Gibbed Save Editor Mass Effect 2 Guide

Gibbed save editor for ME3 info thread. Mass Effect 3 Modding Thread (Last update: ) On page 5 of that thread Afroman12 links to a 'Mass Effect 2 Plot' list. On that list are the settings for the romances with the following note, 'Romance: Pick the person you wish to romance. You're in for a lot of work. Gibbed's Audio Extractor Largely untested, but it won't destroy your Mass Effect 2 install. For best results, click @, press enter (for default 'shit'). Add to music player, play randomly looped.

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Are you tired of the boring old un-attractive female hair styles that look rediculous when in a battle surrounded by a swarm of geth? Well not to worry, some clever people have created a way to import some of the female NPC hair styles (shown below) into shepards hair, and here are the steps to follow:

If you haven't already, download Gibbed's Mass Effect 2 Save Editor.
Start a new Mass Effect 2 game preferably with a female shepard (although putting female hairstyles on a male shepard will surely have interesting results). When you are at the character creation screen for the new character, create your shepard, and then choose the hair colour you want your shepard to wear with the new style, and choose a random hair style (doesn't matter which one as you will be changing the imput code anyway).
Once you have created the game, save the game where you are and exit Mass Effect 2, remembering what character you saved as. Also I recommend making a backup file of your save game as you never know. =]
Open Gibbed's Mass Effect 2 Save Editor. Now the fun begins! xD Click on the FOLDER icon at the top left corner to open a save game. Find the save game you just made in the folder Bioware/Mass Effect 2/Saves/*name of character*/Save0001 (or something like that).
Your game details should have loaded into the Save Editor. Next click on the RAW tab at the top. This is where all the modifications can be made for your game.
To modify the hair style, under the heading '2. Squad', there are the words 'Henchmen' and 'Player', we want 'Player' at the moment. Click on the CROSS, left of 'Player', then the same for 'Appearance', and then the same for 'Morph Head'. Now if you look next to 'Hair Mesh' there is a code starting with 'BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO....'. This is the code you need to change for the different hair meshs.
To change it literally copy and paste one of these codes below into it's place. *Don't worry this won't overite the original hair mesh file, it will only change the input code for the game to register what hair mesh to use.
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_MDL
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_MDL
Almost done, you have copied the mesh into the right place, all that is left to do is copy the correct texture codes into the correct place otherwise your hair will look very strange. :P
To change the hair texture code, below 'Hair Mesh' next to 'Texture Parameters', it will say '(Collection)'. Click on the word and on the right there should be a box with an ellipsis (...) in it. Click on that. A new window should come up with all the different texture codes. For the non-standard hair style you have used you only need to replace the _Diff and _Norm codes, don't worry about the _Mask and _Tang. If you look next to the numbers [4] and [5] on the left, there should be HAIR_Diff = ... and HAIR_Norm = ... These are the textures you need to change. Click on 'HAIR_Diff = ' to start with.
On the right there should be the Name -> HAIR_Diff and Value -> BIOG_HMF_HIR.. etc.
All you need to do is copy and paste the Value code of the following corresponding textures codes of which non-standard hair mesh you replaced earlier. Do the same for the _Norm code.
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Diff
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Norm
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Diff
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Norm
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Diff
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Norm
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Diff
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Norm
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Scalp_Diff
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Scalp_Norm
BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Scalp_Mask
*For the Mowhawk, you will need to also replace the Scalp: _Diff, _Norm, and _Mask codes because you are exposing the scalp textures as well. =]
Once you are done, click on the FLOPPY DISK icon at the top left to save your changes. Save by overiting the original save game file, but make sure you save it as the same name it was originally.
Et Voila! You should be able to load that save game and be able to play with your brand new awesome hair style!

Mass Effect 2 Gibbed Save Editor

Where To Get It

Mass Effect 2 Save Editor Xbox

Gibbed Save Editor for Mass Effect 2

Download the most recent version from here: Gibbed Save Editor ME2

This tool does not edit the coalesced.ini file. It only edits a selected save file from your game. You use this tool to change the appearance of your Shepard, add talent points, credits, and even change plot point resolutions.

How To Use It

Because somehow i always forget and fuck shit up

Mass Effect 3 Gibbed

Before you do anything, back up your save files by copying and pasting the files to a safe place. I like to use the desktop. Once you’ve done that, follow these steps:

Open Gibbed Save Editor for Mass Effect 2 application. It doesn’t matter where you unzip the downloaded folder or where you run it.
Click the folder icon in it’s menu and navigate to where Mass Effect 2 stores saves: Documents > BioWare > Mass Effect 2 > Save
Select the character file you wish to edit and the most recent save.
Click open and the box will disappear and you’ll see your Shepard’s information has been loaded into the Player > Basic tab.

Once you’ve opened the correct save in Gibbed, we’re ready to start playing around.

Customizations:

From getting free credits to appearance modifiers

I’d like to first recognize the sources for this information—none of it is my work. I’ll be linking to the original articles as I go. The reason the information is repurposed here is that I was afraid the links would over time die out and I wouldn’t have the information anymore. I’m very grateful to the original authors and all their hard work.

Quick Tweaks & Cheats

From Okogawa’s Gibbed Guide

Modify Class Mid-Game:
Raw > [+] Player

Here you can modify Class Name and Class Friendly Name fields. Your talent points will be reset to a null value of -1, so remember to go back and replace the talent point number on the Player > Basic screen with the desired number.

To become a Sentinel:
Class Friendly name: 93951
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerSentinel

To become a Soldier:
Class Friendly name: 93952
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerSoldier

To become a Engineer:
Class Friendly name: 93953
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerEngineer

To become a Adept:
Class Friendly name: 93954
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerAdept

To become an Infiltrator
Class Friendly name: 93955
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerInfiltrator

To become an Vanguard:
Class Friendly name: 93956
Class Name: SFXGame.SFXPawn_PlayerVanguard

Change Your Name Mid-Game:
Raw > [+] Player

Here you can modify First Name field. Click on the field that contains the current name and change it.

Change Your Hair Mid-Game (female only):
Raw > [+] Player > [+] Appearance > [+] Morph Head > Hair Mesh

Here you can modify Hair Mesh field with any of the below codes to replace your hair style. Note: might be smart to save the current code if you want to revert back to it later.

BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_MDL

BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_MDL

BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_MDL

BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_MDL

BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_MDL

Then locate Texture Parameters field, click “Collection” […] and change the four fields values to (which ever correspondes to the selection above):

For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mom.HMF_HIR_Mom_Tang

For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Cyberbabe.HMF_HIR_Cyb_Tang

For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Ashley.HMF_HIR_PROAshley_Tang

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For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Sexy.HMF_HIR_Sxy_Tang

For the “BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_MDL”
Hair_Diff: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Diff
Hair_Norm: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Norm
Hair_mask: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Mask
Hair_tang: BIOG_HMF_HIR_PRO.Mohawk.HMF_HIR_Mhk_Tang

Gibbed Save Editor Me2

Appearance modding, iris color, hair and more will be on a separate post with the corresponding imagery. It always bothers me when I have to adjust the code, go into the game, leave the game, adjust code again, repeat 1000 times. Better to just have an image for reference.

Gibbed Save Editor Mass Effect 2 Guide Mod

If you have any other codes to add to the above ones, please contact me with the subject line: “Shepard ME2 General Codes”. Add your name if you want credit.