ALOV is an open source project, meaning that all project files are a modders resource and can be freely redistributed without requiring permission. The ALOV image archive can be accessed upon request. NOTE: plasmaFLOW's animation work is not open source and you will need to seek permission from him if you want to use anything from ALOV that contains his work. For ME2 ALOV this is the optional relay jump remaster.

You are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms

Asset use permission in mods/files that are being sold You are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms

You can convert this file to work with other games as long as you credit me as the creator of the file

Conversion permission You can convert this file to work with other games as long as you credit me as the creator of the file

A Lot Of Videos (ALOV)



This mod aims to fix all of the low resolution, prerendered, video-based cutscenes and loading screens all across the Mass Effect Trilogy.



ALOV for ME1﻿ ﻿

ALOV for ME3﻿ This mod aims to fix all of the low resolution, prerendered, video-based cutscenes and loading screens all across the Mass Effect Trilogy.

What does this mod do?

Real-time rendered visuals, which consist of things like 3D models, textures, menus etc. Cutscenes and loading screens that are just video files - scenes similar to point 1, but rendered out before and then just played out.

The ALOV project has been featured on Eurogamer, IGN, DSOGaming﻿, Overclock3D, DFTG﻿ and TheGamer﻿.



Our work in numbers:

Show Main game - (165) 2.2 GB

DLC_EXP_Part1 - (15) 148 MB

DLC_EXP_Part2 - (10) 252 MB

DLC_HEN_MT - (5) 49 MB

DLC_UNC_Hammer01 - (3) 20 MB

DLC_UNC_Pack01 (4) 36 MB Spoiler:

Show Main game: 155 videos

Lair of the Shadow Broker (DLC_EXP_Part01) - 7 videos

Arrival (DLC_EXP_Part02) - 7 videos

Kasumi: Stolen Memory (DLC_HEN_MT) - 5 videos

Overlord (DLC_UNC_Pack01) - 4 videos

Firewalker (DLC_UNC_Hammer01) - 2 videos

Size:

1080p: 5.15GB

4K: 13.5GB Spoiler:



ALOV for ME2 includes 3 miscellaneous localized videos. These contain the opening shot "Electronic Arts Presents..", Normandy SR1 attack and the generic loading screen. For the German/French/Polish/Italian versions of the game (which have both subtitles and dubbed voices), all 3 videos are present. However for the Spanish/Russian/Hungarian/Czech versions of the game, only the opening shot and loading screen are present.





Compatibility:

ALOV for ME2 is fully compatible with all mods, with some minor exceptions.



ALOV for ME2 is NOT compatible with Shorter Loadings or 4x Faster Loading Screens at 60fps. ALOV's loading screens are already 400% faster than vanilla and run at 60fps, so these mods will be overwritten by ALOV. A Shorter Loadings version may come in the future.



ME2 Recalibrated is compatible, but contains 2 Illium loading screens that will play instead of ALOV's. This issue is minor enough that we don't consider a patch worth the effort.



As this mod does not alter any game files beyond videos, it may be treated like a texture mod. This means that you can install this mod if ALOT is already installed. That said, I do recommend installing this mod before or alongside ALOT.



For those who want a 21:9 experience with ALOV, check out Paleforce's ALOV - Unofficial Ultrawide Edit





Installation (ALOT Installer Method - 1080p Only):

Download the newest version's 7z file Drag into the ALOT installer﻿. ﻿Do not unpack or rename the file, simply download the file as it is and drag it into the ALOT installer. Install alongside your texture mods! Installation (Mod Manager Method - All Versions):

Download the newest version's 7z file Drag into ME3Tweaks Mod Manager Click Apply Mod

The mod is also available for download via torrent.

Each torrent is folder based, meaning you can choose either the 1080p or 4K version, or both.

Show Spoiler: Transmission.

(Unlike most of the mainstream torrenters like BitTorrent, or uTorrent, this one doesn't collect your personal data)







Team and Credits:

Project Lead: Audemus

AI Upscaling Runners:

AnomalyDetected

Autoola

Kholdstare

Noble Auditore Relay Jump Remaster Normandy Shot: Dylan Blanqué

ALOT/Mod Manager Integration: Mgamerz

QA Testing: HHL, Khaar, Mistress Pirotessa, drakonous7

Cloud Storage Provided By: bosp



Special Thanks:

Mellin - For embarking on this crazy ALOV journey with me!

Mgamerz - For being a paragon of this modding community and helping with ALOV's release(s).

bosp - For all the internal support, from the Nextcloud mirror to cloud based rendering.

Tajfun403 - For the workaround that lets the optional relay jump be compatible with ME2Recalibrated without a patch!

Topaz Gigapixel

Adobe





Additional thanks to our discord communities:

ME3 Modding Workshop community

ALOT community https://discord.gg/R8FfcTh

ME3Tweaks community https://discord.gg/73XVYPz

ALOV is a project inspired by A Lot of Textures (ALOT) by CreeperLava, thatall of thein the Mass Effect Trilogy, that cannot be fixed or upgraded with texture/content mods, to(andMass Effect games have 2 types of visuals displayed in them:In the case of the first, there are many mods improving them, from texture overhaul mods like ALOT, to story overhaul mods like EGM. But since these prerendered cutscenes are just videos files - no texture, model, or other graphics mod can help them.The only way to make them better is to fully substitute them for newer and better prerendered videos. Ones that have higher resolution and higher bitrate, so more details are shown to the player. This was achieved using Gigapixel AI to upscale each video frame by frame.Mass Effect 2 + DLC features 202 prerendered .BIK videos, weighing together 3 GB:These original BIKs had a resolution of 720p with an average bitrate of 1.4 Mbit/sThe same ones upgraded to 1080p have a bit rate of about 3.4 Mbit/s and in the 4K variant, it is about 9 Mbit/s.ALOV for ME2 Contents