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Silsley
5 years ago

Mass Effect Legendary Edition launcher issues

So this is a peculiar issue and I honestly doubt anyone has it. So I have purchased Mass Effect LE on Origin and when I run the launcher to select a game it opens the splash screen background goes b...
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holger1405
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5 years ago

@Silsley 

Lets try to force Windowed mode:
(This guide describes ME1, but it works for ME2 as well, you just need to replace ME1 with ME2)

  • Go to your ">disk<\Origin Games\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME1\BioGame\Config" folder.
  • Copy the "GamerSettings.ini" and paste it to your Desktop so you have a backup.
  • Open the "GamerSettings.ini" in a text editor. (the Windows Editor for example.)
  • Set Fullscreen=False
  • Set BorderlessWindow=False
  • Set ResX=1600
  • Set ResY=900
  • Save the file!
    If there are no entries for "BorderlessWindow" or "Fullscreen"
  • Copy the lines below this line into the bottom of the "GamerSettings.ini" and Save!

    [SystemSettings]
    BorderlessWindow=False
    Fullscreen=False
    QualityBloom=False
    DynamicShadows=False
    UseVSync=False
    LightEnvironmentShadows=False
    MaxCharacterCinematicLightingPasses=3
    EnableLightEnvSHLights=False
    MotionBlur=False
    FilmGrain=False
    AntiAliasing=True
    ResX=1600
    ResY=900
    MouseSensitivity=75
    UseMouseDampening=True
    AmbientOcclusion=True
    MonitorIndex=0

  • Test the game.

You can change the settings in game to what you desire if the game runs.

Silsley's avatar
Silsley
5 years ago
@holger1405 Still nothing, I even tried to format my PC beforehand and nothing.

I did find this in the config file

[AppCompat]
CompatLevelComposite=5
CompatLevelCPU=5
CompatLevelGPU=5

Don't know if they do anything.

Sorry about the trouble
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    holger1405
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    5 years ago

    @Silsley 

    Yes, that are standard entries at the top of the GamerSettings.ini.

    You did added the entries I posted?

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      Silsley
      5 years ago
      @holger1405 Yes and it did nothing, the game still won't open
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        holger1405
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        5 years ago

        @Silsley 

        And you installed Windows 10 fresh?
        You used the drivers from your motherboard manufacturer and tried on a minimal Windrows installation, just the drivers Origin and the game?

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