How to speed up travel and cutscenes

Mass Effect 1 is a brilliant game, but it also has its issues. The planet exploration missions are interesting, still the velocity of the Mako (armored fighting vehicle) is a way too slow for large areas.

If you are sick of the velocity of the Mako or the elevator takes too long, then I have a solution for you:

Go to the following folder: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config

Open up BIOInput.ini with an editor

Search for [BIOC_Base.BioPlayerInput] and Copy/Paste the following line after the first one:

Bindings=(Name="MiddleMouseButton",InputMode=BIO_INPUT_MODE_NONE,Command="SloMo 10 | OnRelease SloMo 1",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

and save BIOInput.ini

You are now able to speed the game speed while holding the middle mouse button. Exploring new planets is now a bit better and you can skip those endless elevator scenes.

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[jwt7000]

For those using the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the speedup coding above applies and works for ME1 and ME2.

However for ME3 it uses a BioInput.xml instead of BioInput.ini.

From the BioInput.xml, find the section sfxgame.bioplayerinput and add this line:
<Property name="bindings">
<Value type="2">(Name="MiddleMouseButton",Command="SloMo 10 | OnRelease SloMo 1",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False</Value>
</Property>

After saving BioInput.xml, when you compile it to Coalesced.bin using the CSD Coalesced Compiler tool (inside Legendary Explorer via ME3Tweaks mod Manager), make sure the source path is <your install path>\Game\ME3\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced\Coalesced.xml

[Ambr051us]

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8) As Source, browse <your install path>\Game\ME1\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced_INT.bin
9) Click Convert
10) Edit BioInput.ini in the newly created <your install path>\Game\ME1\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced_INT folder (put the new line under [SFXGame.BioPlayerInput], don't forget to save)
11) Back in Coalesced Compiler, change the Source path to <your install path>\Game\ME1\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced_INT.\mele.extractedbin
12) Click Convert again
13) Replace <your install path>\Game\ME1\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced_INT.bin with <your install path>\Game\ME1\BioGame\CookedPCConsole\Coalesced_INT\Coalesced_INT.bin

[Ambr051us]

@DatFrogKurtis it's a bit more difficult in Legendary Edition, because the BioInput.ini file is inside a custom archive. You'll need the ME3Tweaks Mod Manager to unpack it and re-pack after editing.
1) Download the latest ME3TweaksModManagerExtractor(...).exe from this location:
https://github.com/ME3Tweaks/ME3TweaksModManager/releases
2) Download and install .NET5 Desktop Runtime (x64 version) from here:
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0
3) Open ME3Tweaks Mod Manager
4) Launch Tools -> Legendary Explorer (Nightly)
5) Browse your MassEffectLauncher.exe in the last row and then Continue
6) Select "Extract & Repack" in the ribbon menu
7) Launch the "CSD Coalesced Compiler" tool

[DatFrogKurtis]

This saves a ton of time! Does anyone know if you can do this with legendary edition? The BioInput.ini file doesn't appear to be in the same place.

[Vinsfield]

Amazing Guide! Thanks!

[Womb Kiddy]

They could have made this game have a rating of 99% if the devs had this option in the first place.

[HK-47]

Also, to make game start faster, go to <YourSteamFolder>\Mass Effect\BioGame\CookedPC\Movies and rename following files:

BWLogo.bik
db_standard.bik
ME_EAsig_720p_v2_raw.bik

The easiest way is to add "~" character at the start of each file name.

[Rockitão]

really helped, much appreciated ^^

[OMG My Profile Name Does Not Fi]

The post here by ac007 is supposed to work in ME2:

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/3q826c/mass_effect_1_2_best_way_to_shorten_gameplay_for/

[a leaf]

Any idea how to do the same with Mass Effect 2?
Thanks a bunch!