Mass Effect

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Mass Effect Cheat Codes

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There are 33 cheat codes for Mass Effect across PC (Microsoft Windows). Each code below lists the exact button combination or console command, what it does, and whether using it disables achievements.

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Adjust credits

Adds or subtracts the given amount of credits

Press ~, type adjustcredits followed by a positive or negative number, press Enter

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Use a negative number to remove credits

Change Shepard's gender

Switches Shepard's gender model

Press ~, type SetGender 0 for male or SetGender 1 for female, press Enter

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Affects body and voice after changing zones, not dialogue flags; save first

Enable the cheat console

Unlocks the in-game console so commands can be typed

Open Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config\BIOInput.ini, find the [Engine.Console] section and add the line ConsoleKey=Tilde, save, then press ~ in game to open the console

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Editing game files is at your own risk; back up the .ini first

Fly mode

Enables flying movement

Press ~, type fly, press Enter

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Controls are awkward; type walk to land and resume normal movement

Ghost mode

Lets Shepard walk through walls and fly

Press ~, type ghost, press Enter

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Type ghost again or walk to return to normal

Give all armor from a manufacturer

Gives every armor made by the named manufacturer

Press ~, type GiveAllArmor followed by the manufacturer name, e.g. GiveAllArmor Manf_Spectre03_Armor, press Enter

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Use the Human/Turian/Quarian/Krogan variants for race-specific armor

Give all bio-amps

Gives all biotic amps from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Only useful for biotic classes

Give all gear except armor

Gives one of every weapon, weapon mod, bio-amp, omni-tool and grenade

Press ~, type giveall, press Enter

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Does not give armor; use GiveAllArmor for that

Give all grenades

Gives all grenade types from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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No warning

Give all human armor

Gives all human armors from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Armor pieces are race-restricted

Give all krogan armor

Gives all krogan armors from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Armor pieces are race-restricted

Give all omni-tools

Gives all omni-tools from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Only useful for tech classes

Give all quarian armor

Gives all quarian armors from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Armor pieces are race-restricted

Give all turian armor

Gives all turian armors from the named manufacturer

Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter

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Armor pieces are race-restricted

Give all weapon and armor mods

Gives every weapon and armor modification

Press ~, type GiveAllXMods, press Enter

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Give all weapons from a manufacturer

Gives every weapon made by the named manufacturer

Press ~, type GiveAllWeapons followed by the manufacturer name, e.g. GiveAllWeapons Manf_Spectre03_Weap, press Enter

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Capitalization of the command does not matter; manufacturer names are fixed strings

Give bonus talent

Grants the bonus talent with the given identifier

Press ~, type givebonustalent followed by the talent number, press Enter

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Talent identifiers are listed on the Mass Effect wiki

Give experience points

Grants the specified amount of experience points

Press ~, type givexp followed by the amount, e.g. givexp 1000, press Enter

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Replace # with the desired number

Give super armor

Gives a high-end Survivor X armor with very large shields

Press ~, type givesuperarmor, press Enter

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Only humans and asari can wear it

Give super gun

Gives an extremely powerful geth assault rifle

Press ~, type givesupergun, press Enter

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Makes combat trivial; use a separate save

Give talent points

Adds the specified number of talent points to Shepard's pool

Press ~, type givetalentpoints followed by the amount, press Enter

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Applies to Shepard only, not squadmates

Kill current target

Instantly kills the currently targeted enemy

Press ~ with an enemy targeted, type KillCurrentTarget, press Enter

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Set credits

Sets party credits to the given amount

Press ~, type initcredits followed by the amount, press Enter

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Maximum is 9,999,999

Set grenades

Sets grenade count to the given number

Press ~, type initgrenades followed by the number, press Enter

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No warning

Set medi-gel

Sets medi-gel count to the given number

Press ~, type initmedigel followed by the number, press Enter

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No warning

Set omni-gel salvage

Sets omni-gel count to the given number

Press ~, type initsalvage followed by the number, press Enter

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Maximum is 999

Set paragon points

Sets Shepard's paragon score to the given value

Press ~, type setparagon followed by the value, press Enter

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Maximum is 340

Set renegade points

Sets Shepard's renegade score to the given value

Press ~, type setrenegade followed by the value, press Enter

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Maximum is 340

Super speed

Greatly increases movement speed

Press ~, type superspeed, press Enter

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No warning

Teleport to crosshair

Moves Shepard to the surface under the crosshair

Press ~, type teleport, press Enter

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Can get you stuck inside geometry; save first

Toggle HUD

Hides or shows the HUD

Press ~, type ToggleHUD, press Enter

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Type again to restore the HUD; useful for screenshots

Walk mode

Returns to normal on-foot movement

Press ~, type walk, press Enter

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Use after ghost or fly

Tips

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Remove power cooldowns

Eliminates cooldowns on biotic and tech powers

Open Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config\BioGame.ini, find mbSkipPowerCooldown and change FALSE to TRUE, save and restart the game

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About Mass Effect cheats

How many cheats does Mass Effect have?
This page lists 33 for Mass Effect: 32 console commands and 1 tip.
How do you open the console in Mass Effect?
Enable the cheat console: ConsoleKey=Tilde. Open Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config\BIOInput.ini, find the [Engine.Console] section and add the line ConsoleKey=Tilde, save, then press ~ in game to open the console
How do you enter cheats in Mass Effect?
Press ~, type the command with a manufacturer name, press Enter. A few codes use a different method, shown beside each one.
Do cheats disable achievements in Mass Effect?
None of the 33 codes here carries an achievement or trophy warning in our notes. That is not a guarantee, so keep a separate save if achievements matter to you.
Which platforms are these Mass Effect cheats for?
The codes on this page are listed for PC (33 codes). Where the game came out on other systems, the codes may differ there.
Are these Mass Effect cheats still working?
All 33 are marked "Reported working": each comes from a documented source, and none has been run by us yet. A code we test gets a dated "Tested" badge.