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Wiki wrote:Mass Effect is an award-winning, bestselling series of science fiction RPG third person shooters developed by the Canadian company BioWare and released on the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The first game takes place in the year 2183, with the player assuming the role of an elite human soldier named Commander Shepard, set out to explore the Galaxy on a starship, the SSV Normandy. The Xbox 360 edition was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Windows edition was released on May 28, 2008, published by Electronic Arts. The first downloadable content package, Bring Down the Sky, was released on March 10, 2008 (with a PC version released on July 29, 2008) The second downloadable content package, Pinnacle Station, was released on August 25, 2009 for the PC and Xbox 360.
Essentially everything you need to know about the first Mass Effect game is located here.
Alternately, you can trawl through the old OP.
If you've got Steam issues with the first game, a good place to look for information is by clicking on this sentence.
Release Date:
It's already been released for the Xbox 360 and the TurboGrafx 16. Why haven't you bought it already?
What is wrong with you?
Screenshots:
Videos/Media:
Most can be found here.
Interviews and other videos can be found here.
Additional Info:
If you really NEED to contact Commander Shepard, we have his facebook.
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ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING MASS EFFECT 2 ARE LOCATED HERE, COURTESY OF GIANTBOMB.
THE PAGE DETAILS THE ENTIRE GAME, SO SPOILERS ARE ABOUND. BE WARNED.
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The damage statistics of all the weapons in the game.
Location of the planets to scan for starting the N7 missions:
Neith - Amun - Eagle Nebula = Wreched Merchant Freighter
-leads to Abandoned Research Station
--leads to Hahne-Kedar Facility
Joab - Enoch - Rosetta Nebula = Archeological Dig Site
-leads to MSV Strontium Mule
--leads to Blue Suns Base
Tarith - Lusarn - Crescent Nebula = Blood Pack Communications Relay
-leads to Blood Pack Base
Zanethu - Ploitari - Hourglass Nebula = Wrecked Ship
Helyme - Zelene - Crescent Nebula = Captured Mining Facility
Franklin - Skepsis - Sigurd's Cradle - Javelin Missiles Launched
Sinmara - Solvieg - Caleston Rift - Endangered Research Station
Canalus - Dirada - Pylos Nebula = Anomalous Weather Detected
Gei Hinnom - Sheol - Hades Nexus = Quarian Crash Site
Aequitas - Fortis - Minos Wasteland = Abandoned Mine
-leads to Abandoned Research Station
--leads to Hahne-Kedar Facility
Joab - Enoch - Rosetta Nebula = Archeological Dig Site
-leads to MSV Strontium Mule
--leads to Blue Suns Base
Tarith - Lusarn - Crescent Nebula = Blood Pack Communications Relay
-leads to Blood Pack Base
Zanethu - Ploitari - Hourglass Nebula = Wrecked Ship
Helyme - Zelene - Crescent Nebula = Captured Mining Facility
Franklin - Skepsis - Sigurd's Cradle - Javelin Missiles Launched
Sinmara - Solvieg - Caleston Rift - Endangered Research Station
Canalus - Dirada - Pylos Nebula = Anomalous Weather Detected
Gei Hinnom - Sheol - Hades Nexus = Quarian Crash Site
Aequitas - Fortis - Minos Wasteland = Abandoned Mine
Location of Resources and Upgrades for weapons, made by DVG.
You can use EditGrid to view it online or install OpenOffice to view and edit the data. Excel in Microsoft Office does the job as well.
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Mass Effect Soundtrack music can be pretty much found on YouTube, but you should buy it to get the full effect of the lossless bitrate.
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Mass Effect 1 save compendium for those of you that want to import characters in but have lost your own/haven't played the game due to being a heretic.
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FIX FOR FREEZING ON THE LOADING SCREEN
Courtesy of pcultimate from the Bioware forums for creating the dummy load.blk files and mtvnot from Piratebay for figuring out the fucked up .blk files that don't play correctly for whatever reason:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1KHDBLIL
Get those files.
Replace the following files ONLY, NOT ALL OF THEM, or you won't be able to move forward with the game past the IFF sequence of events. Only the files below are broken, the rest you should be able to watch.
load_f01
load_f02c
load_f02d
load_f03
load_f03b
load_f05
load_f06
load_f08
load_f08b
load_f08c
load_f08d
load_f09
load_f09b
load_f09c
load_f09d
load_f15
load_f80_ESN
load_f80_INT
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If you're getting in-game freezing every few seconds, do the following:
Go to the folder where you installed the game.
Go to Binaries and make a shortcut of MassEffect2.exe.
Now open properties on this shortcut and add the line -nomoviestartup.
It should look like this "...Binaries\MassEffect2.exe" -nomoviestartup.
Start the game. It should work lag free now.
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The third kind of loading problem is addressed here. It deals with their length.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1KHDBLIL
Get those files.
Replace the following files ONLY, NOT ALL OF THEM, or you won't be able to move forward with the game past the IFF sequence of events. Only the files below are broken, the rest you should be able to watch.
load_f01
load_f02c
load_f02d
load_f03
load_f03b
load_f05
load_f06
load_f08
load_f08b
load_f08c
load_f08d
load_f09
load_f09b
load_f09c
load_f09d
load_f15
load_f80_ESN
load_f80_INT
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If you're getting in-game freezing every few seconds, do the following:
Go to the folder where you installed the game.
Go to Binaries and make a shortcut of MassEffect2.exe.
Now open properties on this shortcut and add the line -nomoviestartup.
It should look like this "...Binaries\MassEffect2.exe" -nomoviestartup.
Start the game. It should work lag free now.
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The third kind of loading problem is addressed here. It deals with their length.
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Why you should save the council in Mass Effect 1.
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Many games, last gen even, have had that. I just can't think of any off the top of my head.
EDIT: Found this if it helps, haven't tried it myself so can't attest to how useful it is:
http://www.playwrite-blog.net/tools-and-utilities/auto-set-processor-affinity-for-mass-effect-2-pc-with-massaffinity-fix-those-load-times/
So the one collector ship crafting a human reaper became active around the same time saren did his attack. How come sovereign and harbinger didn't cooperate or collector tech wasn't used in the citadel assault?
Blah disclaimer: anomalies only, yes there are other side missions from e-mail and stuff. These are the ones you scan for.
-leads to Abandoned Research Station
--leads to Hahne-Kedar Facility
Joab - Enoch - Rosetta Nebula = Archeological Dig Site
-leads to MSV Strontium Mule
--leads to Blue Suns Base
Tarith - Lusarn - Crescent Nebula = Blood Pack Communications Relay
-leads to Blood Pack Base
Zanethu - Ploitari - Hourglass Nebula = Wrecked Ship
Helyme - Zelene - Crescent Nebula = Captured Mining Facility
Franklin - Skepsis - Sigurd's Cradle - Javelin Missiles Launched
Sinmara - Solvieg - Caleston Rift - Endangered Research Station
Canalus - Dirada - Pylos Nebula = Anomalous Weather Detected
Gei Hinnom - Sheol - Hades Nexus = Quarian Crash Site
Aequitas - Fortis - Minos Wasteland = Abandoned Mine
How do we do this, cause I did have some insane loading times?
I remember finishing ME1 and I had a list of things I wanted in ME2, and I am pretty sure they hit every damn thing on my list. Insane.
I have no such list for ME3, I just want more Mass Effect.
early-midearly spoiler question
How fucked up can Shepard's face get? I went mostly renegade, and I LOVED her glowing eyes, especially in Jack's bunk. And her face was pretty shredded, but what's the worst it can look anyone have a SS?
The Collector ship isn't that strong. An upgraded Normandy was able to take it out, it probably wouldn't have been a major force in the Citadel battle. They didn't want to waste the Collectors on plan A, as they still need them to do experiments and shit once the next cycle comes around.
Harbinger seems to have activated once Sovereign died, possibly because Sovereign died which sent out a signal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PjTuSQNLI4
There, I put it in the OP.
Also, should probably put the "max minerals required to upgrade" list in the OP.
Yeah, that is a little far fetched.
If you have access to that data... you probably have access to all the other kinds of data as well.
Including Harbinger.
I have just
How many more story missions are there? I kind of want to progress the story but still do a lot of the optional stuff.
Give me the list.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
EDIT: also regardless of how likely it is i like that theory.
A little harder for the other classes that aren't as buff as Soldier and Sentinel.
But yeah, that is exactly the same team I brought, for that exact reason.
someone posted a spreadsheet at the end of the last thread that supposedly lists all this stuff but I haven't looked at it yet
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
no he doesnt
Yeap, if I'm gonna put that up there, I need it in a format that's not exclusive to Excel.
ed: I mean, why not just link the spreadsheet?
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
Since these things deterred me from buying part 1, this is relevant.
FemShep pulls of the Renegade voice so much better.
http://neb.frikafrax.com/2010/02-1403-mass-effect-2-toggle-processor-affinity-to-speed-load-screens.html
Basically you set it to use just one core, then allow it to use all cores again. Toggling the two like that fixes the problem.
Unfortunately you need to do it every time you start the game, but some searching reveals someone made a small app to do it for you:
http://www.playwrite-blog.net/tools-and-utilities/auto-set-processor-affinity-for-mass-effect-2-pc-with-massaffinity-fix-those-load-times/
Note: I have not used this app myself and can't make any statements about it, use at your own risk etc.
Because the information is not clear unless you have one specific program for it, that's not exactly in common use.
/edit also