- Humorous dialogue
Wander around the ship in-between missions to hear some funny quotes. Stand next to Jeff 'Joker' Moreau (the pilot) without interacting with him. You will hear him say things such as the following:

'Two years and everything hits the crapper. That'll teach you to die on me.'
'Why is it always claws and guns? Can't we piss off a fuzzy planet? Still dangerous, I know. But hey, bunnies.'
'You know what I hate about deep space? Crap radio stations from two centuries back. My gosh, we were idiots.'

Stand near the two engineers near the Mass Effect Core to hear the following:

Engineer Daniels	'Did you know we're sharing our deck with a krogan?'
Engineer Donnelly	'Well that's just peachy.'

- Easy materials
To find some easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threskeep pushed, and look for the three planets hidden in the asteroids. They are all 'Rich' planets with a lot of materials on them to help with your upgrades. -From: Psychotic Elf

- Easy Paragon and Renegade points
Throughout the game you will unlock training to redistribute your skill points. Talent Mastery adds a certain percentage to your Paragon/Renegade. Respec and distribute them into your Mastery repeatedly until your Paragon and Renegade are full.

- Trophies
Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:

Bronze Trophies
Ghost Ship	Finish the investigation of a derelict alien vessel.
Scholar	Unlock 15 new Mass Effect 2 codex entries.
Suicide Mission	Use the Omega 4 Relay.
Fashionista	Personalize your armor.
Doppelganger	Help the Justicar resolve her mission.
The Quarian	Successfully recruit the Quarian.
A House Divided	Hack a geth collective.
The Archangel	Successfully recruit Archangel.
The Krogan	Successfully recruit the Krogan.
Scientist	Finish any research project in the Normandy's laboratory.
Data Hound	Acquire 6 Cerberus data packets scattered across Aite.
Agent	Finish 5 missions discovered by scanning unexplored worlds.
Very Elusive	Return to active duty.
Power Full	Evolve any power.
Colony Defense	Defend a human colony from attack.
Tactician	Hit 20 different targets with multiple biotic powers to combine the effects.
Friend or Foe	Acquire geth technology.
Battlemaster	Gain the loyalty of the krogan.
The Professor	Successfully recruit the Professor.
The Cure	Gain the loyalty of the Professor.
Weapon Specialist	Fully upgrade a weapon.
Incineration Specialist	Incinerate the armor of 25 enemies.
Merciless	Make 20 enemies scream as they fall or are set on fire.
Operative	Finish a mission discovered by scanning an unexplored world.
Digital Exorcist	Successfully shut down the rogue VI in Project Overlord.
Highly Trained	Watch all advanced combat training videos at Shepard's private terminal.
Ghost of the Father	Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Operative.
Missing in Action	Save your crew from an overwhelming attack.
Catharsis	Gain the loyalty of the biotic Convict.
Explorer	Visit 100% of the planets in an unexplored cluster.
Big Game Hunter	Thresher Maw defeated.
Technician	Acquire 10 technology upgrades.
Prospector	Retrieve mineral resources by scanning and probing a planet in the galaxy map.
Head Hunter	Perform 30 headshot kills with any weapon on humanoid targets.
Warp Specialist	Warp the barriers of 25 enemies.
The Price of Revenge	Gain the loyalty of the mercenary ('Cerberus Pack' DLC).
Master at Arms	Kill enemies with 5 different heavy weapons during the game.
Fade Away	Gain the loyalty of Archangel.
Cat's in the Cradle	Gain the loyalty of the Assassin.
Brawler	Shoot and kill 20 enemies while they're knocked back by a punch.
The Convict	Successfully recruit the biotic Convict.
Overload Specialist	Disrupt the shields of 25 enemies.
The Justicar	Successfully recruit the Justicar.
Broke, Blind and Bedlam	Gain the loyalty of the thief.
The Prodigal	Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Officer.
Treason	Gain the loyalty of the quarian.
The Assassin	Successfully recruit the Assassin.
Silver Trophies
Paramour	Successfully pursue a relationship with a teammate.
Against All Odds	Survive the suicide mission.
Heart of Darkness	Confront the Shadow Broker.
Mission Accomplished	Save humanity throughout the galaxy from certain annihilation.
Power Gamer	Reach Level 30 with one character.
Long Service Medal	Finish Mass Effect 2 twice, or experience the interactive backstory (Cerberus Pack DLC) and complete Mass Effect 2.
Gold Trophies
No One Left Behind	Keep your team alive through the suicide mission.
Insanity	Finish the game in the 'Insanity' difficulty level without changing the setting.
Platinum Trophies
N7 Elite	Acquire all trophies.

Bronze Trophies
Last Stand	Finish all 5 waves in the battle for Object Roh.
Covert Action	Rescue Dr. Amanda Kenson without attracting hostile attention.
Ultimate Sacrifice	Finish the Arrival DLC.

Bronze Trophies
The Price of Revenge	Gain the loyalty of the mercenary.

- Quicker scanning for mining
While scanning a planet, do not keep pushed L2. Instead, rapidly tap L2 until you see a blip on the scanner. Then, go back over the area while keep pusheding L2 to find the best location to send the probe.


Move the pointer to the left or right of the planet you want to scan. Push the Left Analog-stick and Right Analog-stick in the same direction to double the spin speed of the planet and allow you to locate resources on the grid line quickly.

- Armor pieces
The following armor pieces will become available for purchase after certain points in the game:


Helmets

N7 Breather Helmet	+5% health
Death Mask	+10% negotiation bonus; at Tuchanka
Recon Hood	+5% weapon damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account
Kuwashii Visor	+10% headshot damage; at Omega
Umbra Visor	+5% power damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account
N7 Helmet	+5% health
Sentry Interface	+5% shield strength; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account

Shoulders

Strength Boost Pads	+25% melee damage; at Omega
N7 Shoulder Guards	+3% weapon damage
Amplifier Plates	+5% power damage; at Illium
Asymmetric Defense Layer	+5% health; at Tuchanka

Chest

Aegis Vest	+5% health; at Citadel
N7 Chestplate	+5% power damage
Capacitor Chestplate	-10% shields regeneration delay; at Citadel, Illium, or Omega
Shield Harness	+5% shields; at Tuchanka

Arms

Off-Hand Ammo Pack	+10% spare ammo capacity; at Citadel
N7 Gauntlets	+3% health
Heavy Damping Gauntlets	+5% shields ; at Tuchanka
Stabilization Gauntlets	+5% weapon damage; at Omega

Legs

Life Support Webbing	+10% health; at Citadel
N7 Greaves	+3% shield strength
Stimulator Conduits	+10% storm speed; at Omega
Ordinance Packs	+10% spare heavy weapon ammo; at Omega

Armor Sets

Inferno Armor	+10% negotiation bonus, +10% power damage, +10% storm speed by 10%; requires pre-order bonus code
Blood Dragon Armor	+15% power damage, +10% shield strength; requires Dragon Age
Terminus Assault Armor	+10% storm speed, +15% shields, +1 weapons reserve ammo; requires pre-order bonus code
Acquireor Armor	+10% regeneration, +10% storm speed, +20% health; requires Acquireor's Edition

- See Legion dance
Go up to Legion in his quarters. Highlight him, but do not talk to him, and eventually he will do the 'Robot' dance.

- Easy Geth Pulse Rifle
Change the difficulty to Hardcore before you land on the planet. Successfully complete Tali'Zora's recruitment mission to find the Geth Pulse Rifle in the room where you find Tali. You can then change the difficulty back to its original setting.

- Extra Paragon and Renegade points
During conversations, look carefully for a prompt at the top left area of the screen. Quickly press L2 when the wings appear for extra Paragon points. Quickly press R2 when the star appears for extra Renegade points.

- Easy 'No One Left Behind' trophy
If you completed the game but someone died after landing on the Acquireor Ship, choose someone else. During the last part where you select someone for the final time, do not choose someone without loyalty (e.g. you lose it after you have completed their loyalty mission), as they will not survive. Instead, leave them with loyal company. For example, if you lose Tali's loyalty and take her through the last part of the mission and she dies, reload the game, and leave her with everyone else. You can then get the 'No One Left Behind' trophy.




- Anomaly locations
Scan the indicated planets to find anomalies (side quests):

Nebula	Cluster	Planet
Eagle Nebula	Strabo	Jarrahe Station
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Joab
Caleston Rift	Talava	Taitus
Pylos Nebula	Dirada	Canalus
HourGlass Nebula	Ploitari	Zanethu
HourGlass Nebula	Faryar	Daratar
Crescent Nebula	Lusarn	Tarith
Sigurd's Cradle	Decoris	Sanctum
Hades Nexus	Sheol	Gei Hin
Titan Nebula	Haskins	Capek
Minos Wasteland	Fortis	Aequitas
Omega Nebula	Fathar	Lorek
The Shrike Nebula	Xe Cha	Zada Ban
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Neith
Omega Nebula	Ariniarkan	MSV Strontium Mule
Sigurd's Cradle	Skepsis	Franklin
Crescent Nebula	Zelene	Helyme
Pylos Nebula	Nariph	MSV Broken Arrow
Caleston Rift	Solveig	Sinmara

- Element Zero locations
Search the indicated planets to find Element Zero:

Nebula	Cluster	Planet and amount
Rosetta Nebula	Alpha Draconis	2175 Aeia (moderate)
Crescent Nebula	Lusam	Tarith (rich)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Mizraim (rich)
Titan Nebula	Haskins	Capek (moderate)
Crescent Nebula	Zelene	Helyme (moderate)
Hawking Eta	Schwarzschild	Etamis (rich)
Calestone Rift	Balor	Caleston (moderate)
The Shrike Abyssal	Xe Cha	Tosal Nym (rich)
Sigurd's Cradle	Decoris	Sanctum (moderate)
Hourglass Nebula	Ploitari	Thegan (moderate)
Pylos Nebula	Satent	Boro (rich)
Shadow Sea	Iera	Prospect (poor)
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Anthur (rich)
Krogan DMZ	Nith	Mantun (moderate)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Israfel (moderate)
Hades Nexus	Hekate	Asteria (poor)
Hades Nexus	Hekate	Bothros (poor)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Laban (moderate)
Nubian Expanse	Batalla	Thunawanuro (rich)
Valhallan Threshold	Paz	Garvug (rich)
Pylos Nebula	Dirada	Siano (moderate)
Sigurd's Cradle	Skepsis	Watson (rich)
Eagle Nebula	Relic	Preying Mouth (rich)
Far Rim	Dholen	Gotha (moderate)
The Shrike Abyssal	Urla Rast	Talis Fia (moderate)
Pylos Nebula		Raisaris (rich)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Joab (rich)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Farlas (moderate)
Hourglass Nebula	Faryar	Daratar (rich)
Nubian Expanse	Batalla	Nearog (moderate)
The Phoenix Massing	Salahiel	Ekuna (moderate)
Minos Wasteland	Caestus	Invictus (moderate)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Kakabel (moderate)
Hades Nexus	Sheol	Gel Hinnom (moderate)
Hourglass Nebula	Osun	Erinle (rich)
Nubian Expanse	Kalabasha	Yamm (moderate)
The Shrike Abyssal	Xe Cha	Zada Ban (rich)
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Sekhmet (moderate)
Hades Nexus	Pamyat	Dobrovolski (moderate)

- Getting Dominate ability and keeping Samara alive
Dominate is a very useful Biotic ability that allows you to control organic enemies and turn them into allies, similar to the Hack ability that controls synthetics. In order to get this ability as a Loyalty mission bonus to use for your character, you must help Morinth kill Samara during Samara's Loyalty mission. However, it is possible to keep Samara on your team but still get Morinth's Dominate ability by using the following trick. Play Samara's Loyalty mission up to the point where Samara confronts Morinth. Save the game immediately before the confrontation. When you must choose who to eliminate, choose the option that allows Morinth get the upper-hand on Samara and kill her. Create a separate saved game file. Go to the ship, and talk to Morinth. Load the previous saved game, then have Samara kill Morinth. You will now get to keep Samara as a squad mate and have Morinth's Dominate ability when you choose a bonus Loyalty power to add to your character in the prototype upgrade screen.

- Completion bonuses
Successfully complete the game. Then, begin a new game with the cleared saved game file to begin with the following bonuses: choose Loyalty Bonus Skill at the begin; retain Skill Points from first playthrough; retain level and experience points from first playthrough; +25% experience bonus for all characters; 200,000 credits, 50,000 of each resource; Renegade and Paragon points reset to neutral; and your weapons and armor (but no upgrades) from first playthrough.

- Amusing surveying responses
Go to the Local Cluster, and survey Uranus. Instead of the usual 'Probe Launched' response, the voice will instead make Uranus jokes such as 'Probing Uranus' or 'Really Commander?'

- Baldur's Gate series reference
Space Hamster is available on Illium. Once you go into your cabin and select him, he will come out and do the same 'Squeek' that Boo did, who was Minsc's 'Intergalactic Space Hamster' from Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2.

- Bizarre dialog with Legion

2. Take Legion to the migrate fleet on Tali's Loyalty mission. Security will force you to remove him unless you can persuade them otherwise.
1. Take Legion to the Citadel. Talk to Anderson and the customs officer.
3. Take Legoin to recruit Tali. She will try to shoot him.

- Ending with both Jack's and Miranda's loyalties
Do not play Miranda's loyalty mission at first. Instead, wait for Jack's mission to become available, and play it first. After the mission when they are fighting, support Jack. Miranda's loyalty will be low. Then, play her loyalty mission to get it back.

- Cryo Bomb
This trick requires any Biotic that lifts your enemy off the ground and the Cryo Bomb tech. Use the Biotic to lift the enemy off the ground, then hit him or her with the Cryo Bomb while they are still under the Biotic's effect. This will cause him or her to be stuck in a permanent falling state, where they are not capable of causing any damage. This is very helpful when trying to prevent the deployment of Harbinger, as once he enters the glitched body he cannot move. Thus, you can kill him at the end of a fight to prevent him from jumping into another body.

- Planet scanning
After scanning a planet and pressing Triangle, the planet information screen on the right reveals if the planet is 'Rich', 'Moderate', or 'Poor'. Rich planets give approximately 10+ good scan for ores. Ore yields vary from 1,500 to 3,000. Moderate planets give approximately 8+ good scans, but around 35% to 55% yield compared to rich planets. Poor planets give approximately 5+ scans with yields 5% to 25% compared to rich planets. Notice: If there is an anomaly on the planet (typically a rich planet) and you land before you scan, usually the Star Map on the Normandy will put you in a strange location away from the anomaly planet. You must then go back and rescan to get your ores.

- Easy skill points
Recruit Morinth to get the Dominate skill, and get a large amount of Element Zero. Buy the Advanced Training upgrade, and select Dominate. This will result in a bonus skill point, which is then used by the Retrain Powers upgrade. Repeat this process to get another skill point.

- Romancing Yeoman Kelly Chambers
Talk with Yeoman Kelly Chambers often, and choose the kind responses. Invite her to dinner when you get the option. Do not let Kelly die during the final mission, and select a loyal escort for the crew in the final scene. After completing the game, talk to Kelly. You will get an e-mail from her. Go to your quarters, and invite her up using your console to get the romance scene.




- Rapid fire M-920 Cain
Shoot the M-920 Cain, and keep [Fire] held while pressing [Reload] after each shot. The shots will keep firing during the previous shots' explosions.

- Loyalty mission bonuses
Successfully complete the indicated party member's Loyalty mission or task to unlock the corresponding skill for Shepard, alternate colors for their costumes, and increase the chance for surviving the suicide mission. Notice: Successfully complete the Advanced Training research upgrade for your ship to be able to select the skills.



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Armor Piercing Ammo	Archangel's Loyalty mission
Reave	Samara's Loyalty mission
Inferno Grenade	Zaeed's Loyalty mission
Dominate	Kill Samara during her Loyalty mission, and have Morinth replace her.
Shredder Ammo	Thane's Loyalty mission
Stasis	Successfully complete 'The Lair Of The Shadow Broker' DLC.
Flashbang Grenade	Kasumi's Loyalty mission
Geth Shield Boost	Legion's Loyalty mission
Shield Drain	Tali's Loyalty mission
Fortification	Grunt's Loyalty mission.
Slam	Miranda's Loyalty mission
Biotic Barrier	Jacob's Loyalty mission
Neural Shock	Mordin Solus's Loyalty mission
Warp Ammo	Jack's Loyalty mission