Mass-effect – How many skill points will I have at level 20

The maximum character level is 60.

Character level is imported directly from Mass Effect 2, and continues to climb.

Shepard receive 2 skill points at every level, and start with 1 point in their class abilities, giving a maximum point level of 61 for the first 30 levels.

After this, Shepard begins receiving 4 points per level.

Squad mates are simpler - they get exactly half of what Shepard gets, giving them 1 squad point per level, so 30 points at level 30, and 2 onwards from there.

This gives Shepard a total of 181 skill points (enough to fully max out 8 skills) and his squad mates an even 90.

Being below weight capacity proportionally increases power recharge speed. Being above it decreases it. Carrying less guns reduces your weight (thereby increasing recharge speed). It does not affect the amount of ammo individual weapons hold (mods do).

The wiki weapons entry doesn't currently have individual weights for weapons, but likely that information will be added soon. In the meantime on the weapon equip screen as you add/remove weapons it will give you a percentage penalty/bonus to recharge rate. This can give you a base idea, but ultimately if you use a lot of powers you'll want to equip as few weapons as possible and put some points into increased carrying capacity.