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Anonymous
9 years ago
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Can't connect to Cerberus network in Mass Effect 2

So I bought the Mass Effect Trilogy on Origin and when I opened Mass Effect 2 and tried to connect to the Cerberus Network I couldn't. The exact message I got was: "Communication with the Mass Effect 2 server was interrupted or has timed out. Please try again later."

How can I register my DLCs so I can play them?

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    9 years ago

    @Sir_Jimmys

    It should work if you set your phone as Hotspot and connect it with the PC via USB cable.

    The Port 80 is the http port, so that shouldn't be the problem.

    I am not one hundred percent sure but I doubt that a authorization on a other PC would help.

    If that still not works, try this:

    Download the "masseffect-binkw32-master" file from here.

    Unzip the file and go to the "masseffect-binkw32-master\masseffect-binkw32-master\ME2\Release" folder.

    Copy the two "binkw32.dll" to the "Mass Effect 2\Binaries" folder. (overwrite)

    Steam = ">Drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect 2\Binaries""
    Origin =">Drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries"

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  • rfh1987's avatar
    rfh1987
    5 years ago

    I just noticed that Mass Effect 2 only lets you enter 16 characters for your password for Cerberus Network (EA Online).  So, make sure your EA password isn't longer than that.

  • Tomashu007's avatar
    Tomashu007
    5 years ago

    What should happen in the game when I run it after copying the files into the folder.

    I did that, but the Cerberus Network is still not connected (the computer on the right in the menu does not open), but I did not get the pop-up message that the DLC were not verified. Is this correct?

  • Tomashu007's avatar
    Tomashu007
    4 years ago

    How can I check if all the DLCs work after this workaround?

    I have the full DLC pack and I want to be sure that everything will be available in the game.

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