It's here! It's in my hot little hands! I got the call from EB Games. I picked it up, of course. Big decision now: Do I start it or do I finish Risen? I'm not good at playing more than one game at once.

Rowan-

I just recieved mine today, gogamer sent it to me in the mail. Much quicker than I thought it would be.

Maggie

My son has started this game, and he thinks it's fantastic!

I am happy to say that mine also arrived today. My husband is feeling sooo much better, so I will probably start playing soon!

I'm interested - is it a RPG? fIRST OR 3RD PERSON?








I'm interested -is it an RPG? 1at or 3rd person?

Rowan, if I were you, I'd finish one game before I started a new one. I can only play one at a time, too.

From what I can tell by the reviews and the gameplay videos, it's 3d person. It's purported to be in the vein of Neverwinter Nights.

You guys got me researching the game and now I'm hooked. I ordered mine from Interact and Dave usually gets games to me in a couple of days.

Since Divinity 2 isn't scheduled until December, (which probably means Jan if I'm lucky) I'll have a couple of months to play this game.

Hi-

I am trying just to use my mouse on this game only, I do not like the WASD keys and all the others. Can someone tell me how to do this, I have tried to use my mouse, but so far no luck. If I cannot I will give the game away I guess.

Thanks

maggie

I am sooo jealous of all of youuze... my copy is only coming over the weekend... I'll be pulling my hair out in frustration until then....

Hi Maggie...

According to the manual (please look at page 9)

http://akamai.cdn.ea.com/eadownloads/u/f/manuals/GAME-DRAGONAGE/Manuals.zip
(note you will a program to open the zip files such as 7-zip; the source for the info about the manual is here:
http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/9/index/69466 )

you'll need to RIGHT-CLICK to move and interacts with object i.e. open doors, attack enemies and so on. I don't know this is? Maybe because left clicking is used for something else...?

Left-clicking in this game is used for selecting things you want to do i.e. drinking a potion from a quickslot, selecting a party member, opening a door etc. Or dragging a box around them to get them to move - by clicking om your right mouse button (RMB).

To zoom, you'll need to click your mousewheel - to rotate the camera click and hold the RMB (right mouse button).

There is no info in the manual (that I can find that you'll need to go into the game's options menu and change the controls to 'mouse only'. It'll be worth a shot, though, I think...

/Karsten

Hmmmmmmm I wonder when mine will come

I ordered mine from Dave at Interact last night and should have it in a couple of days. Maybe in time for some serious late night gaming this weekend!

Mine now has the status "Packing"

Although I am actually still meandering along through Morrowind.

[I am thinking Morrowind is set to be a permanent fixture on my machine ]

Karsten-

My page nine has the Class and Class Benifits on it only, nothing about moving or how to move at all.

Thanks

maggie :witch:

Hi Maggie

Sorry about that

It was the UK version of the manual I've found...

You, being in the US, will need to look at page 6

You still move by clicking the right mouse button, though. Here's the relevant quote from the US Manual on page 6:



You'll need to look under complete controls or general controls in the manual; don't know if you have the CE version or not? It should be mentioned on page 6-7 though in the manaul for the US version of the game.

Karsten-

I could just shoot you, hey only kidding, now I will print out the UK and send you the bill. I am such a dunce!!!!!!!! I had no trouble getting it upzipped, I have 7 zip. Thanks for all your help really, will let you know later how it goes.

Hugs

maggie

Please note that there seem to be a glitch or a bug for the DLC items, if you play as a Dwarven Noble. (you won't have access to them). This only happens on the PC, though. Small comfort, I know...




OriginalBaern at the Bioware DA spoiler forums points to a solution to this:

http://daforums.bioware.com/forums/v…orum=145&sp=30

In the thread is post from a developer, Nathan Frederick that comfirms the issue existing on the PC version. And there looking into how they can fix things.

A Bioware dev. (Sydney Tang has verified this to be true; he has also confirmed that the issue is NOT to be found in the console versions of the game:

Sydney Tang wrote:



This just to let you...

And inform any of you that might be playing the dwarf noble origins wondering where you dlc items went...

PS: Maggie, how it's going with the playing of this game?

Thanks Karsten. I wonder if they will get a patch out for the PC folks?

Karsten-

So far I have started the game twice, I think I need a new mouse as this one does not want to do what it is suppose to, so I will go to Best Buy tomorrow. Again, thanks for your help.

maggie

Thanks, Karsten, I've made a note of that

From RPG Watch comes word of patch 1.01 for DA: Origins.

http://www.rpgwatch.com/#13702
link to patch in this link)

It fixes, among other things 'potential corruption of character statistics.'

In other DA news, there is a problem with some of German DA games, but only it is has a white sticker on the back of the box.
(source: http://www.rpgwatch.com/#13702)

Just to ley you know

Thanks Karsten, I hope that fix will allow folks to be a Dwarven noble if they so desire

Thanks looney

As for playing as a Dwarven noble - people may stil play this Origins; they just have to do it without the items from the DLC.

As for why this is happening, I don't know.

On on more general note in the dlc, I do think that Bioware did not expect how popular DA: Origins seem to be.

Confusion !!

I installed Dragon Age earlier (the disk version) JUST to see what it was like, of course and found it all a rather confusing process with the entering of passwords, user names, different codes and the downloading of stuff.
[Not quite as simple as other RPGs I've encountered ]

Then, when I thought I'd done everything, I noticed your post, Karsten, about the patch being available, so I downloaded and installed that too.

Baaaad !! As before the patch, the game ran fine but afterwards it refused to even launch - so I had to uninstall everything and start over

Is the patch not for everyone, then ??

My second installation is working fine, thank goodness, but I wasn't offered as much downloadable content this time and just wondered if anyone might know why

I wasn't offered the Grey Warden Keep (or something like that). I can't remember the exact name now.
But I do have Prisoner of Stone (I think that's the name of that one).
Plus Feral Wolf Charm.
Plus Memory Band.

So have I got all the download stuff I should have ??

Hi Mad

It sound like you have the CE version of the game?

Also, do you have Windows Vista, XP, or Windows 7?
(can't remember, sorry)

There seem to be a problem with the 64 bit versions of Vista and Vindows 7, I think?
(could be related, could not be related).

As far helping your out, Mad, try this:

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=704181&forum=135

Please take a look at the suggestions made by JamesX

Do you have the code (on a card?) for the Blood Armour? You should also have that one...

The tree other items, you've mentioned should be OK.

In this thread, there is some good advice, too:

http://daforums.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=702633&forum=135&sp=45
(please have a look at coenjan's post)

Oh, and Mad, do you have The Warden's Keep installed before you applied the patch i.e. did it get through OK in the dowloading part of it?

Urza's post in this thread might also help you (and others)

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=702572&forum=146

Just for good measure Chris Priestly from Bioware have made a sticky thread about understanding DLC etc.

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=702633&forum=135

This thread made by member of the Bioware Community could be helpfull, too

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=703059&forum=146

From what I've seen there seems to a problem with the Warden's Keep DLC. People are not getting it, or having trouble redeeming the (free) promo code.
[Doesn't help that the social site is down for the moment either...] After the patch people can't get their DLC back either, or get Warden's Keep.

From the sounds and looks of it, Bioware people are running around being very confused as to why this is happening - didn't think the game would be this popular now, did they?

I hope some of my suggestions will be helpfull

Hi Karsten

Thank you for all that "research".
If any of it solves my problems I'll certainly come back here and let you know

I am running Dragon Age in WinXP - but what is a "CE" version of the game ??
[Showing my ignorance again !! ]

I've never experienced such problems with previous RPGs .... My more usual one is getting slaughtered in fights

Thanks again.

Cheers.

Mad