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− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 17460 | Steam |Steam gives product key which can be activated on Origin | Origin }} |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Origin | mass-effect-1 | Origin |}} |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Amazon | unknown | Retail or digital download}} |
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{{++}} Retail version product keys can be registered on [[Origin]] for easier downloading and patching. | {{++}} Retail version product keys can be registered on [[Origin]] for easier downloading and patching. |
Revision as of 04:49, 22 August 2014
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Developers | |
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BioWare | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Audio[1] | ISACT |
Facial animations | FaceFX |
Graphics | Unreal Engine 3 |
Physics | PhysX |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 28, 2008 |
Mass Effect | |
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Mass Effect | 2008 |
Mass Effect 2 | 2010 |
Mass Effect 3 | 2012 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda | 2017 |
Mass Effect Legendary Edition | 2021 |
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- Mass Effect Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam | Steam gives product key which can be activated on Origin | |||
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Amazon.com |
- Retail version product keys can be registered on Origin for easier downloading and patching.
DLC
All DLC is pre-packaged for free in the base install of Mass Effect on Origin. People with purchases before the implementation of DLC into the base game can update their game on Origin to receive the DLC.
Bring Down the Sky can also be downloaded separately from Bring Down the Sky DLC Redemption without using Origin.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Patches
The latest patch is update 1.02 which fixes various issues. The Steam version is already patched.
Mods
User Catechrism has made a texture pack which improves the in-game graphics.
If you are just experiencing really low texture quality see low res textures fix and see if that helps as mod does effect game performance significally and has problems with under 4K monitors including "shimmering" effect.
Enable developer console
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
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High frame rate
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Input settings
Controller support
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Audio settings
Localizations
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No surround sound
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Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Game simply doesn't start
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Launcher crashes (retail)
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Failed to compile shader ** error
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Therum missing textures
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If this however wouldn't fix the problem. The issue is not to be found anywhere else than on Therum.
People and objects become black
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Low res textures fix
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IGameExplorer --> Verify Access. Unable to verify access to the game
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No high resolution option
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Issues unresolved
Playing in 4:3 resolutions like 1600x1200(useful for non-widescreen monitors and projectors) results in some menu screens displaying incorrectly: the left and right hand sides of the screen are clipped (as if "zoomed in" too far), so important information cannot be seen (like journal details and the map legend). Screens affected include: Map, Party Selection, Planet details, and Journal. Currently the only known fix is to use a 16:9 screen resolution when playing, like 1920x1080.
Black screen after loading a save
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System requirements
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | AMD 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or faster |
AMD 2.4+ GHz Intel 2.6+ GHz |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI X1300 XT NVidia GeForce 6800 Shader model 3 support |
ATI X1800 XL series NVidia GeForce 7900 GTX |
- AMD video cards below minimum system requirements: ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon 2600 HD, HD 2400
- NVidia video cards below minimum system requirements: GeForce 7300, 7600 GS, 8500
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (17460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.