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  1. Rudenberuku
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    Sticky
    Think a power doesn't fit with a character or that a character should have x power, or that a character's new kit doesn't work very well on
    Insanity?

    Comment below and let me know, I always appreciate feedback on what works or doesn't work.
    1. Danil20431
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      Hello! Can you please help me with mod installing to Legendary Edition? Link for LE does not work.
    2. Rudenberuku
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      https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/1313?tab=description

      This is the link,  I just opened it and it works
  2. Dethkyll
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    Wow most of these are just bad IMO Moradin is a doctor not a tech specialist neural shock belongs on him not Tali...smh
    1. Rudenberuku
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      Good thing you don't have to download it if you don't like it. That's the great thing about modding, you have freedom of choice and can choose what mods to have or not to have.

      Also since loyalty powers gain 1 point when you do the squadmate's loyalty mission, it was intentional to try and not have too many squadmate's retain their loyalty power so you aren't "forced" to have 1 point in their loyalty abilities.

      Also FYI, Mordin is a doctor AND an engineer.

      His abilities (in vanilla game) consist of cryo freeze, incineration, and neural shock (this one being his unique ability). Basically, he is an engineer without overload, AI hacking, or a combat drone. His weapon selection (in the vanilla game) also suggest this.

      However, your comment is pretty useless considering:


      • You don't provide any recommendations for any of the powers they should have (other than Mordin having Neural Shock)
      • "Doctor" is not one of the 6 classes Shepard can pick from, and Shepard is the character with Unity (a Doctor like power if their ever was one
      • Considering Mordin is not a biotic, that leaves 3 classes to choose from: Engineer, Soldier, and Infiltrator. We know he's not a Soldier since he's a candidate for the vent part of the Suicide mission which means either Infiltrator/Engineer. Considering he lacks any combat abilities or Infiltrator weapons - it makes the most sense for him to be an Engineer.

      • If you think you can do better, by all means feel free to make your own mod/then give the powers to squadmate's you want/think are great.

  3. Alma666
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    Hello! Thank you for this mod, I love it! Jack and Jacob finaly became usefull. Unfortunately, there is a conflict with this mod https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect2/mods/376?tab=description. Can you do something about it please?
    1. Rudenberuku
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      Patched so it works with that mod now
    2. Alma666
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      Thank you so much! You're the best!
  4. slim34853485
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    Мод интересный, но совершенно бесполезен, особенно если поставить еще и "Modern Weapon Pack". На 8-10 уровнях достаточно быть в закрытии и просто сидеть, твои напарники учат все, что можно и нельзя. Пришлось удалить, так как хочется себя убить... Возможно потому что навыки напарников, а также их урон из оружия наносят 100% урона, а так не должно быть.
    1. Rudenberuku
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      (Я использовал Google Translate, чтобы перевести это, так как я не говорю по-русски)

      Тогда не устанавливать мой мод? Если вы используете пакет современного оружия и все ваши враги погибают из-за увеличения урона — проблема возникает из-за этого мода. Мой мод ВООБЩЕ не увеличивает и не затрагивает значения урона. Так что это не мой мод, облегчающий убийство врагов, он использует тот же вариант способностей, что и у товарищей по отряду в оригинальной игре. Однако очень грубо заходить на мою страницу мода и говорить: «Этот мод бесполезен».

      Мой мод делает то, что должен (дает вам возможность использовать больше способностей) и вообще не затрагивает силовой урон. Как и при использовании моего мода, урон не увеличивается.

      Если вы обнаружите, что мод «Современное оружие» позволяет вашим товарищам по отряду убивать всех ваших врагов. Ваши решения:

      1. Удалите мод «Современное оружие».

      или

      2. Не давать товарищам по отряду оружие из этого мода?

      Но с вашей стороны просто невероятно грубо оставлять комментарий о том, что мой мод бесполезен, когда я вообще не увеличил силовой урон ни по одной из способностей товарища по отряду.

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      (I used Google Translate to translate this since I don't speak Russian)

      Then don't install my mod? If you're using the Modern Weapons Pack and your enemies are all getting killed because of a damage boost - that is that mod causing the issue. My mod does not increase or touch damage values AT ALL. So it's not my mod making the enemies easier to kill, it uses the exact same variant of powers that the squadmates have in the original game. However, it's very rude to come onto my mod page saying "this mod is useless".

      My mod does what it sets out to do (gives you the options of more powers) and doesn't touch power damage at all. As in there is no increased damage using my mod on it's own.

      If you find the Modern Weapons Mod is getting your squadmates to kill all your enemies. Your solutions are:

      1. Uninstall the Modern Weapons Mod

      or

      2. Don't give squadmates those weapons from that mod?

      But it's just incredibly rude for you to make a comment saying my mod is useless when I haven't increased power damage on any of the squadmate's abilities at all
    2. slim34853485
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      Не хотел обижать... извините. "Modern Weapon Pack"- мод удалил, но все равно слишком легко. Из-за большого количества "новых" навыков + "No Shared Power Cooldown" напарники справляются сами, без моего участия. Мод на самом деле интересный.
    3. Rudenberuku
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      Не беспокойся.Я бы посоветовал запустить игру на самой высокой сложности (Безумие), так как это значительно усложнит задачу.

      Вы также можете отказаться от использования «Без общего времени восстановления», но если вы это сделаете, я настоятельно рекомендую не вкладывать средства в такие способности, как «Барьер», «Укрепление» и т. д., поскольку товарищи по отряду будут автоматически спамить их.
  5. Mozgil
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    In order to make compatibility patches, there is no need to ask permission, since you create primarily for your game, and secondly, the author of another mod should also be grateful for it, since most would prefer to install both.
  6. crudyzwee
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    Awesome mod, how do you distribute points to passive ability like cerberus office to 2 rank. I am just new to modding.
  7. limonbattery
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    Awesome mod. I don't have a super long modlist but I've not run into any compatibility issues so far. I will leave some caveats for anyone interested in playing it though.

    • Powers not originally on a character WILL have to travel to their target instead of instantly affecting them. Of course, powers like Overload which are always instant do not change, but if for example Tali tries to cast Incinerate or Jack tries to cast Warp they need clear line of sight to their target or they won't be able to start. And even once they do, cover can more easily block their powers.
    • While squadmates have more powers to choose from, they still don't have that many points to allocate and so you can more easily stretch them thin. Just bear this in mind especially on the engineer or sentinel characters - you will at best be able to max out two of their powers to plan carefully.
  8. VoGerbits
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    Hi! I love the idea behind this mod and I'm impressed at how much work you've put into it, well done. One issue: I can't level up Miranda's Reave power at all. It's just greyed out and completely unavailable in combat. Jacob seems fine (I just started the game so I don't have any other squadmates to compare it to). I installed right after getting the Normandy and I first noticed this issue when I landed on Illium (Early Recruitment mod, plus my Shepard doesn't follow directions well). Is this because I installed this mod after I did freedom's progress? Do I need to start over to get it to work properly, or is there a workaround? 

    I'm running the following mods: Combolutions, Project Variety, No More Butt Shots, Trigger Buttons, Optional Flirting, Risky Suicide Mission, Casual Hubs, and Early Recruitment. 

    EDIT: I tried using Gibbed to "reset henchmen powers." While it reset most of their points (except the ones you mentioned), Miranda's Reave power is still greyed out and I can't put any points into it.

    EDIT 2: I just tried starting over, played through the whole tutorial again (Normandy destruction + the rude awakening), and Miranda still had the same problem once I got her into my squad on Freedom's Progress. So I don't think the issue was not having a fresh save. I'm guessing it's either another mod conflict or I screwed up the installation somehow. Gonna wait for your reply before I attempt any further troubleshooting.
    1. Rudenberuku
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      Can you try getting through Freedom's Progress with only this mod installed? If Miranda still doesn't have access to her Reave power then, let me know - if she does, then it's definitely a mod conflict.
    2. VoGerbits
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      Ok, I removed all the other mods and ran through the tutorial to get to Freedom's Progress again. You're right, Miranda's reave is available, so the issue is definitely a mod conflict. Are any of the mods I'm using known to conflict with your mod? The only one that also edits squadmate powers is Combolutions, but you recommended it here so I doubt that's the issue. I'll try to add each mod back in one at a time and see if I can isolate the problem. This might take a while though because I've been busy at work, but I'll get back to you once I figure out what the conflict is so you're aware of it.
    3. VoGerbits
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      Ok, I removed all the other mods and ran through the tutorial to get to Freedom's Progress again. You're right, Miranda's reave is available, so the issue is definitely a mod conflict. Are any of the mods I'm using known to conflict with your mod? The only one that also edits squadmate powers is Combolutions, but you recommended it here so I doubt that's the issue. I'll try to add each mod back in one at a time and see if I can isolate the problem. This might take a while though because I've been busy at work, but I'll get back to you once I figure out what the conflict is so you're aware of it.

      EDIT: Aha! Combolutions is the culprit after all! I was able to reproduce the issue with only Combolutions and Squadmates Revamped installed. Also sorry about the double post, I can't figure out how to delete the other one.

      EDIT 2: Unfortunately, I think Combolutions might be baked into my other save, because the issue returned after loading it up with your mod and my previous modlist, minus Combolutions. So, at least in my game, having Combolutions installed at any point breaks this mod.
    4. Rudenberuku
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      That's strange that Combolutions is an issue. Maybe because it touches Shepard's powers or the powers in the game to allow for those combos to exist that it somehow conflicts with the squadmate's having powers. It's very strange though that it is only Miranda's Reave affected, you think it would influence her Tech Armor, and Jacob's Disruptor Ammo/Warp.

      Very strange indeed. I'll update the mod page to put the Combolutions conflicts with it. It's also very odd because Reave is a bonus power and it doesn't appear that the Combolutions mod touches the Reave power in any way (well accept for probably adding biotic combos to it, but it probably did that for all the powers - and Jacob still has access to Warp, so it's super strange). Thanks for letting me know though!
  9. Gwynz
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    Hello, and how can I change this one to customize it for myself?????
    1. Rudenberuku
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      You'd have to edit every single file for each costume, including compatibility with Casual Hubs, Project Variety, MEUITM, and whatever other mods you wanted that edit the same files (and get permission from said mod authors to do so if intending to release a similar mod). There are ways to do so, but in my opinion - it's a lot of tedious work and probably not worth the effort unless you had a specific goal in mind (for example, this mod was designed to make bad squadmates on Insanity a lot more useful while trying to retain some diversity/unique powers).

      You'd also have to edit each of the files to remove restrictions of their powers (i.e. unlock requirements, etc.) You'd also have to edit the LOTSB files as well. Realistically it is possible, but speaking from experience - it takes a lot of tedious work and I wouldn't recommend it.

      Is there a specific power you wanted on a squadmate? I'm always willing to hear feedback or suggestions - however, I can't provide permission to edit this mod or customize it since so many mod authors had to be asked permission to even make patches for their mods so you would have to edit the vanilla files from scratch (which would take hours alone just to edit them how you want - if making a lot of edits...)
  10. Chupacabra31
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    I wish there were a mod to simply give Disruptor or Incendiary ammo to multiple compaions if not all of them, so that my Sentinel could always rely on himself instead of having been forced to constantly drag Jacob or Grunt as one of squad mates to use Incendiary ammo in missions with lots of armored enemies, while only having Zaeed to use his Disruptor Ammo for missions with targets, that have kinetic barrier! With more companions having either of those powers my squad mate choices for missions would be so much more versatile! In my opinion every non-biotic in the game needs to have either Disruptor or Incendiary ammo as one of his/her skills! (save for Jacob, who is biotic but still has Incendiary Ammo) Tali, Legion and Garrus all need Disruptor ammo, while Mordin and Kasumi need incendiary ammo! 
    1. Rudenberuku
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      I mean with this mod you have 7/12 characters in your squad with an ammo power, with 3 of them having Incendiary Ammo (and 1 of those having Disruptor Ammo).

      Garrus - Armor Piercing Ammo
      Grunt - Incendiary Ammo
      Jack - Warp Ammo
      Samara - Warp Ammo
      Thane - Incendiary Ammo
      Kasumi - Cryo Ammo
      Zaeed - Incendiary Ammo/Disruptor Ammo

      As much as I love the Sentinel class (it's the class I always pick), if you gave almost everyone Disruptor/Incendiary Ammo, then it would make it unfair for Soldier/Infiltrator/Vanguard Shepard's. Soldier Shepard's would basically lose two of their powers or have overlapping powers with squadmates (which is fine if you only do the non-squad upgrade, but some people would want to use their squad ammo version and not waste points in their squadmate's ammo powers). Vanguards/Infiltrators would also be at a disadvantage since so many of the characters would have a similar ammo power to theirs. Statistically, Soldiers (if I recall correctly) are also the most played class in ME2 and ME3 since a lot of casual players pick it.

      Plus, Sentinel's and Engineer's actually have an advantage of having Kasumi with Cryo Ammo which is technically one of the best ammo powers on Insanity:

       No other ammo power in the game is as powerful when evolved to squad form.

      Lets look at some numbers.

      The Shuriken machine pistol is a good base to work with, because so many squad members can use it.

      • Shuriken: 20.5 damage per shot, "squad mod" of .55
      That means that each shot from a Shuriken fired by a companion will instead do 11.2 damage. Because all bonuses (but two) are calculated based on the weapons BASE DAMAGE as opposed to the upgraded damage, that "squad mod" has a severe impact on the final damage numbers.
      For the sake of argument, let's use Disruptor Ammo. With the squad evolution, it add an extra 40% damage to synthetics and shields.
      Our squadmate with the Shuriken will now do 15.7 damage per shot to synthetics and shielded enemies. not impressive at all.

      Now, lets look at that same Shuriken with Squad Cryo.

      It has no damage bonus, but as we've seen, the powers that do will offer you minimal improvement in killing power. What does Cryo offer instead?
      Five seconds of crowd control. That's five seconds where an enemy, no matter how powerful, IS NOT SHOOTING AT YOU. That's simply amazing, no matter what difficulty level you're on.

      But wait, there's more!
      Cryo also has several interesting effects.

      • A Frozen enemy will take +100% damage from ALL sources.
      • A frozen enemy is effectively "weightless", so your powers that deal blast damage measured in Newtons will send frozen enemies blasting into the stratosphere.
      • A frozen enemy has a chance to shatter and be instantly killed by attacks.
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      My point being, giving everyone an ammo power (especially either Inferno Ammo or Disruptor Ammo) would cause a lot of overlap between squadmates themselves and Shepard (especially for people who like taking the squad evolution). With half of your squad having an ammo power, and most Shepard's having an ammo power - you have a ton of options to choose from (especially since 3 characters have Incendiary Ammo). The characters who don't have an ammo power are Miranda (warp/incinerate/overload allows her to take down any type of protection), Jacob (Warp/Inferno Grenade allows him to take down any type of protection), Mordin (Incinerate/Combat Drone/Overload allows him to take down any type of protection), Tali (Energy Drain/Combat Drone/Incinerate allows her to take down any type of protection), Legion (Combat Drone/Incinerate allows him to deal with any type of protection). Technically Morinth would be the only one who could probably use an ammo power and have it replace Pull/Throw. However, giving everyone either Inferno Ammo or Disruptor Ammo? It would make it very annoying for 1. Shepard's who have those ammo powers 2. It would make it feel bland as everyone would have one of these ammo powers (thus limiting what powers you would choose on x squadmates for most people)

      The ammo powers squadmates do have (7/12 of your squadmates , 6/12 if you're using Morinth) are all useful in some way on Insanity and can go alongside a Sentinel quite well. That's half your squad having an ammo power with 3/12 having Incendiary Ammo (1/12 having Disruptor). Not to mention that LOTSB is annoying to edit as it tends to crash a lot for no apparent reason (seemingly when I give Miranda tech armor) so I'd like to avoid changing/adding powers unless it would make a character much better. The only two I'd really think about is giving Jacob back Incendiary Ammo (but then this makes him a clone of Zaeed/Grunt who are much better picks instead of a companion to pick alongside them with his unique Warp ability) or Morinth (who could be a bit better I suppose).
    2. Rudenberuku
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      Heya, so with the latest update (2.0) - I provided more options for squadmates with ammo powers (specifically Incendiary Ammo/Disruptor Ammo):

      Jacob - Disruptor Ammo
      Garrus - AP Ammo
      Jack - Incendiary Ammo
      Grunt - Incendiary Ammo
      Samara/Morinth - Warp Ammo
      Thane - Cryo Ammo
      Kasumi - Incendiary Ammo
      Zaeed - Disruptor Ammo
      Legion - Disruptor Ammo

      That makes 9/12 of your squadmates have an ammo power, with 3 of them having Incendiary Ammo and 3 of them having Disruptor Ammo (for a total of 6). That's really the most I could do without having a repeat of powers or too much overlap. Hopefully it makes you a bit happier when using the mod! :3

      AKA, half of your squad now has one of the two ammo powers you want.
  11. LordMerek
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    Thank you so much for fixing the crash with LOSTB, I truly appreciate it. It was the only thing stopping me from using this mod.
    1. Rudenberuku
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      Hopefully it works, I tested it on someone's save who was experiencing the crash on the steps after freeing Feron, and it doesn't seem to crash. Let me know if the fix doesn't work, but I believe it should be fine now.