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Revision as of 09:37, 29 October 2018
Key points
- Saves can be imported from Mass Effect (see Import Mass Effect saves).
General information
- Official game site
- Mass Effect Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
- For some time now Origin will overwrite any installation of the game,[1] including Steam, with a stand alone client independent version of the game with all bought DLCs. Autorization for the DLCs still is dependent of ingame login but it'll work without Origin or Steam.
- All of the DLC is available in a bundle on Origin.
Name |
Notes |
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Aegis Pack |
160 BW Points |
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Alternate Appearance Pack 1 |
160 BW Points |
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Alternate Appearance Pack 2 |
160 BW Points |
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Arrival |
560 BW Points |
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Blood Dragon Armor |
Requires Dragon Age: Origins Deluxe or Ultimate Edition to be registered on same account |
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Cerberus Arc Projector |
Requires Cerberus Network |
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Cerberus Network |
Free. Gives access to free DLCs |
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Cerberus Weapon and Armor |
Requires Cerberus Network |
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Equalizer Pack |
160 BW Points |
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Firepower Pack |
160 BW Points |
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Firewalker Pack |
Requires Cerberus Network |
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Genesis |
320 BW Points |
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Kasumi - Stolen Memory |
560 BW Points |
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Lair of the Shadow Broker(Titled Shadow Broker) |
800 BW Points |
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Mass Effect 2 Digital Art Books |
Included in Digital Deluxe |
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Mass Effect 2 Documentary |
Included in Digital Deluxe |
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Mass Effect 2 Soundtrack |
Included in Digital Deluxe |
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Normandy Crash Site |
Requires Cerberus Network |
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Recon Hood |
Free on Origin. |
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Overlord |
560 BW Points |
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Sentry Interface |
Free on Origin. |
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Terminus Weapon and Armor |
Free on Origin. |
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Umbra Visor |
Free on Origin. |
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Zaeed - The Price of Revenge |
Requires Cerberus Network |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\BioGame\Movies\
- Delete or rename
BWLogo.bik and ME_EAsig_720p_v2_raw.bik
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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
Patches
- Patch 1.02 is a cumulative update. The Origin/Steam versions are already patched.
HD Texture Pack
- A Lot of Textures is a re-texture community project that brings extra details for the game, replacing around 1200 textures with high-resolution variants.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
-
Coalesced.ini
must be edited with a specific process due to the special format required (see Editing Coalesced.ini).
Save game data location
- 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.
System |
Native |
Notes |
Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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- Importing saves can be done through the game's launcher.
- The save importer may not work. In this case, move your Mass Effect saves into an
ME1
folder inside your ME2 savs folder.[4]
Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 saves
Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 Save Files[5]
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- Configure a USB device as a memory device on the 360
- Download Modio.
- Move the save file to the USB using the Xbox 360.
- Move the USB to your PC.
- Open the save with Modio.
- Upload the save here and download the processed file.
- Move the downloaded save to the appropriate folder.
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Video settings
Template:Video settings
- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have understood what this means.
Modify field of view[7][citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Backup then open
Coalesced.ini .
- Add the following line under the [SFXGame.SFXGameModeDefault] section:
Bindings=( Name="Period", Command="set SFXGame.SFXCameraMode FOV 100" )
- Edit the key name and FOV value to your liking.
- Save changes
Can be used in conjunction with Flawless Widescreen providing "FOV Limiting" is disabled.
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Disable Vsync[citation needed]
|
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Add
UseVsync=False line under the [SystemSettings] section
- Save changes
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Arrange frame rate smoothing[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Add one of the following lines under the [SystemSettings] section:
SmoothFrameRate=False to completely disable the FPS cap
MaxSmoothedFrameRate=XX to raise the FPS cap (where XX is the threshold)
- Save changes
Notes
- You also need to disable Vsync for this to work (see Vertical sync (Vsync)).
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Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Disable Mouse acceleration[8]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Add the following lines:
[Engine.PlayerInput]
bEnableMouseSmoothing=false
MouseSensitivity=0.15
[SFXGame.BioPlayerInput]
bUseMouseDampening=false
[SFXGame.BioSFHandler_PCConversation]
AccumulationDivisor=600.0f
- Save changes
Notes
- This may not work with the Origin version. If this is the case, make these changes in
Coalesced.ini (see Editing Coalesced.ini).
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- This mod brings full XInput controller support to the game with haptic feedback support. This mod is currently complete (see official thread).
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Fan translation for DLCs, download. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Available here. |
Spanish |
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Changing language
Instructions[citation needed]
|
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Mass Effect 2\data
- Open sku.ini, then set the following fields to the desired values.
VOLanguage=INT
TextLanguage=INT
Notes
- The possible values are INT, FRA, ITA, ESN.
The languages other than english (INT) must have been installed in order to work.
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VR support
Issues unresolved
EA Online password form doesn't accept some special characters
- Includes ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \ and |
Change Origin password[citation needed]
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Crash during vehicle chase on Illium
- At the end of the taxi chase with Liara on Illium, during the cutscene, the game freezes completely showing either a frozen image or a black screen while the music continues.
Use config tool to change from fullscreen mode to windowed borderless
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Run in Windows 7 compatibility mode
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Add the command line argument -nomoviestartup to the shortcut you use to play (use \Binaries\MassEffect2.exe)
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Uninstall and re-install all game files and DLCs (or use Origin's Repair feature)
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Issue may still persists after all of these have been done
Issues fixed
Installation interrupted
Install the game from a shared drive from another computer[citation needed]
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- Insert Disc 1 and share it through Windows.
- When the installer asks for the second drive, stop sharing the first disc, replace it with the second and start sharing it.
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Fix the corrupted folder path in Windows registry[10]
|
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\
- Find the
Path variable on the right and double click it to open for editing.
- Add a backslash (
\ ) to the end of the path string and hit OK.
- The game should now launch from Origin.
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Physx Error on Startup
Cerberus Network autologin failure
Enable .NET Framework 3.5.1[citation needed]
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- Go to Windows's Control Panel.
- Go to Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off.
- In the tree stucture, check both boxes under Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1.
- Restart your system.
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Black screen when entering/exiting planets
Black screen entering/exiting[citation needed]
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- If you get a black screen when entering/exiting a planet, specifically the shadow broker base, this is fixed by starting the game with the -nomoviestartup command. To do this:
- Go to the
MassEffect2.exe file. It's in the .../Mass Effect2/Binaries folder.
- Create a shortcut to the
MassEffect2.exe file. Right click the shortcut, and click 'Properties'.
- Add
-nomoviestartup to the 'target' field. It should look like this: "...\Mass Effect 2\Binaries\MassEffect2.exe" -nomoviestartup
- This shortcut (skip the actual launcher) will not freeze when entering/exiting planets
- Important Unfortunately, when using this command, your game WILL freeze when trying to enter the citadel. The only way to circumvent this is by saving the game, exiting and restarting it with the regular MassEffect2.exe
- On the Origin version of the game, the name of the file you need to create the shortcut for is
"ME2Game.exe" , so the shortcut should look like this: "...\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries\ME2Game.exe" -nomoviestartup .
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Dark lightning in cutscenes
Disable depth-of-field[citation needed]
|
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Add under
[SystemSettings] :
DepthOfField=False
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Alternatively, tweak the game's shaders[citation needed]
|
- Depth-of-field can be left enabled using this method
- Open
<path-to-game>\Engine\Shaders\UberPostProcessBlendPixelShader.usf
- Find
float3 x = max(0,InLinearColour-0.004); on line 45
- Replace with
float3 x = max(0,InLinearColour);
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Clipping into walls/objects
- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have understood what this means.
Add the option to noclip out of the object[citation needed]
|
- Under
[SFXGame.SFXGameModeDefault] add:
Bindings=( Name="Add", Command="Ghost | OnRelease Walk")
Notes
- Holding the NUMPAD + key in-game will now make you noclip until you release the button.
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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.
Enable windowed or windowed borderless mode[citation needed]
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- Open Mass Effect 2 Config > Video
- Windowed > Windowed
- Window Mode > Borderless
- In the menubar select Mass Effect 2 > Save Settings
- After passing through the corridor, it's safe to enable fullscreen mode again.
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Walk slowly instead of running[citation needed]
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- In some cases simply walking through the hallway avoids freezing. With this method you can leave fullscreen on.
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Unable to save any more games
Long loading times with patch 1.02
Use Playwrite's MassAffinity program[citation needed]
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- Download MassAffinity.
- If automatic Mass Effect 2 directory detection fails, manually select it.
- Click the "Run Game" button.
Notes
- Use the included batch file if you need to set up again the tool
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Conrad Verner claims player has pointed gun at him
Fix save file variable[12][13]
|
- Download ME2 Gibbed modified Save Editor (mirror).
- Run it and open your actual savegame.
- Go to Plot tab and then to ME1 Imported plot table.
- Go to Flags sub-tab and untick [Conrad] (3) Intimidated Conrad (Renegade).
- Save changes
Notes
- This only works if the player has not spoken with the Asari bar owner in Illium yet.
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"Unable to authorize the listed DLC" error
"Unable to authorize the listed DLC" error[citation needed]
|
- Use Binkw32 proxy DLL.
- Block internet connection of
ME2game.exe through your firewall settings.
Notes
- Optionally you can disable automatic login through in-game settings although any time the game does attempt to connect it'll reverse the DLC crack.
- If after installing the new binkw32.dll, the game fails to start, giving an error like "binkw32.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error", try the gcc compiled version instead: https://github.com/Erik-JS/masseffect-binkw32/files/705674/binkw32-me2_gcc_alt.zip
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Importing ME1 character still launches the interactive story
- This happens if you have installed the Genesis DLC (You can un-check it during download on Origin)
- Can invalidate your ME1 character's decisions in place of new ones
Forcing Anti-Aliasing causes heavy geometry flicker and other artifacts
- This can potentially happen if you force AA from control panel
injectSMAA[citation needed]
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- Disable any forced AA you had before
- Download injectSMAA
- Copy the contents of
d3d9 folder to <path-to-game>\Binaries\
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When moving the camera with the mouse the game starts stuttering/having performance problems
- This is likely an issue with the mouse polling rate on systems with Windows 10 installed
Lower mouse polling rate to 500Hz or lower[citation needed]
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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
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.
Editing Coalesced.ini[citation needed]
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- Locate your Coalesced.ini inside
<path-to-game>\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked
- Open it with a text editor that can handle UNIX-format files (Notepad++ is recommended)
- Make the changes you have to and save
- Download ME2IniFixer (mirror) and extract it in the folder your Coalesced.ini file is
- Run it from there.
Notes
- Do not use default Windows Notepad or Word. They will permanently corrupt your ini file.
- Advanced users could also use Mass Effect 2 Coalesced Editor (mirror) which is recommended
- It might be necessary to make the Coalesced.ini file read-only (right-click -> Properties -> Attributes: Read-only) as the game can restore your edits. If you want to change anything in it, simply uncheck the Read-only box.
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Increase shadow resolution
Increase shadow resolution[citation needed]
|
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Add under [SystemSettings]:
MinShadowResolution=256
MaxShadowResolution=4096
- Save changes
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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.
Disabling Depth of Field/Light Bloom/Motion Blur/Lens Flares[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GamerSettings.ini .
- Under [SystemSettings] add one or more of the following lines:
DepthOfField=False
Bloom=False
MotionBlur=False
- Save changes
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- A longer list of options that can be added and altered under [SystemSettings] can be found here.
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
References