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Revision as of 02:32, 25 April 2015
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Developers | |
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BioWare | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 26, 2010 |
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 |
Key points
- Saves can be imported from Mass Effect (see Import Mass Effect saves).
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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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store |
- DLC can be bought on the Bioware Social Network and through Origin by right clicking Mass Effect 2 and "View Game Details"
- Each DLC has to be installed separately and manually on the Steam version of the game. Each setup has to be run separately in order to install properly.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Shorter loading screens
- Regardless of the speed of your system the game will always wait for the loading screen animation to end
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Patches
- Patch 1.02 is a cumulative update. The Steam version is already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24980/pfx/[Note 1] |
- For the folders used for importing saves see Mass Effect.
- DLC files are saved in
<path-to-game>\BioGame\DLC\
; an explanation of the folder names and which DLC they represent can be found here.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Import Mass Effect saves
- Importing saves can be done through the game's launcher.
- The save importer may not work. In this case, move your Mass Effect into a
ME1
folder inside your ME2 folder.[1]
Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 saves
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Video settings
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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High frame rate
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
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Controller support
- This mod is currently in development.
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Installation interrupted
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Game won't launch from Origin
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Physx Error on Startup
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Cerberus Network autologin failure
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Black screen when entering/exiting planets
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Dark lightning in cutscenes
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Clipping into walls/objects
- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have understood what this means.
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Game freeze on Illium
- Walking through the ground level corridor, that connects to the other side of the map, under Liara's office may cause a black screen and CTD.
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Unable to save any more games
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Long loading times with patch 1.02
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Conrad Verner claims player has pointed at him
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"Unable to authorize the listed DLC" error
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Other Information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Editing Coalesced.ini
- Some of the fixes for this game require you to modify this special file, but editing it in the normal way will cause the game to crash.
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Increase shadow resolution
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Disable Post-Processing Effects
- Some of the post-processing effects can be disabled in the game's GamerSettings.ini file. These effects include light bloom, and motion blur.
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- A longer list of options that can be added and altered under [SystemSettings] can be found here.
Mods
Higher Resolution Character Textures
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Pro Nvidia GeForce 6800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support |
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM |
- AMD video cards below minimum system requirements: ATI Radeon HD 3200, and HD 4350
- NVIDIA video cards below minimum system requirements: Nvidia GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300
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 (24980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
- Games
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