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Browse 2967 mods for Dragon Age: Origins at Nexus Mods. A Standard mod is one that is packaged by the Dragon Age Toolset into a.DAZIP file. If this is the case, DAModder will present you with a window indicating the Name, Version, and Author of the mod, and ask if you want to install it.

Basically, you install mods into your Documents BioWare Dragon Age packages core override file path. The mod authors on will tell you how to install their mods in their descriptions. Most mods you just drop the main folder (after unzipping it with 7-zip or WinRAR) in that path and your good.

As many know, Dragon Age: Origins is my favourite game. The varied and wonderfully vibrant characters mixed with the amount of choices that create a rich emotional world draws me in, and I first bought it on the Xbox 360. After a few months I started researching various things about the game, mainly because of some bugs and issues I had with some aspects of it, and I discovered the already rich modding world that existed. There was no easy how to guide on where to start. I trudged through so many mods and hours, tinkering to get them to work without really knowing what I was doing. I eventually got it done, but it wasn’t easy. It isn’t that it is extremely difficult, just something that isn’t as intuitive as some games mods have become. Hopefully this article helps some you newer or prospective PC players wishing to experience Dragon Age in ways that the vanilla game didn’t offer (like this armor).

First, some basic notes: There are several different mods that can cover the same aspect of a game. Some might be compatible, but many are not. I will be using the list of mods I personally use and the mods I am using have shown no compatibility issues with each other. However, this doesn’t mean there aren’t better mods out there I am unaware of or that choosing another mod is necessarily wrong. I have chosen these due to several compatibility issues that other similar mods such as many Zevran fixes that do not work with Equal Love or Dialogue Tweaks since they touch the same files. There are also two places I use the most for mods – Dragon Age Nexus (part of a mod nexus for many games) and the project function offered within the Bioware Social Network. However, this article will only use links from the Nexus. Most mods are there anyway.

There are a few ways to go about modding Dragon Age: through copy and pasting the files after downloading and extracting, extracting straight to the folder, or using the mod manager. I will mostly use the manager method, but I will discuss the copy and paste method just in case you wish to see where the files are stored and how to manually add and delete them with relative ease.

On to the modding! Here is a simple list to begin with, including various tweaks, fixes, and additions:

7zip (a zip utility that will be needed at points): http://7-zip.org/

The DA Mod Manager: http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/277

Dialogue Tweaks (offering several fixes to dialogues as well as adding some options that did not exist before): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/336

Morrigan Fix Patch (similar to dialogue tweaks): http://social.bioware.com/project/2553/

The Winter Forge (a camp addition allowing the creation of armour and weapons): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/122

Sacred Ashes Armour for Leliana: http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1444

Faster Weapons (combat tweak): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1615

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Adonnay’s Weapon Replacer (replaces the textures of weapons to better balance their look): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/777

Skip the Fade (skips the Circle fade portion while still giving codex, experience, and attribute points to the player): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/816

Lock Bash (allows for non rogue characters to break chests at the possible expense of lesser items held within… also auto initiates lock picking if a follower is capable): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/301

Extra Dog Slot (forces your Mabari hound into your summon slot to allow for three other characters to still be chosen to accompany the Warden. Banter can still be triggered with the hound): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/664

And for those wishing for some more adult fun… NOT SAFE FOR WORK LINKS! Dragon Age is a mature rated game and some of these mods are actually not only quite fun, but better for the immersion in terms of ridding Thedas of those horrid, ugly things they call underwear.

Natural Bodies All in One (goodbye clothes!): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/554

HSLI Sexy Mage Robes (Bodahn will stock armours of various undress and allure): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1342

Morrigan’s Loose Robes (okay… I admit, I get a kick out of seeing Morrigan braless and “free” if I don’t have her in one of the above robes :p): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/33

Lady of the Forest Nude (always seemed weird such a being would conveniently be covered up): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/484

Nude Succubus (I mean really… a demon of temptation and desire that isn’t topless?! *scoffs in horror*): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/2650

Better Sex Scenes (replaces the vanilla scenes with graphic versions): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/548

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The Pearl Redone (like the above, but with the brothel scenes. Some are quite hilarious!): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/863

More Options at the Pearl (adds a new character to interact with to give various and mostly continuity breaking scenes. Some are funny though): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1176

Your Personal Castle and Harem (I use it for the vendor, though that is obsolete with certain cheat functions enabled with the Winter Forge that can grant you gold easily): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/469

Rendezvous at the Tavern (allows for a scene with a romanced character at the tavern in Denerim): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1587

Last Night with Morrigan (changes the vanilla scene to a more graphic one): http://dragonage.nexusmods.com/mods/1142

Now, before you get started downloading these files, create a folder dedicated to holding the soon to be unzipped files. Unlike the mod manager for the Elder Scrolls, the DAMM does not have the direct download capability; you have to unzip the file first. There isn’t any best place for this, just one you will personally remember. I use a DA mod folder in the default downloads folder myself.

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Once that is done, download the mod manager first and run the .exe. It should find the correct path for the Dragon Age files, usually in my documents. Now, download the mods you wish to use. Many should come in a zip file. Right click the file, find the program like 7zip then click the “extract file” option. Here, it will allow you to choose a folder to extract to. Choose the common folder you created for these mods. Now, here is the trickiest part of the whole process: finding out if you have to use the manager or place the files directly into the override folder. If there is a little icon that resembles the Dragon Age desktop Icon, then you have to drag and drop the file into the manager. This will then start the process of installing the mod to the correct folders automatically. Once complete, it will simply show that the mod has been installed and placed in the load list in the upper left pane.

Also of note, most DAMM files will not need to be configured; however, Natural Bodies All in One is a nude mod featuring several body variations. Once you drag and drop the folder into the mod manager then install it, you will need to right click the NBAIO file in the middle pane and choose configure. There it will give you all the options available for each race and sex. It’s simply a matter of clicking each and choosing what you personally prefer.

The process is actually qu