4. MassEffectModder menus overview

• Texture Explorer

  First time use: generates the game map from vanilla game files.

  The game scan is stored at the MassEffectModder toolset folder in a file named me1map.bin / me2map.bin / me3map.bin depending on the scanned game.

  After that first time setup, we´ll use this menu option to acces to the game map for modding.

• Repack (ME2/ME3 games only)

  Provides additional compression for the modded game files.

  Please, notice this will save disk space but, as a side effect, further modding runs will perform slower due Zlib compression effect. In any case, this Repack is just optional.

• Update LOD settings:

  Provides correct LOD settings for the different Texture Groups at the required game .ini files so any upscaled modded textures will be rendered ingame properly.

• Unpack DLC Archives (ME3 game only)

  Extract DLC content archives (.sfar files). This is required prior to any ME3 game modding.

• Load Data Mod

  Beign not directly related to texture replacement, this menu item is out of the scope of this basic guide, sorry.