Play as John Shepard

HAPPY N7 DAY 2023! Now let there be new headcanons.

Was Scott Shepard another clone, or a long-lost twin? Or was Andromeda a movie they made on the Citadel?

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.

I made this mod for my next playthrough.

While I love Scott Ryder, I really want a different experience.

This mod replaces Scott Ryder's head with John Shepard's from Mass Effect 3.

And it disables Scott's own hair, so some NPCs will appear bald.

It features a self-made high-poly version of the original face model. (See the screenshot for reference.)

The facial animation should be fine at most times.

There may be models clipping because some helmets don't fit his head.

Hopefully these can be fixed in future updates.

I AI upscaled the original face textures, while keeping the vanilla eye texture in MEA for compatibility.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to perfectly match Scott's skin color with Shepard'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 Shepard, Shirtless and Nude - Anthem Scarf.

The normal maps aren't perfect. They're the vanilla ones from ME3. There's nothing I can do at the moment.

- Edited the face model and face textures;

- Edited Scott's body texture as well for Shepard;

- Edited the facial animation. I'm still learning Blender, but I believe the facial animation is good now;

- Finally added the eyelashes back because I'm satisfied with the facial animation;

- AI-upscaled the eye texture from ME3 and added it to the mod. Note it affects all human characters (and the asari too, probably);

- Fixed the model clipping when wearing some helmets.

V2. 1, 2. 2, 2. 3

- Remade the textures with new AI models to keep more skin details;

- Added Scott's face shine to Shepard's face;

- Fixed the eye color and eyelashes;

- Edited Scott's body texture again.

I'd like to give my thanks to:

- Padme4000, Dimtrias, and dragqueenamidala here on Nexus.

- xinntao/Real-ESRGAN on GitHub for the AI image upscaler.

- SonYume from DeviantArt for extracting the models and textures from Mass Effect 3.

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.

MY HEADCANON