Morrowind

Oblivion

Shadowrun Returns

Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2

The Witcher

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Witcher 2

X: Rebirth

World of Tanks

Legend of Grimrock

Dark Souls

Fallen Enchantress

Far Cry 3

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Dungeon Defenders

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2

Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

Left 4 Dead 2

Minecraft

Knights of the Old Republic II

Warcraft 3

Mass Effect 3

Sins of a Solar Empire

State of Decay

Saints Row 4

Savage XR

Faster Than Light

Knights of the Old Republic

Mass Effect

Starbound

Deus Ex

Torchlight II

Grand Theft Auto IV

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Mafia 2

Zoo Tycoon 2

Thief 2: The Metal Age

Mass Effect 2

Halo: Combat Evolved

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Kerbal Space Program

Game Dev Tycoon

Battlefield 2

DmC: Devil May Cry

Madden NFL 08

Batman: Arkham Origins

Black and White 2

X3: Terran Conflict

Just Cause 2

Disciples 3: Reincarnation

Towns

The Sims 3

RPG Maker VX Ace

Remember Me

Crysis

Team Fortress 2

Jade Empire

Euro Truck Simulator 2

3089

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Drox Operative

Risen

Crysis Warhead

Crusader Kings 2

Half-Life 2

Borderlands

Myst Online: Uru Live

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows

Doom 3

Arx Fatalis

Batman: Arkham City

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Command & Conquer: Generals

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

The Elder Scrolls Online

Rimworld

Men of War

Borderlands 2

Fallout 2

South Park: The Stick of Truth

ArmA 3

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Resident Evil 4

Rodina

War Thunder

Star Wars: Empire at War

Sacred

Tabletop Simulator

TUG: The Untitled Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Space Engineers

Run the game from Vortex at least once before you start modding it. This will allow Vortex to set up any files/folders it needs.

# ***ABOUT THIS COLLECTION***

I like changing things around between playthroughs. I might not be able to add quests and adventures to my time in Kirkwall, but I can change things up a bit with dialog edits, some cheats (*I've played enough times to deserve them*) and different items.
The vanilla game character creator is . . . limited, in my opinion. That's probably why approximately 1/3 of these mods are related to Hawke's appearance. :lol:

<details><summary>WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW</summary>
If you haven't already downloaded and installed [CharGenMorph Compiler](https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/971), do so. After the mods in this collection are installed, enabled, and deployed you will need to run the Compiler to gather the information for all the character creator mods in one place. Now go to the mods tab and hit 'Deploy Mods' to make sure the game will recognize the changes.

<details><summary>I suggest you start your game with the console enabled. </summary>
You'll need it for the optional mods **Witcher3 Travel Leathers**,  **Spidercat's Honor Tribute**, and **Vigilance Weapons**. To get the Travel Leathers, open the console and type the command for the type of armor you want:

- Mage:  *runscript travel\_mage3*
- Rogue:  *runscript travel\_rogue3*
- Warrior: *runscript travel\_warrior3*

For the Vigilance Weapons, open the console and type the command:

- *runscript vigil\_all\_swords\_n*

And for Spidercat's Honor Tribute, type this command in the console:

- *runscript ashscat*

After all, why not get these items at the beginning of your game? Next time you load up, you can start your game as normal.
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FYI, two of these mods, **Lock Bash** and **Auto Chargen** *SHOULD BE* in your 'Dragon Age II\addins' folder and not your 'game' mods folder. Due to a glitch, they may instead be installed to your *C:...\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age 2*  folder instead. The easiest way to get to the addins folder (for me anyway) is from the Vortex Mods page click 'Open...' and select 'Open Game Folder'.

Lock Bash and Dead Man's Chest-Pieces of Eight are among the optional mods. Lock Bash is useful, especially at the start of your game, if your Hawke is not a tricky rogue. Pieces of Eight is extra cheat-y and might take away a little of the *'joy'* you experience in searching for recipes, runes, potions, etc.
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<details><summary>And ...</summary>
In one of the screenshots you see Fenris wearing a long jacket instead of his vanilla armor. I would love to include it in this Collection, but the way the mod is packaged (*.rar* files inside *.rar* files) I cannot. If you like it, go to [The Fenris Files by zombiezer0](https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/3038) and download your choice(s). For the record, I chose *Black Jacket - No Feathers Dark (Pre-Romance Only)* and *Black Jacket - White Feathers (Post-Romance Only)*. The file listed under Mods is for the romance tokens, not the jacket.

FYI, [Mabari recolors](https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/3592?tab=files) is now optional.  There are over a dozen recolors to choose from on the mod page. I happen to have the hyena version included here, but don't want to lock you into my choice. I have used all them, it's a nice way to individualize each playthrough.
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<details><summary>I'm including the following tools for your dashboard:</summary>
**DA2 Console** and **CharGenMorph Compiler**. If you have trouble with [CharGenMorph Compiler](https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/971), follow the link to either download it (if you don't have it already) or resolve your issues. It's a great tool to have for both ***Dragon Age Origins*** and ***Dragon Age II***

![My Dashboard](https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/images/141/2386850-1638600779.jpg)Your gaming directory will be different from mine, so you may need to edit these tools in your Dashboard by clicking on the 3 dots and selecting *Edit*.
For the console tool, you just need to change *Target* to point to where your *Dragon Age II\bin\_ship\DragonAge2.exe* is located.\
![DA2 Console](https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/images/141/2386850-1638601159.jpg)The Chargen tool you will need to edit it in the Vortex dashboard to point to where you installed the Compiler. You might also want to check the **CharGenMorph Compiler** itself to make sure the *Path Configuration* is correctly pointing to your override directory. You probably already know that, but I figure more instructions are better than fewer. *shrug*\
![Chargen Compiler](https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/images/141/2386850-1638601472.jpg)\
![override path](https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/140/images/971-1-1270052493.png)
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If you need/want more information, see the second post in [Comments](https://next.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/collections/6gzcpp?tab=comments\&commentId=2427).

Let's change up DA2

Send some fresh air into your next playthrough. Better customize Hawke’s appearance, add some unique weapons and armor, some fixes, a cheat or two - I mean quality of life adjustments and you’re ready to go to Kirkwall.

Norstaera

Corrected an oversight from Rev 3

Added selected files from Sunnie's Item Pack 1-5](https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/2510) as a custom install. This doesn't change when you get these weapons and armors, either normal in-game or via another mod, but they have rune slots and will level up with you. They will not conflict with any other mods in this collection. If you want you can keep your smuggler or mercenary armor you're wearing at the beginning of Act I w/o it becoming obsolete early in your gameplay. Options are always nice. 

These are the items included: Staff of Parthalan, Champion Armor, Finesses Enchanted Daggers, Hayder's Razor , Edge of Song & Glory, Blood Dragon Armor set and Ser Isaac Clarke Armor set , Amell Family Shield, and Year 1 Mercenary and Smuggler armor sets.

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