Recently, BioWare and EA’s latest RPG, Dragon Age The Veilguard, topped sales charts and won over critics and gamers alike. Barely a week after its release, fans have already created several impressive mods for the game. While some are minor improvements, others can open the door to new ways of experiencing this classic RPG. While they’re already impressive, these are likely just the beginning of the modding scene. Here is a breakdown of how Dragon Age The Veilguard fans are already expanding upon this amazing game.
Dragon Age The Veilguard’s Mods
According to IGN, BioWare’s new RPG, Dragon Age The Veilguard, has already garnered a dedicated modding network online. Most of these can be found on Nexus Mods, where mods for many other iconic games can be found. While many are bug fixes and minor quality-of-life improvements, others can drastically alter the game or add new experiences. One example mod cited was Vktrfly’s “Dark Fantasy Look-Up Table,” which removed all purple/magenta elements to add a dark fantasy aesthetic in line with the early games.
While this is a fairly small change, it shows how mods can be used to fine-tune a gamer’s experience. In many ways, these are what mods are for creating a new way of experiencing a game. Many early reactions to Veilguard criticized the game for moving away from the atmospheric tone of the original games. These and other mods allow players to bring back this vision.
The Power of Modding
Since Origins was released on PC in 2009, modders have taken advantage of the game’s malleable engine. Despite this, BioWare and EA never released official modding tools like many other developers, limiting the series’ potential. Hopefully, Veilguard’s success will show them what’s possible and inspire their future projects.
Outside of Dragon Age, many other classic games have a thriving modding network. The biggest example would likely be Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls franchise. Many of its mods are large enough to be entire games, and Bethesda has always supported the community and its endeavors. However, it’s unclear if the game will see Veilguard’s mods made available on consoles.
Continuing Traditions
Finally, one of the biggest reasons to be excited about Dragon Age The Veilguard getting an extensive modding network is its ability to add new storytelling potential to the game. One of the biggest influences behind BioWare’s series was the classic tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons. While these games released many premade modules, dungeon masters could create whatever stories they wanted for the players.
In a way, these modders can become “DMs” in their rights. They can use the game’s engine to create new worlds, characters, and quests. This is what many gamers have already shown what’s possible with Skyrim’s many mods, including an entire recreation of Morrowind called Skywind. Besides the game’s extensive modding scene, Dragon Age the Veilguard has succeeded on most fronts. Not only has it won the praises of many critics, including a developer from Baldur’s Gate III, but it has also become EA’s most successful game on the massive distributor Steam. As such, it’s no surprise so many gamers were already working to improve the game.
Conclusion
To summarize, Dragon Age The Veilguard has joined the growing pantheon of games that show what mods can do to improve an already strong vanilla game. Mods open the door for quality-of-life improvements and use a game’s engine as a template to tell original stories.
The fact that modders got coding before official tools were released demonstrates their devotion to the game. As impressive as these current mods are, the game has only just been released, meaning that fans can expect more elaborate works.
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