Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 07:04 GMT
Dragon Age’s optional upgrade spruces PC textures
BioWare has released an optional upgrade for the PC version of Dragon Age II, jam-packed with high resolution textures.
The texture pack patch is available from the BioWare Social Network, and weighs in at over 1 GB.
Once downloaded and installed, the texture pack must be enabled from the game’s options menu.
BioWare recommend a graphics card with 1024 MB of memory and DirectX 11 for best result.
Graphical under-performance was one of the few recurring criticisms of Dragon Age: Origins when it released in November 2009. The super shiny sequel arrives in the US today and almost everywhere else on March 11.
Thanks, Eurogamer.
13 comments
#1
theBEAST137
08/03/11, 5:19 am
the link leads to a patch for dragon age 2, not origins. is there one for origins as well? or is this only for dragon age 2
#2
Phoenixblight
08/03/11, 5:30 am
Its for Dragon AGe 2.
#3
Phoenixblight
08/03/11, 5:31 am
Oops you messed up Brenna, Its only for Dragon AGe 2. It doesn’t work for the original.
#4
Erthazus
08/03/11, 6:45 am
It’s for DAO 2 and uses Direct X11 videocard.
#5
Brenna Hillier
08/03/11, 7:05 am
It’s for DA 2. My error in the article. Updated now.
#6
Old MacDonald
08/03/11, 8:20 am
Why did they not include this on the DVD?
#7
Erthazus
08/03/11, 8:23 am
@6 because they are stupid. Here is your answer.
JK
#8
Gekidami
08/03/11, 8:47 am
Its over 1GB big, chances are they couldnt fit it on the DVD along with the game.
#9
Blerk
08/03/11, 8:59 am
There’s a…. what? This is for the game that’s not even out yet? This is possibly the most bizarre thing since bizarre things were invented.
#10
Hybridpsycho
08/03/11, 9:17 am
This is good news, now I’d just like to see some screenshots of the update textures :O
#11
Phoenixblight
08/03/11, 12:27 pm
@9 Actually it was out in Most of Asia =-P
#12
Prometheus
08/03/11, 12:35 pm
Asia? Right now i am holding my german signature edition in my hand.
#13
Shubb9
08/03/11, 1:17 pm
I’ve pre-loaded the steam version and was shocked by how small it was. Only 5.5gb roughly, DA1 from steam clocked in at about 16gb! I assumed the was going to look as empty as the demo
I though it maybe that we get same lo-rez textures as consoles