Play as Cal Kestis (4K)
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📋 About This Mod
This mod replaces Scott Ryder's head and hair with Cal Kestis's models and 4K textures from STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor. Compatible with character swap mods.
Requires Frosty 1. 0. 6. 2 or higher.
Compatible with swap mods from Naked Crew and Model Swapping to replace Alec, Liam, Gil or Reyes.
Yeah, I love Cal Kestis so much that I decided to make this mod.
It was a challenge as the facial animation system in MEA is not as good as the ones in the two STAR WARS Jedi games.
But I succeeded.
THE BASE MOD
- It features Buzzcut (Hair) and Short Beard (Face) from STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor.
- It also features Cal Kestis's eye texture. All human characters (and the asari too, probably) will be affected.
- Scott's hair is disabled. Custom Ryders and NPCs are NOT affected.
- A shared part of some helmets has been edited to fit Cal Kestis's head.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to perfectly match Scott's skin color with Cal Kestis's.
So I recommend only using a skimpy mod for male Ryder that covers up the neck.
For example, this mod I recently made for Cal Kestis, Shirtless and Nude - Anthem Scarf.
Choppy Forward & Survivor Hair Mods
- Both disable Scott's hair for custom Ryders. Some NPCs will appear bald.
- Both change Scott's hair color. Some NPCs will be affected.
- Install only one hair mod at a time.
The loading order should be like this when using multiple mods at the same time:
1, The base mod;
2, (Optional) A face retexture mod;
3, (Optional) A hair mod, and I recommended turning off DoF.
V1. 1 - 2024-8-28
- Reduced freckles on the face, removed the blackheads on the nose, and made the skin less pale.
- If you like freckles, you can choose V1. 0 in "OPTIONAL FILES."
V1. 1 - 2025-8-21
- Some fixes to the hair mods.
V1. 2 - 2025-9-11
- Some NPCs won't appear bald anymore as I have added the new hair models from Realistic Hair.
- Edited the hair color and completely remade Choppy Forward.
- Added the Full Beard from STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor.
I'd like to give my thanks to:
- Respawn and Cameron Monaghan.
- Padme4000, Dimtrias, and dragqueenamidala here on Nexus.
- xinntao/Real-ESRGAN on GitHub for the AI image upscaler.
- Flvck0 and Stym01 from DeviantArt for extracting Cal Kestis from STAR WARS Jedi games.
Leave a comment or endorse the mod if you like it.
My mods are always available for free. If you like them and would like to buy me a coffee, here's the link.
Note the money you donate will be mostly spent on buying 3D models at various markets, so that I can make better mods for you.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Masseffectandromeda Mods
- Author
- JackBlack2006
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 508
- Endorsements
- 12
- Category
- Character Appearance
- Created
- 8/23/2024
- Updated
- 10/6/2025
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