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How to Import Your New Shepard
Step 1
Download your desired save from masseffectsaves.com, then navigate to your download location.

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Step 2
In a different window, navigate to your Mass Effect Save folder.
On Windows 10 this will likely be This PC > Documents > Bioware > Mass Effect > Save

Copy the downloaded savegame files from Step 1 into this folder.


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Step 3
Run the Mass Effect 2 Launcher. Click on configure.

NOTE: You can also run the config utility from your steamapps or Origin Mass Effect 2 > Binaries directory.


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Step 4
Click on Save Games in the left column, then click on Copy Mass Effect 1 Save Games.


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Step 5
Navigate to the Mass Effect Save folder, which you placed the save games in back in Step 2.
Click OK.
The window will close, there will be no confirmation dialog.
Exit the Configuration Utility.


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Step 6
Run Mass Effect 2 and click New Game.


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Step 7
Click Import ME1 Character.


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Step 8
Select the save game file you wish to use for the new game.


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Step 9
The game will begin now and your save game data will be used for the new game.


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**ALTERNATE METHOD**

Sometimes the utility copy doesn't work. Instead, try this.


Step 1
Download your desired save from masseffectsaves.com, then navigate to your download location.

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Step 2
Navigate to your Your PC > Documents > Bioware > Mass Effect 2 > Save > ME1 folder. Drop the Char_01 file which was downloaded in step 1 into this folder.

Note: If you have not imported any ME1 saves since installing ME2, you may need to create the Save > ME1 folder.

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Step 3
Run Mass Effect 2 and click New Game.


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Step 4
Click Import ME1 Character.


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Step 5
Select the save game file you wish to use for the new game.


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Step 6
The game will begin now and your save game data will be used for the new game.


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