Forum:ME2 - New Game Editing

I have 3 Total Playthroughs in ME1 carried into ME2 and now I one playthrough in ME3.

What I want to do is, Import one of the(most appropriate) game from ME1 to ME2, then using Gibbed's ME2 Save Editor...Change a few things namely: character name, plot flags,class etc...then start a new game as if its a different character.

I know one can just carry over the game and play a new class and all. But I wanna do it as if its an altogether different ME1 save I m importing, except, of course, without actually having to play the ME1 over again.

In short. Import a Save--Edit the Save in such a way that it seems like a different play through--play the game with a different story.

More details : I wish to change the romance flag to NONE. Make a multi-race council this time. Instead of ALL-Human.

My concern is, when you import a ME1 save to ME2, does it "set you flag for the proceeding ME2 playthrough" right at the start of the game, or does it do that gradually as you progress through the game?

Because...Miranda inteviews you when your in the shuttle back to the Cerberus base after the escape from Lazarus station, that when the flag of who was made the councilor, whether Udina or Anderson, is set.

So, what if I were to start a game, and save as soon as Sheperd wakes up on the Lazarus Station. And then go make changes using the Save Editor. Will that work?