I've bought DLC's for Dragon Age 2 and installed them. When I look at my downloadable content, the version number reads "(Unauthorized) 1.0" -- and I can't access the game content. Just as an example, the manifest file for the mage item pack starts out <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><Manifest Type="AddIn"> <AddInsList> <AddInItem UID="DA2_MTX_MAG" Name="DA2_MTX_MAG" ExtendedModuleUID="campaign_base" Priority="100" Enabled="1" State="2" Format="1" BioWare="1" MID="217" RequiresAuthorization="1"> <Title DefaultText="Mage Item Pack">I'm pretty sure that RequiresAuthorization="1" is part of the problem.Has anyone had this problem and fixed it?

All you need to do is sign into your EA account on the DA2 main menu. You wouldn't think it would be that simple would you? I didn't, but it worked for me.

My bad for not being more complete.@lady8jane wrote:One guy on the DAO board had the same problem and got a solution. Perhaps you can try the same thing?http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dragon-Age-Origins/Dragon-Age-Origins-Ultimate-Edition-DLC-not-authorized/m-p/6700/message-uid/6700#M12We did. That answer pointed us to the manifest.xml doc. When we tried the solution given for Origins, the (Unauthorized) comment on the version number went away. However, we still couldn't access the actual content -- for instance, item pack stuff didn't show up in our chest, statues that apparently trigger out-of-city adventures aren't in Hawke's house, and so forth. So I'm hoping that there's something else wrong with our manifest doc -- which is why I printed the beginning of one of our manifests in my original query.Can someone with an item pack check their manifest and see how it differs? I'd very much appreciate it.

Yes, we've tried changing the RequiresAuthorization.@sundance31us wrote:I'd go ahead and change MID="217" RequiresAuthorization="1"> to MID="217" RequiresAuthorization="0"> if I hadn't tried it already.

One guy on the DAO board had the same problem and got a solution. Perhaps you can try the same thing?http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dragon-Age-Origins/Dragon-Age-Origins-Ultimate-Edition-DLC-not-authorized/m-p/6700/message-uid/6700#M12

I'm going mad, here. How can this still be a problem after three years???Anyway, the manifest fil is in C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Dragon Age II\addins\da2_prc_one (or substitute the name of your addin for the last part). Having found it, though, no amount of fiddling is helping!

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Anonymous

14 years ago

Unauthorized DLC

I've bought DLC's for Dragon Age 2 and installed them. When I look at my downloadable content, the version number reads "(Unauthorized) 1.0" -- and I can't access the game content.

Just as an example, the manifest file for the mage item pack starts out <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Manifest Type="AddIn">
   <AddInsList>
       <AddInItem UID="DA2_MTX_MAG" Name="DA2_MTX_MAG" ExtendedModuleUID="campaign_base" Priority="100" Enabled="1" State="2" Format="1" BioWare="1" MID="217" RequiresAuthorization="1">
           <Title DefaultText="Mage Item Pack">

I'm pretty sure that RequiresAuthorization="1" is part of the problem.

Has anyone had this problem and fixed it?

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ABoxOfRaisins
5 years ago
you guys, you might need to log in to your EA account from the in-game login option. Main menu of the game (Resume, Load, Options , etc) go to Log In (underneath Downloadable content) and enter your account information (you may have to do it twice, i did)
EA_Atic
DICE Team
5 years ago
I'm closing this thread to stop it from being necroed.

If you have any issues with Dragon Age 2, please make a new topic about your problems and what kind of steps you have tried to solve them.

/Atic