How does it work on modern PCs?

[Vantezzle]

Any issues?

[Metallicus]

It tends to have crashes on higher video settings, especially in places like Denerim.

[Rolo]

This guide fixed it for me.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=233222451

[Fictus22]

Depends. Some people don't have a issue playing it on modern pcs the moment they install it. Some people may need to some tweaking in order to get it to run stably or to run at all. If you end up being one of those people who have issues, I have a few things you could try.

1. As Metallicus hinted at, try lowering your graphics/texture settings to medium or low. Try and see if that corrects your issue.

Reason: Game was originally designed for the highest graphics/texture settings to be on what we call medium and was never properly optimized for what is available now.

Note: If you end up doing what is suggested in the 3rd option, you can change your graphics/textures settings to whatever you wish.

2. Go to your game install folder's redist folder to run DXSetup (In the DirectX folder), physx and vcredist exes to install the software on them. Try and see if that corrects your issue.

Reason: Sometimes steam misses these or doesn't run them properly during setup.

3. Go to site in the link below and follow along with it's "modding video step-by-step tutorial for DA:O" from the beginning to the 4gb Patch. After doing so, see if your problem is corrected.

https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/5989

Reason: The game still is limited to using 1 - 2 gb of RAM since it was originally released. Due to newer graphical settings, DLC and various tweaks found in the present version the game requires more RAM than it was designed. The method shown in the tutorial is the correct way to apply the 4gb patch on Steam.

4. Get the game through the EA App

Reason: There is a exclusive update only available through the EA App that helps the game work on modern hardware/computers compared to when the game was made.

Note: If going the EA App route, you can just do the 4gb patch on it mentioned in the 3rd option and be good to go.

5. Get the game through GOG.

Reason: Alternative if you don't want the EA App. Just as easy to apply the 4gb patch to it as it is on the EA App.

[Xafron Chi]

I have had no issues. Even works on my ultrawide monitor. It's ugly, but it works fine for me.

[Kruenpiper]

Play in windowed mode. No issues