Dragon Age: Inquisition was the third title in the Dragon Age series and launched back in 2014 to critical acclaim. It is arguably the best game in the series so far, not just because of its advanced graphics and gameplay, but because of its rich, story-driven content as well.
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Fans are eagerly awaiting any further news of Dragon Age 4, with many hoping that it maintains its predecessor's standards rather than falling short of fans' expectations as Bioware did with Mass Effect: Andromeda. For the time being, players can still get their Thedas fix by replaying Inquisition and there are plenty of mods out there to keep the game feeling fresh.
Updated August 13th, 2021 by Ritwik Mitra: For the most part, Dragon Age: Inquisition is a great title that deserves all its plaudits. The game might have its share of flaws, but is still a worthy entry in the series that most fans adore to this day. One need only look at the massive mod support of this title to realize just how beloved this title really is among the fanbase. Players who want the most optimal experience with their playthrough of this title need only take a look at the following best Dragon Age: Inquisition mods.
20 SK Hair Pack
Character creation is an integral part of any RPG title, with most players spending hours trying to create the perfect customized character. Dragon Age: Inquisition is pretty serviceable in this regard; however, there are still some fans who would've preferred these customization options to be more extensive.
With this mod, players can experiment around with hairstyles, if nothing else. The act of creating a unique Inquisitor with a distinctive hairstyle is surprisingly alluring for many players. It makes character customization all the more enjoyable.
19 Quicker Looting
Looting animations are the bane of most players' existence. One need only mention looting animations around Red Dead Redemption 2 fans to understand just how annoying these animations can get. They slow down the game, making a player's experience much less smooth.
The Quicker Looting mod for Dragon Age: Inquisition takes care of this problem altogether. The massive impact this has on the game's quality of life makes it one of the best Dragon Age: Inquisition mods around.
18 Immersive Starting Armors
The starting armor of all races in Dragon Age: Inquisition overlaps quite a bit. It's a rather basic issue, but an irritating one for fans who appreciate these minor yet engaging details.
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With this Dragon Age: Inquisition mod, each race in the game gets unique starting armors of their own. These designs are meant to fit into the lore instead of clashing with it as well. This makes it a must-have mod for anyone who wants their version of the Inquisitor to be as unique as possible, especially during the initial moments of the game.
17 MoreLoot
Grinding and searching for loot in any RPG is easily the most boring aspect of these games. Dragon Age: Inquisition is no exception to this unwritten rule, and players have certainly grown frustrated with it before.
Thankfully, there's a Dragon Age: Inquisition mod to get rid of the boredom of looting. It's a rather basic mod but works wonders when it comes to negating any of the frustrations that players might have with the vanilla looting system.
16 HD Eye Textures
It might be a small issue, but the eye textures present in Dragon Age: Inquisition do the bare minimum when it comes to graphical fidelity. Players who are a stickler for a title's graphics would definitely be irritated by this lack of quality on the in-game characters.
This mod does exactly what it states in a title and improves the resolution of the game's eye textures. It might seem like an inconsequential change, but it makes a world of difference for gamers who care about these minor details.
15 Eggs Without Hats
One of the bugbears that fans had with Dragon Age: Inquisition was Solas' ridiculous hat, whicih he wears at the Winter Palace during the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts chapter. While it might seem like a small thing, when players are romancing the mysterious elf, they don't want him wearing a dorky hat.
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Fortunately, the Eggs Without Hats Mod can solve this particular issue, and players can see Solas' bald head in all its shiny glory. Even though the hat will be gone, when Solas is high-lighted by the player, its outline will still appear.
14 Blackwall – Warden Of The North
Blackwall is one of the party members in the game, and also serves as a potential love interest for the Inquisitor. If players have ever wondered what the Grey Warden looked like underneath his massive beard, the Blackwall – Warden of the North Mod has more than one option to give this character a little a makeover.
As well as being able to remove his beard for a more fresh-faced look, players can change up Blackwall's hairstyle as well. There's even the option to have him rock a mohawk.
13 Ardent Blossom Misc Store
The Ardent Blossom item is a much-coveted unique helmet with fans that is not exactly easy to obtain legitimately. This item is the reward for a side-quest that remained hidden from players for a very long time, which makes it even rarer as it's not something players just organically find.
If players don't feel like getting this item the proper way, the Ardent Blossom Misc Store Mod can help. The mod allows players to buy some rare items, at absolutely no cost, from the likes of Barnabus' shop in Val Royeaux, as well as other vendors.
12 Dorian Post-Trespasser Hairstyle
Players of Dragon Age: Inquisition who purchased and played the Trespasser DLC will know that the end credits give some insight into what the characters got up to next. One example is Dorian heading back to Tevinter to take his father's place in the magisterium, and he's sporting a new hairstyle.
If players are looking to get this new look for their version of Dorian, there's a mod that can help with that. The Dorian Post-Trespasser Hairstyle Mod offers up a hairstyle to match, with some artistic licensing of course.
11 Buttflap Be Gone
Players of Inquisition will know that the armor worn by the Inquisitor and their companions gives an unsightly "buttflap." This isn't just a cosmetic pet peeve with fans either; the flap of cloth often clips in and out of the character's legs and ruins the sense of immersion.
Fortunately, the Buttflap Be Gone Mod eliminates this issue and allows players to walk around with their character's butt, as well as their companion's butts, completely free of obstruction.
10 No More Fog of War
Like many other games, Dragon Age: Inquisition utilizes the fog of war feature for its maps. This prevents players from seeing the full map of areas until they have actually walked into all of it themselves. This of course adds some realism into the game. The Inquisitor must discover what is around them by exploring.
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However, if players are desperate to know where everything is, the No More Fog of War mod has them covered. This mod completely removes the fog of war from the game and allows players to see the entirety of every map regardless of how much they have actually explored.
9 Multiple Romance Mod
One of the fan-favorite features of the Dragon Age series is being able to romance your favorite characters and enter into a relationship with them. However, once the player enters into a relationship with a companion or advisor, the game shuts down the flirting and possibility of entering into another relationship without first ending the one they're in. Some fans dislike losing out on some of the more interesting conversations as characters attempt to flirt.
The Multiple Romance Mod allows players to romance more than one character. The Inquisitor can get their flirt on again, or even enter into more than one relationship. Installing the mod prevents the game from flagging that the player character is already in an active relationship.
8 DAI Community Patch
Every game has various bugs and issues that are generally fixed by the studio eventually. However, there are a couple of lingering bugs that Bioware has yet to address when it comes to Dragon Age: Inquisition and so the community has taken it upon itself to fix them.
The DAI Community Patch mod addresses certain bugs that players have been complaining about for a while, including mosaic pieces that are unobtainable due to their location in-game. This mod ensures that players can now collect all pieces by either moving them to another location or changing the Plot ID, allowing players to complete their mosaic back at Skyhold.
7 More Banter
One of the best bits of Dragon Age games is listening to the banter between party members as they journey throughout Thedas. These conversations can be particularly amusing depending on the party make-up. Some characters get along better than others, and some are downright snarky.
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The More Banter mod increases the amount of banter players get to hear, ensuring that banter happens roughly every 15 minutes. Usually, the game prompts a banter chance every 10 to 15 minutes with a randomizer of whether it is yes or no, but this mod removes the random effect, ensuring that the game always picks to play the banter.
6 Trespasser Skyhold PJ Replacer and Schematics
One of the main pet peeves fans had about Dragon Age: Inquisition was that regardless of whatever awesome armor the Inquisitor had obtained, while in Skyhold, they were stuck in the same beige outfit that fans referred to as "PJs". The reason for this was apparently to avoid any romantic scenes where a love interest was accidentally impaled by spiked pauldrons.
Whilst Bioware did eventually release some more variations on the PJs in an update, the choices were still a bit lackluster. Fortunately, the Trespasser Skyhold PJ Replacer and Schematics mod allows players to change up their boring PJs with some of the rather awesome armor from the Trespasser DLC, as well as adding additional armor and schematic options.
5 Search Radius Increased
In Dragon Age: Inquisition, players are able to use the search function to scout out nearby items of interest, such as crafting materials, treasure, or quest items. Players can increase the discovery range of the search function at the war table, but to really upgrade the radius, there's a mod that can help.
The Search Radius Increased mod not only increases the search radius by up to 100%, but it also removes the line of sight restriction. This allows players to detect items even if they are hidden behind a wall or above them somewhere out of sight.
4 War Table – No Waiting
An interesting new feature that Dragon Age: Inquisition added to the franchise was the war table. This allows players to send off characters to complete quests that further the storyline or earn new materials, items, or schematics. It can be particularly helpful when players low on crafting ingredients and don't want to go and farm them themselves, but the wait times can be a pain.
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Each war table mission differs in the time it takes for the character to complete and also changes depending on which character you elect to send. However, the War Table – No Waiting mod makes all of the missions instantly completable, so players don't have to wait at all.
3 More Loot – Remade
Grinding for gold, gear, and crafting items can be a bit of a pain in any game and Dragon Age: Inquisition is no different. Fortunately, to speed up the process and make it a little easier on players, there is a mod that can help.
The More Loot – Remade mod increases the drop rate of gold, armor, weapons, and other additional items. There are over 400 loot tables in the game, but this mod only affects just over 200 of them, so don't expect consistent increases in all areas. Additionally, it will work in some parts of the DLC and not in others.
2 More Inquisition Levels
As players progress through the game they increase their influence and attain "power" points, which increases their Inquisition level and can be used to purchase Inquisition perks from the war table. These perks vary in what they have to offer, but all improve gameplay in some way, shape, or form. For example, increasing inventory size, reducing wait times on the war table, adding new schematics, and more.
While there are a total of 34 perks, the game limits the player's Inquisition rank to level 20, and therefore, they are unable to purchase all perks. The More Inquisition Levels mod increases this cap to rank 30, netting the player 34 perk points and enabling them to purchase them all. However, players still need to grind out getting your influence to get to that level.
1 Increase Inventory Capacity
A pet peeve of any game is the restriction on inventory size; the last thing players want is to be deep in a dungeon and discover that they've reached your loot-carrying limits when there's still plenty of good things to pick up. Additionally, with no shops in the middle of the deep roads, players generally have to choose which items to sacrifice in order to carry more.
The game does have its own inventory upgrades; however, Increase Inventory Capacity mod not only makes this easier but also increases the inventory size by a large amount. The default starting inventory size is 400 slots, but this mod can increase that to a whopping 32,767 slots.
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