Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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About this mod

This mod makes Kai Leng mute and gives him a mask with the intent of making him a silent rival to Shepard.
It includes changes to his fight on Thessia.

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Mod Description

This mod makes Kai Leng mute and gives him a mask with the intent of making him a silent rival to Shepard.
Even without dialog, Kai Leng still has a body language that express a personality, so I think he works better as a character without his lines.
The fight on Thessia as also been modified to hopefully make it more interesting.
You can choose in the mod menu to skip this fight and also to replace him with a phantom during the car cutscene in the citadel mission if you want.

There is two version of the mod, one for giving Leng a black armor and one for giving him a white one, I made them into separate downloads to avoid making the file too big.

Feature list

  •     Kai Leng's no longer has any lines.
  •     Kai Leng now has a helmet, his face is no longer visible.
  •     The debrief scene between Kai Leng and the Illusive man after the Citadel coup has been removed, since it doesn't work without Leng's lines.
  •     Kai Leng's shields are improved by 50% and he can no longer be ragdolled (wich means Lash no longer affect him).
  •     The fight on Thesisa now has Cerberus soldiers that assist Kai Leng.
  •     The email Kai Leng sends you after Thessia has been removed.
  •     The terminal about Kai Leng in the Cerberus HQ is no longer accessible.
  •     You can choose to have a phantom take down your car in the citadel coup instead of Kai Leng in the mod menu.
  •     The fight on Thessia can also be skipped in the mod menu.


Language

The mod supports all languages, both in dub and sub, however the mod menu's text will be in english for all languages.

Compatibility

This mod requires the LE3 Community Patch + Framework to work.
Any mod that modifies the appearance of the Illusive man, Thane and Miranda will not be compatible if they do not also use the Framework.
Compatibility patches are available on install for the Cerberus Retrofits mod, the LE3 Diversification Project and Kai Leng Unmasked.
The mod is currently incompatible with the Immersive Thessia Mod.
Here is a list of all the files edited by the mod if you want to check for compatibility :
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BioD_Cat002.pcc
BioD_Cat002_600Cover.pcc
BioD_Cat002_600KLFight_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat002_600KLFight_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat002_600KLFight_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat002_600KLFight_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_Cat002_610KLConvo.pcc
BioD_Cat002_610KLConvo_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat002_610KLConvo_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat002_610KLConvo_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat002_610KLConvo_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_Cat002_700PostKLFight.pcc
BioD_Cat002_700PostKLFight_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat002_700PostKLFight_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat002_700PostKLFight_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat002_700PostKLFight_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_Cat003_380DesksConvos_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat003_380DesksConvos_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat003_380DesksConvos_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat003_380DesksConvos_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_Cat003_480CarCutscene.pcc
BioD_Cat003_800WrapUp.pcc
BioD_Cat004_300DestRoomB.pcc
BioD_Cat004_750TIMConv.pcc
BioD_Cat004_750TIMConv_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat004_750TIMConv_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat004_750TIMConv_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat004_750TIMConv_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_Cat004_800KaiLeng_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_Cat004_800KaiLeng_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_Cat004_800KaiLeng_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_Cat004_800KaiLeng_LOC_ITA.pcc
BioD_CerMir_375Lab_vid.pcc
BioD_CerMir_375Lab_vid_LOC_DEU.pcc
BioD_CerMir_375Lab_vid_LOC_FRA.pcc
BioD_CerMir_375Lab_vid_LOC_INT.pcc
BioD_CerMir_375Lab_vid_LOC_ITA.pcc


Installation
The mod can be installed with ME3Tweaks Mod Manager, after you downloaded the .7z drag and drop it onto the mod manager and
import the mod, then select it and click Apply Mod and the mod will install itself into the game.

Uninstallation

This mod may be deleted or disabled using Mod Manager. Select LE3 in the top bar and click on "Manage Target", in the new menu you will be able to disable or delete the mod.

Differences with Shut Up Leng

Both mods are similar in execution, but their intents are different, while Shut up Leng tries to remove as much Kai Leng as possible, this mod tries to keep as much of him as possible, but make him work a rival for Shepard that simply doesn't have much to say.
Here is a more complete list of differences between both mods :

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Kai Leng is still visible during the cutscene on Mars.
If you choose to have a phantom take down the car, Kai Leng will be driving the car she escapes in, so he will always be present.
Skipping the fight on Thessia is optional.
The afterimage Kai Leng leaves after using certain abilities now uses his new model instead of showing his original
The white armor has a new model, so it can have the palm blaster on Kai Leng's hand.
Multiple changes to the timing of dialogs, both ingame and in cutscenes to take into account Kai Leng being silent.
The mail KL sends you after Thessia has been removed, instead of being rewritten.


Future updates


I would appreciate any feedback on the new fight on Thessia, to make sure it is well balanced and fun to play.

I am not opposed to the idea of writting and recording new lines for Kai Leng, but since I am not a native English speaker, I am not confident with my ability to write them, I would appreciate any help, advice or suggestions anyone has.

Technical informations for modders


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Mount : 4035
TLK Range : 25961265 to 25961276
Boolean used : 32001 and 32002


Special thanks

Thank to the LE3 Community Patch team for their amazing work on the game.

Thank to Scottina123 for allowing me to make the mod, even if it is similar to his Shut Up Leng mod.

Thank to Tydeous for authorizing me to make a compatibility patch for his Cerberus Retrofits mod and his LE3 Diversification Project.

And thank you for looking at the mod and have a great day.