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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Mass Effect Pixellation problem

In Noveria, just before entering Peak 15, all the characters in my party become pixelated black blobs.

(See screenshots for before and after.)

I have tried leaving the program and starting it again. I have tried rebooting. I've waited a couple of days and trying again.

The game is essentially unplayable at this point. Is this a known problem?

  • Fred_vdp's avatar
    Fred_vdp
    10 years ago

    This is a compatibility issue with the entire AMD FX CPU lineup. AMD released these CPUs after the game's initial launch, so I'm afraid it's an issue on their end. The issue is on Noveria and on another planet further in the storyline.

    The only workaround is to disable dynamic lighting. It's not pretty, but many people prefer it. Here are instructions on how to do that.

    http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Mass_Effect#People_and_objects_become_black

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Sorry. Screenshots available but not able to post them.

  • Fred_vdp's avatar
    Fred_vdp
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    This is a compatibility issue with the entire AMD FX CPU lineup. AMD released these CPUs after the game's initial launch, so I'm afraid it's an issue on their end. The issue is on Noveria and on another planet further in the storyline.

    The only workaround is to disable dynamic lighting. It's not pretty, but many people prefer it. Here are instructions on how to do that.

    http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Mass_Effect#People_and_objects_become_black

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I am also facing issues with pixelation of characters on Noveria. As soon as I entered Peak 15 characters became black blobs. I have already gone through all the tips and solutions which should work. But my main problem is even after tweaking the Engine. Console option in BIOinput.ini file and adding the console key command the console option is still not appearing. Have already tried with other key combinations but results are the same. Please help.

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