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Achievements Fix
By Krogan Bhaalsson
You want your achievements for ME2 & ME3 ? Don't worry, everyone wants to.
You took the right Mass Relay, here is the fix you were looking for.
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Category: Achievements, Modding or Configuration
Languages: English
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23 Mar, 2023 @ 7:52am
30 May, 2023 @ 2:24pm
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Guide Index
Overview
Emergency. Induction. Port. 
Frequently. Asked. Question. 
Comments
Emergency. Induction. Port.
1)
Uninstall your Origin // EA, because the new patch from EA broke everything again, such a surprise...
*hum-hum*

2)
Download the Origin Offline Installer by following this link :

3)
Install it, be sure to remove the checkboxes about "auto update"   ►

  After installation, DO NOT log in to your account yet  

4)
Go to "C:\ProgramData\Origin" and open the file "local.xml" with any text editor like Notepad.
Before the last line </Settings>, add the following line (you will most likely need to add an empty line by pressing Enter first) :
  • <Setting key="MigrationDisabled" type="1" value="true"/>
  Some applications "hide" essential files in folders that are hidden by default. To view the "ProgramData" folder, you will need to go to the Windows control panel , select "Appearance and Personalization", and find the "folder options" dialog.

5)
Delete the files called "OriginThinSetupInternal.exe" which can be located at :
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
  • C:\ProgramData\Origin
  • C:\ProgramData\Origin\SelfUpdate\Staged

6)
It's also likely that when you run the game, Steam will try to install EA App .
To fix this, go into your game folder in "SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\__Installer\Origin\redist\internal", then delete the file "EAappInstaller.exe".

Also, open "SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\InstallScript.vdf" with Notepad, find "EAappinstaller.exe" and modify the following from "true" to "false". Now the game will start without that stupid popup which ask permission to install something.

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Finally, log into your Origin account, everything should work fine !

  There may be an update notification on Origin window, just don't click on it (you can close it by clicking on the cross).

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You can now enjoy getting your deserved rewards for saving the galaxy :)

Come here, gimme an high five.

Frequently. Asked. Question.

Is it still accurate ?
► 30 May 2023 : Yes !



It doesnt work for me !
► Retry from the start and focus on every steps.



Maybe I should use comments methods ?
► Honestly, it mostly seems to doesn't work.
This guide does, once for all. Save your time.



Are the achievements retroactive ?
► Sadly not, you will have to play again to obtain your rewards.
165 Comments
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brokenbyte 16 Nov, 2024 @ 7:08pm 
November 17th, 2024: This works perfectly. Regarding the missing achievements (in case you realized you weren’t getting your achievements mid-run), I simply used the Steam Achievement Manager to unlock the ones that didn’t register.
Mr_Faorry 5 Jul, 2024 @ 9:29pm 
Hasn't worked in over a year.
If you want to use Origin use this instead, far easier and it actually works. https://x.com/p0358/status/1718383467866595838
Tezlaah 5 Jul, 2024 @ 10:16am 
Does it still work? Because for me the game does not open, origin just pop up and says to install ea app. Ty
ThaHouseKid 26 Apr, 2024 @ 1:00pm 
26th of April 2024, this works like a charm, thank you for this man :steamthumbsup:
R1s1Ng0fTh3FaLL 17 Mar, 2024 @ 3:56am 
17 March 2024, still working.

When you finally log into Origin, there will a banner saying “Please use the EA app to continue” and you won't be able to access your library or do anything in the app. But don't worry, just launch ME: LE from Steam and everything will work fine: Steam overlay, achievements, etc.

Thank you dude.
Trust Me, I'm a Stomach 13 Feb, 2024 @ 3:18am 
Did this, finally worked a treat. Had 107 achievements pop up as soon as I booted it up. Thank you
Kitchen Sink 8 Feb, 2024 @ 10:36pm 
EA App broke again?
I'm getting 'the one and only' achievement and it's not popping on steam.
Will try this method because...!@#$ EA...
Division 7 Nov, 2023 @ 4:19am 
The achievements still pop up late while using EA App whereas Steam and old Origin they pop-up immediately after completing certain tasks legit so definitely fixed but I would still download old Origin and this also other guide related to that really helps so this is not outdated.
BigChazza 1 Nov, 2023 @ 7:07am 
EA has fixed EA app and this method is no longer neccessary
Inquerion 27 Sep, 2023 @ 10:59am 
I just wanted to say that this method still works, even though EA finally fixed their EA App.

Since i am in the middle of the modded ME2 playthrough, i am afraid to switch to EA App now.

So if you are new player, just use Steam and EA App, but if you are in the middle of playthrough started before EA fixed their EA App in July 2023, you can still use this method.