According to VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb, EA is currently working on a HD Remaster of the Mass Effect Trilogy. And while this is great news for most console Mass Effect fans, PC gamers can already enjoy such a remaster thanks to the following mods.

Seriously, I’m almost certain that the official HD Trilogy will not pack the improvements that this mod brings to the table. Expanded Galaxy Mod is yet another must-have mod for Mass Effect. Mass Effect 3 - Alternate Appearance Pack - Duration: 3:33. Mass Effect Quiz: So You Think You Know Mass Effect? Mass Effect 2 - Missing Credit Chit with Tali in group HD - Duration: 5. The Mass Effect 2 packs can be downloaded here, while the Mass Effect 3 ones are here.Note that, being big-ass texture packs, these are massive downloads, at 2.8 and 4.9GB respectively. According to VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb, EA is currently working on a HD Remaster of the Mass Effect Trilogy. And while this is great news for most console Mass Effect fans, PC gamers can already.

First things first. A couple of hours ago, Jeff Grubb claimed that EA’s unannounced HD game is Mass Effect Trilogy HD Remaster. While there isn’t any release date yet, we can assume that this remaster will be coming on current-gen consoles and the PC.

However, PC gamers can already overhaul the graphics of all three Mass Effect games. And, to be honest, these modded versions may be better than what EA is currently working on. After all, I don’t expect the publisher to significantly overhaul and remake these three games.

ALOT and ALOV

The first mod that you MUST download is ALOT. A Lot Of Textures (ALOT) is a visual upgrade of the Mass Effect trilogy. With over 20,000 high resolution textures and 40GB across all 3 games, it is also the largest modding project of its kind for any game. ALOT provides high resolution textures for squad mates, environments, weapons, armours, enemies, allies and more.

A Lot of Videos (ALOV) is another mod you must download. As its title suggests, this mod aims to upscale and remaster all prerendered cutscenes. You can download this mod from here.

Priority Earth Overhaul and Expanded Galaxy

Priority Earth Overhaul is another must-have mod for Mass Effect 3. This mod attempts to improve ME3’s final mission in every way possible. The project restores cut content, adds new scenes and dialogues, enhances the gameplay, improves textures and more. Seriously, I’m almost certain that the official HD Trilogy will not pack the improvements that this mod brings to the table.

Expanded Galaxy Mod is yet another must-have mod for Mass Effect 3. This mod adds a huge number of changes, both large and small, to improve the overall gameplay of Mass Effect 3. It also gives the user a more personalized experience. This mod adds (among others hundreds of modifications, restorations, and additions) new weapons and armors, changeable Normandy’s crew and new missions.

Spectre Expansion, Ark Mod and Omega Mod

Additionally, Spectre Expansion Mod aims to improve the underused Shadow Broker and Spectre terminals. It also gives the player new difficult choices to consider via Spectre authorizations. Furthermore, it improves the presence of background races in ME3, expands the galaxy map and provides clues to the battles happening beyond the scope of Shepard’s missions.

Lastly, Ark Mod adds new Hazard maps, new enemies and more. Additionally, Omega Mod creates a new hub on Omega. Players can visit Afterlife, hang with their crew and see how Omega is faring after the evens of Omega DLC.

So yeah, by using these mods you will be able to get the ultimate Mass Effect Trilogy HD Remaster experience. And you can enjoy it now, way sooner than the official Mass Effect Trilogy HD Remaster hits the Internet.

Have fun!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities.Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the 'The Evolution of PC graphics cards.' Contact: Email

BioWare today confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in video games: an HD remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy will be coming to Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as PC, in 2021. The company also surprised fans, however, by announcing that an all-new Mass Effect game is additionally in the works.

BioWare General Manager Casey Hudson revealed the news in a post on the BioWare Blog this morning.

'We really struggled to keep this one a surprise,' Hudson admitted, 'But now it's official: today we announced the Mass Effect Legendary Edition!'

The remastered edition will include all single-player base content and DLC from all three games in the original Mass Effect trilogy, Hudson confirmed, optimized for 4K Ultra HD. 'Our goal was not to remake or reimagine the original games but to modernize the experience so that fans and new players can experience the original work in its best possible form,' Hudson explained. 'It's been amazing to see the adventures of Commander Shepard take on new life in super-sharp resolution, faster frame rates, and beautiful visual enhancements.'

The Legendary Edition should be available in 'spring' 2021 for XBox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, with forward compatibility and 'targeted enhancements' for XBox Series X and PlayStation 5.

A long time coming

Mass Effect first hit the world in the heady heyday of 2007—a banner year for gaming that launched not only that franchise but also brought us the first installments of Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Portal, The Witcher, and Uncharted, among others. Mass Effect's 2010 sequel, Mass Effect 2, was a resounding hit. ME2 won a staggering number of Game of the Year awards at the time and, a decade later, still routinely shows up on best-of-decade and best-game-ever lists.

Two years later, Mass Effect 3 (2012) proved significantly more controversial. Launch reviews were largely positive, but the negative fan reaction to the game's last act and final conclusion was strong enough, and widespread enough, that BioWare released a revision to the game's last mission and final cutscenes as a free DLC three months later.

As time has passed, however, the trilogy overall has remained a huge fan favorite, in large part due to the strong character writing and—let's be very real, here—the options for romance among those characters.

But while time has been mostly kind to the content of the trilogy, the actual act of playing through the Mass Effect games has become, well, an enormous chore. The game originally launched on the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 in addition to the PC, now two full console generations ago. EA released an omnibus edition of all three games in November 2012, for the first-ever N7 Day—but even that compilation edition is now 8 years old. Chasing down all the DLC for the first two games, which launched before the advent of EA's Origin platform as a one-stop shop, can be another headache in and of itself. With the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S landing any day, along with massive improvements in PC graphics, the Legendary Edition will be a welcome update.

And, eventually... MORE Mass Effect!

Mass Effect 2 Hd Texture Pack

BioWare also confirmed that it is actively working on 'the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe,' under the auspices of an unnamed 'veteran team' inside the company.

Hudson said very little about the project, other than to drop one image as a vague tease. 'We are in early stages on the project and can't say any more just yet, but we're looking forward to sharing our vision for where we'll be going next.'

This news comes as much more of a surprise than the remaster, as many fans had worried that BioWare had perhaps written off new ME games for good.

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Mass Effect 2 Hd Texture Pack

Five years after the end of the original trilogy, the studio tried to keep the franchise alive with 2017's Mass Effect: Andromeda. Reviews for the Ryders and the Pathfinder crew were weaker overall than for the original trilogy, though, and the game struggled to find quite the same foothold in fans' hearts. Rather than releasing a year's worth of DLC, as is BioWare's habit, the studio's sci-fi storytelling crew were redirected instead to work on the also poorly received online shooter Anthem.

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We are likely in for a long wait, however. Fans have already been waiting more than six years for the next installment in BioWare's other tentpole franchise, Dragon Age. The studio shared a peek at work for that as-yet-unnamed title over the summer, and while it seems to be a long way from launch, it still seems probably that it would land before a new Mass Effect.