A short description of how to use a head-morph file: after opening Gibbed, open the target save, switch to the Appearance tab and click Head Morph, then select Import From File, select the downloaded headmorph and save afterward (new save is recommended, in case there's an error). In-game calculate how much 'Talent Points' your character would have after a respec and write it up, then load the savegame you want to modify with Gibbed's Mass Effect 2 Save Editor. Under the 'Raw' tab, ' - 2. Squad', and a expanded ' + Player' located these two fields directly under + Appearance. There is a website utility you can use which will convert a Xbox 360 ME2 save game into a PC save game (and vice versa). Gibbed's save game editor. You can do is go online to Mass Effect.
Mass Effect 2 Gibbed Save Editor
Where To Get It
Gibbed Save Editor for Mass Effect 2
Download the most recent version from here: Gibbed Save Editor ME2
This tool does not edit the coalesced.ini file. It only edits a selected save file from your game. You use this tool to change the appearance of your Shepard, add talent points, credits, and even change plot point resolutions.
How To Use It
Because somehow i always forget and fuck shit up
Before you do anything, back up your save files by copying and pasting the files to a safe place. I like to use the desktop. Once you’ve done that, follow these steps:
- Open Gibbed Save Editor for Mass Effect 2 application. It doesn’t matter where you unzip the downloaded folder or where you run it.
- Click the folder icon in it’s menu and navigate to where Mass Effect 2 stores saves: Documents > BioWare > Mass Effect 2 > Save
- Select the character file you wish to edit and the most recent save.
- Click open and the box will disappear and you’ll see your Shepard’s information has been loaded into the Player > Basic tab.
Once you’ve opened the correct save in Gibbed, we’re ready to start playing around.
Customizations:
From getting free credits to appearance modifiers
I’d like to first recognize the sources for this information—none of it is my work. I’ll be linking to the original articles as I go. The reason the information is repurposed here is that I was afraid the links would over time die out and I wouldn’t have the information anymore. I’m very grateful to the original authors and all their hard work.
Quick Tweaks & Cheats
From Okogawa’s Gibbed Guide
Modify Class Mid-Game:
Raw > [+] Player
Here you can modify Class Name and Class Friendly Name fields. Your talent points will be reset to a null value of -1, so remember to go back and replace the talent point number on the Player > Basic screen with the desired number.
To become a Sentinel:
Class Friendly name: 93951
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerSentinel
To become a Soldier:
Class Friendly name: 93952
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerSoldier
To become a Engineer:
Class Friendly name: 93953
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerEngineer
To become a Adept:
Class Friendly name: 93954
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerAdept
To become an Infiltrator
Class Friendly name: 93955
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerInfiltrator
To become an Vanguard:
Class Friendly name: 93956
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerVanguard
Change Your Name Mid-Game:
Raw > [+] Player
Here you can modify First Name field. Click on the field that contains the current name and change it.
Change Your Hair Mid-Game (female only):
Raw > [+] Player > [+] Appearance > [+] Morph Head > Hair Mesh
Here you can modify Hair Mesh field with any of the below codes to replace your hair style. Note: might be smart to save the current code if you want to revert back to it later.
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_MDL
Gibbed Mass Effect 2 Save Editor Xbox 360 Kinect
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_MDL
Then locate Texture Parameters field, click “Collection” […] and change the four fields values to (which ever correspondes to the selection above):
For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Tang
For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Tang
For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Tang
For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Tang
For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Tang
Appearance modding, iris color, hair and more will be on a separate post with the corresponding imagery. It always bothers me when I have to adjust the code, go into the game, leave the game, adjust code again, repeat 1000 times. Better to just have an image for reference.
If you have any other codes to add to the above ones, please contact me with the subject line: “Shepard ME2 General Codes”. Add your name if you want credit.
So I’ve looked around (maybe not well enough though) and I have a specific question. I want to import my ME 1 character into ME2 and play, but I don’t want Ashley as a romance (I want no romance from ME1). It seems like the ONLY way to make it through ME 1 w/o a romance (as a male) is to either be a jerk to the women (as well as replaying the whole game) or to set Ashley as the romance but dead (which I hear still registers as a romance/picture of her on the desk). Is there a way to use Gibbed’s editor to do this/can you point me to the place that already has this information.
All I really wanted was to import and play ME2 again without some previous girlfriend (edit out Ashley as a love interest). I’ve looked at the plot flags, but I’ve read loads of conflicting stories about what works, If i were to do the following, would this work/can anyone confirm:
I import my ME 1 Shep.
Save game
Edit that Save Game with Gibbed’s Mass Effect Save Editor (Build revision 25) for
1) Plot/MassEffect1/Flags/[Player] Romanced someone (currently checked, so I would uncheck) and
2) Plot/MassEffect1/Flags/[Player] Romanced Ashley (currently checked, so I would uncheck, and Daidan and Liara are unchecked)
Borderlands 2 Mod Save Editor
Would I be able to play ME 2 w/o any ex-girlfriends (esp. ones that might try to haunt me in ME3 for being nice to them in ME1)? I don't want to kill off Ashley, but I was also not intrested and adored Tali from day one.
-Thanks for any feedback or direction to pre-existing pages I couldn't find.
Edited by Vengillian, 06 April 2011 - 06:31 PM.