All right, done with the run through Mass Effect 1 working towards trying to get EDI to survive the Red Space Magic™. Will be importing to ME2 shortly, I just need a little mental break. Quick recap of what's been done in ME1 towards the goal follow.
War Asset Related:
- Allowed Ash to kill Wrex (facilitates not curing Genophage while keeping Krogan War Assets, no Renegade gained)
- Paragon interview with Al-Jilani (higher War Asset value for not punching her ever)
- Kept Verner alive (slight War Asset value, mostly doing this for kicks to keep him alive in ME3)
- Saved Council (combined with saving Salarian Councilor in ME3 nets higher War Assets than letting them die)
- Skipped "Bring Down the Sky" (Balak will appear in ME3 still and I save time so I can run this faster)
- Saved Zhu's Hope (Jeong died but spared colonists and Shiala)
- Kept Kirrahe alive
- Spared Rachni Queen
Not War Asset Related (purely for flavor):
- Killed Ashley
- Romanced Kaidan
- Did not pick a Human Councilor
- Did Rita's Sister assignment to keep Verner alive in ME3
- Rogue VI assignment on Luna purely for EDI connection
- Allowed Wrex to kill Fist
- Fubared Consort assignment by mistake
- Got Anoleiis arrested (for Paragon points)
- Finally had Liara in party for Benezia kill (damn, so much better with her there)
- Mostly blew off other Assignments except to max out Paragon
- Gave up talking to crew members half-way through aside from Kaidan for romance, people won't shut up otherwise
Action plan for ME2 is to gain full loyalty of all 12 characters, and ignore all assignments that don't affect War Assets. Some may be picked up purely to max out Paragon for the reputation import bonus. Except when necessary to maximize War Assets will play pure Paragon. Will save full Normandy crew, Garrus and Tali will die on Suicide Mission. Need to look at the War Assets that Quarians and Geth give before I make my Heretic choice on Legion's Loyalty mission. If I can't broker peace in ME3 with Tali dead I'll want to choose the side that nets the most War Assets and Heretic choice affects that. Collector Base will be destroyed as that benefits Destroy ending. Planning to retain Maelon's data, as living Eve is worth more War Assets than living Mordin in the event can't keep both alive and sabotage cure.
EDI surviving Red Space Magic™ - ME2 here I come
Blog entry posted by DuneMuadDib, May 3, 2012.