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Revision as of 09:42, 21 November 2022
Developers | |
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BioWare | |
macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc. |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Eclipse | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 3, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | December 3, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
IGDB | 90 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | Currency[1] |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Third-person |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Fantasy, LGBTQ |
Series | Dragon Age |
Dragon Age | |
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Dragon Age: Origins | 2009 |
Dragon Age II | 2011 |
Dragon Age: Inquisition | 2014 |
Dragon Age: The Veilguard | 2024 |
Dragon Age: Origins is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and third-person RPG game in the Dragon Age series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Ultimate Edition DLC must be activated online. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Ultimate Edition. | |||
Origin | Ultimate Edition, included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Ultimate Edition, included with EA Play (Steam). No longer region locked. |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
(unavailable) | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] | |||
Humble Store (unavailable) |
- All product keys can be optionally activated on Origin.
- The macOS (OS X) version is no longer available for purchase after TransGaming Inc. shut down their GameTree Mac service in 2015.[3]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
- All DLC except for the Awakening expansion is free as of July 13, 2022.[4]
- DLC-Bundle, including Awakening expansion is free as of August 15, 2022.
- For the Origin version, free DLC can be claimed by selecting Dragon Age: Origins in the Origin game library, navigating to the Extra Content tab, then pressing the buttons by each DLC pack. Once claimed, the Origin client will automatically download and install DLC with the game.
- For other versions, free DLC can be downloaded manually from the EA support site. The
.exe
files are self-contained installers, while the.dazip
files should be installed with the content updater tool at<path-to-game>\bin_ship\DAUpdater.exe
.
Name | Notes | |
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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening | ||
The Darkspawn Chronicles | ||
Golems of Amgarrak | ||
Leliana's Song | ||
Return to Ostagar | ||
Witch Hunt | ||
The Stone Prisoner | ||
Warden's Keep | ||
Blood Dragon Armor | ||
Feastday Combo Pack 1 & 2 | Includes both Feastday Gifts and Feastday Pranks | |
Feastday Gifts | ||
Feastday Pranks | ||
Promotional Pack |
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patch is Dragon Age: Origins 1.05. Applying this patch is highly recommended (GOG.com, Steam and Origin users do not need to install the patch).
Numerous further issues are fixed in Qwinn's Ultimate Dragon Age: Origins Fixpack mod (but be aware that it is incompatible with many other mods). Combine it with Dain's Fixes to fix numerous combat bugs. Both mods are compatible and complement each other well to fix all remaining problems in the game.
Modifications
- NTCore's 4GB patch allows you to patch the game's executable to let it use up to 4 GB of RAM (as opposed to the default 2 GB limit). 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 and backup the game's executable before patching it.
- Works with the Origin version[5] and the GOG.com version. The Steam version can use the exe located in this Steam guide to use the 4GB patch.
- Console font is the file that is often missing from the install data. Install this to make console commands visible.
- FtG UI Mod: By default, the game uses a small font that is difficult to read when running the game at a higher resolution. This mod increases the font's size.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\Settings\DragonAge.ini |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47810/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\Characters\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47810/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | At higher resolutions, the text can be difficult to read. Use the FtG UI Mod. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Multi-monitor. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Dialog screens are pillarboxed. | ||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. Use the FtG UI Mod to partially improve text readability. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Missing menu option. Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Works with Borderless Gaming. In BG settings make sure to set the resolution to your native res, to avoid inaccurate mouse placement. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | The option in DragonAge.ini appears to do nothing.[6] Force through the GPU control panel instead. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector using the 0x004010C0 antialiasing compatibility bits. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Some things like other characters movement in dialogues are still capped at 30 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Multi-monitor
Custom resolutions, wider than 16:9[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | SFX, music and dialogue. | |
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output.[7] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | The exception is the track "This Is War" by 30 Seconds to Mars. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | DLC translations can be found here and here. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Base game and DLCs, download. | |||
Russian | Fix #1 and Fix #2 | |||
Spanish | Official translation. | |||
Spanish | Improved fan translation, download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See also Helix Mod: Dragon Age:Origins UPDATED. | |||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
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
EA Account Log-In Issues[8] |
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If you are having issues logging into Dragon Age: Origins with your EA Account it is most likely because you have special characters (like "#") in your password which the game does not support.
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Failed to find supported Video Card driver
Failed to find supported Video Card driver[citation needed] |
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Crash to desktop
- You will most likely not need to apply all the fixes below at the same time
GOG/Origin: Apply the 4GB patch[9] |
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Steam: Apply the 4GB patch[10] |
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Change processor affinity[citation needed] |
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Lower the graphics settings (regardless of your computers performance)[11][12][citation needed] |
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Disable Tactics[13] |
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Sign out of Bioware/EA games account in-game |
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Enable DLC on the Steam version
- If the initial install script on Steam fails the DLCs may not be properly enabled.
Enable DLCs manually[14] |
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Can't use DLC offline
Disable automatic login[15] |
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PhysX fails to initialize when starting game
PhysX fails to initialize when starting game[16] |
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Error: Switch from current encoding to specified encoding not supported
Install an older MSXML version[17][citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
- Uses SpeedTreeRT for trees modelling[18]
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | 2.8.1 |
Audio | FMOD Ex | 4.24.24 |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.8v |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP1, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Single Core 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X2 2.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista, 7) |
2 GB (XP) 3 GB (Vista, 7) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X850 (XP) ATI Radeon X1550 (Vista, 7) Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT (XP) Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT (Vista, 7) 128 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce GT 7300 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (47810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ BioWare Points - last accessed on 27 April 2022
- ↑ Games for Windows Marketplace y Xbox.com se fusionan - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ MacNN - GameTree Mac quietly closes, downloads available for one more month - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ PC Gamer - EA kills off BioWare Points, making old Mass Effect and Dragon Age DLC free - last accessed on 2022-07-14
- ↑ Verified by User:Ricardinho on 28 September 2013
- ↑ Alpharian's blog - DAO Graphics Tweak Guide | BioWare Social Network
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Login prompt anomaly - The BioWare Forum (retrieved)
- ↑ Bugs with 1.03 patch... - The BioWare Forum (retrieved)
- ↑ Making DA: Origins LAA (Steam)
- ↑ Denerim crashes workaround
- ↑ Weird graphical glitches / random crashes? Help anyone?
- ↑ Party Camp Ambush Scene Crash to Desktop
- ↑ Enable DLCs
- ↑ HOW TO PLAY OFFLINE WITH DLC!!! - The BioWare Forum (retrieved)
- ↑ Physx error...?? :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Error Switch from current encoding to specified encoding not supported [FIX] - The BioWare Forum
- ↑ News: BioWare Licenses SpeedTreeRT - GamersHell.com (retrieved)