Wednesday, 19 May 2021 20:53

Mass Effect 2: How to Hide Helmet | Game Rant

Written by Peter Szpytek
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The option to remove Commander Shepard's helmet changes from game to game and, for Mass Effect 2, changes from the original to the Legendary Edition.

Fans of Mass Effect have enjoyed revisiting the original trilogy with Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. With plenty of updated features and a graphical overhaul, Mass Effect has never looked or played better. Some less than straightforward features, however, still managed to make it into the remastered trilogy untouched and some things were changed to be even more of a hassle.

Removing Commander Shepard's helmet is simple and the option is easy to find in the Mass Effect 1 remaster but in Mass Effect 2, the option is nowhere to be seen in the menus. Previously, all the player had to do was navigate to the "Squad" section of the menu and remove or add it by hitting the right bumper. This option seemingly disappears for Mass Effect 2 in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.

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It's always a shame when a player spends plenty of time changing the minute details of their customizable character's face only for it to be covered by a helmet for the majority of the game. Because each individual player's Commander Shepard might look different, it's important for many to be able to see the character they made. Luckily, removing Shepard's helmet in Mass Effect 2 is both possible and extremely simple, but different than it was in the original version.

To remove it in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, head to Shepard's private quarters in the Normandy SR-2. Their room should be located on the very top level of the ship. Enter the Captain's Cabin and look around for the Armor Locker. After interacting with it, Shepard should be able to toggle their helmet on and off and customize the look of their armor. Mass Effect 2's armor rating is done differently than Mass Effect 1's because it gives armor values to each individual piece. Removing Shepard's helmet, however, has no bearings on their overall armor rating and is entirely cosmetic.

Fans of the original Mass Effect 2 might note that toggling Shepard's helmet used to be done in the menus and not in their Armor Locker. This change is new to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and doesn't seem to be overtly motivated by anything as toggling it during missions and on different planets is still an available option in Mass Effect 1 in the remaster. There may be a fix coming for this in the future, however, the change seems to be deliberate and not a part of a bug.

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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