Mass Effect 3 Leviathan DLC Freeze at Dr. Bryson's Lab
I recently bought ME3, Citadel, and Leviathan, but when I go to dock at Dr. Bryson's Lab for the first time (after receiving the message from Admiral Hackett) the loading screen freezes the moment the game auto saves. I have already tried a repair install, cleaned my dns, and used the CCleaner, and still nothing works. Here are a few questions:
1. Has anyone else encountered this at all in any instance, at any point in the game?
2. The DLC worked just fine in a previous imported save file from ME2, but on my new import (the only difference was the new one had LotSB and Kasumi in ME2 completed, the first one did not have them downloaded at all) I am seeing the issue. Could it be the save file itself?
3. Is there any way to see if my Leviathan DLC file is corrupt? If so, is there a way to repair the DLC other than the "repair game" feature, as that did not work for me.
Thank you in advance
There is a way around this. Unfortunately it means to delete the DLC. I too have had this problem, it is really frustrating. The good news is that you won't have to start the game over, you just won't be able to play Leviathan. The good news is that you will not have to uninstall and reinstall the game.
I agree that it may not be a ME3/EA/Bioware issue, I think it is Win 10. It did start happening after the upgrade.
Here's what you need to do
1. Back up your game save(s) (Always do this to be safe.)
You need to get the save edit program link below:
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/275079-gibbed-save-editor-for-me3-info-thread/2. go to your documents folder, open Bioware, Mass Effect 3 then save, select your current game (if you have more than one game save). Back that save up.
3. Run the Gibbed Save Editor, select game save, (It'll list your current game) (I typically select whatever save is on the top. Just remember which you saved the edit to. When you run the game, you'll need to load that particular save for the edit to work. Otherwise it'll be looking for the DLC and tell you it isn't installed.
4. Select Raw Tab. Look for "Dependent DLC". Highlight it. On the far right you'll see 3 dots, click on that. A new window will open with all your installed DLC listed. Highlight "Leviathan"
On the bottom left of the window, you'll have two opetions, "Add" and "Remove"
Select "Remove" This will take the DLC out of your game save. Save to the "save you edited"
5. Go to This PC/OS (C🙂\Program Files(x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\BIOGame\DLC and delete the DLC_EXP_Pack001 folder (This is the folder)
If you did it correctly, the game should run without a hitch.NOTE: Please make sure that you back up your game save just to be safe and if something is done wrong. Otherwise you'll have to start the game over.
