Dragon Age: Origins PC Cheats
Dragon Age: Origins - AwakeningCheat Codes |
Free Specialization BooksTo get Specialization Books for free, save the game and the purchase the book. Then, load the saved game and you will still have the Specialization Book and Gold you spent on it. |
Easy goldTo easily get gold, place your most expensive item in the junk section of your inventory. Go to a merchant and highlight the item in your junk inventory. Then, quickly press Triangle, X. Your item will sell for twice its value. Repeat as desired. |
Summon wolf and bear simultaneouslyOnly a rouges that has the Ranger talent and all skills can summon a wolf and a bear at the same time. Note: This trick does not work with the spider. When summoning the wolf and you cast time bar is almost over, click to summon the bear. Your character will summon the wolf first, then summon the bear. You can control both animals. |
Mass Effect easter eggThere is a book in the Orzammar underground section "The Dead Trenches" near the "Legionnaire Shrine" and at the end of a broken bridge. The book is called "Load Limit Reached" and the first line reads "'Mass will have an effect." he says. It also mentions a Dwarf named Shepard, the same name as the main character of Mass Effect. |
Monty Python And The Search for the Holy Grail easter eggDuring travel on the world map, you may encounter a group of people around a stump claiming that if you pull it out, you are destined to become king of Thedas. This prompts banter between them. "Pulling a drunken loggers axe out of stump is hardly something to base a system of government off of." and "He must be a king."; "Why do you say that?"; "Because he doesn't have dung all over him." This is a reference from the beginning of the movie Monty Python And The Search For The Holy Grail. |
easter eggWhen you get to where you must defend the Archdemon, notice that the dog that would normally be in your party is named Barkspawn. This is the same name mentioned by a character in a Penny Arcade comic depicting the DLC for Dragon Age Origins. |
Unequipping party members itemsIn the origins stories, unequip the items of people in your party before they die. You can either use their items or sell them. For example, after returning from the Kokori Worlds and before you talk to Duncan, unequip all of Jory and Daveths items since they will eventually die. |
Unequipping charactersDuring the main story, be sure to remove all the items of those that accompany you (and leave your party) before they depart. You may need to save the game often during your first playthrough.. You can use these items to sell or equip as needed. |
Cheat CodesTo activate the following cheats, add the "-enabledeveloperconsole" command line parameter to end of the "Target" field in the "Shortcut" properties that are used to launch the game. Then, while playing the game, press ~ to display the console window. Type any of the corresponding codes and press ENTER. Note: You will not be able to see what is being typed and may need to press BACKSPACE to remove the "`" character if it is present in the console window. |
Character codesUse the following entries with the runscript zz_addparty and runscript zz_addapproval codes: |
TalentsUse the following entries with the addtalent or removetalent codes. Note: Talents, spells, and skills all use the same addtalent or removetalent commands. Talents are unique to Warriors and Rogues and will not appear on Mages. Spells are unique to Mages and will not appear on Warriors or Rogues. |
SpellsUse the following entries with the addtalent or removetalent codes. Note: Talents, spells, and skills all use the same addtalent or removetalent commands. Talents are unique to Warriors and Rogues and will not appear on Mages. Spells are unique to Mages and will not appear on Warriors or Rogues. |
SkillsUse the following entries with the addtalent or removetalent codes. Note: Talents, spells, and skills all use the same addtalent or removetalent commands. Talents are unique to Warriors and Rogues and will not appear on Mages. Spells are unique to Mages and will not appear on Warriors or Rogues. |
Other spells, talents, and skillsUse one of the following entries with the addtalent or removetalent codes: |
Character appearance codesUse the following entries with the "runscript appearance" code: |
Easy levelingIn the Tainted Blood mission in Ostargar, collect the three Vials of Darkspawn Blood, and do not collect the Grey Warden Treaties. Then, go talk to Duncan and choose "We have the blood, but not the scrolls." You will gain experience and this can be repeated. |
Unlimited Enhancement Crystals for ShaleTo get unlimited Enhancement Crystals for Shale, in Redcliff convince the inkeeper to join the fight which will leave the barmaid in charge. The barmaid will give you anything in the shop for free. Go to your camp and come back to the shop to keep receiving more supplies. |
Legendary weaponsUnlock the following Legendary weapons by performing the corresponding tasks: |
Keening Blade Legendary weaponUnlock the Keening Blade Legendary weapon by beating the Unbound quest by collecting the four journals in the following locations: |
Legendary armorUnlock the following Legendary armor by performing the corresponding tasks: |
Specialization classesReach the following specialization classes by performing the corresponding tasks. Specialization points are given at levels 7 & 14. |
Item setsEquip the following item sets to receive the corresponding stats bonuses: |
Unequipping party members itemsIn the origins stories, unequip the items of people in your party before they die. You can either use their items or sell them. For example, after returning from the Kokori Worlds and before you talk to Duncan, unequip all of Jory and Daveths items since they will eventually die. |
Easy experienceTo easily gain experience use the "Easy gold" glitch to get lots of gold. After you save Arl of Redcliffe's life, a soldier will appear in your camp with a box for donating money to the army. You will gain experience for each donation you make. |
Urn of Sacred Ash Quest Ghost BridgeTo get across the Ghost Bridge in the Urn of Sacred Ash quest, follow these steps: |
Extra backpack at OstagarTo get an extra backpack at Ostagar, purchase the backpack from the Quartermaster. Complete the quest where you and the recruits enter into the Wilds. Complete the "Joining" ritual and become a Grey Warden. Before you attend the meeting with Duncan and the King, return to the Quartermaster. There will be another backpack available for the same price. |
Portal easter eggNote: Sten must be in your party for this to work. At the end of the game, if you choose to perform the ritual with Morrigan, you will go to the coronation of the new king or queen. After the dialogue with Alistair, you can walk around and talk to your companions. Find Sten and he will say "Where is the cake? They promised there would be cake. The cake is a lie...", a clear reference to Portal. |
Superman easter eggWhile traveling on the world map you may encounter a farmer and his wife who find a baby in a meteor crash, just after it happens. They decide to take the baby and raise it as their own, a clear reference to the plot of Superman. You will get the Meteor Ore that the baby came in, which can be made into armor by Wade in Denerim. Your best chance of getting this event is from one of the Chantry Board mission in Redcliffe. Travel straight from Redcliffe to Refugees. |
Free storage hintWhile in Lothering, travel towards a bridge on the edge of town. There is a bridge where a Dwarven father and son will be under attack. If you save them and are kind to them, they will be at your party's camp when you arrive shortly afterward. The father is a merchant and the son is an enchanting savant. The father has good items to start with. Go to him and buy them by using the "Easy gold" glitch if needed. He never seems to lose what you sell him and thus can essentially use him as free storage. This works well for players without the Warden's Keep downloaded content's bottomless chest, or if you just don't feel traveling to Soldier's Peak to retrieve your excess inventory. |
All talents and specializations on one character glitchNote: This trick allows you to be a Templar, Berzerker, Reaver, and a Champion all on the same character, as well as have every Talent ability and a massive stat boost. Start the game and get to your party camp for the first time. You will see the Tomes that increase your stats by one and give you a talent to use. Buy it, but do not use it. Instead, save these tomes until you get a second one. When you get the second tome, use the "Duplicate items" glitch and copy as many as desired. Before you use it, be sure to save the game. Also, do not choose any specializations until after you have every talent possible. When that is done, use the tome and select a specialization. When doing the stats, choose "Auto Level Up". If you keep doing this, it should unlock the specializations for that character and you can use the talents for said specialization. Make sure you plan out your stat choices. |
Easy goldTo easily get gold, place your most expensive item in the junk section of your inventory. Go to a merchant and highlight the item in your junk inventory. Then, quickly press Triangle, X. Your item will sell for twice its value. Repeat as desired. |
Easy experience hints-To easily gain experience use the "Easy gold" glitch to get lots of gold. After you save Arl of Redcliffe's life, a soldier will appear in your camp with a box for donating money to the army. You will gain experience for each donation you make. |
Ghost Bridge on "Urn of Sacred Ash" hintTo get across the Ghost Bridge in the Urn of Sacred Ash quest, follow these steps: |
Possessed child in Redcliffe hintWhen you reach Redcliffe, there will be an option to enter the boy, aside from killing him and confronting the demon inside of the boy. Do not kill the boy. You will not gain much from his death and most likely your allies will disapprove. Instead, choose the option to enter the boy and let the Blood Mage do his ritual. Once you are inside, talk to the father. Once this is done, you must talk to the child "Possessed" and kill the demon inside him multiple times. Once you reach a certain part where you do not talk to the child, but the demon straightforward, try to converse with her. Conversing with her will get you more than just killing her. She will request that in exchange for her life, and the permission to enter the boy's body again in the near future, she will offer you gifts. One is a new specialization. Another is a certain rare item, armor, or weapon. Finally, is pleasure. Pleasure should not be an option, as it does not give you anything in exchange, not even an intimate scene. Select either the item or the specialization. However if you truly do not want to obtain anything useful, kill her. |
Free Tier 4 mage staff and other itemsDo the following to get some items and gifts before you leave the castle. When playing as a human noble, after you go to your brother Fergus' room but before you leave, to go to bed ask your dog "Do you see anything interesting?". If he brings nothing back, ask him again. By doing this you will obtain the following items: |
Increasing approval hints-Occasionally your party might not care for you or bluntly tells you that they could be off better somewhere else. This is easy to change. Each item that has "Gift" beside it can be given to a party member to increase their approval. For example, some of the demon things that you get in your travels (like the totem or demon statue) can be given to Sten. You will get at least a 5+ approval. Each item varies from person to person and some will yield more approval when given to a specific character. You must learn which item fits what person. |
Armed Mages hintMages are more than just magic casters. Once you have acquired the Arcane Warrior style, you can easily exchange the strength of armor and weapons to wield or wear them for Magic. You can then use spells and a sword. The armor will protect you from physical damage and you don't have to keep your distance. Use all the spells desired and still get up close with your enemies. Note: This ability is obtained in the "Nature Of The Beast" quest with the Dalish Elves. You must go into the temple and find a vial that seems odd. A short cinematic starts and it speaks to you. After a long series of questioning, it offers to pass on its talents of an arcane warrior to you and your party in exchange for its freedom. |
Tainted God strategyHave the final Boss follow you as you notice the oversized crossbows. When using these (ballista), keep in mind that, depending on where and how close the Tainted God is, you may not get a huge amount of damage. You just have to worry about the long range attacks and sometimes the dark spawn attacking. However, if you have party members then you should be fine. They can battle the dark spawn and you can remain focused on the dragon or Tainted God. |
Pick up items during battleUsually during battle you cannot pick up items. However, if you go within range of the item or corpse, open your radial menu by holding R2 and center it on the item or corpse and press X, when you let go of R2, the pick up box will appear. This can be helpful if you are in need of poultices and a dead enemy may have one on them. |
Unlimited goldComplete the two Drakescale Armor quests with Wade the armor crafter in Denerim. During the "Search For The Urn of Sacred Ashes" quest, you will encounter a dragon. Defeat it to receive the "Dragon Scale" item. When you return to Denerim, do not go to Wade's. Instead, go to Gorim at the opposite side of the Open Market and sell him the Dragon Scale. Then, go to Wades, tell him you have the Dragon Scale, and ask him to make the strongest armor. After the dialogue, Wade will give you a complete set of Wade's Superior Dragonbone Plate Armor. Exit Wade's and go back to Gorim. Buy back the Dragon Scale. Exit the merchant and you will notice that the quest has been reissued. Talk to Gorim again and sell him back the Dragon Scale. After that, go back to Wade's and have him make another set of armor. Under normal conditions you can sell the entire set for around 8 gold pieces, but if you chose the Dwarf noble as your starting character Gorim will buy it from you for double that amount. |
Easy money hintYou can purchase two packs from the quartermaster when you begin the Grey Warden Joining. Once you get them, you will have 100 item spaces in your inventory. Collect everything during the main and side quests. Trade with a merchant. Continue to add more to your inventory space. A pack is 10 spaces extra, but prices tend to vary from those you buy. The quartermaster in the beginning sells them at the same price. The dwarf merchant that follows your party to camp varies. The quartermaster at The Tower of Magi has one for a heavy price, but it is worth it because you can hold more items and sell more as you see fit. By doing this you can make a lot of coin by mid-game. What you buy and sell depends on the coin you get to carry through the game. |
Unlockable ItemsTo unlock the following bonus items, register an account on the Electronic Arts web site that is linked to your profile in Dragon Age: Origins. Play the Dragon Age Journeys mini-game at www.dragonagejourneys.com, and perform the corresponding tasks: |
GiftsEach gift helps every character raise their liking of the "Warden" or main character you create. The following is a list of the gifts and the corresponding items that will increase your friendship with that character: |
"Silver Tongued" achievement hintIn Orzammar, there is a man in the Chamber of Assembly named Vartag. Talk to him about earning Lord Behlen's trust and he should give you papers that state that Lord Harrowmont sold the same piece of land to two people. After he gives you the papers, go to the Shaperate in the Diamond Quarter. It is at the opposite end of the entrance to the Commons. Once you are in the Shaperate, speak with the Shaperate and give him the papers. He will tell you that they are forged. After that, return to Vartag and tell him the papers are forged. After you have done this, there is a Persuade line in which you can say. Repeat as many times as desired. Note: It helps if you have a high Coercion skill or high Cunning. Also, if you made a Dwarf Commoner, your sister will take you directly to Vartag once you have entered the Diamond Quarter. |
Unlocking specializations for all classesNote: The Character Respec Addon V1.6 must be installed for this trick. In almost every town or village in Ferelden, you can find a raven (small black bird). Speak to the raven to get a free specialization respec potion. Talk to him again and choose "Look into his eyes". Then, select your class and you will unlock 2/4 of each character specializations for free. Note: You must switch between each character to unlock their individual specializations. You cannot do all of them at once. |
Redistribute already spent ability pointsBy using this trick, when your character gains a level, you can redistribute already spent ability points. Spend all ability points on the stat you want to reduce, then use the "Reset" button. Go to the stat which you added the points to, and you can now reduce the number of points in the stat by 3 (the number of points you spent in it before hitting reset). These extra stat points will be added to your available points and can be spent on any ability. There are a couple restrictions. This can only be done once per level, you cannot reduce the stat by more points than you spent in it, and you must spend the points in only one stat. |
Blood Dragon Armor duplicationThe code that comes with your Collector's Edition of the game for the rare Blood Dragon Armor is required. Note: This also works for other Collector's Edition downloadable content -- the tome, helmet etc. After entering the code and receiving the first piece of the armor and you have a merchant in your camp area with the rest of the pieces, save your game and go to the Download Content section of the main menu. Disable the Blood Dragon Armour content (and Collector's Edition content if you have it) and reload your game. It will give you a warning, but ignore it and force load the game, then quickly save your game and exit to the main menu once more. Enable the things we disabled before and reload your game to then have two sets of Blood Dragon Armor! You can repeat this as desired. |
Infinite attributes glitchNote: This has only been tested on the original release. A "sacrificial" stat is required -- one you don't require (for a Mage that would be Strength; for a Warrior or Rogue, Magic works). Go to the level up screen and put all of your points into the sacrificial stat. Click Next, then click Previous and then hit Reset. Manually remove the points to the sacrificial stat. You should now have 6 points rather then the 3 you put in. Select Next a couple times and then choose Play to save the changes made. Repeat this process. When the stat turns negative the game will regard it as 0 but you will still be getting points for it. However, in order to bring the stat back up you must put the amount you took from it back in, which is why the stat is "sacrificial." The most you can put in at a time is 100 points. |
AchievementsACHIEVEMENT - HOW TO UNLOCK |
Duplicating ItemsTo duplicate items, you must have two copies of the item. Place them in your "Junk" bag, and sell all the junk in your bag to a merchant. Then, buy all of the items back except for one. Select the item in your inventory and press Triangle and then X. Repeat until you have 99 of the items. |
Extra backpack in OstagarTo get an extra backpack in Ostagar, purchase the backpack from the Quartermaster. Complete the quest where you and the recruits enter into the Wilds. Complete the "Joining" ritual and become a Grey Warden. Before you attend the meeting with Duncan and the King, return to the Quartermaster. There will be another backpack available for the same price. |
Lothering quest unlimited XPNear the start of the game in the town of Lothering, if you speak to Allison you can get the quest "Traps are a Girl's Best Friend". You need three spring traps (which can be bought, looted or made) to complete the quest. After completing the quest, speak to Allison twice. The second time you speak to her, the quest is refreshed and you can repeat it again for 100 exp each time. As a bonus, you also get 50 silvers each time you complete it. This is a great way to gain plenty of cash and experience early in the game. If you need more traps, cross the road to Dane's Refuge and buy trap triggers from Barlin for 2 gold 57 silver per stack of 99. With 1 level of trap-making you can convert the triggers to spring traps. With each stack of 99 triggers you buy (and convert to spring traps) you can complete the Traps quest 33 times! So for each investment of 2 gold 57 silver you make to buy the triggers, you can make 16 gold 50 silvers by repeating the quest! What a deal! |