The Most Fun Exploits In Mass Effect Games

Key Takeaways

• Reload saves to fix vehicle health durability without facing a game over.
• Exploit Paragon/Renegade points by reloading saves in Mass Effect 2.
• Increase difficulty near Medi-gel to gain more experience in Mass Effect 3.

Mass Effect is one of the greatest sci-fi gaming franchises of all time, even if some people feel that Andromeda took away a ton of goodwill from this amazing series. However, one need only re-experience Commander Shepard’s epic saga to rekindle their passion for these amazing RPGs that have aged like a fine wine.

Players who want to make the most of this series’ gameplay can make the most of a bunch of exploits across multiple Mass Effect games that are useful in their own way. Some of these exploits may be time-consuming, but the result makes it all worthwhile.

8 Reload The Game To Fix The Mako

A Simple And Efficient Way To Ensure That Players Don’t Face A Frustrating Game Over

The Mako is one of the most infamous parts of the original Mass Effect, with the Legendary Edition trying its hardest to make this vehicle more tolerable. For the most part, the Mako’s durability is very high, but there are times when players may find themselves in a tough spot when the vehicle’s health is running low.

Instead of dealing with an anti-climactic game over screen, all players need to do is reload their last save. Autosaves are generous in Mass Effect, and players will gladly lose a few seconds of progress in exchange for the Mako being back to full strength.

7 The Infinite Paragon/Renegade Exploit In The Lazarus Research Station

Lets Players Max Out Either Bar After Reloading The Game Several Times At A Certain Point

The beginning of Mass Effect 2 is a high-octane start where a newly-constructed Commander Shepard is thrust into the action in no time. Around the time when players encounter Wilson and Jacob, they’ll initiate an encounter where a Paragon or Renegade decision can be made to earn a few points.

If players have the patience, they can reload a save after making this decision to enjoy the same point haul once again. This means that reloading the game over and over again during this sequence can lead to players acquiring a decent haul of Paragon or Renegade points before they can even get out of the starting area.

6 Bump Up The Difficulty When Full On Medi-Gel And Near A Refill

Increases The Amount Of Experience Players Get

The difficulty levels of Mass Effect 3 are pretty by the numbers and don’t bring a lot of changes to the table. One notable difference is that players acquire more experience on harder difficulties, and this can be exploited for a quick XP boost when players are full on Medi-gel and find more of this resource in the game world.

All players need to do is spend a few seconds increasing the difficulty to grab this surplus Medi-gel and acquire more experience as compared to their original difficulty. It’s a simple yet engaging exploit that brings Shepard another step closer to becoming as strong as possible before the game ends.

5 Glitch The Mako In Therum To Make The Fight Against The Geth Armature Easier

The Legendary Edition Tries To Cover Up This Path But Fails

Therum features one of the hardest missions in the first Mass Effect, where players must navigate the Mako around insta-kill lava traps before eventually having to fight a Geth Armature and its minions on foot. This fight can be ridiculously challenging, with players dying over and over again before finally securing victory.

This battle can be made easier by squeezing the Mako through a small hole near his encounter and using its superior cannons to take out these enemies before they can even pose a problem. The Legendary Edition made this gap narrower to dissuade this strategy but added boosters to the Mako that could be used to brute-force the vehicle through this part instead.

4 Use Element Zero And Advanced Training For Dominate To Get Extra Squad Points

Players Need A Ton Of Eezo To Make This Exploit Viable

Element Zero is one of the many resources players will farm as they try to acquire the upgrades needed to bolster the Normandy and survive certain hazards during the Suicide Mission. Players who use this in combination with the Dominate skill acquired after getting Morinth in the party can use an exploit to get a large number of Squad Points for free.

Players must retrain their skills and choose Dominate with the Advanced Training option over and over again to get a Squad Point for free. Depending on the amount of eezo players have, they can acquire a stupidly high number of these skill points in no time.

3 Save And Reload To Grind Out Achievements

A Swift Way To Rack Up Trophies

In Mass Effect, some of the powers have achievements tied to them based on the number of times Shepard uses these powers. As long as players use these powers on anything that can be targeted, they’ll get a ton of achievements in no time.

Players just need to target a terminal and use a skill on it before reloading the game to reset the skill’s cooldown. Doing this over and over again lets players acquire a whole host of achievements in no time, making for a simple and engaging exploit players can use for bragging rights.

2 Infinite Reputation Exploit

Only Viable If Engineer Daniels Was Saved In Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2‘s Suicide Mission must be initiated as soon as possible if players don’t want to lose a ton of valuable personnel onboard the Normandy. This includes Engineer Daniels, who can be encountered in Mass Effect 3 if she was saved in the previous game.

Players can give her a GX thermal pipe to help her discover a breakthrough about eezo that can be relayed to the Crucible for a Reputation Bonus. Reloading the save after this point lets players trigger this conversation over and over again for this Reputation boost, which is great for players who want Shepard to become renowned in no time.

1 Complete Dr. Michel’s Quest To Sell Stuff To Her For A Profit

Starts Out Slow Before The Process Speeds Up

Dr. Michel is being threatened by nefarious forces in the Citadel, which can be resolved by Commander Shepard to get in her good graces. She’ll provide the player with a discount on her goods, which translates to better resale prices too.

This means that players can acquire certain items from other merchants and sell them to Dr. Michel at a profit. This process starts slow, but players with more funds can buy more valuable equipment in bulk to expand their profit margins in no time.