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[Mass Effect] FemShep Trailer Released. USE SPOILER TAGS

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    No profile saves, then? Before all my saves named after the character, I have one profile save per character in the format Char_01-etc.masseffectsave, then there's a folder with the same name scheme in the ME2 section, containing a player.sav and a state.sav.
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    If you can't get this sorted out, you could find a save online that matches your choices, edit the player name after importing it in ME2 with the save editor, and redesign your face/class/etc.

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  • LemmingLemming Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    I'm pretty sure that just the save isn't enough, you need the character file.

    It should look something like Char_01-54-2-2-0-26-12-2009-48-17.MassEffectSave

    e:f,b

    Lemming on
  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    ...Oh shit, there were some of those.

    Welp, I know what I'm doing tomorrow.

  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    htm wrote:
    Fencingsax wrote:
    I moved my Mass Effect 1 saves over from my old computer, and the config application for mass effect 2 won't recognize the folder to transfer them. I press OK and the directory window just closes without anything happening. I tried doing it manually, but the game still doesn't seem to think I have ME1 saves. On top of that, I can't actually play the saves, because they have BDtS on them, and this computer doesn't have it, and I can't get at the CD key I had. (EA Support was no help).

    Well, your old saves sound like they're gone for good. Were I you, I'd go for a fast replay of ME1 on casual using a Soldier. Or if you can live with only making the really big ME1 decisions, you might pick up the ME2 Genesis comic, which lets you make the four or five biggest ME1 plot choices without having to actually play ME1.

    Gibbed's Save Editor is another option, but I think I read that it doesn't let you set the real ME1 plot choice saved values, just debug versions of them. So ME3 might or might not recognize them. Or something. Apparently using Gibbed's for ME1 choices is somehow suspect.
    And doing a story-only replay of ME1 doesn't take that long either. It should take around 6 hours from beginning to end.

    The comic does 6 choices: Love interest (yes/no, and who), Rachni Queen's fate, Wrex's fate, Virmire Survivor, Council's fate, and Anderson/Udina for Councillor.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    Orca wrote:
    btw, Origin sucks guys

    no wait, it's Steam that's just crashed twice today for no discernible reason. Why are people so against Origin again?

    I am instantly reminded of my issue from last week where my brother was calling me from Alabama because Origin wouldn't process his money or somebody else's money while trying to buy a game. Then I tried with two different cards on two different iterations of Origin and it still didn't work. And now he has multiple copies of the game because Origin is so fucking stupid.

    Oh, and the post from almost the top of the page where somebody else was having a similar issue.

    So yeah, Origin still sucks. Gonna be loads of fun trying to tell EA to give somebody back their own money for a screwup through their third-rate purchasing frontend.

    EDIT: Also, Origin can suck up system resources just for having Origin open to the wrong page, so there's that piece of stupidity.

    Ninja Snarl P on
  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    Sorce wrote:
    Orca wrote:
    Man, just restarted Mass Effect for the umpteenth time, and the first time in probably a year.

    The opening sequence still gives me goosebumps.
    It's the same with me and ME2. Every time I have to go and rescue Joker, I have to stop and look out the "skylight".

    TO be fair, that section is fucking awesome. I would like more temporary zero-G sections, Dead Space 2 style.

  • LemmingLemming Registered User regular
    Synthesis wrote:
    Sorce wrote:
    Orca wrote:
    Man, just restarted Mass Effect for the umpteenth time, and the first time in probably a year.

    The opening sequence still gives me goosebumps.
    It's the same with me and ME2. Every time I have to go and rescue Joker, I have to stop and look out the "skylight".

    TO be fair, that section is fucking awesome. I would like more temporary zero-G sections, Dead Space 2 style.

    If you don't bump into every single floating chair, every time, you're some kind of monster

  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited February 2012
    Sorce wrote:
    htm wrote:
    Fencingsax wrote:
    I moved my Mass Effect 1 saves over from my old computer, and the config application for mass effect 2 won't recognize the folder to transfer them. I press OK and the directory window just closes without anything happening. I tried doing it manually, but the game still doesn't seem to think I have ME1 saves. On top of that, I can't actually play the saves, because they have BDtS on them, and this computer doesn't have it, and I can't get at the CD key I had. (EA Support was no help).

    Well, your old saves sound like they're gone for good. Were I you, I'd go for a fast replay of ME1 on casual using a Soldier. Or if you can live with only making the really big ME1 decisions, you might pick up the ME2 Genesis comic, which lets you make the four or five biggest ME1 plot choices without having to actually play ME1.

    Gibbed's Save Editor is another option, but I think I read that it doesn't let you set the real ME1 plot choice saved values, just debug versions of them. So ME3 might or might not recognize them. Or something. Apparently using Gibbed's for ME1 choices is somehow suspect.
    And doing a story-only replay of ME1 doesn't take that long either. It should take around 6 hours from beginning to end.

    The comic does 6 choices: Love interest (yes/no, and who), Rachni Queen's fate, Wrex's fate, Virmire Survivor, Council's fate, and Anderson/Udina for Councillor.

    The problem is that I don't have enough self control for story only, even when I've spent 40ish hours on this game. But someone suggested something that makes me think I may be an idiot, so we'll see. If that fixes it, hurrah! If not, then my canon runs will just have to not have done BDtS, and have done casual story runs.

    Fencingsax on
  • TertieeTertiee Registered User regular
    Orca wrote:
    btw, Origin sucks guys

    no wait, it's Steam that's just crashed twice today for no discernible reason. Why are people so against Origin again?

    I am instantly reminded of my issue from last week where my brother was calling me from Alabama because Origin wouldn't process his money or somebody else's money while trying to buy a game. Then I tried with two different cards on two different iterations of Origin and it still didn't work. And now he has multiple copies of the game because Origin is so fucking stupid.

    Oh, and the post from almost the top of the page where somebody else was having a similar issue.

    So yeah, Origin still sucks. Gonna be loads of fun trying to tell EA to give somebody back their own money for a screwup through their third-rate purchasing frontend.

    EDIT: Also, Origin can suck up system resources just for having Origin open to the wrong page, so there's that piece of stupidity.

    The Origin FAQ seems to imply that you only need to use Origin once for an activation if you play the single-player so at least its usage is minimal.

  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Stepping aside from trying to stir up the dumb Origin/Steam argument in which people make clumsy econ-101 analogies, Mass Effect 2 downloadable is on sale on Amazon for $5, which you should then be able to register on Origin. Someone was looking to pick the pair up recently, so here's one of two.

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  • takyristakyris Registered User regular
    Re: cloaking: they fire at where you were, and at nearby allies. They can also hear you if you get too close to them, so only move close of you're going in to kill.

    Also posting here again until someone pisses me off.

  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    Lemming wrote:
    Synthesis wrote:
    Sorce wrote:
    Orca wrote:
    Man, just restarted Mass Effect for the umpteenth time, and the first time in probably a year.

    The opening sequence still gives me goosebumps.
    It's the same with me and ME2. Every time I have to go and rescue Joker, I have to stop and look out the "skylight".

    TO be fair, that section is fucking awesome. I would like more temporary zero-G sections, Dead Space 2 style.

    If you don't bump into every single floating chair, every time, you're some kind of monster

    I recently discovered you can push the chairs out of the Normandy and into space.

    That's awesome.

  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    takyris wrote:
    Re: cloaking: they fire at where you were, and at nearby allies. They can also hear you if you get too close to them, so only move close of you're going in to kill.

    Also posting here again until someone pisses me off.

    that makes sense and is basically what I thought was happening

    I am really looking forward to trying infiltrator without the long cooldowns all the weapons in the demo result in

    Renegade Wolf on
  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    Soldier with only a pistol because John Woo's got nothing on Shepard

  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    takyris wrote:
    Also posting here again until someone pisses me off.

    <3

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  • Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    taky, give the sound engineer a thumbs up from me

    the sound of gunfire has improved consistently

  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    I want to use the avenger more

    it sounded so nice and (gasp) actually seemed useful

  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    yeah I totally believe all those times when they said ME3 will make you cry now

    the end of the earth part of the demo was sad enough

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  • DarisDaris Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    What did we do? -Tal, it was you wasn't it?

    Edit: Damnit. Bioware better not make me cry. Being a stupid teenager and playing FFVII didn't coax a tear. I refuse to cry for anything in ME3.
    Not that made it down my face anyway.

    Daris on
  • Ad astraAd astra Registered User regular
    That... is some damn good music. I'm assuming it's a Mansell piece?

  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    ^^^ Someone said Taky was lying about stuff

    so you know guys just treat people nicely and then shit doesn't happen

    Ad astra wrote:
    That... is some damn good music. I'm assuming it's a Mansell piece?

    Nope Hulick

    Dox the PI on
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  • KainyKainy Pimpin' and righteous Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    Dox the PI wrote:
    ^^^ Someone said Taky was lying about stuff

    so you know guys just treat people nicely and then shit doesn't happen

    Now, I'm normally against lynching, but WHO

    Kainy on
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    There's anti-fuckery code in there now :) Sorry :)
  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    i admit i was tearing up a bit during the Earth intro

    i can't imagine what the full game's gonna be like

  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited February 2012
    taky, give the sound engineer a thumbs up from me

    the sound of gunfire has improved consistently
    EA sent over DICE, the guys behind the Battlefield franchise, for that stuff.

    Sorce on
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  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    I don't think that DICE actually did the sounds
    they just did advice and tech swapping with Bioware

  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Dox the PI wrote:
    I don't think that DICE actually did the sounds
    they just did advice and tech swapping with Bioware

    "Okay, so here's how you make your guns sound MEAN AS FUCK"

    I think there's more bass in the ME3 demo than there is in all of ME1.

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    Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    @Orca, I offer myrrh.
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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    takyris wrote:
    Also posting here again until someone pisses me off.

    yay, Taky is back!
    <3<3<3

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    Orca wrote:
    Man, just restarted Mass Effect for the umpteenth time, and the first time in probably a year.

    The opening sequence still gives me goosebumps.

    "I hate that guy."

  • NotoriusBENNotoriusBEN Registered User regular
    Orca wrote:
    All you stupid XBox 360 master race people

    making me all jealous

    and tempting me to buy a console to play a fucking demo 2 days early.

    Harbinger: You prolong the inevitable.

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    Steam - NotoriusBEN | Uplay - notoriusben | Xbox,Windows Live - ThatBEN
  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    Kaidan what are you doing in the co-pilot seat
    you're not the co-pilot

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Dox the PI wrote:
    Kaidan what are you doing in the co-pilot seat
    you're not the co-pilot
    Yeah, that always confused me. Like, he's there in the initial scene, but the rest of the game he's hanging out in the Mess working on what looked like a vending machine.

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  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    It's because he's half engineer half biotic

    he's not sure if he's actually supposed to help around the ship or just do combat missions
    so he half asses the helping part

  • envoy1envoy1 the old continentRegistered User regular
    I saw Garrus in a Fidelity Investments commercial tonight when I was about.

    Starting to think Mass Effect is following me when I leave the house.

    I'm willing to bet Terra Firma and Cerberus have big holdings in Fidelity.

  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    Dox the PI wrote:
    It's because he's half engineer half biotic

    he's not sure if he's actually supposed to help around the ship or just do combat missions
    so he half asses both

    fixed

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