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Discuss Dragon Age 2
So I got my copy of Dragon Age 2 on Tuesday. I've got about 12 hours (usually play a few hours a day) in thus far so here's some info.
First off - you can not judge this game by the demo. The demo was limited snippet of the game and did not showcase the graphics.... even without the texture pack!
Now... you have a DX11 card you definitely want to get the texture pack here... Choose Language | BioWare Social Network. It's a little over a gig. Here's the notes.....
For those running a DX10 card you can still use the texture pack but I wouldn't recommend "Very High" settings. Just use "High". Also there have been all sorts of performance issues reported with the pack as seen here - DX11 known issues and driversThis will add the option to enable higher detail replacements for most textures in game. A big difference will be noticed on level art especially.
Requirements:
Using high-resolution textures requires a graphics card with at least 1024MB video memory.
Most of the benefits from the Hi-resolution textures will only be seen if you are able to run the game in DirectX 11.
To manually download your new content on the PC:
Download the installer from the link below and run it.
Note: In order to enable the "Very High" setting you will need a video card that supports DX11 and the latest drivers.
- Run Dragon Age II.
- Open the Options menu.
- Select Video options.
- Check the "Hi-resolution textures" checkbox.
Graphics/Video - The game does look good with the texture pack running in DX11 mode and though I haven't had any major performance issues (slowdowns) I do get the occasional screen tearing. Well actually in some areas it can look like it's raining. Hmmm.
Sound - One issue I do have with the game though is the voice sounds. It sounds like the characters are detached from their bodies when they speak. It's almost as though they're in an echo chamber. It sounds weird. This is definitely something that needs to be fixed/patched!
As for game play.... You can import your character from Dragon Age Origins. Didn't know that till after I chose my character and got ready for game play, you're then presented with a few options on how you want to proceed in DA2 and one of the options is to import your character from DA:O. Once you do that you're told that the decisions you made in DA:O will have an impact in DA 2. You still start out from level 1 though.
Also one thing they did improve on is combat style - it a little more dramatic, and decisive. I also must add that the effects are nicely done, as well as some of the moves the charactors make.
Performance - Overall it's pretty good on my system thus far. I do have the graphics set to very high and have not noticed any slowdowns or stuttering thus far.
That's about it thus far as I'm early in the game.
Last edited by sygnus21; 10 Mar 2011 at 22:41. Reason: play time correction :)