Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Developers
	BioWare
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows	November 18, 2014

Warnings

Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.

Dragon Age
Dragon Age: Origins	2009
Dragon Age II	2011
Dragon Age: Inquisition	2014
Dragon Age: The Veilguard	2024

Key points

Events from Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II can be transferred over via Dragon Keep website

Multiplayer is available as a free standalone title.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
EA app		Included with EA Play.

All versions require EA app and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Upgrade	Included with EA Play.
Destruction Multiplayer Expansion	Included with EA Play Pro.
Jaws of Hakkon	Included with EA Play Pro.
Dragonslayer Multiplayer Expansion	Included with EA Play Pro.
The Black Emporium	Included with EA Play Pro.
Spoils of the Avvar	Included with EA Play Pro.
Spoils of the Qunari	Included with EA Play Pro.
The Descent	Included with EA Play Pro.
Trespasser	Included with EA Play Pro.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save\

Screenshots are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Screenshots\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app		Limited to 100 MB of data (about 200 saves).
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video settings

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Graphics settings.

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Graphics settings.

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Display settings.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

There is no separate anisotropic filtering slider available in the options. Anisotropic filtering is determined by the overall graphics pre-set, labeled "Graphics Quality" in the menu. When modifying individual graphics options to create a custom "Graphics Quality" configuration, the anisotropic filtering setting is determined by the last selected pre-set, regardless of what individual graphics options are selected.

Modify ProfileOptions_profile file[citation needed]
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save\ Open ProfileOptions_profile with Notepad Change the GstRender.AnisotropicFilter parameter between 0-4, 4 is the highest. Notes Forcing anisotropic filtering through video driver causes texture shimmering.

High frame rate

Increase cutscene FPS from 30 to 60

Right click Dragon Age Inquisition icon in the Origin game library. Select Game properties. Select the Advanced launch options tab. Add -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60+ to Command line arguments. Notes There is a known bug that causes the opening cutscene in the dungeon after the character creator to not load properly, resulting in the player spawning in the character creator level, with no ability to save. The easy way around this is to disable the fix until after you can save properly.

Limit in game FPS, including when using Mantle[citation needed]

Right click Dragon Age Inquisition icon in the Origin game library. Select game properties, and apply the following line in the dialogue box. Add -GameTime.MaxVariableFps 60 Notes There can be some minor issues running this. Use this when playing single player, and after a character is already created. May cause desync of facial animations in long cutscenes. Do not use driver-enforced V-Sync if you are using this command line. Doing so will result in stuttering cutscenes. This fix also works on Need for Speed: Rivals and Battlefield 4.

Audio settings

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Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op Separate co-op mode.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dragon Age Inquisition - 3DMigoto DX11 3D Vision Fix.

Issues fixed

Performance Issues

Create user.cfg

Open Notepad and paste the lines below Save as user.cfg in the Installation folder. RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 0 RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0 RenderDevice.VsyncEnable 0 PostProcess.DynamicAOEnable 0 WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0 WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapEnable 0 WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapResolution 4 WorldRender.TransparencyShadowmapsEnable 0 WorldRender.LightTileCsPathEnable 0 Notes This fix causes a loss of some visual fidelity.

Black Screen on Startup

The game won't start in fullscreen, but works in a maximized window

If you're using Teamviewer, disable it[citation needed]

If you are using Avast anti-virus, disable it by selecting an option from Avast shields control[citation needed]

Mantle "GR_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE" crash on start

Delete configuration file
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save\ Delete ProfileOptions_profile Start the game again.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Mantle support		Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Interface	Scaleform GFx

Disable motion blur

Create user.cfg
Open Notepad and add the line WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0 Save as user.cfg in <path-to-game>.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7		8.1
Processor (CPU)	AMD Quad Core 2.5 GHz Intel Quad Core 2.0 GHz		AMD Six Core 3.2 GHz Intel Quad Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	26 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible		AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible