Before you start modding Mass Effect Legendary Edition, you should make sure you have a legal copy of the game ready to install. If you don't own the game yet, you can pick up a copy from Steam or Origin.
In order to run mods with the game, your hardware should at least meet the minimum requirements system requirements. You will also need some additional hard drive space to account for the additional mod files and downloaded archives.
Minimum | Recommended | |
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Processor | Intel i5 or greater | Intel i7 or greater |
Memory | 8GB | 8GB |
Graphics | GTX 760 or above | GTX 1060 or above |
Storage | 50GB | 60GB SSD + 5GB HDD* |
* Additional 5GB of hard drive space to store the archive files for downloaded mods.
Before you install the game, we recommend that you have Steam installed outside of the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders, or have created a Steam library somewhere away from these locations. If you are playing with an Origin version, be sure to simply pick a folder outside of the Program Files folders when installing. This will prevent your system security software from intefering with your modding experience.
For the best experience and fastest load times, your game should be installed on an SSD (or NVME) drive.
Before you start modding, make sure to run the game at least once by either starting it from Steam/Origin or double clicking the launcher executable in the game folder.
The best place to go to get mods for Mass Effect Legendary Edition is Nexus Mods. Once you have registered a free account you'll have access to all available mods and more.
The main types of mod you'll find for Mass Effect Legendary Edition are listed below.
Mod Type | Description |
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ReShade Presets | An extension of the ReShade application, these visual presets allow you to customise the visual aesthetic of the game by altering the graphical shaders. |
For the most convenient modding experience, you can use a mod manager to download, install and manage mod files without having to ever open the game folder yourself. There are several options for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a brief summary of each is provided in this article.
Name | Description |
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ME3Tweaks Mod Manager | Mod manager that supports simple drag/drop installation for Mass Effect Trilogy mods. |
Each mod manager has a slightly different set of features and capabilities. A full comparison may be added as a separate article in future.
This section will be updated once the first mods for MELE are released.
See all user documentation for Mass Effect LE