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Dragon Age: Origins

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Dragon Age: Origins
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Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Eclipse
Release dates
Windows November 3, 2009
macOS (OS X) December 3, 2009
Dragon Age: Origins on Wikipedia
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General information

The BioWare Forum
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums
Official website

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows and OS X versions available; retail or download.
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GamersGate
DRM details are not known
DRM: Other DRM. Windows and OS X versions available separately.
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Origin
Windows only.
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Green Man Gaming
Origin
Ultimate Edition; Awakening expansion is also available.
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Origin
Origin
Windows only.
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Steam
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Windows only.
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Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Ultimate Edition DLC must be activated online.
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All product keys can be optionally activated on Origin.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch is Dragon Age: Origins 1.05. Applying this patch is highly recommended. (Steam and Origin users do not need to install the patch.)

Modifications

  • NTCore's 4GB patch allows you to patch your game to support use of up to 4 GB of RAM (as opposed to the 2 GB it is restricted to by default). You must be running a 64-bit version of Windows to properly use the patch. To patch your game, be sure to install the latest update, backup the executable before patching, run the application, and select your executable.
Steam version isn't compatible. Origin version is compatible.[1]
  • Skip The Fade. In the Mage's Tower quest there is a section called "The Fade", this is known to be an incredibly annoying section as you must perform the actions in it in a specific order. There is no hint to this order and as it is a 'puzzle' section, you often wonder if you are failing to solve the puzzle or are working in the wrong order. This mod skips the annoying bit, gives you the benefits of having done it, and allows you to Go to the more interesting parts.
  • Console font is the file that is often missing from the install data. Install this to make console commands visible.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47810/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47810/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Syncs save games and settings.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Video settings.

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Multi-monitor

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

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

Issues unresolved

Ultimate Edition crashes to desktop on exit

The Ultimate Edition of Dragon Age: Origins sometimes crashes upon exiting.

Issues fixed

  • Steam users have been compiling a list of in-game bugs on the Steam Forums. Some bugs, and their solutions, may be listed there.

EA Account Log-In Issues

Instructions

Failed to find supported Video Card driver

Instructions

Crash to desktop

Instructions

Can't use DLC offline

Instructions

PhysX fails to initialize when starting game

Instructions

Other information

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD X850
NVIDIA 6600GTS
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.2
Processor (CPU) Core 2 Duo Processor
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 17 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI X1600
NVIDIA 7300

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/47810/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (47810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Tested by Ricardinho