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Mass Effect

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Mass Effect
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Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Mass Effect on Wikipedia
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2008
Mass Effect 2 2010
Mass Effect 3 2012
Mass Effect: Andromeda 2017
Mass Effect Legendary Edition 2021

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions
Official Forums

Availability

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Retail version product keys can be registered on Origin for easier downloading and patching.

DLC

  • Pinnacle Station: available as a digital download from Origin or as part of the Mass Effect Trilogy compilation.
  • Bring Down the Sky: free from Bring Down the Sky DLC Redemption. This is compatible with all versions, including Steam.

Improvements

Update 1.02 patch

The latest patch is Update 1.02 which fixes various issues. The Steam version is already patched.

Mods

CDAMJC has made a texture pack for an enhanced graphic

Game data

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Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

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Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Although game officially supports anisotropic filter, it's limited to 4x and is far from being perfect

Instructions

Input settings

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Controller support

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Steam

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Intel Integrated Graphics

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Launcher crashes (retail versions)

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Black screen after loading a save

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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

Instructions

Garrus's face 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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Game does not start on Windows 8

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No surround sound

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Issues unresolved

Some menu screens have sides "cut off" on 4:3 screen resolutions

Playing in 4:3 resolutions like 1200x1600 (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.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Windows XP/Windows Vista
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB free
Video card (GPU) ATI X1300 XT or greater/ NVidia GeForce 6800 or greater

References