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what are you using to modify the coalecent.ini file and what exactly you trying to do?
The weapon damage are in BIOWeapon, and the what guns you cary and when they unlock are under BIOGame

yes needler is the vindicator rifle, some of the guns in the file have different names like FreezeGun=Avalanch for example.
AssaultRifles=(ClassName="SFXGameContent_Inventory.SFXWeapon_Needler" )
PlayerSpecialWeapons=(WeaponClassName="SFXGameContent_Inventory.SFXWeapon_MachineGun",UnlockPlotName=Wpn_AssaultRifle2)
If you change your strings to look like this you should recieve the gun right after you get to normandy for the first time.

Notice: There is no space between " and )

I hope your right, cause every time i do some changes to that file the game won't start.

[Edited by shadowhawk27, 3/4/2010 1:07:05 PM]

are you using the editors? It is the easest way to correctly mod and compile the file.

Well i get this Error message when i start the game, "Mass Effect 2 has stopped working: A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."

try this editor

social.bioware.com/project/1854/#discussions

and if editing your coalaleced did that then you need to restore the old one....(and that usually only happens if you use the me2ce that was for version 1.00 instead of 1.01....or windows notepad or some such without a crc corrector)

Well i may not get that machine gun but i did manage to get all my squad buddies all the weapons they were ment to have by removing the restrictions. (Does the victory dance)

[Edited by shadowhawk27, 3/5/2010 1:28:08 PM]

USe the editor, and Link try the 3rd post. Works real well for me
BTW, you have to press enter when u finish edit a variable.

[Edited by Kennible, 3/5/2010 2:28:53 PM]