Mass Effect: Legendary Edition – BioWare Rolls Out May 17 Update with Game Fixes

A few days after the May 14 launch of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, the modernized remaster of the beloved sci-fi action trilogy, BioWare released some fixes and improvements. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a solid remaster of the original trilogy, bringing updated visuals and gameplay across the board, all in one package with the original DLC included. But players have reported a number of problems since the remaster’s launch, some of which BioWare addresses with today’s fixes.

These updates are for all currently-released platforms on PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One & Series X, and PC, primarily addressing issues with the game launcher, general visual displays, and achievements tracking incorrectly. 

General

• Fixed the main issue where the launcher would crash or become unresponsive on Xbox Series X when using a wireless headset
  • Known issue: This can still happen if you enable/disable a headset in the launcher. A future fix will resolve this issue.
• Improved iris shaders for better interaction with light and ambient occlusion
• Minor calibrations, fixes, and stability improvements

Mass Effect

• Improved terrain textures
• Fixed an issue where kills for achievements/trophies weren’t tracking correctly

Mass Effect & Mass Effect 2

• Resolved an issue where the character code would sometimes not display in the squad menu
• Improvements to pre-rendered cutscenes to reduce occasional artifacts

Mass Effect 2

• Improved lighting and shadows in some cinematics
• Minor visual, rendering, and VFX improvements on some levels
• Resolved minor text issues with achievements

Mass Effect 3

• Fixed an issue where kills for achievements/trophies weren’t tracking correctly