Characters and non-static environment objects turn black and pixelated.

Question

Once I enter Peak 15 in Mass Effect 1, my squad, the enemies, and non-static environment objects turn black and pixelated. I have read that there is a config option to turn the game into unlit mode, but I can't find said config option. Has anyone had experience with this issue, and know how to fix it? Its rather annoying, as it makes fighting the enemy extremilly difficult. Although I am relatively sure it doesn't matter, here are my specs.

CPU: AMD A6-5350M APU clocking in at 2.9 Ghz

OS: Windows 7 Pro

Graphics: Radeon HD 8450G Clocked in at 400MHz, ~250MB VRAM

RAM: 8 gigs

DirectX: DirectX 11

fred_vdp · Answer

This is caused by an incompatibility issue with all AMD FX processors. There is no fix.

The workaround you mentioned is a console command. The dev console has to be enabled in the config file. There's a desciption under this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHF_2VmGhw

Being a Mass Effect junkie myself, I specifically bought an Intel board and processor for my newest PC. There seem to be no compatibility issues there.

Forum Discussion

Characters and non-static environment objects turn black and pixelated.

1 Reply

About Mass Effect Franchise Discussion

Recent Discussions

MELE won't launch in Steam. Stuck in a Validating loop

Mass Effect Andromeda - No access to online functions

Le jeu ne se lance qu'en anglais (the game onlu launches in english

Unable to download DLC for Mass Effect 3 in the EA app

Unable to fully launch LE on PC