Improved Fitness and Encumbrance
⚪ Last updated 2015Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 8.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #16 of 105 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Important Note About This Mod And The Legendary Edition:
This mod MAY NOT under any circumstances be reverse-engineered, ported, or recreated for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition (or any future version of the franchise) without the expressed permission, knowledge, and involvement of its author, AVPen.
This was originally a personal mod that I developed for myself, but I've decided to share it with the community - this mod attempts to keep the classes more in line with how they were in both ME1 and ME2, by changing the health/shields, melee damage, and shield regen of each class's Fitness (meaning Soldiers now have the highest health/shields, while Adapts and Engineers now have the lowest health/shields). Additionally, this mod increases the weight encumbrance limit for each class to give them all a little more leeway with what kind of weapons that players want to equip.
The new class Fitness and weight capacity changes break down like this:
Soldier
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (30%), Rank 2 (20%), Rank 4B (25%), Rank 6B (25%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (30%), Rank 3 (20%), Rank 4A (25%), Rank 6A (25%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (75), Rank 3 (75), Rank 6A (100)
Infiltrator
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (20%), Rank 2 (10%), Rank 4B (15%), Rank 6B (25%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (20%), Rank 3 (15%), Rank 4A (20%), Rank 6A (20%)
Shield Recharge Rate: Rank 5B (20%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (55), Rank 2 (55), Rank 5B (70)
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (20%), Rank 2 (10%), Rank 4B (15%), Rank 6B (25%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (20%), Rank 3 (20%), Rank 4A (20%), Rank 6A (20%)
Shield Recharge Rate: Rank 5B (20%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (55), Rank 2 (55), Rank 5B (70)
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (10%), Rank 2 (10%), Rank 4B (15%), Rank 6B (20%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (10%), Rank 3 (10%), Rank 4A (15%), Rank 6A (20%)
Shield Recharge Rate: Rank 5B (25%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (30), Rank 2 (30), Rank 5B (30)
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (5%), Rank 2 (10%), Rank 4B (10%), Rank 6B (15%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (5%), Rank 3 (10%), Rank 4A (10%), Rank 6A (15%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (25), Rank 2 (25), Rank 5B (25)
Engineer
Health/Shields: Rank 1 (5%), Rank 2 (10%), Rank 4B (10%), Rank 6B (15%)
Melee Damage: Rank 1 (5%), Rank 3 (10%), Rank 4A (10%), Rank 6A (15%)
Shield Recharge Rate: Rank 5B (25%)
Weight Capacity Bonus: Rank 1 (25), Rank 2 (25), Rank 5B (25
A gameplay mod for a DLC that adjusts each class's Fitness stat to make classes feel more distinct, while also raising weight capacity limits for all classes. With 846 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads, it's a community-approved tweak for players wanting more class differentiation and less encumbrance hassle.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 846 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads.
- Adds meaningful class differentiation through Fitness tweaks.
- Raises weight limits, so you can haul more loot without the encumbrance penalty.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2015, so it may not be compatible with newer game versions or DLCs.
- Only tweaks Fitness and weight capacity—no other gameplay changes.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter class stats or encumbrance systems.
For players who want each class to feel more distinct in terms of physical capability and hate being over-encumbered. If you're looking for a broader gameplay overhaul, this isn't it—it's a focused tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires the specific DLC it mentions; if you don't have it, the mod won't work.
- Since it's from 2015, verify your game version matches the mod's era to avoid compatibility issues.
- Use a mod manager to easily enable/disable this mod if you run into conflicts with other gameplay mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Masseffect3 Mods
- Author
- AVPen
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 10,468
- Endorsements
- 846
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 12/22/2015
- Updated
- 12/22/2015
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