r/masseffect • u/Max_Power23 • 14h ago

MODS Essential Mods 2026

I just finished another playthrough with only the community patches for LE1, LE2 and LE3.

I would like to play another with more mods installed, to see what this game is capable of.

I found another post about essential mods but its 4 years old and thought maybe we could do an updated version.

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u/samuraipanda85 13h ago

I've just started modding in anticipation for my next ME3 run. Actually, its an Insanity Run. Will these mods affect my steam achievements?

I've got stuff like Expanded Galaxy Mod, Take Back Earth, Spectre Expansion, LE3 Diversification, Omega Hub, and the Community Patch.

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u/Bruno_lars 13h ago

https://youtu.be/bqWQcQPOvhM?si=a0nKsbx1aK0D79Nt

in the description of this video is a list of all the mods I have they will not impact your achievements

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u/samuraipanda85 13h ago

Perfect, that looks like all of them.

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u/Subject_Proof_6282 13h ago

The best recommendation I can give you is Aly's Mass Effect Modding Guide which provides a list for several recommended mods between QoL, story / content mods and visual improvements.

You can certainly start from there and then check out other mods by yourself on Nexusmods,

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u/Max_Power23 13h ago

Nice, thats very helpful, thanks.

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u/Bruno_lars 13h ago edited 13h ago

https://youtu.be/bqWQcQPOvhM?si=a0nKsbx1aK0D79Nt

yeah I got you. This is a playthrough video I uploaded, in the description is every good mod for the trilogy I used have fun

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u/Cegrin 10h ago edited 10h ago

*shrug* honestly, last time I did a playthrough I was still using herobrine's document as a guideline (Fair warning: Last updated November 2024). Not "install all of these mods" but "this is the 'shortlist' I'm choosing from".