Dragon Age: Origins Adding Items with the Console

Sometimes bugs happen, and you're unable to loot, find, or get an item for whatever reason. Here's a simple walkthrough on how to acquire the item with the console.

Step 1: Download required mods

Make CONSOLE commands visible[www.nexusmods.com]

AddItem Script - Console[www.nexusmods.com]

Installation: Extract these into your override folder, usually found "...\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override"

Step 2: Enable the Console

Original article here[dragonage.fandom.com].

Standard edition
Go to the My Games tab, right-click Dragon Age: Origins and choose Properties from the menu. In the General tab click the button Set launch options. Add -enabledeveloperconsole to the start options field.

Ultimate edition
To enable the console in the Ultimate Edition you have to edit the file DAOriginsLauncher.xml.

First create a backup of DAOriginsLauncher.xml. Then go to the Steam library, right click Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition, choose Properties, choose the Local files tab, choose Browse local files, and enter the path of the data folder. Open the file DAOriginsLauncher.xml with a text editor (Notepad++ works well). Use Ctrl+F to find the following line:

<true action="execute" file="${BINARIES_DIR}\DAOrigins.exe" path="${BINARIES_DIR}" autoquit="true" />

It is probably line 184. Between autoquit="true" and />, add:

arguments="-enabledeveloperconsole"

The line now reads:

<true action="execute" file="${BINARIES_DIR}\DAOrigins.exe" path="${BINARIES_DIR}" autoquit="true" arguments="-enabledeveloperconsole" />

Save the file.

Step 3: Change your keybinding

Go to the folder "...Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\Settings", right click and hit edit on KeyBindings.ini in the folder. Ctrl-f and search for "OpenConsole_0" and change the key to Keyboard::Button_Tilde

Step 4: Add the item

Launch your game, load a save, and hit the tilde (`) key. A small white triangle will appear in the top left or right corner.

Now you can use the AddItem mod to add any item in the game. It is runscript additem with a space and then the item file name. You can find file names here[dragonage.fandom.com]. You may also need to add .uti with a space at the end. It should appear in your inventory when you hit enter. If you have an auto loot mod, it will act like you just looted the item and the text will appear above your head. Congrats!

Example:
I want Cailan's greaves from the ostagar DLC[dragonage.fandom.com].

The item ID is kcc_im_arm_bot_mas_cai. So I will type exactly "runscript additem kcc_im_arm_hel_mas_cai.uti " INCLUDING the space at the end but not including the quotes.

If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to contact me.

[WingedDragoon]

Would you know the command for the DLC rewards? Or are they with a different mod? Been trying to add the Cinch of Skillful Maneuvering as I have a mod that moves them around the world instead of giving them to you, but no matter what I enter it wont give me it. Item ID is "prc_im_reward4" so I try "runscript additem prc_im_reward4.uti " but nothing.

[Lilly Satou]

Ok nevermind my last comment. This readme in the additem script mod tells you to copy only one of the files to the override folder, whereas you need both. I got my staff back, thanks for the pointers OP!

[Lilly Satou]

doesn't work btw

[Lilly Satou]

This game is so fucking trash dude, just lost my staff of the lost (ironic haha) in the awakening dlc where you get captured

[SportyHeadShot]

Ive put all the settings in place and hitting the Tilde key isnt doing anything at all.

[Sleepy]

Hey, I tried adding an item and it said Success after inputting the command but when i check my inventory I don't have the item.
Know how to fix this?

[lythacore]

@BeepBoopItsJoop thanks, I updated it to that link instead.

[lythacore]

@Wardenshade I haven't heard of that before, I don't think that's intended as I've used this to spawn items for companions in the past. It may be a bug, but hard to say what would be causing it.

This mod might work better: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/1825/

[Wardenshade]

Hello, I hope you'll still read this two years later. Thanks a lot for the guide :)
Unfortunately, every piece of armor is restricted to my player's character and as a rogue, i have no use (or strength lol) for heavy equipment. I changed to different party members before using the console, but the issue is still there. Do you know a fix?

[BeepBoopItsJoop]

Great guide, saved me in a pinch. And of course, you're a Baldur's Gate player lol
Link to item list isn't working
here is one:
https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Item_ID_codes_(Origins)