Upgrade Guide

This article is about upgrades in Mass Effect 2. For Mass Effect upgrades, see Equipment→Upgrades. For Mass Effect 3 upgrades, see Equipment Guide (Mass Effect 3). For armor sets and pieces providing additional benefits in Mass Effect 2, see Armor Customization. For information about the various research projects, see Research.

This Upgrade Guide lists the locations and prices for all equipment and power upgrades available in Mass Effect 2. Upgrades are listed by their locations and equipment type or biotic/tech, with purchase prices given as before possible discounts where applicable. When starting a new play-through with a Shepard that beat the game, your upgrades from that previous file won't carry over.

The amount of credits available from a normal play-through covering all missions, assignments and current DLC is 1,280,251 with a theoretical maximum of 1,347,951 if avoiding the use of medi-gel and heavy weapons and choosing Renegade options for credits. Acquiring all upgrades no longer requires importing a level 60 (+50,000) character with the "Rich" achievement (+100,000) or starting with the completion bonus (+200,000) from Mass Effect 2 as long as all the DLC is installed, otherwise these import standards are necessary.

Note: See Credits by Location for tips on generating more income.

Note that research costs depend on the number of upgrades researched so far. So the cost for the first Heavy Pistol Damage upgrade will always be 2,500 Palladium, regardless of where it is acquired, followed by 5,000 and 7,500 for the next two tiers. Acquiring an upgrade from a store does not change the cost of the research upgrades. You can also get up to 25% discount on all research projects by being an Engineer, furthermore after completing the game with a single character all subsequent playthroughs will be granted +50,000 of each resource for free.

Total resources needed to research/buy all useful upgrades:

• 195,500 palladium (237,500 for all upgrades from DLC)
• 275,000 platinum (305,000 for all upgrades from DLC)
• 200,000 iridium (242,500 for all upgrades from DLC)
• 31,000 element zero (35,000 for all upgrades from DLC; +5,000 for each Advanced Training and +2,500 for each Retrain Powers)
• 1,253,416 credits (including discounts, this includes all maps, and items which either lead to more credits or which lead to other upgrades)

Upgrades by Location/Mission

Assignments

• N7: Anomalous Weather Detected: Damage Protection – Reward.
• N7: MSV Strontium Mule: Heavy Skin Weave – Located at the end of the mission on a hackable terminal with the payload.
• N7: Blood Pack Base: Heavy Weapon Ammo – Reward.
• Project Firewalker: Prothean Site: Biotic Damage – Located at the end of the mission on a research terminal.
• Overlord: Atlas Station: Heavy Skin Weave – Located in the room at the bottom of the elevator, scan the damaged geth.
• Arrival (assignment): Heavy Weapon Ammo – After exploding the gas line on Aratoht, a path will be blocked by two sets of flames. Use the nearby valves to disperse the wall and access a room. In the back behind the shelf.
• Arrival (assignment): Medi-Gel Capacity – In the hangar area with the crane on Aratoht. The crane must be manipulated to move a large box revealing a PDA with the upgrade.
• Arrival (assignment): Heavy Skin Weave – In a room on the left after leaving the reactor core at the Project Base.

Citadel

• Damage Protection – Sold at Saronis Applications.
• Tech Damage – Sold at Saronis Applications.
• Submachine Gun Damage – Sold at Rodam Expeditions.
• Heavy Pistol Damage – Sold at Rodam Expeditions.
• Sniper Rifle Damage – Sold at Rodam Expeditions.
• Medi-Gel Capacity – Sold at Sirta Foundation.

Derelict Reaper

• Sniper Rifle Damage – After your first encounter with husks on the bridge, before you fight the first Scion. It is next to some power cells, some platinum and a terminal.
• Heavy Skin Weave – In a hacked computer near the altar after fighting your first Scion of the level.
• Shotgun Damage – In the middle of a bunch of Scion and Husk fights after the first cutscene featuring Legion, in the lower floor right at the side of power cells and just under a medikit. (Easily Missed)

Disabled Collector Cruiser

• Damage Protection – On a research terminal after examining the dead Collector and choosing a new weapon, but before encountering any Collectors.
• Tech Damage – After fighting the Praetorian.

Note: Either one of the following weapons or advanced weapon training can be obtained. See Collector Ship (mission) for more details.

• Weapon: M-76 Revenant – Soldier only.
• Weapon: M-300 Claymore – Soldier and Vanguard only.
• Weapon: M-98 Widow – Soldier and Infiltrator only.

Freedom's Progress

• Heavy Weapon Ammo – On the destroyed YMIR Mech just outside Veetor's shack.

Haestrom – Dossier: Tali

• Heavy Pistol Damage – At the bottom of a stairwell leading up to the raised walkway (about half way along), next to the body of a quarian marine at the site of the first fight with the geth. (Easily Missed)
• Weapon: M-9 Tempest– On a dead body just before the collapsed pillar area (be sure to pick it up before using the radio)
• Assault Rifle Damage – In the room blocked by the collapsed pillar.
• Weapon: Geth Pulse Rifle – After the Colossus fight, in the room Tali is in (only on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty).

Horizon

• Heavy Skin Weave – On a dead Collector, just after first seeing husks. You must do this before examining the dead husk. If you examined the husk first, you won't be able to go back to the dead Collector.
• Biotic Damage – On a dead Collector when you first meet a Scion, after finding Delan. You can find the dead Collector right behind the building where the Scion emerges. (Easily Missed)
• Retrain Powers – Automatically acquired after completing this mission.
• Weapon: Collector Particle Beam – The weapon is awarded automatically at the end of the mission, if it is not picked up at the two possible pickup locations.

Illium

• Assault Rifle Damage – Sold at Gateway Personal Defense.
• Heavy Skin Weave – Sold at Gateway Personal Defense.
• Submachine Gun Damage – Sold at Gateway Personal Defense.
• Biotic Damage – Sold at Serrice Technology.
• Medi-Gel Capacity – Sold at Serrice Technology.
• Bypass Module – Sold at Serrice Technology.
• Damage Protection – Sold at Gateway Personal Defense. Only available after completing the Collector Ship mission.
• Tech Damage – Sold at Serrice Technology. Only available after completing the Collector Ship mission.

Illium – Dossier: The Assassin

• Weapon: M-97 Viper – At the elevator leading up to the bridge, walk around to the left past the room where three salarians are hiding. (Easily Missed)
• Submachine Gun Damage – Just before the windy bridge between the towers, on the ledge you drop from.

Illium – Dossier: The Justicar

• Weapon: M-27 Scimitar – In the area where the room with Elnora is, its on a desk to the right of the weapons locker.
• Biotic Damage – In the small room with Elnora, the asari hiding behind the desk.

Illium – Lair of the Shadow Broker

• Heavy Pistol Damage – A research terminal in a room full of Shadow Broker Agents just at the beginning of the upper level of Baria Frontiers.
• Damage Protection – Check Tela Vasir's crashed skycar.
• Additional upgrades are available from the Shadow Broker's delivery terminal.

Korlus – Dossier: The Warlord

• Sniper Rifle Damage – At the top of the stair case after the waves of krogan.
• Krogan Vitality – In the same room you find Warlord Okeer.

Loyalty Missions

• Garrus: Eye for an Eye: Sniper Rifle Damage – In a hackable terminal after the room where Fake ID is obtained.
• Grunt: Rite of Passage: Shotgun Damage – Awarded by the Shaman automatically.
• Jack: Subject Zero: Biotic Damage – On a hackable research terminal, inside a room with Power Cell ammo, right before fighting Kureck.
• Jacob: The Gift of Greatness: Heavy Pistol Damage – In the abandoned camp just after the barricade is destroyed with the rigged LOKI mech.
• Kasumi: Stealing Memory: Tech Damage – On a dead mercenary by a door near the end of the mission (in the room where truck arrives with enemies).
• Kasumi: Stealing Memory: Weapon: M-12 Locust – Next to Keiji's Graybox in Hock's vault.
• Legion: A House Divided: Geth Shield Strength – On a geth terminal found in a room that triggers conversation about the size of the station.
• Miranda: The Prodigal: Submachine Gun Damage – Lying on the table in a shipping container you walk through after the fight around the first conveyor system, just after the first elevator. (Easily Missed)
• Miranda: The Prodigal: Medi-Gel Capacity – On a dead merc two fights after the first elevator ride, past the Submachine Gun upgrade. (Easily Missed)
• Mordin: Old Blood: Krogan Vitality – In the same room as the dead female krogan.
• Mordin: Old Blood: Heavy Weapon Ammo – On a hackable research terminal right before Maelon's room.
• Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi: Assault Rifle Damage – On the wall in Morinth's apartment.
• Tali: Treason: Geth Shield Strength – On a hackable monitor just down the hall after the first combat room on the Alarei. It's in a small room by itself.
• Tali: Treason: Tech Damage – Awarded after trial if Tali is found innocent (either through Charm/Intimidate or "Rallying the Crowd") or by handing over evidence (and losing Tali's loyalty permanently).
• Thane: Sins of the Father: Heavy Pistol Damage – Immediately at the beginning on the 800 Wards on a datapad. (Easily Missed)
• Zaeed: The Price of Revenge: Heavy Weapon Ammo/Assault Rifle Damage – On the Paragon path you can find a Heavy Weapons Ammo upgrade, in the room with the fire extinguisher systems, whereas on the Renegade path, you can find an Assault Rifles damage bonus, accessed from a terminal next to a servo with credits.
• Zaeed: The Price of Revenge: Weapon: M-451 Firestorm – On the body of a dead mercenary, both Paragon and Renegade choices.

Normandy SR-2

• Medi-Gel Capacity – Complete Doctor Chakwas' assignment.

Omega

• Heavy Skin Weave – Sold at Kenn's Salvage.
• Heavy Weapon Ammo – Sold at Kenn's Salvage.
• Shotgun Damage – Sold at Kenn's Salvage.
• Sniper Rifle Damage – Sold at Omega Market.
• Hack Module – Sold at Harrot's Emporium.

Omega – Dossier: The Professor

• Assault Rifle Damage – In the quarantine area, just after a barricade of mercs, examine a "Modified Assault Rifle" near a Blue Suns corpse.
• Medi-Gel Capacity – In the room opposite to the one Mordin is in inside the Clinic.
• Weapon: M-6 Carnifex – Given automatically for talking to Mordin.

Omega – Dossier: Archangel

• Submachine Gun Damage – Right before the assault on Archangel. There is a door you have to bypass across from the A-61 Mantis Gunship. (Easily Missed)
• Tech Damage – On the ground floor of Archangel's hideout during the assault, on a shelf near the base of the stairs.
• Weapon: M-15 Vindicator – On a couch in the room Garrus is in.

Purgatory – Dossier: The Convict

• Damage Protection – On a destroyed YMIR right after freeing Jack.
• Shotgun Damage – On a dead guard right after destroying the first YMIR.

Shadow Broker Base

• Assault Rifle Damage – Possible delivery from daily shipments.
• Shotgun Damage – Possible delivery from daily shipments.
• Sniper Rifle Damage – Possible delivery from daily shipments.
• Submachine Gun Damage – Possible delivery from daily shipments.

Tuchanka

• Assault Rifle Damage – Sold at Fortack's Database.
• Biotic Damage – Sold at Fortack's Database.
• Heavy Pistol Damage – Sold at Fortack's Database.
• Shotgun Damage – Sold at Fortack's Database.
• Heavy Weapon Ammo – Sold at Ratch's Wares.

Upgrades by Type

Prices shown are before the paragon/renegade discount and before the engineer research discount.

Note: The mineral cost for each upgrade type follows a fixed price progression. For example, the first Sniper Rifle upgrade you research costs 2,500 Platinum, the second 5,000, the third 7,500 and the fourth 10,000, regardless of where they were acquired.

Upgrades bought in stores are instantly active and do not need to be researched; they are not included in the price progression.

Assault Rifle Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Iridium	+10% Damage	Mordin Recruitment Mission – just past merc barricade
5,000 Iridium	+10% Damage	Tali Recruitment Mission – in room blocked by pillar
7,500 Iridium	+10% Damage	Samara Loyalty Mission – on wall in Morinth's apartment
10,000 Iridium	+10% Damage	Zaeed Loyalty Mission (DLC) – Renegade choice only
12,500 Iridium	+10% Damage	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – delivery
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Illium: Gateway Personal Defense
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Tuchanka: Fortack's Database
15,000 Iridium	+25% Penetration	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
25,000 Iridium	Accuracy Improvement	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
None	Weapon: M-15 Vindicator	Garrus recruitment mission – on a couch in the room Garrus is in
None	Weapon: M-76 Revenant	Collector Ship – Soldier only
None	Weapon: Geth Pulse Rifle	Tali Recruitment Mission – after the Colossus fight, in the room Tali is in (only on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty)

SMG Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Iridium	+10% Damage	Garrus Recruitment Mission – bypass door near gunship (Easily Missed)
5,000 Iridium	+10% Damage	Thane Recruitment Mission – just before windy bridge
7,500 Iridium	+10% Damage	Miranda Loyalty Mission – shipping container after first elevator (Easily Missed)
10,000 Iridium	+10% Damage	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – delivery
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Citadel: Rodam Expeditions
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Illium: Gateway Personal Defense
15,000 Iridium	+50% Shield Piercing	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
25,000 Iridium	+50% Extra Rounds	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
None	Weapon: M-9 Tempest	Tali Recruitment Mission
None	Weapon: M-12 Locust	Kasumi Loyalty Mission (DLC) - next to Keiji's Graybox in Hock's vault.

Heavy Pistol Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Palladium	+10% Damage	Tali Recruitment Mission – stairwell bottom at first geth fight (Easily Missed)
5,000 Palladium	+10% Damage	Thane Loyalty Mission – beginning of 800 blocks (Easily Missed)
7,500 Palladium	+10% Damage	Jacob Loyalty Mission – just past the destroyable barrier
10,000 Palladium	+10% Damage	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – just past the fire obstruction, on a research terminal, in the Dracon Trade Center.
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Citadel: Rodam Expeditions
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Tuchanka: Fortack's Database
15,000 Palladium	+50% Armor Piercing	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
25,000 Palladium	Critical (sometimes double damage)	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
None	Weapon: M-6 Carnifex	Mordin Recruitment Mission – given automatically for talking to Mordin

Shotgun Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Platinum	+10% Damage	Jack Recruitment Mission – on guard corpse after first large mech
5,000 Platinum	+10% Damage	Grunt Loyalty Mission – awarded automatically
7,500 Platinum	+10% Damage	Reaper IFF – in the middle of scion and husk fights (Easily Missed)
10,000 Platinum	+10% Damage	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – delivery
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Omega: Kenn's Salvage
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Tuchanka: Fortack's Database
15,000 Platinum	+50% Shield Piercing	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
25,000 Platinum	+100% Extra Rounds	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
None	Weapon: M-27 Scimitar	Samara recruitment mission
None	Weapon: M-300 Claymore	Collector Ship – Soldier and Vanguard only

Sniper Rifle Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Platinum	+10% Damage	Grunt Recruitment Mission – top of stairs after krogan waves
5,000 Platinum	+10% Damage	Garrus Loyalty Mission – terminal just before raising shutters
7,500 Platinum	+10% Damage	Reaper IFF – end of catwalk near sniped husks
10,000 Platinum	+10% Damage	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – delivery
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Citadel: Rodam Expeditions
60,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Omega: Omega Market
15,000 Platinum	+50% Armor Piercing	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
25,000 Platinum	+50% Headshot Damage	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
None	Weapon: M-97 Viper	Thane Recruitment Mission – At the elevator leading up to the bridge, walk around to the left past the room where three salarians are hiding. (Easily Missed)
None	Weapon: M-98 Widow	Collector Ship (mission) – Soldier and Infiltrator only

Heavy Weapon Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Iridium	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Freedom's Progress Mission – dead mech outside Veetor's shack
5,000 Iridium	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Mordin Loyalty Mission – terminal just past boss
7,500 Iridium	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Zaeed Loyalty Mission (DLC) – Near fire extinguisher, Paragon choice only
10,000 Iridium	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Side Mission: N7: Blood Pack Base
12,500 Iridium	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Arrival (assignment) – In one of the first rooms, accessed by redirecting the gas, with a log and a locker.
30,000 Credits	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Omega: Kenn's Salvage
30,000 Credits	+15% Heavy Weapon Ammo	Tuchanka: Ratch's Wares
5,000 Iridium	Weapon: ML-77 Missile Launcher	Unlocked after 1 ammo upgrade
15,000 Iridium	Weapon: M-622 Avalanche	Unlocked after 2 ammo upgrades
25,000 Iridium	Weapon: M-920 Cain	Unlocked after 3 ammo upgrades
None	Weapon: M-451 Firestorm	Zaeed Loyalty Mission (DLC) – on the body of a dead mercenary, both Paragon and Renegade choices
None	Weapon: Collector Particle Beam	Horizon Mission – The weapon is awarded automatically at the end of the mission, if it is not picked up at the two possible pickup locations.

Note: After completing N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay a Heavy Weapon Ammo upgrade may appear in the debriefing screen. The upgrade appears to be unusable, however; it cannot be researched. The only solution is reload an early save and play the mission again.

Cybernetic Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Palladium	+10% Health	Horizon Mission – just after first husks
5,000 Palladium	+10% Health	Reaper IFF – computer after first scion fight
7,500 Palladium	+10% Health	Side Mission – N7: MSV Strontium Mule
10,000 Palladium	+10% Health	Overlord: Atlas Station – in the room at the bottom of the first elevator
12,500 Palladium	+10% Health	Arrival (assignment) – in a room, after the elevator from the core room, on the left side of a hallway, with some palladium and a wall safe.
90,000 Credits	+10% Health	Illium: Gateway Personal Defense
90,000 Credits	+10% Health	Omega: Kenn's Salvage
15,000 Palladium	+50% Melee Damage Protection	Unlocked after 2 health upgrades (only affects health damage, not shields)
25,000 Palladium	+25% Melee Damage	Unlocked after 3 health upgrades

Shield Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Palladium	+10% Damage Protection	Jack Recruitment Mission – destroyed mech right after freeing Jack
5,000 Palladium	+10% Damage Protection	Collector Ship Mission – terminal before encountering Collectors
7,500 Palladium	+10% Damage Protection	Side Mission – N7: Anomalous Weather Detected
10,000 Palladium	+10% Damage Protection	Lair of the Shadow Broker Mission (DLC) – on Vasir's crashed car
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage Protection	Illium: Gateway Personal Defense – only available after completing the Collector Ship mission
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage Protection	Citadel: Saronis Applications
15,000 Palladium	Redundant Generator	Unlocked after 2 upgrades
25,000 Palladium	Hard Shields	Unlocked after 3 upgrades

Bio-Amp Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
500 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Horizon Mission – dead Collector after fighting first Scion (Easily Missed)
1,000 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Samara Recruitment Mission – in small room where Elnora is hiding
1,500 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Jack Loyalty Mission – computer just before final fight
2,000 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Side Mission - Project Firewalker: Prothean Site
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Tuchanka: Fortack's Database
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Illium: Serrice Technology
3,000 Element Zero	+20% Duration	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
5,000 Element Zero	+20% Cooldown Reduction	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades

Omni-tool Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
500 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Garrus Recruitment Mission – main floor of house
1,000 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Kasumi Loyalty Mission (DLC) – dead merc left to a door after second Ymir
1,500 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Collector Ship Mission – after fighting the Praetorian
2,000 Element Zero	+10% Damage	Tali Loyalty Mission – awarded automatically if Tali is found innocent
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Citadel: Saronis Applications
90,000 Credits	+10% Damage	Illium: Serrice Technology – only available after completing the Collector Ship mission
3,000 Element Zero	+20% Duration	Unlocked after 2 damage upgrades
5,000 Element Zero	+20% Cooldown Reduction	Unlocked after 3 damage upgrades
30,000 Credits	Bypass Module	Illium: Serrice Technology
30,000 Credits	Hack Module	Omega: Harrot's Emporium

Medical Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Platinum	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Mordin Recruitment Mission – inside clinic
5,000 Platinum	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Miranda Loyalty Mission – dead merc after first elevator (Easily Missed)
7,500 Platinum	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Dr. Chakwas assignment – Normandy: Serrice Ice Brandy
10,000 Platinum	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Arrival (assignment) – In the hangar with the crane, behind the metal boxes, use the crane to gain access
30,000 Credits	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Citadel: Sirta Foundation
30,000 Credits	+1 Medi-Gel Capacity	Illium: Serrice Technology
15,000 Platinum	Trauma Module	Unlocked after 2 upgrades
25,000 Platinum	Emergency Shielding	Unlocked after 3 upgrades

Normandy SR-2 Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
50,000 Platinum	Med-Bay Upgrade	Message after recruiting Mordin
15,000 Platinum	Thanix Cannon	Garrus conversation option
15,000 Palladium	Heavy Ship Armor	Jacob conversation option
15,000 Palladium	Multicore Shielding	Tali conversation option
15,000 Iridium	Advanced Mineral Scanner	Miranda conversation option
15,000 Iridium	Modular Probe Bay	Thane conversation option
3,000 Element Zero	Extended Fuel Cells	Samara/Morinth conversation option

Note: Upgrades tied to squadmates are also unlocked after completing their loyalty mission, regardless of whether their loyalty is gained.

Squad Member Upgrades

Cost	Upgrade	Location
2,500 Platinum	Geth Shield	Tali Loyalty Mission – computer just after first room
5,000 Platinum	Geth Shield	Legion Loyalty Mission – terminal in room showing size of ship
2,500 Platinum	Krogan Vitality	Grunt Recruitment Mission – same room as Warlord Okeer
5,000 Platinum	Krogan Vitality	Mordin Loyalty Mission – same room as dead female krogan
3,000 Element Zero	+20% Mordin Tech Damage	Mordin conversation option
3,000 Element Zero	+20% Jack Biotic Damage	Jack conversation option
15,000 Platinum	Weapon – Grunt: M-300 Claymore	Grunt conversation option
15,000 Platinum	Weapon – Legion: M-98 Widow	Legion conversation option

Credits by Location/Mission

This is a list of how many credits are attainable and what missions they are on. Credits that are optional are listed separately from the totals. Power cells and med kits are listed because you can get 100 credits from each of them if you are full, but they are not included in the totals.

These numbers show that if you maximize your credits (and have all the appropriate DLC) you will still fall a few thousand short of purchasing all upgrades, not including trinkets. That's also not taking into account the several thousand you will probably need to spend on probes and fuel. So starting bonuses from prior playthroughs are necessary to get all upgrades.

• If the Normandy SR-2 possesses the Extended Fuel Cells or Modular Probe Bay upgrades after you complete the game, and the ship currently holds 1500/1500 fuel and 60/60 probes import this Mass Effect 2 save into a new game. The Normandy SR-2 will possess 1500/1000 fuel and 60/30 probes following the Freedom's Progress Mission. However the probes may revert to 30/30 once a single probe has been fired (only giving you one free probe), the extra 500 fuel will still be burnt off before your actual reserves are drained regardless.
• It is sometimes possible to bypass a safe, datapad, or container more than once (doesn't work 100% of the time without tedious reloads), doubling or even tripling the credits received from that particular object. Rapidly press A (Green) on the Xbox 360 or Use (Spacebar) on the PC after the minigame screens flash green to accomplish this (upon finishing the final circuit, or final line of hack code).
• Acquiring Urz and betting on him in the pit battles at Tuchanka (save before each match) can also provide an unlimited stream of credits due to his high win probability, although this method is tedious at best.

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Location/Mission	Power Cells	Med Kits	Funding	Credits Found	Total	Notes
Prologue: Awakening		1	3750	3750	7500
Freedom's Progress (mission)	1	4	10000	10000	20000
Horizon (mission)	4	3	30000	30000	60000
Collector Ship (mission)	4	3	37500	37500	75000
Reaper IFF	3	6	25000	25000	50000	Sell the geth to Cerberus. (+20000)
Dossier: The Professor	2	11	25000	23000	48000	Let the batarian die, get datapad. (+2000)
Dossier: Archangel	1	9	20000	20000	40000
Dossier: The Convict	3	3	15000	15000	30000
Dossier: The Warlord	2	5	20000	20000	40000
Dossier: The Assassin	2	8	30000	30000	60000
Dossier: The Justicar	3	6	30000	25200	55200	Give the evidence to the volus. (+4800)
Dossier: Tali	3	9	30000	39000	69000
Mordin: Old Blood	1	3	15000	15000	30000
Miranda: The Prodigal	1	3	15000	15000	30000
Jacob: The Gift of Greatness	1	2	15000	15000	30000
Grunt: Rite of Passage	2	5	15000	15000	30000
Garrus: Eye for an Eye	2	5	15000	13800	28800
Thane: Sins of the Father			30000		30000
Jack: Subject Zero	1	2	15000	15000	30000
Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi			30000		30000
Tali: Treason	2	5	15000	30000	45000
Legion: A House Divided	1	4	15000	15000	30000
Zaeed: The Price of Revenge	1	2	15000	24000	39000	Take the Paragon path. (+21000)
Kasumi: Stealing Memory	1	4	30000	30001	60001
Illium: Liara: Systems Hacking			2000		2000
Illium: Liara: The Observer			4500		4500	If you romanced Liara, or imported your character from Mass Effect. (+500)
Illium: The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found			1500		1500
Illium: The Assassin: Salarian Family Data			1500		1500
Illium: The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found			500		500
Illium: Indentured Service			2000		2000
Citadel: Found Forged ID			1000		1000	Giving asari forged IDs immediately (+2000).
Citadel: Crime in Progress			1000		1000
Citadel: Krogan Sushi			1000		1000
Omega: The Patriarch			3000		3000
Omega: Packages for Ish			2250		2250	The 2250 credits is for giving the packages to Anto. Convince Ish he is over his head (+1125) or give the packages to Ish (+2250).
Normandy Crash Site			3750		3750
N7: Lost Operative		1	3750	4125	7875
N7: Archeological Dig Site		1	3750	3750	7500
N7: MSV Strontium Mule	1	1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Blue Suns Base	1	1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Javelin Missiles Launched	1		3750	3750	7500
N7: MSV Estevanico			3750	3750	7500
N7: Eclipse Smuggling Depot	1	1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Wrecked Merchant Freighter	1	1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Abandoned Research Station		1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Hahne-Kedar Facility	1	1	3750	3750	7500
N7: Abandoned Mine	2	2	3750	3750	7500
N7: Anomalous Weather Detected			3750	3750	7500
N7: Imminent Ship Crash		1	7500		7500
N7: Mining the Canyon			7500		7500
N7: Endangered Research Station			3750	3750	7500
N7: Quarian Crash Site		1	7500		7500
N7: Captured Mining Facility	1	1	7500	7500	15000
N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay			3750	3750	7500
N7: Blood Pack Base		1	3750	3750	7500
Project Firewalker: Rosalie Lost			7500	7500	15000
Project Firewalker: Survey Sites Located			1250	1250	2500
Project Firewalker: Geth Incursion			2500		2500
Project Firewalker: Volcano Station		1	1250	375	1625
Project Firewalker: Prothean Site			3750	3750	7500
Overlord	3	4	3750	3750	7500
Overlord: Vulcan Station		2	3750	5250	9000
Overlord: Prometheus Station	1	3	3750	3750	7500
Overlord: Atlas Station	2	2	7500	7500	15000
Lair of the Shadow Broker	4	10	36000	54000	90000
Arrival	2	4	3500	17550	21050
Totals	62	143	685,750	635,051	1,320,801	Optional 52,550