I found a solution to it (it worked for me).
In binaries directory:
Rename MassEffect2.exe as MassEffect2Launcher.exe
Rename ME2Game.exe as MassEffect2.exe
Now It Works fine and it can import Mass Effect 1 saves.
Hope work for everyone.
Hello Commander(s),
This happened to me a few minutes ago.
It is not necessary to completely uninstall ME2 and reinstall it. There is a quicker way to do the workaround (took me 5 minutes).
If you're experiencing this error, go into the game folder (by default on windows 7: C:/Program files (x86)/Origin Games/Mass Effect 2)
Enter the folder named "Binaries" and permanently delete the "MassEffect2Config.exe" file. Then go back to the original game folder and permanently delete the folder named "data" (make sure Origin is closed).
Afterwards, launch Origin, right-click on the Mass Effect 2 icon and select "Repair Install". Let the repair tool fullfill his task (should'nt be very long).
Then, proceed to manually copy the saves from ME1 as indicated in the previous message from pudsley.
(Copy the content of the folder "Documents/BioWare/Mass Effect/Save" into "Documents/BioWare/Mass Effect 2/Save/ME1")
When it's done, launch Mass Effect 2 (use local data when asked by Origin), hopefully this issue should be fixed. It worked on my end.
Happy Reaper hunt.
I just had the same exact problem as everyone else.
I tried eachems' steps, but they did not work for me.
I tried the following steps, and they did work:
@Brutalistanbul wrote:I found a solution to it (it worked for me).
In binaries directory:
Rename MassEffect2.exe as MassEffect2Launcher.exe
Rename ME2Game.exe as MassEffect2.exe
Now It Works fine and it can import Mass Effect 1 saves.
Hope work for everyone.
For anyone else, I would simply try the solution by eachems or by brutalinstanbul...eachems' process took us about 12 minutes, but it didn't work....the process by brutalinstanbul took less than 5 minutes and it did work.
Thx for the help from everyone and good luck with your solution.
-Troy & Spike
Well, this worked.
Kind of.
Now it won't let me play the DLCs.
Well, I figured why Origin won't validate the DLCs.
Seems like all my purchases from last year, except for the trilogy itself, reverted to "Processing".
Breaking the laucher wasn't enough, you had to go and steal my DLCs, just in case I figured a way around the launcher thing.
Good show!
