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Revision as of 18:55, 29 July 2016

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Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 cover
Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows January 26, 2010
Mass Effect 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Mass Effect 2 on Wikipedia
Mass Effect
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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
The Retail 2010 version
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Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

DLC can be bought on the Bioware Social Network or through Origin by right clicking Mass Effect 2 and View Game Details or Amazon.
DLC from the Bioware Social Network has to be installed separately and manually for non-Origin versions; the Origin version can install this DLC automatically.[1]
Name Notes
Aegis Pack
Windows
Alternate Appearance Pack 1
Windows
Alternate Appearance Pack 2
Windows
Arrival
Windows
Cerberus Arc Projector Requires Cerberus Network
Windows
Cerberus Network Free. Gives access to free DLCs
Windows
Cerberus Weapon and Armor Requires Cerberus Network
Windows
Equalizer Pack
Windows
Firepower Pack
Windows
Firewalker Pack Requires Cerberus Network
Windows
Genesis
Windows
Kasumi - Stolen Memory
Windows
Lair of the Shadow Broker
Windows
Mass Effect 2 Digital Art Books
Windows
Mass Effect 2 Documentary
Windows
Mass Effect 2 Soundtrack
Windows
Normandy Crash Site Requires Cerberus Network
Windows
Overlord
Windows
Zaeed - The Price of Revenge Requires Cerberus Network
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Shorter loading screens

Regardless of the speed of your system the game will always wait for the loading screen animation to end
Instructions

Patches

Patch 1.02 is a cumulative update. The Steam version is already patched.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-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

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

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 ME1 folder inside your ME2 folder.[2]

Import Xbox 360 Mass Effect 2 saves

Instructions

Video settings

External video settings.
External video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Controller support

This mod is currently in development (see official thread)
Instructions

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Changing language

Instructions

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
For better support see Helix Mod: Mass Effect 2
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Installation interrupted

Instructions
Instructions

Physx Error on Startup

Instructions

Cerberus Network autologin failure

Instructions

Black screen when entering/exiting planets

Instructions

Dark lightning in cutscenes

Instructions

Clipping into walls/objects

This method involves Coalesced.ini file. Make sure you have understood what this means.
Instructions

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.
Instructions

Unable to save any more games

Instructions

Long loading times with patch 1.02

Instructions

Conrad Verner claims player has pointed at him

Instructions

"Unable to authorize the listed DLC" error

Instructions

Importing ME1 character still launches the interactive story

This happens if you have installed the Genesis DLC (Origin version can auto-download it)
Can invalidate your ME1 character's decisions in place of new ones
Instructions

Other Information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
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.
Instructions

Increase shadow resolution

Instructions

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.
Instructions
A longer list of options that can be added and altered under [SystemSettings] can be found here.

Mods

Higher Resolution Character Textures

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
Nvidia GeForce 6800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support
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. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (24980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References