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#101
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Sidney wrote...

Berty213 wrote...

Beta tester here as well, everything works fine the playthrough I had was with my Human female that is queen and friends with morrigan. Morrigan recognised the decisions i had made, the auto save at the end of the game is also working. All in all a very good patch.



How did the fix work? Did they make your DAO save work or did it fix any file you imported into WH?

 They ask you to send them your 'broken' save. Then they send you the patch in file format, you place to files where they tell you to and it works. A quote from my email was '
'Once we have this information, we will begin evaluating save games to make sure we have accounted for issues in the patch. When a beta version of the patch is available, we will contact you again with download and installation instructions'

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Terra_Ex wrote...

The beta patch for Witch Hunt does have an auto save feature once you've made the important choice at the end.

I just want it for PS3 already... To finally get my save.

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The good news for me is that, while we have been told to start a new witch hunt campaign to test the patch, it also works for the previously bugged savegames.



That means if you have a savegame just before or after the Strider fight, you can load that save and enjoy the proper ending, you don't need to start from zero a new Witch Hunt campaign.



I have done four playthroughs for testing and all is fixed in all of them, with mi warden, with an orlesian warden, fresh campaigns, previously bugged saves... this patch fixes everything.

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does it fix awakning ending? i mean black hair epiloge

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filetemo wrote...

The good news for me is that, while we have been told to start a new witch hunt campaign to test the patch, it also works for the previously bugged savegames.

That means if you have a savegame just before or after the Strider fight, you can load that save and enjoy the proper ending, you don't need to start from zero a new Witch Hunt campaign.

I have done four playthroughs for testing and all is fixed in all of them, with mi warden, with an orlesian warden, fresh campaigns, previously bugged saves... this patch fixes everything.


Do you have any previous to the post-epilogue saves? Is it going back and reading that or is it inferring thr relationship even if you do not have the "good" save somewhere?

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Sidney wrote...


Do you have any previous to the post-epilogue saves? Is it going back and reading that or is it inferring thr relationship even if you do not have the "good" save somewhere?

I'm not sure I understand your question

bioware sent us some plot related archives who had to be pasted into the override folder. That ensures Witch Hunt will acknowledge your choices always, on any savegame you load.

I had a witch hunt save from before the strider fight, which gave me the bugged ending the first time, and now it works 100% after the patch, I didn't even need to start a new run to confirm the patch works..

I started several new playthrougs importing different savegames (orlesian warden, female cousland, aeducan...) and in all of those the ending cutscene acknowledged my decisions.

My point is: it doesn't matter if you load an earlier witch hunt save or start a fresh playthrough: the patch works.

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Sweet. Now we just need an ETA on when the patch will be available on PS3 and I assume 360.

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I've tried the patch on multiple playthroughs and all seems to be working fine. Albeit I didn't encounter the bug with my first playthrough of WH but being me I decided to use another character to try and break it like everyone said they did and that worked, and this patched fixed it right up.

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The Witch Hunt DLC causes alot of other bugs with runestones the paragon and masterpiece runestones don't work in the Witch Hunt DLC

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filetemo wrote...

Sidney wrote...


Do you have any previous to the post-epilogue saves? Is it going back and reading that or is it inferring thr relationship even if you do not have the "good" save somewhere?

I'm not sure I understand your question

bioware sent us some plot related archives who had to be pasted into the override folder. That ensures Witch Hunt will acknowledge your choices always, on any savegame you load.

I had a witch hunt save from before the strider fight, which gave me the bugged ending the first time, and now it works 100% after the patch, I didn't even need to start a new run to confirm the patch works..

I started several new playthrougs importing different savegames (orlesian warden, female cousland, aeducan...) and in all of those the ending cutscene acknowledged my decisions.

My point is: it doesn't matter if you load an earlier witch hunt save or start a fresh playthrough: the patch works.


Thats awesome, now I don't have to do another Awakening/GoA run which would have been awful. Now i just gotta wait for the 360 patch

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Good job guys! Thank you for your hard work!

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So is there now a save after we complete the DLC

You know... for importing to DA2

Thanks in advance!

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Lightspawn wrote...

So is there now a save after we complete the DLC
You know... for importing to DA2
Thanks in advance!


You know what, just read the thread before you post questions that are already answered.
No offense.

Modifié par night0205, 10 septembre 2010 - 04:47 .


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night0205 wrote...

Lightspawn wrote...

So is there now a save after we complete the DLC
You know... for importing to DA2
Thanks in advance!


You know what, just read the thread before you post questions that are already answered.
No offense.

my mistake, im sorry ^_^

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Question about this patch, will also fix other things that you folks have been laxing off. Like bugged quests and Texture fixes?

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NKKKK wrote...

Question about this patch, will also fix other things that you folks have been laxing off. Like bugged quests and Texture fixes?


Nope. It's only for Witch Hunt... so I hear.

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So now, they won't make any patches?

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I have completed "Witch Hunt" three times with different saves (and choices) and each worked just like it was supposed to. Good job Bioware. :)

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NKKKK wrote...

So now, they won't make any patches?


Don't jump to conclusions. This is just on fixing the product they just released. Hopefully, we will hear news about other patches soon.

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----9----- wrote...

I got the bug with a character save made after the Post-Coronation save.
So, I tried the same character with the Post Coronation save and still got the bug even tho I completed the ritual.

I decided to uninstall and reinstall everything, which presented a new problem. I installed DAO, then Awakening, then the 1.04 patch. However, I wasn't able to download the Lucky Stone, Dragon Armor or Stone Prisoner - those were set for DAO v. 1.0 not 1.04. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks are set for 1.03, so they can't be used for 1.04

So I uninstalled it all, reinstalled DAO, downloaded the Lucky Stone, Stone Prisoner and Armor content. Then installed Awakenings which also installs the 1.03 Patch, which then allowed me to get the Feast Day gifts. Then I added the 1.04 patch which allowed me to get Witch Hunt along with Witchcraft for Origins and Awakenings.

I have no idea if any of the other DLC is 'pegged' to an older version like 1.0 or 1.03 but that might be a problem to watch for if you're going to reinstalled everything.


I ran into a similar situation with a new install of the game.  I never had the bug for the Silverite Mine in Awakenings until I reinstalled the game.  My last playthough of Awakenings...I lost all of my equipment.  This never happened to me before.  So it appears, when reinstalling the game, if the patch files are missing with an uninstall and not reinstalled in the proper order than the game is being broken. 

Are the past patches provided in the correct order on the patch download page.  I seem to recall only the lastest patch of 1.04 and not the previous ones.  Bioware can you please make all previous patches available, if they are available where do I download them from if they are not on the patch download page. 

I'm also wondering since all of these beta testers are available will the patch team also take a look at their save files from the Silverite Mines.  This is a hugh bug that is game breaking for owners of Awakenings.   I would like to see this fixed, since I enjoy playing Awakenings as much as Origins. 

Also, why can't we have a seeable autosave to all games and dlc instead of a hidden save?  I find the hidden saves annoying.  I'm just wondering why the hidden saves are used.

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So when the patch will be available live? I really want to finish my warden's story bug-free, like it was meant to be, without annoying DR - epilogue save bug.

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ElvaliaRavenHart wrote...

----9----- wrote...

I got the bug with a character save made after the Post-Coronation save.
So, I tried the same character with the Post Coronation save and still got the bug even tho I completed the ritual.

I decided to uninstall and reinstall everything, which presented a new problem. I installed DAO, then Awakening, then the 1.04 patch. However, I wasn't able to download the Lucky Stone, Dragon Armor or Stone Prisoner - those were set for DAO v. 1.0 not 1.04. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks are set for 1.03, so they can't be used for 1.04

So I uninstalled it all, reinstalled DAO, downloaded the Lucky Stone, Stone Prisoner and Armor content. Then installed Awakenings which also installs the 1.03 Patch, which then allowed me to get the Feast Day gifts. Then I added the 1.04 patch which allowed me to get Witch Hunt along with Witchcraft for Origins and Awakenings.

I have no idea if any of the other DLC is 'pegged' to an older version like 1.0 or 1.03 but that might be a problem to watch for if you're going to reinstalled everything.


I ran into a similar situation with a new install of the game.  I never had the bug for the Silverite Mine in Awakenings until I reinstalled the game.  My last playthough of Awakenings...I lost all of my equipment.  This never happened to me before.  So it appears, when reinstalling the game, if the patch files are missing with an uninstall and not reinstalled in the proper order than the game is being broken. 

Are the past patches provided in the correct order on the patch download page.  I seem to recall only the lastest patch of 1.04 and not the previous ones.  Bioware can you please make all previous patches available, if they are available where do I download them from if they are not on the patch download page. 

I'm also wondering since all of these beta testers are available will the patch team also take a look at their save files from the Silverite Mines.  This is a hugh bug that is game breaking for owners of Awakenings.   I would like to see this fixed, since I enjoy playing Awakenings as much as Origins. 

Also, why can't we have a seeable autosave to all games and dlc instead of a hidden save?  I find the hidden saves annoying.  I'm just wondering why the hidden saves are used.


Several pieces of the above messages make no sense to me, because from extensive experience:
1.  All patches for DA are comprehensive and include all necessary components from previous patches.
2.  Awakening will install 1.03 whether you want it or not.
3.  All DLC that requires a specific patch level will work with that patch OR any later patch (due to 1. above)

There's generally no need to download an older patch, so BW only provides the latest.  If you really want an older patch, they can generally be located by a suitable Google search.  And statements like, "those were set for DAO v. 1.0 not 1.04. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks are set for 1.03, so they can't be used for 1.04" don't match up with my own experience in re-installing to multiple PCs.

"will the patch team also take a look at their save files from the Silverite Mines."
I have *no* expectation that the patch currently being beta-tested for WH will make any attempt to fix the Silverite Mines bug.  That bug predated 1.04, and due to (IMHO) poor handling of bug reports by BW it never got properly acknowledged in the run-up to 1.04.  It has now been acknowledged, but a fix for it is both non-trivial and also affects a completely different portion of the game than the WH issue--so I expect BW to issue a low-risk patch (1.05?) that only fixes the plot flags that matter for WH, and then we'll all pray for at least one more patch (1.06?) that actually fixes the SIlverite Mines and other outstanding issues of significance.

When will the Ancient Elven Boots and Shaperate's Blessing be officially fixed?  I don't expect those in my lifetime.
And I guess if I want the "wrap up Morrigan's story" expansion pack that I had hoped for, I'll need to spend some quality time teaching myself more about the toolset--because BW has already refocused on DA2.

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I downloaded the Witch Hunt DLC, but after installing it to my DA:O it keeps saying the content is unauthorized. Anyone know what is wrong or how to fix this?

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flagondotcom wrote...

ElvaliaRavenHart wrote...

----9----- wrote...

I got the bug with a character save made after the Post-Coronation save.
So, I tried the same character with the Post Coronation save and still got the bug even tho I completed the ritual.

I decided to uninstall and reinstall everything, which presented a new problem. I installed DAO, then Awakening, then the 1.04 patch. However, I wasn't able to download the Lucky Stone, Dragon Armor or Stone Prisoner - those were set for DAO v. 1.0 not 1.04. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks are set for 1.03, so they can't be used for 1.04

So I uninstalled it all, reinstalled DAO, downloaded the Lucky Stone, Stone Prisoner and Armor content. Then installed Awakenings which also installs the 1.03 Patch, which then allowed me to get the Feast Day gifts. Then I added the 1.04 patch which allowed me to get Witch Hunt along with Witchcraft for Origins and Awakenings.

I have no idea if any of the other DLC is 'pegged' to an older version like 1.0 or 1.03 but that might be a problem to watch for if you're going to reinstalled everything.


I ran into a similar situation with a new install of the game.  I never had the bug for the Silverite Mine in Awakenings until I reinstalled the game.  My last playthough of Awakenings...I lost all of my equipment.  This never happened to me before.  So it appears, when reinstalling the game, if the patch files are missing with an uninstall and not reinstalled in the proper order than the game is being broken. 

Are the past patches provided in the correct order on the patch download page.  I seem to recall only the lastest patch of 1.04 and not the previous ones.  Bioware can you please make all previous patches available, if they are available where do I download them from if they are not on the patch download page. 

I'm also wondering since all of these beta testers are available will the patch team also take a look at their save files from the Silverite Mines.  This is a hugh bug that is game breaking for owners of Awakenings.   I would like to see this fixed, since I enjoy playing Awakenings as much as Origins. 

Also, why can't we have a seeable autosave to all games and dlc instead of a hidden save?  I find the hidden saves annoying.  I'm just wondering why the hidden saves are used.


Several pieces of the above messages make no sense to me, because from extensive experience:
1.  All patches for DA are comprehensive and include all necessary components from previous patches.
2.  Awakening will install 1.03 whether you want it or not.
3.  All DLC that requires a specific patch level will work with that patch OR any later patch (due to 1. above)

There's generally no need to download an older patch, so BW only provides the latest.  If you really want an older patch, they can generally be located by a suitable Google search.  And statements like, "those were set for DAO v. 1.0 not 1.04. The Feastday Gifts and Pranks are set for 1.03, so they can't be used for 1.04" don't match up with my own experience in re-installing to multiple PCs.

"will the patch team also take a look at their save files from the Silverite Mines."
I have *no* expectation that the patch currently being beta-tested for WH will make any attempt to fix the Silverite Mines bug.  That bug predated 1.04, and due to (IMHO) poor handling of bug reports by BW it never got properly acknowledged in the run-up to 1.04.  It has now been acknowledged, but a fix for it is both non-trivial and also affects a completely different portion of the game than the WH issue--so I expect BW to issue a low-risk patch (1.05?) that only fixes the plot flags that matter for WH, and then we'll all pray for at least one more patch (1.06?) that actually fixes the SIlverite Mines and other outstanding issues of significance.

When will the Ancient Elven Boots and Shaperate's Blessing be officially fixed?  I don't expect those in my lifetime.
And I guess if I want the "wrap up Morrigan's story" expansion pack that I had hoped for, I'll need to spend some quality time teaching myself more about the toolset--because BW has already refocused on DA2.



It does make sense if you've had to reinstall the game.  -----9----, and I both had the same experience.  So, the uninstall feature of the game is not making a clean uninstall of the game and creating more bugs, this is what we are addressing.  Maybe you've haven't reinstalled the game, but I've had too.  Since it's their patches they should be available from their own website instead of doing a google search for the different versions, it's their product to support not the entire internet's problem.

Also, I'm asking if they will take this opportunity and take advantage of these beta testers to help discover the silverite mine issue.  They may have stopped dlc; but they haven't said they will stop making patches at this time, I have not read this anywhere.  If you have a link please provide it that they will no longer patch support this game.  

We don't know if they will take this opportunity unless someone asks the question.  Image IPB 

Modifié par ElvaliaRavenHart, 11 septembre 2010 - 01:58 .


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InfectiousBurrito wrote...

I downloaded the Witch Hunt DLC, but after installing it to my DA:O it keeps saying the content is unauthorized. Anyone know what is wrong or how to fix this?


I read here on the forum somewhere they are coming out with a patch for those who have the authorization issue.