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Mass Effect 2 Free DLC (Cerberus Key?)
By GregDave
11/10/2019 Update - Download DLC from the following link
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/download-dlc-for-classic-origin-games/#masseffect

What is the Cerberus Key within Steam?
The Cerberus Key, is the access to the Cerberus Network (EA Network) that is included with the game.

What DLC is included in the base ME2 game?
- Collectors' Weapon and Armor
- Zaeed - The Price of Revenge (Cerberus Network)
- Cerberus Weapon and Armor (Cerberus Network)
- Normandy Crash Site (Cerberus Network)
- Cerberus Arc Projector (Cerberus Network)
- Firewalker Pack (Cerberus Network)

How do I download and install the DLC?
URL: https://social.bioware.com/user_entitlements.php
You must use the Cerberus/EA credentials that are used in the ME2 main menu. Each DLC must be downloaded and installed individually.

Where can I find more information about Paid and free DLC?
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Cerberus_Network

Where can I find what DLC I have installed?
Open Windows Explorer to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect 2\BioGame\DLC", there will be a folder for and DLC. You can consult the table below.

(FREE)
DLC_CER_Arc Arc Projector
DLC_HEN_VT Zaeed
DLC_PRE_Cerberus Cerberus Armor and Weapon
DLC_PRE_Collectors Collector's Armor
DLC_UNC_Hammer01 Hammerhead
DLC_UNC_Moment01 Normandy Crash Site

(PAID/PROMOTIONAL)
DLC_CON_Pack01 Alternate Appearance Pack 1
DLC_MCR_03 Equalizer Pack
DLC_PRE_DA Blood Dragon Armor
DLC_PRE_Gamestop Terminus Armor
DLC_PRE_General Inferno Armor
DLC_PRE_Incisor Incisor Rifle
DLC_PRO_Gulp01 doctor pepper promotion item 1
DLC_PRO_Pepper01 doctor pepper promotion item 2
DLC_PRO_Pepper02 doctor pepper promotion item 3
DLC_UNC_Pack01 Overlord
DLC_HEN_MT Kasumi

Why is this not more clear within Steam?
We may never know.
   
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angelica.m.simmons 20 Feb, 2021 @ 3:40pm 
Bought the game during Xmas Steam sale for $20 with DLCs. Tried to play after completing ME1, loaded up and suddenly need the Cereberus Key to access content and the game in general, only to discover that there is no access to the Key and that EA removed the keys to a ton of their games on Steam and haven't fixed it, yet Steam is still selling them. WTF?!?! I feel like I got ripped off as I keep getting the run around.
「Science」 4 Jan, 2021 @ 3:40pm 
I bought ME2 Digital Deluxe Edition in 2016 and used the codes on a random account I made just for it but now I have a more perm account on Origin and a different email and all that but since I used the codes already I no longer have access to my DLC...
GregDave  [author] 2 Jan, 2021 @ 4:36pm 
Awesome, thank you!
Dogbot 2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:04pm 
No, mate. You don't have to buy it again. You can use the same key that you got for buying the game on the Steam to activate it on Origin. No extra cost...
GregDave  [author] 31 Dec, 2020 @ 2:57pm 
Thanks @adam_bisset this is good information! Hate that the answer is buying it in two places, but oh well.
Dogbot 31 Dec, 2020 @ 8:16am 
FYI older Steam codes for ME2 now work for Origin too.

It's much easier to redeem and download the main game on Origin and let it handle all the DLC rather than you having to fanny about with all these workarounds.

The reason I bought on Steam in the first place was in the hope I would be able to avoid Origin entirely as I'm not a fan. However, as that is not possible you might as well let Origin do the whole thing rather than fighting to get Origin and Steam working in tandem.
SwiftDrifter 10 Oct, 2020 @ 9:34pm 
I, like everyone else bought ME2 and at first i did get the Cerberus failed to connect like everyone else. After waiting a while i tried again and it worked and connected me to the Cerberus network. It showed 4 add ons. but even after reading everyones comments and posts. i still cant figure out how to get the dlc content to work within the game?
Lukas Lukas 28 Jun, 2020 @ 4:22pm 
reader87 - Six months later, and with Mass Effect 2 officially being sold on Steam again, and still no solution. Fine, I guess they have no actual obligation to fix it if they didn't actually sell the DLC to you, but it's still beyond acceptable from my point of view.
Sidhel 22 Jun, 2020 @ 11:55am 
I just did it this way; I bought it on Steam without knowing what a pain in the butt the DLC would be, I would've just done it all via Origins had I know, but.

1. Purchase/download ME2 on Steam
2. Open Origin, under Games menu, add a non-Origins game, enter the key from Steam
3. Click ME2 in your Origins library, and in the right frame, click Extra Content
4. Buy the DLC bundle ($24.99 currently) *you have to BUY the DLC*
5. Download and install DLC via Origins
5.5 (I think you have to login via Origins and login to the EA account to activate Cerebus but I can't remember)
6. When that's done, open Steam, verify integrity of local files for ME2
7. DLC now available in Steam, Cerebus network connected

Downloading the DLC for free from the above link won't help because you haven't purchased access to it. If you download it and install without purchasing it you'll get the error message about not having access to the DLC when you log in.
sergio.schouterden 17 Jun, 2020 @ 2:40pm 
Origin/EA can have a very easy work around in 1 patch that stops this "ping the cerberus network/log on" nonsense. been looking to get my DLCs tp work again and though the free DLCs all of them are great , you cant use it if you cant connect to the cerberus network. "unable to communicate to ea" i always get. yes i did the origin redeem thing as well... again nothing. Logged on with my origin account again nothing.


Funny thing when i first bought it it played like a charm without all this hasstle. you would think anno 2020 that this wouldnt be an issue anymore.. Sorry little fiesty about it all