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McAttack069
10 months ago

[PC] MEA Console Command Issues - can't find Config folder/file or BIOInput

I have this game in my EA library and have played it a number of times.  I wa looking for where these files or folders were located.  My target path is C:\Program Files\EA Games\Mass Effect Andromeda and neither the folders or files are here.  I also have a folder in my documents folder This PC >Documents>Bioware>Mass Effect Adromeda.  I down load the game from my EA library and it installs it so I have no way to tell it what location on my PC to install it to.  The game runs fine.  Do these folders/Files no longer reside on my PC?

I was playing around and wanted to enable a cheat in the console command to "fly"..Thought it would be cool.  It would not work using the ~ key.  When I type "list" I only get the options shown on the attached file.  

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  • McAttack069's avatar
    McAttack069
    10 months ago

    Also, I'm not sure if this is part of this also but I get the following error message when I go to launch the game.

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    10 months ago

    @McAttack069 

    In your EA app library > click the dot menu on the MEA cover > properties.
    There you can see where the game is installed.

  • McAttack069's avatar
    McAttack069
    10 months ago

    @holger1405 The game is located in the OS (C🙂>Program FIles>EA Games>Mass Effect Andromeda folder as noted before.
    There is no Config folder or file here. There is no Coalesced_INT.bin file here and there is no BIOinput file here.

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    10 months ago

    @McAttack069 

    Andromeda is a Frostbyte engine game, it is not using the Unreal engine files like coalesced.bin older Mass Effect games or the MELE use.

    You can open the console with the ~ (Tilde) key (Englisch - USA, international keyboard) without changing any files as you already discovered.
    But the old commands the previous games used will not work and the Frostbyte engine console will not allow you to give yourself items or unlock stuff, teleporting or flying is afaik also not possible.

  • McAttack069's avatar
    McAttack069
    10 months ago

    Thanks.  At least I know it's nothing I was doing wrong.  Any assistance regarding the error message I've been getting? 

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    10 months ago

    @McAttack069 

    This error can have many reasons.

    Did you restarted your PC? (Not just shut down and started again, a real "Restart")

    Did you restarted your router?

    Security software blocking the conection or botched Windows permissions might also cause it.

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