Normally don't bother commenting on videos, lmao. But THANK YOU for this guide. I tried following the older ones a few months back and they just weren't working. Would do the whole 9 yards, and game would launch as vanilla. This one worked like a charm, and I can now proceed to break MEA just like I've broken Skyrim :)
@@flameninja2287 ME Legendary just drags and apply, most mods work together or launch you a warning, from here i have no idea what's load order and stuff
@@flameninja2287Mass Effect LE requires 3 tools to mod. Me3teaks, trilogy save editor and Mass effect modder. And each of them require thier own steps to learn, you also have to install DLC mods first before texture mods and if you want to add any DLC mods after you already added texture mods, you have to restore your game to a vanilla status. It's just long and time consuming. This only requires 1 tool and it's actually fairly easy to use
Thank you, started playing andromeda after finishing my 3rd playthrough of mass effect legendary games preparing for insanity and decided to give it a go. It was a slow start with everything looking weird and story related things just sucking for the most part though it is growing on me. The gameplay and and leveling system is awesome though and I hate how you cannot change the arms, armour or choose what abilities my companions use. So knowing that its easy to mod is great though not sure if it effects achievements though have already burned through half of them.
@@MrFightmonster118 Indeed, though the only thing to me I love so far is the gameplay and leveling/class system but the rest is starting to grow on me minus the bugs that I have hopefully now fixed.
Oh lord I first play Andromeda when I was 17 I didn’t go back till I turn 24 it was just popping up in my mind an I had on just beat the trilogy for the first time an decided to give it another go
@@MrFightmonster118 I'm having the same issue. Since the game is redirecting to the EA launcher, the mods are not applied. I have the games files located in steamapps, but there's an override that makes the game launch through EA
Took a day to learn what to do, got it working for hours and enjoyed a better Andromeda. Then Frosty Fucked me and is still Fucking me (the uncensoring of those words shows you my feelings right now). Bioware made a mistake with Frostbite and it seems even its Mod managers are user unfriendly. I wish someone would make the mods work on ME3Tweaks or make and Andromedatweaks so the mods stick for one, and work permanently for another.
Did you manage to make it work with Cracked game?? because I've been trying for days and it doesn't work, I want to know if anyone has managed it or if it doesn't work on the cracked versions!!!!
I always get the "untangled exception has occurred" won't load. I've changed launch location and I've reinstalled and reset, I have .messed with /mod folder in directory and nothing helps
it doesnt work for me :( when i try to launch the game through the frosty mod manager it says that access to the path (where my game is saved) has been declined i dont know what to do lol (edit) NEVERMIND just had to run frosty as administrator thanks for the video dude!
Hey, don't even know if you'll see this, as it's been a year nearly since this went up, but I'm having a weird problem - I've got Andromeda on Steam, but it's trying to boot the game up through the EA App. And is getting really confused XD. Only, I've got the technological skills of a brick and can't figure out what's going on
@@MrFightmonster118 Yeah, that's what I'm doing - I loaded the Steam version of the game to Frosty, but booting it up from Frosty is causing the EA App version to boot up, not the Steam version.
Very thorough guide. But I have a different query that no one can answer. By pain of death through stabbing by iron sword... interwebs are no goddamned help. I hope some kind soul in this area of the universe can assist me in my dilemma because nothing else can give me the information I need. I'm desperate... I have run Andromeda with Frosty and all the sweet sweet make things better mods for the Entire day, then all of a sudden it freezes every time I go back into the game at later periods. It starts, it loads, it lets me continue game, then as it loads it freezes RIGHT at the end of that white little load bar. I have deleted saves, I have loaded older saves, I have loaded other careers, I have deleted the mod data folder, I have unchecked and checked and painstakingly checked a mod at a time, I always run admin, I have the Frosty fix files, I HAVE READ EVERY FORUM and every time I search all I get is answers about LE and NOT ANDROMEDA or a repeat of some OTHER issue that is not mine. SOMEONE... please help if you can. My face is almost as tired as Addison. I'll soon be sitting at home in my PJs, taking Red Sand....
@@MrFightmonster118 Eureka! I have discovered it. Liam sucks! He's a bad character, and a now he decided to cause a conflict with his mod. Liam armour mods don't play well with others. Guess I can stash my Red Sand now.
Is there an alternative to Frosty, like, modding directly the game files? Wanna mod the game to play it on Steam Deck the whole EA overlay stuff and launching the game from the mod manager is too much for the Deck to handle.
Great tutorial, yet i dont know why but after modding like you said and launch the game, when im going to load any save, the game closes . Dont know whats the problem :o
For some reason, never managed to get this bastard of an app to work... In the past, I had all my hard drives were in the incorrect format in order to use fmod, but now since I have one that is NTFS, I still cant get past that issue... Now it shows up just before the game has to launch, and it once again says that I make sure that the storage drive is formatted to NTFS... WTF already ??? >_
In the odd chance anyone has the problem I had here....my frosty wouldn't launch Andromeda either due toe NTFS/Formating message? I have the game in Steam and had it installed on my D: drive (external SDD). After trying FrostyFix which did not work I eventually moved the game from my D: drive to the C: drive. And voila...now it launches through the Frosty app, problem solved and mods work like a charm!
quick question, what about mods with both fbmod and archive files. already installed 2 mods by adding the fbmod files but what about the archive files that come with certain mods?
@@MrFightmonster118 You’re way worked. I was going through Vortex like normal and nothing was working. Could have sworn Vortex had been updated years ago to make Frosty pretty much irrelevant but none of the mods worked through it. Thanks for the vid though, got everything working right.
I play the game through steam but every time I open the game through Frosty it tells me that the game is not found in my Origin account. Can you give me some advice?
The below video link covers everything regarding Cora Appearance mods and has mod links in the description! How To Make Characters look BEAUTIFUL in Mass Effect Andromeda! - (Mass Effect Mod Showcase) ua-cam.com/video/Iy4CHvUhAiA/v-deo.html
Did you manage to make it work with Cracked game?? because I've been trying for days and it doesn't work, I want to know if anyone has managed it or if it doesn't work on the cracked versions!!!!
Hi, I followed your guide exactly but i get an error when i try and launch the game through Frosty mod manager. I am only using one mod which is the remnant maps for MP mod The error I get states (Just wondered if you have any idea how to fix) Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\EA Games\Mass Effect Andromeda\ModData\Default\' is denied. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost) at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost) at Frosty.ModSupport.FrostyModExecutor.Run(FileSystem inFs, CancellationToken cancelToken, ILogger inLogger, String rootPath, String modPackName, String additionalArgs, String[] modPaths) at FrostyModManager.MainWindow.c__DisplayClass16_0.b__0(FrostyTaskWindow task) at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Frosty.Core.Windows.FrostyTaskWindow.d__19.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
It looks like that frosty is blocked from accessing the folders where your game is downloaded. I’m not 100% sure how to revise this but try the below options and let me know if any of them work! 1. Run frosty in administrator mode. 2. Make sure frost and the game are installed on the same drive. 3. Look at the mod post and see if there is any history of errors, warnings, or compatibility issues. Also make sure you are following the installation instructions for that specific mod. 4. If all else fails, re-install both frosty and the game and try again!
Normally don't bother commenting on videos, lmao. But THANK YOU for this guide. I tried following the older ones a few months back and they just weren't working. Would do the whole 9 yards, and game would launch as vanilla. This one worked like a charm, and I can now proceed to break MEA just like I've broken Skyrim :)
Happy modding!
i really appreciate this man ive been wanting to mod my game since i bought it and never knew how and now i do thanks brother really appreciate it
Glad I could help!
This was so helpful. Thank you so much!
Happy modding!
I still have PTSD from modding ME Legendary Edition, glad this is more normal.
Also Thanks for doing this in 2024.
Weird I usually think of it the opposite lol
can i ask how?
@@flameninja2287 ME Legendary just drags and apply, most mods work together or launch you a warning, from here i have no idea what's load order and stuff
@@flameninja2287Mass Effect LE requires 3 tools to mod. Me3teaks, trilogy save editor and Mass effect modder. And each of them require thier own steps to learn, you also have to install DLC mods first before texture mods and if you want to add any DLC mods after you already added texture mods, you have to restore your game to a vanilla status. It's just long and time consuming. This only requires 1 tool and it's actually fairly easy to use
Thank you man. First time modding super nervous
Don’t be! It’s endless fun!
Thank you, started playing andromeda after finishing my 3rd playthrough of mass effect legendary games preparing for insanity and decided to give it a go. It was a slow start with everything looking weird and story related things just sucking for the most part though it is growing on me. The gameplay and and leveling system is awesome though and I hate how you cannot change the arms, armour or choose what abilities my companions use. So knowing that its easy to mod is great though not sure if it effects achievements though have already burned through half of them.
I seriously love Mass Effect Andromeda, it’s a severely underrated game
@@MrFightmonster118 Indeed, though the only thing to me I love so far is the gameplay and leveling/class system but the rest is starting to grow on me minus the bugs that I have hopefully now fixed.
Oh lord I first play Andromeda when I was 17 I didn’t go back till I turn 24 it was just popping up in my mind an I had on just beat the trilogy for the first time an decided to give it another go
I cant lunch game by steam, its always lunch through EA, any idea how to fix it?
With mods you need to launch it through Frosty
@@MrFightmonster118 Frosty still redirects to the EA launcher
Hi I tried this steps but when I launch in FrostMnger im stuck in EA app and its not automatically launch the game
Try messing with you mod load order. Could be crashing the game
@@MrFightmonster118 I'm having the same issue. Since the game is redirecting to the EA launcher, the mods are not applied. I have the games files located in steamapps, but there's an override that makes the game launch through EA
Im having an issue with frosty mod manager, it won't launch MEA, seems like it crashes or something. Not sure how to fix?
This is likely some sort of issue with the file path. If the problem persists, reinstall the mod manager and try to find the path again.
@@MrFightmonster118so I should delete the mod manager and reinstall?
@@MrFightmonster118 reinstalled the mod manager, but it still wont launch MEA, is it the game file maybe?
Thank you for this video, Frosty Mod Manager can be pretty confusing sometimes!
No, thank you!
Took a day to learn what to do, got it working for hours and enjoyed a better Andromeda. Then Frosty Fucked me and is still Fucking me (the uncensoring of those words shows you my feelings right now). Bioware made a mistake with Frostbite and it seems even its Mod managers are user unfriendly. I wish someone would make the mods work on ME3Tweaks or make and Andromedatweaks so the mods stick for one, and work permanently for another.
Is there a way to connect online in order to import data, i have fitgirl version of game and i tried mods from nexus but for me they don't work
I’m actually not sure! I unfortunately don’t have any experience with this specific scenario
Did you manage to make it work with Cracked game?? because I've been trying for days and it doesn't work, I want to know if anyone has managed it or if it doesn't work on the cracked versions!!!!
@ozyryzlionheart Now, maybe there is chance but I deleted game few months ago
I always get the "untangled exception has occurred" won't load. I've changed launch location and I've reinstalled and reset, I have .messed with /mod folder in directory and nothing helps
Unfortunately I’ve never come across this. Perhaps it’s something with the game files?
it doesnt work for me :( when i try to launch the game through the frosty mod manager it says that access to the path (where my game is saved) has been declined i dont know what to do lol
(edit)
NEVERMIND just had to run frosty as administrator thanks for the video dude!
Thanks for watching!
I have a steam version of Mass Effect Andromeda. Will I get achievements?
Yes!
Lemme round that like up to 200. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey, don't even know if you'll see this, as it's been a year nearly since this went up, but I'm having a weird problem - I've got Andromeda on Steam, but it's trying to boot the game up through the EA App. And is getting really confused XD. Only, I've got the technological skills of a brick and can't figure out what's going on
I’m always watching…
If your game is modded, it can only be launched through frosty
@@MrFightmonster118 Yeah, that's what I'm doing - I loaded the Steam version of the game to Frosty, but booting it up from Frosty is causing the EA App version to boot up, not the Steam version.
Thanks for the guide, is frosty mod manager safe?
Yes!
@@MrFightmonster118 thanks!
No, thank you!
Do these Mods work in the Cracked Version??? Because I've been trying for days to get this Frosty to work, and it won't work at all!!!
I’ve never tried with a cracked version so I’m not sure :/
No, Unfortunately you have to buy the game
question for you how do you skip the ea app bs thx if you can oh well if you cant
I would try turning off automatic updates/startup and put it into offline mode
cheers for the help@@MrFightmonster118
Thanks for the guide.
Thanks for the comment!
great! now we would like a list of mods that you recommend..
Is that so 👀
Does all of this works on steam deck? Just bought MEA on steam deck and I am researching how to mod it.
I have never tried modding on steamdeck so I’d be very interested to see if it works!
Very thorough guide. But I have a different query that no one can answer.
By pain of death through stabbing by iron sword... interwebs are no goddamned help. I hope some kind soul in this area of the universe can assist me in my dilemma because nothing else can give me the information I need. I'm desperate...
I have run Andromeda with Frosty and all the sweet sweet make things better mods for the Entire day, then all of a sudden it freezes every time I go back into the game at later periods. It starts, it loads, it lets me continue game, then as it loads it freezes RIGHT at the end of that white little load bar. I have deleted saves, I have loaded older saves, I have loaded other careers, I have deleted the mod data folder, I have unchecked and checked and painstakingly checked a mod at a time, I always run admin, I have the Frosty fix files, I HAVE READ EVERY FORUM and every time I search all I get is answers about LE and NOT ANDROMEDA or a repeat of some OTHER issue that is not mine.
SOMEONE... please help if you can. My face is almost as tired as Addison.
I'll soon be sitting at home in my PJs, taking Red Sand....
I have no words
@@MrFightmonster118 Yeah, I don't either😅
@@MrFightmonster118 Eureka! I have discovered it. Liam sucks!
He's a bad character, and a now he decided to cause a conflict with his mod. Liam armour mods don't play well with others. Guess I can stash my Red Sand now.
great guide thank you
Thanks for watching!
Is there an alternative to Frosty, like, modding directly the game files? Wanna mod the game to play it on Steam Deck the whole EA overlay stuff and launching the game from the mod manager is too much for the Deck to handle.
Unfortunately because of how strict EA is with the frostbite engine, I personally know no other way to mod EA games without frosty.
Great tutorial, yet i dont know why but after modding like you said and launch the game, when im going to load any save, the game closes . Dont know whats the problem :o
Thanks for tuning in!
I have the most up to date of MEA and the mod loader, but matter what mod I try, they all say they're from an outdated version of the game...
Weird I don’t think MEA got any updates recently
For some reason, never managed to get this bastard of an app to work...
In the past, I had all my hard drives were in the incorrect format in order to use fmod, but now since I have one that is NTFS, I still cant get past that issue...
Now it shows up just before the game has to launch, and it once again says that I make sure that the storage drive is formatted to NTFS...
WTF already ??? >_
The storage device detection is the part of this that can be very finicky.
In the odd chance anyone has the problem I had here....my frosty wouldn't launch Andromeda either due toe NTFS/Formating message? I have the game in Steam and had it installed on my D: drive (external SDD). After trying FrostyFix which did not work I eventually moved the game from my D: drive to the C: drive. And voila...now it launches through the Frosty app, problem solved and mods work like a charm!
quick question, what about mods with both fbmod and archive files. already installed 2 mods by adding the fbmod files but what about the archive files that come with certain mods?
I’ve only installed mods from nexus
Do you Know a Mod for a Cheat menu ore Something? I need it please give me Answer😅 Thank`s for the Video
Search for it on nexus mods!
I thought Vortex made it so Frosty was no longer needed???
I’m actually not sure if MEA is Vortex compatible or not! I’ve been modding this game for years so I taught the way I know how to do it :)
@@MrFightmonster118 You’re way worked. I was going through Vortex like normal and nothing was working. Could have sworn Vortex had been updated years ago to make Frosty pretty much irrelevant but none of the mods worked through it.
Thanks for the vid though, got everything working right.
@@jjc5871 Glad I could help! Thanks for the positive comments!
Can I do this with a steam deck?
I don’t have any experience with a steamdeck so I’m not entirely sure. I would like to get one soon though
Thanks bro
Thank you bro
I play the game through steam but every time I open the game through Frosty it tells me that the game is not found in my Origin account. Can you give me some advice?
That’s honestly extremely strange considering that Origin doesn’t even exist anymore
can we get links to the cora mods?
The below video link covers everything regarding Cora Appearance mods and has mod links in the description!
How To Make Characters look BEAUTIFUL in Mass Effect Andromeda! - (Mass Effect Mod Showcase)
ua-cam.com/video/Iy4CHvUhAiA/v-deo.html
If I Luch the Game from the manager it will disable my steam Achievements?
It shouldn’t
Does it work with the pirate version of the game?
I have never tried it
Did you manage to make it work with Cracked game?? because I've been trying for days and it doesn't work, I want to know if anyone has managed it or if it doesn't work on the cracked versions!!!!
@@ozyryzlionheart it works. All of them. You need FrostyModManager.
My thanks.
Happy Modding!
aint they siblings??????
No lol
What mod cora have in thumbnail?
There’s another video on my channel!!!
Hi, I followed your guide exactly but i get an error when i try and launch the game through Frosty mod manager. I am only using one mod which is the remnant maps for MP mod
The error I get states (Just wondered if you have any idea how to fix)
Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\EA Games\Mass Effect Andromeda\ModData\Default\' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost)
at Frosty.ModSupport.FrostyModExecutor.Run(FileSystem inFs, CancellationToken cancelToken, ILogger inLogger, String rootPath, String modPackName, String additionalArgs, String[] modPaths)
at FrostyModManager.MainWindow.c__DisplayClass16_0.b__0(FrostyTaskWindow task)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Frosty.Core.Windows.FrostyTaskWindow.d__19.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
It looks like that frosty is blocked from accessing the folders where your game is downloaded. I’m not 100% sure how to revise this but try the below options and let me know if any of them work!
1. Run frosty in administrator mode.
2. Make sure frost and the game are installed on the same drive.
3. Look at the mod post and see if there is any history of errors, warnings, or compatibility issues. Also make sure you are following the installation instructions for that specific mod.
4. If all else fails, re-install both frosty and the game and try again!
@@MrFightmonster118 thanks for your reply I'll give that a try
@@MrFightmonster118 I just now ran into this issue. Step 1 fixed it for me. Thank you!