Mass Effect 2 Details :)

[Yukikaze]

I got bad news my Mass effect is messed up big time i went to a planet and its just black ground with the objects on it and its a planet where there a main mission i think there is water on it because i randomly keep dieing in my mako.

its the planet with the pipe line and tunnels with geth

There's Lava there, not water, and I was having that same issue at some point as well on my HD4870X2. I found out it was a CF related issue, a newer driver solved it for me. It was like half a year ago, though. Try latest drivers.

 

[roast]

ME2 looks interesting...
I have'nt played ME1 yet, but I think I will soon.

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

sadly the game got leaked for pc today and 360 yesterday, so everyone who bought the game has to wait while people who steal it get it a week early, and are playing it now.

but thats the case nowadays, everything keeps getting leaked lol,

Probably buggy as hell. Laced with trojans or purposely injected glitch. Nothing beats legit

 

[Yukikaze]

Probably buggy as hell. Laced with trojans or purposely injected glitch. Nothing beats legit

I hope it eats a bunch of windows installations...

Bioware deserves the money for this thing!

 

[xBruce88x]

i just finished playing ME1 again last night, can't wait to get ME2... sadly i won't be pre-ordering... have to save money for truck repairs

 

[KainXS]

a friend of mine who works at gamestop got to use the game early and says the joystick support is still nonexistant and aa is still broken and the game looks almost exactly like mass effect 1, ima try to get him to hook me up with a copy early if his boss lets him get another.

 

[freaksavior]

pre-ordered xbox 360 version today little brother is so excited haha

 

[HookeyStreet]

pre-ordered xbox 360 version today little brother is so excited haha

LOL, I got the 360 version today I havent played it yet because Im too engrossed with Darksiders

 

[freaksavior]

My 360 fricken broke! now i have to buy the games

 

[KainXS]

what?????

your 360 broke and now you have to buy games


I am confused

 

[mdsx1950]

I hope it eats a bunch of windows installations...

Bioware deserves the money for this thing!

I'd say Hell Yeah Bioware deserves it.

 

[mdsx1950]

Update #26

Mass Effect got a fantastic review from IGN. Damn its so awesome. Cant wait now!! Check it out :

http://pc.ign.com/articles/106/1063044p1.html

Ratings :

10 - Presentation
Clean and sophisticated. Brilliant and cinematic.

9.5 - Graphics
Exceptional artistic direction and a top notch-technical showcase.

10 - Sound
Martin Sheen steals the show, even amidst all of the outstanding voice acting and music.

9.5 - Gameplay
Tight mechanics, thrilling combat, and deep role-playing. The design is unparalleled.

10 - Lasting Appeal
A remarkable achievement in adapting a story to your decisions. It creates amazing replay value.


OVERALL : 9.6 (Incredible)
(out of 10 / not an average)


And also join the Official ME2 Fan page on Facebook. Thats if your already not a fan

http://www.facebook.com/masseffect

 

[TVman]

no AA

 

[KainXS]

I was able to get it early,(even though I had to pay 5 bucks extra) I have only played for like 5 minutes but the game performs very very good on my budget pc, up to 1920x1080 with even a 8800GS@840/1900/2000, it runs with no problem and the game does look a little better but if you want to use a joystick you can use xpadder and that will work but I can't get AA to work either.

the game looks better than crysis in some spots especially when you start and look at the planet doing the spacewalk.

also, there is alot of buzz that people who play the 360 version early might face bans, careful . . . . .

screenshot from my budget pc

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might play it later, I just picked up darksiders while I was gettin this and am really into it.

 

[freaksavior]

what?????

your 360 broke and now you have to buy games


I am confused

I bought very few games in the last year or two.

I bought, borderlands, and resident evil and mass effect 1 thats it.

The rest, out of the 100+ games i have, i "borrowed"

 

[HookeyStreet]

I was able to get it early,(even though I had to pay 5 bucks extra) I have only played for like 5 minutes but the game performs very very good on my budget pc, up to 1920x1080 with even a 8800GS@840/1900/2000, it runs with no problem and the game does look a little better but if you want to use a joystick you can use xpadder and that will work but I can't get AA to work either.

the game looks better than crysis in some spots especially when you start and look at the planet doing the spacewalk.

also, there is alot of buzz that people who play the 360 version early might face bans, careful . . . . .

screenshot from my budget pc

Spoiler

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might play it later, I just picked up darksiders while I was gettin this and am really into it.

The games simply awesome (I had a litle go earlier - 360 version). As for bannings, they wont be banning anymore consoles until next November, as its what they do EVERY year

 

[JJ-Sheridan]

... but I can't get AA to work either.

It's possible to activate AA. Just rename MassEffect2.exe in to UT3.exe and force AA in driver. Start game from UT3.exe, not from launcher.
Good luck.

 

[DaveK]

What is it with 360 games constantly getting leaked like 1-2 weeks before release? Seems to happen a lot. GTA IV, Forza 3 and MW2 are some examples off the top of my head. I remember thinking, fuck this is gonna be a slow week. It would be awesome if they released the game earlier if it leaked, then I'd get them faster.

And then people play them while logged into Xbox Live :shadedshu

 

[Yukikaze]

Damn you

Even i feel like getting it off a torrent just to try it out. But since im getting the original soon. Im waiting..

I am checking steam every hour or so to see when it becomes available for pre-load so I can play it the moment it unlocks

BTW, does anyone know how much graphics horsepower does it demand to run ? Essentially, how much heavier, GPU-wise, it is when compared to the original ME ?

I have a buddy who's on a triple-core phenom but still chugging along with a X1900XT, and he's asking whether he should consider a new GPU...

 

[mdsx1950]

I am checking steam every hour or so to see when it becomes available for pre-load so I can play it the moment it unlocks

BTW, does anyone know how much graphics horsepower does it demand to run ? Essentially, how much heavier, GPU-wise, it is when compared to the original ME ?

I have a buddy who's on a triple-core phenom but still chugging along with a X1900XT, and he's asking whether he should consider a new GPU...

Your friend should do fine on the X1900XT. He'll have to play it with no AA and at about Trilenear settings and about 720P res. He should be able to handle it well if he ran the ME1 well. The X19xx are pretty powerful though they are old. Nothing compared to the modern 4/5 series but can handle games well. I benchmark games on my 2nd rig and it has been doing well so far. You can find the specs in my signature area. My 2nd rig has a X1950GT which is not as good as the X1900XT but it still runs games at ok frames like i can play COD4, GRID, Mass Effect, Batman AA etc at full graphics without AA and at 1360x768 resolution at about 30 fps.

You might wanna check these two links out as well:

Graphics Comparison - ME1 and ME2


ME 2 Benchmarks

 

[Yukikaze]

Your friend should do fine on the X1900XT. He'll have to play it with no AA and at about Trilenear settings and about 720P res. He should be able to handle it well if he ran the ME1 well. The X19xx are pretty powerful though they are old. Nothing compared to the modern 4/5 series but can handle games well. I benchmark games on my 2nd rig and it has been doing well so far. You can find the specs in my signature area. My 2nd rig has a X1950GT which is not as good as the X1900XT but it still runs games at ok frames like i can play COD4, GRID, Mass Effect, Batman AA etc at full graphics without AA and at 1360x768 resolution at about 30 fps.

You might wanna check these two links out as well:

Graphics Comparison - ME1 and ME2


ME 2 Benchmarks

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, he got himself a brand new 24" monitor, so that X1900XT ain't gonna pull ME2. Time for him to jump on the HD5770 bandwagon.

 

[mdsx1950]

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, he got himself a brand new 24" monitor, so that X1900XT ain't gonna pull ME2. Time for him to jump on the HD5770 bandwagon.

Haha good for him. I too need a good huge monitor since im wasting my 5970s power on 1360x768 Res. I want to go for a full HD screen. Currently both my rigs are fixed to my Samsung 943swx on Analog and the other on Digital. But sometimes i fix my rig to my TV but that too has a 1360x768 res lol but its 32".

And the 5770 is splendid card. Your friend is gonna have fun this year.

 

[KainXS]

the only time I have seen the fps drop even with a old GS is when in the new normandy on the command center, but if I turn the AF down to 8X then it runs at 60+fps pretty much all the time, the game runs good, really good, but there are a few bugs is you hide behind a wall and you move away correctly you can float in the air and you have to reload the game from the last save, its easiest to do on the second mission though in a certain area.

anybody got aa working, I tried it on my GS and my GTX280 and I borrowed my friends HD5850 and couldn't get it working, If I rename the exe the game won't load. . . . . .

 

[Mussels]

got ME2 now

game is sweeeeeeet

pity no AA

(waiting for Cat 10.1 - custom crossfire profiles = force AA? without needing to change CCC defaults?)

 

[pr0n Inspector]

196.21, masseffect2.exe, override, 4x, works.

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