VLM mod for Mass Effect 2

Yes its possible, depending on what sections are modded in your edited Coalesced.ini.

To do this simply install VLM as usual and then fire up the included mod manager. In the Mod manager Click on the second tab, "INI editor". Click Load --> "Other Ini" and select your modded Coalesced.ini. After loading the file simply click "Create Mod" and give it an appropriate name.

If you then restart the mod manager or refresh the mod list it should then load up on the list with the name you gave it.

If your custom .ini doesn't mod any of the sections required by VLM mods, then you can activate both at same time and it will work fine. If not you'll just have to make some manual changes to make it work.

I don't own the promotional DLCs, yet I can play the mod just fine. You won't get the unlockable weapons, but otherwise it should work.

Give it a try.

I am working on a 'LITE' (i.e. non dlc) version that will be out with V1.1 (this will include the free DLC only). But as 'JohnnyTheWolf' said, it does appear to work fine at the moment if you don't have the promotional DLC installed for example.

I've added shield/armor changes, which will be in the next release. This prevents armor from regenerating, and gives AI shields simular in behavior to the player. I haven't really played any other ME2 mods so I don't know how this will compare to them.

I've also reduced the disappearing corpses, they only disappear out of camera range and special circumstances (which prevents against any collision based game crashes). There are a few other changes I've made that I'll write up in a news post sometime.

Already in V1.0 are more than just weapon based changes, but nothing that effects gameplay or progression. Stuff like giving a range of extra casual clothes, more armor tints and improving the graphics. In V1.0 anisotropic is now 16 on the highest graphics setting, plus high poly characters are used globally (not just cut scenes), there are other changes such as enabling trilinear, improving shadows etc.

Huh, what? I think there might be a misunderstanding here. I didn't specifically ask you to merge your mod with Flash's; I just wanted to know how to do it, so I could do it myself as a personal project.

No misunderstanding, I'm just playing round with a few shield & armor settings out of curiosity myself lol - Nothing to do with merging any other mod at all.

Ah, good to know.

Anyway, I noticed a couple of bugs with the current version. For some reason, every teammate's default loadout is two Incisor Sniper Rifles (one in each slot). It's a bit problematic during the first two levels, because you don't have access to the armory; Wilson will carry an Incisor instead of a pistol, and Jacob and Miranda will do the same during Freedom's Progress.

It isn't a big deal, but it's a bit annoying and silly.

Silly bug, but so far it looks like I've fixed it - I believe the problem was to do with the the category names I assigned to the squad mates not having the same name as the category containing default weapon assigned to them. I've played through the fist couple of missions and wilson, jacob, miranda all have the correct weapons so I would imagine all other squad mates are the same.