Recovered Powers
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #67 of 389 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Recovered Powers Mod adds 4 new bonus powers usable by Shepard.
There are many powers that are, by default, hidden in the game files. They're often used by exotic enemies, or have other niche. They're all specific in their destiny and cannot be simple used by a player.
After a lot of work, some of them have been brought back to a state of usability. This mod adds them as a new, fully functional bonus powers.
All powers are available as a bonus ones and are unlocked along with campaign progress (details below). You can switch an installation option to make them all available instantly.
You can choose them just like any other bonus power, both from end-user side (when creating new character or at Normandy's lab via Advanced Training), and via console commands / save editor (to the ones who'd like to use more than one at a time).
Here's the list of new powers:
Carnage — legacy power present in both ME1 and ME3. Fires heavy, red projectile effective against everything. Unlocked after Lazarus.
Energy Shield — one-side shield of Collector's technology. It spawns in front of the player and gives protection from enemy fire, so you can shoot at them safely. Unlocked after Horizon.
Geth Siege Pulse — light geth projectile. Average damage, but its on-hit pulse jumps to nearby targets. Unlocked after recruiting Tali.
Shock Pulse — short-range stunning punch. High damage against protections. Uncovered targets are incapacitated for short period of time. Unlocked after Horizon.
Adding powers to your character
All powers behave exactly like bonus powers.
Selecting power from Normandy lab probably doesn't need any clarification - it works just like any other bonus power would. The same goes for selecting the power from Character Creation screen when you start new game.
All of them can also be freely added with the great Bonus Bonus Powers mod which allows you to freely edit all powers that your Shepard has and mix abilities from all the players classes.
In case you do not use Bonus Bonus Powers mod, but nevertheless want to add all of them to one char, you can also add them freely through console commands.
These powers will not be removed during loading screen, and will instead stick with your character like any bonus power would. To remove them, you need to use removepower command, which shares the same syntax.
You need to enter them in the in-game console, which is, by default, activated by pressing either Tab or Tilde(~).
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Recovered Powers adds 4 brand new bonus powers for Commander Shepard in Mass Effect. A compact gameplay mod with 590 endorsements and 27,628 downloads, last updated in July 2025. For players wanting more combat variety without overhauling the game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 590 endorsements and over 27k downloads.
- Fresh gameplay options for Shepard without a full overhaul.
- Recently updated (July 2025) so likely compatible with current versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is sparse—no details on what the powers actually do.
- No install instructions or compatibility notes provided by the author.
- Only 4 powers might feel limited for players wanting a bigger expansion.
For Mass Effect players who want to spice up Shepard's abilities with new bonus powers. If you're a completionist or enjoy experimenting with different builds, this is a quick add. Skip if you're looking for a major gameplay overhaul—this is a small, focused addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires the latest game patch—since it was updated recently, it likely does.
- If you're using a mod manager, install through it to avoid file conflicts.
- Test the new powers in a save before committing to a playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mass Effect Mods
- Author
- Tajfun403
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 27,628
- Endorsements
- 590
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 11/7/2022
- Updated
- 7/29/2025
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