Everybody is welcome to request any other model for Male & Female Shepard for me to upload! It only takes a few minutes to do! I intend to consolidate all requests by race, so finding any other Geth requests can be done here on Geth's page.
This can be considered a repeat, I gave this information more than a year ago in the description of the video: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/videos/47
Now that this mod has shown you what ini file to mess around with you need two things! 1. What line of the file changes the player model? 2. How do I find model names to change to?
1. Use Ctrl+F and enter "Actor". Hit Enter twice to get to the lines describing m_FemaleActorType and m_MaleActorType. The text following the = sign is what must be replaced to give you the new model!
2. Finding the model names is trickier. Use the wonderful Mass Effect INI Modder mod here on the Nexus to find the list of models! Under the "BIOGame" Tab there is a complete list of models both female and male only under the Male Shepard model replacer drop-down menu. All you need to do is A) Select your preferred model under Male Shepard's drop-down. B) Save to ini (bottom-right of tool) [If you want to play Male Shepard, then you don't need to do anything else. This is simply how you use the tool as intended by the tool's creator] C) Open the BioGame.ini file in your documents D) Find the m_maleActorType= section and copy the text after the = sign. E) Paste it after m_femaleActorType={>HERE<} and save the file. It may ask you to rename it, which is simple. Remember to delete the old BioGame.ini and rename your new one to BioGame.ini. F) Launch the game.
NOTES: - You'll know if you messed up if the launch screen takes a million years. Usually just a spelling error! - When creating a Shepard, it is ideal to use Quick-Start Shepards because customized Shepards faces sometimes appear overtop of the model's face you're attempting to use. - Many models have issues such as taking cover, moving without guns, using guns, or performing any animations. However, if all you care about are cutscenes, then almost every model works wonderfully! - Using the console command "teleport" is helpful when moving without a gun on models where it is difficult. - If you are not playing a party member then sometimes there are combat issues. Your name will not show up on the bottom left HUI with your health bar, and sometimes your abilities won't go off until a few moments after activating them. - Also sometimes you're invincible - The camera in this game follows where normal Shepard WOULD be, so some camera angles won't work for some models (like volus for example. You just won't see the character unless it is zoomed out far enough).
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https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/videos/47
Now that this mod has shown you what ini file to mess around with you need two things!
1. What line of the file changes the player model?
2. How do I find model names to change to?
1. Use Ctrl+F and enter "Actor". Hit Enter twice to get to the lines describing m_FemaleActorType and m_MaleActorType. The text following the = sign is what must be replaced to give you the new model!
2. Finding the model names is trickier. Use the wonderful Mass Effect INI Modder mod here on the Nexus to find the list of models! Under the "BIOGame" Tab there is a complete list of models both female and male only under the Male Shepard model replacer drop-down menu. All you need to do is
A) Select your preferred model under Male Shepard's drop-down.
B) Save to ini (bottom-right of tool)
[If you want to play Male Shepard, then you don't need to do anything else. This is simply how you use the tool as intended by the tool's creator]
C) Open the BioGame.ini file in your documents
D) Find the m_maleActorType= section and copy the text after the = sign.
E) Paste it after m_femaleActorType={>HERE<} and save the file. It may ask you to rename it, which is simple. Remember to delete the old BioGame.ini and rename your new one to BioGame.ini.
F) Launch the game.
- You'll know if you messed up if the launch screen takes a million years. Usually just a spelling error!
- When creating a Shepard, it is ideal to use Quick-Start Shepards because customized Shepards faces sometimes appear overtop of the model's face you're attempting to use.
- Many models have issues such as taking cover, moving without guns, using guns, or performing any animations. However, if all you care about are cutscenes, then almost every model works wonderfully!
- Using the console command "teleport" is helpful when moving without a gun on models where it is difficult.
- If you are not playing a party member then sometimes there are combat issues. Your name will not show up on the bottom left HUI with your health bar, and sometimes your abilities won't go off until a few moments after activating them.
- Also sometimes you're invincible
- The camera in this game follows where normal Shepard WOULD be, so some camera angles won't work for some models (like volus for example. You just won't see the character unless it is zoomed out far enough).