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13bravo13
9 years ago
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Mass Effect 2 Crashing on startup.

I have been replaying the Mass Effect Trilogy on my PC (Windows XP Pro).I got half way through Mass Effect 2 when the game stopped working. The game launches and when the screen comes up and I press...
  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    9 years ago

    Disable "Cloud saves" for ME2

    Move the "Save" folder from your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2" folder to the Desktop.

    Also, in your "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked" folder is a file named "Coalesced.ini", relocate that file too, then repair the Game inside Origin.

    In Origin > Game Library > right click at Mass Effect 2 > Repair.

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13bravo13
9 years ago

I appreciate the help,but this did not work either.I still have the same problem.

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holger1405
Hero+
9 years ago

Disable "Cloud saves" for ME2

Move the "Save" folder from your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2" folder to the Desktop.

Also, in your "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked" folder is a file named "Coalesced.ini", relocate that file too, then repair the Game inside Origin.

In Origin > Game Library > right click at Mass Effect 2 > Repair.

  • 13bravo13's avatar
    13bravo13
    9 years ago

    This seems to have worked.Now if I try to use my save files the same problem occurs.I guess I'll have to start over.

    I appreciate your help with this and I hope that this is a permanent fix.I will test the game out for awhile(maybe a day or so) before I make this an accepted solution.

    Thanks again.

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      holger1405
      Hero+
      9 years ago

      The problem is that one or more of you save games are corrupt.

      The only way to see which one is by trial and error.

      First put the normal (Save_xxxx.pcsav) files without the "AutoSave" "ChapterSave" or the "QuickSave" files back in your standard save folder  > Test

      If that still not works its likely that one of the last saves you made is responsible.

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        13bravo13
        9 years ago

        I have accepted the previous post as a solution.I also tested out the save files as you suggested and save #5 was corrupted.(I had a total of eight saves including the auto and chapter saves).Though I am familiar with certain things in regards to computers,I am amazed that something so obscure could cause a game to stop running.(Then again this could be more common than I thought).

        If anyone out there has the same issue I had,I recommend trying the first posted solution and then work your way down.

        Thanks again for the help Holger1405.

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