ITEM is an ending mod which embraces the Indoctrination Theory, modifying dialogue and sequences during the final moments of the game, starting after Shepard enters the beam to the Citadel. This mod aims to build upon the theory and give a satisfyingly conclusion with as few loose ends as possible.
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Indoctrination Theory Ending Mod - Polish translation
Changelogs
Version 2.5.3
- Videos have been enhanced with better upscaling and redone with Legendary Edition versions where applicable.
- During the tunnel conversation, Anderson will comment on the deaths of innocents and the Reapers moving to the next planet after Earth is finished.
- Removed lens flare from Synthesis beam.
- The original ending choice sequences and music have been restored.
- Added new epilogue slide featuring asari and a turian in the Temple of Athame. Addressing that the galaxy is finding out the Prothean beacon and how it was kept a secret by the asari government.
- The additional flashbacks in the epilogue are removed. Hackett's dialogue from that segment remains.
- If Javik used the memory shard, he will not appear with the rest of the Normandy crew and Dr. Chakwas will take his place if she was recruited.
Version 2.5.2
- Players who use default Shepard will keep their accurate scars (or have no scars at all if paragon) after entering the Citadel tunnel.
- The keepers inside the Citadel tunnel are removed.
- The extra blood on Shepard's arms will stay after arriving at the decision chamber.
- Harbinger's subtitle will appear if he reveals himself.
- The critical mission failure after the Control and Synthesis jungle scenes have been replaced with the end credits, mirroring the original endings.
- A crate that was overlooked at the memorial is removed.
Version 2.5.1
- A vision showing Saren jump into the Crucible's energy has been added when Synthesis is introduced. (Special thanks goes to Catachrism for granting me permission to use his MEUITM textures.)
- The indoctrination effect has been added when Shepard is being affected in Control and Synthesis.
- The TIM confrontation epilogue slide has been changed to include Anderson and Major Coats, with the reveal that Major Coats is indoctrinated and stands with TIM. Because of this, Major Coats has been replaced by a generic Alliance Solider in his two usual epilogue slides.
- The steam coming from the ceiling during the memorial scene has been removed.
Version 2.5
-If the paragon/renegade reputation options are not chosen near the end of the Illusive Man encounter, Anderson will tell the Illusive Man to "Go to hell." before being shot. The renegade interrupt to "save" Anderson has been removed, but the interrupt to shoot the Illusive Man after that has been added back in.
-The space battle over the decision chamber has been removed and replaced with Reapers, who watch over. (Credit goes to Tydeous)
- Shepard's odd head movement at the start of the conversation has been fixed.
- If Shepard asks about the crucible, it's revealed that the Leviathan's were the ones who designed it. This is a follow up to the suspicious eye movement the Leviathan made when Shepard asked the same question to it.
- The Leviathan AI will mention the Destroy option as something Shepard arrived to do.
- When the Control option is introduced, Shepard can either admit or ask that TIM was right about controlling the Reapers.
- Because of issues not being able to change the carnifex properly into a predator for the Synthesis ending. Shepard will drop the carnifex in the Control ending.
- There is no autosave after Control or Synthesis is chosen, allowing the player to make another choice after loading the autosave.
- A common bug where a gun shot can be heard after the Normandy is overwhelmed by the crucible's energy has been fixed.
- The jungle planet scene has been added back in for Control and Synthesis.
- The Shepard breath scene has been modified to include battle noise in the background and a Reaper growl. Anderson is not heard. The docking scene has been modified to include the Normandy and music from both low and high EMS ratings. The two scenes have switched places.
- During Hackett's speech, he now says that the Reapers have been destroyed instead of defeated. His line about imagining what can be achieved has been also been modified where he says that things can be rebuilt now that the Reapers are destroyed. The relays are not mentioned or shown to be damaged.
- The damaged helmet seen at the end of the epilogue slides has been replaced with the Normandy in dry dock.
- Shepard will wear his/her casual outfit during the memorial scene.
- Fixed an issue where Anderson would not have updated textures during the memorial scene when using ALOT.
- The Normandy arriving at the citadel in the Serpent Nebula has been replaced with the Normandy leaving drydock. (This and the other Normandy video was done for better consistency with the Citadel over Earth.)
- After the credits, the game will return to the main menu.
Version 2.0
- If the Illusive Man shoots Anderson after the renegade interrupt is not chosen, it will result in a critical mission failure.
- The cutscene showing the citadel arms expand after Shepard passes out has been removed.
- Shepard now asks if the Illusive Man was right about controlling the Reapers instead of admitting it.
- After much consideration, Synthesis has returned as its own choice.
- The Leviathan AI doesn't state that Shepard will die in the Control and Synthesis options.
- A reputation requirement is no longer needed for the Leviathan AI reveal.
- EDI's flashback has been replaced with Joker's flashback in the Destroy option.
- If Control or Synthesis is chosen. The carnifex that Shepard drops will change into a predator. This was done to mirror the same gun change if Destroy is chosen.
- There will be no epilogue for Control or Synthesis, both will end with a critical mission failure.
- Anderson is now present during the memorial scene in the Destroy epilogue.
Version 1.5.2
-The video files have been rebinked into 1152p resolution. This removes the chroma shift bug that was present in the 1080p versions.
-Minor dialogue changes to the Illusive Man encounter.
-Hackett is not heard ordering the fleets to retreat after Shepard destroys the power conduit.
-Traynor is not present during the scene where Joker is told to leave by one of the squad members.
Version 1.5.1
-Corrected minor spelling errors.
-Added moddesc file.
Version 1.5
- The video files that are included in this mod have been upscaled to 1080p. (Special thanks goes to Audemus.)
- The cutscene showing the Normandy return to the Sword fleet and the Crucible arriving with Admiral Hackett is removed.
- The extended cut version of Shepard arriving at the Citadel has been reverted to the pre-extended cut version.
- The dialogue wheel responses for the Illusive Man encounter have been changed so that most of the paragon and renegade reputation responses are standard options. Some dialogue has been replaced, rearranged, or removed.
- If Anderson is held at gunpoint by the Illusive Man, he tells Shepard to "Just do it" right before the renegade interrupt is shown.
- The Crucible will not be shown docking with the Citadel after Shepard opens the arms.
- Turian ships will accompany the Alliance ships during the Leviathan AI conversation. Geth and/or Quarian ships will also be present depending on Rannoch outcome. (Special thanks goes to Tydeous.)
- The Leviathan AI is now the child in the prologue and dream sequences to clarify that they are the same entity.
- The Leviathan AI doesn't say that the Citadel is its home and now explains why it dealt with its creators at the start of the conversation.
- Because of the information presented in the Leviathan DLC and the changes made to the AI conversation, most of the investigate dialogue options have been removed.
- If the geth and quarians are both present during the final battle. You will now be able to mention the peace between them to the Leviathan AI.
- The Destroy ending is now a possible option again. The Refusal ending is no longer available. The Control and Synthesis options have been merged into one choice.
- Shepard will look at the Destroy option on his/her own after the Control/Synthesis option is explained. The Leviathan AI will describe the Destroy option in a very negative manner.
- After the Destroy option is explained. You will get an opportunity to have the Leviathan AI reveal its true self if you choose the paragon or renegade options.
- Choosing the Destroy ending with a very high EMS will result in Shepard seen waking up in London, following with the crucible docking with the citadel, and a modified epilogue.
Version 1.0
-The Illusive Man no longer turns around twice when he walks past Shepard.
-Admiral Anderson's line: "There's always another way." has been replaced with: "Wiping them out is the only way to end this."
-The Leviathan AI never refers to itself as the Catalyst or says that the Citadel is part of it.
-The Leviathan AI's line: "The created will always rebel against their creators." has been removed.
-Some low EMS dialogue is included regardless of actual EMS.
-The investigate options have been tweaked so that there's consistency with the Leviathan DLC. This prevents Shepard acting like he forgot what he was told by the Leviathan.
-Shepard no longer asks who designed the Crucible.
-The Leviathan AI doesn't say that the Crucible changed it, etc.
-The Destroy option is no longer available.
-The renegade conversation responses for Control and Synthesis have been extended.
-For the Synthesis investigate option, The Leviathan AI's line: "There is little time left, but I will try." has been replaced with: "It is a very elegant solution, and a path you have already started down."
-The Refusal ending has been changed so that it is required to have four bars of reputation reached for the dialogue option to be used, along with some other surprises. Triggering the Refusal ending by shooting the Leviathan AI is no longer possible.
-The Refusal Stargazer scene is removed.
Because Legendary Edition is coded differently from the Original Trilogy, ITEM isn't compatible with it and can't be ported over. The mod would have to be recreated from scratch, which won't be the case since I'm not interested in buying Legendary.
How ITEM handles the endings of the game:
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- Control and Synthesis: "Crucible" activates ---> Jungle planet ---> Credits.
- Destroy (Not enough EMS): "Crucible" activates ---> Shepard prevents being indoctrinated but dies. ---> Credits.
- Destroy (3100 or more EMS): "Crucible" activates ---> Shepard prevents being indoctrinated ---> Crucible docks with Citadel ---> Epilogue ---> Memorial ---> Credits.
Installation instructions: 1. Download this mod. 2. Open ME3Tweaks Mod Manager. 3. Drag the 7z file into Mod Manager. 4. Import the mod. 5. Apply the mod.
You must have the Extended Cut and Leviathan DLC installed.
You must have no other ending mods installed.
The following mods are not compatible:
Final Confrontation Overhaul Mod
Extended Final Anderson Conversation
Citadel Epilogue Mod
Special thanks goes to the users at the Mass Effect Modding Workshop discord for the advice and help, including:
- Tydeous for the Reapers over the decision chamber.
- The ALOV team for providing the upscaled videos.
- Mellin for editing the memorial plate text.
- Catachrism for his MEUITM textures in the Saren Synthesis vision.
