Party at the Winter Palace
⚪ Last updated 2022Preview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #1 of 110 NPCs mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
New! Dance With Vivienne
Replace Grand Duchess Florianne with Vivienne so your Inquisitor can have a dance. Found under Optional Files.
This started out as a mod request on the forums and once I started working on it I promptly got carried away. A semi-random assortment of mods affecting Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts.
Party at the Winter Palace
What it does:
- []Every recruited party member will be present at the Winter Palace
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]Does not affect your active party for combat sections[]Red Jenny caches will spawn if Sera is recruited, even if she's not in your active party, and she still gains approval
[]Your love interest will still come talk with you after the ball, even if they're not in your active party
Corrected Issues:
- []UPDATE v1. 1 All party member locations are now marked on the map
Known issues:
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[]The above does not apply to the final scene with your love interest, however, so don't expect any touching reunions if you hit it and then quit it.
[]This should be installed before entering the ballroom for the first time or it will not work as expected.
Files modified:
- []hal_npc_party_spawn_logic
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]check_hal_blackwall_noble_present[]zon_0100_bflastdance_streaming_schematic
[]UPDATE v1. 1 ham_winter_palace_floor_0
[]UPDATE v1. 1 ham_winter_palace_floor_1
[]UPDATE v1. 1 ham_winter_palace_floor_2
PatWP Extended Introductions
What it does:
[]An addition to PatWP, every recruited party member will be announced at the ball. It can take a while
[]Only party members in your active party will interject with their own comments (this applies to Viv/Sera/Varric)
[*]Apparently that weird pause in the middle of Varric's introduction is supposed to contain applause, but as that never played for me once, I've removed it. If you are a fan of awkward pauses I've added s
- []UPDATE v1. 1 All party member locations are now marked on the map
Party at the Winter Palace by sapphim lets you bring your companions to Halamshiral, expanding the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest. With over 5,000 endorsements and 140k downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for Dragon Age: Inquisition players who want more companion interaction during the palace mission.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (5,391 endorsements) — this mod is proven.
- Massive download count (140k) means it's widely used and tested.
- Adds a fresh layer to a key quest, making it more fun with companions.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in December 2022 — may not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- Requires the base game and possibly other mods to work fully, but dependencies aren't listed.
For Dragon Age: Inquisition players who love bringing their companions everywhere and want more interaction during the Winter Palace quest. If you're a completionist or roleplayer who enjoys companion banter, this is a must-have. Skip if you prefer sticking to the vanilla quest structure.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Trespasser DLC installed, as it's often required for mods that alter quests.
- Use the Frosty Mod Manager for Dragon Age: Inquisition to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check the mod's comment section on Nexus for any known issues or compatibility notes from other players.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Dragon Age Mods
- Author
- sapphim
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 140,721
- Endorsements
- 5,391
- Category
- NPCs
- Created
- 10/30/2016
- Updated
- 12/16/2022
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