Save games from their ME1 save folder into a secondary ME1 save folder located within the ME2 save folder structure. I remembered that to import your save file from me1 to 2, you just have to go to the mass effect 2 configuration utility and click the save game tab and. If the above steps do not work, you may have to physically copy ME1 MassEffectSave files they want to import from the Your save game should now appear in the list. Run Mass Effect 2 and, from the main menu, select 'New Game'. Go to \My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save\ Select any files that begin with CHAR (These are the completed game saves that can be imported) Copy those files to \My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save\ME1\ If there is no ME1 folder located in the ME2 save folder then simply create the ME1 folder in here yourself.
This will copy the appropriate save games from your Mass Effect 1ĭirectory into the proper location in the Mass Effect 2 directory. Location is My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Save.
Run the Mass Effect 2 configuration utility from the main launcher.Ĭlick the 'Copy Mass Effect 1 Save Games' button and select theĪppropriate location for your ME1 save game. In this episode, a guide on improving Mass Effect 2 using various mods and patches.Mass Effect 2 is available on Steam. Just make sure that you don't delete the savegame upon uninstallation, and that the savegame is in the correct folder (just create the desired ones) upon importing. It just imports the savegame from a specific folder, so the game itself does not have to be installed in order to be imported. From the EA help site is the below step-by-step tutorial.