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About this mod
Interactive Intai'sei Apartment ports the apartment from the lost Mass Effect 1 Pinnacle Station DLC to Mass Effect 2. The apartment is fully interactive, including a plethora of cutscenes and interactions for both single and romanced Shepards.
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Description
Interactive Intai'sei Apartment ports the apartment from the lost Mass Effect 1 Pinnacle Station DLC to Mass Effect 2. The port is not a 1:1 replica, since the terrain cannot be ported without ending up in an LSD-induced dream. Instead, it features a manually crafted backdrop both trying to emulate and improve the simple terrain mesh from the original map. Moreover, the interior has some much-needed upgrades, introducing a more functional retirement home with modern assets introduced in later games.
The apartment is fully interactive, including a plethora of cutscenes and interactions for both single and romanced Shepards, who can invite Miranda, Jacob, Tali, Garrus, Jack, Thane, Kelly or Liara. Variations are included when relevant due to lore. Weapon and armor lockers are included, as well as a medigel station and mail terminal.
Access to the apartment requires earning it in Mass Effect 1 through Pinnacle Station DLC and importing a savegame with the Unofficial LE2 Patch and Extended Galaxy Map LE2 (BETA) with the ME1 Clusters enabled. Without meeting such criteria Shepard will not be eligible to enjoy the prized apartment.
Note: access to the apartment is granted upon reading an ingame mail sent by Admiral Ahern acknowledging Shepard's live status. This mail is delivered after the player has played at least 2 main quests.
The entire level uses real time lighting. I have not noticed a significant performance drop, most likely due to the place not being that big and the lack of NPCs populating it. However, I will be listening to feedback in case there's reports of performance issues.
I consider the mod feature complete. It is fully functional, has been thoroughly tested, and issues should not arise.
The mod includes built-in compatibility for Kelly's appearance with both Cerberus Uniform Consistency Mod and Kelly Restoration Mod by Audemus; as well as for Liara Consistency Mod by me.
I recommend this mod to be played along with Casual Hubs for LE2 (patch included) so invited guests will wear your choice of modded casual gear, provided by Casual Hubs itself or other existing mods, like my New Squadmate Casuals (LE2). This is especially relevant for those wishing to invite Garrus over. None of the animations were fitted with his armor in mind. Speaking of animations, the mod is fully compatible with Same-Gender Romances for LE2 and More Gay Romances; however, there might be some inevitable clipping due to variations between male and female skeletons. I have done my best to try to alleviate all issues, but if any has escaped my notice, I will be happy hear about it and will try my best to improve it.
The mod is fully localized by using vanilla strings from ME1, 2 and 3. If there's typos in different languages, please do let me know so I can fix them. The mod also includes one brand new email which unlocks access to the apartment. The email is currently machine translated into every language (French and Polish translations have been revised by players as of 12/27/2024), and I cannot vouch for its quality. I will be incredibly pleased to include updated revisions that fix any possible translation issues. Spanish translation was done by myself, but considering I have not played these games in Spanish since ME2 launched, there may be consistency errors compared to how things are usually written within the game.
This is but another breadcrumb of my larger overhaul project for enhancing Mass Effect 2. I consider this level a teaser and an audience test before I start revealing additional work I am doing in other areas. While newly suggested ideas or features may not be applied to this location, be aware that they may end up being included elsewhere.
Installation
This mod REQUIRES installation with the latest ME3Tweaks Mod Manager version by Mgamerz. 9.0+ is REQUIRED. Make sure you let it update to the latest build before installation, to make sure the mod is correctly applied.
Moreover, installation of the Unofficial LE2 Patch 0.9.5+ is mandatory.
The mod is in DLC form, so its installation is as simple as dragging and dropping the .7z file into the Mod Manager, then let it work its magic. Upon installation, you will be prompted to choose which clusters and options you want to install. By default, all are selected.
Un-Installation
Use the Mod Manager to remove the mod. Savegames aren't dependent on it, BUT those inside the apartment will fail to load without the mod being installed.
Known Issues
Inevitable clipping (no worse than vanilla, I hope) through different cutscenes. Unless something is truly broken, please do not report minor cases of clipping as it is impossible to account for every piece of modded bodies, hairstyles or Shepards and companions.
History
12/18/2024 - Original Public Release.
12/19/2024 - Fixed several texture issues which were showing when trying to install textures through Mass Effect Modder.
Added Power Cells in the Apartment next to the field backpack.
12/23/2024 - Revised French localization by eurstone. Merci beaucoup!
12/27/2024 - Revised Polish localization by Guard14. Revised Spanish translation and added missing female variation of it.
02/28/2025 - Updated internal patches for my Liara Consistency Mod (now handled by the Liara mod itself; version 4.0+). Made some lighting adjustments that may improve performance in lower end PCs.
Contact
You may contact me through the Nexus Forums.
Credits & Acknowledgements
You may contact me through the Nexus Forums.
Credits & Acknowledgements
- Mgamerz and the rest of the ME3Tweaks team for allowing the base of their Pinnacle's Apartment LE port to be used as the foundation for my edited and improved version of it. Thanks for all the guidance, questions answered and technical help.
- Beccatoria: thanks for all that needed wwise guidance, gestures and being an animations helper. Thank you for all that testing you did for me while also crunching to get your mod out. Thanks for being Ahern's writer. And last, but not least, thank you for all the emotional support during those times I almost gave up.
- Jenya66: thank you for the very needed UV rework of the main apartment window glass.
- stasismind, anshela and Padme4000: thanks for all the feedback throughout development.
- Scottina123: thank you for all the technical support provided when needed.
- And finally, thank you, for downloading, endorsing, sharing, and enjoying my modding work. Your enthusiasm is the spark that keeps on motivating my long run modding projects.
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- TIM Floor Reflections BETA: this mod attempts to restore the original look of the Illusive Man's floor reflections on his office.
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- Conrad Verner Remembers (ME2LE) BUG FIX: this mod solves the Conrad Verner bug in which the incorrect stage is set, and he always believes you pointed a gun at him on Mass Effect 1. Since a fix on Mass Effect 1 is not implemented yet, a special, in-universe mechanic has been introduced to fix the import before meeting Conrad.
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- Expanded Shepard Armory (ME2LE): this mod unlocks helmetless versions of the official DLC armors to players who wish to use them and see their Shepard's faces; as well as adds additional armors and casual outfits ported from Mass Effect 1, 3 and Andromeda.
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- Citadel Asari Hands (BUGFIX) ME2LE: this mod fixes some asari having human hands on the Citadel, as well as some extra corrections to props placement around the levels. The mod for now does not include Thane's loyalty's mission as that a whole different level of mess.
- Sheploo Appearance Consistency Project: this mod makes Sheploo consistent with Mass Effect 1 and 3 on 2. For some reason in 2 he has a painted ORANGE diffuse texture that does not properly tint with any outfit. This mod restores the tintable, unpainted textures from Mass Effect 1, which will make his skintone match with any outfit as well as restores the correct opacity of his eyelashes.
- Overlord Morality Fix: in vanilla, Overlord DLC does not grant a single morality point through its entirety. With this mod, choosing the fate of David Archer on Overlord now grants 30 morality points. Paragon or Renegade depends on the appropriate option chosen.
- Hammerhead Suicide Mission (BUGFIX): this bug fix ensures the Hammerhead shows on the cargo bay during the endgame if the player had previously acquired it.
- No Saving-Loading Text Mod: this mod removes the unnecessarily long saving and loading messages from your user interface. There is also an option included to remove the spinning disk icon as well, for those who prefer an even clearer UI.
- Oriana looks like Miranda's Twin (ME2LE): this small lore-friendly mod changes Oriana's face into Miranda's, so they actually look like twins. Mass Effect 2 version.
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- Liara Consistency Mod: makes Liara's facial appearance fully consistent within Mass Effect 2, by either choosing her original basegame look from Mass Effect 1, her Lair of the Shadow Broker look, or her Mass Effect 3 appearance. No further changes are included in her.
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- Refund Guy Consistency Mod: restores the appearance of the most annoying customer ever on the Citadel, which for some reason became a random cloned white dude from Zakera Wards on Mass Effect 2. Unfortunately, he will still be complaining about his refund and lack of purchase receipt.
- Aria Consistency Mod: makes Aria consistent with her looks from the Omega DLC, both for her outfit as well as facial features, providing updated models and textures.
- Reaper Husks Consistency Mod: updates all Collector and Reaper related husks and abominations to use their respective Mass Effect 3 models. Those from the planet Aequitas remain unchanged by default due to their origin being stated to be different in the game, related to an alien device, more akin to the husk depiction in Mass Effect 1. Alternatively, all game's husks can be replaced if desired.
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- Early-Ish: makes Ish and Sel be present on Omega from the beginning of the game; allowing for the quest Packages for Ish to now be available to be started on your first visit to Omega.
- Apollo Spacesuit Restoration: restores the cut ambiance dialogue about Neil's Armstrong Spacesuit being on display at Donovan's Hock vault, during the quest Kasumi: Stealing Memory. Moreover, it adds an appropriate model to reflect the presence of such historical item.
- Samara Cut Shadow Broker Dossiers Restored: restores 2 cut/lost/bugged/retconned dossiers about Samara from the Shadow Broker terminal.
- Liara's Alternate LE3 Armor for LotSB (LE2): gives Liara her Alternate Appearance Pack armor from Mass Effect 3 for the combat stages of the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC, by faithfully recreating her armor material with custom edited textures to match the armor looks from the third game. Moreover, her breather is also changed to her asari one from the third entry.
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- Fate of Executor Pallin LE2: enables a normally inaccessible conversation in the game regarding the fate of Executor Pallin before it was retconned in Mass Effect 3 & Mass Effect: Inquisition.
- Quarian Admiralty Board Consistency Mod (MELE2): makes the Quarian Admiralty Board (Shala'Raan, Daro'Xen, Zaal'Koris & Han'Gerrel) use their outfits from Mass Effect 3. Installation is modular, allowing to choose which Admirals to change.
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- Oriana looks like Miranda's Twin (ME3LE): this small lore-friendly mod changes Oriana's face into Miranda's, so they actually look like twins. Mass Effect 3 version.
- More Hair for Femshep (ME3LE): brings to the Legendary Edition Sims 4 Hairs created by Anto and originally ported by Kittentails to the original Mass Effect 3. Players who want to use them will need to use the Trilogy Savegame Editor to change their Shepard's hair.
- Unique Kahlee Sanders: this mod offers a new original and different head/face shape to the character of Kahlee Sanders, as well as a new hairstyle. Although her appearance in Mass Effect 3 is brief, she is a recurring main character in the original Mass Effect novels and I felt that her design by Bioware was sort of lazy.
- Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett Restored: this mod restores Hackett's missing gold 4th bar from his uniform on his Legendary Edition appearance on Mass Effect 3. It also features an improved model and edited textures by Padme4000.
Licensing/Legal
The following mod is provided as is. By downloading and installing it you acknowledge to use it at your own risk. Incompatibilities produced by installation on pirated and/or unsupported copies of the game will not be assisted. This mod only supports official builds released and distributed by EA.
You may use this mod as you wish for your own personal use, but I kindly ask you to credit us for our work if featured on your videos, screenshots, art, etc. If you wish to build on patches and/or compatibility, please contact me.
Please, do not re-host this file without my explicit permission. This is a Nexus Mods exclusive file.