Show Us Your Modded Ryders!

Great idea! Maybe in first post we should gather best mods created so someone wouldn't have to look through entire thread?

I guess for no we have only texture mods. 
www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/133/? - default skin texture
www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/109/? - pale skin unlocker
I'm really waiting for hair mods

I have no horse in this, but maybe people can post a side by side of default CC Ryders and post-mod results (if applicable) to showcase the changes/improvements.

Just a suggestion, take it as you will.

There are several modded Saras in the "Good looking Ryder" topic, but if you want a new one - here, let me be the first:

Preset 8 with both modifications (Default Sara+Pale skin) (original you can find anywhere). Sure works on that one:




More pictures here: imgur.com/a/NVZtk


Oh, and if you need "before/after" picture - here, the same character unmodded and after 2 mentioned mods were installed, SS-ed at the same lighting (not recommended though, you need to tweak some features when use new texture):

I meant, if you want to change already existing character - you might find yourself wanting to tweak skin color and make up at least. I checked several of mine and some needed more that that, because new texture is changing (a bit) mouth shape, nose, eyes - pretty much everything.

Though, nothing bad happen, of course, if you install the mod, check your character and restore unmodified game if you do not like what you see

More fun with preset 8 (possibly my new favorite!):

The texture is default Sara's but I left the normal map alone, and the skin tone is courtesy of the paler skin mod. I was going for an innocent, sweet look but with a funky dye job to give her an artsy vibe. Not sure I'm sold on the light blue though as it looks a bit too neon.
Archive link: masseffectarchives.com/#user/1000525969566/playthrough/182180561/gender/female

Yeah, it's the normal map that does it. Unfortunately you'll have to replace the textures manually yourself per the instructions I posted earlier instead of using the mod. Presets 1 and 5 both have nice normal maps which will give you that smooth look like in my screens.

Working with preset 8 too using preset 9 face texture, she looks too young for my taste but I like her.


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Bonus face modding: Default Sara with preset 9 face texture . She has no makeup with this texture obv.


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I use preset #2 for my Ryder. I rotated through all the available skin textures for comparison purposes.

I don't think I have tools to do a side-by side pic, but I'll put one above another. I am still experimenting, so none of them (save for my current Main) are really Ryders that lived and breathed in the game a long time. With my Main I did have a couple of instances of a small glitch showing up for a few seconds on his eyelid. However, the game at that moment was struggling with textures of the landscape as well. It was a few seconds out of a few hours I played him since modding him.

So, here is my current, modded main (brow and skin changed). My main problem with his face was a shadow under the brow, and that's why I changed brow. Also, rejuvenated his skin a little with applying the other guys' one:



Before, he looked like this:


Here is three takes on Male Head pre-set 2 with different skins and brows (3 of them, lol), and then a shot of the original head in the game.

Two Modded shots to show how eyebrow changes & skin clear up, and a shot of the same face with some recoloring. I did not really restart the game with the third version, but I really liked it in cc, it looked a lot younger than the original guy, i.e. suits Ryder's age (also looks a bit like Hunter from SWTOR):



and an unmodded shot with original brows and skin:

I found film grain does horrible things to my graphics and frankly don't like it. I want smooth skin not old grizzly man skin on FemRyder.

I can't wait to see the modding community as it unfolds over the next year. Warranty Voider in particular has been a real hero for the last Mass Effect games and now this one too. These guys are awesome.