Legendary Edition 2 Modding Guide

The Unofficial LE2 Patch is a comprehensive bugfix mod, currently in stable public beta.

ALOV is 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.

This is a port/remake of the optional Relay Jump Remaster from ALOV for ME2. It combines an entirely new 3D render of the Cerberus Normandy SR2 with an edited ME3 relay jump.

Alternate casual outfits for Casual Hubs 2. Grunt, Jacob, Kasumi, Mordin, Thane, and Zaeed available.

Makes Aria consistent with her looks from the Omega DLC, both for her outfit as well as facial features, providing updated models and textures.

Removes Armor and Shield bonuses granted to enemies at Hardcore and Insanity. Doubles enemy health at same difficulties. In effect removes protections from basic enemies and doubles their health making squad powers more useful while basic enemies are still more durable.

Allows Shepard and squadmates to wear casual clothes on the Citadel, Omega, and Illium, and gives certain squadmates casual appearances on the Normandy.

This mod restores the correct uniforms to most of the female Cerberus crew members of the Normandy that Bioware never patched. It also includes the option to give Kelly her hair from the original Mass Effect 2.

Ever since the original release of Mass Effect 2, Asari on the Citadel have been known to have human hands. Some are fixed in LE, this mod fixes the rest. Also included are some extra corrections to props placement around the Zakera levels.

Conrad Verner Remembers solves the Conrad Verner bug in which the incorrect stage is set, and he always believes you pointed a gun at him on Mass Effect 1. Since a fix on Mass Effect 1 is not implemented yet, a special, in-universe mechanic has been introduced to fix the import before meeting Conrad.

DLC Timings Mod delays most of the former DLC content of Mass Effect 2 through different methods.

Early recruitment of Thane, Samara and Tali. Early access to Illium. Early access to Tuchanka if Wrex is the clan leader.

This mod adds detailed statistics to all your weapons and moves the stats of all your armors above their descriptions, therefore eliminating the need to scroll down to see them.

The Initiative Armors from Ark Mod and MP Armors from EGM all set up as a brand new DLC Mod for LE3. Includes T5-V Battlesuit, N7 Pathfinder, Initiative Spearpoint, N7 Slayer and many more.

For LE2 (Mass Effect 2 – LE) ported version of the Fix Weapons in Cutscenes code, this will means in all cutscenes Shepard or the squad will use the carried weapon if available in preference to the default rifle.

Expanded Shepard Armory mod unlocks helmetless versions of the official DLC armors to players who wish to use them and see their Shepard’s faces; as well as adds additional armors and casual outfits ported from Mass Effect 1, 3 and Andromeda.

Extended Romance Scenes expands on the LE2 romance scenes by adding the romantic cinematics from LE3 to all 7 LE2 romance scenes.

This mod restores a missing texture that was causing sparse eyebrows and facial hair, making them more in-line with how LE1 and LE3 eyebrows look. This will affect ALL custom Shepard eyebrows and facial hair options, but not NPCs.

LE2 bullet tracers are far slower than the tracers from LE1 or LE3. With this mod bullet tracers from weapons now travel much faster. Similar to the other games.

Adds a mirrored Kuwashii visor which works exactly the same way as the original, except it’s on the left eye instead of the right one.

A mod that gives Jack some more bite in every phase of the game and on insanity!

Jack wears a real shirt for all appearances. No nipple straps or visors in sight. Includes compatibility for Casual Hubs 2.

Restores the original Mass Effect 2 opening dialogue from before BioWare created the Genesis 2 DLC, while retaining all features of the Genesis Recap comic. Remake of the OT ME2 mod.

This bug fix ensures the Hammerhead shows on the cargo bay during the endgame if the player had previously acquired it.

Restores weapons used by the survivors to LE1 models and removes Thermal Clips. The Heavy Weapon Powercell before the boss fight remains available.

Do you want crouch like in ME1? This mod adds it (choose toggle or hold version and choose key you want for it ).

Gives a couple of different options for the speed of the scanning reticle when you are scanning planets for resources.

This DLC mod adds four custom leather jacket outfits for Femshep. You can buy them at Citadel Souvenirs if you use Expanded Shepard Armory, or they’ll get added to the locker (along with duplicate jackets for maleshep) if you don’t.

Makes Liara’s facial appearance fully consistent within Mass Effect 2, by either choosing her original basegame look from Mass Effect 1, her Lair of the Shadow Broker look or her Mass Effect 3 appearance.

Miranda wears a sleek mini dress for her romance scene and cabin visits.

Ever since the original Mass Effect 2, several Codex Entries have been missing due to lack of implementation or wrongly set flags. The Legendary Edition finally restored the entry for the M-920 Cain, but still did not fix Thermal Clips, Grenade Launcher, Drell or Oculi. This mod restores them at their appropriate place. They are fully voiced.

LE2 Mission Results Screen Fix fixes the scaling for the mission results screen.

More Gay Romances is a mod for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition that adds more same-gender romance options to the game.

Batch of outfits that contains dresses and skirts from Sims CC Creators and Original Sims Content as buyable Casual Clothes for FemShep LE2.

Bunch of new outfits that contains dresses and similar stuff from Sims CC Creators as buyable Casual Clothes for FemShep LE2.

Bunch of Hairstyles by AHarris00Britney, Okruee, RavenSim, SheaButtyr, Oakiyo, Simandy, Kamiiri, Wild Pixels, and AladdintheSimmer for FemShep in LE2.

Batch of outfits that contains pants and similar stuff from Sims CC Creators and Original Sims Content as buyable Casual Clothes for FemShep LE2.

Bunch of new outfits that contains pants and similar stuff from Sims CC Creators as buyable Casual Clothes for FemShep LE2.

Bunch of outfits from Sims CC creators and original sims content as buyable Casual Clothes for MaleShep LE2.

Contains a few quality of life mods in a single download. For use with mod manager.

This mod removes (or alters) the headgear on squadmates’ Alternate Appearance Pack armors.

Mod to remove the unnecessarily long saving and loading messages from your user interface. There is also an option included to remove the spinning disk icon as well, for those who prefer an even clearer UI.

The Nos Astra Mineral Exchange offers the opportunity to trade commodities such as palladium, iridium, platinum, element zero and galactic standard currency on competitive terms.

Optional mod (See files section) for replacing the Kasumi Loyalty Party Mission outfit. You need the main file for it to work. Color can be chosen during installation.

This mod attempts to make which options pursue a romance clearer and open up platonic options to Shepard regardless of gender.

Small lore-friendly mod that changes Oriana’s face into Miranda’s, so they actually look like twins.

Bunch of outfits from Sims 4 imported as store buyable Casual Clothes for femShepard for LE2.

Overlord DLC in vanilla does not grant a single morality point through its entirety. With this mod, choosing the fate of David Archer on Overlord now grants 30 morality points. Paragon or Renegade depends on the appropriate option chosen.

Removes the sounds (entirely or just the trigger noise) from Paragon and Renegade interrupts for a more immersive cutscene experience

This mod might be just a small change, but it is one of my personal highlights!

This mod edits the in-game messages to read more like an actual email inbox and less like a collection of sticky notes on a fridge. Email titles now follow the format “Name – Title”, and messages show the sender’s full name and rank/academic title (where applicable) at the top.

Ronald Taylor’s Fate Fix properly records the choice done with Jacob’s father on his loyalty mission. Although the bug is noticeable if you pay close attention to one specific line in Mass Effect 2; it is especially a noticeable BUG in Mass Effect 3. Fixing it in 2 will ensure both Shepard and Jacob remember what they chose.

This mod restores the unusual camera angles in Samara’s first conversation with Shepard aboard the Normandy. These shots were present in the 2010 release of Mass Effect 2. 

This mod allows Tali and Thane to be romanced by both male and female Shepard, utilizing unused dialogue in the game files and repurposed dialogue from other parts of the trilogy. It also fixes issues with imported FemShep/Ashley and MaleShep/Kaidan romances, and allows and restores other same-gender content when possible.

Replaces Shepard’s idle, walking, running, and sprinting animations, either by porting their LE1 animations or by swapping their gender-specific animations.

Makes Sheploo consistent with Mass Effect 1 and 3 on 2. For some reason in 2 he has a painted ORANGE diffuse texture that does not properly tint with any outfit. This mod restores the tintable, unpainted textures from Mass Effect 1, which will make his skintone match with any outfit as well as restores the correct opacity of his eyelashes.

Reduces the duration of popup notifications and hints. Includes options to selectively remove certain types of notifications.

This mod lets you skip right to the character creator when starting a new game.
This means skipping the Miranda-Illusive Man conversation, Normandy SR-1 attack, the Genesis comic and Lazarus intro.

Note: I only use this mod when either testing new mods that need new characters, or when generating dummy characters for face alterations.

Reduces the size of ME2 and ME3’s notifications and moves them closer to the bottom right corner.

This mod makes it possible to wear the outfits and masks of the following squad members: Miranda, Jack, Samara, Morinth, Tali, Kasumi, Liara.

(Important: This mod requires you to edit your Coalesced_INT.bin. Only download this mod if you know hot to do that.)

Provides new Options when acquiring a weapon in Mass Effect 2, ‘Choose Loadout’ or ‘Equip Weapon’, while ‘Continue’ only closes the prompt.

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 LE2

Overhaul of Tali’s LE2 appearance with a completely new, fully animated face.

Adds new tank top outfits to casual appearance for both Female & Male Shepard. Includes optional additional casual outfits for FemShep.

Changes weapons for certain Squad members to be more Gameplay and Lore accurate and fun.

Trigger “ambush” events with a button press. Allows players to delay Horizon, the Collector Ship, Arrival message and the Crew Abduction until a time of their choosing.

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

Replaces Wrex’s ME2 Warlord armour with his iconic red look from ME1 and ME3.

Revenge is a dish best served at relativistic speeds. You can save the workers and catch Vido…if you are fast enough.

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

This mod restores a missing texture that was causing sparse eyebrows and facial hair, making them more in-line with how LE1 and LE3 eyebrows look. This will affect ALL custom Shepard eyebrows and facial hair options, but not NPCs.

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

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

New 4K versions of the flashback images shown during Normandy Crash Site in LE2, which were not updated in Legendary Edition.

This look softens her make up quite a bit and also adds a couple of scars to further emphasize the abuse she suffered.

A revamp of Jack’s loyalty outfit with hi-res tattoos for Mass Effect 2 LE.

New Lashes for FemShep.

This mod removes (or alters) the headgear on squadmates’ Alternate Appearance Pack armors.

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.