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Jon0fClay
4 years ago
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Resetting settings

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I'm experiencing an issue that I couldn't find anywhere else. It happens in ME2 and ME3. Every time I restart the game it resets the controls settings, meaning that the mouse sensitivity is put back to default at 50% and mouse dampening turns on. The same thing happens to Vsync that turns on as well.

I tried to solve this thinking that the save file was being overridden by One Drive, but that turned out not to be the case. I am using EA Desktop to launch the game, tried to repair it via Origin with no avail as well. 

What could it possibly be? Is it a bug? I can play the game normally but is kind of annoying to need to change the settings every time I want to play the game.

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  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    4 years ago

    @Jon0fClay 

    Did you set the "GamerSettings.ini" to read only?

    If not it will be overwritten at any game start.

    Try this first.

    • Make sure Origin and Steam are closed.
    • Go to your "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME2\BioGame" folder.
      (Steam: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME2\BioGame" )
    • Move the "Config" folder to your desktop.
    • Start the game from the MassEfect2.exe running the exe as Administrator. (Right click the exe > Run as Administrator.)
    • Apply your settings.
    • Test.

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    holger1405
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    4 years ago

    @Jon0fClay

    All other settings you changed from default don't reset?

    Is this also happening if you start the game with Origin?

    Do you use any mods?

  • Jon0fClay's avatar
    Jon0fClay
    4 years ago

    No, just these settings reset, any other graphical settings including resolution remain the same.

    Yes, it also happens when I start the game with Origin.

    No, I do not use any mods.

    I tried to add a command line to GamerSettings.ini inside the game folder to turn off mouse dampening, but that does not work either.

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    4 years ago

    @Jon0fClay 

    Did you set the "GamerSettings.ini" to read only?

    If not it will be overwritten at any game start.

    Try this first.

    • Make sure Origin and Steam are closed.
    • Go to your "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME2\BioGame" folder.
      (Steam: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME2\BioGame" )
    • Move the "Config" folder to your desktop.
    • Start the game from the MassEfect2.exe running the exe as Administrator. (Right click the exe > Run as Administrator.)
    • Apply your settings.
    • Test.
  • Jon0fClay's avatar
    Jon0fClay
    4 years ago

    Yesterday I was messing with some settings in the game, and all of a sudden, the settings remained the same after a restart. Apparently the "read only" in GamerSettings.ini did the trick, I do not know for certain.

    Did not report it earlier because I wanted to test the game first after a full shutdown of the PC. And the settings remained as I changed. I do not know what was the cause, and only tested it in ME3, as I already finished ME2.

    I'd like to thank for your support in this issue, I'm glad it's resolved.

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