Mass Effect 2 - PC
Cheat mode:
-----------
Use a text editor to edit the "Coalesced.ini" file in the "\Program Files\Team JPN\
Mass Effect 2\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked" directory. Change the indicated lines in the
file to their new values to unlock the corresponding cheat function.
Effect Original line Modified line
-----------------------------------------------------------------
No reloads - AmmoPerShot=1 - AmmoPerShot=0
Unlimited ammo (1) - bInfiniteAmmo=true - bInfiniteAmmo=false
Extra health - Health=1500 - Health=9500
More Medigel (2) - MaxMedigel=1 - MaxMedigel=9
More probes (3) - MaxProbes=30 - MaxProbes=90
More fuel - MaxFuel=1000 - MaxFuel=3000
Unlimited fuel - FuelEfficiency=1.5 - FuelEfficiency=0.0
(1) Note: There are multiple instances of this line in the file.
(2) Don't go over 9 or you'll crash the game
(3) Don't go over 99 or you'll crash the game
Bonus Experience, Resources, Paragon and Renegade Points:
---------------------------------------------------------
Start a new game in Mass Effect 2 using a profile from Mass Effect (1) and you'll get
the following bonuses:
* Experience Points (an amount based on your previous level, basically you'll start
at Level 2).
* Resources (can be used for weapon and armor upgrades).
* Paragon and Renegade Points (if you have the MAXIMUM amount of either Paragon or
Renegade points from Mass Effect you'll get a bonus number in of the same points
in ME2).
New Game + Bonuses:
-------------------
Mass Effect 2 features a New Game + feature which allows you to play the game a second
time with certain items and stats you accumulated in your first game.
* You get to choose your Loyalty Bonus Skill from the start.
* Your retain Skill Points but can redistribute them.
* Your level and XP carry over; the max level (level cap) is 30.
* Your Renegade/Paragon points are reset to neutral.
* You keep your weapons and armor, but not the upgrades.
Bonus Paragon or Renegade Interruption Points:
----------------------------------------------
During conversations, you may spot a RIGHT or LEFT TRIGGER appear in the top left
portion of the screen. If you hit LEFT TRIGGER when the "wings" logo appears you'll get
Paragon points. If you hit RIGHT TRIGGER when the "star" appears you'll get Renegade
points. You've got to act fast to get the points!
Alternate Costumes/Colors:
--------------------------
Complete a Loyalty mission for a party member to unlock alternate color schemes for
that character.
Unlock Loyalty Skills:
----------------------
Complete the Loyalty missions for each of your party members to unlock their individuals
skills.
Elevators Reference:
--------------------
If you travel around with Tali and Garrus the recurring party members, eventually they
will have a conservation about the elevators. Garrus will remember it fondly remembering
the interesting conservations they had about Quarrians. While Tali gets very upset about
to the point of threatening Garrus with her shotgun to stop.
Easy materials:
---------------
To find some easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threshold,
and look for the three planets hidden in the asteroids. They are all "Rich" planets
with a lot of materials on them to help with your upgrades.
Amusing surveying responses:
----------------------------
Go to the Local Cluster, and survey Uranus. Instead of the usual "Probe Launched"
response, the voice will instead make Uranus jokes such as "Probing Uranus" or
"Really Commander?"
Armor pieces:
-------------
The following armor pieces will appear for purchase after certain points in the game.
-=Helmets=-
N7 Helmet: +5% health.
N7 Breather Helmet: +5% health.
Kuwashii Visor: +10% headshot damage; at Omega.
Death Mask: +10% negotiation bonus; at Tuchanka.
Umbra Visor: +5% power damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
Recon Hood: +5% weapon damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
Sentry Interface: +5% shield strength; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
-=Chest=-
N7 Chestplate: +5% power damage.
Capacitor Chestplate : -10%shields regeneration delay; at Citadel, Omega, or Illium.
Aegis Vest: +5% health; at Citadel.
Shield Harness : +5% shields; at Tuchanka.
-=Shoulders=-
N7 Shoulder Guards: +3% weapon damage.
Amplifier Plates : +5% power damage; at Illium.
Strength Boost Pads: +25% melee damage; at Omega.
Asymmetric Defense Layer: +5% health; at Tuchanka.
-=Arms=-
N7 Gauntlets: +3% health.
Heavy Damping Gauntlets: +5% shields ; at Tuchanka.
Off-Hand Ammo Pack: +10% spare ammo capacity; at Citadel.
Stabilization Gauntlets: +5% weapon damage; at Omega.
-=Legs=-
N7 Greaves: +3% shield strength.
Stimulator Conduits: +10% storm speed; at Omega.
Life Support Webbing: +10% health; at Citadel.
Ordinance Packs: +10% spare heavy weapon ammo; at Omega.
-=Armor Sets=-
Blood Dragon Armor : +15% power damage, +10% shield strength; requires Dragon Age: Origins.
Collector Armor: +10% regeneration, +10% storm speed, +20% health; requires Collector's
Edition.
Rich planets:
-------------
To find easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threshold. Look for
the three planets hidden in the asteroids.
They are all "Rich" planets with a lot of materials to help with upgrades.
Anomalies:
-----------
You can find anomalies when scanning the following planets:
Nebula Cluster Planet
----------------------------------------
Caleston Rift Talava Taitus
Caleston Rift Solveig Sinmara
Crescent Nebula Lusarn Tarith
Crescent Nebula Zelene Helyme
Eagle Nebula Amun Neith
Eagle Nebula Strabo Jarrahe Station
Hades Nexus Sheol Gei Hinnom
HourGlass Nebula Faryar Daratar
HourGlass Nebula Ploitari Zanethu
Minos Wasteland Fortis Aequitas
Omega Nebula Ariniarkan MSV Strontium Mule
Omega Nebula Fathar Lorek
Pylos Nebula Dirada Canalus
Pylos Nebula Nariph MSV Broken Arrow
Rosetta Nebula Enoch Joab
The Shrike Nebula Xe Cha Zada Ban
Sigurd's Cradle Decoris Sanctum
Sigurd's Cradle Skepsis Franklin
Titan Nebula Haskins Capek
Infinite M-920 Cain:
--------------------
After initially firing the M-920 Cain you can keep holding down on the fire button while
hitting reload after every shot. The shots will keep firing during the previous shots'
explosions (within about 2-3 seconds of each other). Remember: the blast can harm you and
your squad mates!
Easter Egg: Probing Uranus:
---------------------------
Head to the Local Cluster and scan Uranus. The first two probes you launch will result
in "unusual" statements from EDI.
Party member Loyalty skills:
----------------------------
Successfully complete a party member's Loyalty mission to unlock their individuals skills
for Shepard. Note: Complete the Advanced Training research upgrade for your ship to be
able to select the skills.
Armor Piercing Ammo: Archangel's Loyalty mission
Biotic Barrier : Jacob's Loyalty mission.
Dominate : Kill Samara during her Loyalty mission and have Morinth replace her.
Fortification : Grunt's Loyalty mission
-----------
Use a text editor to edit the "Coalesced.ini" file in the "\Program Files\Team JPN\
Mass Effect 2\BioGame\Config\PC\Cooked" directory. Change the indicated lines in the
file to their new values to unlock the corresponding cheat function.
Effect Original line Modified line
-----------------------------------------------------------------
No reloads - AmmoPerShot=1 - AmmoPerShot=0
Unlimited ammo (1) - bInfiniteAmmo=true - bInfiniteAmmo=false
Extra health - Health=1500 - Health=9500
More Medigel (2) - MaxMedigel=1 - MaxMedigel=9
More probes (3) - MaxProbes=30 - MaxProbes=90
More fuel - MaxFuel=1000 - MaxFuel=3000
Unlimited fuel - FuelEfficiency=1.5 - FuelEfficiency=0.0
(1) Note: There are multiple instances of this line in the file.
(2) Don't go over 9 or you'll crash the game
(3) Don't go over 99 or you'll crash the game
Bonus Experience, Resources, Paragon and Renegade Points:
---------------------------------------------------------
Start a new game in Mass Effect 2 using a profile from Mass Effect (1) and you'll get
the following bonuses:
* Experience Points (an amount based on your previous level, basically you'll start
at Level 2).
* Resources (can be used for weapon and armor upgrades).
* Paragon and Renegade Points (if you have the MAXIMUM amount of either Paragon or
Renegade points from Mass Effect you'll get a bonus number in of the same points
in ME2).
New Game + Bonuses:
-------------------
Mass Effect 2 features a New Game + feature which allows you to play the game a second
time with certain items and stats you accumulated in your first game.
* You get to choose your Loyalty Bonus Skill from the start.
* Your retain Skill Points but can redistribute them.
* Your level and XP carry over; the max level (level cap) is 30.
* Your Renegade/Paragon points are reset to neutral.
* You keep your weapons and armor, but not the upgrades.
Bonus Paragon or Renegade Interruption Points:
----------------------------------------------
During conversations, you may spot a RIGHT or LEFT TRIGGER appear in the top left
portion of the screen. If you hit LEFT TRIGGER when the "wings" logo appears you'll get
Paragon points. If you hit RIGHT TRIGGER when the "star" appears you'll get Renegade
points. You've got to act fast to get the points!
Alternate Costumes/Colors:
--------------------------
Complete a Loyalty mission for a party member to unlock alternate color schemes for
that character.
Unlock Loyalty Skills:
----------------------
Complete the Loyalty missions for each of your party members to unlock their individuals
skills.
Elevators Reference:
--------------------
If you travel around with Tali and Garrus the recurring party members, eventually they
will have a conservation about the elevators. Garrus will remember it fondly remembering
the interesting conservations they had about Quarrians. While Tali gets very upset about
to the point of threatening Garrus with her shotgun to stop.
Easy materials:
---------------
To find some easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threshold,
and look for the three planets hidden in the asteroids. They are all "Rich" planets
with a lot of materials on them to help with your upgrades.
Amusing surveying responses:
----------------------------
Go to the Local Cluster, and survey Uranus. Instead of the usual "Probe Launched"
response, the voice will instead make Uranus jokes such as "Probing Uranus" or
"Really Commander?"
Armor pieces:
-------------
The following armor pieces will appear for purchase after certain points in the game.
-=Helmets=-
N7 Helmet: +5% health.
N7 Breather Helmet: +5% health.
Kuwashii Visor: +10% headshot damage; at Omega.
Death Mask: +10% negotiation bonus; at Tuchanka.
Umbra Visor: +5% power damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
Recon Hood: +5% weapon damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
Sentry Interface: +5% shield strength; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account.
-=Chest=-
N7 Chestplate: +5% power damage.
Capacitor Chestplate : -10%shields regeneration delay; at Citadel, Omega, or Illium.
Aegis Vest: +5% health; at Citadel.
Shield Harness : +5% shields; at Tuchanka.
-=Shoulders=-
N7 Shoulder Guards: +3% weapon damage.
Amplifier Plates : +5% power damage; at Illium.
Strength Boost Pads: +25% melee damage; at Omega.
Asymmetric Defense Layer: +5% health; at Tuchanka.
-=Arms=-
N7 Gauntlets: +3% health.
Heavy Damping Gauntlets: +5% shields ; at Tuchanka.
Off-Hand Ammo Pack: +10% spare ammo capacity; at Citadel.
Stabilization Gauntlets: +5% weapon damage; at Omega.
-=Legs=-
N7 Greaves: +3% shield strength.
Stimulator Conduits: +10% storm speed; at Omega.
Life Support Webbing: +10% health; at Citadel.
Ordinance Packs: +10% spare heavy weapon ammo; at Omega.
-=Armor Sets=-
Blood Dragon Armor : +15% power damage, +10% shield strength; requires Dragon Age: Origins.
Collector Armor: +10% regeneration, +10% storm speed, +20% health; requires Collector's
Edition.
Rich planets:
-------------
To find easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threshold. Look for
the three planets hidden in the asteroids.
They are all "Rich" planets with a lot of materials to help with upgrades.
Anomalies:
-----------
You can find anomalies when scanning the following planets:
Nebula Cluster Planet
----------------------------------------
Caleston Rift Talava Taitus
Caleston Rift Solveig Sinmara
Crescent Nebula Lusarn Tarith
Crescent Nebula Zelene Helyme
Eagle Nebula Amun Neith
Eagle Nebula Strabo Jarrahe Station
Hades Nexus Sheol Gei Hinnom
HourGlass Nebula Faryar Daratar
HourGlass Nebula Ploitari Zanethu
Minos Wasteland Fortis Aequitas
Omega Nebula Ariniarkan MSV Strontium Mule
Omega Nebula Fathar Lorek
Pylos Nebula Dirada Canalus
Pylos Nebula Nariph MSV Broken Arrow
Rosetta Nebula Enoch Joab
The Shrike Nebula Xe Cha Zada Ban
Sigurd's Cradle Decoris Sanctum
Sigurd's Cradle Skepsis Franklin
Titan Nebula Haskins Capek
Infinite M-920 Cain:
--------------------
After initially firing the M-920 Cain you can keep holding down on the fire button while
hitting reload after every shot. The shots will keep firing during the previous shots'
explosions (within about 2-3 seconds of each other). Remember: the blast can harm you and
your squad mates!
Easter Egg: Probing Uranus:
---------------------------
Head to the Local Cluster and scan Uranus. The first two probes you launch will result
in "unusual" statements from EDI.
Party member Loyalty skills:
----------------------------
Successfully complete a party member's Loyalty mission to unlock their individuals skills
for Shepard. Note: Complete the Advanced Training research upgrade for your ship to be
able to select the skills.
Armor Piercing Ammo: Archangel's Loyalty mission
Biotic Barrier : Jacob's Loyalty mission.
Dominate : Kill Samara during her Loyalty mission and have Morinth replace her.
Fortification : Grunt's Loyalty mission