Mods & How to Install Them (2024)

If the original Dragon Age: Inquisition has grown repetitive or stale, here are some mods to install to revamp the whole experience and How to Install and Set them Up including Mod Managers.

DAI Mod Manager

WORKING 2024

DAI MOD MANAGER [www.nexusmods.com]

Find the Dragon Age: Inquisition game file, usually in the Origin folder on the drive the game was installed.

• Select a second location and create a folder called Dragon Age Mods.
  
  
• In the Dragon Age Mods folder, add a subfolder: DAI Mods
  
  
• Download the DAI Mod Manager file and unzip it into the Dragon Age Mods folder.
  
  
• Install the Mod Manager (ignore the Tool Suite), choose 64-bit, and Download All.
  
  
• In the Dragon Age Mods folder, navigate through the DAI Mod Manager subfolder and open Daimodmanager.exe.
  
  
• In the box asking to choose a mod folder, select the DAI Mods subfolder. In the box asking for an exe folder, select the folder containing your Dragon Age: Inquisition game file from step 1.
  
  
• Download a mod and navigate to the download location on the computer. Open the mod folder until you find the file with the extension .dai.
  
  
• Move the .dai file into the Dragon Age Mods subfolder.
  
  
• Navigate back to the Mod Manager and make sure the mod appears and is checked. Click Merge. Wait for the message saying Task Completed.
  
  
• Close the Mod Manager and start the game.

This program used to be a client to download the latest version of the tools.

I haven't worked on the tools for years now. I had started making a brand new version but with the coming of Frosty, there was no need for it.
I have not worked on anything Dragon Age related in over a year and I will not ever again.

However, the tools are still available in the official discord server : https://discord.gg/Ynr6knP
Join it. There's tons of good people on there who can help you troubleshoot issues and get you started on modding DAI.

Cheers and adios!

~Dawn

Frosty Mod Manager

2024
Credits to ahurkatolto
for this 2024 part.

You have to build 1.0.7 yourself.

Clone the official Frosty repo: github/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite/1.0.7[http//github] (follow their instructions, or use github desktop, anything works)

Install/Modify Visual Studio 2019-2022, and make sure to have both .NET and C++ desktop development selected, and on the right check Windows 10 SDK 10.0.18362.0

Open .\FrostyToolsuite\FrostyEditor\FrostyEditor.sln inside the directory you cloned the repository into.

DO NOT click the green triangle, instead in the Solution Explorer tab on the right (if it isn't there, Ctrl+Alt+L), right click Frosty Editor, and Build

If it fails, individually build everything except for the Editor and ModManager, and then you should be able to build the Editor and MM (if it still fails, look at the error message, it'll tell you if it needs something to be built before it)

In the Solution Explorer, right click and Build the Plugins folder (Keep an eye out for errors here as well, you should get 26 normal + 6 fifa plugins at the end)

How to use:

Editor: .\FrostyToolsuite\FrostyEditor\bin\Developer\Debug\FrostyEditor.exe

MM: .\FrostyToolsuite\FrostyModManager\bin\Developer\Debug\FrostyModManager.exe

Origin: github/p0358/F_off_EA_App


https://github.com/CadeEvs/FrostyToolsuite

2022
Frosty Mod Manager [frostytoolsuite.com]

Find the Dragon Age: Inquisition game file, usually in the Origin folder on the drive the game was installed.

• In the same drive, create a new folder called Frosty Mod Manager.
  
  
• Download the Frosty Mod Manager (Ignore the Tool Suite) and navigate to the download location on the computer.
  
  
• Unzip the file into the Frosty Mod Manager folder.
  
  
• Double click the Frostymodmanager.exe file to open the application.
  
• Click New.
  
  
• In the resulting dialog box, select DragonAgeInquisition.exe from the game folder and click Open.
  
  
• Click Dragon Age: Inquisition in the Select Configuration window. Click Select. A Mod Manager window should appear. Leave it open.
  
  
• Download a mod and navigate to the download location on the computer. Drag and drop the full zip folder into the Mod Manager.
  
  
• Double-click the mod to apply it to the game. If it has been applied correctly, it will appear in the Applied bar on the right side of the Mod Manager with a checkmark.
  
  
• Click Launch to begin playing the game with the mod installed.

Mod Manager

Mod manager[www.tapatalk.com]


Download location

Please update all available tools using the DAI Tools Suite Loader
Direct Link (32 bits) : https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rf568pw901sf ... 7.zip?dl=0
(64 bits) : https://www.dropbox.com/s/v9491el8rv3w9 ... 7.zip?dl=0

Popular Mods

War Table - No Waiting



War Table - No Waiting[www.nexusmods.com] mod by Tahira. Every War Table mission will be completed upon activating, save ones which can Cause Bugs. The "Truth or Dare: A Dangerous Game" mission takes one minute to avoid a known bug.

MoreLoot - Remade



The remake of Dheuster's More Loot Mod[www.nexusmods.com], uploaded by tirnoney, allows players to add overrides to about 200 of the over 400 random loot tables in the game to increase the chances of enemies dropping gold, rare items, crafting items, and schematics. The player can control what specifically they want more drops of.

Search Radius Increased



Another Inquisition Perk players can pick up from the War Table is Eagle Eyed, a perk that improves the radius size of the search function to point out easy-to-miss loot. The radius size does not improve all that much using this Perk.

Created by jerrybullet Search Radius Increased [www.nexusmods.com], Search Radius Increased allows players can decide how much larger they want the search radius to be, either by 50% or 100%. The mod also eliminates the line-of-site requirement, allowing the search feature to pick up items that may be out of reach or behind walls.

More Banter



Because relationships are such a huge part of the game, this is easily the best mod, and one fans almost universally love. More Banter[www.nexusmods.com] was created by jerrybullet on Nexus Mods to fix a bug that prevented party banter from triggering while exploring the different areas of Thedas.

More Banter ensures the party talks during side quests once every 15 minutes, and any time the player changes their party at camp. With over 5 hours of recorded party banter between every possible combination of characters, players can now hear the relationships between their companions grow and develop.

Multiple Romance Mod



For a more realistic take on relationships, borglet created the Multiple Romance Mod[www.nexusmods.com]. With it, players can select the characters they may want to flirt with in a game and add them to the Mod Manager. This way, if the player chooses a romantic partner, they can still use the flirt and romance options with the selected character or characters simultaneously, which is typically not allowed.

Enhanced Inquisitor Sliders



For a more holistic Inquisitor appearance overhaul, players will want to pick up the Enhanced Character Creation[www.nexusmods.com] mod from kingslayvr. This mod allows players to fully customize the Inquisitor's appearance, including full use of the color wheel for hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and stubble.

More Inquisition Levels



The More Inquisition Levels[www.nexusmods.com] mod was created by Ghostfish on Nexus Mods and increases possible Inquisition levels to 30. Players will also get up to 34 Perk points, allowing them to unlock every possible Inquisition Perk. This mod will not work with NewInfluenceTable or Ardent Blossom Misc Store.

Speed Launch



Boot the game faster than ever, and with benefits!
Completely skip the BioWare Logo movie
Completely skip the Save Reminder screen
Autologin; You do not need to press start ever again!
Offline mode; If you go offline on Origin, you'll still be able to quickly access your saved games!
Developer launcher; A "jump to map" feature that allows you to quickly launch any playable level in the game!

No More Fog of War



After multiple playthroughs, players got tired of having to clear away the fog of war. So... maps are now always clear of it!
This mod turns the fog of war completely off for the maps modified. If you uninstall it, maps will revert back to their pre-mod appearance.
Choose the FBMOD version, not the DAIMOD version, since we will use Frosty mod manager not DAI mod manager. The same principle should be used for other mods.
This mod isn't perfect, but I hope you still find it useful!

Cheat Mods

More Money From Gather Coin[www.nexusmods.com]
Gather Coin missions at the War Table give 50,000 gold and complete instantly. Shouldn't affect anything else, but let me know if it does. If you have another mod that modifies these operations, you'll want to load this after it.

Fly[www.nexusmods.com]
Fly by holding the jump button.
While falling, hold the jump button in air to start flying again.
Best used with No Boundaries mod to fly out of bounds!

No Boundaries[www.nexusmods.com]
You are no longer stuck to the playable area.
All Out of Bounds respawn triggers are now removed.
All Fatal Falls (>50m fall) respawn triggers are now removed.

The Tactician's Renewal - Unlimited[www.nexusmods.com]
This is a basic mod that allows the respec amulet, The Tactician's Renewal, to no longer get destroyed when you use it. Simply equip it to respec, then un-equip.

Infinite Crafting Materials[www.nexusmods.com]
This is a simple mod that adds infinite amounts of all of the crafting materials used for weapons, armor, potions, runes, and masterworks, infinite Amulets of Power that can be used by any party member, and infinite of one of the major trade contracts that increases Inquisition experience to the Re-Spec shops in Haven and Skyhold's Undercroft. It also increases the amount the shop buys items for to 20x their value so you can afford everything it sells, all in one convenient place.

Install with Frosty Mod Manager, and run the game through it with the mod active to use it. All DLC is required

Skip Fights[www.nexusmods.com]
This mods allows you to kill most enemies instantly and their experience points are granted as usual.

Other Mods

Bugs Be Gone[www.nexusmods.com]
Aims to rid Inquisition of its lingering issues and bugs.
2020-11-13: The Frosty version seems to have issues right now. If you're using Frosty Mod Manager, use it to import the .DAIMOD file instead.

Fonty[www.nexusmods.com]
Changes the Copperplate block font to something more readable, such as Time New Roman which is my favorite. Essential quality of life mod.

Extended Settings[www.nexusmods.com]
Extended Settings is a modular mod that expands the in-game settings. It increases the max and min sliders, while also allowing you to get more precise numbers.
Increased Sensitivity - Zoom, Camera, Mouse and Smoothing Sensitivity.
Boosted Volume. - Dialogue, Sound Effects and Music Volume (See video for a comparison).
Increased Resolution. - Gamma and Graphic Resolution.
I found the feature which allows me to increase Gamma very helpful. In the original game, it is very dark and very difficult to see in places without light.

Immersive Starting Armors[www.nexusmods.com]
(All races) - get rid of that ugly Mercenary Coat (originally for daimod. but I loaded it with Frosty and it works well). This one works or any race, gender and class combo.

Party at the Winter Palace[www.nexusmods.com]

What it does:
Every recruited party member will be present at the Winter Palace
Does not affect your active party for combat sections
Red Jenny caches will spawn if Sera is recruited, even if she's not in your active party, and she still gains approval
Your love interest will still come talk with you after the ball, even if they're not in your active party

Heartbreaker difficulty for SP - New abilities and faster enemies[www.nexusmods.com]

Brings the multiplayer-only difficulty "Heartbreaker" into single-player. Enemies have more abilities, are faster and more aggressive. Some examples include Pride Demons having Static Cage, or Venatori mages using Stonefist.

This mod adds the new abilities and increased speed to all difficulties in single-player. For example, on Casual difficulty, enemies will get the new abilities and increased speed, but retain Casual level health and damage values. This means you can get Heartbreaker enemies with your preferred difficulty level.

Now available in both Frosty and DAI Mod Manager formats.

Pandemonium DifficultySetting[www.nexusmods.com]

This mod affects "Nightmare" setting in all single player content including DLCs. It does not affect any other difficulty setting It has no effect on Multiplayer.
This mod beefs up most of the factors that contribute to making nightmare difficulty setting tougher than hard or normal. Enemies will be tougher, move faster, have shorter ability cool-downs and hit for much more damage. If using trials, they'll be much more likely to be promoted.

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[PhantomJoker]

I am stumped on copying the repository, I am very new to GitHub and its inner workings, any advice on how to get Frosty Mod Manager to work for 2025?

[PhxAs5As5in]

For those struggling to get game to load with Frosty Mod Manager, use datapathfix instead of FrostyFix:

https://github.com/Dyvinia/DatapathFixPlugin

The only caveat is that Epic or Steam needs to be running also.

So, download & add datapathfix.dll per instructions, start Epic or Steam, start Frosty, launch game thru Frosty. Works every time.

[Desert Orchid 1]

@NsanityShadow1 Sorry for the very very late reply not been on steam since Aug 2022!

It's mostly Frosty modmanager now. From Frosty tools.
get it from GitHub > frosty tool suite.Frosty Toolsuite 1.0.6.3
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you can use DAIMM still even though it says abandoned get it on the nexus
DAITools Suite Loader (Abandonned)

This program used to be a client to download the latest version of the tools.

I haven't worked on the tools for years now. I had started making a brand new version but with the coming of Frosty, there was no need for it.
I have not worked on anything Dragon Age related in over a year and I will not ever again.

However, the tools are still available in the official discord server : link on nexus
Join it. There's tons of good people on there who can help you troubleshoot issues and get you started on modding DAI.

Cheers and adios!

~Dawn

[ShadowCat1-]

Seems Frosty's site is suspended and DAI Mod Manager doesn't exist, am I missing something?
I've tried downloading the manager from Nexus but the file doesn't have anything but Tool Suite, then I try to access Frosty Mod site but the address bar claims it's suspended. Is there no other way?

[ChiliPaw]

anybody else still struggling to get mods to work even with frostyfix https://www.reddit.com/r/DragonAgeInqusition/comments/101nng9/frosty_mods_not_working_with_steam_and_that_new/

[Sleet]

@coffee and @ningyochan https://github.com/Dyvinia/FrostyFix

[CoffeePot?]

I'm having the exact same issue ningyochan.

[ningyochan]

I cant get mods to work at all with frosty, I made sure frosty was installed outside the game directory, made sure all my mods are applied, i delete the mod data folder, i close EA but when i launch through frosty it opens ea and acts like the mods just arent there?

[kyrosnag]

@Confectrix so...purchase it..?

[passionateXisaster]

I cant seem to find a good place to download DAI from :(