Subtle Faces - Quarian and Tali Overhaul - LE2
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #81 of 629 Characters mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod has files built on the Unofficial LE2 Patch v0. 9. 2
This is required to use this mod!
This mod has been fully rebuilt since the 1. X versions. All assets have been remade and redesigned. All files have been rebuilt. Please see the updated features and compatibility list.
This is the largest mod I have made so far. There may be oversights and bugs still. If you encounter any problems please report them and provide a log.
SUBTLE FACES 2. 0 MOD FEATURES
- Fairly modular installation options so you may pick-and-choose many features.
- All Quarians receive fully animated faces.
- Named Quarians receive unqiue faces, outfits, and/or textures.
- More texture and colour variety for generic Quarians.
- Quarian marines are now more heavily armoured and some will be female.
- Re-rendered Tali squadmate selection images, including for compatible Tali outfit mods.
COMPATIBILITY
- Alternate body model for Tali with Extended Romance Scenes.
- Fully patched with Immersive Citizens LE2.
- Subtle Face's features auto disable upon detection of Tali Remastered or Tali Zorah Overhaul to ensure compatibility.
- Patches for Casual Hubs for LE2.
- Patches and rendered squad selection image for Kasumi Inspired Armour for Tali outfit.
- Patches and rendered squad selection imagefor Daughter of the Rayya outfits.
- Alternate eye textures for Quarians closer to CreativeMachinima's Quarian design are provided as an .mem mod should you want to use Tali Remastered. (see optional files) (Feature temporarily unsupported)
INSTALLATION ORDER
Due to the amount of patches contained in Subtle Faces the installation order of you mods is very important to make sure the patches enable correctly.
Mods listed in order of installation relative to Subtle Faces.
Besides Unofficial LE2 Patch, none of these are required to use Subtle Faces.
1. Unofficial LE2 Patch (required)
2. Expanded Shepard Armory (ME2LE) and/or Casual Hubs LE2
3. Same-Gender Romances for LE2
4. Extended Romance Scenes and/or Immersive Citizens LE2
5. Any Tali outfit mods.
6. Tali Remastered OR Tali Zorah Overhaul
7. Subtle Faces
--LAST-- After ALL content mods (ME3Tweaks mods), install your texture (MEM) mods. This includes the alternate eye textures for Subtle Faces/Tali Remastered.
Make sure to finalize your content mod installations before installing texture mods. If you want to install content mods (including for updates and new patches) after you've installed textures you should be restoring your game and starting over.
Subtle Faces - Quarian and Tali Overhaul - LE2 is a character overhaul mod for Mass Effect 2 that gives all Quarians fully animated, more detailed faces inspired by canon, while keeping them slightly obscured. It also adds more texture and outfit variety, with many compatibility options for other mods. With 586 endorsements and 16,104 downloads, it's a popular choice for players wanting enhanced Quarian appearances.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 586 endorsements and over 16k downloads—clearly a well-loved mod.
- Fully animated faces mean Quarians actually emote, which is a huge upgrade from the vanilla blank helmets.
- Compatibility options are a lifesaver if you're running other character mods—no more conflicts.
⚠️ Cons
- Only for Mass Effect 2 (LE2), so if you're playing the original or ME3, this won't help you.
- The faces are still slightly obscured, so if you wanted full face reveals, this isn't that.
For Mass Effect 2 players who want Quarians to look more expressive and detailed without breaking the lore. If you're a Tali fan or just tired of the same old helmet faces, this is for you. Skip if you want full face reveals or if you're not playing Legendary Edition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's compatibility options before installing—pick the right patch for your other mods to avoid conflicts.
- Use a mod manager like ME3Tweaks Mod Manager to install and manage patches easily.
- If you're using other Quarian-related mods, test in-game early to ensure the animations work correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mass Effect Mods
- Author
- Murple
- Version
- 2.1
- Downloads
- 16,104
- Endorsements
- 586
- Category
- Characters
- Created
- 7/30/2022
- Updated
- 12/8/2025
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