Mass Effect 2 - Shadow Broker DLC Crash
So, I'm playing through Mass Effect 2 again (same disc) and on my pervious playthrough I went through the Shadow Broker DLC just fine. But this time, right when you get to the cinematic at the end of...
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removing the -nomoviestartup fixed the black screen freeze during the car chase for me. Its funny because i had to turn it on to even make it that point and then it turned out to be the cause of for this particular issue.
i hate everything to do with illium right now. its a constant battle of trying different configurations just to get past one bug only to run face first into another.
Thanks to everyone who has posted there solutions thus far.
I don't remember any problems when I played this the first time round, however, what a nightmare this time!
MY FIX was based on all of the data presented from all of these entries - thanks everyone! :-)
My System
- I7-10700k
- 32GB
- Sabrent M2 PCIe 2TB SSD
- Nvidia RTX2070
- 2 x Samsung 4K UHD screens running 3840 x 2160
- Origin
- W10
My Fixes for Shadow Broker DLC.
- Door under Liara's office
- Open the masseffect config.exe file & set the graphics to:
- borderless window
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- I left everything else on full
- Save the settings
- Open the masseffect config.exe file & set the graphics to:
- Create the desktop shortcut using the file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries\ME2Game.exe" & use the -nomoviestartup option
- Load the game
- Goto the door
- WALK through the door & STOP when the advert is triggered
- Once the advert has finished continue to WALK down the corridor slowly
- Save immediately that the next door opens
- Re-set your graphics to their normal values (which for me is 3840 x 2160) & continue play
This worked for me although I had also disabled 'Autosave' from a previous attempt & had not re-enabled it.
- Hover Car Chase
- Open the masseffect config.exe file & set the graphics to:
- borderless window
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- I left everything else on full
- Save the settings
- Start the game using the file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries\MassEffect2.exe" DO NOT USE the -nomoviestartup option
- Play the chase through to the end
- Save the game once you have landed on the balcony
- Re-set your graphics to their normal values
- Open the masseffect config.exe file & set the graphics to:
At this point the game played right through to the shadow Broker's Lair for me & I was able to return to the Normandy properly.
I hope this helps. Good Luck!
