Legendary Edition 1 Modding Guide

LE1 Community Patch is a simple, unopinionated, bugfix mod for Mass Effect 1 Legendary Edition. A spiritual successor to ME1Recalibrated, this mod makes small edits to fix bugs, and fix bugs only.

An exhaustive and comprehensive 4K 60fps video overhaul project powered by AI and augmented with faithful in-game remakes, error corrections and other misc improvements.

Swaps Engineer Adams dress blues for crew fatigues in ME1LE.

Replaces each of the weapon models in LE1 with their counterparts in LE2 and LE3. Lancer modeled assault rifles now have the Lancer model from LE3.

This changes the uniforms of all Alliance personnel on the Normandy, Citadel, and Uncharted Worlds to the version worn in Mass Effect 3.

Gives natural in-game access to weapons, armors, and mods from the four hidden manufacturers. Also fixes and rebalances the corresponding weapons.

Allows Shepard and squadmates to wear casual clothes on the Citadel and on Noveria. Garrus and Wrex are given optional casual outfits as well.

Mineral deposits and other points of interest are now marked on the maps of the UNC worlds.

This mod modifies the appearance of Dr. Heart Experiments from Thorian Creepers to an original and unused Zombie model and textures from within the game files.

This mod changes the Legendary Edition version of the Eden Prime’s sky back to the original color of red. This mod is for those who want the red version of the sky back but also like the new Legendary Edition changes to the game.

Evaluates and displays more accurate/relevant/informative weapon statistics, for easier comparisons.
This mod does not modify weapon stats in any way. It only changes the display and has no effect on balance.

Restored Original Trilogy bosses and Uncut cutscenes. Enhanced alternatives. Highly customizable and compatible with Saren Stages.

Tracks active and undiscovered UNC assignments on the galaxy map.

This is a very simple texture mod that retextures the skybox on the Citadel Wards to resemble the aesthetic of the original. It also includes an updated loading screen video for consistency.

A project designed to diversify LE1 through increased population count, better species’ population balancing, outfit/appearance diversification and overall breathing more life into the world.

Framework for Mass Effect 1 LE to allow sideloading of new package files without compatibility issues.
This mod is needed if you want to install and use the “Mako Squadmate Banter” mod.

Reduces the weapons each character has equipped on their person to the weapons they are proficient in using, similar to how weapon loadouts in LE2 and LE3 work.

Makes Liara’s facial appearance fully consistent within Mass Effect, by either choosing her Lair of the Shadow Broker look from Mass Effect 2, or her Mass Effect 3 appearance.

This mod takes the elevator banter between your squadmates and plays it periodically while riding in the Mako.
The mod needs “LE1 Sideloader Framework” to be installed.

Alters all instances of the Alliance Marines in LE1 to wear their armor from LE3. Helmet assets obtained from Audemus & Mellin from their ME3 N7 Armor mod.

Backports the iconic default N7 armour from Mass Effect 3 to Mass Effect 1 for both Male and Female Shepard.

Mutes Mira’s overhead announcements about the landlines and reactor in Peak 15.

This mod delays the Council’s message about Virmire until all three initial missions (Therum, Feros, and Noveria) are completed, rather than delivering the message after only two of the three are completed.

A store on the Citadel that stocks the “Iconic” look armors for the Normandy squad in LE1. “You will be pleased I think!“

Bunch of Hairstyles by AHarris00Britney, Okruee, RavenSim, SheaButtyr, Oakiyo, Simandy, Kamiiri, Wild Pixels, and AladdintheSimmer for FemShep in LE1.

Exclusive MAKO upgrades for N7 operatives. More powerful engine, and improved suspension system.

Casual outfit replacers for femshep in LE1.

This mod adds the Normandy to the list of available destinations on the Citadel Rapid Transit, allowing Shepard to be transported directly to the Normandy from any Rapid Transit terminal.

Test the limits of your combat prowess aboard a remote, top-secret Alliance space station. Enhanced port of the original Mass Effect DLC, which was not included in Legendary Edition due to lost source code.

Removes Feros’ yellow color filter and attempts to restore post-processing and fog from original ME1.

This mod removes the reticle hitmarkers that appear when you hit an enemy.

This mod adds an interactable locker on the Normandy, from which you can restock your grenades!

This mod allows Ashley and Kaidan to be romanced by both male and female Shepard, utilizing unused dialogue in the game files.

This mod aims to both resolve and add to Saren’s transformation throughout the game using hand created new meshes and HD textures. It introduces early forms of Saren before his heavy Geth implants.

More visible and detailed face for Tali’Zorah.
New textures and fully animated face mesh.

This DLC add Creative Machinima’s 3D model of Tali Zorah to LE1

Overhaul of Tali’s LE1 appearance with a completely new, fully animated face.

Removes the ugly vignette effect in the corners of the screen, producing the same image as photo mode with vignette off!

Vanilla-friendly, exhaustive and easy to install graphical overhaul mod for the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Eye textures. Replaces textures for male and female humans. I think it replaces asari eyes too. It makes the iris more detailed and the pupil smaller.

Fixes the lighter color issue on lips which is especially visible on darker lipstick colors.

New Lashes for FemShep

Fully nude textures for in-game female body meshes.
Important: This mod and it’s files are merely texture edits and can NOT make characters nude. Specifically, these only affect the vanilla nude mesh, NOT the underwear.