How to Mod Mass Effect 3 for Xbox 360 (Full Tutorial) (Codes in Description)

A little video I made because I was getting questions on how I mod ME3 on the xbox. I also hex edit a bit, but this tutorial will show you how to most of the stuff I can with Gibbed's Mass Effect 3 save editor. Thanks to Gibbed for all his work on this amazing tool.
Gibbed: svn.gib.me/buil...
Modio Tutorial: • Quick and Simple Modio...
WinRAR: www.win-rar.com...
Horizon: www.xboxmb.com/...
Modded gameplay: • Mass Effect 3 - Xbox36...
My savegame: (I'll be adding a new link here in the future)
(Note that to use my gamesave you must have the From Ashes DLC or disable it as required content in the editor)
Diana Allers (Jessica Chobot) hair:
HairMesh:
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Hair_PROJessica.HMF_HIR_PROJessica_MDL
HAIR_Diff:
biog_hmf_hir_pro.Global.HAIR_Long_Diff
Exclusive Guns:
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_AssaultRifle_Reckoning
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_SniperRifle_Valiant
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_Shotgun_Crusader
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_SMG_Hurricane
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_Pistol_Eagle
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_AssaultRifle_Valkyrie
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_AssaultRifle_Argus
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_Shotgun_Raider
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_SniperRifle_Indra
SFXGameContent.SFXWeapon_AssaultRifle_Collector
SFXGameContentDLC_CON_MP1.SFXWeapon_SniperRifle_Batarian
SFXGameContentDLC_CON_MP1.SFXWeapon_AssaultRifle_Krogan
SFXGameContentDLC_CON_MP1.SFXWeapon_SMG_Geth
(DLC guns after resurgence do not work in singleplayer)
If you like this video, give it a like, or pass it along to your friends. Hell, go on twitter and thank @Gibbed for his continued work on letting us do awesome stuff in Mass Effect.
I am more than willing to mod your save for you, if you want, but note that I only do this as a commission based service, meaning it will cost money, as my time isn't free. The cost will vary depending on the complexity of the mods you want and the time it will take to do the mods. If interested, private message me on youtube or contact me on twitter at @marginis.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in a comment, but please click "see all" comments and do a quick CTRL+F search to see if your question has been answered already.
Due to youtube's new comment system, although I will continue to try and answer all the comments I can, I might not see when they are posted or I might not be able to respond to them. Try tweeting to me on twitter @marginis, where I'll almost definitely see your question.

[@SarabiHawke]

Thank you so much I've been looking for Aller's hair for the better half of an hour and couldn't seem to find it. You sir are an angel

[@kellyberry7148]

OMG I am such an idiot. I hadn't changed my Casual ID to 6. (hoodie) Yours is the only guide that actually went over that!! I was sooooo frustrated. I was certain it was something I was doing wrong inbetween ticking the box and moving it back to xbox with horizon, but nope I just didnt watch the vid properly. Thank you thank you thank you thank you. I would have never worked that out without your vid. You are amazing!!

[@paulfox89]

Nevermind got it working didn't realise save hash and reasign was a actual button, it just looks like a tab! Thanks for tutorial.

[@marginis]

Which program and what part of the opening process are you having a problem with? Tell me more and I can help you better.

[@marginis]

Thanks for the compliment! I do try to support my existing content when I'm not putting out new videos. You can change some stuff with galactic readiness in the editor, but for the most part it's not going to stick or you're just not going to want to bother with it, or risk it, for that matter, there are a lot of mods than can screw up your game. With the DLCs it's possible to max galactic readiness without playing multiplayer too, so it's not something really necessary to mod.

[@marginis]

Yes and yes. I don't remember which number casual outfit the hoodie is, but after a few tries you should get it. Ashley's hair is able to be had with a few codes you can quickly find online, but I'll tell you now that if all you're using is the savegame editor the hair will be glitchy.

[@marginis]

You're welcome. But this editor works for both PC and Xbox remember, it's simply an editor that works with the save file, which both Xbox and PC have. When you get your nice gaming PC going, Gibbed also has some other tools like a coalesced editor, which edits a file only the PC can access. There should be a download option for those tools in the same link in the description for the savegame editor download. And remember if you liked the video to give it a like =).

[@MrSkugo]

Ow yeah, it worked ! actually, instead of "valiant/reckoning/collector...", "val-iant/Reck-oning/collec-tor..." was written ! I fixed it and they all work ! Thank you for this video once again !

[@marginis]

Thanks for the support! Right now I'm playing and modding other games, so I haven't had time to experiment with Citadel DLC modding yet, but one of my friends is working on it. Gibbed may have mentioned something somewhere - check his twitter - but I'm assuming the process would be similar to adding Wilson in ME2. Check the raw tab and put in whatever character codes where squadmates go. I never did too much with this particular thing myself aside from adding Liara outside LotSB in ME2.

[@marginis]

Only other thing I can think of is that some stuff that you're modding just doesn't stick. Try modding some other things that you KNOW people mod and get to work on the xbox, and see if those stick. That's the only other thing I can think of. Glad you liked the tutorial, sorry I couldn't help more.

[@marginis]

This editor does work for PC saves as well, if that's what you're asking. If you're talking about my save, you should be able to just rename the suffix to .pcsav instead of .xbsav, or there might be an option to "save as PC save" in Gibbed when you open up my save, depending on if it's in the version you have.

[@marginis]

It works fine for me. The issue may be you didn't enter the second code. Check the description. Even then, certain hairstyles were only made for certain character models, so certain hairstyles could still glitch. The best examples are the default femshep hair, which has clipping issues, and Ashley's hair, which has its own animations only tied to Ash's model, from what I understand.

[@marginis]

If you're talking about TIM's reputation check at the very end of the game, I know that you have to have persuaded him at pretty much every chance you have had the chance to prior with him, and have a certain paragon/renegade/reputation score. As for how to mod that, I'm not sure as I never bothered. I always just got the checks in the game itself.

[@marginis]

If the screen is going black, one of the changes you made is stopping the game from loading. Try doing each change in the editor one at a time, importing the save into the game to see if it works so you know which change is giving you the black screen. Then it's a matter of not doing that change, or doing it differently. If it is in fact the hair, for example, make sure you're putting in ALL relevant codes, and make sure they're input correctly.

[@CovertPanda001]

You should open up the folder in Horizon, press "save, rehash, resign," then go to contents, extract all to any location, and then open the latest save (i.e. Save_11) in Gibbed's editor.

[@TheScottytohotie]

Thank you so much just got it to work,I wanted to change what you did with the geth,noit kill them but rewrite them but it works and thank you so much for your hard work and help with your save keep up the great work

[@xxlemon]

I got it to work now. Instead of rehashing with Horizon, I switched it over to Modio at the end and everything is working. Odd...but thank you for the tutorial! :D

[@marginis]

It means that some of the mods loaded incorrectly. What you want to do is try using your unmodded backup *create a new backup) and mod one thing at a time, so you can figure out which thing you're modding is turning the screen black, then either try modding that particular thing a different way, or just not modding it.

[@marginis]

A modded save file is a modded save file. The save only needs to be on the USB drive to transfer it to your computer. Just make sure if you transfer it back to your hard drive you don't accidentally overwrite your backup!

[@marginis]

It should show you in the video where weapon codes go (it's in the raw tab). When they are in there, and you have the appropriate DLC if necessary (not so for the codes I have listed in the description), the weapons should be selectable from your armory.

[@marginis]

You cannot add outfits to the selector through this method of modding, you can only change your current outfit to existing outfits or one of a small number of others not normally selectable. Just change the numbers under casual appearance somewhere in the raw tab. And for future reference, please take a look at some other comments on this video. Most questions I get I've already answered in the comments section.

[@marginis]

I used to have it in the description, but I took it out after the modding community pretty much figured out that for any guns after the first MP DLC, you have to actually go and buy the SP DLC to unlock the guns. So yeah, the code won't do you any good, if you want the harrier, you just gotta buy whatever SP DLC contains it.

[@marginis]

Yup, although some flash drives cannot be configured for the xbox. To find out, go to your storage settings and select the drive.

[@marginis]

Mod the weapon ranks up (it's in another comment I made) and you'll get both a huge amount of ammo and your bullets will do a huge amount of damage. And yes this tool does still work, they're not going to be patching something like this any time soon =).

[@marginis]

Under the Raw tab go to Squad>player>appearance. Once there switch combat appearance to full, then under full body ID enter the number for N7 Defender armor, which I don't remember offhand. Try entering 1, if that isn't it, try 2, if that doesn't work, 3, and so on.

[@rookt31893]

I just re-did the save edit and now it works. I guess human error. Thank you for the video and subscribed

[@marginis]

As it stands the collector assault rifle data was on the disc from the time you bought it, so the codes in the save editor are simply unlocking it for use. So right now, if you don't have the SP DLC, or the SP DLC doesn't have the weapons, you can't unlock them in SP. One of my friends is currently working on letting you use all weapons from MP in SP, but I don't think he'll get very far.

[@marginis]

If your game gets totally screwed up, try just starting over with your backup save. If the problem is still there, it's not the gamesave, but more likely the disc itself.

[@marginis]

You are able to mod a save as soon as you get to a place where you can manually save, but I recommend getting through the tutorial level first. It's always a better idea to get further in the game when all the stuff you want to mod is there to be modded, less chance of things screwing up. Once you get to the part where you can explore the Normandy though you shouldn't need to go any further to mod anything.

[@carolbritton3485]

Talent points aren't glitchy. You can edit them but can only use a certain amount. I have 9999 but it only allows like 3 fully upgraded skills before it resets. If it does reset I've got extra talent points to spare

[@marginis]

If you're talking about the armor that most alliance soldiers wear by default, that's only for PC version, like the casual outfits, unfortunately. Coalesced editing is not available on a non-modded xbox.

[@marginis]

You should be able to easily find most codes online somewhere. The easiest for sure way to know is to put the powers on a character and import it into gibbed, and look at the codes through that. The (usually) quickest way though is to just take an existing code and replace the names. For example, SFXGameContent.SFXCustomPowerAction.Throw could be turned into SFXGameContent.SFXCustomPowerAction.Reave, or SFXGameContent.SFXCustomPowerAction.Barrier.

[@marginis]

The links to everything you need to download are in the description. There are other optional downloads as well. Other programs such as modio work for some people, but I suggest horizon because other programs (such as modio) can mess up for others.

[@marginis]

The rebellion guns are unique in that not all the data required is on the disc or your console. Some is on EA's servers. Basically this means that the rebellion guns cannot be added to SP as of yet. Secondarily it probably means EA is planning to release the guns as paid SP DLC later.

[@marginis]

Changing ammo and grenade values had to be done differently than just changing the ammo value in ME2. So basically, just doing what you're doing won't work, you have to change some other values as well. Try changing your weapon ranks to 1000 instead of 10.

[@marginis]

That's because the game resets it after every new level. The option to change it is there because you can temporarily, but there isn't a way to do it permanently, at least on consoles.

[@marginis]

You don't need a hex editor to get the weapons. As far as the other collector's edition stuff goes though, not much of it sticks. Also, the game does reset your talent points to whatever is appropriate for your level at the beginning of each level.

[@marginis]

For that you'll be needing to choose certain decisions and complete certain missions within ME3, and on the modding side you'll need to manipulate Mass Effect 2 decisions in one of the main tabs. Check the mass effect wiki or consult the official ME3 guide to know which decisions would achieve best results for the desired outcome.

[@djklink20009]

finally a tutorial showing some love for xbox users, im building a gaming pc but for now i just want a sexy femshep with blue illusive man eyes , so far i have everything except glowing blue eyes

[@marginis]

It should be, though I've never done it myself. Just open up the proper save in the editor then save as a .pcsav format. In Elder Scrolls modding I know specifically that all you need to do is rename the save file to change its format, so that has a possibility of working too.

[@marginis]

I think it's 7 offhand. There are other comments on this video that more definitively answer your question. I suggest using CTRL+F and searching for keywords after clicking "see all". Most questions you'll have have already been answered you'll find.

[@marginis]

Reave on LB, Slam on RB, Stasis on Y, and I also have Warp Ammo, Barrier, Unity, Warp, and Throw. Warp is only up to rank 4. I am thinking of changing it up a bit, since I haven't played SP much since the game came out. This is also for an Adept by the way. I also use mainly the Scorpion as far as weapons go, or the Particle Rifle when I'm feeling particularly ornery.

[@marginis]

You can find different hairstyle codes all around the internet, try looking around on BSN. As far as NPC faces go, same thing. Look around online, and you find the face codes that most resemble NPCs, or some have raw face data you can import, though you may need more programs for that. Some NPCs, as far as faces or outfits go, are attached to that character, and while you could play as them, it usually causes the game to be unplayable, and takes way to much effort on consoles.

[@dOnTtRiPiMfLiP]

I figured as much considering you had to change the coalesced.bin I just wanted to know from someone with knowledge of modding ME, but thanks for answering and btw i subbed and liked the video

[@marginis]

Search around online for them, or, you can ask me if you want. You should also check the description if you haven't already.

[@ehsanmojahedi3583]

You're awesome for still supporting the video through comments. Anyway, is there a way to edit galactic readiness using mods on xbox?

[@paulfox89]

Spot on thank you for response, i thought bioware would release a collectors weapons pack with citadel dlc plus i had bought the artbook for collector rifle and never got to use it. I wish i had discovered the editor earlier, i was on my fourth playthrough and was getting tired of trying to get all weapons at level x!

[@IllusivePrime]

is it posible to get the cerberus turret as a power????

[@marginis]

The whole point to the weapon codes I have in the description is to unlock them where you couldn't normally. To unlock the new SP DLC guns, you need the actual DLC content or the codes do nothing. And when you do have the DLC, the guns are available easily without modding.

[@marginis]

Make sure you're filling in the data completely, make sure your new entries are getting saved, and make sure you're not overwriting each weapon as you enter the new code. If you fill in the codes, save your edits, close the editor, then reopen the editor and check where the codes are supposed to be, you should be able to see where you're messing up, the three suggestions above solving most common errors. And don't worry, your english is fine.

[@marginis]

Well that doesn't exactly offer more detail, but try using Horizon to load your gamesave on your computer. Sometimes Modio likes to cut data out of whatever you're moving about. And if you don't have Gibbed's editor and you're just using Modio, that might be the other problem... Thirdly the most common problems include not saving changes to your modded gamesave or transferring an unmodded file back to your flashdrive instead of the modded one.

[@marginis]

As far as I see it's not in there. An option could be to get the ME2 editor (sorry, you'll have to find it yourself) and mod a gamesave from that for import to ME3, otherwise you could also ask Gibbed on twitter why it's not in there, or if he could put it in the next revision of his ME3 savegame editor. Or of course, you could just play through ME2 and romance whomever you wish, which I would suggest above all else.

[@marginis]

That's why I suggested it. It'll also increase some other stats, like magazine capacity, depending on the weapon.

[@marginis]

There are quite a few places where there are just some checkboxes. Check the ones that say she is alive or what have you and she should still be around. I don't have the editor for ME3 right next to me, but I remember clearly in the ME2 editor there was a whole list for if companions were loyal, unlocked, alive, and if they were in a romance with you.

[@marginis]

Yes, and you can change the values, which correlate to weapon level.

[@marginis]

The only MP DLC weapons that work in single player without buying any additional content are Resurgence pack weapons, which doesn't include the harrier unfortunately. If it's not in the description, you can't add it without buying Bioware's weapon packs.

[@marginis]

Sorry, I guess it didn't save the description. KZbin might be having problems, check back in a few days.

[@marginis]

With Gibbed's savegame editor for ME3 you shouldn't need a code. Just go into the appearance options and load up the presets. There are multiple versions of TIM eyes there you can choose from.

[@MajorShepard]

I tried Horizon and it worked like a charm, must have been using Modio wrong or something. Thx alot for this :D I can now have the default femshep hair :D and the possibilities are now endless thx alot XD

[@marginis]

Remember the ME2 editor is a bit different from the ME3 editor. Of course you may be using the right file. All I can suggest is to try following the tutorial again, and see if you missed anything. Otherwise, you could also make a video or take some screenshots of what you're doing, and I'll be able to help you more specifically.

[@marginis]

It's under RAW>PLOT>PLAYER VARIABLES. Once there, find your weapons (not the .Flags ones) and change the VALUE on them to 999.

[@marginis]

Thanks, glad to have helped. Remember if you really liked my video, spread it around!

[@marginis]

Make sure you are changing both the code and the name to their appropriate settings, make sure you are saving the file and loading that file.

[@marginis]

Yes, you can change weapon ranks and weapon mod ranks to more or less whatever you want.

[@marginis]

Anxious aren't we? Try enjoying the MP for a while, unlock some stuff and take some time to enjoy it =P. After that come back here. If I get any new info, I'll keep y'all posted. Other than that, nothing this early, the DLC did just come out today. I would also assume that this DLC is like the previous, and is not moddable, similar to the Rebellion weapons, without some more advanced coalesced modding (PC only). This also goes for the weapon mods and new class abilities.

[@marginis]

That's the common issue when a mod loads incorrectly. That means either you're inputting the hair code incorrectly or incompletely or the game just won't recognize it. Make sure you enter both the codes (there are two) for the hair, and make sure they're both complete and in their proper places. If you do and the game still loads to that black screen, you'll just have to not use that hair, unfortunately. There may be a solution to this, but I don't know it.

[@marginis]

Raw>Plot>Player Variables Click add to create a new item, and set the name to the weapon code (exclusive gun codes in description) and the value to whatever you want the weapon's level to be.

[@marginis]

You mean both? At the same time? Yes. There are some parts of the game that become weird, but as far as combat goes it works perfectly.

[@marginis]

Some of the presets will work for a maleshep, and there are definitely special haircodes for maleshep, like the beret or Mohawk, you'll just have to do a quick search for them online.

[@marginis]

There are limited options in xbox as compared to PC modding, so much of the stuff you see online you simply can't do. As far as casual outfits, you can get anything Shep already wears at some point in game (put in different numbers in the casual outfit spot), and I'm working with armors right now. So I'd suggest sticking with what you have as far as armor goes right now.

[@marginis]

Already asked Gibbed, unfortunately there is currently no way to do full armor sets in parts on the 360 version. I'm interested in that myself, so if we'll be able to do it at some point in the future, I'll be one of the first to know!

[@marginis]

All I can say without further information is to go through the tutorial again and follow every direction specifically. Make sure you're modding the right file and getting the process right. After that, try modding some things you know should work, and see if those corrupt your gamesave. If they do, you're messing up the process or you're missing some files. If they don't, it's one of the other things that you're modding. A lot of this is trial and error.

[@marginis]

Find the code for default shep or if there's an appearance preset somewhere. Google is your best friend in this instance. Or, and this might not work, try turning custom headmorph to off, or whatever it's called, in the Raw tab.

[@marginis]

1 My gamertag is pretty easy to figure out, but please no friend requests. Send me a message or a party invite sometime when I'm on and I'll probably be able to help, although the video pretty much explains it all. 2 My name is Marginis, not Margins. 3 If you need any help, just type out your problem here in the comments section, and I'll do the best I can with helping. If there's a problem you can't decribe or figure out through trial and error, make a video, or take some screenshots to share.

[@marginis]

What the goal is to do is get some of the From Ashes DLC content that is already on the disc, and not in the part you download. So what should work is if you take my gamesave and remove the From Ashes DLC dependant DLC marker. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what to tell you without some screenshots or a video showing what you did. And if you won't be bothered to do that, just remember that finding these problems and getting past them is what modding is all about.

[@marginis]

For you to get that you are supposed to have picked a paragon/renegade choice every chance you can when you talk to TIM, then you get something different in the last level. So yeah, I knew =P.

[@nesmithfinest]

this is the most awesome tutorial ever, thanks!!

[@marginis]

You can. It might take some time, because there are a few, but it's not impossible in the slightest.

[@marginis]

I don't think so. You would either have to do that on whatever console you're using or in the game options.

[@marginis]

Adding armor and outfits can only be done (with a couple exceptions) with a coalesced editor on PC. As far as playing as Liara, that'll also be a PC only kind of thing. It is possible on xbox, but not something I'd want to go into, and not something that would work if you actually wanted to play the game.

[@marginis]

Glad the vid helped. Spread it around =).

[@marginis]

You should be able to, although I've never tried it myself. It's either available as a code you can find somewhere online or in the appearance presets you can select in the editor.

[@Ae7herium]

I now have the N7 hoodie and the eyes of the Illusive man but they are green.thanx bro!

[@marginis]

If you change the total value of something, you should also change the parts that make up that total to match. If you had, say, 1000 assets of A and 2000 of B, that would equal total C of 3000. You shouldn't change C to 5000 without also adding 1000 to A and B each, or something like that. That's what I'm guessing the problem is, that you missed a corresponding value somewhere, but if that's not it, I couldn't tell you what the problem is without seeing myself.

[@marginis]

Yes! You'll just have to mod them directly on to your character - multiple at the same time if you want - I just don't think you'll be able to mod it to let you switch back and forth in game.

[@marginis]

The only thing this method of modding could mess up is your gamesave, meaning that if everything goes wrong, all you have to do is start a new game, and even having to do that can be avoided by properly backing up your files.

[@marginis]

If you mod the guns in using the editor you should have them automatically in your armory.

[@marginis]

It's not a special disc. All Mass Effect 3 copies have most of the From Ashes DLC content on them that just needs to be unlocked. What happened is Bioware made the content for the game, and EA locked it to sell it separately, and kept some of the content off the disc so that people couldn't just unlock the full DLC for free.

[@marginis]

Please read previous comments before repeating a previously answered question. And no, you will not get banned for modding savegames. The only time you would get banned is if you are on the PC and modify the coalesced.ini file, or do anything that would otherwise affect multiplayer. If you are on the xbox or PS3, you won't get banned, period.

[@marginis]

Remember to replace the other instances where it says Throw with Reave or Barrier too, if you do that.

[@marginis]

You could go in and manually type the code like in ME2, or the ME3 Gibbed actually has presets for this type of thing. Go to Player>Appearance>Presets and it should be there.

[@marginis]

At that point you gotta remember that videogames are for having fun. If you're not having fun, and are getting overly frustrated and angry, you probably shouldn't be playing.

[@marginis]

Unfortunately you cannot change what casual outfits are selectable without doing some more in depth modding that you can only do on PC. This method of modding only replaces what you currently have equipped. Of course, if you had the limited edition of the game, you would have gotten a code that would unlock the hoodie as selectable.

[@marginis]

I haven't been able to test this personally, and probably won't get to it, but my guess for the reason why they don't work is that the DLC was added data that you downloaded. I believe the Resurgence DLC was already on the disc, and just needed unlocking. I may be wrong, maybe these guns just need a patch to work, or maybe they're just not the right codes. I'll get back to this when I get more info. Remember, the DLC did just come out!

[@marginis]

You do need to download horizon or some other tool that will do the same thing for the purposes of this tutorial. You do not need to make an account or spend any money with horizon, although other tools may require it. You could have an basic account with xboxmb (horizon) if you wanted though, or you could get a diamond account with xboxmb (which is a monthly subscription and costs money), but either are completely optional.

[@marginis]

Yes you can, although results are mixed if you do any other face mods.

[@jasonlam1681]

I was having the same problem before. One reason could be its on default femshep headmorph so its not allowing the changes for example eyebrows on painted on the face so any additions/changes just overlaps or just doesn't stick. If you want a new a face I'm told you have to have a new game with using one of the creation codes you find online. I hope this was helpful

[@CarmineToaster]

That might be the problem, I was using Modio. I will try with Horizon and let you know the results.

[@marginis]

You only have to comment once. -A link for the editor is in the video description -I haven't modded Soul Calibur before -Ashley femshep romance is available in game without mods

[@jidgy8547]

Oh and can you get the alliance armor with mods on xbox