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Mass Effect 3 cloud save corrupted, game crashes on launch
Mass Effect 3 cloud save appears to be corrupted , and the game crashes on launch. This happened to me years ago before the EA app replaced Origin. Then, I simply disabled cloud saves and that fixed the problem. The EA app doesn't allow that. Is there any workaround to this? I've tried blocking the EA background service and other tasks through my firewall, but it still won't launch - it crashes every time when it tries to sync with the cloud, and I cannot find a way to have it not try to sync.13Views0likes1CommentMass Effect Andromeda Missing Online Access
Hey I keep getting the missing online access error when launching MEA. I've tried every solution I can find online with no success. Clearing temp files and EA app license, reinstalling the app, etc... Is there anything else I can try?Solved411Views2likes23CommentsMass Effect 3 won't launch
So I go to launch Mass Effect 3 and it says it could not activate the game on the computer using the Origin account. Origin has not been used for years, and in all the other times I have played Mass Effect 3 on the EA app, it never did anything like that before, and it didin't do anythign similar to the other two games in the trilogy. Even odder is that when I go to put in the product key, it says I'm not connected to the Internet, even though I blatantly am. Something is seriously wrong here, and it isin't anything on my end. Repairing and uninstalling, then reinstalling didin't help either, so it is something on the EA app's end.7Views0likes0Comments[Steam] Game is Not Validating File When Launching
So I've been trying to fix this for 3 days now, or maybe 4 idk. point is every time i try to launch MELE through steam it just doesn't launch. it verifies the integrity of the files and then..... nothing. I've tried multiple solutions from reinstalling at least 4 separate times now, to moving the install location of steam, the EA app, and MELE all to the same drive (thanks EA btw for not letting me choose where to install the app really making gamers feel like we're the last people you think about when using any of your products) none of which have worked. Only thing I haven't tried is using a different network which like, my network has a very good connection I don't see what the problem would be there. All I ever get when I try to launch is just the EA app saying it's "preparing game..." and then steam validates the game files and.... nothing. When steam gets to 100% on the file validation it stops and the game doesn't launch. then i try to launch the game again and the exact same thing happens. Any help would be appreciated maybe even oh idk EA and every other game company not trying to make its own launcher that you HAVE to use even when you buy on steam so that these problems can stop happening. ahh but that's an idealistic world that won't happen until EA pulls its head out of its investors * and starts being an actually good company again.134Views0likes4CommentsError launching mass effect
I am at my wits end and im honestly so upset rn. I am a HUGE mass effect fan i bought a brand new laptop so i could play the legendary edition i bought through steam. I have tried EVERYTHING to be able to play it. I even tried downlaoding alternative routes to launch the game. the rest of my steam games work just fine except for my EA games that are forced to run through the app. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. I even tried to support an error report and the error report got an error. My friend had to make one for me. I dont understand why i cant play my games and its really upsetting to me. please please help me. Every time i try to launche the game, it says error to launch please try again later.19Views0likes0CommentsMEA: Can't access online
Hi; I just tried to go back to MEA after longer break, and suddenly i can't go access online features. Since March till August i didn't have ANY problems with connections, right now just stopped working. I haven't done any software/hardware changes on my PC, i follow ALL the instructions regarding network issues: changing DNS, Dynamic -> Static IP, antivirus, reinstall the game, update Origin client etc. Still not working. I have no clue what to do right now, any help ?Solved26KViews8likes83CommentsMass effect 2 suddenly won't launch
I've been playing mass effect 2 for several years and have never had any issues with the game until now. I had been playing the game with no problem for the past couple of days and now the game simply refuses to launch. I've tried repairing the game, un/reinstalling, and nothing has worked. When I hit the orange play button in origin it goes like it's about to launch but after a few seconds goes back to being clickable without actually launching the game.SolvedAnonymous5 days ago27KViews2likes23CommentsRead first! How to seek help and get a quick solution.
This sticky has two functions. To make it easier for those of you who seek help to find it. To make helping less time consuming and more effective. Let’s start! This is the Mass Effect Franchise Discussion area of the EA Forum. (Original Triology, Andromeda and MELE.) Every problem you have running the game goes in here. That includes crashes, the game not starting at all, in game issues, bugs and technical questions. If you have a problem with the EA app or a problem with your account, the right places to post are others: Here is the EA app technical issues board, and here is the EA Community Discussion board for questions about account issues. (Please note that account issues can often only be resolved by official EA support). A lot of common errors with the game are already mentioned, and in this case, there is a good chance that the “Accepted solution” will help you too. Meaning? Please use the search function before you post. 😉 If you found the problem you are having as well, but the “Accepted solution” does not help, or if you can’t find something that equals the error you see, please "Start a Discussion” for your problem. First step, the title. This line should be as informative as possible! (For example: [PC] – Mass Effect 1 crashes with a "general protection fault" message.) Always include the system you play on in the title and add the Tag of your system ([PC], [PS3] [Xbox] and so forth.) Second step, the problem description. Be as precise and detailed as possible! - What is the exact error message? - What is happening exactly? - When exactly does the problem occur? - Where exactly does the problem occur? If the problem is in game and/or hard to describe, or if the error message is complicated and hard to write down, include a screenshot or a video to your post. If it is a Windows error you can print the screen with the “Print Screen” button (Print Scrn, Prnt Scrn, Prt Scrn, Prt Scn, Prt Scr, Prt Sc or Pr Sc) on your keyboard. (most of the time on the right-hand side of the “F12” key.) A cursor will appear allowing you to take a screenshot of a specific area of your screen. Just paste the screenshot you took into the open "Start a Discussion" page, or use the "Insert Media button" (Camera symbol.) in the "Tools" menu: You also could use the "Add an Attachment" button at the bottom of the "Start a Discussion" window. If the error is in game the above method might not work. You can use “NVIDIA App” if you use an NVIDIA GPU or "Radeon ReLives“ if you use a AMD GPU to create an in-game screenshot. If you don’t want to use these kinds of tools, the lightweight software “FRAPS” (Freeware) is also capable of capturing in-game screenshots. On the Consoles it is also possible to create a screenshot, refer to the manual of your console. Third step, your system information. If you are on a PC and you have a technical problem of any kind always attach a “DxDiag” to your post! Here is a tutorial on how to create a DxDiag in Text file format. If you use Windows 7, also go to your Reliability monitor: Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time and copy and paste or type "perfmon /rel" (without the quotes) in the new window > hit “ENTER” and look if it has entries for the game you have trouble with. If so double click at the last entry for the game executable, copy the info to the clipboard and save it to a text file. You can attach the "DxDiag" text file you created (and the “Reliability monitor” text file as well) to your post with the "Add an Attachment" button.10KViews10likes3Comments[Old Report] Mass Effect: Andromeda Will Not Launch
Hi, like many other people it seems, after replaying the trilogy with Mass Effect Legendary Edition, i wanted to give andromeda another shot, however, i've tried to launch the game on Steam, Origin, and now the EA desktop app through EA play, (as i refunded the other 2 versions now), and i cannot for the life of me figure out how to make this game work. the game doesn't even really attempt to start at all, i will see my profile says "playing mass effect: andromeda" for about half a second and then it stops. i've done a clean boot (closing all startup apps and non-windows programs at startup and restarting) and tried to run the .exe as administrator and run it in compatibility mode for all versions of windows possible. unfortunately nothing i've tried worked, and EA help is not that helpful and don't seem to ever understand the issue no matter who i talk to. so here i will attach the dxdiag file, AND a couple of pictures showing what happens when i click launch on the game, it says i'm playing for literally like .5 seconds and then goes back to square 1. i hope SOMEONE has had the same issue resolved and see's this. thank you in advance 🙂Solved5.6KViews1like19CommentsME 2 legendary edition on steam launching issues
ME2 legendary on steam: when in the settings at the main menu, selecting different areas of settings ie gameplay, video settings etc, they all just stack on top of each other instead of loading new individual menus, so I end up with all settings menus overlaying each other and they're unusable. When ME 2 starts it automatically starts the beginning cutscene with Shepard as male there are no character selection options available at all . Iv tried reinstalling the game, running the steam file verifications etc. ME 3 legendary worked fineSolved107Views0likes9CommentsWe could not activate Mass Effect 3 on this computer
A couple of nights ago, I tried to play Mass Effect 3, and the EA app opened a window that said We could not activate Mass Effect 3 on this computer using the origin account you provided. please locate your product key to activate the game using your origin account. !? I have owned this game for many years. I contacted EA and the person couldn't fix the issue. I got a really stupid idea that if I bought it on Steam, I could play it. Well, no. same message. I contacted EA again and because my original copy disappeared my from my library replaced my a steam copy, I could no longer prove I owned the game and I was refused help and basically called a liar when i said I owned it. Sure, there was no purchase history for the game but my son bought me the trilogy as a gift many years ago. Ok, fine. I bought another copy from EA, thinking this would solve the problem, but no. The copy i had just bought is not in my library and so, still no product key and no solution. I was directed to come here and post as many details as I could to try to resolve this since I will never get to play ME3 ever again if i can't get this mess fixed. someone, please help me with this.Solved128Views0likes7CommentsMass Effect Legendary Edition
Hello. Is it possible to play Mass Effect Legendary Edition offline on Steam? When I launch the game on Steam, it redirects to EA and requires connecting to the network, before that I set the offline mode in EA. It still doesn't help. What should I do? Or is it impossible to play offline? Please help!!!56Views0likes3CommentsUnable to start ME3 from the LE launcher
I had ME LE on EA app and had already finished ME 1, ME2, currently half way through ME3. However, today when I launch ME3 through the launcher, it appears to be loading at first (ME 3 Shepard loading picture followed by a green planet loading background), but then it returns back to the LE launcher menu. I tried multiple times but ME3 just wouldn’t start. It just sent me back to the LE launcher menu again and again. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The below fixes were tried but none of them worked: repairing, updating the latest NVIDIA driver, using Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support, restarting PC, closing background apps, restarting EA, clicking “start” instead of “resume” for ME3Solved118Views0likes6CommentsUnable to Launch Mass Effect 3
Hello. I am unable to launch ME3 as it states I do not own the game, but I definitely do. I have never had this issue before. I do not have another EA account, and I have 100+ hours in the game. The message below is what I get when attempting to launch the game. Help would be appreciated. I just wanna play some ME3 multiplayer. Thank you!giltbuckle313 days agoSeasoned Newcomer32Views1like4CommentsMELE, ME1 two Achievements (Stasis & Neural Shock) won't unlock
Hi, those are the last two achievements that i am missing in steam & origin. I even made a new game, took Aiden with me the whole time as he has both skills and used it in *every* fight mutliple times. I did every sidequest and only have Feros and Noveria open now - it should've unlocked by now. I even tried the old trick to use stasis on the fast travel things on the citadel and even started a new adept character to cast that stuff myself. It just wont unluck. Anyone else having this problem? It's really frustrating as its the last two achievements that i am missing.290Views2likes1Comment[PC] Mass Effect 3 Lost Product KEY?
Product: The EA app Platform:PC Error Report ID (learn how to create an Error Report ID in the sticky post) Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Launch Game When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 2023.12.21. Summarize your bug I tried to run ME3 from EA launcher, but it sad I don't have the game! I bought the game in Origin about 4-5 years ago, played around 30-60 hours with it... Now I dont now what changed.... When I click "enter product key" come another error window, what sad I am offline (I am not, not in the EA app, not in the PC). Please FIX it ASAP! Thank You! How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I dont know, check the logs maybe. What happens when the bug occurs? Can't lunch the game (always the same sympthoms) What do you expect to see? Run the game Product: The EA app Platform:PC Error Report ID (learn how to create an Error Report ID in the sticky post) Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Launch Game When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 2023.12.19. Summarize your bug I tried to run ME3 from EA launcher, but it sad I don't have the game! I bought the game in Origin about 4-5 years ago, played around 30-60 hours with it... Now I dont now what changed.... When I click "enter product key" come another error window, what sad I am offline (I am not, not in the EA app, not in the PC). Please FIX it ASAP! Thank You! How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I dont know, check the logs maybe. What happens when the bug occurs? cant lunch the game (always the same sympthoms) What do you expect to see? run the game Solved1.6KViews0likes5CommentsME3 LE PC crash after clicking resume or start on homescreen
I have played through the legendary edition before already. This playthrough I got to the very end of the game right before starting the final 2 missions, and I was in the citadel dlc about to start the part. The night prior my game was a little slow but nothing crazy. Now once i hit the main menu my game crashes if i click resume or start me3. My other games play just fine its just me3 crashing. I have verified the steam game integrity, uninstalled norton antivirus, deleted and redownloaded the game, updated my graphics drivers. Nothing has worked.Solved86Views1like6CommentsMass Effect 2: PhysX issue PC
I tried to run ME:2 from EA, but get the popup Failed to initialize the physics system. Please ensure you have an updated version of the PhysX System Software installed. So, I've searched the internet, and removed the PhysX on my computer, installed the one in Mass Effect/_Installer/physx/redist, but got the same message. Then I looked further, and found this link to the legacy driver, but when I try to download that one, it just gives me a whole screen of this: What am I missing?19Views0likes1Comment