the fade

[MJS WARLORD]

i am a bit confused as to what i should be doing , i traveled round some bits of the fade , up to now i have mouse and just got flame man icon , do i have to find a way to visit all part of the fade map before i can leave

[Ilja]

You need to kill all demons forming the protective ward around the demon ruling that part of the Fade.

It takes a bit of thinking, but it isn't too big of a deal. Fade is quite beneficial for your character, so I would recommend giving it a through search, before you leave.

[Ilja]

Pretty much yes.

[neil]

It has to be done in a specific order
And some sections of several maps cannot be completed till you have visited some of the others
In the end you need the 3 extra manifestations plus your good old self to get thru it all
you need the following order (Not too much of a spoiler)
The raw fade
Darkspawn Invasion
Burning tower
Mage asunder
Templar's Nightmare
then the rest

and as I said you will then be able to back track and finish the bits you havent done yet

[mikk011]

It is worth being completionist about the Fade because you can permanently gain 21 attribute points if you can find all the Essences and Fonts.

[Xerica]

it was fun the first 20 or so times , the fade but now I just use skip the fade mod at nexus mods. still get the 21 attributes automatically with that mod.

[Sogreth]

Originally posted by Xerica:

it was fun the first 20 or so times , the fade but now I just use skip the fade mod at nexus mods. still get the 21 attributes automatically with that mod.

Oh damn, that's a thing? I need to look into that.

I love making new characters, but I always dread going into the Fade, and I love getting the stat points.

Originally posted by Bruce Wayne:

Oh and the sloth deamon is hard to fight, just install the mod.

I always beat him really easily. He's like a combination of all the other bosses you fight in there, but you get your whole party.

[LordOfPants]

Originally posted by Bruce Wayne:

What you should be doing is installing the Skip the fade mod. Trust me its so worth it the Fade is one big maze nightmare where your significantly weaker than the main game. The "story" in the fade is not needed and becomes completely obsolete upon finishing the fade. Oh and the sloth deamon is hard to fight, just install the mod.

I don't get this; I understand wanting to skip it because it's long and the puzzle aspect becomes pointless once you've done it once. But I don't get why you say that you're weaker than the main game; with the extra form abilities and the instant heal for switching forms, my character was much more powerful than normal. And the sloth demon was a pretty easy fight, if you use your alternate forms you can trivialize several of his phases.

[Dunde]

Originally posted by MJS WARLORD:

finished the game

And now I believe the lore of DA2 that the Blight of DA:O is about 2 years.

[Vashra]

Originally posted by MJS WARLORD:

found a map showing the order iyou visit place in , it looks like i done it in the wrong order

The fade is a huge pain in the rump. It's one big annoying maze. Dragon Age Wiki has a post on the quest for it that tells the easiest order/route to take.

Honestly, I did it *once* and it was bleh enough that one of my first mods ever, on my 2nd playthrough even, was to download and install "Skip the Fade." It is a mod that wipes the maze part and just takes you through the the rest of what you are meant to do in there, giving you all the xp as if you defeated the mobs and found all the codex entries and so on and so forth. It doesn't nerf the final boss fight in any way though...and that boss remains arguably one of the hardest fights in the game. :)

[dcain3456]

Originally posted by LordOfPants:

Originally posted by Bruce Wayne:

What you should be doing is installing the Skip the fade mod. Trust me its so worth it the Fade is one big maze nightmare where your significantly weaker than the main game. The "story" in the fade is not needed and becomes completely obsolete upon finishing the fade. Oh and the sloth deamon is hard to fight, just install the mod.

I don't get this; I understand wanting to skip it because it's long and the puzzle aspect becomes pointless once you've done it once. But I don't get why you say that you're weaker than the main game; with the extra form abilities and the instant heal for switching forms, my character was much more powerful than normal. And the sloth demon was a pretty easy fight, if you use your alternate forms you can trivialize several of his phases.

Huh? Tried to play this as a dwarf and found it impossible.

[briarroot]

My first time through the Fade I actually had to break out ye olden graph paper and make myself a map, complete with arrows depicting where all the mouse holes and teleporters sent me. It was interesting and fun. I didn't quite know what I was intended to do as the Journal is rather vague but I eventually figured it out. It can be difficult because if your character falls in battle you die - there's no party to revive you. For me, that means starting a new character (yeah, I'm old-school).

The second time I played it I already knew what was expected and it took much less time.
Now I just use the Skip-the-Fade mod as there isn't really that much of interest and it's rather easy once you know what to expect and where the toughest battles are likely to occur.

[The Dude]

Originally posted by Xerica:

it was fun the first 20 or so times , the fade but now I just use skip the fade mod at nexus mods. still get the 21 attributes automatically with that mod.

But you don't get the 22-2000+ extra points quicksaving, quickloading, and clicking like a mofo on the essence fonts gives you. Seems like a net loss, tbh.

[Vashra]

Originally posted by The Dude:

Originally posted by Xerica:

it was fun the first 20 or so times , the fade but now I just use skip the fade mod at nexus mods. still get the 21 attributes automatically with that mod.

But you don't get the 22-2000+ extra points quicksaving, quickloading, and clicking like a mofo on the essence fonts gives you. Seems like a net loss, tbh.

At that point, why not just download the mod that gives you infinite talent/skill/attribute point books?