KjGarly wrote...
Before purchasing The Citadel DLC I was using almost all the mods from the first page without a problem but since buying and installing it all my DLC fails to authorise when the game starts but works fine when not using Texmod. Any ideas? Desperate to get through the game but I just can't play through it without those lovely HR texture mods 
= big problem i working through this coordinating via private msg with smartteck are bioware turning against this outstanding and perfectly legitimate high resolution texture effort? are they up to mischief again while publicizing the dlc secretly hurting our ability unintentionally to be able to connect to their servers via loading this mod so i can load save missions"?
So in summary here is the problem everyone since citadel dlc:
Problem: Game does not load your save files for your current shepard playthroughs when running texmod with over 12 textures (one test run i did with smartecks absolutely fabulous and FREE;) HR textures allows the server to connect and i could load my current save game- and that was including a mix of texmods largely from my mate Smarteck (of course) and tiny bit of other col texmods as well) However, when attempting to connect to ea server just to make sure all dlc including the suspect interfering citadel dlc loads so i can load my existing save game- nada- does not work- which is frickin outrageous everyone i mean citadel dlc is JUST another dlc why should it interfere with out ability to load our current save game? now i cannot load ANY save games and i strongly suspect no thanx to this new- literally for me a few days old problem- the ea servers do not connect and i canot load my game when using texmod.
Smarteck, have you thought to msg bioware on this matter given it the dlc that interfering? have you spoken to Chris etc? you know they should continue to allow use of your mods in your game as they always have have they made well you know? an accidental mistake through the way the citadel dlc file is structured?
These are the folliowing test runs i did in no particular order:
Smarteck suggested:
1. To change the origin config (ask smarteck via pm for it ) is that ok mate if i direct people stuck on this matter to you?
2. To keep the no. of texmods under 65
3. To use Smarteck's mods only as others can clash is that right Smarteck?
4. Close down any background running programs that use internet connection
5. Check for any minor updates via origin- (i cam across 2 20-30 meg patch updates when i logged into origin twice)- oddly enough AFTER the first minor update through origin, upon running the game with over 65 texmods combined between worlds and costumes/ outfits it WORKED - but there were some other textures i wanted to add so i had to exit the game altogether.
6. The only thing that I can think of that i have not done that really should not have been a issue as my anti-virus has not interfered whatsoever the whole time i used texmod (honestly why cant game comp[anies just keep things simple meaning when mods like this run it more efficient and reliable than the way mass effect 3 needs to rely on origin connnection/ ea server connection and then game files load it a nonsense, convoluted and overcomplicated unecessary headache to go through just to load these beautiful textures and this NEVER was a problem under the mass effect 2 load system at all! not compared to the nightmare of the way we have to connect to mass effect 3!
7. I even tried to drop the structural materials and places texmod as Smarteck suggested to us earlier, and just have the barebone outfit/ weapons textures only done by smarteck
DISTURBINGLY NONE OF THE ABOVE WORKED AT ALL. YOU STILL GET STUCK ON THE MAIN MENU, THE EA SERVER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CONNECT, AND THE DLC IS NOT DETECTED (EVEN THOUGH IT ON OUR DAMN HARDDRIVES!!!!!!!)
None of this makes sense...to go along with the direction that ea taken on a no. of matter.s
Last but not least i privately acknowledged but would say this to Smarteck the smart and ingenious wizard behind these awesome textures.
Smarteck, i was never one for being big on mods- then again i never really played a rpg before until mass efffect blew my socks off.
I prouldy emphasize in bold something i know means a lot to you as your mods mean a lot to us:D Ever since i came across and you directed me to
your incredible texmods in HR i not gone without a mass effect 3 game since first loading your texmods and i use nothing but your hHR texmods in my mass effect 3 games and have not done a game where most of the textures are the ordinary default mod since!I speak on behalf of us with upmost gratitude for your dedicated and devoted time you spend on these mods for us the community..and we should ALL be so fortunate and appreciative for the mods you provided us here- you represent one of the hardest working people in this communtiy- and you through your incredibly inspiring hard work for which we admire you greatly for breathe life through your HR textures into the mass effect gaming experience acrosss the trilogy in a way none of us have experiened before the
WAY MASS EFFECT IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED AND EXPERIENCED!So ffrom all of us here thankyou so much!
oh and hello pk:P i do not TALK to you much in forums lately soz:P