**GUIDE** How to obtain DLC Items

[^1GoodCustomer]

Hello Everyone,

If you have purchased the digital delux edition, you are possibly wondering how to obtain that information. Well after about 2 days of searching around, I have discovered how to do it, and it is very easy.

Please make sure before you do anything, you go to My documents>Bioware>Masseffect2>BIOGame>Profile and then delete Player1.prf. This will not delete any of your saves, just will reset some settings as well as login information (This will help for this process)

So, you need to find the key's to your items, go to your steam library and then find mass effect 2, then on the right side of the game panel (The expanded game view with friends, gametime, etc) you should find CD Keys, click on that and have them at hand.

Next you will go to social.bioware.com and scroll all the way down till you find the Masseffect 2 logo. Click official DLC.

When you click that on the left of your screen you should see a login function, use the EA Online account/Origin account you wish to dedicate to this game. Please note that if you wish to use a different account in the future, you will not be able to obtain the DLC on that account because the codes are one time only and lock to that accout. Make sure to click remember me.

Next you will want to go to the tab under your profile saying My Games, than click register games. Scroll down till you find Mass Effect 2 PC. Now you will want to copy and paste the Mass effect 2 CD GAME KEY. It should be worded as Mass Effect 2: Digital Deluxe Game Key. Copy and paste that in the area provided.

Once redeemed, now you will go to My Games again, and click register promo key. Then you will copy each individual CD key for ME2 at a time and paste it. Then redeem. Do this for how many other codes you have.

Once done with that, you will go to My Games again, than click your registered game content. Find the ME2 items you have redeemed and download them once downloaded you will click the exe and it will come up with a bioware downloader, and will auto download and apply once complete. Do this for all of the content you have redeemed.

Once everthing is downloaded and applied, you will then launch Mass effect 2. Because you deleted player.prf, you will be required to enter the EA information again. Which is a good thing so you know what account you wish to use and have applied the content to. Than, once entered and in game, you should have all the DLC you wanted.

Hope this helped, will edit if the last part is wrong.

[jNeto]

Nice guide !

[Booyah]

Thank you this helped bunches! :D this should be stickied or whatever so its always at the top of this board. If its not already.

[troylights]

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I noticed that logging into the "Cerberus Network" in-game for the first time with my Origin account automatically registered my game (if I remember correctly), and I verified this by going to the Origin web page and looking at my account information.

I registered my DLC on the Bioware web site, downloaded and installed the files, and upon starting the game again, re-entered my account information. The only thing is, at what point do I see the DLC in game as options, or is it automatically applied?

[INSANE]

Originally posted by troylights:

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I noticed that logging into the "Cerberus Network" in-game for the first time with my Origin account automatically registered my game (if I remember correctly), and I verified this by going to the Origin web page and looking at my account information.

I registered my DLC on the Bioware web site, downloaded and installed the files, and upon starting the game again, re-entered my account information. The only thing is, at what point do I see the DLC in game as options, or is it automatically applied?

I was wondering this as well.

[troylights]

Just to clarify, I'm only getting ME2 installed at this point. I plan to play ME1 first. I just want to make sure things are good to go now, and not come across potential problems later.

[^1GoodCustomer]

Originally posted by troylights:

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I noticed that logging into the "Cerberus Network" in-game for the first time with my Origin account automatically registered my game (if I remember correctly), and I verified this by going to the Origin web page and looking at my account information.

I registered my DLC on the Bioware web site, downloaded and installed the files, and upon starting the game again, re-entered my account information. The only thing is, at what point do I see the DLC in game as options, or is it automatically applied?

Ah yes, it is automatically applied, you should see them pop up when you enter the game, as in the notifications you usually receive. Once you login to the account on ME2, it should be all there, there is no way of knowing until you enter the game (Actually start playing). But its all applied once downloaded.

TL:DR If you downloaded and installed the exe's you should be golden.

[^1GoodCustomer]

Originally posted by troylights:

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I noticed that logging into the "Cerberus Network" in-game for the first time with my Origin account automatically registered my game (if I remember correctly), and I verified this by going to the Origin web page and looking at my account information.

I registered my DLC on the Bioware web site, downloaded and installed the files, and upon starting the game again, re-entered my account information. The only thing is, at what point do I see the DLC in game as options, or is it automatically applied?

Ah yes, it is automatically applied, you should see them pop up when you enter the game, as in the notifications you usually receive. Once you login to the account on ME2, it should be all there, there is no way of knowing until you enter the game (Actually start playing). But its all applied once downloaded.

TL:DR If you downloaded and installed the exe's you should be golden.

[Signman712]

If only they just had the DLC be added like all other games on steam to avoid all this

[Kenny32673]

Most DLC becomes usable/playable once you have finished Freedom's Progress and are on your ship and able to walk around it. You will find messages on your private terminal about each DLC.

Weapons can be accessed in the Armory (Jacob's room) or on any loadout screen before a mission.

Armor is accessed in Shepard's cabin.

Zaeed will be found on Omega and the other missions you'll find on the galaxy map.

Kasumi if anyone has that DLC is found by walking up to and interacting with the advertising display you see when you first enter the citadel

Arrival and Lair of the Shadow Broker for those that own them doesn't become available to play until you unlock Illium - while you can play them at any point after that, they are really meant for after the main game is completed but dialog will adjust accordingly depending when you play them.

[SwobyJ]

Especially Arrival.

LOTSB can fit in well enough during the main game. At least, I fit it in pretty good (do Liara's sidemissions, have no other story in progress).

[^1GoodCustomer]

Yeah They shut down the cerberus network for mass effect 2, making it useless when trying to download the DLC. When you are connected to it, it even directs you to the Bioware website. It's been shut down for a few years now I think, ME2 is still an amazing game, but i just wanted to help those who needed it. I found very little guides on this process

[^1GoodCustomer]

If you have any questions message me

[Clear Hennessy]

Thanks dude!

[Taiso0019]

is anyone actually able to activate the DLC? it says it cannot connect to EA online so i cant activate it...

[INSANE]

Originally posted by Taiso0019:

is anyone actually able to activate the DLC? it says it cannot connect to EA online so i cant activate it...

Just log in again? Works for me.