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Bleo1283
7 years ago

Dragon Age origins Ultimate edition does not support modding easily.

Dragon Age origins Ultimate edition does not support modding,

please anyone who responds read the full post before responding, that would be very much appreciated.

DXdiag hardware list:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/12/2019, 23:42:43
Machine name: DESKTOP-1EBRJPH
Machine Id: {4EB87F42-5568-4693-BE5C-1B5A177397B1}
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 17134) (17134.rs4_release.180410-1804)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
System Model: MS-7B89
BIOS: 1.00 (type: UEFI)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16336MB RAM
Page File: 9173MB used, 15097MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.17134.0001 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Radeon RX 580 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x67DF)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device (POST)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_67DF&SUBSYS_2378148C&REV_E7
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 16307 MB
Dedicated Memory: 8140 MB
Shared Memory: 8167 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
HDR Support: Not Supported
Display Topology: Internal
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Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
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Output Type: HDMI
Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported
Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
Advanced Color: Not Supported
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Driver Model: WDDM 2.2
Graphics Preemption: Primitive
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Virtualization: Not Supported
Block List: No Blocks
Catalog Attributes: N/A
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/23/2017 7:00:00 PM, 1676224 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-249F-11CF-3877-DA035BC2DB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
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Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
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AGP Status: Enabled
MPO MaxPlanes: 1
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MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported
PanelFitter Caps: Not Supported
PanelFitter Stretch: Not Supported

So lets spell this out.

1) I buy the game on steam and install it to my newly built computer.

 it then takes 5 hours of constantly launching from steam only to have the game lock up at the start menu, no response anywhere. after crawling through forums and hard restart after hard restart with each new attempt. I finally read that i needed to launch from origin.

2) 6 hours later, because origin did not recognize the installation that steam did, I finally get into the game,

3) I play for about 14 hours and while the story and voice acting is what I've come to expect from EA, the graphics however show their age, badly. So i start looking for mods to enhance the graphics.

4) 4 days of attempt after attempt, 4 hours a day, and I have been unsuccessful in getting the game to launch with mods involved. origin has told me several times that my files were corrupted and FORCED me to do a fresh reinstall every time i make an attempt, because the only option to get the game to work is to launch it from origin. 

5) I can launch the game just fine with origin, i would just like to enjoy the game with more enhanced graphics and highly detailed textures. 

I'm using nexus mod manager at the moment, is there a command line i need to plug in so that it will launch DAO through origin?

3 Replies

  • ThandalNLyman's avatar
    ThandalNLyman
    7 years ago

    @Bleo1283;

    a. Your DXdiag report was superfluous.  (And should have used the "hidden" tag.)

    b. NMM doesn't support any Dragon Age-series game, and never has.

    c. NMM is no longer supported by its own developers.

    d. The replacement for NMM (Vortex) also doesn't support DA-games very well.

    e. DAO-ModManager (DAMM) is probably the best tool for DA games, but;

    f. Read this article: Using Dragon Age Mods for Dummies and learn to mange your own mods.

  • KayaniAmber's avatar
    KayaniAmber
    7 years ago

    There is a 4gb patch you may need to install (look up NT Core 4gb patch). I also have DA: O Ultimate Edition and am running about 14 mods with no issue. I am also using Windows 10, but launching the game through EA Origin.

    You don't need a mod manager for DAO. You may need 7zip to unpack some mods, but almost every mod is copy and paste into Documents/Dragon Age/packages/core/override. If you do have a mod that's in 7z (7zip) format, you'll have to use DA Updater (in the bin_ship folder of your game folder, wherever that's been installed) to install those mods.

    What I can suggest with your mods is make sure they're coming from Nexus. Every mod hosted there is tested for viruses and problems. If you absolutely HAVE to have a graphics update, I can suggest RDP (Realistic DAO Project), though it's incredibly memory intensive. You'll be rebooting your game every 30 minutes or so. DAO is 10 years old, it's going to look 10 years old.

  • ThandalNLyman's avatar
    ThandalNLyman
    7 years ago
    @KayaniAmber wrote:


    You may need 7zip to unpack some mods, but almost every mod is copy and paste into Documents/Dragon Age/packages/core/override.

    Well, no. 

    While it's true that *most* mods (by sheer count) are designed to be simply dropped into the player's "\override" folder, a significant minority, including many of the most popular ones, are either packaged as ".dazip" files which require installation with the built-in "DAUpdater" utility, or are "Character Creator" (CC) appearance mods that require their own special handling.

    I too am running the Ultimate Edition under Win10/64-bit, (with the "4GB hak") and generally have about 50 mods in use at any one time.  No problem, if you understand how to install the different kinds correctly.

    As I said, see this article for a better understanding of the various types:

    Using Dragon Age Mods for Dummies.

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