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| # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]]. | | # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]]. |
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Key points
- Use Mass Effect Mouse Fix to remove the game's mouse acceleration.
General information
- Official game site
- Mass Effect Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
DLC and expansion packs
- Origin version includes all DLC (existing Origin owners can install the latest update to get the DLC).
- Separate installers have been made free and are available for other game releases
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Notes |
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Bring Down the Sky |
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Pinnacle Station |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Patches
The latest patch is update 1.02 which fixes various issues. The Steam and Origin versions are already patched.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Retail only[4][citation needed] |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Retail only[5] |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Retail only[6] |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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No surround sound
VR support
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.
People and objects become black
Black screen after loading a save
FIX: activate the console (instructions on how to enable the console further down) and type At BIOA_NOR00 Start_BIOA_NOR00_01
and press ↵ Enter. This will place you at the entrance to the Normandy and you will be able to save and load your game with no problems. If you fall through anywhere else in the game, pctweaks has a comprehensive list of all the "At string newArea" commands.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game[7]
Game simply doesn't start
Crash after splash screen or black screen
Launcher crashes (retail)
Game always asks for admin permissions
Failed to compile shader ** error
Therum missing textures
- If when you get to Therum most of the ground is black, then you've got a common texture problem. Some of the black area is safe to drive on but some of it will kill you outright, making it quite hard to navigate.
IGameExplorer --> Verify Access. Unable to verify access to the game
No high resolution option
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
PhysX |
2.7.2 |
Audio |
ISACT, [8] OpenAL |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.8v |
Improves stability on 64 bit systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
Low res textures fix
Mods
Mass Effect 1 Updated/Improved Textures Mod
Enable developer console
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX ATI Radeon X1800 XL 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References