Dragon Age Inquisition mods not working?

[AlexTessShepard]

Hi everyone!

At first sorry for my english, am not native. So, if you have a problem with fix #1 then watch this video (thanks mate) and download Frosty Mod Manager v1.0.6 (ALPHA 5) (follow the link in the description). New version FMM lost: tools > options > launch options, but v1.0.6 have and it probably fix your problem. Hope this help. Good luck.

Edited November 22, 2022 by AlexTessShepard

[aranok24]

Thanks for posting this. I was able to get mods working again.

[Sumfoo]

 

A few things to check:

 

1. Is your game from EA desktop, or did you get the game with steam but it boots with EA desktop?

2. Did you make sure you launch with frosty every time you want to see your mods?

3. Have you ever used the dai mod manager before, aka the mod manager from the dai tools suite?

4. If using cosmetic mods, did you make sure your game has the correct graphics settings?

5. Are you inside a DLC area and loading .daimod files?

6. Did you make sure you both imported and applied the mods you want to see in game? (I know OP said they did but I'm adding this point as I link to this thread to people often.)

 

 

If your answer to #1 is yes, your game is with EA desktop, or is with steam but launches via EA desktop, then you have multiple options here. either use the frosty fix program , or use the datapath fix plugin (intrucctions on using said plug-in here.) or you can go to tools > options > launch options, tick platform launching on, then select EA desktop as the platform, though for some people they experience issues with this causing the game to get stuck on "waiting for platform", so, if you have issues with that you can always untick that and use the other methods instead.

 

For #2, every time you want to see your mods in game, you should launch the game via the "launch" button in the top middle of the frosty mod manager. If you launch from anywhere but this button, your mods will not load.

 

For #3, if you've ever used the dai mod manager before, the merged mods folder for that mod manager can still remain even after repairing the game and this folder will override your frosty mods, causing them not to work. There is a solution, though - I'll spoiler it so it doesn't take up too much space:

 

 

start by finding the dai merged mods folder in your dragon age installation folder, OP's path will be F:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

but for other users, these are the common paths for the game, depending on where you got the platform from:

 

for steam users: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for origin users: C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for EA desktop users - aka the EA beta app or gamepass (?): C:\Program Files\EA Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

 

open this folder, and within it, you will find a file called package.mft.

open the package.mft file with notepad and make a mental note of the number written in that file, because this will be important later on. next, close the package.mft file, and delete the entire Patch_ModManagerMerge folder. now that folder is gone, but the frosty merged mods folder may still be trying to reference it, so I'd advise to also delete your frosty merged mods folder to stop this (we can get it back and it should work after that, don't worry, we just want to delete it once to get rid of the reference to the old dai mod manager folder, but after it's been deleted it shouldn't regenerate the reference to the old mod manager if you followed the steps correctly.)

so navigate to your ModData folder, which is the frosty merged mods folder, it should be directly inside your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, then delete that ModData folder too. don't remerge your frosty mods just yet - there's something else you may need to do first, because dai mod manager tricks the game into thinking it's a newer update and so it increases the update version of the game, and the game won't let you load saves you made whilst you were using dai mod manager after it's merged mods folders removal if you don't do this edit first.

so, navigate to the Patch folder in the Update folder of your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, find the package.mft file which determines the patch number of the game, open it with a text editor like notepad, and increase the number in it to the same number that was in the other package.mft file that I told you to remember, then save. Check if you can load your saves then, if you can't then keep increasing the patch number until you can. Then you are done.

For #4, if you are using 3d model edit mods, for example, mods that edit the proportions of an outfit, or haircut style replacers, or mods that remove aspects of an outfit or reshape a model in some way, you will need to go to optins > graphics on the menu, and where it says mesh quality, change this to ultra. You do NOT need to set the overall graphics quality of the entire game to ultra for 3d model edits to work, it's just that one specific setting that you need to change.

Additionally. if you are using retextures/image edits to the inquisitor's scars or freckles, you will also want to set the shader quality under options > graphics to ultra too for those to be visible.

For #5, mods originally designed for dai mod manager (i.e .daimod files) can have problems where they don't show up in dlc, that is normal, they do tend to show up fine in the main campaign/basegame storyline areas, though. So check if mods are working in the basegame areas. Frosty mods tend to work better in dlc but I mention .daimod files because you can load some of them (not all of them) with frosty mod manager. There is a fix mod for some dai mod manager hair mods not showing up in DLCs though, here.

For #6, you must make sure you apply all the mods you want to see in-game after you import them, there is a button for it, all mods you want to see in-game should appear in the "applied mods" list section the right of the mod manager, with checkmarks next to them.

 

 

#1 Fixed it for me. Amazing post! Thank you. Took me a second to realize tools is on the frosty launcher. For anyone else whom got confused for a moment too.

[YEE54321]

 

Edited May 24, 2023 by YEE54321

[YEE54321]

 

A few things to check:

 

1. Is your game from EA desktop, or did you get the game with steam but it boots with EA desktop?

2. Did you make sure you launch with frosty every time you want to see your mods?

3. Have you ever used the dai mod manager before, aka the mod manager from the dai tools suite?

4. If using cosmetic mods, did you make sure your game has the correct graphics settings?

5. Are you inside a DLC area and loading .daimod files?

6. Did you make sure you both imported and applied the mods you want to see in game? (I know OP said they did but I'm adding this point as I link to this thread to people often.)

 

 

If your answer to #1 is yes, your game is with EA desktop, or is with steam but launches via EA desktop, then you have multiple options here. either use the frosty fix program, or use the datafix path plugin (intructions on using said plug-in here.) or you can go to tools > options > launch options, tick platform launching on, then select EA desktop as the platform, though for some people they experience issues with this causing the game to get stuck on "waiting for platform", so, if you have issues with that you can always untick that and use the other methods instead.

 

For #2, every time you want to see your mods in game, you should launch the game via the "launch" button in the top middle of the frosty mod manager. If you launch from anywhere but this button, your mods will not load.

 

For #3, if you've ever used the dai mod manager before, the merged mods folder for that mod manager can still remain even after repairing the game and this folder will override your frosty mods, causing them not to work. There is a solution, though - I'll spoiler it so it doesn't take up too much space:

 

 

start by finding the dai merged mods folder in your dragon age installation folder, OP's path will be F:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

but for other users, these are the common paths for the game, depending on where you got the platform from:

 

for steam users: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for origin users: C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for EA desktop users - aka the EA beta app or gamepass (?): C:\Program Files\EA Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

 

open this folder, and within it, you will find a file called package.mft.

open the package.mft file with notepad and make a mental note of the number written in that file, because this will be important later on. next, close the package.mft file, and delete the entire Patch_ModManagerMerge folder. now that folder is gone, but the frosty merged mods folder may still be trying to reference it, so I'd advise to also delete your frosty merged mods folder to stop this (we can get it back and it should work after that, don't worry, we just want to delete it once to get rid of the reference to the old dai mod manager folder, but after it's been deleted it shouldn't regenerate the reference to the old mod manager if you followed the steps correctly.)

so navigate to your ModData folder, which is the frosty merged mods folder, it should be directly inside your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, then delete that ModData folder too. don't remerge your frosty mods just yet - there's something else you may need to do first, because dai mod manager tricks the game into thinking it's a newer update and so it increases the update version of the game, and the game won't let you load saves you made whilst you were using dai mod manager after it's merged mods folders removal if you don't do this edit first.

so, navigate to the Patch folder in the Update folder of your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, find the package.mft file which determines the patch number of the game, open it with a text editor like notepad, and increase the number in it to the same number that was in the other package.mft file that I told you to remember, then save. Check if you can load your saves then, if you can't then keep increasing the patch number until you can. Then you are done.

For #4, if you are using 3d model edit mods, for example, mods that edit the proportions of an outfit, or haircut style replacers, or mods that remove aspects of an outfit or reshape a model in some way, you will need to go to optins > graphics on the menu, and where it says mesh quality, change this to ultra. You do NOT need to set the overall graphics quality of the entire game to ultra for 3d model edits to work, it's just that one specific setting that you need to change.

Additionally. if you are using retextures/image edits to the inquisitor's scars or freckles, you will also want to set the shader quality under options > graphics to ultra too for those to be visible.

For #5, mods originally designed for dai mod manager (i.e .daimod files) can have problems where they don't show up in dlc, that is normal, they do tend to show up fine in the main campaign/basegame storyline areas, though. So check if mods are working in the basegame areas. Frosty mods tend to work better in dlc but I mention .daimod files because you can load some of them (not all of them) with frosty mod manager. There is a fix mod for some dai mod manager hair mods not showing up in DLCs though, here.

For #6, you must make sure you apply all the mods you want to see in-game after you import them, there is a button for it, all mods you want to see in-game should appear in the "applied mods" list section the right of the mod manager, with checkmarks next to them.

 

No.3 Fixed mine

[WOHRWULFF]

 

A few things to check:

 

1. Is your game from EA desktop, or did you get the game with steam but it boots with EA desktop?

2. Did you make sure you launch with frosty every time you want to see your mods?

3. Have you ever used the dai mod manager before, aka the mod manager from the dai tools suite?

4. If using cosmetic mods, did you make sure your game has the correct graphics settings?

5. Are you inside a DLC area and loading .daimod files?

6. Did you make sure you both imported and applied the mods you want to see in game? (I know OP said they did but I'm adding this point as I link to this thread to people often.)

 

 

If your answer to #1 is yes, your game is with EA desktop, or is with steam but launches via EA desktop, then you have multiple options here. either use the frosty fix program, or use the datafix path plugin (intructions on using said plug-in here.) or you can go to tools > options > launch options, tick platform launching on, then select EA desktop as the platform, though for some people they experience issues with this causing the game to get stuck on "waiting for platform", so, if you have issues with that you can always untick that and use the other methods instead.

 

For #2, every time you want to see your mods in game, you should launch the game via the "launch" button in the top middle of the frosty mod manager. If you launch from anywhere but this button, your mods will not load.

 

For #3, if you've ever used the dai mod manager before, the merged mods folder for that mod manager can still remain even after repairing the game and this folder will override your frosty mods, causing them not to work. There is a solution, though - I'll spoiler it so it doesn't take up too much space:

 

 

start by finding the dai merged mods folder in your dragon age installation folder, OP's path will be F:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

but for other users, these are the common paths for the game, depending on where you got the platform from:

 

for steam users: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for origin users: C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

for EA desktop users - aka the EA beta app or gamepass (?): C:\Program Files\EA Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\Patch_ModManagerMerge.

 

open this folder, and within it, you will find a file called package.mft.

open the package.mft file with notepad and make a mental note of the number written in that file, because this will be important later on. next, close the package.mft file, and delete the entire Patch_ModManagerMerge folder. now that folder is gone, but the frosty merged mods folder may still be trying to reference it, so I'd advise to also delete your frosty merged mods folder to stop this (we can get it back and it should work after that, don't worry, we just want to delete it once to get rid of the reference to the old dai mod manager folder, but after it's been deleted it shouldn't regenerate the reference to the old mod manager if you followed the steps correctly.)

so navigate to your ModData folder, which is the frosty merged mods folder, it should be directly inside your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, then delete that ModData folder too. don't remerge your frosty mods just yet - there's something else you may need to do first, because dai mod manager tricks the game into thinking it's a newer update and so it increases the update version of the game, and the game won't let you load saves you made whilst you were using dai mod manager after it's merged mods folders removal if you don't do this edit first.

so, navigate to the Patch folder in the Update folder of your Dragon Age Inquisition folder, find the package.mft file which determines the patch number of the game, open it with a text editor like notepad, and increase the number in it to the same number that was in the other package.mft file that I told you to remember, then save. Check if you can load your saves then, if you can't then keep increasing the patch number until you can. Then you are done.

For #4, if you are using 3d model edit mods, for example, mods that edit the proportions of an outfit, or haircut style replacers, or mods that remove aspects of an outfit or reshape a model in some way, you will need to go to optins > graphics on the menu, and where it says mesh quality, change this to ultra. You do NOT need to set the overall graphics quality of the entire game to ultra for 3d model edits to work, it's just that one specific setting that you need to change.

Additionally. if you are using retextures/image edits to the inquisitor's scars or freckles, you will also want to set the shader quality under options > graphics to ultra too for those to be visible.

For #5, mods originally designed for dai mod manager (i.e .daimod files) can have problems where they don't show up in dlc, that is normal, they do tend to show up fine in the main campaign/basegame storyline areas, though. So check if mods are working in the basegame areas. Frosty mods tend to work better in dlc but I mention .daimod files because you can load some of them (not all of them) with frosty mod manager. There is a fix mod for some dai mod manager hair mods not showing up in DLCs though, here.

For #6, you must make sure you apply all the mods you want to see in-game after you import them, there is a button for it, all mods you want to see in-game should appear in the "applied mods" list section the right of the mod manager, with checkmarks next to them.

 

Thanks!

 

This maade it so some of the mods are worknig. But i'm missing some that are easy to see if they're working... they're not...

[ontheidna]

OMG. Thank you!, it really works! I followed all the steps and finally I was able to run the game from Frosty. Thanks again.