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New Experience Table

[Dragon Age Inquisition MOD]

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Feb 018, 2015
Version: 1.1

Written by: Dheu
Email: [email protected]
Use subject: New Expierence Table SlowB Version 1.1


SUMMARY
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This mod changes the experience points required for level up within Dragon Age Inquisition so that progression is more consistent and less random. This mod comes in three flavors:

Fast: Increases level up speed about 30 percent so that you will be level 21 about the time you would normally be level 18. This version allows most players to reasonably achieve the maximum level of 27 without being completionists. This was the original version, designed for people who like leveling up regularly as it gives you something to look forward to and improves the loot you find. If you wait until the last map to become level 18, the chances of finding the best gear in 1 play through are not so great.

Slow: Makes it increasingly harder to gain levels such that most people will noticeably stall around level 14 or 15. If you pay attention to the min/max enemy levels of the various maps, you will realize that level 14/15 is a great place to stall and still provides access to most loot. This version allows people to focus on the main campaign up to a point, but will require you to revisit all those old areas and find your inner completionist before you are powerful enough to take on the final maps and confrontation.

SlowB: SlowB requires about the same amount of XP to reach level 20 as the Slow version, but SlowB distributes the burden more evenly so that progression is noticeably slowed as early as level 5. This version requires players to be completionists from the beginning. You will need to clear every map and perform every task to get the min levels needed to progress. I advise users who download this version to also grab a mod that eliminates the inventory limit as you are likely to end up with lots of loot you can't equip for a good portion of the game.


Total Experience Required:

# : -Orig- : -Fast- : -Slow-- : -SlowB-
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1 : 000400 : 000400 : 0000400 : 0000400
2 : 001400 : 001400 : 0001400 : 0001400
3 : 002900 : 002900 : 0002900 : 0002900
4 : 005942 : 005000 : 0005000 : 0005100
5 : 009440 : 007800 : 0007900 : 0010525
6 : 013463 : 011400 : 0011900 : 0017875
7 : 018089 : 015900 : 0017400 : 0027500
8 : 025182 : 021400 : 0024900 : 0039750
9 : 033339 : 028000 : 0035000 : 0054975
10: 042720 : 035800 : 0048400 : 0073525
11: 053508 : 044900 : 0065900 : 0095750
12: 069016 : 055400 : 0088400 : 0122000
13: 086850 : 067400 : 0116900 : 0152625
14: 107359 : 081000 : 0152500 : 0187975
15: 130945 : 096300 : 0196400 : 0228400
16: 158069 : 113400 : 0249900 : 0274250
17: 189261 : 132400 : 0314400 : 0325875
18: 225132 : 153400 : 0391400 : 0383625
19: 266384 : 176500 : 0482500 : 0447850
20: 313823 : 201800 : 0589400 : 0518900
21: 368378 : 229400 : 0713900 : 0597125
22: 431116 : 259400 : 0857900 : 0682875
23: 503265 : 291900 : 1023400 : 0776500
24: 586237 : 327000 : 1212500 : 0878350
25: 681654 : 364800 : 1427200 : 0988775
26: 791384 : 405400 : 1669800 : 1108125
27: 917573 : 448900 : 1942700 : 1236750

Experience To Level UP:

# : -Orig- : -Fast-: -Slow- : -SlowB-
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1 : 000400 : 00400 : 000400 : 000400
2 : 001000 : 01000 : 001000 : 001000
3 : 001500 : 01500 : 001500 : 001500
4 : 003042 : 02100 : 002100 : 002200
5 : 003498 : 02800 : 002900 : 005425
6 : 004023 : 03600 : 004000 : 007350
7 : 004626 : 04500 : 005500 : 009625
8 : 007093 : 05500 : 007500 : 012250
9 : 008157 : 06600 : 010100 : 015225
10: 009381 : 07800 : 013400 : 018550
11: 010788 : 09100 : 017500 : 022225
12: 015508 : 10500 : 022500 : 026250
13: 017834 : 12000 : 028500 : 030625
14: 020509 : 13600 : 035600 : 035350
15: 023586 : 15300 : 043900 : 040425
16: 027124 : 17100 : 053500 : 045850
17: 031192 : 19000 : 064500 : 051625
18: 035871 : 21000 : 077000 : 057750
19: 041252 : 23100 : 091100 : 064225
20: 047439 : 25300 : 106900 : 071050
21: 054555 : 27600 : 124500 : 078225
22: 062738 : 30000 : 144000 : 085750
23: 072149 : 32500 : 165500 : 093625
24: 082972 : 35100 : 189100 : 101850
25: 095417 : 37800 : 214700 : 110425
26: 109730 : 40600 : 242600 : 119350
27: 126189 : 43500 : 272900 : 128625


DAI Leveling:

Experimention has shown that DAI does appear to keep track of how much XP you have earned. However what is
displayed under character attributes only shows how much XP you have earned since the last level up and how
much you need for the next level.

So if you are level 12 with 5000 XP, you really have 74000 XP, but the game hides 69000 of it and only shows
how much you have earned since turning level 12 and how much you need for the next level up event.

When you install these leveling tables, your level will adjust based on your actual total XP. Early in the
game (pre-level 5), all the tables are similar, so changes are unlikely. The further into the game you are,
the higher the probability you will see an adjustment occur.

Skill points appear to be untouched by the table change. This can be good or bad. If you install the faster
leveling table and you suddenly gain levels as a result, you will NOT receive skill points for those levels.
If you install the slower leveling version and decrease in level, you will not lose skill points either.

So installing the slow version is relatively safe at any time. But if using the fast version, you should
install as early in your campaign as possible (preferably before level 6).

Finally, in testing, I found this mod inadvertently appears to cause a lot more party banter when walking around with companions. Not sure why, but many other people have reported the same experience. You can consider this a bug or an added bonus.

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Table of Contents:
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I. Installation

A. Requirements
B. Initial install

II. Uninstall

A. Simple
B. Advanced
C. Faking it

III. More...

A. Compatibility with other mods
B. Technical (For Developers)
C. Credits

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I. > > > > Installation:
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A. Requirements


Requires a patched version of DAI. If you use an outdated version or have
updates disabled, don't use this mod.

Installing this mod requires the use of the latest DAI Mod Manager, which can
be downloaded here:

http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/116

B. Initial Install

The 7z archive includes the files:

NewExperienceTable(Flavor)/NewExperienceTable(Flavor).daimod

Extract the 7zip archive to a staging area. I recommend creating the
folder:

C:/DAIxtract/mods

And extracting it there.

Then run DAIModManager

- The first time you run it, it will ask you for the location of
DAI. Normally it is located at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\

Once the DAIModManager is running, point the Mod Path at the directory
you extracted the 7zip to

[C:\DAIxtract\mods]

then make sure there is an [X] beside the Official Patch and the mod:

[X] Official Patch
[X] NewExperienceTable(Flavor)

Click the [ Merge ] button.

Browse to your Dragon Age Inquisuion update folder. Typically:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update

And within it, right click the back ground and create the folder "merged"

Double click the new folder to enter. Your path should look like:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\"

Click [ Save ]

It takes a few minutes. When it is finished, you will see the new
experience tables in effect when you start your next game (or load
an existing game).

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II. > > > > UnInstall
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A. Simple

The simple method is to delete the merged folder:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\"

However, this will disable ALL mods you have installed and you will not
be able to load old save games made while the mod was installed.

B. Advanced

If you have other mods, run the DAIModManager, uncheck
NewExperienceTableSlow and recreate your merged folder.

C. Faking it

If this is the only mod you are using and you want to remove ALL mods, but
want to salvage your old save games, the easy thing to do is delete the
Data directory from merged folder:

[DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data

Then copy the Data directory from the official patch into your merged
directory:

[DAI_HOME]\Update\Patch\Data => [DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data


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III. > > > > More:
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A. Compatibility

This mod is only tested with the single player campaign. I have no idea
what impact it might have on multiplayer if any. (I would guess all
machines involved would need the same mod set installed, but that is
unconfirmed)

B. Technical (For Developers)

How did I make this mod? I downloaded the DAI Modding Tool from here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqpBc4MrAMXOEdmTTNxejhUR3M/view

(Requires 64 bit OS and DX11 compatible card)

Opened/Exported the resource:

Data -> da3 -> configurations -> ExperienceSettings

Using a HEX editor, I edited the exported file, searching for the
experience values listed in the plain text version of the file and
replacing them with my values. When I was finished, I imported the
edited binary chunk back into the Modding Tool. Then used the tool
to save a "Distributable Mod".

NOTE: There are two modding tools in development. The other one is
named DAI Tool and can be downloaded here. It has different abilities.

http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/37

C. Credits

This mod would not have been possible without the excellent modding
Tools made available to the community. Special thanks to:

Warranty Voider
Ehamloptiran
Renmiri
wogoodes