ThaneMOD features five optional modules to create the specific experience for Thane and Shepard the players want. Add new, lore-friendly and immersive story content, including variations with in-game decisions and differences for Friend & LI Shepard. New
Quote:Thane mod makes me so very happy. I picked up the PC version last week just to use this mod. All of the changes i have seen so far (huerta, emails) are so much better. I actually cringed when reuniting with Thane in my xbox version; that conversation was so awkward and terrible, and i just spent the whole time feeling like Shepard did not want to be there at all. This version was pretty much exactly what i wanted.
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WHAT IS THANEMOD?
ThaneMOD is a series of changes to the handling of Thane Krios’ character in Mass Effect 3. The primary intent of the mod is to provide players with the option to prevent Thane from engaging Kai Leng in the Priority: Citadel II mission (aka, “The Coup”). This prevents his death, allowing him to live through the end of the game. He returns in the epilogue, either in a series of slides or in the Memorial Scene, and sometimes in both. ThaneMOD has specifically been built to be used by both friend and romanced Shepards.
ThaneMOD also includes many other story and lore enhancements contained in four optional modules. These modules range from music alterations and dialogue changes, to new war assets, codex entries and emails, to the inclusion of new textures. Much of the new content varies with romance status and in game decisions.
Version 1.0 of ThaneMOD had been in development since March of 2013 and is the result of many, many hours of planning, research, and very hard work. In future versions of ThaneMOD we have plans to include the following, most of which pertain to Thane's romance:
Paramour achievement
FemShep dress re-texture
Continued refinement of the Huerta Dialogue with Thane including improvements to camera angles, audio, lip-syncing and animations
Verbal acknowledgements regarding Thane by the other Normandy crew
Tweaks to the "Kaidan Triangle" (possibly as it pertains to all LIs and released as a separate mod)
Corrupted emails from LI-FemShep to Thane viewable at the Shadow Broker Terminal
Citadel DLC content additions and changes
Due to its size and complexity, ThaneMOD has a significant amount of documentation. The information you will find on this page is relatively brief. For more details, please visit our website.
MODULES
All changes ThaneMOD makes to ME3 can be organized into five modules. Each module comes in different variants, depending on romance status or ending type, and in most cases can be used completely independently.
These modules are:
Core module (standard for EC, enhanced for EC, enhanced for MEHEM)
Emails, War Assets & Codex (EWAC) module (standard & Leviathan DLC)
Relationship Improvements module (Friend or Romance)
Huerta Music module (Friend or Romance)
Credits Music module (EC, MEHEM for SM, MEHEM for Julia)
For detailed information on each module, please see How Does ThaneMOD Work? on our website.
INSTALL PACKAGES
While we had intended ThaneMOD be 100% modular for the v1.0 install, this proved more challenging than we could handle when it came to installer scripting (we didn't have any experience in that department, nor did we have access to any paid-for software). Therefore, for v1.0 we have assembled five different "install packages." Each package contains an installer and other assorted items necessary for installation. We have selected the combinations that we believe will fit the needs of most our users.
Below are module combinations by package for ThaneMOD v1.0:
v1.0A -- Standard Core module for the ME3 Extended Cut
v1.0B -- Enhanced Core module for the ME3 EC, EWAC, Friend Improvements, Huerta Music, Credit Music
v1.0C -- Enhanced Core module for the ME3 EC, EWAC, Romance Improvements, Huerta Music, Credit Music
v1.0D -- Enhanced Core module for MEHEM, EWAC, Friend Improvements, Huerta Music, Credit Music
v1.0E -- Enhanced Core module for MEHEM, EWAC, Romance Improvements, Huerta Music, Credit Music
v1.0F -- All modules; full manual install
Choose your install package carefully, and make sure it contains the contents you want to experience in game. Download only one to start. The full manual install is not for the inexperienced mod-user. Installation of ThaneMOD is not difficult, but it is complex. More on this below.
OPTIONAL FILES
You will also find various optional files on the "addons" tab, including HD N7 hoodies.
ThaneMOD comes packaged with a low-rez, Thane-centric hoodie re-texture for FemShep, created by Ottemis & Luckythirteen. However, Ottemis kindly decided to make the new, HD hoodies for us right before release, so these are not referenced in the Install Guide. They also cannot be found among her own downloads on the web, they are ThaneMOD-exclusives.
Please note that if you will be playing BroShep and wish to use one of these hoodies, you will need to ensure you've completed the proper steps for Texture Prep in PART 1 of the Install Guide.
OTHER DETAILS
ThaneMOD is a large mod with a somewhat complex (but not difficult) installation procedure. Details regarding installation, uninstallation, troubleshooting, bugs, FAQs, changelog etc, will not be provided here. Instead they are located on the website and in a 25-page Install Guide in contained in every install package. We expect you to use this guide along with the information provided on the website to install ThaneMOD.
Let us be very clear. Installing ThaneMOD without the assistance of the Install Guide, will in all likelihood lead to mistakes and frustration. In addition, if you fail to back up ME3 beforehand, it could result in you needing to re-install the game.
ThaneMOD is hosted on multiple sites. We will not be monitoring and replying to comments on every site. If you have questions or comments regarding the mod, we encourage you to use our website and join our forum.
Finally, we know there are many Thane fans out there who would be interested in localizations other than English. Unfortunately, this is all we have the time and manpower to handle. Alternate localizations are a huge project, even more so for those that require edited audio due to overdub. We are open to extending permission to others so that they may create alternate localizations, but this would first entail a detailed discussion of what it would involve. Please register on our forum if you are interested in finding out more localizations and ThaneMOD.
We hope you enjoy ThaneMOD!
