Cant access DLC

[Milkcarton73]

I cant seem to access the dlc for my game despite the fact I own the ultimate edition. Whenever I try to access them it says that Im not connected to the internetI downloaded a few mods but just Grey wardens of Ferelden, improved atmosphere, and the expanded inevtory mods; would any of these actually keep me from playing the game?

[Ilja]

Activating DCL content in Ultimate edition
http://steamcommunity.com/app/47810/discussions/0/523898291489266758/

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Ilja:

Activating DCL content in Ultimate edition
http://steamcommunity.com/app/47810/discussions/0/523898291489266758/

That guide seems quite outdated. For example, it claims that registration is => is not (apologies) required but that's not true: you now even need to register in order to play it. This is a change because when I first played I didn't register yet still had access to everything.

Another problem: that guide doesn't fix anything because... the offcial servers are down. Ultimate does give you access to the extra campaigns, but the DLC packs can no longer be downloaded it seems.

Try accessing your online profile, you'll get an error because there's an issue with this website: http://go.bioware.com/dragonage/playerprofile/en-us. See: if you try to go to 'go.bioware.com' manually you'll get redirected to their main website, yet that doesn't happen for the profile page; that simply times out.

Also interesting is that EA themselves only provide the base game, and with no mention of anything "ultimate".

You can't fix a game that relies on online services which are no longer available.

[Ilja]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Originally posted by Ilja:

Activating DCL content in Ultimate edition
http://steamcommunity.com/app/47810/discussions/0/523898291489266758/

That guide seems quite outdated. For example, it claims that registration is required but that's not true: you now even need to register in order to play it. This is a change because when I first played I didn't register yet still had access to everything.

Another problem: that guide doesn't fix anything because... the offcial servers are down. Ultimate does give you access to the extra campaigns, but the DLC packs can no longer be downloaded it seems.

Try accessing your online profile, you'll get an error because there's an issue with this website: http://go.bioware.com/dragonage/playerprofile/en-us. See: if you try to go to 'go.bioware.com' manually you'll get redirected to their main website, yet that doesn't happen for the profile page; that simply times out.

Also interesting is that EA themselves only provide the base game, and with no mention of anything "ultimate".

You can't fix a game that relies on online services which are no longer available.

What are you talking about? My post does not say that registering would be required and files that need be run are the ones that already came with game installation.

Bioware servers were down long before that post was released. EA got original site closed and gave Bioware their own place. They didn't bother to copy data over to new server.

So, I wonder if you were talking about my instructions, or the fact that I pointed to guide in pinned topics. I have nothing to do with that guide and my instructions certainly work.

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Ilja:

What are you talking about? My post does not say that registering would be required and files that need be run are the ones that already came with game installation.

Typoe on my end, sorry... The guide says that registation isn't required and I might have overlooked the forum part.

Anyway... right now the solution can be found in the EA app, even though this isn't directly used by DA itself. But if you have linked your Steam account with EA (maybe through some other games?) then it might be very revealing to fire up the EA app manually to check out our currently installed games.

Then if you check their properties you'll have some generation options at your disposal, though the app should automatically notice your installation as well as the availability of any extra contents.

[Drusain]

If you're playing on Steam, you have to do a few extra downloads that just take a minute. The game HAS the DLCs, but they don't install with the rest of the game because EA didn't care about checking it. It just installs the base game. I'm stealing this from a reddit page:

1. Close the game and Steam

2. Use File Explore to go to Steam\steamapps\common\Dragon Age Ultimate Edition\redist

3. Double click DAUServiceSetup_Steam.exe and press Close when it's done

4. Do the same with DAOU_UpdateAddinsXML_Steam.exe

5. Launch the game

The DLCs are now available now when you launch.