DAI Shriek Replacer

This mod replaces the Shriek model with a new one from Dragon Age: Inquisition.

The mod may seem simple because I've replaced many creatures before. For me, it should be easy. However, due to the significant anatomical differences between Shrieks in DAO and DA2/DAI, I spent several months working on this mod. I redid all the animations three times until I was almost satisfied with them.

• []Modified vanilla Shriek skeleton.

  []All 67 vanilla Shriek animations have been redone.

  []All LODs have been added.

  []High-resolution head and body textures (2048px).

However, please note that this mod is far from perfect. It has several bugs, which are listed in the "Known Issues" section!

Also, while testing the mod in my game, I noticed that the Shrieks do not use the Overwhelm ability, even though they have animations for it. After digging through the game files, I found that the Overwhelm ability has all the necessary resources to work. Yet, for some reason, neither the normal nor the alpha Shrieks use it.

I decided to fix this, and in addition to the replacement, I created a small mod that adds the Overwhelm ability to Shrieks. Now, normal Shrieks will use it with a 15% chance against the most hostile targets and alpha Shrieks will use it with a 25% chance.

This is optional. You can install it either together with the replacer or independently.

INSTALLATION

• []Extract the archive using 7-zip archivator.

  []Put the extracted "DAI Shriek Replacer" folder into your "override" folder (... Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override).

• Done!

To uninstall the mod, just delete the "DAI Shriek Replacer" folder from your "override" folder.

COMPATIBILITY

This mod is not compatible with other Shriek replacements.

It is fully compatible with any retextures since the new model uses textures with new names.

The mod that adds the Overwhelm ability will conflict with other mods that alter the following files: aip_shriek_alpha.gda, aip_shriek_default.gda, shriek_alpha.utc, and shriek_normal.utc.

It should be compatible with the Combat Tweaks and Dragon Age: Reborn mods.

KNOWN ISSUES

Due to changes in the animation, the Shriek's feet sometimes sink into the ground.

You may also notice the Shriek's hands getting stuck in their bracers or their backs bending in strange ways.

These issues could be resolved with more work on the animations. However, I'm tired and doubt that I'll ever fin