SUGGESTION/QUESTION: Mod Tools

Well, I have mixed feelings about that, especially since you mentioned Mass Effect could became the "Elder Scrolls" of science fiction... I really DON'T want to see all that stupid stuff that clutters for example the Nexus forums. On the other hand I would love to give some textures for an armor for example a more personal touch. Or edit the weird make up masks but it was somewhat "complicated" for the OT to add mods and with frostbite it really isn't fun anymore (DO I).

I also don't think ME is actually not nearly as bad as for example a unmodded Skyrim. And there is also hope that BW fixes all the bugs if we give them enough time to do it. And hit me but yes, I believe that BW do care about their customers (well, most of the time at least...) Beth normally doesn't bother that much because they have their masses of hobby modders who will fix their mess. (but I love their games nonetheless)

So well and like I said, mixed feelings.

> especially the Quarians

Same here. I was sad when I found out they weren't in this game.

As far as romantic, that's my fav one to romance. They tend to have more of a back story.

Like right now, I think Cora has more of a story since the others seem to be very much have no depth into their story. Like Peebee is just a brat that doesn't want to be told what to do, but there isn't much else about her (which sucks since she is so animated in her actions). 

But I really hope they allow for mod support. Like I know you can mod the lighting right now, but skyrim proved mods can make a game great and give it years worth of play

I also hope they add the Geth. I actually liked them alot, and during my play. We were friends by the end and it was interesting learning how they vote and what not.

Wouldn't count on it. 

Personally, I  don't think it will happen, and even if it does, the mods will never be on a scale of what we see for Bethesda games like Skyrim or FO4.  I love Bethesda games and love to mod them, and I think that they actually become better games when modded.  But they are a much different  type of RPG: more  open ended, more variables, more open world, and less emphasis on the actual main story.  You can literally play thousands of hours without touching the main story line.

The Mass  Effect series, as well as the Dragon Age series  are party based, story oriented with many scripted cut scenes.  While I love the dedicated modding community, and use mods  extensively in some games, I don't think they would add anything  positive to MEA.  And I really don't think  MEA needs to be modded.  I really enjoy it as it is, with a good balance of exploration, combat, conversation, and story.

Nexus Mod has an advanced filtering system. I don't like a lot of mods there either (especially the Anime stuff - not my cup of tea), But it is pretty easy to ignore when you filter by endorsements or lore-friendlyness. That is the great thing about mods, you can use what you want and ignore the rest. 

The Mass Effect 3 Modding Community is strong and put out some awesome work that makes the game sooooo much better. And I am talking about the different Ending Mods, but the relationship mods or EGM, which actually gives the whole Galactic Readiness Meta Game a purpose to exist. Not to mention every Texture mod. The original textures for ME3 are really bad....

It is true that Skyrim is a different game and Bethesda is counting on the Mod Community to fix their broken vanilla game, BUT the really big Mods for Skyrim, like Enderal, the stuff nobody, even Bethesda thought was possible, did not happen over night. It took years to build and was only possible because Bethesda cared about their Modding Community. 

If there is just one great mod for every 50 * mod out there it is worth it!

All that was achieved with NO official tools at hand. Imagine what they could do WITH an actual Mod Kit.......... but one can only hope here. 

You see, so far I have put a lot of suggestions (mostly small convenient stuff) on this board, in hope that BioWare might consider some of it

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Destructable-Terrain/m-p/5997061#M7274

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Impact-Damage-NOMAD/m-p/5997065#M7275

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Toggle-Key-for-Flashlight/m-p/5994844#U5994844

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Winter-Gear-for-NPCs/m-p/5990950#U5990950

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Get-rid-of-Item-Sophistication/m-p/5990986#U5990986

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Clean-up-EOS-after-colonization/m-p/5990960#U5990960

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-NPC-Vehicle-Ground-Traffic/m-p/5990955#U5990955

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Tempest-on-planet/m-p/5990196#U5990196

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/SUGGESTION-Strike-Team-Gear-Mission-Funds/m-p/5990185#U5990185

Right no, we are at the mercy of BioWare/EA to implement some of it, but let's be honest here. This kind of stuff is mostly minor and could be easily done by Modders. I want BioWare to focus on REAL content DLCs for ME:A instead. So they should simply give us a watered down version of their tools, so we can fix everything to our liking. 

It even makes sense from a sales perspective. Skyrim is still at a relatively high price point six years after it's release and nearly all of the copies out there are genuine. So it even prevents people from pirating it and modding actually sells DLCs for the company. This is due to the fact that modders only offer tech support for people with a genuine copy and DLCs are also used a resources for further mods, so they are required. 

Honestly guys. I don't see anything against this but wrongly understood protectionism that makes no sense when you think about this. 

Exactly

I could see maybe mod tools for improving character creation, within the limitations of the current character models though.  Stuff has to be able to get stuffed into a helmet and existing armor designs, and in some helmets cases, be visible through the transparent glass layer, so you couldn't have anything too goofy, or alien.  Maybe a mod tool for nomad or weapon skins.

The problem with mod tools beyond that, is unlike skyrim, the mass effect game is part of a series, so you can't really have the player adding things to the game without causing weird continuity problems.  Skyrim was just sort of an, "ok here's the world, that's that.  Have fun" sort of thing.

This should not be an issue for BioWare to consider. As long as there is a clear line drawn between Canon and Fan Fiction, there is nothing to worry about. 

Let's be honest here. I cannot imagine a single fan who would confuse a mod that he has downloaded from a place like the NEXUS with real lore produced by IP holder. 

If any, it will be good for the franchise. 

Just here to add my voice to people asking for a mod-kit.

I hate forced camera change. Yes, that includes Dialogue camera. I hate being forced to equip weapons. I hate so many things that others have complained about since ME1, but are still part of the unmodded experience of every ME game.