Mass Effect at War: Continued, seeks to recreate the epic space & land battles from the Mass Effect series, particularly of Mass Effect 3. Development for the mod had previously stopped around 2020. Over the last few years I’ve worked on edits to the mod aimed at improving; units, faction balance, hardpoints, projectiles, & more. I am not affiliated with the original modding team, but my goal with this release is to help continue the amazing work that they began with creating this mod. All credit for building the models (Units, buildings, weapons etc.) as well as designing all of the framework for the mod & used for continuing the mod goes to thomas39120, Gürteltier, & Smg-modding. Thank you all for creating such a memorable experience--Normandy1138_86 Mass Effect at War: Continued is a free modification for Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption that I have uploaded for entertainment purposes only. The mod is not for profit, & no financial gain of any kind will be pursued.
Release Version 2.0.0 is the second full version iteration of the mod that improves upon v. 1.0.1 considerably, with a large focus on improving the land skirmish experience, in addition to continuing to develop space skirmish. Galactic conquest is currently not playable however, I may be to complete this aspect of the mod in the future. Unfortunately I can't guarantee it will be completed anytime soon. If anyone would like to help with the development of this aspect of the mod please send me a message. Any assistance from the community would be greatly appreciated and could help accelerate the development of galactic conquest.
Choose from 1 of 4 versions- The tactical camera either remains the same or increases/decreases zoom by 25%, 30%, & 35%
This is version 2: +25% camera zoom in/out
Updates for this build include:
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In version 2.0.0 new units/heroes include The Elbrus- command ship of Cerberus General Oleg Petrovsky & Petrovsky’s personal land heavy armoured personnel carrier, the Shadow Broker, & an Alliance marine armoured Kaidan Alenko with Reave & Overload/Neural Shock (Unfortunately no new character model for Kaidan though)
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Further improvements to the English encyclopedia & MTD command bar, improving unit/hero & ability icons, unit/hero ID’s & descriptions of unit/hero, planets, abilities, ect.
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Improving & finalizing units' Strong against & Vulnerable to, in-game encyclopedia entries
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With version 2.0.0, as a result of improvements to the encyclopedia; for skirmish matches in game, you will see a new name for each land & space map that includes the Mass Effect planets in their title, additionally while in game, each planet will be listed as its Mass effect counterpart, hopefully improving immersion in gameplay. This is in addition to the Mass Effect planetary descriptions/info seen in previous versions when a match begins
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Improvements to the in game tactical camera, with the additional option to increase/decrease zoom by 25%, 30%, & 35%
MASS EFFECT AT WAR-CONTINUED- RELEASE VERSION UPDATE 2.0.0: README
Mass Effect at War: Continued, seeks to recreate the epic space & land battles from the Mass Effect series, particularly of Mass Effect 3. Development for the mod had previously stopped around 2020. Over the last few years I've worked on edits to the mod aimed at improving; units, faction balance, hardpoints, projectiles, & more. I am not affiliated with the original modding team, but my goal with this release is to help continue the amazing work that they began with creating this mod. All credit for building the models (Units, buildings, weapons etc.) as well as designing all of the framework for the mod and used for Mass Effect at War 2.0- Continued, goes to thomas39120, Gürteltier, and Smg-modding. Thank you all for creating such a memorable experience--Normandy1138_86
Mass Effect at War: Continued is a free modification for Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption that I have uploaded for entertainment purposes only. The mod is not not for profit, & no financial gain of any kind will be pursued
Release Version 2.0.0 is the second full release for the mod. Please leave a comment or send me a message if you have any suggestions, critiques, or are interested in helping develop the mod.
Link to the original Mass Effect at War's page
Features:
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Remastered Skirmish mode- This is the continuation mod's primary remastered feature, & includes a thorough reworking of both Space & Land modes.
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Major improvements to land skirmish mode with version 2.0.0, land mode is a major focus of this update
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New units using the existing models including a Turian cruiser and dreadnought with their own fighter/bomber complement. With 1.01 new units include an Asari Fighter, Alliance Carrier, an alternate SX3 Alliance Fighter with Disruptor torpedoes. In version 2.0.0 new units/heros include The Elbrus- command ship of Cerberus General Oleg Petrovsky & Petrovsky’s personal heavy vehicle, the Shadow Broker, & an Alliance marine armoured Kaidan Alenko with Reave & Overload/Neural Shock (Unfortunately no new character model for Kaidan though)
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Remastering of certain Hero units, such as the Normandy SR2 now featuring a thanix cannon (with the sound from Mass Effect 2), a Geth prime command ship, Legion’s own personal interceptor/corvette.
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Updated voices & sounds such as for the asari ships and the destiny ascension (for example some sounds are from the command & conquer series as they seem to fit well with some of the units)
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Editing the English encyclopedia & MTD command bar, improving unit/hero & ability icons, unit/hero ID’s & descriptions of unit/hero, planets, abilities, ect.
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With version 2.0.0, as a result of improvements to the encyclopedia; for skirmish matches in game, you will see a new name for each land & space map that includes the Mass Effect planets in their title, additionally while in game, each planet will be listed as its Mass effect counterpart, hopefully improving immersion in gameplay. This is in addition to the Mass Effect planetary descriptions/info seen in previous versions when a match begins
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Balancing units and factions while taking the lore, story, and characters of the Mass Effect series into account.
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With the non canon units present I have made an effort to preserve the original meaning and function of the units within the original mod creators vision, they are designed to fit in naturally without seeming out of place
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Completing the creation of units that were not fully finished including the Cerberus, Assault Trooper, Guardian, & Rocket troopers.
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Numerous other elements of the mod have been remastered
When updating the mod I also wanted to focus on the Universe of the Mass Effect series. Obviously the Reaper faction's capital ships can't be quite as powerful as in the lore. For instance the ME codex mentions that "In the case of a Reaper capital ship, these kinetic barriers can hold off the firepower of two dreadnoughts simultaneously, but three clearly causes strain, and four typically results in destruction."
Within the mod however, they are still formidable & in Space Based Skirmishes, the Alliance & Cerberus factions both have certain perks in order to help compensate. For example for both the Alliance and Cerberus, all hero units have the bonus, of being cheaper, faster, & not counting towards the population limit. These perks are due to the strength of Sovereign class Reapers & don't apply to Land Based Skirmish matches. I'm hoping this concept has been implemented well, if you are encountering any major imbalances or other issues please let me know. Changes can potentially be made for an update.
Listed features that were already present in thomas39120, Gürteltier, & smg-modding's original Readme & mod (others were removed as they are not currently applicable)
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System requirements:
Windows 7 (32/64 bit) or higher
1024MB graphics card
8GB of memory
5 GB hard disk space
Direct x 9c or higher
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Installation Guide:
- If you don’t have one already, create a folder called “mods” in the “forces of corruption game folder” (which is itself within the base Empire at War Folder).
-Using a program that opens .zip files (such as 7zip or WinRar) extract the contents of Mass_Effect_at_War_C_archive.zip into the “mods folder” you created earlier. You can also extract the .zip file to your desktop or to any folder and then Copy and paste the contents of the unzipped file into your mods folder. This should be 3 files in total: The “Mass_Effect_2” folder, “Mass_Effect_Version2” shortcut, & the “Readme_2.0”: Copy all 3 into your “mods” folder”.
The main Mass Effect at War mod folder should appear as:
In the disc version of Empire at War:
OS (C:) (Or D or F: depending on where your install is)\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption\Mods\Mass_Effect_2
In the steam version it should appear as:
OS (C:) (or D: or F: depending on where your steam installation is located)\Program Files(x86)\ Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars Empire at War\corruption\Mods\Mass_Effect_2
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Running the game-
For the disc or any version other than Steam-
Create a copy of the shortcut of Forces of Corruption’s original one on your desktop
-Make sure it is listed as a copy of the shortcut otherwise it will not work
-Right-click the copied shortcut and go to “properties” and then to where it says “target”--On the last line behind the–swfoc.exe" copy and paste MODPATH=Mods\Mass_Effect_2
(just add one space between swfoc.exe”-- you don’t need to add a \ in between)
An example of how it should appear after copy and pasting to the “target” area of properties: "C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption\swfoc.exe" MODPATH=Mods\Mass_Effect_2
For the Steam version:
Right click the Empire at War launcher in your steam library. Under properties in the top general section there will be an area called launch options. Copy and paste swfoc MODPATH=Mods\Mass_Effect_2 into the launch options area
The mod will now load when you launch Empire at war Forces of Corruption from your steam library- but only when launching Forces of Corruption (launching as Empire at War will still load the Empire at war base game)
Keep note of the launch option for the mod: swfoc MODPATH=Mods\Mass_Effect_2
To play the vanilla forces of corruption again, remove the above launch option code from the launch option area
Mass Effect at War: Continued Is a free modification for Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. No financial gain will be pursued. All credit for creating the original Mass Effect at War 2.0 goes to thomas39120, Gürteltier, and Smg-modding. Please note that I am uploading this for entertainment purposes only. All credit for the idea for the mod and its release on Moddb go to thomas39120, Gürteltier, and Smg-modding. If any of the original mod's authors would like me to remove this from moddb please send me a message.
Link to the original Mass Effect at War's page
