ME3Tweaks Guides
These guides have been put together by Mgamerz and the community to make it easier to mod the Mass Effect trilogy. The concepts within are not specific to multiplayer or singleplayer unless noted. The colors indicate the difficulty of the guide.
Mod Manager First Time Setup Guide
Guide for Mod Manager
Get ready for modding by setting up Mod Manager. Shows how to install a mod and restore.
Simple Modding Guide
Guide for singleplayer, multiplayer
Get into modding ME3 with this step-by-step guide with pictures for beginners.
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Creating DLC mods
Guide for singleplayer
Learn how to quickly make DLC mods, with tips and tricks to make the easier for you and your users.
Finding coordinates in 3D space
Guide for singleplayer, multiplayer
Learn how to determine the position of a specific point in Mass Effect games.
Using the in-game profiler
Guide for singleplayer, multiplayer
Debug the game and mods with Mass Effect 3's built in profiling tool.
PCC Editing
Guide for singleplayer, multiplayer
Edit game scripts to tweak how the game reacts in specific scenarios.
Rebuilding DLC TFC files
Guide for singleplayer
Learn how to compact your mod's TFC as well port SP <-> MP DLC textures quickly with MEM.
GUI Editing Part I
Guide for singleplayer
Learn how interfaces are constructed in Unreal Engine 3 games.
GUI Editing Part II
Guide for singleplayer
Edit SWF GUI interfaces by editing P-Code disassembly.
Multiplayer specific guides
These guides are specifically targetted for multiplayer-only features of Mass EFfect 3. Even if you have no intention of modifying MP, they still contain concepts you might find userful.
Adding MP Powers To Kits
Guide for multiplayer
Add extra powers to MP kits and port them into SP to make the ultimate killing machine.
Wavelist Editing
Guide for multiplayer
Fine tune multiplayer waves and enemy variables to fight exactly what you want.
Multiplayer Store Editing
Guide for multiplayer
Take control the multiplayer store to give you what you want and unlock hidden content.
Documentation
These guides include documentation on things that may not be easily understood by end users. Contributions to these guides are welcome.
Console Commands
Console Commands allow you to debug gameplay as well as make on the fly changes.
Files In Depth
Learn the structure of Coalesced, as well as have a handy reference for variables.
TESTPATCH Reference
Documentation on files inside of TESTPATCH and how they may impact your mod.
Creating a Mod Manager MixIn
Create patches that can be applied to any mod that are distributed to all Mod Manager users.
Old guides
These guides are old and outdated and should not be used. They are kept around for historical documentation purposes.
DLC Editing
Learn how to edit DLC files with ME3Explorer and poke through game files.