Ryder sibling facial textures are broken

@Gan_Xodos 

Bioware ended support for Andromeda several years ago. So there wont be any future fixes or patches.

But this sounds like a text book example of problems with game files.

Do you have the game on Steam or on Origin? If Steam, did you also tried to repair the game with Origin?

Do you use any mods?

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Hi, I figured, re: support being ended, but I'm sure it will be useful information for the next game 😉 (hint hint devs of future ME game)

As I said, It's on Origin and I already verified the files.

I don't use mods.

I attached the dxdiag file

I also finally was able to grab a screenshot with the AMD shortcut. :P https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqSyu9NNp2DFupoigfb9vNxuxDfzQA?e=NXuZh4

Cheerio

Good suggestion. Thanks for the eyes on this. I just finished the game anyway. Thoroughly enjoyable and plenty of feels during my last few hours with it. Even with the sibling texture corruption.

Really hoping on some sequels. This game got too much hate at the time. Even kept me from playing it till it was $20 on Origin. (Was busy with other games too but I would have played it earlier.)

Guess I'll just hold on to them saves in the hopes for a direct sequel. Fingers crossed!

@Gan_Xodos 

There is a "RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64" warning about "MassEffectAndromeda.exe", that means that Windows is detecting a possible memory leak on regards to the exe.   

Other than this, the "PLTGC.sys" driver of your Plantronics GameCom 780 Gaming-Headset's microphone is not digitally singed, don't have to mean anything, but by now that is not something that should happening regarding a major device in the chain.

As @sweetpoison0011 mention as well, I saw several occasion where security software or permission issues did hinder the repair option.

You might want to make sure to deactivate the virus scanner or other security software and run Origin or Steam as an Administrator and repair the game again.

Because you said "I tried validating game files" I asume that you used Steam, using Origin to repair the files might be worth a shot too.

@sweetpoison0011 

NP, but I never had a problem with the repair options, neither in Steam nor in Origin, and it is the "less headache" option. 😉

Honestly, if it is still not working after making sure that nothing it blocking it, I would rather asume a hardware problem or that a configuration or save file got corrupted/wrongly edited.

Well, I also have textures for smoke or dust not load on a rare occasion, like outside the Kett Stronghold on Eos during the mission or while landing down on foot in the final mission, I think.

This is definitely a corrupt or missing texture problem in that case. As for the face, I assume there was a bug in recreating the sibling's face based on the facial features I chose for my character. Some rare instance of the parameters chosen not leading to a successful sibling face generation. I don't see how it could be a hardware problem since it's very specific problems I have with just two sets of textures in the entire game.

I never modded or messed with configs. If any of you have the game installed, feel free to try the save game out that I linked and see for yourself. I think I saved it right as the messed up brother's face appears in the mission where you have to play as him.