Tali Remastered version 1.0 for ME2.


Autors/ Contributors :

- Creative Machinima (Tali Remastered Designer/Rigger/Skinner)
- Getorex (Tali Full Face mod's ME3 original conceptor)
- Sumirehaikuxna from DeviantArts (Tali full face mod's textures creator).

- Thanks to the entire team managing ME3Tweaks Fork for updating ME3Explorer which allowed me to finally work on Tali Remastered for Mass Effect 2.
I was hoping for this update, it's a very nice gift. Good job !



1- Description :

This mod is a model replacer for Tali Zorah for ME2.
Link to the ME3 download page here : https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect3/mods/664

Due to the timeline of Mass Effect 2, you will notice that the pressurization of Tali's mask is more important in this version than in the last chapter of the trilogy (because of her immune sensitivity).
Following Shepard during the second chapter of the game will be essential to change her quarian's life and strengthens her immune system before getting her new appearance in ME3.

In this way:
- Tali's visor is more opaque, (most of the time you will not see his face as clearly as in the ME3 version of my mod).
- The luminous jewelry (memory of her father) is removed from her headgear in this version.
(Otherwise, if you want to keep the Tali's appearance of ME2 in ME3, I built a new "ME2-like" version available in my ME3 download section.)



2- Installation :

First, in order to allow this mod to work, you must install two .DLL files to unlock DLC additions.
- Go to : https://github.com/Erik-JS/masseffect-binkw32/releases and download the last version of [me2_binkw32.zip]. (Be sure to take the ME2 version).

Then, extract binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll in your Mass Effect 2 Win32 folder located in : ...\MassEffect 2\Binaries\


Next, Download Tali_RemasteredME2_DLC and extract the DLC_CON_TaliMasterME2 folder to the mass effect 2 DLC folder located in: ...\Mass Effect 2\BIOGame\DLC



3- Incompatibilities:

- This mod will not be compatible with any mods that changes Tali's appearance.

- Do not try to put this DLC in your ME3 folder, this files are only working for ME2.

- Tali Remastered for ME2 is not just a simple model export from ME3 to ME2, so, do not consider extracting and using properly this model for ME3, I had to completely rework the skin weight of the 3D face model.
This new version required a new skinning phase because the movements of mouth bones are managed differently on Tali between ME2 and ME3 games.
If you try to extract and use this model on ME3, you will get some strange mouth deformations and weird jaw scaling.

(If you want to recover the ME2 appearance of Tali Remastered on your ME3 game, just go miscellaneous section of Tali Remastered for ME3 and install the "ME2-like" version.)



4- Known issues :

Tali Remastered for ME2 works in almost all game's circumstance, however there are still some minor bugs.

- Face's glitch

- Overall, Tali's mouth works each time she speak in ME2, even if there are still minor glitch in some sequences.

- In Tali's loyalty mission, during the scene where Tali speaks with Shepard in front of the console, she starts to squint at the end of the dialogue.
This problem is rectified as soon as you continue the dialogue.

- Sometimes when you start a mission, or when your game load a new zones, a bad model of Tali is loaded (the original distant model).
Most of the time you will not notice anything, but each time, the problem is solved by itself as soon as you interact with any NPC or once a cutscene is triggered.
I never managed to correct this problem, trying to deleting LOD from my .pcc files didn't fixed this bug.
This problem never happens aboard the Normandy

- Finally, it is not a bug of my mod but I noticed that during a part of the last mission of ME2, developers didn't activate lights corresponding to Tali's eyes, so you will not see Tali's gaze in some sequences.



5- Authorization / permissions:

Modding :

Same rules as my ME3 version of this mod:

Some simple rules should be respected:

If you make minor changes (fix some bug or just change eyes color etc ..) you can not create your own nexus page and dump all my files on it.

If you want to mod and share your own modification of Tali Remastered, please contact me and I will add your mod in the downloadable section of my topic.

Your name will be added in the credits on this page as contributor of Tali Remastered.

Please contact me before using my assets to get permissions.



- Stream/ Let's play :


If you are a Streamer and you want to do a let's play with Tali Remastered, you can play without problem, I will just ask you to mention Creative machinima, Getorex , and Sumirehaikuxna in your credits (or somewhere in the description of your videos.)



- Tali Remastered history:

March 21 2018 : Creation of my youtube channel dedicated to my Tali Remastered fan videos (Machinima's performance).

August 26 2018 : Release date of Tali Remastered mod for ME3.

Febuary 14 2020 : Tali Remastered for ME2 trailer.

March 21 2020 : Release date of Tali Remastered mod for ME2.



Credits:

Thank to :

- Bioware
- ME3 explorer Team / ME3Tweaks Fork Team
- Getorex
- Sumirehaikuxna from DeviantArts
- Nexusmods.com team moderators



Enjoy,
Arnaud Cheula, alias Creative Machinima