Struggle is real for Artificer's

[Gotenks72402]

So after doing some research i've figured out that I either missed 2 of the quillback spines, or they just won't spawn. either way i've spent the past 20 minutes trying to figure out how to circumvent this issue, and have found nothing. If anyone can help with spawning in these last 2 quillback spines so I can get this subclass it would be greatly appreciated

[Pendergast891]

you'll only have 3 alphas but according to the wiki normal ones have a chance of dropping them so youll have to resort to running back and forth killing basic ones hoping for the drop

[barzai]

You can also find them on sale at one of the merchants, Master Taniel at the Elven Camp at the SW corner of the Exalted Plains. However, they are only available if you have the "Short List" perk--it's in "Connections"--and since short list items are only available randomly, it can be quite the hassle to get ahold of them.

Personally, I cheat. There's a mod called "Short List Fully Stocked" that puts every item on the short list on the menu: no more save-scumming required.

Here's a link to the mod on Nexus:

https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/2076

So your options are: hoping for random drops in the Western Approach; hoping for random availability at Master Taniel's shop; or just making it simple for yourself using the mod.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by barzai:

Personally, I cheat....

Same for me. I use a mod that adds all items at one of the vendors...

I think it's the Crestwood store that is part of this mod:
https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/557

i too have struggled gathering those quills, and i did notice that leaving for a time and coming back can cause the Alpha's to respawn at their expected locations.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/dragon-age-inquisition/Way_of_the_Artificer

[Ragna2]

same with way of the assassin, i have 2/3 tokens/blades, but for some reason the flats one wont spawn, instead a wyvern is always there. so i have no clue what to do.

[barzai]

Originally posted by Ragna2:

same with way of the assassin, i have 2/3 tokens/blades, but for some reason the flats one wont spawn, instead a wyvern is always there. so i have no clue what to do.

Yeah...that's one of the two that never become available for purchase, even under the Short List (the other one is Champion tokens).

For that if you want to cheat you'll probably need a mod such as the one @DargonBlak suggests.

[Ragna2]

damm, i dont know how to mod DAI

[barzai]

Originally posted by Ragna2:

damm, i dont know how to mod DAI

If you search the forum there's some links to modding guides and also there are several in the "Guides" section here on Steam.

Short version: there's two different modding tools readily available for end-users: DAI Mod Manager, which came out years ago and still more or less works for DAIMM mods; and Frosty Mod Manager, which is more recent and can be used for any game based off the Frostbite Engine, e.g. DAI and Mass Effect Andromeda. FMM can install its own mods and some--but not all--DAIMM mods.

Personally I use FMM exclusively as the few DAIMM mods I still use are able to be loaded without difficulty in FMM. I bring this up because some folks have had problems if they use both and it is not always clear that FMM can handle both.

But there are some mods out there that are DAIMM exclusive and which FMM chokes on.

[JC]

Originally posted by Ragna2:

same with way of the assassin, i have 2/3 tokens/blades, but for some reason the flats one wont spawn, instead a wyvern is always there. so i have no clue what to do.

The assassin one has a 3rd token on another map.. It's through some locked door near where you can pick up blackwell. It's some cartel quest, i forget exactly how the quest works. But the door is on some ledge near a waterfall. It has a little dwarf underground area that has some darkspawn.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by Ragna2:

damm, i dont know how to mod DAI

Suggest using Frosty's Mod Manager (for all types of mods, DAI included).

1. Download desired mods from Nexus Mods,
2. use Frosty Mod Manager to find the mods in ur Download folder, Frosty's will unpack and prep them,
3. Select mods to run in game ("Apply Mods")
4. Run game from Frosty's

There are some conflicts between mods, so you may need to experiment a bit with mods order, and maybe even skip some, but Frosty's is solid.

[Ragna2]

Originally posted by JC:

Originally posted by Ragna2:

same with way of the assassin, i have 2/3 tokens/blades, but for some reason the flats one wont spawn, instead a wyvern is always there. so i have no clue what to do.

The assassin one has a 3rd token on another map.. It's through some locked door near where you can pick up blackwell. It's some cartel quest, i forget exactly how the quest works. But the door is on some ledge near a waterfall. It has a little dwarf underground area that has some darkspawn.

Yea, i killed that one like 60 times, and didn't drop one, same with the one in the western approach.

[JC]

It's a specific boss of the spawn. I forget exactly but i just did it a few months back. Long enough that i don't recall the name of the NPC that drops it. I was having an issue too, until i realized it was a unique boss group spawn. Perhaps there is a bug if you killed it before you got the quest?