Save the edited file ensuring you stick with Mass Effect 2's naming convention (Autosave.pcsav, Quicksave.pcsav, Save_000#.pcsav, etc) Go to the 'Plot' tab to change any of the other options you wantĮnsure that 'End Game State' under the 'Plot' section on the 'Raw' tab is set to an option that is not 'NotFinished' (ie: 'LivedToFightAgain' or 'OutInABlazeOfGlory') Under the 'Player' tab within the 'Plot' tab - tick the 'Played Mass Effect 1' option Save and exit the gameĭownload and open Gibbed's Mass Effect 2 Save Editor Play through the introduction level and the initial cutscenes until you 'wake up' and are able to save your game. Start a new game and create a new character (don't import) In order to do this you will need to do the following:

There is no way to change these choices in Mass Effect 2 however, it is possible to create a Mass Effect 2 save and then use an external editor to change the default choices.

When you start a new game in Mass Effect 2 without importing a save file from Mass Effect 1, a variety of default options are chosen to choices that could be made in Mass Effect 1.

Mass effect save game editor