Moving retail ME2 to Origin and Cerberus Network

[manko]

I'm moving some old games to a new PC. I originally installed my Mass Effect 2 retail disc on my old PC and activated the Cerberus Network code without Origin. Now, I just activated the ME2 disc key in Origin on the new PC which worked fine, but when I tried to add the Cerberus Network key, it said the key had already been redeemed (which is true).

My Bioware account (which has the DLC activated) and EA account are now the same, so is there a way to get the DLC working on my new PC? Is Origin smart enough to recognize that my Bioware/EA login has the Cerberus Network activated and enabled? I also have some other promo-code DLC tied to my Bioware account which I would like to move.

I still have the old PC with the old install, so could I copy the DLC folders or authorization files over? Or do I have to de-authorize the old PC to move the Cerberus Network content? Can I just download DLC again from my Bioware account and re-install everything into the Origin version?

Or would I have to contact EA Support to have them give me a new Cerberus Network code?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Anteaus]

You should just have to log in as you normally would. I did the same thing with my retail ME2 and it worked fine. You do have to install your DLC manually with the Origin install as you did with the retail install. You have to log into the site to download it. Just install the DLC and when you log in within the game it will be authorized as usual.

http://social.bioware.com/home.php

 

[manko]

You should just have to log in as you normally would. I did the same thing with my retail ME2 and it worked fine. You do have to install your DLC manually with the Origin install as you did with the retail install. You have to log into the site to download it. Just install the DLC and when you log in within the game it will be authorized as usual.

Ok, thanks a lot! Good to hear it works like that. I guess the "already redeemed" error was because I was trying to put the code into Origin directly.

 

[darkewaffle]

Run ME2 and just log-in ingame with the account that has the DLC activated. Depending on what DLC you have purchased you may need to download and install some of them individually; you can find the links at https://social.bioware.com/user_entitlements.php

 

[manko]

Run ME2 and just log-in ingame with the account that has the DLC activated. Depending on what DLC you have purchased you may need to download and install some of them individually; you can find the links at https://social.bioware.com/user_entitlements.php

Thanks, I'm all set now.

 

[lupi]

Had a similar issue with origin and vietnam. Once you log on to the base game the account dlc should be added automatically.