Mass Effect 3 Texture/resolutions mods - Quasarts/Smartek/Ottemis?

[daemondamian]

Hi folks,

I'm preparing to play Mass Effect 3 for my first time and working out what mods I want to use.

 

In regards to texture/resolution mods I've come across a few collections and am a little confused.

 

There is a collection of mods listed individually in this post/thread /// ME3 MOD: HighRes textures + Next-Gen illumination + 3D Fix. by smarteck

 

There is Quasarts Mass Effect 3 High resolution mod which seems to be an amalgamation of various mods and includes smarteck in the thanks.

 

And there is HR Textures & Meshmods by Ottemis which is another collection of individual/separate mods.

 

 

Obviously what mods to use come down to individual taste but what if any is the difference between these other than ease of use (downloading individual mods versus mods that have been packed together avoiding multiple installations)?

 

 

[Ottemis]

Retextures are all different, if one mod creator does an armor another has done as well, they will both look uniquely different due to variation in texture use and artistic freedom taken. Because of that, packs like Quasartz, who basically packed up what he liked for convenience, are a personal collection and most often don't appeal (100%) to everyone.

While some people will prefer to install that instead of picking and choosing mods by different authors and shopping around, most users that I've encountered have actually stepped off using it in favor of customized choice.

 

Both Smarteck and myself have created packed content that can blanket apply over a large portion of the game's content, but in logical batches.

AKA I have an armor pack for all 7 set armors, all alliance blues pack, all combat fatigues pack, all science uniforms packs etc. Smarteck has DLC packs etc etc. Aside from us as we're basically the heavy hitters in therms of sheer number of created texture mods, there are plenty other modders around, on the BSN, ME3explorer forums, Tumblr, Deviantart and here on the Nexus that offer even more choice.

 

You gotta remember that picking and installing might take you a while, but you only have to do it once. I'd think it best you take your time and enjoy it! =)

[reallifegirl]

Don't play mass effect 3 without playing the first 2! The first one is a pain to get through, with all the driving and what not but its worth it.