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[RaenImrahl]

Ah, Valentines Day is here, commemorating those horribly martyred with chocolate and jewelry.  For those who feel like they themselves are being martyred in the name of Dragon Age and its sometimes buggy ways, here is the latest round-up of recent (and some classic) threads which may help.

Installation Problems/DLC Authorization Issues
A recent, successful installation of DA:O Ultimate Edition:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6014718

UE Installed but Awakening expansion pack is missing in action:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6020257

Edit: Adding - Installing UE without installing previous game + mods = headache:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6032278

We'vediscovered that bad things can happen if you own a previous version of Dragon Age and install Ultimate Edition without first uninstalling the original program.  Bad things like not being able to launch Awakening or authorize DLC.  Fixes are possible:
http://social.biowar...8/index/5755406
http://social.biowar...8/index/5835211

Possible fixes for Steam DLC Authorization issues with a link to the Steam forums:
http://social.biowar...8/index/5819385

Also: http://social.biowar...8/index/5576043

An old thread about editing XML files to force the game to reassess authorization of DLC.  Recently reconfirmed:
http://social.biowar.../index/416923/3

Problems relating to DLC Authorization and the daupdater.exe service not running:
http://social.biowar...8/index/1020821

Issue with authorization after moving DA:O for a computer upgrade (Steam):
http://social.biowar...8/index/5649580

EDIT: Adding... PhysX errors can be resolved with some careful registry editing:
http://social.biowar...8/index/5769613

Connecting to EA servers issue - funky passwords:
http://social.biowar...8/index/5977279

Witch Hunt DLC - what version do I have?  http://social.biowar...8/index/5952604

Reinstalling to solve some DLC problems seems to work, especially for original owners of the game: 
http://social.biowar...8/index/5819385
New - http://social.biowar...58/index/942015

EDIT (2/18/11) Corrected Link:  Also, a handy guide to manually installing DLC, with links at the Dragon Age Wiki:  Downloadable Content - Dragon Age Wiki


Game Start-up/Launcher-related Issues/Saved Game Issues
Moving files after a new installtion of OS requires a reinstall of the game:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6019703

Steam version of the game dumps back to launcher-- "Run as Admin" may be causing problems:  http://social.biowar...47747/1#5780205

Error message concerning AWC.dll:
http://social.biowar.../index/163439/2


Performance Issues/Crash to Desktop/Forced Restart

A re-evaluation of the game's hardware requirements:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6015114

EDIT:  Adding... Blurry screen issue in cutscenes may require some experimenting with res settings:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6037225

Some ways to tweak the game-- setting processor affinity, adjusting frame buffer, compatibility mode:
http://social.biowar...index/5748347/3

A classic-- the "Back Alley Justice" quest bug and a fix via Toolset:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6014602

UPDATE your drivers (video and otherwise):
http://social.biowar...58/index/292300
http://social.biowar...8/index/5908020
http://social.biowar...8/index/5994539

Windows XP 64-bit is NOT a supported OS for DA:O.
http://social.biowar...8/index/5785542

Some Forum veterans are turning their attention towards the Windows pagefile.  Bloated pagefiles can make Dragon Age unstable.  A primer at: http://social.biowar.../index/5840412 

Also: http://social.biowar...8/index/5816873

The eternal question of video card compatibility revisited:
http://social.biowar...58/index/575571

And, overclocking your system means more speed = good, right?  Wrong!
http://social.biowar...8/index/5819011


Issues with 3rd Party Mods Installed:
Even I have played with mods from time to time.  But doing so always brings a risk, and the ONLY way to make sure a mod is not causing your particular performance issues is to do a complete uninstall/reinstall of the game.
http://social.biowar...25109/1#6032668

Edit: Adding... http://social.biowar...8/index/6019287

Can you transfer pre-existing mods to a new installation?  Not always easily:
http://social.biowar...8/index/5975451

Labor-intensive work-arounds when "mods go bad":
http://social.biowar...8/index/5973820

EDIT:  Adding... Dog mod causing issues for "Captured!" quest:
http://social.biowar...8/index/6040042


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As always, these are just a few of the many answers available on the site.  As others have often suggested, a redirected Google search is the best way to seek them out.  Enter this into the Google search bar:

site:social.bioware.com your search terms

And, of course, please consult the sticky posts at the top of the forum before reporting an issue.

Cheers!

RI

Bearbeitet von RaenImrahl, 19 Februar 2011 - 05:46 .

[RaenImrahl]

Adding recent, past Round-ups:

http://social.biowar...8/index/5970531

http://social.biowar...8/index/5848075

[RaenImrahl]

Edited with a few updates. See above.

[RaenImrahl]

Updated with threads on PhysX installation, more mod wackiness, and some blurry cutscenes. See edits made to the original post. And shout out if anything should be added to the list!



Regards,



RI

[CrustyCat]

Nice list

[RaenImrahl]

Corrected a link for the Dragon Age Wiki's page on downloadable content

[Kastagir]

You might want to mention useful compilation mods that address multiple issues that remain unaddressed.  The Rules Fixes mod comes to mind.

[tomdublong]

I found a pretty common factor for ctd's was having multiple processors on-board a machine. You can customize the affinity via the processes tab of task manager to just use one core for DA:O. While this isn't a direct fix I've found its a pretty bombproof workaround.