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Dragon Age: Origins |OT| Letting The Fade fade out of memory
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On the PC version at least it's exactly as he and others have said. You can assign any number of attribute points, skills or abilities/spells and just hit "play" at the end. It applies whatever you picked and stores what's left, leaving the plus symbol next to the character's portrait to inform you of unspent points. (The level up message in the lower left will also appear on area transitions, but that's not much of an annoyance.)Mar_ said:
Johnlenham
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SquirrelNuckle said:
Also go back to the other places as you can use the spirit power to find some nice point upgrades
Totally underwhelmed and kind of disappointed by the first couple hours I played last night.
Trying to sink into it today, have plenty of time and can't get work done.
Got the PS3 version from a Goozex trade and it runs like complete shit. My PS3 is not online 'cause I just moved, is there any performance patches or do I have to put up with the headache inducing tearing and frame drops?
Trying to sink into it today, have plenty of time and can't get work done.
Got the PS3 version from a Goozex trade and it runs like complete shit. My PS3 is not online 'cause I just moved, is there any performance patches or do I have to put up with the headache inducing tearing and frame drops?
g23 said:Anyone else regretted it when.alistair left and loghain replaced him
i was
I tried to salvage my mistake but it was too late...the final part of the game seemed soo depressing without him
He begged you, practically crying, and you still didn't kill Loghain? YOU'RE A BAD PERSON, jk. I let Alistair kill Loghain himself. What do you need another tank for?
ElectricBlue187
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No such luck m'afriadSir Fragula said:
RPGCrazied
Member
should return of ostagar be soon? with xmas fastly appoarching, they did say holidays
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Sir Fragula said:
Yes, you are still forced to do that segment. I just did. :/
bryehn said:
I've not experienced any screen tearing, just a constant 1/4 second freeze every 2-3 seconds and some cutscenes not playing properly. This is what leads me to believe that the PS3 issues are more centered around hardware revisions/component firmware versions between the individual consoles. Everyone reports a slightly different issue, yet everyone reports being on the same PS3 firmware version (3.10). Some folks have zero to very little noticeable problems while others have bigger issues. Heck, it may even be an issue with varying refresh rates/HDMI spec's/etc. of our individual HD tv's. Strange....
Okay lorddarkflare as per request.
Fade is definately not the best dungeon, in fact its one of the worst. It has some nice ideas but the fight are pretty lame as you are on your own so they cant be really challenging and are straightforward. It feels very much like a single player B console game. You also claimed that its the only part of the game thats actually pretty, imho it was the ugliest. The rest of the game has a nice coherent dark look to it.
All of the big dungeons are pretty cool and have some nice varied encounters. You say that there are too many and too much alike, I say by the time you think you got it locked down something new happens. Ofcourse with some OP techniques almost nothing is a hassle at some point anymore. You also had trouble with the last encounter in the Deep Roads, thats just plain personal and arbitrary, I beat it on the first go.
The rewards and loot in this game are awesome, there something somewhere for everyone. Every unique piece actually feels unique and special and every random piece is just random. Very realistic. As you would expect most common folk drop common stuff, as it should be. You dont need to pick everything up, this is not Diablo.
Fade is definately not the best dungeon, in fact its one of the worst. It has some nice ideas but the fight are pretty lame as you are on your own so they cant be really challenging and are straightforward. It feels very much like a single player B console game. You also claimed that its the only part of the game thats actually pretty, imho it was the ugliest. The rest of the game has a nice coherent dark look to it.
All of the big dungeons are pretty cool and have some nice varied encounters. You say that there are too many and too much alike, I say by the time you think you got it locked down something new happens. Ofcourse with some OP techniques almost nothing is a hassle at some point anymore. You also had trouble with the last encounter in the Deep Roads, thats just plain personal and arbitrary, I beat it on the first go.
The rewards and loot in this game are awesome, there something somewhere for everyone. Every unique piece actually feels unique and special and every random piece is just random. Very realistic. As you would expect most common folk drop common stuff, as it should be. You dont need to pick everything up, this is not Diablo.
BattleMonkey
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Got finally my first sex scene.... wow this is so bad :lol
Had this in my queue for a couple of weeks and decided to start it over the weekend. The game is amazing so far. I 'm a huge BG/2 fan and this reminds me so much of why I played BG for so many hours. The attention to detail is amazing and well appreciated and the voice work is superb.
I started as noble dwarf and that characters opening was fantastic. I'm sure others have a dwarf that looks close to this. I just tweaked one of the presets slightly.
I have the PC version running @ 1680X1050 8AA/16AF. The graphics are just OK but some of the texture work ranges from embarrassing to just OK and that's a shame though I do like the level layout. I've read that there are texture mods in development. Mods I'm using: DLC Merchandise, Expanded Inventory and Storage Chest.
I started as noble dwarf and that characters opening was fantastic. I'm sure others have a dwarf that looks close to this. I just tweaked one of the presets slightly.
I have the PC version running @ 1680X1050 8AA/16AF. The graphics are just OK but some of the texture work ranges from embarrassing to just OK and that's a shame though I do like the level layout. I've read that there are texture mods in development. Mods I'm using: DLC Merchandise, Expanded Inventory and Storage Chest.
DayShallCome
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54-46! said:
What's broken about A Prince's Favor and A Lord's Trust? I just completed A Lord's Trust, and I don't see anything apparently broken.
HocusPocus
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Love the game and playing on my 360. About halfway through now.
CitizenCope
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Probably playing this game the week I have off coming up. Is there an Easy dufficulty? Sorry GAF. This is usually not the type of game I play and I'd probably get my ass whooped on Normal.Mar_ said:
AgentOtaku
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Still waiting for a MOD that lets you toggle to Mouselook instead of holding =(
Kosma said:
Orzammar has some nasty quest glitches. I found one myself that triggered when I initially supported one (light spoiler)
dwarf king (Behren?) but switched to the other guy at the very last second. Well, the other guy gave me the same set of quests that Behren gave me, which obviously were not complete-able.
kyo_daikun
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Spoiler alert? ^
*Cries*
*Cries*
kyo_daikun
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Kosma said:
Ok, I beleive you
I finished "A Lord's Trust" too but I still got "A Prince's Favor" as an active quest in my journal.DayShallCome said:
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/A_Prince's_Favor:_The_First_Task#Bugs
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
g23 said:Anyone else regretted it when.alistair left and loghain replaced him
i was
I tried to salvage my mistake but it was too late...the final part of the game seemed soo depressing without him
Motherfucker ran off with my Warden's Commander armor >:|.
Sysgen said:Had this in my queue for a couple of weeks and decided to start it over the weekend. The game is amazing so far. I 'm a huge BG/2 fan and this reminds me so much of why I played BG for so many hours. The attention to detail is amazing and well appreciated and the voice work is superb.
I started as noble dwarf and that characters opening was fantastic. I'm sure others have a dwarf that looks close to this. I just tweaked one of the presets slightly.
I have the PC version running @ 1680X1050 8AA/16AF. The graphics are just OK but some of the texture work ranges from embarrassing to just OK and that's a shame though I do like the level layout. I've read that there are texture mods in development. Mods I'm using: DLC Merchandise, Expanded Inventory and Storage Chest.
Just FYI if you tweak any preset with a beard (or try to add a beard to any preset without one), your cheek slider values get sucked all the way to the left, which is why you're so gaunt. There's only one way around this (at least as a dwarf) and that is to set all of your customization settings first with no beard, including jaws/cheecks, then use the first beard to the right on the beard slider. After you set the beard, any type of change whatsoever will revert your jaws/cheeks back to their lowest values.
So many games and so little time, but I've spent at least a few hours with Dragon Age on PS3. Love the game so far, even though I'm not playing it to it's fullest, meaning I don't use tactic slots and so on. I'm on 26 quests atm, which is maybe too much. I usually just run around the world, hoping to complete them.
I need advice though. I'm a mage and have chosen to become a shapeshifter. At level ten, I did spend some money on new gear, since I've been having the same gear since the start. From the same merchant I also bought the spirit healer book. After that, I had no money, and could not find the spirit healer book in my inventory, so I loaded the save before that, looked through the merchants supplies and could not find the book again. But, is it wise to pick several specializations? Or will you have too many spells, since you only have 6 (?!) spell slots. Should I rather buy specialization books for my party? For exampel a tank (If I find one)?
I need advice though. I'm a mage and have chosen to become a shapeshifter. At level ten, I did spend some money on new gear, since I've been having the same gear since the start. From the same merchant I also bought the spirit healer book. After that, I had no money, and could not find the spirit healer book in my inventory, so I loaded the save before that, looked through the merchants supplies and could not find the book again. But, is it wise to pick several specializations? Or will you have too many spells, since you only have 6 (?!) spell slots. Should I rather buy specialization books for my party? For exampel a tank (If I find one)?
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Pankaks said:
It should be in a chest near
where Alistair was standing in Arl Eamon's Denerim mansion. At least all his stuff was there for me, although I had Alistair killed instead of letting him go so maybe that changes things.
Macmanus
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Strampas said:
Once you purchase the book, the specialization should be unlocked. The thing with unlocking said specializations is that they become unlocked indefinitely on all play throughs. So you spent the 15g to unlock spirit healer forever, which isn't that terrible of an investment (despite the fact that I believe you can learn it from Wynn.)
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Count of Monte Sawed-Off said:
Yea I just told him that "We need Loghain to help us fight the blight, blah, blah" And he ran off like a little school girl. I don't recall seeing a chest. Maybe it was there, maybe not, I was in a rush to get to the ending.
Without Alistar (And Morrigan because I didn't wanna make babies) the final fight was ridiculously hard for me and I had to turn it down to casual.
Without Alistar (And Morrigan because I didn't wanna make babies) the final fight was ridiculously hard for me and I had to turn it down to casual.
some questions on using tactics to follow up with what i was saying earlier.
Even when I set my NPC to aggressive, the melee/range ones aren't auto attacking even when i ahve tactics set up to: Enemy - Any : Attack.
It seems as though, once the NPC has used an ability to knock down or stun the enemy, they will just stop attacking and stand there, which is annoying. Even when I direct my guys to attack, the melee one will just swing once...and then stop!
Anybody help?
Even when I set my NPC to aggressive, the melee/range ones aren't auto attacking even when i ahve tactics set up to: Enemy - Any : Attack.
It seems as though, once the NPC has used an ability to knock down or stun the enemy, they will just stop attacking and stand there, which is annoying. Even when I direct my guys to attack, the melee one will just swing once...and then stop!
Anybody help?
notworksafe
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Tideas said:
I believe this is fixed in the 1.02 patch.
Worth a shot to try it at least. Perhaps you have the tactics turned off for the characters?
ElectricBlue187
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Yeah, naturally there's a risk that any mod won't play nice with another, or it'll do something strange. But it's a low percentage risk, and you can just turn it off or remove if it you notice anything awry. WRT to the specific things you mentioned:
Eh, honestly, the warning about CPU archers being hard is overstated. Just shift your order of importance of targets from mage->melee->archers to mage->archers->melee. I never really read too many complaints about it. It's essentially a must-have fix at this point in the lifecycle of the game since archery is functionally broken, as admitted by Bioware.Sysgen said:
Pretty sure that's the bog-standard "Built for version <current_number>" mod disclaimer. Works fine for me in any case.
Doytch said:
Personally I think the dex hotfix is a poorly thought out solution. It makes dex too much of a "catch all" for archers. I would rather wait for them to patch something into the client that makes more sense (and doesn't make a few of the "archer squads" you fight so bloody annoying).