Helpful Links & Information
This list is really out of date, I am working on cleaning it up but many things are broken. I am leaving some broken things up for now while I search for alternate links.
Official Sites
Bioware's Official Mass Effect Site
Official Mass Effect Twitter
ME2 Patches
Your DLC / Entitlements page
Buy DLC for PC
Download Bring Down the Sky (which is free!)
Buy/Download Pinnacle Station
Other Fan Sites
Mass Effect 2 Wiki
Mass Effect Livejournal Community (possible some links contained within could be considered NSFW but they do a good job of warning you beforehand)
Mass Affinity, a program that helps with the long load times bug sometimes experienced with duo-core processors. (2019 note -- this is probably not needed anymore unless you're on what would be considered an old machine in 2010. But the link still works!)
Fuck Yeah, Bioware! - A Bioware-focused tumblr, which I run.
Helpful Game Info
Spoiler-Free walkthrough of how to help ensure everyone survives at the end
A downloadable chart explaining how to save (or kill!) your teammates in the endgame
Media
Video
A helpful video on tweaking the game for a better visual experience.
SSV Normandy Destruction - Battlestar Galactica Style
Zero Punctuation Review of Mass Effect 2
Commander Shepard is still such a jerk. (Mass Effect 1 Version)
Also check out Biggest Bitch in the Galaxy
Fan Trailer - Female Shepard (Very awesome!)
Female Remake of the official launch trailer
Mass Effect 2 CSI Style 1 2 3
4
Legion and Thane on Purgatory
Can someone please help this guy figure out how to beat the end boss? (Yeah I don't know wtf either. :) )
Fan Art Note: These are just pieces I have seen and thought were well done. All should be SFW.
An Unknown Enemy
Thane Krios
The quarian they call Kal
The Funeral
Legion
Skyllian Five Poker
Kaidan
Reviews & Interesting Articles
D&D Tips from Mass Effect 2
Useful Information About ME2
Total resources needed to research/buy all useful projects in Mass Effect 2: (Note that this hasn't been updated since game release so it's a bit more now with new DLCs)
195,000 Palladium
225,000 Platinum (+50,000 for Med-bay Upgrade)
220,000 Iridium
31,000 Element Zero (+5,000 for Bonus Power Training and +2,500 to retrain Shepard's powers)
1,250,000 Credits
Q) Why is this game loading SO SLOW on PC?
A) Goon regulargonzalez has advice:
The Unreal engine has a bug with C2D cpus where loads can take 10x longer than normal. If it takes more than a 3-4 seconds to use the elevator in the Normandy and you have a C2D, here's how to fix it:
1. Start ME2
2. Alt tab, bring up Task Manager, find the MassEffect2 process, remove affinity from CPU 0, click OK.
3. Put the tickmark back by CPU 0 (should have them both ticked now), click OK.
4. Alt-tab back to the game, and your loads should be fast again!
Also note: Mass Affinity, which is linked above, will do this for you automatically.
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