Frequent game crashing in Denerim

a. Any mods installed?

b. Did the crash happen at the exact same spot? (If so, it's a symptom of a corrupted file. Try the "Repair" option from the EA/Origin client.)

c. The Denerim Market is a very complicated area of the game.  More reports of crashes there than anywhere else.  Be a bit slower about actions there and you may avoid the problem.

People who post here alot often ask the same bs questions that official tech does simply because you wouldn't believe how many times the simple crap fixes the issue and people don't think to check it.  I know I answered the issue about DAI crashing on start caused by anti-virus about a million times it seems even though there was a sticky thread about it AND multiple other thread posts and still people came in asking the SAME QUESTION...so yeah, we often ask the basic bs questions..

If you are expecting a smooth transfer of your game play into DAI from this play, you are likely going to be disappointed.  The import system created for DAO was clunky using the now defunct Bioware website.  It is often easier to just copy down your choices on a piece of paper and then create a character with the name and class you want and enter the choices directly into the Keep.  They have made this harder but it is still the most reliable way to get it done.

As far as the language filter goes, EA bills itself as a family safe company meaning they make games for children to adults and since they can have children coming to the site, "adult" language or language that may be offensive is prohibited and mostly filtered out.  WW2 German group, cuss words, some insults, are filtered and those that aren't but used in direct insults between users will be manually edited by either a Hero or a Community Rep.

The game was made in a time when multicore processors weren't as common. Many players got a reduced number of crashes in Denerim when setting core affinity for the game to a single core. I think this problem is more common in AMD CPUs, but you haven't mentioned your hardware specs, so it may be entirely irrelevant.

If you want a better chance at a solution, post a dxdiag report. "$1100 gaming desktop" is too vague. It's like calling the vet, request they diagnose it over the phone, and not telling whether your pet is a dog or a cat.

To clarify the import issue: The transfer from DAO to DA2 is very straightforward, but the world state for DAI has to be entered manually in the Keep for several reasons, including import bugs that they had in DA2.

I should apologize for being a total d-bag. I was mad and frustrated that the game was crashing. Still no reason to be mean to you guys... anyway, I just played through the game and saved frequently (after every other fight or after every 10 minutes). It crashed a few times and I would just come back to the game after a 20 minute break and it would work fine. I don't really care to look into it further as I don't think I'll play through the game a second time. I appreciate the help and tips. Thank You.

Still having this EXACT same issue in 2021 from a version I purchased on Steam.  I never had this issue before when I had the DVD version.  How can this not be solved??  How can EA continue to sell the game and NOT fix something that, looking at the forums, has been an issue from 2010??