Dragon Age: Origins

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ElFreely

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About this mod

Ever wonder why the Effort armor looks nothing like that worn by the Grey Wardens?

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Description
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Release 3.1:
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As there's been a few people asking for retextures rather than the new items, I've retextured the original Effort armor with my textures. For some reason I've not been able to open the DDS files with PSP to check them. If there are any problems with the retextures let me know ASAP and I will try to resolve.

Note: Only one type of retexture can be used at any one time. Thus, you can only have Silver retexture or Warden retexture of the Effort armor.

There's no changes to my armors with this release.

WARNING:
The retextures will override the Effort textures and will not be compatible with any armors/textures that use the same naming convention. There is no way round this issue and this was the reason why I created separate armors for my textures.


Release 3.0:
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This version contains completely new textures, created from the original official textures. I've tried to make both the diffuse and normal maps more detailed so that the textures look better close up.

Please note; these mods do not retexture the original Effort armor, but are entirely new armor sets based off the Effort armor. The new armor sets are spawned into your inventory and both the Silver and Warden armors can be installed at the same time.

Enjoy!

P.S. Please feel free to upload your own screenshots of your characters in my armor. I'd love to see them in action.


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Future Releases
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There are no further releases planned, except for bug fixing.

Given the time and the will, I may expand this mod beyond these armor sets, but I make no promises.


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Installation - New Items
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Install these mods with the DAupdater:

1. Open the program daupdater.exe, which is in your Dragon Age\bin_ship folder,.
2. Click "Select DAZIPs".
3. Locate the DAZIPs that you downloaded.
4. Select the DAZIP after it has appeared on the list and then press "Install Selected".
5: The launch the game and enjoy your newly installed armor.

Please also ensure the add-ins are activated in the DLC screen in-game.


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Installation - Retextures
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Unzip the applicable folder into the Dragon Age - Origins override folder. Example location is:

C:\Users\"Name"\My Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age\Packages\Core\Override\


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Uninstallation - New Items
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To uninstall delete the sil_eff_armor and/or war_eff_armor folder/s in the Addins Folder:

XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\My Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\AddIns

Vista/Win7:
C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\AddIns


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Uninstallation - Retexture
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Delete the applicable folder into the Dragon Age - Origins override folder. Example location is:

C:\Users\"Name"\My Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age\Packages\Core\Override\Effort Retex - Warden


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Compatibility
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There should be no compatibility issues with the Effort Armor add-ins.




Special thanks to Ghost11, who provided me with information as to how to successfully create normal maps.