Mass Effect 2

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Miranda's armor retexture and guide for using it to Shepard

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You can choose between "Original" and "Dark" version with N7 emblem (red or blue colored). Or without N7 emblem.
And added special versions - Alliance (with blue grid) and Cerberus (with orange grid).




How to install:

You can use this mod to add Miranda's armor to the game in the Shepard's locker.
You can also change your game file manually (bellow in the description).

After you add the armor to the game, you will need to install my textures.

You can install my textures through texmod or if you want to use my textures with ALOT just to drag and drop my file over the installer and click install, as explained in ALOT's instructions.

Manual file editing:

It's easy. Relax and don't worry :)
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Open (with Notepad++) Coalisced.ini in the directory Mass Effect 2\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked (but at first make reserve copy of this file).

Find (hotkey Ctrl+F) 
[SFXGame.SFXPawn_Player] and write in section "CasualAppearances":

CasualAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

(Without spaces)

And if you want to TorsoAppearances:

TorsoAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)


You may also need the empty slots for shoulders, arms and legs.
Write:
ShoulderAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Shoulders,PlotFlag=-1)
ArmAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Arms,PlotFlag=-1)
LegAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Legs,PlotFlag=-1)

Then, find this section: [Engine.PackagesToAlwaysCook]
and write under it this line:
SeekFreePackage=BioH_END_vixen_00

Then, find [Engine.StartupPackages]
and write:
DLCStartupPackage=BioH_END_vixen_00

Save file's changes and close program.

THEN download ME2IniFixer by Techpriest1 
link

and use it (right in directory with Coalisced.ini)

Done! 
Now you can find this armor in the Shepard's locker at Normandy!
And don't forget to use texmod!


Video guide for manual editing file:
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! Don't add more than 2 outfit with this method at one time. Or you will have black screen in some missions.
But if you want it, just use clear and not modifed coalisced.ini in these missions (Omega-4 Relay for example). 


Power Effects
If you want to add some power effects to your armor, read my guide.
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It's original Miranda's armor:

TorsoAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

Here is modify:

TorsoAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",GameEffects=("SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_PowerBelt"),PlotFlag=-1)

Colored is what you should to add to your armor.
You can modify legs, arms and shoulders too.

It's list. You can choose effects:
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_N7Torso  +3% Power Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_CapacitorChestplate  +10% Faster Shield Regeneration
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_BodyArmor  +5% Health
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_PowerBelt  +5% Shield Strength
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_N7Shoulders  +3% Weapon Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_AmplifierPads  +5% Power Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_StrengthBoostPads  +25% Melee Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_HeavyLeftSideArmor  +5% Health
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_N7Arms  +3% Health
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_StabilizationGauntlets  +5% Weapon Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_HeavyDampingGauntlets  +5% Shield Strength
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_LeftArmAmmoPack  +10% Spare Ammo Capacity
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_N7Legs  +3% Shield Strength
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_StimulatorConduits  +10% Storm Speed
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_LifeSupportWebbing  +10% Health
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_EquipmentPacks  +10% Spare Heavy Weapon Ammo Capacity
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_N7Helmet  +5% Health
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_Visor  +10% Headshot Damage
SFXGame.SFXGameEffect_Gear_DeathMask  +10% Paragon/Renegade Bonus

Don't forget to use ME2IniFixer after all!

Known Issues or Bugs
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Q: "I'm having a problem launching the Suicide Mission in Mass Effect 2.  Right before going through the Omega 4 Relay, the screen blacks out while the music continues to play in the background".

A: Just use clear and not modified coalisced.ini before starting this mission or delete this lines in your coalisced (you can add them later):
SeekFreePackage=BioH_END_vixen_00
DLCStartupPackage=BioH_END_vixen_00

(you can find them with hotkey Ctrl+F)

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Q: "If I leave the Normandy to go on mission the armour returns to the default one".

A: Delete this lines in coalisced.ini

ShoulderAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Shoulders,PlotFlag=-1)
ArmAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Arms,PlotFlag=-1)
LegAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Legs,PlotFlag=-1)


And try to add this commander lines:

ShoulderAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

ArmAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

LegAppearances=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

SpecAppearances
=(Id=4002,Type=CustomizableType_Torso,Mesh=(Male="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL",Female="BIOG_HMF_MIR_LGT_R.LGTa.HMF_MIR_LGTa_MDL"),PlotFlag=-1)

Don't forget to use ME2IniFixer after all!

The solution found Vigaku

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Q: "It worked fine until I got to Ilium. Then in the hallway below Liara's office it causes a CTD every time. When I remove it then it works again."

A: 
1) (by user Kali8229)
This crash is actually a game bug. I was having the same issue, though it didn't matter if my Coalesced file was edited or not (for outfit). I tried the above edit also and it did not fix the crash. I turned my game over to window mode (borderless) to get through that section and it worked, even with my edited Coalesced file where I use Morinth's outfit as my main armor. Edit: I also tried return to Normandy (picked new group for next mission) and voila, that way also worked and without needing to change the window mode. 

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Mass-Effect-2/ME-2-crash-at-Illium-going-through-to-shipping-area/td-p/219874

2) It's can be trouble with RAM. 
If you added other armor (for example Liara's or Samara's outfit) for Shepard with my method and it's happened, you should to delete them and try to play again. Just until missions with CTD will end. You can return them after all. For example I had CTD in the suicidal mission and in the Horizon.

Or you can to do that (if you have more than 2gb RAM):

Open coalisced.ini
Find:
[Stats.MapChunk]

There will be this lines:

TotalMemory=97 MB
Total Memory Free=512 MB
Total Texture Memory=138 MB
Level Texture Memory=25 MB
Light Map Size=56 MB
Shadow Map Size=6 MB


Change them like you want (like the RAM you have). For example:

TotalMemory=512 MB
Total Memory Free=1024 MB
Total Texture Memory=512 MB
Level Texture Memory=128 MB
Light Map Size=256 MB
Shadow Map Size=64 MB

Don't forget to use ME2IniFixer after all!


All outfit (Miranda, Samara and etc) will works without CTD. But you should to have a lot of RAM.

Compatibility
Will not work with JeanLuc's Miranda HD revised by CDAMJC Edition

I've used
Graphic mod  
GEMFX v.1.0.6 by Lucifer Hawk 

Here: link
it's works with ME2 too
My personal preset for ME2: link
Put my preset here: Mass Effect 2\Binaries\GEMFX\Presets\current
Thank you Lucifer Hawk!

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My other mods for femShep:

-Blue Rose- Miranda's Alternative outfit
-Blue Rose- Samara's armor

Techno Rose by Violett'e Heaven
All rights belong to Bioware (c)

Sorry for my english :)