General information
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
- Social.bioware for game series
Availability
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- DLC need to be bought through Social.Bioware.com, website uses BioWare points.
Improvements
Mods
Higher Resolution Character Textures
A set of high resolution textures has been made available on the official forum by their creator, JeanLuc761. They have been used on Deadendthrills.
Improved loading times
On middle-end computers and higher especially on little areas, the game usually loads resources faster than the loading animation and it will wait till this finishes
A user patch replace animations and decrease times needed by some seconds
Game data
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Import Mass Effect 1 Save Files
In essence you have to run the importer that is found in the ME2 launcher. However, this often crashes. If this happens you have to find your Mass Effect 1 character save file and transfer it into a newly create ME1 save folder in your ME2 folder.[1]
Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 Save Files
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Video settings
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- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have read what this means.
Input settings
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- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have read what this means.
Audio settings
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Editing Coalesced.ini
A lot of the fixes regarding the game requires to modify this special file, but you can't edit it in the normal way otherwise game will crash.
Issues fixed
Installation interrupted
When installing, some people get an error message saying: "Installation Failed!: The Installation of Mass Effect 2 has failed. A data error occured."
This can be solved by using a second computer. Put the Mass Effect 2 DVD in another computer on the same network, set the DVD drive up for sharing, and then connect to it from the computer you wish to install it on. It takes time but works. The only trick is that when ME2 asks for the second DVD you have to first stop sharing the DVD drive, eject disk1, insert disk2, set the drive for sharing again, and continue with the installation.
Black screen when entering/exiting planets
Long loading times
Unable to save games any more
There is a limit to the number of save games you can make on the PC. After 50 saved games you will no longer be able to save any further progress.
Dark Lighting
Game freeze on Illium
When on Illium, some users experience a black screen and CTD while walking through the ground level corridor under Liara's office, connecting to the other side of the map. To fix this issue, change the settings from fullscreen to windowed, or windowed borderless. This will solve the issue. Once through the corridor, fullscreen mode can be enabled. This process must also be repeated when crossing from the other direction.
It is recommended to enable windowed mode after passing through the corridor, as leaving the game in windowed or windowed borderless can cause an additional freeze during startup.
Clipping into walls/objects
- This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have read what this means.
System requirements
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References