Ending Question? (SPOILERS)

So my friend said that to ensure shepard lives, you need to do certain things/make certain decisions. I'm worried that I'm going to accidentally make a wrong decision early in the game and my shepard will die because of it.

I don't really want the entire ending spoiled for me, but I can't find any guide for steps for shepard not to die, how obvious are the choices that will end in shepards death? And if they're subtle, could someone please tell me what they are/what to look out for?

Thanks!

Sorry, I hope this post makes sense, i'm watching a cutscene and typing at the same time...

You'll need an Effective Military Strength (EMS) of 5000 to have Shepard survive. Your EMS is as follows:

War Assets x Galactic Readiness = EMS

The bare minimum you'll need is 5000 War Assets and 100% Galactic Readiness.

quote flicka13

quote Spectre

You'll need an Effective Military Strength (EMS) of 5000 to have Shepard survive. Your EMS is as follows:

War Assets x Galactic Readiness = EMS

The bare minimum you'll need is 5000 War Assets and 100% Galactic Readiness.

how do you check/improve galactic readniness?

You should be able to see your Galactic Readiness at the main menu. You can also see the percentage on the terminal in the Normandy's war room.

So people without access to multiplayer need to have 10,000 war assests to get the best ending?


I'm so happy right now I could strangle a manatee in the nude.

After importing a save from ME2 I had about 6700 military strength, reduced by the galactic readiness multiplier. I did do some multiplayer and I ended up with a full green bar (about 65% readiness I think). As far as I know there is only a very minor difference in endings if you don't have a full bar, then ofcourse choices that make your ending different.