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Anonymous
13 years ago
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Importing Mass Effect 1 saves [PS3]

I know there's a similar question already asked but my problem is slightly different.  I have completed Mass Effect 1 on PS3, and have the update that makes the 'import ME1 save' option appear on ME...
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    Anonymous
    13 years ago
    More helpful info.
    Since i did not want to wait until the patch i tried out the workaround a user previously suggested.
    I subscribed to playstation plus for 90 days and uploaded alle the saves from the save data utility to the cloud and deleted all the saves from the hard drive.
    Since there is a limit to when you can download the save files from the cloud to your hard drivr again (24 hours) i had to wqit until now to do the following:

    I only downloaded the "playthrough record/character replay data" save file back onto the drive and let the rest up in the cloud. And voila, it works! All my me1 playthroughs are once again selectable in me2.

    It seems the other save files seem to somehow interfere with this and i'm sure you don't have to subscribe to plus and use cloud..i just didn't want to lose my save files.

    EDIT: When i say "all the save files", i'm talking about me1 save files only.
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doombadgerus
13 years ago
Lo and behold the ME save files are copy protected as well meaning that you can't slam them onto a USB drive. In fact the only place you can copy them to is.....a PlayStation Plus account. If someone with an external HDD that's FAT32 wants to give it a go you can do a data backup and see if you can grab the save files that way. Short of pulling the HDD and mounting it in a caddy there doesn't seem to be an easy way. Time to get my hands durti and look for a cheeky hack. Anything of interest I'll post it here.
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doombadgerus
13 years ago
The reason I'm furious is because its infuriating. I've just spent the best part of £50 on this trilogy purely because like a lot of people I wanted to play through all 3 games with the same character. Now I find out that many off these same people are unable to do so and that its quite likely that I will also face this problem. All because the product we have paid good money for was sold in an unfinished, bugged state meaning it is not fit for purpose. If I wanted a PlayStation plus account mate, I'd have one. As it stands I don't wasn't one, I'm not paying for one and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I thought as this is the only real form of support we have I might try and help solve the problem in a way that doesn't cost money, gives consumers what they paid for and encourages EA to fulfil their obligations to their customers.

To my mind the question should not be 'why am I furious' the question should be 'why are you not?'
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    @Doombadgerus

    I think you won't have that problem, since you're doing your first playthrough. This has happened to ppl who had more than one playthroughs. For me it only happened because I was using software from different regions and it's a known fact that save files (as well as DLC) is region specific/locked.

    The PS Plus workaround is solely for safekeeping of your multiple playthrough files. If you don't want to pay for PS Plus, and you're entitled to refuse it, you'll just have to delete your files and it should work.

    I pay for Plus since it came out and I love the games that they give out for free, as well as some great discounts. I played Arkham City, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat (Vita), Gravity Rush and so many other games. You wouldn't be paying only to help you workaround this bug.

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