Mass Effect 3 won't launch, no error message given

[andy2600]

Hi there--

I have a Mid-2011 iMac with all the options and the latest versions of OS X (10.7.4 build 11E53) and Parallels Desktop 7 (7.0.15098.770637) running Windows 7 Home Premium with all updates installed. Most games work fine. However, I can't get Mass Effect 3 which I just purchased through Origin to launch. The game is not available through Steam and has to be purchased through EA's version of Steam-- they call it Origin.

I get a dialog box for a few seconds that says "Launching Mass Effect 3..." with a spinning cursor (see screenshot). The box disappears and I get nothing further. No error messages of any kind.

As suggested elsewhere online, I've tried every permutation of running Origin and ME 3 as Administrator, updating Parallels and Windows, rebooting, trying to launch ME 3 through Origin and not through Origin, exiting Steam and other utilities before trying to launch, and ME 3 just won't launch.

I have 2 GB of my 8 GB physical RAM allocated to the Virtual Machine and 1 GB of my 2 GB video RAM allocated to it. Intel Core i7 quad-core 3.4 GHz CPU with a Radeon HD 6970M GPU. I see no reason why it shouldn't launch.

Any ideas?

BTW, Parallels has been great for me; the Call of Duty series at 2560x1440 with everything set to max is really awesome. So thanks.

 

[JoshR5]

Give this a shot guys.

Hi All,

If you are having a crash issue with Mass Effect 3 or Battlefield 3, you may need to download a patched version of the awc.dll in your game’s EACore folder.

Here’s the instructions:

1. Make sure Origin and your game are not running.
2. Download this file here: https://download.dm.origin.com/usertest/awc.zip
3. Unzip or extract the contents to your desktop.
4. Navigate to the binaries\core folder:
a. Mass Effect 3 default is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\Core
b. Battlefield 3 default is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\Core
5. Make a backup copy of your AWC.dll.
6. Move the new awc.dll file from your desktop into the directory listed above.
7. Now run Origin and launch your game from Origin.

Please let us know if this resolves your issue.

Thanks,

Does this still work? I just downloaded ME3 and it won't start up.