explain. If you do, make sure to just remember to back up your files and install.
1. Download ME3 Explorer if you haven't already. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/me3explorer/)
2. Once you have it in a location easily accessible on your computer, open ME3 Explorer.
3. If you need help on how to get it setup, go have a look at this handy guide. I used this when I first started out, and I'm still a noob to modding ME. (http://ottemods.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/guide-me3explorer-first-time-setup.html)
4. Once you're all setup, go to "Developer Tools" and then into "Texplorer". Let the debug menu run, and when it says "Tree constructed. Ready" it's safe to close the debug window and continue on.
5. Expand the "All Texture Files" folder and find the folder called "BIOG_HMM_ARM_KAI_R". Expand this and click on the folder at the bottom called "KAIa". This is the folder for the texture files for Kaidan's first armour, known as "KAIa."
6. BEFORE YOU REPLACE ANYTHING, RIGHT CLICK ON THE FILE CALLED "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" AND EXTRACT IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A COPY. THIS IS VANILLA KAIDAN'S ARMOUR. DO NOT LOSE THIS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIS DEFAULT ARMOUR BACK IF YOU MESS UP OR JUST WANT IT BACK.
7. Now that you've got a backup of his original armour, you'll want to go back to ME3 Explorer and right click "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" and go to "Easy > Add Biggest Image".
8. Find the file you downloaded from my mod, which I've left named as the default file is; "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff_1024x1024.dds". Simply click it and click open.
9. A popup saying, "Success: Textures Correctly Added to the cache" will hopefully pop up. Click ok and go to the top bar and click "File > Save Changes". Make sure you have "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" highlighted.
10. You'll see some notifcations show up at the bottom. It's usually safe for me to wait until it says, "All files aved successfully" and I can close it, but if you're unsure, wait until you get a popup saying success.
Done!
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Thanks/ Credits:
Thanks to Bioware for making the amazing Mass Effect Trilogy.
Thanks to Otte and GirlPlaysGame for the tutorials I used in order to make these.
Thanks to everyone who's downloaded and used my mods thus far- you encourage me to continue!
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Issues:
None that I know of :)
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My Mods:
Kaidan Armour Retextures (Primary Armour) by me
Kaidan Facial Hair Adjustments by me
Kaidan Armour Retextures (Secondary Armour) by me
WARNING
A lot of people have been commenting about various bugs or incompatibilities or my mod just not working or installing. I wouldn't recommend installing this until I figure out how to make a DLC version of this mod. I'm not sure how long it'll take me with school and lack of motivation.
Description:
Here's yet another mod for our favourite Space Husband, a little bit similar to one of my other mods that changes Kaidan's armour textures. This time, it's for the first armour he wears in the game, his "first armour", as I refer to it.
Since there was issues with the default textures on this one, I wasn't able to change the colours. I'm going to have a fiddle with the spec file and see if I can somehow change that, but until then, the only options available are logos and names applied to the default blue.
===============================
===============================
Variations:
(for lore's sake, I wouldn't reccommend installing this until after Kaidan becomes a Spectre, if you still want to use this armour when he's back on your squad.)
-Both - a Spectre logo placed on both sides of the collar
-Left - a Spectre logo placed on just the left side of the collar
-Right - a Spectre logo placed on just the right side of the collar
=Default Colour With Name=
(in terms of lore, this one's okay for him to wear from the very beginning, on Mars and forwards. I recommend replacing this one later when he becomes a Spectre with the one with the logo, but it's up to you.)
-Left - the name "Alenko" is printed on the left side of the chestpiece
-Right - the name "Alenko" is printed on the right side of the chestpiece
=Default Colour with Logo=
-This version has both the Spectre logo and his name. I'd use this one if he was a Spectre and you like the name on his chestplate. (The name is on the left and there are two logos on both sides of the collar.)
===============================
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Installation:
*Note* I am currently working on creating a DLC version of my mods. I'm unsure when they'll be ready but I'm going to try.
I personally don't use TexMod, so these files don't come in a tpf format. Using TexMod is not an option for me, as TexMod just no longer works for me and there is no way to fix it. Please don't ask for a TexMod version. I won't be able to provide it.
To install this, you'll have to install it manually through Mass Effect 3 Explorer. If you don't know how to use it, read on, I'll explain. If you do, make sure to just remember to back up your files and install.
1. Download ME3 Explorer if you haven't already. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/me3explorer/)
2. Once you have it in a location easily accessible on your computer, open ME3 Explorer.
3. If you need help on how to get it setup, go have a look at this handy guide. I used this when I first started out, and I'm still a noob to modding ME. (http://ottemods.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/guide-me3explorer-first-time-setup.html)
4. Once you're all setup, go to "Developer Tools" and then into "Texplorer". Let the debug menu run, and when it says "Tree constructed. Ready" it's safe to close the debug window and continue on.
5. Expand the "All Texture Files" folder and find the folder called "BIOG_HMM_ARM_KAI_R". Expand this and click on the folder at the bottom called "KAIa". This is the folder for the texture files for Kaidan's first armour, known as "KAIa."
6. BEFORE YOU REPLACE ANYTHING, RIGHT CLICK ON THE FILE CALLED "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" AND EXTRACT IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A COPY. THIS IS VANILLA KAIDAN'S ARMOUR. DO NOT LOSE THIS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIS DEFAULT ARMOUR BACK IF YOU MESS UP OR JUST WANT IT BACK.
7. Now that you've got a backup of his original armour, you'll want to go back to ME3 Explorer and right click "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" and go to "Easy > Add Biggest Image".
8. Find the file you downloaded from my mod, which I've left named as the default file is; "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff_1024x1024.dds". Simply click it and click open.
9. A popup saying, "Success: Textures Correctly Added to the cache" will hopefully pop up. Click ok and go to the top bar and click "File > Save Changes". Make sure you have "HMM_ARM_KAIa_Diff" highlighted.
10. You'll see some notifcations show up at the bottom. It's usually safe for me to wait until it says, "All files aved successfully" and I can close it, but if you're unsure, wait until you get a popup saying success.
Done!
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Thanks/ Credits:
Thanks to Bioware for making the amazing Mass Effect Trilogy.
Thanks to Otte and GirlPlaysGame for the tutorials I used in order to make these.
Thanks to everyone who's downloaded and used my mods thus far- you encourage me to continue!
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===============================
Issues:
None that I know of :)
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My Mods:
Kaidan Armour Retextures (Primary Armour) by me
Kaidan Facial Hair Adjustments by me
Kaidan Armour Retextures (Secondary Armour) by me