Nice try Bioware, but I know the state of Southern Thedas better than you do.
First off, it matters if the Hero of Ferelden is alive or not. When the First Warden recalled all wardens, our hero knew that was a bad call and refused, finally splitting off from Weisshaupt after years of mismanagement and taking scores of wardens with them. Their presence and leadership makes all the difference, rallying southern Thedas once more against the blight. If you have only an Orlesian Warden Commander in Amaranthine they’re less inspiring, but as long as you’ve done Awakening they are a boon nonetheless. There is someone to lead the fight against the darkspawn while other focus on the Venatori.
If you 100% completed Awakenings and also Soldier’s Peak, the Ferelden wardens have never been so prepared. They’re organized, they’re outfitted and they’ve been ready for this for years. Also, if you allied with the Architect then you have scores of strange research to give you an edge.
If Merrill completed her Eluvian then she moves south once again and joins the effort. She’s managed to cleanse the blight before and she’s ready to try it again. And her knowledge of the crossroads gives the south an edge on their movement and supply lines. If Hawke’s sibling is a Warden they accompanied her.
If the Inquisitor let Briala have power in any way, the Dales become the leaders in the war against the Venatori, forming a formidable alliance with Ferelden, Orzammar and the Marches, the likes of which have never been seen. And if you completed Jaws of Hakkon then their alliances with the Avvar and Chasind are stronger than ever.
Of course, if the Inquisitor kept the Wardens around after Here Lies the Abyss then their numbers are bolstered. It may cost Wiesshaupt later, but that’s Rooks problem. And if you completed the Descent, then the Inquisitor and Warden had a much better idea of what was coming and spent ten years getting ready.
Recently finished my first DAV playthrough and wanted to get my hands into the files 🤚 so just like I did with CP77, I put up little google drive folder with extracted assets!
Made possible thanks to the Frostbite Modding Tool ◀
OBVIOUS Spoiler warning - I don't recommend looking at the files until you're done with the game's main story!
I wasn't able to grab everything just yet as the majority of assets aren't fully accessible yet (corrupted/missing data). Expect some extracted assets to have some artifacts as well!
But you can already find:
HUD elements
Codex entries's full art
CC, Map, Journal Icons
...and more!
Every elements has been sorted in folders for an (hopefully) easy browsing - I'll try to keep this drive updated :3
▶ THIS IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!
You can use the assets for your videos, thumbnails, character templates, art, mods... but do NOT use these assets for any commercial purposes! Every assets and files are the property of Bioware and their artists
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Ty i searched veilgaurd tags n couldnt find it lol there's some in veilguard that are new tho slightly different w similar themes like the branches across the nose i assume r still mythal but aren't actually in inquisiton I've seen these i was hoping for a guide directly to datv ty tho!
But yeah, they're still roughly the same - canonically, these tattoos come in various forms, hence why you can decide on which parts to keep, e.g. the one with the branches on the nose, iirc, is the same one as the first "(Alternate)" Mythal one (I'll have to double check to be completely sure), just that you have the option of adding or removing more vines.
Here's my tentative guide as to which facial scarring relates to which faction (as requested). 10 and 14 are technically guesses that are based on similar body scars, as I couln't open the files on my current PC, but every other scar is definitely the right faction. Most scars are generic ones.
shoutout once more to @pinkyjulien
Body tattoos ✦ face tattoos ✦ official vallaslin ✦ body paints
As requested, here are the factions for the body paints! Thanks to @pinkyjulien again! (I'll probably get around to making a prettier version of these some time. . .)
Body tattoos ✦ face tattoos ✦ official vallaslin ✦ facial scars
We finally semi-officially got the confirmation for which tattoo stands for which faction, thanks to @pinkyjulien's folder! Last two are vallaslin, and thus empty!
Body tattoos ✦ body paints ✦ official vallaslin ✦ facial scars
We finally know which tattoo stands for which faction, thanks to @pinkyjulien's folder!
These were a little bit trickier, but I also wanted to include the full body tattoos. Please note that while the files list Dalish and Veil Jumper tattoos the same way, I felt like it was worth making a distinction between the two of them in this list. You can definitely just read all tattoos as either Veil Jumper or Dalish tattoos, however. Also, pretty sure the devs didn't label them so no one would feel restricted.
face tattoos ✦ official vallaslin ✦ body paints ✦ facial scars
Mourn Watch Rook being a covert freak is so precious to me. They’ve had a year outside of Nevarra so they’ve managed to figure out what’s okay to say and what’s going to get people looking at them like they’ve got a second head until Emmrich shows up at the Lighthouse and the weird just starts coming out in full force. Harding said that Rook talks different when discussing Mourn Watch things and that was just about an academic topic about the nature of souls and spirits when reanimating a skeleton. Just imagine how much worse it gets when Rook and Emmrich start talking about preferred embalming practices and the like. Everyone straight up turns around and heads back to whence they came when they walk into a room and spot Emmrich and Rook chatting. Nothings worth overhearing whatever grotesque topic they’re cheerfully chatting about over a cup of tea and plate full of cookies. Maybe Bellara will join in if they’re discussing the more theoretical aspects of magic but everyone else is booking it out of there as quick as they can before they hear something they’re not going to be able to forget
Matt Rhodes: "Veilguard. The first real piece of concept art I made for this project [in 2014]. We knew we were going to Tevinter, so this was the first attempt to flesh that out. A powerful magister being carried on a palanquin by her elven slaves, and scrappy adventurer's trying to evade mage patrols and survive in an urban labyrinth." [source]
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