My Windows 11 won't open the "Dragon Age Redesigned Version 7.3c.exe" from the "Dragon Age Redesigne (contains Dracomies True Textures" folder. Is there way to activate that .exe file or is the only option Manual installation?
Definitely use the manual version - you actually see what you install and can easily manage the files in the override. The .exe can be outdated for the latest operating systems.
would really love some assistance with this mod. i am having difficulty loading morrigan's hair using dragon age redesigned. from what i can see, i've installed dracomies true textures first and i chose recommended settings. according to instructions, this would lead one to need to download tucked hair mod. i also have that folder in my override. Over on the moddb page, they state its missing the chargen xml. however, i learned that those xml's apparently only affects the character creation tool. so i arguably don't need this file. or do i? which brings me to my question - how can i restore morrigan's hair in game without uninstalling all the redesigned files and redoing the process for lore (which doesn't require the tucked hair mod)? i don't have any mods that change heads or hair aside from redesigned and tucked hair.
i initially thought deleting the tucked hair mod or uninstalling the morrigan.exe file would solve this, but when i reviewed the mod's pdf, i remembered that you have to choose a mode. and since i chose recommended it likely installed files that need tucked hair mod. i'd like to not have to uninstall everything and opt for the lore.exe settings to not require tucked hair mod as i feel that'd essentially defeat the purpose of this mod.
i also use the natural bodies, busty elf female & curvaceous attire - clothing - armor mods, but i don't believe any of those should have any issues with morrigan's hair. i also have morrigan sacred ashes trailer robes and this one is loading properly.
any insight or assistance in restoring her hair would be greatly appreciated.
1. You do not need a merged chargenmorphcfg.xml file for tucked hair, if you are only installing that mod for use as an NPC morph replacer. (if you did want to install tucked hair for player character creation, there is an XML file here, that also includes the hairstyles with earrings.) I would like to note that the hairstyles from tucked hair are stylistically very close to the default BioWare styles, as theey are either edits of the default hairs or hairs ported from DA2.
2. None of the DA Redesigned morphs for Morrigan use a hairstyle from tucked hair, so whether you have that requirement installed or not will have no bearing on her not working. Most of the DA Redesigned Morrigans use her original BioWare hair, though some use hairstyles that are included with DAR (and installed by the installer) and some use hair from More Hairstyles... so the solution to your issue would depend on what version of Morrigan you installed. There should be an infographic for each morph with any addition requirements, but I'll put them here, in case you no longer have those images from the download or one was missing:
Morrigan Lore Version 1: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0) Morrigan Lore Version 2: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0) Morrigan Lore Version 3: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0) Morrigan Version 15: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0) Morrigan Version 15 v.2: alternate hair (hf_har_jx001_0, from either 'Don't Worry be Hairy' or 'More Hairstyles'); included with DAR and installed with the morph (no additional mod needed) Morrigan Lady of the Forest: alternate hair (hf_har_lofc_0) from 'More Hairstyles'; not included in DAR. Morrigan Lisa Banas: alternate hair (hf_har_jx002_0) from 'More Hairstyles'; not included in DAR. Morrigan Lore Version 3 black: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0) Morrigan True Lore Version: : default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
I appreciate the swift feedback and reply. Unfortunately, i do not remember which of those various morrigan versions i installed at the time, only that i used the recommended settings. They all use the same file name so its impossible for me to know.
The 'recommended' settings does not install a morph for Morrigan (or any companion) so the version of the main part of the mod is irrelevant.
And yes, all the versions of a replacer morph for an NPC will have the same name... that's the only way the game will use the files.
The only advice I can offer is to remove any and all versions of hf_genfl_morrigan.mor from your override. Then chose one to reinstall, and using the list of versions I posted, determine what additional requirement that version of hf_genfl_morrigan.mor has, and install that requirement along with your preferred version.
just wanted to come back and take the time to thank you again for your guidance. i deleted the file you indicated & used the morrigan uninstaller in the override folder, then per the instructions, deleted the uninstaller for a "clean uninstall." Then i used the DAO Redesigned.exe to install the lore version 2 and when i loaded up a test save file right before you meet her the first time, her hair was restored. Cheers!
If you also face the issue, that Nan in the Kitchen at Castle Cousland looks like the guy from those STONK memes (no face texture, silverish shimmering abomination with weird shadows), go and locate the "hf_bhn100_cook.mor" file in your docs/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override folder and manually remove it.
A missing, required texture will result in a silvery or grey appearance. All three versions of the 'Nan' morph (Aesthetics. Lore, Recommended) use the same textures. One is included in Dracomies True Textures, which is a hard requirement for DA Redesigned. The secondary/blend texture is a default BioWare texture.
To fix the issue, install Dracomies True Textures.
Did you check your override for a conflicting hf_bhn100_cook.mor file?
I've used DA Redesigned for over a decade (usually the Recommended install, occasionally the Lore version) and never had an issue with any of the morph textures not be correctly applied... and yours is the first report I can recall ever seeing of that issue. (Nexus has removed the search function from mod comments, else I'd check to confirm that recollection.)
edited to add that depending on what version of the morphs is installed (Lore, Aesthetics, Reecommended), these are the files that will be used for Nan. As you can see, none of them have any issue with missing textures:
I found the issue and it’s a wild one. Turns out my AMD GPU and its software (Adrenaline) were interfering with the game. I applied custom settings to override how the GPU and CPU are addressing the game itself, but this seemed to end up creating bad references? Or at least an error that caused my problem. Once I turned off some of those tweaks, everything worked fine and Nan looked as intended. Adrenaline notes that some settings can create unpredictable outcomes with older games. Took me a while to remind myself I messed with THESE... ^^;
So, the Mod works as intended - it's just an insane enduser, as usual :D
Hi! I'm having an issue where Nasira's hair in the city elf origin is just not showing up, I asssume it's related to the tucked hair files or something similar but was wondering if anyone could offer some help with figuring out which files I need for it to show up properly, thanks
Of the three non-companion NPC morph configurations, the Lore version does not include a replacer morph for Nesaria. Both the Aesthetics and Recommended morphs for the character replace her hair with one from Tucked Hair.
Assuming you have installed the required tucked hair mod, make sure that that mod was correctly extracted from the 7Zip archive... the download has three zip files nested within the 7Zip download, so there are two rounds of extraction required.
The files in tucked_hair.zip must be installed for the Recommended and Aesthetics versions of DA Redesigned to work.
I am unsure of whether the files in earring_hair.zip are required. I don't think so, but that's just my gut feeling.
You do not need the file in tucked_hair_chargenmorphcfg.zip, if you only using tucked hair for NPCs and not for player character creation... if that is the case, just delete that zip archive.
DA Redesigned/Dracomies True Textures does not affect the player character, the warrior class, or character creation. The files are NPC morphs, textures and tints used only by those morphs, and (optionally) meshes/textures from the 'Tucked Hair' requirement if either the Recommended or Aesthetics options were chosen.
Did you uninstall DAR/Dracomies True Textures (and it's requirements) to confirm that the issue is gone without that mod installed?
Do you have any other mods installed? If so, and having determined that DAR is not the cause, you can post a complete list of all mods in the general DAO mod troubleshooting forum.
You can also use the standard troubleshooting protocol:
1. Move all mods in the override to another location (you can even just rename the folder to something like override.BACKUP). 2. Run the game without any override mods, to establish a 'known good' baseline, when the game is working correctly. If it isn't then the issue is probably caused by a DAzip installed mod. If that's the case, then also remove/uninstall all DAzip mods. (The applicable folders are \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\AddIns and \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\data.) 3. Add a small group of mods (10 at most) back to the override, or reinstall a small number of DAzip mods. 4. Repeat step 3 until the issue crops up again. 5. Remove all the mods in the last installed group again, and add them back one at a time. Again, run the game after installing each one. Having isolated and eliminated a problem mod, I would then continue to add any remaining mods back in small lots, testing after each batch. And if the mod causing the issue was a chargen mod, be sure to recompile/edit the chargenmorphcfg.xml to remove invalid entries.
Hello, I'm having a little problem after using the mod. Everything worked fine the first time I played, but the second time I loaded the save and continued playing, I got a texture error, the blood effect turned into a mosaic block, and the animations became colorful. How can I fix this? I have mods and character presets that use an end-to-finish chance boost in addition to this mod
Dragon Age Redesigned/Dracomies True Textures does not affect the blood decal textures or animations; while it may be caused by another mod (a complete list of installed mods would be helpful) but you are experiencing is most likely from the game-engine related memory leak issue.
Is your game patched to use 4 GB of RAM? Depending on where you got the game, patching has different requirements. For the EA and physical media install, you can patch with either the 4 GB patch or Large Address Aware patch. The Steam download of the game has a special procedure for patching; use a search engine for info. (Try something like 'dragon age origins steam 4gb patch'.) The most current version of the GOG download is pre-patched to use 4 GB of RAM.
The game may also benefit from using a WIndows compatibility mode, to emulate an environment closer to that which the game was originally intended. (Try Windows XP SP3 or Windows 7; it may take some trial and error to find the best option for a particular system.)
Also, turn off any overlay programs, like the Steam/EA/GOG in-game feature overlays. They can cause performance issues with the game.
Finally, periodically saving and then reloading the game can also help mitigate the engine memory leak issue.
I installed this mod and when i look to see if it worked the companions and npcs eyes are white and the texture for the skin is just wrong on morrigan wynne and leliana. i opted to uninstall the mod because i didn't want to go through the trouble of fixing the issue but when i look in the game again i find that the effect of the mod is still very much present. I've tried uninstalling the game several times to see if that would fix the issue to no avail. And tried to reinstall the mod and uninstall it to no avail as well.
It sounds like you didn't install the required Dracomies True Textures component; most of the DA Redesigned morphs use the eye and skin textures from that. (Companion morphs may also have additional requirements, from other mods.)
Uninstalling the game will not remove mods from the override folder. Those need to be removed either manually (by deleting the files in override) or with the DAR uninstaller, if you used the executable installers. (Companion morphs have separate uninstallers from the main mod.)
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My Windows 11 won't open the "Dragon Age Redesigned Version 7.3c.exe" from the "Dragon Age Redesigne (contains Dracomies True Textures" folder. Is there way to activate that .exe file or is the only option Manual installation?
Thanks.
i initially thought deleting the tucked hair mod or uninstalling the morrigan.exe file would solve this, but when i reviewed the mod's pdf, i remembered that you have to choose a mode. and since i chose recommended it likely installed files that need tucked hair mod. i'd like to not have to uninstall everything and opt for the lore.exe settings to not require tucked hair mod as i feel that'd essentially defeat the purpose of this mod.
my override contains:
Tucked hair folder
Uninstall Awakening recommended.exe
Uninstall Dracomies True Textures VI.exe
Uninstall Lelianas Song.exe
Uninstall Morrigan.exe
Uninstall Oghren.exe
Uninstall Recommended settings.exe
Uninstall Wynne.exe
i also use the natural bodies, busty elf female & curvaceous attire - clothing - armor mods, but i don't believe any of those should have any issues with morrigan's hair. i also have morrigan sacred ashes trailer robes and this one is loading properly.
any insight or assistance in restoring her hair would be greatly appreciated.
2. None of the DA Redesigned morphs for Morrigan use a hairstyle from tucked hair, so whether you have that requirement installed or not will have no bearing on her not working. Most of the DA Redesigned Morrigans use her original BioWare hair, though some use hairstyles that are included with DAR (and installed by the installer) and some use hair from More Hairstyles... so the solution to your issue would depend on what version of Morrigan you installed. There should be an infographic for each morph with any addition requirements, but I'll put them here, in case you no longer have those images from the download or one was missing:
Morrigan Lore Version 1: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
Morrigan Lore Version 2: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
Morrigan Lore Version 3: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
Morrigan Version 15: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
Morrigan Version 15 v.2: alternate hair (hf_har_jx001_0, from either 'Don't Worry be Hairy' or 'More Hairstyles'); included with DAR and installed with the morph (no additional mod needed)
Morrigan Lady of the Forest: alternate hair (hf_har_lofc_0) from 'More Hairstyles'; not included in DAR.
Morrigan Lisa Banas: alternate hair (hf_har_jx002_0) from 'More Hairstyles'; not included in DAR.
Morrigan Lore Version 3 black: default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
Morrigan True Lore Version: : default BioWare hair (hf_har_mora_0)
And yes, all the versions of a replacer morph for an NPC will have the same name... that's the only way the game will use the files.
The only advice I can offer is to remove any and all versions of hf_genfl_morrigan.mor from your override. Then chose one to reinstall, and using the list of versions I posted, determine what additional requirement that version of hf_genfl_morrigan.mor has, and install that requirement along with your preferred version.
Cheers!
(no face texture, silverish shimmering abomination with weird shadows), go and locate the "hf_bhn100_cook.mor" file in your docs/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override folder and manually remove it.To fix the issue, install Dracomies True Textures.
I've used DA Redesigned for over a decade (usually the Recommended install, occasionally the Lore version) and never had an issue with any of the morph textures not be correctly applied... and yours is the first report I can recall ever seeing of that issue. (Nexus has removed the search function from mod comments, else I'd check to confirm that recollection.)
edited to add that depending on what version of the morphs is installed (Lore, Aesthetics, Reecommended), these are the files that will be used for Nan. As you can see, none of them have any issue with missing textures:
So, the Mod works as intended - it's just an insane enduser, as usual :D
Assuming you have installed the required tucked hair mod, make sure that that mod was correctly extracted from the 7Zip archive... the download has three zip files nested within the 7Zip download, so there are two rounds of extraction required.
The files in tucked_hair.zip must be installed for the Recommended and Aesthetics versions of DA Redesigned to work.
I am unsure of whether the files in earring_hair.zip are required. I don't think so, but that's just my gut feeling.
You do not need the file in tucked_hair_chargenmorphcfg.zip, if you only using tucked hair for NPCs and not for player character creation... if that is the case, just delete that zip archive.
- Do you have any other mods installed? If so, and having determined that DAR is not the cause, you can post a complete list of all mods in the general DAO mod troubleshooting forum.
- You can also use the standard troubleshooting protocol:
1. Move all mods in the override to another location (you can even just rename the folder to something like override.BACKUP).2. Run the game without any override mods, to establish a 'known good' baseline, when the game is working correctly. If it isn't then the issue is probably caused by a DAzip installed mod. If that's the case, then also remove/uninstall all DAzip mods. (The applicable folders are \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\AddIns and \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\data.)
3. Add a small group of mods (10 at most) back to the override, or reinstall a small number of DAzip mods.
4. Repeat step 3 until the issue crops up again.
5. Remove all the mods in the last installed group again, and add them back one at a time. Again, run the game after installing each one.
Having isolated and eliminated a problem mod, I would then continue to add any remaining mods back in small lots, testing after each batch.
And if the mod causing the issue was a chargen mod, be sure to recompile/edit the chargenmorphcfg.xml to remove invalid entries.
Is your game patched to use 4 GB of RAM? Depending on where you got the game, patching has different requirements. For the EA and physical media install, you can patch with either the 4 GB patch or Large Address Aware patch. The Steam download of the game has a special procedure for patching; use a search engine for info. (Try something like 'dragon age origins steam 4gb patch'.) The most current version of the GOG download is pre-patched to use 4 GB of RAM.
The game may also benefit from using a WIndows compatibility mode, to emulate an environment closer to that which the game was originally intended. (Try Windows XP SP3 or Windows 7; it may take some trial and error to find the best option for a particular system.)
Also, turn off any overlay programs, like the Steam/EA/GOG in-game feature overlays. They can cause performance issues with the game.
Finally, periodically saving and then reloading the game can also help mitigate the engine memory leak issue.
Uninstalling the game will not remove mods from the override folder. Those need to be removed either manually (by deleting the files in override) or with the DAR uninstaller, if you used the executable installers. (Companion morphs have separate uninstallers from the main mod.)