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* The latest '''patch''' for [[Dragon Age: Origins]] can be found [http://social.bioware.com/page/da-patches here].
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{{See|[http://social.bioware.com/page/da-patches BioWare's Dragon Age Patches]|the latest patch for Dragon Age: Origins}}
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{{See|[[Witch Hunt#Patch]]|information on the Witch Hunt 1.1 patch}}
   
 
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== Patch 1.03 ==
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== Patch 1.05 ==
'''Release date: 3 March 2010'''<br/>
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'''Release date: 28 November 2011 (PC Version patch)'''
''You do not need to download patches prior to Patch 1.03. Downloading Patch 1.03 contains all previous patches. Downloading Patch 1.03 will provide you with all patch data available.''
 
* Various changes have been made to code and resources to support the Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening expansion pack. Most of these changes do not affect Origins itself.
 
* Some players were experiencing increasingly long load times. A major cause of this problem has been fixed.
 
* At higher levels, non-player characters now receive a bonus to armor penetration. This mitigates an unintentional imbalance with well-armored high-level characters, since armor penetration previously did not scale as aggressively as armor itself did.
 
* Elite-rank enemies (lieutenants) can no longer be shattered. This preserves the intended tactical design of many combat encounters.
 
* Portraits for summoned creatures (like a ranger's wolf) were displaying improperly while in the party camp. This no longer occurs.
 
   
== Patch 1.02a ==
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=== General Fixes ===
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'''Downloadable Content'''
'''Release date: 21 December 2009''' <br />
 
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*Downloadable content will properly authenticate once installed.
*fixed the "Rally bug" introduced in 1.02 where going through area transitions caused the Rally bonus to keep stacking
 
*fixed errors in Russian 1.02 patch notes
 
*fixed GDF file for Windows 7
 
   
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'''Performance'''
== Patch 1.02==
 
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*Fixed an issue where some users with DirectX10-era video cards were experiencing significant lag within menus and interfaces as well as sudden spikes in area load times.
'''Release Date: 7 December 2009'''
 
=== Balance ===
 
* {{Argument|+}} [[Dagger]]s now apply 0.5 points of damage per additional point in [[dexterity]] and 0.5 points of damage per additional point in [[strength]], as originally intended. This increases dagger damage for high-dexterity characters.
 
* {{Argument|+}} During combat, [[mana]] or [[stamina]] reserves now correctly regenerate more quickly when reserves are low. This allows players to occasionally use an talent or spell in the later stages of lengthy fights.
 
* When exploring, mana and stamina now regenerate more quickly at higher character levels. This reduces downtime between fights.
 
* {{Argument|+/-}} The spells [[Force Field]], [[Crushing Prison]], [[Cone of Cold]], and [[Blizzard]] now have shorter durations and/or longer [[cooldown]]s. This ensures that combatants can no longer [[stun-lock]] each other by repeatedly casting the same spell.
 
* The cooldowns for several low-level sustained abilities are now shorter. This ensures that players are not penalized for accidentally deactivating them.
 
* Certain battles were not scaling properly, resulting in excessively difficult fights. They now scale as intended.
 
* Enemy corpses now drop [[Health Poultice]]s and [[currency|money]] more appropriately, resulting in less clutter in the player's inventory.
 
   
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=== Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition Fixes ===
=== Gameplay ===
 
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'''Installation'''
* In rare cases, enemy corpses were selectable when they contained no loot. This no longer occurs.
 
* Party members whose combat tactics were set to defensive behavior no longer stop attacking after using a spell or talent.
 
* In rare cases, combat tactics conditions could fail to determine whether a character had enough mana or stamina to use an ability. This no longer occurs.
 
* The Rally talent no longer repeats its audio effect if it is active during certain conversations.
 
* The Rally talent no longer deactivates upon area transitions or conversations.
 
* The Shimmering Shield spell now deactivates when the character is out of mana.
 
   
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* The Ultimate Edition installer for the EA Download Manager (EADM) version of the game was placing the CD-Key in the wrong location in the Windows registry. EADM has been replaced with EA's Origin system and this error has been corrected in the new Origin installer. For those who purchased and installed the Ultimate Edition via EADM, the Patch 1.05 installer will copy that CD-Key into the correct Windows registry location.
=== Plot ===
 
* {{Argument|+}} Promotional [[downloadable content]] items now remain in the player's inventory when standard items are removed at the end of the dwarf noble origin.
 
* Additional release notes with spoilers [[#Additional Changes to Plot|below]].
 
   
 
== Patch 1.04<!-- tested using Oghren at 270 stamina: restored 31, 60&ndash;70, and 200+ for killing ordinary, Lieutenant, and Boss opponents.--> ==
=== PC Specific ===
 
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[http://files.bioware.com/dragonage/patch/1.04/DragonAge1.04.exe Patch 1.04 Release]
* Controlling a summoned creature (like a ranger's pets) during certain special area transitions no longer results in odd behavior.
 
* Creating a character in a custom module did not create a folder for saves. This could result in corruption of main campaign saves. This no longer occurs.
 
* In some cases, the class icon was set incorrectly for characters imported from the downloadable Character Creator. This no longer occurs.
 
* The options menu now includes a setting to automatically download previously purchased content that is not currently installed.
 
* After installing new downloadable content, the game now always reminds the user to restart the game.
 
* The icons for some promotional downloadable content items were missing. They now appear correctly.
 
* The screenshot upload GUI would stop working from time to time on the client. There was a memory override that was fixed. It is a client fix. It doesn't affect the other problems we have seen on the server.
 
   
=== Unofficial Notes ===
 
* {{Argument|+}} Appears to have fixed [[Death Blow]] talent so that it properly restores stamina. <!-- tested using Oghren at 270 stamina: restored 31, 60&ndash;70, and 200+ for killing ordinary, Lieutenant, and Boss opponents. --> See also: [http://greywardens.com/2009/12/patch-v1-02-released/ GreyWardens.com BLOG].
 
   
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==References==
=== Additional Changes to Plot ===
 
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[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins bugs]]
* {{Argument|-}} Repeatedly talking to Duncan after gathering the vials in the Korcari Wilds but not the treaties no longer provides duplicate experience.
 
 
[[Category:Real world articles]]
* Leliana's personal plot can now be completed if the player substantially increased her approval (through gifts) before talking to her.
 
 
[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins]]
* During the siege of Redcliffe, enemies are no longer able to spawn in locations that would break the plot.
 
* Bann Teagan no longer disappears when he is supposed to be accessible during Urn of Sacred Ashes.
 
 
== Patch 1.01b ==
 
'''Release Date: 17 November 2009'''
 
* Fixed potential corruption of character statistics
 
* Fixed portrait appearance sliders when importing a character from the downloadable Character Creator
 
* Fixed import for preset face settings from the downloadable Character Creator
 
* Made Easy difficulty easier
 
* Slightly increased attack, defense, and damage scores for all party members at Normal difficulty
 
* Fixed video issues when running on a very wide screen display, including ATI Eyefinity displays
 
* Fixed an issue with Vista and Windows 7 Game for Windows Explorer
 
* Fixed an issue with Dragon Age and Windows Game Explorer
 
* Updated Visual C runtime libraries
 
 
== Patch 1.01a ==
 
'''Release Date: 6 November 2009'''
 
* Fixed potential corruption of character statistics
 
* Fixed portrait appearance sliders when importing a character from the downloadable Character Creator
 
* Fixed import for preset face settings from the downloadable Character Creator
 
* Made Easy difficulty easier
 
* Slightly increased attack, defense, and damage scores for all party members at Normal difficulty
 
* Fixed video issues when running on a very wide screen display, including ATI Eyefinity displays
 
 
=== Known Issues ===
 
* '''PC:''' The 1.01a patch can cause the launcher's Play button to stop working; this also causes an an error when starting the game from ''daorigins.exe'' instead of the launcher. This can be resolved by [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=766a6af7-ec73-40ff-b072-9112bab119c2&displaylang=en updating your MS VC++ 2005 Runtime Libraries].
 
[[Category:Browse]]
 
[[Category:Real World Articles]]
 

Revision as of 11:16, 6 December 2014

See BioWare's Dragon Age Patches for the latest patch for Dragon Age: Origins.
See Witch Hunt#Patch for information on the Witch Hunt 1.1 patch.

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Plus marks changes that are especially helpful to players.
Minus is used to highlight changes that removed an exploitable bug from the game.
PlusMinus denotes changes that will noticeably affect gameplay.

Patch 1.05

Release date: 28 November 2011 (PC Version patch)

General Fixes

Downloadable Content

  • Downloadable content will properly authenticate once installed.

Performance

  • Fixed an issue where some users with DirectX10-era video cards were experiencing significant lag within menus and interfaces as well as sudden spikes in area load times.

Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition Fixes

Installation

  • The Ultimate Edition installer for the EA Download Manager (EADM) version of the game was placing the CD-Key in the wrong location in the Windows registry. EADM has been replaced with EA's Origin system and this error has been corrected in the new Origin installer. For those who purchased and installed the Ultimate Edition via EADM, the Patch 1.05 installer will copy that CD-Key into the correct Windows registry location.

Patch 1.04

Patch 1.04 Release


References