Re: Characters become black polygons

I did as you said but but I can't open the command line with the tilde key. Perhaps I did something wrong somewhere? (I accepted it as the solution because I know it should work)

@jariahxsynn

You ConsoleKey=Tilde entry in the "BioInput.ini" must look exactly like this: (the two other lines are irrelevant)

You did saved the "BioInput.ini"?

If you use a non US\English Keyboard use the "Tab" key instead.

Thanks alot, turns out I had the command in the wrong spot.

@jariahxsynn

You're welcome, have fun gaming.

Alternatively, you can use this mod to fix the issue (without having to disable lighting, which does look kinda ugly).:

http://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/mods/71/?

Simple drag&drop install too. Adds other visual enhancements aswell.

Update: The problem still occurs on the new AMD Ryzen CPUs.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/5xz4fu/no_spoilers_fyi_about_amd_ryzen_and_mass_effect_1/

This thread also recommends the mod @Vellu78 linked to.

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@Fred_vdp wrote:

Update: The problem still occurs on the new AMD Ryzen CPUs.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/5xz4fu/no_spoilers_fyi_about_amd_ryzen_and_mass_effect_1/

This thread also recommends the mod @Vellu78 linked to.

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Yup, I would imagine it would. No reason AMD suddenly added back obsolete 3DNow! instruction sets (which is what is causing the issue with 2010 or newer AMD CPU's). I have myself FX9590 and the mod takes care of the issue nicely.

Thank you, that helped a lot, getting through the game