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Mass Effect Hints
What's new in release 3....
This is the third release of the Mass Effect UHS hint file. The only thing it adds to the second release (08/13/2008) is complete hints for the "Bring Down the Sky" DLC module.
The second release included the following additions to the original release of 06/30/2008:
* finished the hints on all of the optional assignments
* notes about when mission and assignment names change upon completion
* several new Mako tips, including more detailed info on killing powerful enemies on foot
* a few new PC cheat codes
* "Person of Interest" assignment in the Citadel section's optional assignments
* morality points glitch note in the seventh objective of Noveria's "Lorik Qui'in" mission
* "Mercenaries" and "Missing Colony" assignments in the Noveria section's optional assignments
* "Geth Activities" assignment in the Feros section's optional assignments
* new side area tips in the fifth objective of the "Feros: Geth Attack" mission
* tips for destroying some of the geth colossi guarding the conduit in Ilos' "Race Against Time: Conduit" mission
* many little updates and corrections
My thanks to the following people for help with this file:
* Jason Strautman, the UHS owner and editor-in-chief (help filling in some assignment hints and Xbox-specific info in release 1)
Write to me at dunigase@yahoo.com or dunigase@wmconnect.com if you have any tips or corrections for this hint file.