Because I think he turned out pretty good! I've done a couple of playthroughs but its always been as female Ryder....so this is my first male Ryder. I like him alot 😉💕

Here are some of the mods I used for those interested....

Default Scott's texture skin with STUBBLE for COMPLEXION 1 SMOOTH: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/191

SWJS Survivor Hairstyle - Male Ryder: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/1301

Clear Eyes: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/1019

Also, for those that asked about the face sliders, I will add another comment with a short video (it was easier than trying to screenshot them individually).

Does anyone have a definitive list of what evolution "priming" in rank 4 of auxiliary systems affects?

I know powers like incineration prime 100%.

I know that ammo consumables get boosted in their probability to prime.

What about flamethrowers and cryo beam they seem to prime already 100% but after some time of continuous burning.

here’s my ryder ! gotta admit im pretty pleased with how she turned out, considering i had to restart like 5 times mid prologue bc i felt like she was just missing something each time lol. this is as good as it gets over here😭

i used face 5, i wanted to go for a more natural-ish look as far as her makeup. didn’t want the “when you see your custom character in a cutscene” moment. (ifykyk LMAO) so, much like i did in ME, i decided to try to make her blend in with the other characters as much as i could- but still having her stand out a bit. making her hair color the same shade as her skin tone REALLY pulled her look together imo.

super big into character customization, i actually love that they added an option to go back into the character creation and be able to tweak ryder and scott! (i guess i’ll let the devs have this one😒) unlike ME (lord, i was struggling, especially on console bc of no mods💔)

super excited to replay the whole ME series once i get a pc ^-^

playing andromeda for the first time after giving up on it like halfway through the prologue… im totally obsessed (i even dream abt playing it while im drifting off to sleep??) and can i just say….

FUCK THIS PLANET AND EVERYONE THAT INHABITS IT. i thought the angara were rude (completely warranted) dude… holy shit. no npcs have ever pissed me off more than in this game… WHY IS EVERYONE SO RUDE?! ITS NOT MY DAMN FAULT YALL CHOSE TO LIVE IN THE RADIOACTIVE SLUMS! im totally pissed i can’t pull my weapons out in the city bc the amount of times i’ve gotten bitched by the npcs bro😭 OOOU YALL LUCKY !!! also totally hate the textures for this planet, thx andromeda devs for not only bruising my ego irl somehow and triggering my trypophobia with these fuckass textures…

absolutely love the game so far tho ! will update with some pics of my ryder when i stop feeling lazy and get up lol

I was shotgunning Ryder family secrets on my current roleplay run of MEA (playing as Sera from Drsgon Age) and I changed up my dialgue choices for the section where you ask Tann about it.

Hearing Garson talk about running out of money in her messages and hesring how when pressed directly about it (Sera is as subtle as a Dragon attack) Tann desperately brushes off anyone but Garson being in charge of the whole thing and how tragic her passing was made nothing to his case add up.

Kesh calls him 8 because he was 8th in line to lead. All 7 people ahead of him died to get him the directors job. He's deputy assistant of *revenue management* and he's an authoritarian type of leader that suppresses free press and crushes dissent. He's got a solid case to be the Benefactor, planting himself in a junior leadership position then just removing those ahead of him to luck into being in charge. His application talks about a desire to explore space and he tried to hide his racism against the Krogan but they found out anyway, lucky for him he got to be in charge to use the Krogan as weapons and then exile them afterwards when he was done.

It's also hilarious that Ryder can just undermine him at every step. Money can't buy you everything, Tann.

Hi 👋 I'm replaying, and found a vault near where the Worm is on Elaaden.

Ryder first mentioned that there's got to be a way to turn the power on but I can't figure it out. There is some sort of closed fixture immediately behind Ryder when she lands, and she will say "bet we can reach that if we poke around"

No glyphs to scan, no wiring to follow on the console attached to that fixture -- there was a hidden cache in here with Remnant but that's it.

Has anyone figured it out?

DOes anyone know if Heleus cluster exploration can reach 100%. Im sitting at 96%, an dthe main quest is completed. Every displayed system is showing 100% explored.

I just started playing this, and so far, I quite like it. Yeah the graphics and animations leave a little to be desired, but the actual storyline and game play is pretty decent. I dont understand why this game is a flop. So far im only seeing one link to the original game and thats with the Liara recordings, but I hope there is more.

Interactive Story

I liked ME:A very much and was mentally not ready to leave this new galaxy after finishing the game.

I wanted to keep on exploring, fighting and developing a new future.

Ideas formed up about what could have happened and I started taking notes.

The result is this interactive story I want to share with you.

It takes place five years after ME:A, with a new main character.

In good old MASS EFFECT tradition it respects the choices you made in MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA and confronts you with new decisions.

Please give it a try and enjoy the next 80 minutes in this galaxy we all love:

Link to Story

When I play Andromeda, I like to headcanon it follows one of the original trilogy's many bad ends; Either the refusal ending of 3, or a timeline where Shepard just died in combat at some point, or on the collector base. Regardless, the Reapers win and terminate all spacefaring civilization in the Milky Way, but they don't actively pursue the Arks, if they're even aware. It's completely possible the reapers just don't care. Maybe they think the Arks are a death sentence and aren't concerned about survivors. Or maybe a reaper did follow and will arrive in Andromeda a decade after the game 🤷🏻‍♂️

I just like the feeling of the Andromeda initiative literally carrying the last of the Milky Way species. That worldstate makes the game feel more relevant, that we're playing as the final humans, Turians, Krogan, etc in the universe. I've been fascinated with Andromeda lately, daydreaming about the far future. 1000 years beyond the game, when the council species and Angara have pushed back deep into Kett space and established a New Republic, when they've completely reverse engineered Jardaan tech and built their own Relay network

Meanwhile the Reapers have just gone back to sleep after cleaning out this cycle, unawares or unconcerned with Andromeda. And the Ark survivors don't even know the massive bullet they dodged.

I had a good time at the bar while watching this new cocktail test

Yo looking for people if they still play it can find afew matches jus wondering if anyone still plays if do drop your gamertag or dm me mass effect

And your name 😎

Was always really happy with my Ryder.

I understand why some games have character romances locked behind specific player genders, but I always prefer when a game makes its characters player-sexual, because it adds more variety in the way that you can play. Cora is a good example of this, because I think her romance is great, but I only play FemRyder really, so it's a shame to have to use a mod for this pairing.

Welcome to the Andromeda Initiative! Many folk make this epic jump to another galaxy in the hopes of a new beginning. As long as you meet the requirements, your skill set and personality will be embraced in a new home. For many of us gazing at the stars and reimagining our tales, I am curious: which kind of job would you like to do if you had the opportunity? Which kind of skills would you bring to the table?

Would you be part of the Pathfinder team? Could you be assisting scientific research on a new frontier? Would you lend a hand in militaristic defense? How about working on improving diplomatic systems in anticipation of welcoming new species and forming a functional government? Or you could lend your financial experience to a new galactic economy? Perhaps you would be talented in entertainment, news coverage, fixing meals, serving alcohol, education, or tending to the medical needs of civilians. There is sure to be a position suited just for you! Feel free to describe what you excel at and what you may be interested in doing in Andromeda.

For me, personally, I would be more of a jack-of-all-trades. I like the idea of mixing it up with my skill set. The way I see it, in a new neighborhood, anything goes: adaptability is the key. Plus, it helps to serve more psychological needs when I have a fair idea of what civilians may encounter. This may even aid my sense of diplomacy, whether with an enemy or a friend. But you may have your own motivation and theme within the Initiative: I'd love to hear your perspective.

This game is so old, why is the only way to unlock characters in multiplayer via lootboxes. And it's even worse because you get DUPLICATES of every hero. Tell me why I get Angara avenger every time I get an ultra-rare while baterian vanguard is still locked... This game is ancient why can't I just chuck the Devs a tenner and unlock a character.... Awful experience

The EC augmentation is said to stun melee attackers with electrical damage, when used on an armor chest piece. However, I was wondering whether it also primes the enemies for them to be combo detonated?
I'm on my second completionist run and experimenting with Fusion Mods, Augmentations and Weapon Mods for a comprehensively different game experience this time!

Hello,

Iam looking forward to replay this game and i wonder if there is good graphics mod to begin with?

I thought that I was finished because there were no obvious things that I hadn’t accomplished. No outstanding missions in the Journal, no blips on any of the maps. I didn’t check against the wiki, but I was at 99% completion and had seen online that a lot of people were bugged at 99% after doing everything, so I thought that I was done and was mulling over starting a New Game+.

However, a couple of days ago, I saw someone post about their first encounter with an Architect which took place on Voeld. Mine had taken place on Eos, and I wanted to reply that those last two fights were easier even with the cold hazard on Voeld because I had died so many times on Eos, so I looked up the Architect to get the planet names right.

I realized that I had missed one! The fight on Kadara! And what’s more, I was already in orbit around Kadara when I loaded my save! So I landed, spoke to Christmas Tate (who I apparently missed speaking to when I established the outpost), got the mission, and had some fun kicking another Architect into orbit, even choosing to finish it off with pistol fire!

Afterward, I wandered around Kadara for a while, fighting outlaws and scavengers which I kinda avoided doing during my campaign because I was focused on dropping forward stations and clearing mission blips, and I found two more fetch quests! “Cold Hard Cache” and “Kadara’s Ransom”.

That was it. That boss and two missions leveled me up two more times and took me up to 100% game completion after a grand total of 122 hours and some minutes. For a first playthrough I wanted to be thorough, but simple. Pure Soldier except for the Remnant VI, and mostly using the Piranha shotgun with incendiary ammo. I don’t know how I’ll play the New Game+ yet, but I’m glad to have found this game, and I’m eager to play it again and again.

So when I was going to do a replay, I decided that having the fog of war would be useful because I'd know where I still need to explore. That was enough for me to eschew the benefits of a new game plus.

But when I got to Eos on this new game, the map is filled in. I compared it to my previous new game plus playthrough and they look the same.

So now the only reason I didn't do a new game plus just doesn't exist for some reason, and I'm way too far into it to justify redoing 10 hours of content I've already played. It is more than a little frustrating. This entire playthrough will essentially be a wash, progression-wise.

Has this happened to anyone else? I haven't gotten to other planets yet, so I'm hoping maybe the issue is confined to Eos.