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Difference between revisions of "Mass Effect Legendary Edition"

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===Won't launch in CrossOver===
 
===Won't launch in CrossOver===
 
Replace launcher with this [https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/46 mod].
 
Replace launcher with this [https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/46 mod].
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===Won't launch in CrossOver on Steam Client===
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{{Fixbox|description=QTWebEngineProcess.exe error / EA Play starting error|fix=
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#Connect your Origin account to Steam via web
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#Install Origin in the same bottle where you installed Steam
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#Open Origin App and Start Mass Effect from its page in your Origin library.
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This step should bypass the faulty launch of EA Play and the game should start as expected in regular conditions.
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}}
  
 
===No audio in Mass Effect 1===
 
===No audio in Mass Effect 1===

Revision as of 17:04, 4 February 2023

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Perfect full resolution (nearly 4k) ~60 fps, after applying fixes as suggested for DXVK [1]
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Mass Effect 1 and 2 have good framerates at 1280x720 with some stutter, Mass Effect 3 has lower framerates with more stutter but still playable.[2]

Issues fixed

Won't launch in CrossOver

Replace launcher with this mod.

Won't launch in CrossOver on Steam Client

QTWebEngineProcess.exe error / EA Play starting error
  1. Connect your Origin account to Steam via web
  2. Install Origin in the same bottle where you installed Steam
  3. Open Origin App and Start Mass Effect from its page in your Origin library.

This step should bypass the faulty launch of EA Play and the game should start as expected in regular conditions.

No audio in Mass Effect 1

Delete OpenAL32.dll[3]
  1. Navigate to /Binaries/Win64/
  2. Rename file OpenAL32.dll to OpenAL32.dll.bak, or alternatively delete it

References

  1. Verified by [[User:]] on 2022-04-22
    Device: macOS 12.5 M1 Max
    Method: CrossOver 21.2
    Store: Origin
    Resolution: 4k
    Settings: Default
    Framerate: Approximately 60 FPS
  2. Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-06-08
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 11.3.1
    Method: Parallels 16.5 using Windows ARM Build 21390
    Store: Origin
    Resolution: 1280x720
    Settings: All off
    Framerate: Approximately 25-35 FPS
  3. [1] - last accessed on 2021-07-24