Mass Effect 2
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| BioWare | |
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| Windows | January 26, 2010 |
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| 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
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DLC and expansion packs
- 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.
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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
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| 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
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| Steam Cloud | ||
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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
ME1folder inside your ME2 folder.[1]
Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 saves
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Video settings
External video settings.
In-game video settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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High frame rate
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Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
Mouse acceleration
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Controller support
- This mod is currently in development.
- Official thread
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Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
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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 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | Wwise | |
| Interface | Scaleform GFx | |
| 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
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| 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 | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 |
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- 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.
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