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Revision as of 10:38, 17 March 2018

Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition cover
Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows November 18, 2014
Dragon Age: Inquisition guide on StrategyWiki
Dragon Age: Inquisition on Wikipedia
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Warnings

Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
Dragon Age
Dragon Age: Origins 2009
Dragon Age II 2011
Dragon Age: Inquisition 2014
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf TBA

Key points

Events from Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II can be transferred over via Dragon Keep website
Multiplayer is available as a free standalone title.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location
Screenshots are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Screenshots

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Limited to 100 MB of data (about 200 saves).

Video settings

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Graphics settings.
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Graphics settings.
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Display settings.

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Anisotropic filtering (AF)

There is no separate anisotropic filtering slider available in the options. Anisotropic filtering is determined by the overall graphics pre-set, labeled "Graphics Quality" in the menu. When modifying individual graphics options to create a custom "Graphics Quality" configuration, the anisotropic filtering setting is determined by the last selected pre-set, regardless of what individual graphics options are selected.
Modify ProfileOptions_profile file[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save\
  2. Open ProfileOptions_profile with Notepad
  3. Change the GstRender.AnisotropicFilter parameter between 0-4, 4 is the highest.

Notes

Forcing anisotropic filtering through video driver causes texture shimmering.

High frame rate

Increase cutscene FPS from 30 to 60[citation needed]
  1. Right click Dragon Age Inquisition icon in the Origin game library.
  2. Select game properties, and apply the following line in the dialogue box.
  3. Add -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60+.

Notes

There is a known bug[3] that causes the opening cutscene in the dungeon after the character creater to not load properly, resulting in the player spawning in the character creater level, with no ability to save. The easy way around this is to disable the fix until after you can save properly.
Limit in game FPS, including when using Mantle[citation needed]
  1. Right click Dragon Age Inquisition icon in the Origin game library.
  2. Select game properties, and apply the following line in the dialogue box.
  3. Add -GameTime.MaxVariableFps 60

Notes

There can be some minor issues running this.[4] Use this when playing single player, and after a character is already created.
May cause desync of facial animations in long cutscenes.
This fix also works on Need for Speed: Rivals and Battlefield 4.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op
Separate co-op mode.[5]

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Dragon Age Inquisition - 3DMigoto DX11 3D Vision Fix.

Issues fixed

Performance Issues

Create user.cfg[6]
  1. Open Notepad and paste the lines below
  2. Save as user.cfg in the Installation folder.
RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 0 
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0 
RenderDevice.VsyncEnable 0 
PostProcess.DynamicAOEnable 0 
WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0
WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapEnable 0 
WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapResolution 4
WorldRender.TransparencyShadowmapsEnable 0 
WorldRender.LightTileCsPathEnable 0

Notes

This fix causes a loss of some visual fidelity.

Black Screen on Startup

The game won't start in fullscreen, but works in a maximized window
If you're using Teamviewer, disable it[citation needed]
If you are using Avast anti-virus, disable it by selecting an option from Avast shields control[citation needed]

Mantle "GR_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE" crash on start

Delete configuration file[7]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save
  2. Delete ProfileOptions_profile
  3. Start the game again.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Mantle support
Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1]
Shader Model support 4, 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Interface Scaleform

Disable motion blur

Create user.cfg[8]
  1. Open Notepad and add the line WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0
  2. Save as user.cfg in <path-to-game>.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8.1
Processor (CPU) AMD Quad Core 2.5 GHz
Intel Quad Core 2.0 GHz		 AMD Six Core 3.2 GHz
Intel Quad Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 26 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 4870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible 		AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible

References