Mass Effect
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Cheat Codes/Hints
"N7" Gamer Pic
Gain the Medal of Valor achievement.
Achievements
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- AI Hacking Specialist ( 15 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the asari squad member.
- Assault Rifle Expert ( 15 points )
- Register 150 Assault Rifle Kills.
- Barrier Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Barrier 75 times.
- Charismatic ( 10 points )
- Use Charm or Intimidate to resolve an impossible situation.
- Completionist ( 25 points )
- Complete the majority of the game.
- Council Legion of Merit ( 25 points )
- Damping Specialist ( 15 points )
- Use Damping Field 75 times.
- Distinguished Combat Medal ( 25 points )
- Complete 1 Mass Effect playthrough on the Hardcore difficulty setting. Do not change the setting..
- Distinguished Service Medal ( 25 points )
- Register 150 organic enemy kills.
- Extreme Power Gamer ( 50 points )
- Reach 60th level with one character.
- First Aid Specialist ( 15 points )
- Geth Hunter ( 25 points )
- Register 250 Synthetic enemy kills.
- Honorarium of Corporate Service ( 25 points )
- Krogan Ally ( 20 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the Krogan squad member.
- Lift Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Lift 75 times.
- Long Service Medal ( 25 points )
- Complete 2 Mass Effect Playthroughs on any setting.
- Medal of Exploration ( 50 points )
- Land on an uncharted world.
- Medal of Heroism ( 25 points )
- Medal of Honor ( 100 points )
- Complete 1 Mass Effect Playthrough on any setting.
- Medal of Valor ( 50 points )
- Complete 1 Mass Effect playthrough on the Insanity difficulty setting. Do not change the setting..
- Neural Shock Specialist ( 15 points )
- Use Neural Shock 75 times.
- Overlord Specialist ( 15 points )
- Use Shield Overload 75 times.
- Accumulate 75% of total Paragon points.
- Complete any romance subplot.
- Pistol Expert ( 10 points )
- Register 150 Pistol Kills.
- Power Gamer ( 20 points )
- Reach 50th level with one character.
- Quarian Ally ( 20 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the querian squad member.
- Accumulate 75% of total Renegade points.
- Exceed 1,000,000 Credits.
- Sabotage Specialist ( 15 points )
- Find all primary Alien: Council Races, Extinct Races and Non-Council Races codex entries.
- Search and Rescue ( 10 points )
- Locate Dr. T’Soni in the Artemis Tau cluster.
- Sentinal Ally ( 20 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the Alliance sentinel squad member.
- Shotgun Expert ( 15 points )
- Register 150 Shotgun Kills.
- Singularity Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Singularity 75 times.
- Sniper Expert ( 15 points )
- Register 150 Sniper Rifle Kills.
- Soldier Ally ( 20 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the Alliance soldier squad member.
- Spectre Inductee ( 15 points )
- Stasis Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Stasis 75 times.
- Complete playthrough with shield damage greater than health damage.
- Throw Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Throw 75 times.
- Turian Ally ( 20 points )
- Complete the majority of the game with the turian squad member.
- Warp Mastery ( 15 points )
- Use biotic Warp 75 times.
Achievements which require bonus content
- Colonial Savior (50 points)
- Complete the Bring Down the Sky mission.
Adepts
Adepts are biotic specialists. Starting out equipped with pistols and light armor, the true strength of the adept is through the upgradeable implants that give them their biotic powers. These powers can be used to lift or throw objects, shield the party and disable or destroy enemies.
Character building
If you want to take the time, you can max out your Paragon and your Renegade stats without using any points. Once you get Spectre status, you can get up to four free points in each ability with each playthrough. Just play through the game three times and use the points you save elsewhere. The "Unlimited Paragon or Renegade" glitch helps.
Citadel: Scan the Keepers
After you speak to Chorban in the Citadel Tower he requests that you scan the Keepers to collect data. There are 21 Keepers total throughout the compound. You will forfeit the chance to do this sidequest if you complete Jahleed's Fears. Here is a list of their locations.
Presidium
Four inside Citadel Tower.
One in the back room of the Emporium, left turn.
One on the balcony of the Embassy lounge.
One in the rectangular room at the right of the C-Sec HQ at the embassy.
One outside Citadel Tower to the left of Avina.
One in the Volus/Elcor office at the Embassy.
One opposite of Avina, halway between the Consort Chambers and the Emporium.
One outside the entrance of the Consort Chambers.
One outside the Wards Access entrance, very close to the arguing Preaching Hana and C-Sec officer.
Wards
One in the hanger bay through C-Sec.
One in the right-most room in the Presidium Wards Access corridor.
One in the alleyway next to the market and Choras Den.
One in the upper market area.
One in the C-Sec Requisition Office.
One in the Traffic Control Room in C-Sec.
One inside Flux, by the quasar machines in the back left.
One to the right of the Med Clinic entrance.
One at the C-Sec Academy entrance.
Citadel: Signal tracking
While in the FLux you will see a Quasar Machine that has a strange signal coming from it. It traces to the following place in order:
Wards Access Corridor: From the Medical Clinic, go to and up the elevator that takes you toward the Presidium. Take this corridor to a little area where people are talking. Check the terminal on the wall.
Financial District: Volus' Office, behind Volus.
Emporium: Turn right coming out of Volus' office and go past the Emporium Shopkeeper to a back hallway. Then, turn right again. Here you will encounter an A.I. that threatens to blow you and itself up. After the conversation select the A.I. and input the following code to override: Y, X, Y, A, X, A, A. Finish before it is done Siphoning off credits and you will get those credits. The amount varies, but you will get more the faster you enter the override code.
Class Endgame Bonus Talents
Beating the game with a specific class will allow you to give newly created characters one bonus talent.
Completion bonuses
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus the next time a new game is started. Once the game is completed you can also use your existing character with previously earned equipment and skills.
- Earn the "Soldier Ally" achievement.
- +10% Damping and Overload reduced cooldown
- Have a 75% game completion with Garrus in your squad.
- Have a 75% game completion with Ashley in your squad.
- Kill 150 Organic enemies.
- +10% Lift and Throw reduced cooldown
- Have a 75% game completion with Kaiden in your squad.
- +10% Sabotage and AI Hacking reduced cooldown
- Have a 75% game completion with Tali in your squad.
- Complete the game with shield damage greater than health damage.
- Kill 250 Synthetic enemies.
- +10% Stasis and Barrier reduced cooldown
- Have a 75% game completion with Liara in your squad.
- +25% Marksman reduced cooldown
- Get 150 kills with the pistol.
- Reach level 50 with a character.
- Complete the game two times.
- Assault Rifle skill for new characters
- Get 150 kills with the assault rifle.
- Barrier skill for new characters
- Decryption skill for new characters
- Electronics skill for new characters
- First Aid skill for new characters
- Hacking skill for new characters
- Complete the game under the Hardcore difficulty.
- Lift skill (for non-Biotics)
- Medicine Skill for new characters
- Use Neural Hacking 75 times.
- Regenerate 1 health per second
- Have a 75% game completion with Wrex in your squad.
- Shielding skill for new characters
- Shotgun skill for new characters
- Get 150 kills with the shotgun.
- Singularity skill for new characters
- Use "Singularity" 75 times.
- Sniper Rifle skill for new characters
- Get 150 kills with the sniper rifle.
- Spectre grade weapons for purchase
- Get 1 million credits. The weapons are available through the Normandy or C-Sec Requisitions Officers.
- Stasis skill for new characters
- Throw skill for new characters
- Warp skill for new characters
DLC Achievements
Complete each Achievement to receive the allotted Xbox Live GamerScore.
- Best of the Best ( 50 points )
- Take first place in 12 combat scenarios on Pinnacle Station points.
- New Sheriff in Town ( 50 points )
- Take first place in any combat scenario on Pinnacle Station.
- Complete Ahern's survival mission.