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A problem with AMD processors (I think). Characters appear black for whatever reason. Post your solution if you have one. UPDATE: Rejoice-there is a fix. First go to your Documents BioWare Mass Effect Config BioInput.ini and in the file you opened, search for Engine.Console, and add the line ConsoleKey=Tilde just under it. If you don't have an english keyboard, you may have to type ConsoleKey=Tab When in game, activate the console by pressing the tilde key (or tab key).
Mass Effect was released in late 2007, and the graphics rendering, while still serviceable, is now a bit old. Carefully follow the explanations about Large Address Aware (it allows Mass Effect to use the memory it needs to run highly detailed textures) and the bioengine.ini file (which allows the game to. Mass Effect is a shooter-RPG hybrid that's a first of its kind. Some might argue that other shooter-RPG hybrids came before it (like the classic System Shock 2 and the more recent S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Games), but the RPG aspects of those were watered-down affairs at best.
The game console will appear. In it, type viewmode unlit And play through the parts with the bug. To reset the lighting type: viewmode lit You can also save and reload to reset. If you have any questions mail me. This fix was discovered by Bioware forums user Will-Z, and all credit goes to him.
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MEUITM ( Mass Effect Updated/Improved Textures Mod) by CDAMJC Hello Mass Effect modders and mod users, I'm trying to fix some of the 'uglies' in ME1 and give it the polished look the epic story line deserves. So far I have updated/re-textured: Film grain, Light and Shadow Maps on walls and floors (Normandy Citadel and Feros covered so far), Kaidan, Tali, Garrus, Wrex, Liara, Saren, Benezia, Udina, Council, Anderson, Joker, Chakwas, Geth, Colonists, Scientists, Keepers, Normandy, Mako, many NPC clothings, Geth ship, volus, hanar, elcor, Salarians, Batarians some armors, default character armors including N7 armor (of characters re-textured) and various environmental textures. This was all achieved by texture editing (up-scaling, re-painting, adding details, adding texture, adding pattern, and using that to rebuild spec maps, spec power maps, and normal maps). Then once all the details are added I load up the Character models into Photoshop and paint away texture seams as best as possible.
This mod also introduces soft shadow shaders by daemonjax, tweaked by myself and tweaked bioengine.ini settings for texture streaming and soft shadow setting by me and other various quality improvements by Aquadran all done behind the scenes by the installer ro manually in MEM for advanced users. Lastly I have included a ReShade preset that I customized specifically for MEUITM to add next gen lighting and effects as best as possible without betraying the original feel of the game while adding some effects to mimic visual styles seen in Unreal Engine 4. Requests are always welcome:) New in Anniversary edition 2018. Customizable textures using the variants in the installer Performance improvements Updated Human skins to address complaints of looking too old/wrinkly etc. Yes step zero:). Install the main game and any DLC you will be using fresh, especially if you were using any mE3Explorer mods including pre- 2018 MEUITM.This mod is not compatible with old MEUITM for file structure reasons. You need reset to vanilla before installing the new version, there is currently no way around this.
If you don't the installer will abort as to avoid breaking your game. 1). (and optionally make a back up) Now we can run the unmodded game one time for the game to establish directories, paths, and settings. This is a good time to go in and Max Out in-game graphics settings and choose your gaming resolution (use left and right arrows to see resolutions not displayed in the drop down in game menu) and test any mods you may have installed before MEUITM. Also if you've never played Mass Effect before please run around a bit in vanilla so you can see what it is the mod is aiming to improve.
Once your sure everything is functionaing properly with vanilla Mass effect, it's also a good time to make a back up of the game folder should you choose to do so. Simply copy and paste the game folder to a place of you choosing. This will save bandwith should you need to revert to vanilla if you are using steam or Origin.
Install any other mods that you want that are non-texture based now (they can also be texture based but MEUITM will overwrite any that are covered in it). Mainly this applies to same sex romances, Xbox 360 controller support, any mods that alter the games files etc.these mods will break MEUITM and the game if installed after. Install the mods for vanilla compatibility (Ignore MEUITM versions as they refer to the old pre-2018 MEUITM which is incompatible.) 3).
If you use Origin you must disable game auto updates, if you don't it will revert Mass Effect to vanilla textures. Now we are ready to install the mod: Happy 10 years of Mass Effect!
MEUITM Anniversary Edition is the new version of MEUITM, it uses MEM with a user friendly installer. Benefits of MEM and the new installer: Smaller download size More localizations support (only textures are being installed) Improved performance Perfect mipmap function Boat loads of new and revised textures. Special thanks to Aquadran for MEM and all the support getting this going including the nice installer! Special thanks to CreeperLava for pointing me towards MEM, support, and all of the work on ALOT! To install: Extract the MEUITMAnniversay.zip. From the extracted folder, run MassEffectModder.exe and click 'install'.
Follow any prompts but mostly kick back until it's done and then launch MassEffect.exe like normal. Happy New Year enjoy.:) - For AMD CPU owners to fix an old bug with the game Download and install FPS Counter by Pharago: (Nexus) (Pharago website) All users should also be interested in FPS Counter because it adds SweetFX/ENB style color, sharpening, and lighting tweaks in game with a slider menu and the best ambient occlusion support you can find for Mass Effect, a feature ENB sweetfx gemfx and resahde are all missing in Mass Effect. Download, tweak away, and enjoy!