Truly Unrestricted Weapons LE2
🟡 Updated this yearPreview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #53 of 389 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Shepard and Squad mates can now access all weapon types. Requires HUD Enhancements LE2 for full functionality. Configurable on install to affect only Shepard or only squad mates. Affects all regular squad mates and Liara. Does not affect the loadout of temporary squad members like Wilson or Kenson.
If you are using Virmire Savior, it should work with Ashley or Kaidan when they are a temporary squadmate.
Features without HUD Enhancements:
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[]Shepard can equip any 5 of the 6 weapon types regardless of class. The game will enforce that you don't have 6 equipped at the loadout station and when picking up a new weapon, as one will be inaccessible in the HUD.
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]Shepard can unequip all but 1 weapon type. The game will enforce that you have at least one weapon equipped at the loadout station.[]Squad mates can pick any two weapons from all 6 weapon types. The game will enforce that you do not have more than 2 equipped, as any more will be inaccessible in the HUD.
[]Squad mates can unequip weapons down to a minimum of 1.
[]Weapon pickup can be changed to skip the prompt, give a choice to equip the weapon or not, equip to only Shepard, etc.
[]Vanilla loadouts (or loadouts set by other mods) will still be used as the default on Freedom's Progress/the first time you take a squadmate with you post recruitment.
[]weapon pickups have more options. You can make equipping the weapon optional (with two buttons, one to equip, one to do nothing), change whether it equips to just Shepard or to everyone who can use it, and skip the dialog completely, while still choosing at install time whether to equip the weapon and to whom.
Features with HUD Enhancements:
- []all of the above, plus:
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[]Both Shepard and squad mates can equip all 6 weapon types simultaneously. Both keyboard/mouse and controller are supported. On the Weapon Wheel, all weapons will show up as separate icons. In the PC Tactics HUD, all of Shepard's weapons will show up as icons, and the squadmate weapon icons will cycle through all of their weapons.
Compatibility:
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[]Not compatible with Combat Remastered. I have tried and I can't get it to work well with the combined Heavy Pistol/SMG category, as it leaves things in the removed category or SMGs that I add back in, leading to many issues. This also causes issues with mods that add weapons into the SMG category. I am open to making things more compatible but it would require changes to that mod.
[]Not recommended with Nearly Unrestricted Weapons or Fully Unrestricted Weapons, but there is not much point. It should be safe to remove these mods and replace them with th
Truly Unrestricted Weapons LE2 is a gameplay mod for Mass Effect Legendary Edition that removes weapon restrictions, letting Shepard and squad members equip any weapon type or unequip all but one. With 873 endorsements and recent updates, it's a popular choice for players seeking loadout freedom.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 873 endorsements and nearly 40k downloads
- Simple, focused feature set that does exactly what it says
- Recently updated (Nov 2025) so likely compatible with current game version
⚠️ Cons
- May require manual installation or mod manager setup without guidance
- Potential conflicts with other gameplay mods that alter weapon loadouts
For Mass Effect Legendary Edition players who want to break free from class-based weapon restrictions and experiment with any loadout. Also for those who prefer a minimalist approach, like carrying only one weapon. Skip if you're happy with the default weapon restrictions.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like ME3Tweaks Mod Manager, install this mod through it to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's forum posts or comments for any known issues or load order recommendations.
- Back up your save files before installing, just in case you want to revert.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mass Effect Mods
- Author
- DropTheSquid
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 39,257
- Endorsements
- 873
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 8/28/2023
- Updated
- 11/7/2025
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