How to get all achievements/trophies that cannot be lost

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The Mass Effect: Legendary Edition gives fans the perfect excuse to revisit the beloved franchise and replay Commander Shepard's iconic journey. Even if you're new to the trilogy, Legendary Edition packs every piece of content along with several enhancements and improvements into one neat package, allowing you to enjoy the greatest science fiction story ever told in video games.




For completists though, it's all about getting the coveted platinum achievement/trophy for Mass Effect 1 in one play. This requires knowing every achievement/trophy missed in the game, and there are more. This guide makes sure you don't have to reset your game mid-game.

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Mass Effect 1
has a
missable difficulty achievement
. You have to knock
ME1
on Insanity without changing the difficulty settings. Make sure you change your difficulty level before going to Eden Prime or it won't count.

Don't sweat though. Compared to the next two installments,
ME1
it is quite easy.


Missable character quests in ME1

Mass Effect 1 - Team members

You can recruit up to six loyal companions Mass Effect 1but only two can join your team for missions. With almost a hundred missions, you have plenty of time to switch team members to unlock all their achievements/trophies in ME1.


While there is a certain mission order in which certain allies are suited for certain missions in light of the story, you can take anyone anywhere without worrying about the consequences. Sure, your companions will be displeased. Some might even be killed depending on your choices, but having a high enough level Paragon/Renegade take care of it.

Achievement/Trophy

How to get

tips

Asari Ally

Complete 5 missions with the Asari team member.

Include Liara in your team. She can be recruited from Therum.

Krogan Ally

Complete 5 missions with the Krogan team member.

Add Wrex to the team. He can be recruited from the Citadel.

Quarian Ally

Complete 5 missions with the Quarian team member.

Include Tali in the team. She can be recruited from the Citadel.

Sentinel Ally

Complete 5 missions with the Alliance Sentinel team member.

Include Kaiden in the team. He joins you from the start of the game.

Allied soldier

Complete 5 missions with the Alliance Soldier team member.

Add Ashley to your team. She can be recruited from Eden Prime.

Turian Ally

Complete 5 missions with the Turian team member.

Include Garrus in the team. He can be recruited from the Citadel.


Missable DLC missions

Mass Effect 1 - Bring Down the Sky

Mass Effect 1: Legendary Edition includes the Bring Down the Sky DLC mission by default. Although not part of the main story, your decisions can have a slight impact the narrative of ME2 and ME3. Bring Down the Sky is optional, so you might accidentally miss it. So make sure you complete it before heading to the planet Ilos, which is the point of no return for Mass Effect 1. You cannot return later for the DLC mission.

Achievement/Trophy

How to get

tips

Colonial Salvator

Complete the Bring Down the Sky mission.

Complete before going to Ilos.

Mastery of missable skills

Mass Effect 1 - Drone action


Apart from a few abilities, all others can be completed using Liara and Tali if you play as a Soldier class. However, you don't necessarily have to take them on quests for achievements/trophies because a popular glitch still works in Mass Effect 1: Legendary Edition. Orange Citadel Rapid Transit dots on the Citadel (as well as Mako) are considered a combat target. Therefore, spamming abilities that can be targeted count towards those achievements/trophies.

Achievement/Trophy

How to get

tips

AI Hacking Specialist

Use AI Hacking 25 times.
  • Be an engineer character.
  • Alternative: Use Tali.
  • Only Geth, Drones and Turrets can be broken.
  • It should say “HACKED” under the health bar to count.
  • Can be completed in the UNC: Rogue VI task.

Mastery of barriers

Use Biotic Barrier 25 times.
  • Be an Adept, Sentinel or Vanguard character.
  • Alternate: Use Kaiden, Liara, or Wrex.
  • Keep throwing as you walk around the Citadel.

Depreciation specialist

Use damping field 25 times.
  • Be an engineer or infiltrator character.
  • Alternative: Use Garrus or Tali.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Electronics specialist

Use Shield Overload 25 times.
  • Be an engineer, infiltrator or sentry character.
  • Alternate: Use Garrus, Kaiden, Liara, or Tali.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Elevator Mastery

Use Biotic Lift 25 times.
  • Be an Adept, Sentinel or Vanguard character.
  • Alternate: Use Kaiden or Liara.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Specialist in neural shock

Use Neural Shock 25 times.
  • Be an Engineer or a Sentinel character.
  • Alternate: Use Kaiden.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Sabotage specialist

Use Sabotage 25 times.
  • Be an engineer, infiltrator or sentry character.
  • Alternate: Use Garrus, Kaiden, or Tali.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Mastering the Singularity

Use Biotic Singularity 25 times.
  • Be an Adept character.
  • Alternate: Use Liara.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Stasis Mastery

Use Biotic Stasis 25 times.
  • Be an Adept or Sentinel character.
  • Alternate: Use Liara or Wrex.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Cast Mastery

Use Biotic Throw 25 times.
  • Be an Adept, Sentinel or Vanguard character.
  • Alternate: Use Kaiden, Liara, or Wrex.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

Warp Mastery

Use Biotic Warp 25 times.
  • Be an Adept or Vanguard character.
  • Alternate: Use Liara or Wrex.
  • Design matters on Citadel Fast Travel Terminals.

First aid specialist

Use Medi-Gel 50 times.


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Other achievements/trophies that cannot be missed in Mass Effect 1

Mass Effect 1 - Mako in the Sunset

archivist it's the only unmissable achievement/trophy you should worry about Mass Effect 1. This is because two of its codex entries can only be unlocked during the prologue section. Therefore, if you miss them, you have no choice but to restart the game. These are the Prothean and Geth codex entries. As a general rule, exhaust all dialogue when talking to someone, especially the “Investigate” dialogue wheel.

Achievement/Trophy

How to get

tips

Archivist

Find all primary Alien codex entries: Council Races, Extinct Races, and Councilless Races.
  • Ask Nihlus about the Protheans during the Prologue.
  • Ask Ashley about the get during your first conversations.

charismatic

Use charm or intimidation to solve an impossible situation.
  • Virmire: Reason with Wrex about destroying the genophage remedy.
  • Citadel: Convince Saren that he is indoctrinated.

Exploration Medal I-III

Land on 8 unexplored worlds.

Scan the asteroid belts to discover unexplored locations.

pRINCIPLES

Accumulate 75% of the total possible Paragon/Renegade points.


Long Service Medal
achievement/trophy requires you to complete all three games with the same character. Therefore, after the beating
ME1
import the same character/class into
ME2
and
ME3
.

Can you 100% Mass Effect 1 in one playthrough?

Mass Effect 1 - Geth on the wall

Unlike the original Mass effect game, you don't need multiple games to unlock all its achievements and trophies. Due to several changes introduced with Legendary Edition, you can 100 percent Mass Effect 1 in one play.

This is primarily because the Insanity difficulty is available from the start. You don't have to beat the game once to unlock it. In addition, achievements/trophies that require the use of certain skills can now be easily unlocked through team members during the same game. You just have to know where to invest their skill points.


The one achievement/trophy that most players tend to miss is the Archivist, which must be partially completed during the prologue before taking off for Eden Prime. Other than that, you shouldn't have any problem unlocking Platinum for Mass Effect 1 in one play.

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