Well I doubt it's performance related as my computer is brand new high end spec computer,
8 core 3.5ghz, 16 gb dd3 ram, graphic card AMD Radeon r9 200 series. I am also running everything on SSD drive.
I have tried skipping all instances, but it doesn't seem to matter. Now it is keeping me stuck in creation world if I chose human. I can't seem to find a patteren yet.
Sorry for posting in a somewhat old thread, but I just experienced this exact problem for the first time, and Google took me here.
After spending over half an hour customizing my characters appearance I was stuck in the mountains and couldn't get out, so I had to quit and start over. After the third attempt (the third time going for one of the pre-created faces just to see if that would work - it didn't).
I got around it by setting the graphics to the Low preset before starting a new game. I did not have to restart the game, I just change the settings from the main menu and then clicked "New Game". After I had gotten through the first few minutes of the prologue (that is, just until I was able to save my game), I went back and set the graphics to the highest settings, which really does run nicely on my computer.
I'll probably go clean up my character at the Black Emporium once I get far enough into the game to go there, but this is a pretty stupid bug which really should've been fixed by now.
2018 and this bug is still in the game. I am running a 2017 hp with Pentium i7 and 2TB and still this game won't let me past the character creation screen.
@Akira_beatsdeath wrote:
2018 and this bug is still in the game. I am running a 2017 hp with Pentium i7 and 2TB and still this game won't let me past the character creation screen.
@Akira_beatsdeath As far as I know, there's no such thing as a Pentium i7. Could you post a dxdiag file so we get a better look at your hardware specs?
Have you looked at the suggestions in this threads? Which steps have you taken to try and solve the problem?
Well, I solved my problem a long time ago, but what I actually did was tap the escape button until the cutscene was skipped. I don't know if it helps but you could try it.
@Akira_beatsdeath wrote:2018 and this bug is still in the game. I am running a 2017 hp with Pentium i7 and 2TB and still this game won't let me past the character creation screen.
2018 and still having this problem. I'll be running around and then my character freezes. I'm currently in the Hinterlands and for the first quest there I couldn't get to the Crossroads from the nearest access point. I had to climb up a cliff to the lake campsite then slide down the cliff, go through the ruined area with all the Templars and Mages, then I was able to get to the Crossroads. I'm now trying to get to Solas's quest regarding the veil measurement devices, the first one that activates the continuation of the quest. I can't get near the area because it's like my character is stuck in a wall. I rotate between the characters and all have the same issue. I tried fast traveling to get out of there and then my game stopped loading and froze on the "TRAVELING" screen.
Here's my computer info:
Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 CPU 3.20 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB
System Type: 64-bit system, x64-based processor
BIOS: A13
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 745
Okay, so I got the game for PC today after playing for years on PS4. I knew being in the Fade like that wasn't normal, so I looked around the entire area, and I found a path on the far side. If you face the stairs when you first end up there, go behind it and a little to the left, and you'll see a pretty wide gap in the mountains that is climbable. Follow it, and keep going until you get over the next hill of the mountain. You'll find yourself overlooking the second broken bridge of the tutorial path(the one after the one you fall through with Cassandra). Go left and follow the path back to the first bridge. It will take some Skyrim-style mountain climbing, but you can do it. Once you go far enough back to the start, the screen will go black, and the game will begin as normal(though the opening cut scene you were supposed to get earlier WILL be a little glitchy until your first choice). This is obviously not a proper FIX to the problem, since you still have to trek back, and it does take a bit, but if you spent hours on your character and don't want to lose them, this will at least save you from having to remake them, and give you a chance to save them.
2020, and the bug is still in the game. Reactivated the game last week (from STEAM) because "lockdown", created some characters to get a a feel. Now 8 days later, after a "new "origin launcher game will not let me create new characters, failing to load the cutscene after selecting race etc. No Old (previous game) saves loaded
funnily enough the games runs normally and without fault in all the existing saves, so I doubt it is my system or drivers ( or even the mods) , but this still quite dysfunctional piece of Software
which means I have the luxury of being able to play, but cannot create .....say a new male dwarf character or a Qunari which i have not tried at all.
Windows 10, 64bit
16GB RAM
Ryzen5 3600
Gforce GT1060 6GB, newest directX, Win 10 updated, newest graphics driver
2,5 GB HDD space still free
ran the repair tool, uninstalled/reinstalled already, erased cache data, erased program data (bothe for the origin launcher, uninstalled origin launcher, erased its %appdata% etc
there is also a secondary bug that after crashing the game cannot be restarted because "it is still running" (not according to windows but according to itself) ...Because windows has no idea what is running, and only Origin does. sooo yes, full reboot of the system
and before the reply goes into "We need DxDiagnosis" blather... here you go
Mods often cause this, always first step is to remove all mods repair game and retest. Also make sure you don't have any launch overrides such as 60fps cutscens set up. Since the game runs it isn't likely machine issue.
Done that, of course nothing happened and the mods work fine.
Plus the mods do not show up in the cutscene, just teh default dwarf/elf/human/qun because this is pre creation, so I doubt there would be any interaction. Nevermind them not affecting the game "running" (for purposes of restart) while it is not running at all
Just wanted to say that, after 10 years and with an absolute garbage "sequel", this bug still happens.
I started a new run with dozens of mods, but the culprit is still the FPS unlocker.
Remember, it's the "-GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60+" in the properties that needs to be removed.
Start new game without it, reach the bridge in-game, save and exit, put the code back, continue playing the 2nd best Dragon Age (Origins being the unbeatable champion, of course)
