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Mass Effect 2 |OT2| The Den Of Xenophiles
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ElectricBanquet
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I'm really hoping there is. I played through the game on a copy that I borrowed from a friend, so I was playing it with no DLC at all (not even the free DLC you get with a new copy), and I'm pretty anti-DLC anyway, so I think it'd be worth it to me to wait to buy a version like that and play through again with all the extra content.APZonerunner said:
Z_Y
Member
This has probably been mentioned before but I just wanted to give a heads up for those OCD about achievements and trophies. If you do Overlord before the Firewalker: research assignment (when you first get the Hammerhead and get a tutorial on how to operate it)...know that you are supposed to drive over those little yellow targets and hold Y to gather the data packets during the Hammerhead segments of Overlord.
I had no idea I what those yellow markers were when I played through Overlord. Now that Ive completed it I cant go back and land on the planet. Not a big deal but it was an easy achievement that is easy to miss for good if you unknowingly play those missions out of order.
I can honestly say that those two pieces of DLC were the best DLC purchases I have ever made. I'm not big on single player campaign DLC because once it is over...it is over. I'd rather dump money on a map pack that I can get a lot of replay on. However, both of these may have changed my mind on how I think about DLC. It was like renting a good movie. Well worth it, imo. (Doesn't hurt that I got them dirt cheap though)
True. I must have hit the save cap and was just overwriting my last save (I'm a save whore). Since this happened...I've been going back and overwriting earlier saves instead of the later ones. I probably still have one pre-Overlord I can dig up.
I had no idea I what those yellow markers were when I played through Overlord. Now that Ive completed it I cant go back and land on the planet. Not a big deal but it was an easy achievement that is easy to miss for good if you unknowingly play those missions out of order.
Mifune said:
I can honestly say that those two pieces of DLC were the best DLC purchases I have ever made. I'm not big on single player campaign DLC because once it is over...it is over. I'd rather dump money on a map pack that I can get a lot of replay on. However, both of these may have changed my mind on how I think about DLC. It was like renting a good movie. Well worth it, imo. (Doesn't hurt that I got them dirt cheap though)
Stallion Free said:
True. I must have hit the save cap and was just overwriting my last save (I'm a save whore). Since this happened...I've been going back and overwriting earlier saves instead of the later ones. I probably still have one pre-Overlord I can dig up.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
True OCD achievement whores make saves prior to the start of the DLC and read up about the achievements before hand.
jcm said:
Awesome!
Amazon's bonus credits probably have bought me 2 full new games this past year, all with release day delivery. <3 Amazon.
Though to be honest, I feel like I should still wait for a collectors edition because I most likely am definitely going to throw down for one (which will be my FIRST ever).
BritBloke916
Member
OK, this is getting ridiculous. Where is the PS3 patch?!! I guess with a game as vast as this one it takes a long time to do proper QA, but I was under the impression that it was submitted to Sony weeks ago...
I'm sick and tired of my MaleShep having a picture of Kaiden on his desk when Kaiden is alive and well on Horizon (I chose for Shepard to romance Ashley, then be forced to leave her to die - just thought it made a more interesting backstory). That whole reunion scene was already homoerotic enough having without a picture of the guy in my bedroom!
Obviously, hearing that the patch will also reduce some of the loading times and eliminate the save game bugs that have been reported is great... but mostly I just don't want Kaiden eyeing me lovingly from my desk anymore!
I'm sick and tired of my MaleShep having a picture of Kaiden on his desk when Kaiden is alive and well on Horizon (I chose for Shepard to romance Ashley, then be forced to leave her to die - just thought it made a more interesting backstory). That whole reunion scene was already homoerotic enough having without a picture of the guy in my bedroom!
Obviously, hearing that the patch will also reduce some of the loading times and eliminate the save game bugs that have been reported is great... but mostly I just don't want Kaiden eyeing me lovingly from my desk anymore!
Barrow Roll
Member
PC or 360?Sai said:
brandonh83
Banned
How long is the Shadow Broker DLC?
360. I've got all the programs mentioned in that Bioware thread, I think it's a matter of hardware--or rather, what I'm using to connect that hardware, because my 360's HDD isn't being recognized. When they said transfer cable, I automatically assumed it was the transfer cables that Microsoft bundles in with their larger HDDs.Barrow Roll said:
I'm wrong, right?
Barrow Roll
Member
It's been a few months since I dicked around with save editing. All of my bookmarks are at home and I'm at work right now. When I get home I'll take a look at it again and see if I can help you out. I never used a transfer cable and I don't think you need one if you have a USB stick.Sai said:360. I've got all the programs mentioned in that Bioware thread, I think it's a matter of hardware--or rather, what I'm using to connect that hardware, because my 360's HDD isn't being recognized. When they said transfer cable, I automatically assumed it was the transfer cables that Microsoft bundles in with their larger HDDs.
I'm wrong, right?
AmericanNinja
Banned
Man I just beat my first play through on insanity
what did I do wrong?
and everyone survived but Mordin
Narpas Sword0
Member
Trick_GSF said:
How the hell did you play this game for 70 hours? My insanity run with 100% completion was sub-40
Narpas Sword0
Member
AmericanNinja said:Man I just beat my first play through on insanitywhat did I do wrong?and everyone survived but Mordin
That always happens, just put him in your party for the last part to avoid it.
AmericanNinja said:Man I just beat my first play through on insanitywhat did I do wrong?and everyone survived but Mordin
I played on hardcore and the exact same thing happened to me, all ship upgrades completed and all crew members were loyal. That didn't jive with me so I looked it up, turns out you have to send him back with the crew as the escort for him to survive. Doesn't make sense to me but it worked when I tried it.
AmericanNinja said:Man I just beat my first play through on insanitywhat did I do wrong?and everyone survived but Mordin
Let me take a guess: For whatever reasons, you didn't leave two of these three people on the line:
Zaeed
Grunt
Garrus
Zaeed
Grunt
Garrus
Ramma2 said:
While that is one way, it is not the only way.
Lostconfused
Member
Still can't believe I avoided that whole Mordin deal on my first play through.
WrenchNinja
Member
It is true indeed.lucius said:
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Sai said:
The GUI will allow squadmates to have an extra power (like Shepard), so yeah.
If you in the mood to try it you can add a really interesting squadmate early
Legion
lucius said:
Yeah, it's easier with a new game. With a NG+ they are at your level and you don't have any weapon upgrades until you eventually get the chance to upgrade them. So it makes it really tough to start.
AmericanNinja
Banned
Narpas Sword0 said:
Ramma2 said:
Patryn said:
Thanks guys! I went back and
sent Mordin on the escort mission
Delicious~MrTroubleMaker said:
Do they have 8 slots like Shepard? Or are you only limited to one additional power each?
Very interesting. I don't know if I want to use
Legion early
Reaper IFF timer
Legion
it's loyalty mission, and the Suicide Mission.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Just one.Sai said:
I made a "test" playthough and had
Legion
It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it
Does anybody have a list of the names of all the weapons as they appear in the save editor? For example, that new pistol with the laser sight is called "SFXGameContentDLC_Pistol.SFXWeapon_LaserPistol".
Lookin' for the Cerberus Shotgun in particular, but if there's a list with all of them, that'd be nice too... Powers too!
I tried giving Warp and Throw to Jacob and Miranda respectively. I did it the same way I did for Shepard, but they're not showing up on neither the Power Wheel or Squad sub-menu. What am I doing wrong here? Is it the Wheel Display Index #? I left it at 0 as I did for Shepard's second bonus power.
Does anybody have a list of the names of all the weapons as they appear in the save editor? For example, that new pistol with the laser sight is called "SFXGameContentDLC_Pistol.SFXWeapon_LaserPistol".
Lookin' for the Cerberus Shotgun in particular, but if there's a list with all of them, that'd be nice too... Powers too!
I tried giving Warp and Throw to Jacob and Miranda respectively. I did it the same way I did for Shepard, but they're not showing up on neither the Power Wheel or Squad sub-menu. What am I doing wrong here? Is it the Wheel Display Index #? I left it at 0 as I did for Shepard's second bonus power.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Here is a list of weapons and other stuff http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Mass_Effect_2_PC_Tweaks_and_Cheats
Powers and stuff in this post http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/128/index/2277020
I have the PC version and a heavily modified Coalesced.ini, so I don't know if it's possible to add squadpowers on the 360. Never really tried it, just assumed because of the extra slot on the GUI.
edit: doesn't look like the Cerberus shotgun is listed on that page, here it is
SFXGameContentDLC_PRE_Cerberus.SFXWeapon_CerberusShotgun
Powers and stuff in this post http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/128/index/2277020
I have the PC version and a heavily modified Coalesced.ini, so I don't know if it's possible to add squadpowers on the 360. Never really tried it, just assumed because of the extra slot on the GUI.
edit: doesn't look like the Cerberus shotgun is listed on that page, here it is
SFXGameContentDLC_PRE_Cerberus.SFXWeapon_CerberusShotgun
brandonh83
Banned
Just finished Overlord and Shadow Broker today.
I liked Overlord in general, but I'm not a fan of the Hammerhead at all especially when it comes to combat. Even on easier settings you pretty much get assploded as soon as some turrets lock onto you and that caused some severe frustration.
Story wise it was really cool and even kind of creepy. The end of it was great.
Shadow Broker... Christ. There's a lot of praise for it, and for good reason. Very, very well done. Exciting, interesting, lengthy. The rainy atmosphere on Illium was amazing and the combat tune really stuck out. I hope the scenarios in ME3 are even close to as well done as this one.
Hard to get enough of this game, really.
I liked Overlord in general, but I'm not a fan of the Hammerhead at all especially when it comes to combat. Even on easier settings you pretty much get assploded as soon as some turrets lock onto you and that caused some severe frustration.
Story wise it was really cool and even kind of creepy. The end of it was great.
Shadow Broker... Christ. There's a lot of praise for it, and for good reason. Very, very well done. Exciting, interesting, lengthy. The rainy atmosphere on Illium was amazing and the combat tune really stuck out. I hope the scenarios in ME3 are even close to as well done as this one.
Hard to get enough of this game, really.
CrunchyFrog
Member
Early purchase bonus ends this week. Is the extra DLC worth it or should I wait a little bit for a price drop? I do wanna get it eventually, at the very least before ME3 releases, but I've already got a backlog and don't wanna buy now only to really get into 2-3 months later.
xKilltheMx
Member
CrunchyFrog said:
Download the DLC now, then delete it if you need the space. After this it should be on your download list and you'll be able to redownload it.
edit: btw you dont need to have the game to DL the content, anybody can DL the free stuff from the PS Store.
Completed the game last week for the first time and had a blast very awesome game, towards the end when it's time to
Finished my Insanity run yesterday and went through the
go to the Omega 4 relay, I didn't go right away and found out what that means for my crew everything else went perfectly
everything else went perfectlyFinished my Insanity run yesterday and went through the
Omega 4 relay right away and saved my crew but for whatever reason Tali died at the end! I couldn't have that so I replayed it and had her in my party at the end and everyone survived.
I couldn't have that so I replayed it and had her in my party at the end and everyone survived.EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
CrunchyFrog said:
Is this for PSN? Because the only extra pack really worth buying is the Firepower pack, as the guns are pretty cool (if overpowered). Everything else is hit or miss.
If you're talking about DLC on another platform, then get Shadow Broker at least. Its essential Mass Effect gaming.
ColonelColon
Member
According to a user at the Bioware forums, the PS3 patch added 3 trophies for a new DLC add-on called "Arrival". Others have said that this isn't a hoax. Here's the trophy descriptions:
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7528/img6373f.jpg
Based on the title of the DLC, I'm guessing that this takes place after the suicide mission.
The Ultimate Sacrifice
- Complete the Arrival DLC
Last Stand
-Survive all five waves in the battle for Object Rho
Covert Action
-Rescue Dr. Amanda Kenson without attracting hostile attention.
- Complete the Arrival DLC
Last Stand
-Survive all five waves in the battle for Object Rho
Covert Action
-Rescue Dr. Amanda Kenson without attracting hostile attention.
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7528/img6373f.jpg
Based on the title of the DLC, I'm guessing that this takes place after the suicide mission.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
ColonelColon said:
If true, that name fits in with the very last Cerberus Daily News report we got before it went offline.
"Historians and astronomers alike are abuzz tonight over a new paper published by Dr. Amanda Kenson of the University of Arcturus. Her team claims that by testing the dust trapped in the gravity wells around a mass relay, and comparing its composition to that of dust clouds in the same system, scientists can create a timeline of when the relay passed through the dust. Her conclusion? Only a small fraction of the mass effect relays date back 50,000 years, she writes, The majority are far older, indicating they were created by a species predating even the Protheans. Dr. Aurana TMeles of the University of Serrice met the information with skepticism: While Dr. Kensons methods appear sound, the asari tried a similar procedure centuries ago and discounted it. What civilization could have spanned the galaxy for not thousands, but millions of years? If this were the case, we should have found mountains of evidence of their passing. Where is this species now?"
CrunchyFrog
Member
Oh wow didn't realize that. Seems kinda silly on Sony's part, mmm?xKilltheMx said:
ukresistance
Banned
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