Mass Effect Andromeda: To Boldly Go

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Make sure it's plugged in. Turn it off, then on again. Contact customer support.

If all of that fails, you already bought the game. Just "pirate" it. They tend to actually work.

All the customer service stuff just points me to the patches that won't download!

[SangoProduction]

All the customer service stuff just points me to the patches that won't download!

Ding ding ding. I think you noticed the common trend with the suggestions in that line lol. Aside from being steps that should be taken in chronological order.

I bought all my games once. But the first 2 got lost, and that store interface the third one uses is a pain in the ass. It's sad when hack jobs on the net provide a better user interface than a store built by a multi(b?)illion dollar enterprise.

Clarification: by "bought all my games once" I meant, I already bought them.

[Corvus]

Any mention of if they're going with ammo or cooldowns on the guns? Because I'd expect that the old 'no ammo shots' guns would have been brought if going somewhere there might be hostiles with potentially higher technology and you might not have the ability to create new thermal clips for an unspecified amount of time. Plus I think it's unlikely that the residents of Andromeda will be convenient enough to have developed thermal clips exactly like the ones in the Milky Way. On that note, I'll be annoyed if the native species of Andromeda haven't developed unique technology.

They are going with ammo as seen in the gameplay footage shown so far. And the Andromeda aliens have the same ammo clips as the Milk Way galaxy races it looks like.

Makes zero sense, but after ME1 they were trying more for the shooter demographic and apparently ammo is needed for that.

[SangoProduction]

They are going with ammo as seen in the gameplay footage shown so far. And the Andromeda aliens have the same ammo clips as the Milky Way galaxy races it looks like.

Makes zero sense, but after ME1 they were trying more for the shooter demographic and apparently ammo is needed for that.

Yeah....sigh. But it's not 100% confirmed for everything. Maybe there's actual choice with regards to ammo this time around. Then again this is Bioware...but this is also Mass Effect...a spin off anyway.

[5ColouredWalker]

Yeah....sigh. But it's not 100% confirmed for everything. Maybe there's actual choice with regards to ammo this time around. Then again this is Bioware...but this is also Mass Effect...a spin off anyway.

Given ME3 had guns which did both (Though not at the same time), you may have some options for either way.

That said, they might have all been DLC/Multiplayer gated. It's been a while.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Does the Origin version of Mass Effect (I registered my product code from my old game with it) contain Bring Down The Sky, or will I have to get that separately (I already had Pinnacle Station from when I had it installed on my old computer)?

[Psyren]

Something I've run into...I reinstalled Mass Effect on my new computer, and the configuration utility upon launching the game keeps crashing...apparently I need to download a couple patches, but when I go to the website for the patches and try to download them, the website crashes! Now what?!

You should probably try their official forums as there are likely to be more folks that know a way around this issue than the relative handful of us in this thread.

They are going with ammo as seen in the gameplay footage shown so far. And the Andromeda aliens have the same ammo clips as the Milk Way galaxy races it looks like.

Makes zero sense, but after ME1 they were trying more for the shooter demographic and apparently ammo is needed for that.

How does it not make sense? Nearly every character in the setting is carrying around a sophisticated micro-factory on their forearm. Repurposing various scrap and other materials into heat sinks isn't that farfetched; it's not like Andromeda is based on a completely different periodic table after all, most of the same building blocks are there. (They'd better be, or we have no hope of getting around or even staying alive once our own food and fuel run out; our trip would be exceedingly short.)

Does the Origin version of Mass Effect (I registered my product code from my old game with it) contain Bring Down The Sky, or will I have to get that separately (I already had Pinnacle Station from when I had it installed on my old computer)?

A quick google turned up this. The answer appears to be yes, the PC version of MET should include both Pinnacle Station and Bring Down The Sky.

For the record, even if it didn't, Bring Down The Sky affects nothing in ME2 and exactly one scene in ME3, the flag for which you can easily just flip in Gibbed instead.

[Inarius]

Does the Origin version of Mass Effect (I registered my product code from my old game with it) contain Bring Down The Sky, or will I have to get that separately (I already had Pinnacle Station from when I had it installed on my old computer)?

It was always free for PC users so they just wrapped it together with the ME1 download on Origin and made it a part of the base game.

[Morty]

I don't see what the big deal is about ammo, really. All that really changes is the need to hit reload every once in a while. This looks more like a matter of principle to the people who complain about heat sinks, really. I'm far more worried about things I've heard about elements from the ME1 inventory returning.

[LibraryOgre]

I don't see what the big deal is about ammo, really. All that really changes is the need to hit reload every once in a while. This looks more like a matter of principle to the people who complain about heat sinks, really. I'm far more worried about things I've heard about elements from the ME1 inventory returning.

I maintain that Commander Shepherd's secondary MOS was Quartermaster.

[Psyren]

Looks like if you sign up for Origin Access ($5 /mo) there will be a 10-hour preview of the game prior to launch.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-before-launch

[Inarius]

Looks like if you sign up for Origin Access ($5 /mo) there will be a 10-hour preview of the game prior to launch.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-before-launch

That really doesn't seem worth it unless you already have a subscription.

[Psyren]

That really doesn't seem worth it unless you already have a subscription.

Eh, YMMV. I think five bucks for an extra week is fine, and it comes with other free games.

Doesn't seem to be an option for Playstation players though...

[Driderman]

Eh, YMMV. I think five bucks for an extra week is fine, and it comes with other free games.

Doesn't seem to be an option for Playstation players though...

It would be fine, if I wasn't actually paying money to EA, for something as shoddy as Origin. I'd feel like a moron for spending money on that

[Psyren]

It would be fine, if I wasn't actually paying money to EA, for something as shoddy as Origin. I'd feel like a moron for spending money on that

Any money you spend on the game is going to EA at some point. (That's kind of how publishing works )

Also, of all the things to hate EA for (and there are quite a lot), I think Origin hate is a bit passé. The service has come a long way, and if it never existed, Steam might never have been pressured into offering refunds. Competition is a good thing, y'know?

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Gotta agree here, especially since it's enabling me to play games I can't patch normally anymore.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Hey, are the Mass Effect comics any good? Part of me wants to pick up the Omnibus Edition to enhance my upcoming canon playthrough, but part of me worries it'll necessitate picking up the novels as well, including...*shudder*...Deception!

[Psyren]

No clue, I've never been a big "Expanded Universe" guy myself. Anything important from them usually ends up on the wiki, while the confusing, poorly-written or non-canon stuff is easy to disregard.

Having said that, I did enjoy "Blue Rose of Ilium", though that was a fan-comic IIRC.

[Driderman]

Any money you spend on the game is going to EA at some point. (That's kind of how publishing works )

Also, of all the things to hate EA for (and there are quite a lot), I think Origin hate is a bit passé. The service has come a long way, and if it never existed, Steam might never have been pressured into offering refunds. Competition is a good thing, y'know?

Luckily, my dislike of things is not really determined by what is currently fashionable

[ImperiousLeader]

New Cinematic Trailer!



I'm liking the crew. We'll see how things develop.

[Lentrax]

Well, time to start scrounging change for a preorder...

[Psyren]

Luckily, my dislike of things is not really determined by what is currently fashionable

*shrug*

You do you bud

New Cinematic Trailer!



I'm liking the crew. We'll see how things develop.

*salivates profusely*

I'm doing the preorder AND the early access thing!

[Archpaladin Zousha]

I've already had my preorder in the bag for a while, but I think I'll skip the access thing. I'll just end up waiting for the Prima Guide anyway, so I don't care about a few hours of stumbling around the game not knowing what the heck I'm doing.

[5ColouredWalker]

You know, after ME3 I vowed not to pre-order.

The only reason I haven't yet is because I'm broke, I think the universe is doing it's best to make me keep my vow because it thinks it's funny.
Well, I've got to upgrade my computer anyway unless I want looking at the game to give me eye cancer.

And while the 'I've got a Krogan' was cool, I had a fit at 'This is exactly why we came'... Yes, I'm certain that's true for a bunch of fans.

[Psyren]

And while the 'I've got a Krogan' was cool, I had a fit at 'This is exactly why we came'... Yes, I'm certain that's true for a bunch of fans.

Screw the plot and gameplay - we want cheesecake!

[Dienekes]

You know, after ME3 I vowed not to pre-order.

The only reason I haven't yet is because I'm broke, I think the universe is doing it's best to make me keep my vow because it thinks it's funny.
Well, I've got to upgrade my computer anyway unless I want looking at the game to give me eye cancer.

And while the 'I've got a Krogan' was cool, I had a fit at 'This is exactly why we came'... Yes, I'm certain that's true for a bunch of fans.

That's interesting. If the continuation of the human race is a key element of the plot. This may make the first Bioware game I actually do the romance option on purpose instead of randomly having it jump up on me like my first time playing ME.

Well, except DA2. But I'm not sure if that counts. Oh, Aveline, I wish you well with that one guy you ended up with. Whatever his name was, I think it was Genericguard McPlainface.

[Zevox]

New Cinematic Trailer!



I'm liking the crew. We'll see how things develop.

You know, the part at the beginning about that planet being "New Earth, if we're lucky" at the start and them needing to make sure it was safe immediately made me wish that this game was about just exploring a single planet and setting up a new colony there to grow it into a new homeworld for the races of the Milky Way. That sounds like it would make a pretty interesting game to me.

[tonberrian]

We also have to think about the Asari. And the Krogan, but having sex with a krogan wouldn't help them.

[5ColouredWalker]

That's interesting. If the continuation of the human race is a key element of the plot. This may make the first Bioware game I actually do the romance option on purpose instead of randomly having it jump up on me like my first time playing ME.

Well, except DA2. But I'm not sure if that counts. Oh, Aveline, I wish you well with that one guy you ended up with. Whatever his name was, I think it was Genericguard McPlainface.

Probably not a key element, but mentioned. Sleeping with Asari/Other Xeno's without contributing to the continueation of the Human race (Now approximately 20K People, +Some Arc People (I.e. The Warlord in previous trailers) - Whoever dies in the plot.) might get a mention by crew members.
Especially if it's Asari, since you end up continuing their race as well.

That said, the Salarians will repopulate quickly, as could the Krogan depending on what sort of limiters there are on their breeding (At the very least I bet they got a toned down version of the genophage, hopefully without the dead baby piles.).

Also, unless the new arrivals have some technological advancement on everyone else, Milky Way races may end up getting absorbed by the Andromeda races due to their tiny size. I mean, Rougly 20K people*7 (Based on the trailer), welcome to sci-fi Curacao, never before heard of, and quickly destroyed the moment they annoy anyone...
Or by random Pirates/Raiders.

Edit: I don't know the name of the Non-Ket aliens, but I bet they and the Asari both hit it off. Their bodies are a bit broader, but they're very similar, with the head tentacles and all... Lets them be in 'Big Strong Arms' without the problems associated with Turians or Krogan.

[Anonymouswizard]

They are going with ammo as seen in the gameplay footage shown so far. And the Andromeda aliens have the same ammo clips as the Milk Way galaxy races it looks like.

Makes zero sense, but after ME1 they were trying more for the shooter demographic and apparently ammo is needed for that.

Grumble grumble.

I don't see what the big deal is about ammo, really. All that really changes is the need to hit reload every once in a while. This looks more like a matter of principle to the people who complain about heat sinks, really. I'm far more worried about things I've heard about elements from the ME1 inventory returning.

Here, it's more of an immersion thing. I wouldn't mind going back to ammo from MEA2 onwards, when there's been time to adjust to this galaxy's version of thermal clips.

Actually, if ammo is relatively rare in the tutorial missions, then we have one where we fight the native aliens for the first time, I wouldn't mind having the ammo system if the research tutorial is 'modify our guns to use Andromeda ammo'.

We also have to think about the Asari. And the Krogan, but having sex with a krogan wouldn't help them.

having sex with a krogan

I shall now be disappointed if there isn't a Krogan romance option.