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Saphadaeus's avatar
3 years ago
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[Old Report] Mass Effect 2 Missing Add-Ons

mass effect 2 (original) dlc not appearing on ea launcher.

i purchased mass effect 2 recently, and when i browsed add-ons at the time, there were 3 pages of them. the game came with cerberus network and the associated add-ons, but now when i check the mass effect 2 page, there is no add-ons tab. (typically the page would have an overview/add-ons toggle in the corner) the website the game redirects you to for dlc (go.bioware.com) no longer appears operational. please help.

(cm edit - updated thread)

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    3 years ago

    @Saphadaeus 

    • Go here.
    • On the right side of the screen look for "Releases 4" > click on "+ 3 releases"
    • Download the Zip > unpack > Put the "binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll" into the folder listed below.
    • Mass Effect 1: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 2: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 2\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 3: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32'.

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  • Saphadaeus's avatar
    Saphadaeus
    3 years ago

    Can you give me instructions on downloading it? I want to make sure I’m getting it from a safe, reputable source. Also I’m not used to github, or how to download stuff from it.

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @Saphadaeus 

    • Go here.
    • On the right side of the screen look for "Releases 4" > click on "+ 3 releases"
    • Download the Zip > unpack > Put the "binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll" into the folder listed below.
    • Mass Effect 1: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 2: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 2\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 3: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32'.
  • Saphadaeus's avatar
    Saphadaeus
    3 years ago

    My issue has been resolved. All I had to do was purchase the game again (at a discount) because apparently when I purchased the game the first time, it was right before the dlc was de-listed from the app store, and bundled with the main game. I had to purchase the game a second time in order to get that dlc bundle, and now all the previously missing dlc is installed, and working properly.

  • ooph3's avatar
    ooph3
    3 years ago

    @Saphadaeus How did you manage to combine the savegames/DLC from your two purchases? Or did you just redo everything in the second purchase


    @Saphadaeus wrote:

    My issue has been resolved. All I had to do was purchase the game again (at a discount) because apparently when I purchased the game the first time, it was right before the dlc was de-listed from the app store, and bundled with the main game. I had to purchase the game a second time in order to get that dlc bundle, and now all the previously missing dlc is installed, and working properly.


  • Beriksbait's avatar
    Beriksbait
    2 years ago

    @Saphadaeus 

    • Go here.
    • On the right side of the screen look for "Releases 4" > click on "+ 3 releases"
    • Download the Zip > unpack > Put the "binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll" into the folder listed below.
    • Mass Effect 1: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 2: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 2\Binaries'.
      Mass Effect 3: copy binkw23.dll and binkw32.dll to 'Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32'.


    This solved my problem accessing the DLC content in the game. Thank you!

  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 years ago

    Hey Everyone,

    As this thread is a bit old at this point, things have changed and been updated, we are going to lock this down so that we can prevent any necro-posting.

    If you run into any further issues please create a new thread or add your information to an existing thread so that we can begin tracking accordingly!

    Cheers!

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