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Model Swapping Sept 23, 2016 4:58:57 GMT

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Post by pvpgirl on Sept 23, 2016 4:58:57 GMT

I've been trying to figure this out for a while, looking to swap Sheploo into Kaidan and Ashley into Default Jane across the 3 games.

I ran across this blog acpime.blogspot.com/2010/02/overview.html with instructions, but they're either wrong, or my computer is having a hissy about it because I'm getting either Sheploo or it just hangs at the 'click to continue' screen.

Can anyone tell me if the blog instructions are accurate, or link me to a working swap guide?

Last Edit: Sept 23, 2016 4:59:18 GMT by pvpgirl

Tarshana N2 Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire Origin: Tarshana Posts: 58 Likes: 63 Tarshana inherit 1060 0 Oct 25, 2016 6:29:49 GMT 63 Tarshana 58 N2 Aug 18, 2016 23:04:32 GMT August 2016 tarshana Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire Tarshana	Model Swapping Sept 26, 2016 3:02:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tarshana on Sept 26, 2016 3:02:21 GMT You are doing this for which game? 1 2 or 3?
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Model Swapping Sept 26, 2016 3:55:20 GMT

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Post by pvpgirl on Sept 26, 2016 3:55:20 GMT

Sept 26, 2016 3:02:21 GMT Tarshana said:

You are doing this for which game? 1 2 or 3?

I think the blog instructions are for the first game. I did end up finding some information on model swapping on the ME3Explorer forums, though. Apparently for a stable play through it would require switching out skeletal meshes as well. That's pretty far beyond my current modding ability, so this idea is going to be back burnered for a while.

What I was hoping to eventually do was to be able to play through all three games as Kaidan (in place of MShep) while having the VS be FemShep (in place of Ashely).

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Model Swapping Sept 28, 2016 13:38:05 GMT pvpgirl likes this

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Post by Tarshana on Sept 28, 2016 13:38:05 GMT

It is near impossible to mod models in ME1 unfortunately. You would have to ask for help on the ME3explorer forums and see if anyone else has done it. I have looked for a solution the last two days myself while creating new textures. If you have the UDK installed you might be able to import/export with the UDK tools but that is beyond the scope of my knowledge.

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Model Swapping Oct 3, 2016 5:07:01 GMT

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Post by Tarshana on Oct 3, 2016 5:07:01 GMT

I wanted to peep back in here and mention the bink 32 files github.com/Erik-JS/masseffect-binkw32/tree/master/ME1 . When rearranging coalesced files, or the biogame ini that has model swaps sometimes the game will break and think you have a pirated copy. Using those the dll files from github might be able to let you follow that blog and use the new models. This has a lot to do with how EA brought about the Origin platform and such. Let me know if those dll files work for you. If not, I can see about doing a manual pcc model swap in UDK.

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Model Swapping Oct 3, 2016 15:01:39 GMT

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Post by pvpgirl on Oct 3, 2016 15:01:39 GMT

I've got the bink files installed for all 3 games. Pretty much any unofficial modding requires them. Unfortunately, it didn't help with following the blog. The game will start up fine, but when you reach the 'click to continue' screen, it will either hang on that screen or load in as Sheploo.

Thanks for checking on it, I do appreciate it. The whole thing sounds like a big pain in the butt to me, so if you do try don't sink a lot of time into it just for me. It would make me feel bad.

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