All of these potential "fixes" are absolutely ludicrous for a AAA game company releasing games that (tho updated) are still 5-10 years old...games that use to run fine on every platform. So disappointing.
New technical improvements, new problems.
I understand the frustration, I however see the whole thing a bit differently.
The AVX problem is not Bioware's fault, there are clear minimum system requirements for the game, and any processor that has this problem is significantly older than the required CPUs.
Overprotective virus scanners or not configuring the "Controlled Folder Access" properly is also not Bioware's responsibility.
That leaves the regional problem, and that is indeed Bioware's fault, but there are such bugs in every game, from every manufacturer, always.
There will never be a computer game without bugs, simply impossible with all the different system configurations out there.
Imho, this is just a normal launch.
And from the little I could see by now, because I spend too much time on this board it seems, 😉 the MELE is absolutely worth it.
I've tried everything that it's in this post, and It didn't work and i don't know why. Anyone know something?
Hello fellow Mass Effect fans,
Typed Windows Security>Ransomware Protection>Controlled File Protection.
I had make sure Origin client and MELE were in Allow List. Exited Origin Client; restarted Origin Client.
ME Launcher menu with all 3 games is now working!
Sbfly
Yup tried everything, nothing works so far. Only the AVX Solution i did not try, but i have an i9 9900k so that cant be the problem.
Please create a DxDiag in text file format and post it with your next reply.
If you use Windows 7 also go to your Reliability monitor > Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time and copy and paste or type "perfmon /rel" (without the quotes) in the new Window > hit “ENTER” and look if it has entries for the game you have trouble with.
If yes double click at the last entry for the game executable, copy the info to the clipboard, and save it to a text file.
You can attach the DxDiag text file you created (and the “Reliability monitor” text file as well) to your post in the “Reply” window with the “Choose File” button.
Same issue here, see my post here but linking to it in this post as well:
@holger1405 "The AVX problem is not Bioware's fault, there are clear minimum system requirements"
And the I7 processors without AVX have enough power to run Mass Effect Legendary twice at the same time.
If Bioware says the game should only work on a Commodore 64, or it should only work with 7x12.5ghz, then it's their fault, it would be their decision.
AVX only is not useful or necessary. See for example cyberpunk.
I'm sure we will get patches for all the problems here in the next few weeks and months. Selling an unfinished product is not customer-friendly (and that with a 15 year old game for full price).
@holger1405"The AVX problem is not Bioware's fault"
It absolutely is Bioware's fault. If it's not their fault the implemented a requirement for AVX support, then who's fault is it?
CP2077 had AVX requirements that cratered it on a lot of PCs (including myself). CDPR removed the requirement in a patch and it was fixed. I happily finished that game (which is a much more system taxing game then these games will EVER be) on my "old" CPU at a comfortable 50 fps with everything turned on but 4K and ray tracing.
If it can be done in that game, there's zero excuse it can't be done in this game if AVX is actually the problem that A LOT of people are having.
Edit: AVX in the launcher is a massive problem. I downloaded the homemade launcher here and ME1 launches and runs beautifully. It's absurd that some random guy on the internet has to fix Bioware's dumb choices of including AVX in the launcher for no reason.
It is Bioware's fault though. If a company is going to remaster a game, then they should have playtested the game and fixed the glaring issues.
When a game won't launch on a large number of computers at launch because of folder access permissions and regional settings it's downright embarrassing.
It means that their QA testing was pathetic.
This entire debacle smacks of EA farming out the work to a small cheap company without the experience to get a PC game working reliably so that EA can make a quick buck reselling the game to people.
Had the problem that the games won't start on Origins. Have tried all solution, game repair, deaktivate cloud and so on. Nothing helps.
Found it out by myself. Right near the "Play" Button is a gear weel, click on that, click on Game-Settings, there deaktivate the Origins Overlay. Worked for me!
