A modern, feature-rich launcher for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and the Original Trilogy with support for advanced language options, command-line launching, and more.

• Automatic Game Detection: Automatically scans for Mass Effect games on your system
• Separate Text and Voice Language Selection: Choose different languages for subtitles and voice-overs
• Force Feedback Control: Enable or disable controller force feedback
• Skip BioWare Intro: Option to skip the BioWare intro video (enabled by default)
• BioWare Intro Video: Plays the authentic BioWare logo intro before game launch with proper .bik support
  • Prioritizes native Bink SDK and RAD Video Tools for perfect playback
  • FFmpeg used only as last resort (has known issues with .bik files)
• Command-Line Support: Launch games directly without the interactive menu
• Admin Elevation: Automatically handles games that require administrator privileges
• Interactive Terminal UI: Beautiful, easy-to-navigate menu system using Spectre.Console

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Extract the files to a folder of your choice
3. Run MassEffectLauncher.exe

Simply run MassEffectLauncher.exe without arguments to launch the interactive menu:

1. The launcher will automatically scan for installed Mass Effect games
2. Select a game from the main menu
3. Configure language and force feedback options
4. Launch the game

For direct game launching without the interactive menu, use command-line arguments:

MassEffectLauncher.exe -ME(1|2|3) -yes|-no LanguageCode [-silent] [-nointro]

Parameters:

• -ME1, -ME2, or -ME3: Specifies which Legendary Edition game to launch
• -yes or -no: Enable or disable force feedback
• LanguageCode: Language code for text and voice-over (see Language Codes section)
• -silent: Optional flag to suppress console output
• -nointro: Optional flag to skip the BioWare intro video

Examples:

# Launch ME1 with force feedback enabled, Russian voice-over
MassEffectLauncher.exe -ME1 -yes RA

# Launch ME2 with force feedback disabled, French text with English voice-over
MassEffectLauncher.exe -ME2 -no FRE -silent

# Launch ME3 with German voice-over, skip intro
MassEffectLauncher.exe -ME3 -no DEU -nointro

MassEffectLauncher.exe -OLDME(1|2|3) [-silent]

Parameters:

• -OLDME1, -OLDME2, or -OLDME3: Specifies which Original Trilogy game to launch
• -silent: Optional flag to suppress console output

Examples:

# Launch original ME1
MassEffectLauncher.exe -OLDME1

# Launch original ME2 in silent mode
MassEffectLauncher.exe -OLDME2 -silent

• INT - English (text and voice-over)

Note: Language codes are case-insensitive. Invalid or unknown codes will default to English (INT).

Create a shortcut with target:

"C:\Path\To\MassEffectLauncher.exe" -ME1 -yes INT

@echo off
"C:\Path\To\MassEffectLauncher.exe" -ME2 -no FRA -silent
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo Failed to launch game
    pause
)

$launcherPath = "C:\Path\To\MassEffectLauncher.exe"
$args = @("-ME3", "-no", "DEU", "-silent")
$process = Start-Process -FilePath $launcherPath -ArgumentList $args -Wait -PassThru
if ($process.ExitCode -ne 0) {
    Write-Error "Failed to launch game"
}

• 0 - Success: Game launched successfully
• 1 - Error: Game not found, invalid arguments, or launch failed

• Windows 10 or later
• .NET 6.0 Runtime
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition and/or Original Trilogy installed

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Mass-Effect-Legendary-Launcher.git

2. Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022 or later

3. Build the solution:

   dotnet build MELE-launcher.sln

4. Run the launcher:

   dotnet run --project MELE-launcher

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Built with Spectre.Console for the beautiful terminal UI
• Inspired by the original Mass Effect Legendary Edition launcher
• Thanks to the Mass Effect modding community

If your games aren't automatically detected:

1. Run the launcher in interactive mode
2. Go to Settings
3. Use "Add Game Path Manually" to specify your game installation directory

Some games may require administrator privileges. The launcher will automatically request elevation when needed. If you encounter issues:

1. Try running the launcher as administrator
2. Check that your game executable has the correct permissions

If language settings aren't being applied:

1. Verify you're using the correct language code for your game version
2. Check that the language files are installed in your game directory
3. Some languages may not have voice-over support in certain games

If the BioWare intro video appears corrupted, garbled, or shows visual artifacts:

1. This indicates FFmpeg is being used (has known issues with .bik files)
2. Solution: Install RAD Video Tools for proper .bik playback
3. The launcher will automatically detect and use RAD Video Tools
4. Alternatively, enable "Skip BioWare Intro" in Settings to bypass the video entirely
5. For best quality, the launcher prioritizes: Bink SDK > RAD Video Tools > FFmpeg

For issues, questions, or suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.